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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama picks Biden as running mate US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama chooses veteran lawmaker and foreign policy expert Joe Biden to be his running mate in November's election. |
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| Russia to keep forces at key port Russia says its plans to keep forces in a key Georgian port does not break the terms of the ceasefire. | |
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| Superb DeGale lands boxing gold James DeGale wins Great Britain's 19th gold at the Beijing Olympics with victory over Cuba's Emilio Correa in a bad-tempered middleweight final. | |
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| Afghanistan criticises US attack Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai condemns a US raid which officials say killed at least 70 civilians. | |
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| CCTV clue in tower death inquiry Officers investigating the death of a youth who fell from a block of flats in east London release a photo of a group of teenagers. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Obama picks Biden as running mate US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama chooses veteran lawmaker and foreign policy expert Joe Biden to be his running mate in November's election. |
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| Russia to keep forces at key port Russia says its plans to keep forces in a key Georgian port does not break the terms of the ceasefire. | |
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| Bhutto widower to seek presidency Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower, agrees to run for the Pakistani presidency next month, his party says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Mwanawasa's body back in Zambia The body of the late Zambian President, Levy Mwanawasa, is flown home where it is met by a military honour guard. |
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| Somali insurgents 'take key port' Islamist insurgents in Somalia say they have taken control of Kismayo port, after heavy fighting there and in the capital. | |
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| Bekele storms to Olympic double Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele adds the 5,000m Olympic title to his 10,000m gold. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama picks Biden as running mate US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama chooses veteran lawmaker and foreign policy expert Joe Biden to be his running mate in November's election. |
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| Peru throws out Amazon land laws Peru's Congress votes to repeal two controversial land laws aimed at opening up Amazonian tribal areas to development. | |
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| Matos rage overshadows Cha gold South Korea's Cha Dong-min wins gold in the men's +80kg taekwondo, but former champion Angel Valodia Matos is banned for life for attacking the referee. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | No top-rank talks for Burma envoy UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari leaves Burma without meeting junta head Than Shwe or detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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| One laptop for every Niuean child The South Pacific nation of Niue has distributed laptops from the One Laptop Per Child programme to all its schoolchildren this week. | |
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| N Korea 'develops special noodle' North Korea has reportedly invented a noodle that delays hunger, amid UN warnings of possible famine. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia to keep forces at key port Russia says its plans to keep forces in a key Georgian port does not break the terms of the ceasefire. |
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| Funerals held for Madrid victims The first funerals are held for victims of Wednesday's plane crash in Madrid, which claimed 153 lives. | |
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| East German spy swap fixer dies East German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel, who oversaw some of the Cold War's biggest spy swaps in Berlin, dies at 82. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Activist boats reach Gaza Strip Two boats carrying members of a pro-Palestinian group trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip reach the territory. |
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| US troops 'to quit Iraq by 2011' US combat troops could leave Iraq by 2011 under a deal awaiting approval by Baghdad, a top Iraqi official says. | |
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| Iran's Saei takes taekwondo gold Hadi Saei takes gold in the men's 80kg taekwondo after Britain's Aaron Cook misses out on a bronze medal. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Bhutto widower to seek presidency Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower, agrees to run for the Pakistani presidency next month, his party says. |
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| Afghanistan criticises US attack Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai condemns a US raid which officials say killed at least 70 civilians. | |
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| Three-day strike cripples Kashmir Muslim separatists hold a three-day strike in Indian-administered Kashmir, calling for an end to Indian rule. | |
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| UK | |
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 | British athletes 'to get honours' Gordon Brown says the achievements of the British Olympic team will be recognised by the honours system. |
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| CCTV clue in tower death inquiry Officers investigating the death of a youth who fell from a block of flats in east London release a photo of a group of teenagers. | |
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| Superb DeGale lands boxing gold James DeGale wins Great Britain's 19th gold at the Beijing Olympics with victory over Cuba's Emilio Correa in a bad-tempered middleweight final. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | CCTV clue in tower death inquiry Officers investigating the death of a youth who fell from a block of flats in east London release a photo of a group of teenagers. |
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| Safari death crash Britons named Three of four Britons killed in a minibus crash during a safari holiday in South Africa have been named. | |
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| 2012 Games 'will be under budget' Mayor of London Boris Johnson tells the BBC he wants to bring in the London Olympics in 2012 under budget. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Answers sought on landfill death Family members of a man found dead at a landfill site say they want someone to come forward and explain how he died. |
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| Man seriously hurt in hit-and-run A man in his 50s is left seriously injured in what police have described as a hit-and-run incident in Londonderry. | |
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| Officers revisit scene of attack Political representatives in Fermanagh join police in appealing for information about the attempted murder of three officers in Lisnaskea. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Young girl raped at bus station Strathclyde Police investigate the "horrific" rape of a 14-year-old girl at the main bus station in Glasgow. |
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| Fresh action over coastguard pay Contingency plans are put in place to provide emergency cover during a strike by Maritime and Coastguard Agency staff. | |
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| Man's body discovered beside road The body of a man is found by a main road in Aberdeen, a Grampian Police spokesman confirms. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Motorists warned over fuel thefts Police urge motorists and garage owners to be vigilant after a spate of fuel thefts from both cars and filling stations. |
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| Driver arrested after fly-tipping A lorry driver is arrested after Environment Agency officials saw rubbish being dumped on open ground. | |
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| No smoking in open-air play area A father's complaint prompts signs asking people to stop smoking at an open-air children's playground. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| British athletes 'to get honours' Gordon Brown says the achievements of the British Olympic team will be recognised by the honours system. |
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| Firm 'broke rules' over data loss Home Secretary Jacqui Smith blames a private contractor for losing details of criminals held on a computer memory stick. | |
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| UK economy comes to a standstill UK economic growth ground to a halt between April and June, official figures show, heightening fears of a recession. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK economy comes to a standstill UK economic growth ground to a halt between April and June, official figures show, heightening fears of a recession. |
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| Mortgage rates 'at 2007 levels' Mortgage rates are back now to where they were in August 2007 at the onset of the credit crunch, according to website Moneyfacts. | |
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| Bernanke warning on US inflation US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the inflation outlook for the nation is "highly uncertain". | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Goody's fears for sons' future Reality TV star Jade Goody, diagnosed with cancer, says she fears she will not live to see her sons grow up. |
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| Comic Kay in talent show spoof Comedian Peter Kay is returning to Channel 4 with new comedy poking fun at TV talent shows such as X Factor. | |
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| Rab C Nesbitt makes BBC comeback Comic character Rab C Nesbitt, played by Gregor Fisher, is to return to the BBC for the first time in a decade for a new one-off 45-minute special. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Black hole star mystery 'solved' Astronomers shed light on how stars can form around a massive black hole, defying conventional wisdom. |
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| Face transplant 'double success' Successful results from face transplants will speed progress towards more operations, say experts. | |
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| Stem cells 'created from teeth' Japanese scientists say they have created human stem cells from tissue taken from discarded wisdom teeth. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Poor earning virtual gaming gold Nearly half a million people in developing countries earn virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study shows. |
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| Xbox Live in youth voting drive Young US voters can now register to vote in the presidential election via Microsoft's gaming network. | |
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| Firm 'broke rules' over data loss Home Secretary Jacqui Smith blames a private contractor for losing details of criminals held on a computer memory stick. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Hope over 'early arthritis test' A new way of scanning joints which may reveal early warning signs of arthritis is being developed by US experts. |
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| Face transplant 'double success' Successful results from face transplants will speed progress towards more operations, say experts. | |
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| Positive thinkers 'avoid cancer' Women who have a positive outlook may decrease their chances of developing breast cancer, say Israeli researchers. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Big jump in top GCSE exam grades There has been the biggest annual rise since 1990 in the proportion of GCSE exams awarded the best grades. |
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| Languages still slipping at GCSE Fewer people are taking modern languages and fewer GCSEs have been taken overall, results from the exam boards show. | |
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| Results show regional variations The first breakdown of results in England's GCSE entries reveals regional differences, with the North East and London doing well. | |
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| 1990: Outrage at Iraqi TV hostage show Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein appears on state television with western hostages, provoking a storm of outrage. | |||
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| 1991: Gorbachev punishes coup plotters Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev begins his purge of cabinet members and officials involved in the failed coup four days ago. | |||
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| 1961: Couple found shot in A6 lay-by Police launch a murder hunt after a man is found shot dead and his companion seriously wounded in a lay-by in Bedfordshire. | |||
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