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| Saturday, 06 September, 2008, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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 | Bhutto's widower wins presidency Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election. |
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| England struck by flash flooding Heavy rain causes flash floods across the Midlands and northern England, with more than 100 warnings in place. | |
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| Mansion fire man's mother's shock The mother of a man thought to have killed his family and torched his mansion before killing himself tells of her shock. | |
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| Greens coming of age, says Lucas New Green leader Caroline Lucas says she wants to raise the party's profile in non-environmental areas. | |
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| Pressure for windfall tax mounts The TUC renews its demands for windfall tax on energy company profits, as pressure mounts on the government to help the poor. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Bhutto's widower wins presidency Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election. |
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| Deadly rockslide hits Cairo homes At least 20 people have died after a rockslide destroys homes in a shanty town in the Egyptian capital, emergency services say. | |
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| Delay-hit Angola election resumes Voting in Angola's parliamentary election takes place for a second day after delays at polling stations. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Delay-hit Angola election resumes Voting in Angola's parliamentary election takes place for a second day after delays at polling stations. |
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| Sudan army 'attacks Darfur towns' Sudanese troops launch air and ground attacks on two Darfur towns, several rebel group say. | |
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| US Libya relations in 'new phase' Relations between the US and Libya have entered a "new phase", says US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | 'Hundreds' killed by Haiti storm Almost 500 bodies have been found in Haiti after floodwaters caused by recent storms receded, say reports. |
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| US campaign reaches final phase Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain begin the final stage in their campaigns for the White House. | |
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| Key US lenders to face new curbs US officials plan to put troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under strict federal control, media say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Dazzling show opens Paralympics Chinese President Hu Jintao officially opens the Paralympic Games in Beijing at a stunning ceremony in the Bird's Nest stadium. |
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| Envoys hold talks on North Korea Senior officials from the US and China discuss initial moves by North Korea to reverse promised nuclear disarmament. | |
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| Critics dismiss Thai referendum A national referendum proposed by the Thai prime minister to end the political deadlock is dismissed as a stalling tactic. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Ukraine 'must live without fear' The US vice-president reassures Ukraine that the US has a "deep and abiding interest" in the country's security. |
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| Polish agents tell of CIA jails Polish intelligence sources confirm for the first time that the CIA ran a secret facility on Polish soil. | |
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| Golden Lion set to be announced The winner of the coveted Golden Lion is set to be announced at the Venice film festival later. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Deadly rockslide hits Cairo homes At least 20 people have died after a rockslide destroys homes in a shanty town in the Egyptian capital, emergency services say. |
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| Rice talks with Libya's Gaddafi Condoleezza Rice meets Col Gaddafi in Libya in the latest step towards improving relations between the former enemies. | |
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| Heritage plan for Iraqi marshes The UN launches an initiative to have the marshlands of southern Iraq listed as a world heritage site. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Bhutto's widower wins presidency Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election. |
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| US-India nuclear accord approved The US plan to lift a global ban on the sale of civilian nuclear materials to India gets international approval. | |
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| Bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint At least 12 people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in a car bomb attack in north-west Pakistan. | |
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| UK | |
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 | England struck by flash flooding Heavy rain causes flash floods across the Midlands and northern England, with more than 100 warnings in place. |
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| Pressure for windfall tax mounts The TUC renews its demands for windfall tax on energy company profits, as pressure mounts on the government to help the poor. | |
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| Mansion fire man's mother's shock The mother of a man thought to have killed his family and torched his mansion before killing himself tells of her shock. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| England struck by flash flooding Heavy rain causes flash floods across the Midlands and northern England, with more than 100 warnings in place. |
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| Mansion fire man's mother's shock The mother of a man thought to have killed his family and torched his mansion before killing himself tells of her shock. | |
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| McCanns' £1m search for Madeleine Kate and Gerry McCann reveal they have spent more than £1m trying to find their daughter Madeleine. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man questioned over baby's murder A 24-year-old man is arrested and is being questioned about the murder of a 14-week-old baby boy. |
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| Assault on NI fans 'unprovoked' The president of the IFA says an armed assault on Northern Ireland fans in a Bratislava bar was appalling. | |
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| Alert as bomb note found on plane A security alert is sparked in Dublin airport after a bomb warning is found scrawled on a paper towel in a plane toilet. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scots fans turned away from game Hundreds of football fans are refused entry to the stadium for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia. |
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| Heat on Brown over cost of energy The prime minister is accused of letting households "plunge into fuel poverty" by not acting to address rising energy prices. | |
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| 'Thousands' oppose booze ban plan More than 10,000 people have signed a petition against raising the age for buying alcohol in off-sales, campaigners claim. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Teenager dies in flooding crash A 17-year-old dies when a vehicle overturns in a flooded river after one of the wettest 48 hours on record. |
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| Six ill after boil water warning Six cases of the stomach illness have been confirmed after customers were advised to boil their water. | |
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| Wales 1-0 Azerbaijan Wales stutter to an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan in their 2010 World Cup opener in Cardiff. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Pressure for windfall tax mounts The TUC renews its demands for windfall tax on energy company profits, as pressure mounts on the government to help the poor. |
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| Greens coming of age, says Lucas New Green leader Caroline Lucas says she wants to raise the party's profile in non-environmental areas. | |
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| UK eyes stronger Pakistan links The UK government says it hopes to work with Pakistan's new president to combat extremism and strengthen democracy. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Credit crunch 'to last into 2010' The credit crunch is likely to last another 18 months, the head of the UK's largest mortgage provider warns. |
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| City Airport sells for £132.5m George Best Belfast City Airport is sold to the ABN AMRO Global Infrastructure Fund at a price tag of £132.5m. | |
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| Key US lenders to face new curbs US officials plan to put troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under strict federal control, media say. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Golden Lion set to be announced The winner of the coveted Golden Lion is set to be announced at the Venice film festival later. |
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| Big Brother win for Rachel Rice Rachel Rice is named as the £100,000 winner of this year's Big Brother, beating bookies' favourite Mikey Hughes by a narrow margin. | |
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| US stars unite for cancer charity US celebrity cancer survivors including actors Christina Applegate and Patrick Swayze take part in a live charity telethon. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Jules Verne' begins final voyage Europe's space freighter undocks from the International Space Station after completing its mission to the orbiting platform. |
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| Universal flu vaccine tests start A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers. | |
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| Rosetta probe makes asteroid pass Europe's Rosetta space probe makes a close pass of asteroid Steins, taking pictures and recording other scientific data. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | One Laptop signs up with Amazon Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US. |
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| Chaos at £20,000 petrol giveaway A £20,000 petrol giveaway to promote a computer game is branded "irresponsible and dangerous". | |
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| Zombie plague sweeps the internet The number of home computers hijacked by hi-tech criminals leaps during the summer, says a security monitoring firm. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Isotope shortage may delay scans Hundreds of important NHS hospital tests could be put on hold due to a worldwide shortage of a radioactive isotope. |
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| Universal flu vaccine tests start A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers. | |
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| DJs criticised for drink comments A report criticises a number of radio presenters for encouraging heavy drinking among their listeners. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Holiday key to school standards? Mike Baker wonders if having school holidays earlier might make pupils do better. |
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| Teachers to hold ballot on strike Another teachers' strike is threatened - with the National Union of Teachers announcing a ballot for industrial action. | |
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| Team sports blamed for health gap Too much team sport in schools is stopping pupils from learning about individual physical exercise, say researchers. | |
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| 1997: Diana's funeral watched by millions Britain and the world say farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, at the end of an unprecedented week of mourning. | |||
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| 1972: Olympic hostages killed in gun battle All nine of the Israeli athletes kidnapped on Tuesday from the Olympic Village in Munich are killed in a gun battle at a nearby airport. | |||
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| 1965: Indian Army invades W Pakistan Indian troops have invaded West Pakistan, crossing the border at three points in an attack which appears to be aimed mainly at the city of Lahore. | |||
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