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 | PM refuses Iraq troops timetable Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad. |
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| Iran 'silent' over nuclear deal Iran fails to give an answer on a proposed deal for it to freeze its nuclear programme, the EU envoy says after talks in Geneva. | |
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| Patient diagnosed with legionella An investigation is under way after a patient at a hospital in Cheltenham is diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease. | |
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| House prices 'will keep falling' House prices in the UK are likely to fall for another two years, the chairman of one of the world's most powerful banks warns. | |
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| Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrives in Afghanistan, at the start of a campaign-season foreign tour. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Iran 'silent' over nuclear deal Iran fails to give an answer on a proposed deal for it to freeze its nuclear programme, the EU envoy says after talks in Geneva. |
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| Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrives in Afghanistan, at the start of a campaign-season foreign tour. | |
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| Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi cabinet The main Sunni bloc in Iraq's Parliament rejoins the Shia-led government, in a boost for national reconciliation. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Diplomats aid Mbeki with Zimbabwe South Africa's Thabo Mbeki agrees to work with a group of diplomats in an effort to solve Zimbabwe's political crisis. |
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| Spain-Africa link decision 'near' Spain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco. | |
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| Kenyans reject circumcision plan Elders from Kenya's Luo community reject a government plan to promote circumcision to stem HIV/Aids. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrives in Afghanistan, at the start of a campaign-season foreign tour. |
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| Argentina drops disputed farm tax Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner cancels tax rises on farm exports, after months of protests. | |
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| McCain's 'whiner' adviser quits Phil Gramm quits as a top adviser to presidential hopeful John McCain after calling the US a "nation of whiners". | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Pope sorry for priests' sex abuse The Pope apologises for the "evil" abuse of children by priests in Australia, as Catholic pilgrims gather for a papal vigil. |
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| Earthquake hits off Japan's coast A powerful quake off the eastern coast of Japan sparks a tsunami warning for two prefectures, but no immediate reports of damage. | |
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| Moonies founder 'hurt in crash' The founder of controversial religious movement the Moonies is hurt in a helicopter crash in South Korea, reports say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Spain-Africa link decision 'near' Spain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco. |
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| French search for stolen Semtex Anti-terrorist police are called in after 28kg (61lb) of plastic explosive Semtex and detonators vanish from a site in France. | |
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| Cern lab goes 'colder than space' A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi cabinet The main Sunni bloc in Iraq's Parliament rejoins the Shia-led government, in a boost for national reconciliation. |
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| Iran 'silent' over nuclear deal Iran fails to give an answer on a proposed deal for it to freeze its nuclear programme, the EU envoy says after talks in Geneva. | |
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| PM refuses Iraq troops timetable Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Soldiers killed in Kashmir blast At least nine soldiers die in Indian-administered Kashmir, in a bomb attack blamed on separatist militants. |
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| Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrives in Afghanistan, at the start of a campaign-season foreign tour. | |
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| Nepal fails to choose president Nepal's assembly fails to elect the country's first president of the new republic, and must set a new date to try again. | |
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| UK | |
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| PM refuses Iraq troops timetable Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad. |
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| Darling: Public feel 'squeezed' Chancellor Alistair Darling tells Cabinet colleagues not to expect more cash for the public sector. | |
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| House prices 'will keep falling' House prices in the UK are likely to fall for another two years, the chairman of one of the world's most powerful banks warns. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Hunt for serial attacker widens Detectives hunting a violent serial attacker who preys on women and girls in Sussex investigate further crimes. |
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| Cleared Pc found dying on Snowdon A policeman cleared of wrongdoing after punching a woman while trying to arrest her dies in north Wales. | |
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| Former colonel, 91, awarded PhD A former British Army Colonel receives a doctorate from Cambridge University at the age of 91. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Hundreds of pigeons die in fire More than 200 pigeons are killed in what police have described as a suspicious fire at a loft in County Down. |
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| Lorry man in court over £1m drugs A lorry driver is remanded after appearing in court charged with possessing £1m of cannabis with intent to supply. | |
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| Three arrested in dissident probe Three people are arrested in County Louth by gardaí investigating dissident republican activity. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Two die in four-vehicle accident A girl and a man have died in a road accident on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands, police confirm. |
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| Man arrested after cannabis find A 33-year-old man is arrested after police find 360 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £145,000. | |
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| River festival takes to the water Thousands of people are spending the weekend on the banks of the Clyde at the annual Glasgow River Festival. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Two hurt in light aircraft crash Two men are airlifted to hospital after suffering injuries when a light aircraft crashes in a field. |
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| Baby dies after TV falls on him A 13-month-old boy has died from his injuries after a television apparently fell and landed on top of him. | |
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| Burglary victims' 13-hr 999 wait A couple say they had to wait overnight for police to call after reporting a break-in. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| PM refuses Iraq troops timetable Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad. |
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| Darling: Public feel 'squeezed' Chancellor Alistair Darling tells Cabinet colleagues not to expect more cash for the public sector. | |
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| MoD admits loss of secret files Over 100 USB memory sticks, some with secret data, have been lost or stolen from defence officials since 2004, it emerges. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | House prices 'will keep falling' House prices in the UK are likely to fall for another two years, the chairman of one of the world's most powerful banks warns. |
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| Prepay energy meters are 'unjust' Millions of households on pre-payment meters are paying 'unjust' charges, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has said. | |
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| Mortgage squeeze tightens further The mortgage squeeze continues to tighten with a further drop in lending, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jolie leaves hospital with twins Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie leaves the French hospital where she gave birth to twins last week. |
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| Batman film takes a record $66.4m The new Batman film The Dark Knight sets a box office record after taking £66.4m on its opening night in the US. | |
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| Spears given more access to sons Pop star Britney Spears and her former husband reach an agreement that grants the singer more visits with her children. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Cern lab goes 'colder than space' A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space. |
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| Grunting fish yield vocal clues A grunting fish helps scientists to date the origins of vocal sounds to about 400 million years ago. | |
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| Water 'widespread' on early Mars Water was once widespread on Mars, data show, raising the prospect the planet could have supported life. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Unsafe chargers 'flooding' the UK Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK |
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| 'No decision' on giant database No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says. | |
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| Cern lab goes 'colder than space' A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Human blood vessels grown in mice Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports. |
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| Public heart shock scheme success A scheme to provide defibrillators in public places in England and Wales should be extended, researchers say. | |
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| Scan 'detects obsessive disorder' A brain scan could help identify those at risk of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), say scientists. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | 29% of teens' Sats marks delayed The latest figures on delayed Sats tests for 14-year-olds shows that at least 29% of pupils still do not have all their marks. |
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| 'Farce' warning on degree levels A committee of MPs warns that the lack of certainty about what a degree is worth is "descending into farce". | |
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| 4,000 schools 'closed by strike' A strike by teaching assistants and support staff closes at least 4,000 schools, its organisers have claimed. | |
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| 1997: IRA declares ceasefire The IRA makes a surprise announcement of a ceasefire in Northern Ireland - the second in three years. | |||
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| 1996: 'War criminal' Karadzic resigns Bosnian Serb President and wanted war criminal Radovan Karadzic is forced out of office. | |||
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| 1983: Flesh-eating dinosaur resurrected A gigantic new dinosaur skeleton is unveiled to the media at the Natural History Museum in London. | |||
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