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| Wednesday, 11 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Housing dominates Brown's agenda Gordon Brown says he will make housing, education and health priorities in his draft parliamentary programme. |
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| Four 21/7 bomb plotters get life Four men convicted of the 21 July London bomb plot are jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 40 years each. | |
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| Astronomers claim galaxy record Astronomers say they may have detected the light from some of the earliest stars to form in the Universe. | |
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| Super-casino future put in doubt Manchester's super-casino plans look set for the axe after Gordon Brown announces a review of the policy. | |
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| Red Mosque 'cleared of militants' Pakistan's army says it has cleared a mosque in Islamabad of militants, a day after troops stormed the complex. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Red Mosque 'cleared of militants' Pakistan's army says it has cleared a mosque in Islamabad of militants, a day after troops stormed the complex. |
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| Judge blocks Fujimori extradition A Chilean judge rules that Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori should not be extradited to Peru. | |
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| Nepal 'to scrap' royal allowance Nepal's government decides to stop paying an annual allowance to King Gyanendra and his family, reports say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Soldiers killed in Algerian bomb A suicide bomber kills eight soldiers at an Algerian army barracks on the opening day of the All-Africa Games. |
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| Libya HIV death sentences upheld Libya's Supreme Court upholds death sentences against six foreign medics for infecting children with HIV. | |
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| Two Nigeria ex-governors arrested Two Nigerian ex-governors accused of corruption have been arrested, say anti-graft officials. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Judge blocks Fujimori extradition A Chilean judge rules that Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori should not be extradited to Peru. |
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| Bush tries to bolster Iraq plan The White House tries to shore up support for its Iraq strategy, under fire from two more Republican Senators. | |
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| Pair 'face pizza bombing charges' A man and woman are indicted over the death of a US pizza delivery man killed by a time-bomb around his neck. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Rebels behead Philippine troops Fourteen Philippine marines are killed, most of them beheaded, by Islamic rebels in the south, the army says. |
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| China rodents spark disease fears Severe floods bring a mass invasion of mice, sparking fears of disease in central China, officials say. | |
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| Dozens missing on Indonesia ship At least two children die and dozens are missing after a passenger ship disappears in Indonesia. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Libya HIV death sentences upheld Libya's Supreme Court upholds death sentences against six foreign medics for infecting children with HIV. |
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| Polish priest faces removal call Jewish campaigners and Poland's president call for the Catholic Church to act against a controversial priest. | |
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| EU signals bigger role in sport The European Commission unveils a white paper containing ideas that could lead to more EU regulation. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Libya HIV death sentences upheld Libya's Supreme Court upholds death sentences against six foreign medics for infecting children with HIV. |
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| Iranian union leader 'abducted' A prominent trade union leader, Mansour Osanlou, is seized by unidentified men from a bus in Tehran. | |
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| Bush tries to bolster Iraq plan The White House tries to shore up support for its Iraq strategy, under fire from two more Republican Senators. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Red Mosque 'cleared of militants' Pakistan's army says it has cleared a mosque in Islamabad of militants, a day after troops stormed the complex. |
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| Tamil Tiger eastern base 'taken' The Sri Lankan military say they have captured the last Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold in the east of the country. | |
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| Afghan civilian deaths 'inflated' The Afghan government and Nato say figures for civilian casualties are often exaggerated or fabricated. | |
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| UK | |
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| Housing dominates Brown's agenda Gordon Brown says he will make housing, education and health priorities in his draft parliamentary programme. |
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| Four 21/7 bomb plotters get life Four men convicted of the 21 July London bomb plot are jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 40 years each. | |
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| Super-casino future put in doubt Manchester's super-casino plans look set for the axe after Gordon Brown announces a review of the policy. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Pupils badly injured in bus crash Two children are critically injured and others suffer fractures when a school bus crashes. |
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| Councillor weds Bin Laden's son A 51-year-old parish councillor from Cheshire marries a son of the world's most notorious terrorist. | |
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| 'First' smoking prosecution bid A Blackpool landlord could become the first in England to be prosecuted under the new anti-smoking legislation. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | MLA expenses already top £700,000 MLAs are paid over £700,000 in expenses since the return of devolution in NI just two months ago. |
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| Report slams Windsor Park safety A damning report on the state of Northern Ireland's international football venue Windsor Park is expected to be published in the next month. | |
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| Three arrested in crime operation Three people are arrested as part of an operation against serious crime in Ballymena and Larne, say police. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Baby doctor cleared of misconduct A doctor who hastened the deaths of two dying babies hopes for more discussion on end of life decisions. |
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| Son admits mother's axe killing A man admits murdering his mother with an axe as she lay in her bed in their Aberdeenshire home. | |
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| Schoolboys, 13, admit armed theft Two 13-year-old boys who robbed a female shopkeeper with an air pistol avoid detention. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Jones confirmed as deputy leader Plaid's Ieuan Wyn Jones becomes deputy first minister - the first government minister inthe party's history. |
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| Three held over flood-home thefts Three workmen are arrested on suspicion of stealing items from flood-damaged properties in Hull. | |
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| Kylie takes on Titanic Who role Kylie Minogue begins filming the Doctor Who Christmas special, as her role in the sci-fi drama is revealed. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Housing dominates Brown's agenda Gordon Brown says he will make housing, education and health priorities in his draft parliamentary programme. |
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| Super-casino future put in doubt Manchester's super-casino plans look set for the axe after Gordon Brown announces a review of the policy. | |
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| Brown downplays Iraq terror link Gordon Brown says Britain would still be under threat from al-Qaeda "irrespective" of the war in Iraq. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Dollar keeps falling against euro The dollar falls further against the euro while the pound remains at a 26-year high against the US currency. |
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| Housing dominates Brown's agenda Gordon Brown says he will make housing, education and health priorities in his draft parliamentary programme. | |
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| Leeds United resold to Ken Bates The administrators at Leeds United resell the football club to Ken Bates for an undisclosed sum. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | BBC plans Spice Girls documentary Documentaries about the Spice Girls and the Royal Family are centrepieces of BBC One's autumn schedule. |
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| Faulks pens new James Bond novel Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks writes a new official James Bond book, Devil May Care, set during the Cold War. | |
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| BBC One gets extra news bulletin A nightly news summary is to be launched at 8pm to bridge the gap between the Six and 10 O'Clock News shows. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Astronomers claim galaxy record Astronomers say they may have detected the light from some of the earliest stars to form in the Universe. |
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| 'No Sun link' to climate change Research suggests that changes in the Sun's activity cannot be responsible for modern-day global warming. | |
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| Ethiopia yields ancestral fossils Researchers find a cache of fossils in Ethiopia belonging to early human ancestors. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | UK computer history gets new home Plans are taking shape to set up a museum dedicated to Britain's role in the origins of modern computers. |
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| Xbox revamp hits Europe in summer Microsoft announces an updated version of its Xbox 360 for Europe, designed to display high definition video. | |
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| Firms breaching data protection A "horrifying" number of organisations have breached data protection rules in the past year, a report says. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Brown denies hospitals to close Prime Minister Gordon Brown denies radical plans for NHS reform in London signal a programme of hospital closures across England. |
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| Police plea on genital mutilation A £20,000 reward is offered as police start a major crackdown on female genital mutilation. | |
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| Brown plans new health regulation The prime minister announces plans for better regulation of heath and social care providers. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Law change to raise learning age An "educational opportunity" Bill will mean young people stay in education or training to the age of 18. |
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| Youths 'bored in school holidays' Thousands of teenagers could be wandering the streets over the summer holidays, a charity warns. | |
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| Overseas teachers given reprieve Teachers trained overseas are given more time to meet nationally recognised standards after a union campaign. | |
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| 1995: Serbs overrun UN 'safe haven' The Bosnian Serb army seizes control of the United Nations "safe area" of Srebrenica after Dutch peacekeepers are forced to withdraw. | |||
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| 1979: Skylab tumbles back to Earth The space laboratory, Skylab I, plunges to Earth scattering debris across the southern Indian Ocean and the sparsely populated Australian desert. | |||
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| 2000: Britain pioneers HIV vaccine The World Aids Conference in South Africa announces trials for a new HIV vaccine will begin in Britain. | |||
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