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| Saturday, 04 August, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Further farms tested for disease More farms are tested for foot-and-mouth as an inquiry into an outbreak in Surrey gets under way. |
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| New search at McCann suspect home Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance in Portugal renew their search of Robert Murat's home. | |
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| Bush visits collapsed bridge site US President George W Bush visits the site of a collapsed motorway bridge over the Mississippi river. | |
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| Teenager dies in double shooting One man dies and another is left seriously injured after a shooting outside a snooker club in Paisley. | |
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| Turkish parliament being sworn in Turkey swears in a new parliament with attention on pro-Kurdish MPs and an upcoming presidential vote. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Turkish parliament being sworn in Turkey swears in a new parliament with attention on pro-Kurdish MPs and an upcoming presidential vote. |
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| Darfur rebels seek unity in talks Dozens of Darfur rebel leaders hold talks to find common ground for negotiations with Sudan's government. | |
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| European heatwaves 'have doubled' The average duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled since 1880, a study shows. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Darfur rebels seek unity in talks Dozens of Darfur rebel leaders hold talks to find common ground for negotiations with Sudan's government. |
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| Fuel strike hits S Africa drivers Many petrol stations run dry across South Africa, after a strike by fuel workers triggers panic buying. | |
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| Mugabe approves surveillance law Zimbabwe's president approves a new law allowing communications to be intercepted. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Bush visits collapsed bridge site US President George W Bush visits the site of a collapsed motorway bridge over the Mississippi river. |
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| Lift off for Nasa's Mars probe Nasa launches a spacecraft on a nine-month trip to Mars, where it will search for signs of past or present life. | |
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| Actor's dogs 'kill his caretaker' Dogs belonging to actor Ving Rhames apparently maul a man to death at the star's home. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | New World Bank chief in Cambodia New World Bank president Robert Zoellick is in Cambodia, on his first official tour since taking over in July. |
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| Chinese officials admit to graft Almost 1,800 officials confessed to corruption in June, a Chinese Communist Party watchdog says. | |
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| Mahjong game 'can cause epilepsy' Doctors in Hong Kong say research shows that epilepsy can be induced by the Chinese tile game mahjong. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Turkish parliament being sworn in Turkey swears in a new parliament with attention on pro-Kurdish MPs and an upcoming presidential vote. |
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| Further farms tested for disease More farms are tested for foot-and-mouth as an inquiry into an outbreak in Surrey gets under way. | |
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| Sarkozy backs arms deal inquiry France's president says he is willing to back an inquiry into a controversial arms deal with Libya. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraqi leaders honour footballers Iraqi leaders honour the national football team a day after its return from victory in the Asian Cup. |
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| Iraqi progress 'disappoints' US US Defence Secretary Robert Gates expresses disappointment at the lack of political progress in Iraq. | |
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| Lebanon braces for key elections Lebanon boosts security ahead of two by-elections, one a key test for the anti-Syrian bloc in a Christian area. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | S Asia floods trigger aid effort Efforts are stepped up to help millions of people affected by devastating floods across South Asia. |
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| Pakistan opposition leader freed Pakistani opposition leader Javed Hashmi, jailed on charges of sedition, is released from prison. | |
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| Afghans 'wounded in air strike' About 50 Afghan civilians are wounded in an airstrike by US-led forces on Taleban leaders in Helmand. | |
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| UK | |
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| Further farms tested for disease More farms are tested for foot-and-mouth as an inquiry into an outbreak in Surrey gets under way. |
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| New search at McCann suspect home Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance in Portugal renew their search of Robert Murat's home. | |
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| Teenager dies in double shooting One man dies and another is left seriously injured after a shooting outside a snooker club in Paisley. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Further farms tested for disease More farms are tested for foot-and-mouth as an inquiry into an outbreak in Surrey gets under way. |
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| Four killed in helicopter crash Four people die when a helicopter crashes into a farmer's field during bad weather in Cumbria. | |
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| Arson suspected over mill blaze A massive blaze which destroyed a listed building in the Black Country is treated as suspicious. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Magherafelt murder probe launched Police are treating the death of a man as murder after his body was found in the hallway of a house. |
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| NI ports on foot-and-mouth alert Disinfectant mats are installed at NI's ports and airports in a bid to prevent foot-and-mouth disease. | |
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| Teenager murdered in city fight A 19-year-old man dies in hospital in Londonderry after suffering head injuries in a fight in the city. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Countryside 'open' despite alert Scotland's countryside is "open for business" despite foot-and-mouth restrictions, ministers stress. |
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| Teenager dies in double shooting One man dies and another is left seriously injured after a shooting outside a snooker club in Paisley. | |
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| Four killed in helicopter crash Four people die when a helicopter crashes into a farmer's field during bad weather in Cumbria. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Livestock movement ban in place Animal movement restrictions are in force in Wales in the wake of a foot-and-mouth case at a farm in Surrey. |
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| Police probe own vehicle 'misuse' Gwent Police is carrying out an internal inquiry into claims police vehicles were misused on duty. | |
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| England 62-5 Wales England's experimental team run up a record score against Wales as they put a second-string Principality side to the sword. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Further farms tested for disease More farms are tested for foot-and-mouth as an inquiry into an outbreak in Surrey gets under way. |
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| Tories talk of election readiness Tory leader David Cameron says he is ready to fight a general election if Gordon Brown calls a snap poll. | |
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| Tougher carbon targets law urged The government's proposals to tackle climate change need to be tougher and legally enforceable, say MPs and peers. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Home repossessions 'rise by 30%' The number of people whose homes are repossessed surges by 30%, Council of Mortgage Lenders figures show. |
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| Big US slump ends volatile week US stock markets fall heavily after a volatile week, prompted by uncertainty over the economy. | |
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| High Street boost for RBS profits RBS, which is seeking to buy Dutch bank ABN Amro, sees profits for the first half of the year soar 11%. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Actor's dogs 'kill his caretaker' Dogs belonging to actor Ving Rhames apparently maul a man to death at the star's home. |
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| Eddie Murphy confirms paternity Actor Eddie Murphy acknowledges he is the father of Spice Girl Mel B's baby daughter. | |
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| Actors complete 'long way' ride Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman complete a 15,000-mile motorcyle journey to South Africa. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Lift off for Nasa's Mars probe Nasa launches a spacecraft on a nine-month trip to Mars, where it will search for signs of past or present life. |
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| European heatwaves 'have doubled' The average duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled since 1880, a study shows. | |
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| Bush calls climate change talks US President George Bush invites leading countries to a climate change conference in Washington in September. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | The new wave of Silicon Valley start-ups Click investigates the start-ups operating in Silicon Valley, as optimism and money pours back into the area. |
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| Lift off for Nasa's Mars probe Nasa launches a spacecraft on a nine-month trip to Mars, where it will search for signs of past or present life. | |
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| Google sidesteps mobile reports Google refuses to deny mounting speculation that it is working to produce its own brand mobile phone. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Businesses 'obeying smoking law' Most businesses were complying with the English workplace smoking ban a fortnight after its start, say officials. |
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| Hardcore sunbathers 'know risks' Many hardcore sunbathers are prepared to take the risk of skin cancer in order to get a deep tan, research shows. | |
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| Mahjong game 'can cause epilepsy' Doctors in Hong Kong say research shows that epilepsy can be induced by the Chinese tile game mahjong. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Private schools seek academy cash Independent schools could seek academy status as a way of securing their future financially, it is claimed. |
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| New A-levels earn accreditation New A-levels designed to stretch pupils and recognise the highest levels of achievement are approved. | |
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| Bullying fears over summer break Thousands of children fear being bullied or becoming a victim of crime during the summer holidays, a children's charity warns. | |
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| 1964: Three civil rights activists found dead FBI agents uncover the bodies of three missing civil rights workers at a dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi. | |||
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| 1987: Moors murderer claims more killings Moors murderer Ian Brady claims he was involved in another five killings. | |||
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| 2002: Police 'concerned' for missing girls Police in Cambridgeshire say they are "extremely concerned" over the disappearance of two 10-year-old schoolgirls. | |||
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