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 | IOC denies deal on internet curbs Olympic organisers deny agreeing to curbs on internet access for foreign journalists at the Beijing Games next week. |
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| Police 'confident' in killer hunt The Antigua police chief says every effort is being made to catch a gunman who killed a bride and left her husband in a coma. | |
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| More knife criminals facing jail Knife possession will carry tougher sentences in England and Wales, under guidelines coming into force on Monday. | |
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| Istanbul bombings 'suspects held' A number of suspects are arrested over last Sunday's bombings in Istanbul that killed 17 people, Turkey's interior minister says. | |
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| Kick out plotters, Sugar tells PM Sir Alan Sugar advises Gordon Brown to "kick out" members of the government failing to support his leadership. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Istanbul bombings 'suspects held' A number of suspects are arrested over last Sunday's bombings in Istanbul that killed 17 people, Turkey's interior minister says. |
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| IOC denies deal on internet curbs Olympic organisers deny agreeing to curbs on internet access for foreign journalists at the Beijing Games next week. | |
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| Honecker's nuclear bunker opens A once-secret bunker designed to shield East Germany's communist rulers from a nuclear attack opens to the public. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Congo groups 're-arming' in east Government forces and rebel troops are rearming for conflict in the east of DR Congo, the BBC learns. |
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| Zimbabwe rolls out new bank notes Zimbabwe's central bank makes major changes to its currency in an effort to control hyperinflation. | |
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| Kenyan boy in circumcision injury A Kenyan boy is being treated in hospital after losing part of his penis in a circumcision ritual. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | McCain team 'cynical, not racist' White House hopeful Barack Obama says rival John McCain's campaign is cynical, not racist, in targeting his candidacy. |
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| Brazil launches rainforest fund Brazil launches an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest but warns against foreign interference in its policy. | |
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| Police 'confident' in killer hunt The Antigua police chief says every effort is being made to catch a gunman who killed a bride and left her husband in a coma. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| IOC denies deal on internet curbs Olympic organisers deny agreeing to curbs on internet access for foreign journalists at the Beijing Games next week. |
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| Fukuda's rival rises in reshuffle Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda promotes a key rival and replaces other ministers in a bid to shore up his government. | |
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| Tuna fishing suspended in Japan Tuna fishermen from Japan's largest co-operative have suspended operations temporarily in a bid to replenish stocks. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Istanbul bombings 'suspects held' A number of suspects are arrested over last Sunday's bombings in Istanbul that killed 17 people, Turkey's interior minister says. |
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| Spain frees notorious Eta killer Basque separatist Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos, convicted of 25 murders, is freed from jail after serving 21 years. | |
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| Honecker's nuclear bunker opens A once-secret bunker designed to shield East Germany's communist rulers from a nuclear attack opens to the public. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran urged to give nuclear reply Iran must give a "clear answer" to the international community's offer of a nuclear deal, Germany's foreign minister says. |
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| Rise in Iraqi detainee releases The US military says it has freed more than 10,000 Iraqi detainees so far in 2008, more than in the whole of 2007. | |
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| Militants killed in Gaza battle Four people are killed in Gaza in fighting between the militant group Hamas and supporters of its rival, Fatah. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan to probe embassy bombing Pakistan offers to investigate the bombing of India's Kabul embassy after claims its spy agency was involved, India says. |
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| Wedding carnage in Afghan blast A bride and groom are among at least 10 people killed as an explosion hits a wedding party bus in southern Afghanistan. | |
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| Aid workers freed in Afghanistan A French aid organisation says two of its workers have been freed after being held hostage in Afghanistan. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Police 'confident' in killer hunt The Antigua police chief says every effort is being made to catch a gunman who killed a bride and left her husband in a coma. |
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| More knife criminals facing jail Knife possession will carry tougher sentences in England and Wales, under guidelines coming into force on Monday. | |
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| 'Publicity distorted' Dando case The barrister for Barry George, cleared of killing BBC presenter Jill Dando, says huge media publicity can distort police investigations. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Girl dies following house arson A four-year-old girl who suffered critical burns when her home in Greater Manchester was set on fire dies. |
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| More knife criminals facing jail Knife possession will carry tougher sentences in England and Wales, under guidelines coming into force on Monday. | |
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| Sheep gets stuck on roof of house Firefighters are called to rescue a sheep that clambered on to the top of a house in a North Yorkshire village. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Police attempt to identify body Police investigating the disappearance of an Armagh man in Australia attempt to identify a body found in a river. |
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| K2 climber missing after ice fall The first Irish person to summit K2 - the world's second highest mountain - is reported missing after an ice fall. | |
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| Thousands attend city pride rally Thousands of people attend Belfast's gay Pride parade which this year has been engulfed in controversy | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scots airbase 'safe until 2050' The future of RAF Leuchars in Fife, along with 1,700 jobs, is secure for the next 40 years, the base commander says. |
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| Teenager detained after stabbing A 17-year-old male is detained in connection with the stabbing of a teenager in Dundee, police confirm. | |
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| 'Ferocious' fire hits tower block Nine residents are treated for smoke inhalation after a serious fire breaks out at a multi-storey tower block in Glasgow. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Police 'confident' in killer hunt The Antigua police chief says every effort is being made to catch a gunman who killed a bride and left her husband in a coma. |
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| No miscarriage payment 'enough' Barry George will find it difficult to adjust to life after eight years in prison, a man who was also wrongly convicted of murder has predicted. | |
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| Police warn of online chat danger Police warn teenagers about the dangers of chatting to strangers online after a 15-year-old girl went missing. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Kick out plotters, Sugar tells PM Sir Alan Sugar advises Gordon Brown to "kick out" members of the government failing to support his leadership. |
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| Thatcher state funeral undecided Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman says stories of talks on a state funeral for the former PM are inaccurate. | |
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| More knife criminals facing jail Knife possession will carry tougher sentences in England and Wales, under guidelines coming into force on Monday. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Agents 'breaking home pack law' Some estate agents in England and Wales are breaking the law by marketing properties without ordering a Home Information Pack, the BBC learns. |
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| Yahoo board wins investor vote Yahoo executives win re-election at its annual shareholders meeting after defending their handling of negotiations with Microsoft. | |
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| UK nuclear energy deal collapses A deal that would have involved the sale of most of the UK's nuclear power stations to a French energy firm has fallen through. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Row over Lindsay Lohan gay remark Actress Lindsay Lohan hits out at comments by the chief of Los Angeles police, who said the star had "gone gay". |
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| Top Gear pair to sign new deals Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May are due to sign new contracts that will see them stay on the show. | |
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| US actor LaBeouf's hand 'crushed' Transformers star Shia LaBeouf had "extensive" surgery and faces a tough recovery after a car crash, his lawyer reveals. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Engine test for Falcon 9 rocket A key milestone is reached in the development of the rocket that may soon be flying cargo and astronauts to the space station. |
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| Brazil launches rainforest fund Brazil launches an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest but warns against foreign interference in its policy. | |
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| China's 'rapid renewables surge' Rapid investment in low carbon technologies catapults China to second place in the global renewables ranking, a report shows. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google accused on privacy views A US civil rights group accuses Google of double-standards on its stance over personal privacy. |
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| Yahoo board wins investor vote Yahoo executives win re-election at its annual shareholders meeting after defending their handling of negotiations with Microsoft. | |
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| Early stereo recordings restored Recordings made by a British pioneer of stereo sound have been restored so they can be heard for the first time. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS 'confusion' over asylum rules Confusion over the rules on NHS care for failed asylum seekers mean people are being turned away, campaigners say. |
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| One in five take drugs 'wrongly' People often take their medicines wrongly - including one man who sprayed his asthma inhaler on his cat. | |
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| Farmer has double arm transplant A 54-year-old German farmer receives a complete double arm transplant in a 15-hour operation at a Munich clinic. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Heads angry at Sats publication The schools secretary's decision to publish England's primary school results "beggars belief", head teachers say. |
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| Education college chairmen resign Four out of six chairmen in the newly merged further education colleges have resigned, the BBC learns. | |
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| Public 'over-worried by bullying' The general public is more worried about bullying than children in schools and their parents, research suggests. | |
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| 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers backed up by 700 tanks invade the Gulf state of Kuwait in the early hours of this morning. | |||
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| 1980: Bologna blast leaves dozens dead A huge bomb devastates Bologna railway station, killing at least 75 people. | |||
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| 1973: Dozens die in resort fire More than 30 people die in a fire which gutted the Summerland leisure resort on the Isle of Man. | |||
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