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| Saturday, 28 June, 2008, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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 | Alexander quits as Labour leader Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander stands down with "deep regret" after breaking rules on donations |
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| Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' Robert Mugabe is expected to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on Sunday after a landslide poll win, official sources say. | |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan after his patrol vehicle rolled over, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| Service honours Armed Forces dead Prince Charles joins the families of the British servicemen and women killed on duty at a memorial service. | |
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| Woman charged over boy's murder A 40-year-old woman from Great Yarmouth is charged with the murder of missing Norfolk teenager Simon Everitt. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' Robert Mugabe is expected to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on Sunday after a landslide poll win, official sources say. |
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| Pakistan army attacks militants Pakistan's military launches an offensive against militants near the main north-western city of Peshawar, say officials. | |
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| Kosovo Serbs launch new assembly An assembly set up by Kosovo Serbs holds its first session in defiance of the majority ethnic Albanian government. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' Robert Mugabe is expected to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on Sunday after a landslide poll win, official sources say. |
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| UN aid workers freed in Somalia Somali gunmen free two UN aid workers from Denmark and Sweden - just hours after seizing them, officials say. | |
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| At least 17 dead in Niger clashes Clashes between the Niger army and members of a Tuareg-led rebel group leave at least 17 people dead, reports say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Clinton and Obama rally together Hillary Clinton joins Barack Obama at a public rally for the first time since she quit the Democratic presidential race. |
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| Guatemala minister dies in crash Guatemalan Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez dies in a helicopter crash north of the capital, officials say. | |
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| Huge US payout over anthrax case The US justice department agrees a multimillion-dollar settlement with a man named in the 2001 anthrax attack probe. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Beijing Olympic Bird's Nest ready The main venue for Beijing's Olympic Games - the "Bird's Nest" stadium - is complete and fully operational, say officials. |
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| US doubts over NK nuclear plans US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says there are still unanswered questions over North Korea's nuclear programme. | |
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| Indonesia air crash bodies found Indonesian rescuers recover the bodies of 18 people who were on board a plane which crashed into a mountain. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Kosovo Serbs launch new assembly An assembly set up by Kosovo Serbs holds its first session in defiance of the majority ethnic Albanian government. |
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| Russians and EU to seek new pact Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and EU leaders agree to start new talks on a strategic partnership, at a summit in Siberia. | |
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| Italy cabinet offers PM immunity The Italian cabinet moves to reinstate a law granting immunity to top officials - including PM Silvio Berlusconi. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Gaza truce 'violated repeatedly' A fragile truce in the Gaza Strip appears to have been violated by both Israeli forces and Palestinian militant groups. |
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| Deadly blast hits Lebanese city An explosion in a block of flats in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli kills at least two people, officials say. | |
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| Key Iraqi al-Qaeda figure 'dead' The US military in Iraq says a militant killed on Tuesday has been positively identified as the leader of al-Qaeda in Mosul. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan army attacks militants Pakistan's military launches an offensive against militants near the main north-western city of Peshawar, say officials. |
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| Fresh clashes in India's Kashmir Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir fire bullets to quell big Muslim rallies against the transfer of land to a Hindu trust. | |
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| India's best-known soldier dies The Indian general who commanded the military campaign that led to the creation of Bangladesh, Sam Manekshaw, dies at 94. | |
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| UK | |
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| Alexander quits as Labour leader Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander stands down with "deep regret" after breaking rules on donations |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan after his patrol vehicle rolled over, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| Woman charged over boy's murder A 40-year-old woman from Great Yarmouth is charged with the murder of missing Norfolk teenager Simon Everitt. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Inquiry after child's pub death A care inquiry starts after a mother is jailed for starving her three-year-old child to death at her pub. |
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| Woman charged over boy's murder A 40-year-old woman from Great Yarmouth is charged with the murder of missing Norfolk teenager Simon Everitt. | |
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| Record numbers race round island A record number of competitors in nearly 1,800 boats sail around the Isle of Wight in one of the world's largest yacht races. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Police gun is stolen in burglary A gun is stolen from the house of a police officer during a burglary near Templepatrick in County Antrim. |
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| Orange parade passes peacefully The contentious Orange Order Whiterock parade in west Belfast passes off peacefully. | |
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| Funeral held for shooting victim The funeral of the man shot dead in Londonderry on Tuesday has taken place at St Eugene's Cathedral in the city. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Alexander quits as Labour leader Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander stands down with "deep regret" after breaking rules on donations |
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| Bikers stage fuel prices protest Hundreds of motorcyclists stage a protest against the rising cost of fuel with a mass ride into Edinburgh. | |
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| New by-election after MP resigns The Labour MP David Marshall is to step down because of ill health triggering a by-election in Glasgow East. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Child rail danger hotspots named Network Rail names 10 places in Wales where children are most likely to risk their lives on the line. |
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| Fears for church man in Slovenia Concerns are mounting for the safety of a Welsh church minister who has disappeared while on holiday in Slovenia | |
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| Anger over halt to harp lessons The cancellation of harp lessons in Ceredigion schools as part of a money-saving exercise angers parents. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Alexander quits as Labour leader Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander stands down with "deep regret" after breaking rules on donations |
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| Zimbabwe poll new low, says Brown Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the decision to go ahead with the presidential election in Zimbabwe is a "new low". | |
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| New by-election after MP resigns The Labour MP David Marshall is to step down because of ill health triggering a by-election in Glasgow East. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | 10p tax losers 'need more help' The chancellor must do more to help those still losing out as a result of the scrapping of the 10p tax rate, MPs say. |
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| TV chef loses Tesco chicken vote Tesco investors vote against plans to lift welfare standards for chickens backed by TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. | |
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| House prices 'unchanged in May' House prices in England and Wales were unchanged in May and up 1.8% over the year, the Land Registry says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Glastonbury awaits Amy and Jay-Z All eyes will be on US rapper Jay-Z and Amy Winehouse when they play the most hotly anticipated sets at Glastonbury Festival. |
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| Police quiz BB 'spit' housemate Dennis McHugh, removed from Big Brother for allegedly spitting at a fellow housemate, is questioned by police. | |
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| Uma Thurman announces engagement Actress Uma Thurman announces she is to marry financier Arpad Busson with an advert in a British newspaper. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Whale meet ends with peace agenda The International Whaling Commission's annual meeting ends with members agreeing to try and resolve their differences. |
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| Biometrics picks up the penguins The problem of keeping track of thousands of near-identical penguins has been solved, scientists report. | |
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| Martian soil 'could support life' Martian soil appears to contain sufficient nutrients to support life - or, at least, asparagus - Nasa scientists believe. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Gates to step down from Microsoft The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is stepping down from his day-to-day job at the world's largest software company. |
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| Spam fighters lay down gauntlet New recommendations for how ISPs can fight spam are issued by a global working group. | |
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| EU acts to cut mobile phone costs The EU's telecoms watchdog plans to cut mobile phone call costs by reducing fees that operators charge each other. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Hearing loss link to stroke risk Sudden hearing loss could be a warning sign of increased stroke risk, Taiwanese research suggests. |
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| Babies test positive for MRSA bug Five babies in a special care unit in a Scottish hospital test positive for the superbug MRSA, health officials say. | |
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| 'My aim is to get a boyfriend' Jess Lee is undergoing a series of operations to correct facial disfigurement caused by a rare condition called Apert Syndrome. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Ethnic pupil targets vary widely Education authorities in England have widely different targets for the attainment of pupils from ethnic groups. |
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| More primaries teaching languages There has been an increase in the number of primary schools in England teaching foreign languages. | |
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| MPs asked to probe degree 'fraud' An influential committee of MPs is to be asked to investigate allegations about degree standards in the UK. | |
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| 1960: Welsh pit blast kills 37 miners At least 37 men are killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Monmouthshire, Wales. | |||
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| 2004: US transfers power back to Iraq The US hands sovereignty back to Iraq in a low-key ceremony in Baghdad. | |||
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| 1976: Death sentence for mercenaries Three Britons and an American are sentenced to death by firing squad for their roles during the Angolan civil war. | |||
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