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| Sunday, 12 August, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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 | Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit Prime Minister Nouri Maliki calls Iraq's main political factions together to try to break the political paralysis. |
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| Heathrow protesters set up camp A climate change protest camp is being set up at Heathrow airport but BAA says it is business as usual. | |
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| Motorcyclist murdered on motorway Police say they are treating the death of a motorcyclist on the M40 in Warwickshire as murder. | |
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| E German 'licence to kill' found A newly discovered document shows East German border guards were ordered to kill defectors, an official says. | |
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| Tory plan for red tape 'tax cut' Tory leader David Cameron is looking at plans to cut £14bn in red tape and regulation for UK businesses. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit Prime Minister Nouri Maliki calls Iraq's main political factions together to try to break the political paralysis. |
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| Musharraf in anti-Taleban pledge Pakistan's leader addresses the "peace jirga" in Afghanistan and calls for the two nations to work together. | |
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| E German 'licence to kill' found A newly discovered document shows East German border guards were ordered to kill defectors, an official says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | S Leone election ballots counted Votes are counted in Sierra Leone after a high turnout to elect a new president, five years after a civil war. |
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| Hunt for Kenya mudslide victims Villagers and officials search for survivors and bodies buried in mud during landslides in Kenya. | |
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| Award for anti-mutilation charity An African aid group opposed to female genital mutilation receives the Hilton Prize for humanitarian work. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | 'Casual lunch' for Bush, Sarkozy US President Bush hosts his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, for informal talks at his family home in Maine. |
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| Romney wins Republican Iowa poll Mitt Romney wins an Iowa straw poll of Republican US presidential hopefuls, though his main rivals did not attend. | |
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| Creator of Wheel of Fortune dies Entertainer Merv Griffin, known for his self-titled TV show and for devising Wheel of Fortune, dies at 82. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Islamists urge caliphate revival Some 100,000 Islamists gather in Indonesia to push for the creation of a single state across the Muslim world. |
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| Philippines army HQ moves south Philippine President Gloria Arroyo moves the army HQ to the south to boost operations against Islamist militants. | |
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| Investors set for fresh jitters Investors are expecting a jittery start to the week when markets in Asia open, in the wake of recent turmoil. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | E German 'licence to kill' found A newly discovered document shows East German border guards were ordered to kill defectors, an official says. |
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| Anger at Ukraine poll 'exclusion' Ukranian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says her bloc has been barred from the parliamentary election. | |
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| Ancient forest found in Hungary An ancient forest of cypress trees, estimated to be eight million years old, is discovered in Hungary. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit Prime Minister Nouri Maliki calls Iraq's main political factions together to try to break the political paralysis. |
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| UN approves expanded Iraq mission The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution calling for a greater UN mandate in Iraq. | |
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| Reptiles found in Saudi's luggage Security officers at Egypt's Cairo airport uncover snakes and crocodiles in a passenger's hand luggage. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Musharraf in anti-Taleban pledge Pakistan's leader addresses the "peace jirga" in Afghanistan and calls for the two nations to work together. |
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| Confusion over Taleban releases Hopes that Taleban might free two South Korean hostages are dampened after reports of releases are denied. | |
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| Huge fire at Kashmir army depot Thousands of Kashmiri villagers are evacuated after a huge fire breaks out at an Indian army depot. | |
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| UK | |
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 | UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A UK soldier from the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment has been killed in Afghanistan, the MoD says. |
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| Heathrow protesters set up camp A climate change protest camp is being set up at Heathrow airport but BAA says it is business as usual. | |
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| Motorcyclist murdered on motorway Police say they are treating the death of a motorcyclist on the M40 in Warwickshire as murder. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Motorcyclist murdered on motorway Police say they are treating the death of a motorcyclist on the M40 in Warwickshire as murder. |
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| Man injured in gang attack dies A 57-year-old man who was attacked in the street by a gang of teenagers in Cheshire dies. | |
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| Swimmers save 'tombstoning' man Holidaymakers save a man who became unconscious after "tombstoning" from a rock 20 metres into the sea. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Teenage girl rescued by neighbour A 15-year-old girl is rescued from a house fire by a neighbour at Maze in County Antrim. |
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| Clearing up begins after flooding Clearing up is under way after flash floods damaged about 20 homes across Northern Ireland. | |
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| Seven injured as coach overturns Seven people have been injured after a bus travelling from Dublin to Donegal overturned in County Cavan. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Call for debate on independence The Scottish National Party calls for a "national conversation" to take place about independence. |
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| Scots 'mither tongue' goes online An archive of the Scots language becomes available all over the world thanks to a comprehensive new website. | |
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| New teachers unable to find jobs The Scottish Executive admits that many new teachers are struggling to find jobs for the new term. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Former Archbishop of Wales dies The former Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Alwyn Rice Jones, has died, it is announced. |
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| Thai murder mother's justice hope The mother of a backpacker murdered in Thailand seven years ago believes the killer will be caught. | |
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| Legacy hope as eisteddfod closes Organisers of the National Eisteddfod hope the festival will leave its mark on Flintshire as the event closes. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Tory plan for red tape 'tax cut' Tory leader David Cameron is looking at plans to cut £14bn in red tape and regulation for UK businesses. |
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| Tories aim to end forced marriage The Conservatives outline proposals aimed at making it more difficult to carry out forced marriages. | |
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| Call for debate on independence The Scottish National Party calls for a "national conversation" to take place about independence. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Tory plan for red tape 'tax cut' Tory leader David Cameron is looking at plans to cut £14bn in red tape and regulation for UK businesses. |
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| Investors set for fresh jitters Investors are expecting a jittery start to the week when markets in Asia open, in the wake of recent turmoil. | |
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| Dubai 'set to bid for Nordic OMX' The Dubai stock exchange is set to make a formal bid to buy Nordic exchange OMX, according to reports. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Prince fans warned of 'no-show' Prince's website tells fans the star and his band may not be at "official aftershow" events in his name in London. |
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| Creator of Wheel of Fortune dies Entertainer Merv Griffin, known for his self-titled TV show and for devising Wheel of Fortune, dies at 82. | |
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| Franklin suffers heat exhaustion Soul star Aretha Franklin cancels a concert in her home city of Detroit as recent gigs left her with heat exhaustion. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Ancient forest found in Hungary An ancient forest of cypress trees, estimated to be eight million years old, is discovered in Hungary. |
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| Nasa assesses damage to shuttle Astronauts attach a new section to the International Space Station as experts study shuttle launch damage. | |
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| Stargazers set sights on meteors Shooting stars are gracing the weekend's night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Government 'must act on e-crime' Government and net firms must do more to protect users from online crime, says a House of Lords report. |
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| Nasa detects space shuttle damage Nasa discovers a gouge on shuttle Endeavour's heatshield as it docks with the International Space Station. | |
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| Universal sells songs without DRM Universal Music, the world's largest music label, is to test the sale of songs without copy-protection technology. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS failings over IVF treatment IVF patients are not always treated at the best time by the NHS, a BBC investigation finds. |
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| Hospital food hygiene 'is poor' Almost half of hospital kitchens and canteens in England have poor hygiene standards, a dossier has suggested. | |
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| HIV test targets 'will be missed' Sexual health clinics should test all attendees for HIV unless they "opt out", an Aids charity says. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Stalled pupils targeted for help Pupils who fail to make progress when they begin secondary school are being identified for extra support. |
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| Schools 'drill pupils for tests' England's qualifications chief says many schools spend too long drilling children to pass tests. | |
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| Pupils may get full exam feedback An exam board says pupils could be given question-by-question feedback on exam performance. | |
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| 1985: Hundreds dead in Boeing crash A Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashes on a remote mountainside 70 miles from Tokyo in Japan. | |||
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| 1969: Police use tear gas in Bogside The Royal Ulster Constabulary uses tear gas for the first time in its history after nine hours of rioting in the Bogside area of Londonderry. | |||
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| 1964: Great Train Robber escapes from jail A massive manhunt is underway across Britain after one of the gang involved in the Great Train Robbery breaks out of a high-security prison in Birmingham. | |||
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