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| Tuesday, 04 August, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Australia detains terror suspects Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group. |
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| MPs, peers urge torture inquiry A parliamentary committee calls for an independent inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in the torture of terrorism suspects. | |
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| UK Afghan helicopters 'not safe' Helicopters may be unfit for combat in Afghanistan because of inadequate protection, says a Daily Telegraph report. | |
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| Plague death toll rises in China A third man dies of pneumonic plague in north-west China, where Ziketan, a town of 10,000 people, has been sealed off. | |
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| Teenagers 'bullied by sex texts' More than a third of 11-18 year olds say they have received distressing sexual content via the internet or mobile phones. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Australia detains terror suspects Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group. |
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| Bill Clinton arrives in N Korea Former US President Bill Clinton is in North Korea, on an apparent mission to secure the release of two jailed US journalists. | |
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| Plague death toll rises in China A third man dies of pneumonic plague in north-west China, where Ziketan, a town of 10,000 people, has been sealed off. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Australia detains terror suspects Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group. |
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| Sudan 'trousers trial' to resume The trial of a Sudanese woman, who faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers, is due to resume in Khartoum. | |
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| Kenya empties its death-row cells Hundreds of Kenyan prisoners on death row have their sentences commuted to life in prison - so they can be given work. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Jackson's mother granted custody Michael Jackson's mother is named the permanent guardian of her son's three children by a court in LA. |
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| Uribe to tour region over US pact President Uribe is to tour South America to try to ease concerns about a plan to increase the US military presence in Colombia. | |
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| Bill Clinton arrives in N Korea Former US President Bill Clinton is in North Korea, on an apparent mission to secure the release of two jailed US journalists. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Australia detains terror suspects Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group. |
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| Bill Clinton arrives in N Korea Former US President Bill Clinton is in North Korea, on an apparent mission to secure the release of two jailed US journalists. | |
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| Plague death toll rises in China A third man dies of pneumonic plague in north-west China, where Ziketan, a town of 10,000 people, has been sealed off. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Georgia in Russia land-grab claim Georgia and Russia trade accusations as the anniversary of last year's war between the two countries approaches. |
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| Merkel challenger promises jobs Germany's Vice-Chancellor Frank-Walter Steinmeier launches his party's election campaign, vowing to create four million jobs. | |
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| Weather aids Canary blaze effort Cooler temperatures help firefighters tackle blazes burning for four days on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Fatah to hold key party congress Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction is to begin a congress - its first in 20 years. |
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| Iran poll critics shun ceremony Iran's supreme leader formally endorses Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as winner of the June presidential poll, but key figures stay away. | |
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| Lieberman vows to quit if charged Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says he will stand down if the attorney general charges him over corruption allegations. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Rocket attack on Afghan capital At least five rockets are fired into the Afghan capital, Kabul, with one landing near the US embassy, officials say. |
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| UK Afghan helicopters 'not safe' Helicopters may be unfit for combat in Afghanistan because of inadequate protection, says a Daily Telegraph report. | |
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| Pakistan adjourns 'militant' case Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourns hearings seeking the re-arrest of a charity leader accused over the Mumbai attacks. | |
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| UK | |
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 | MPs, peers urge torture inquiry A parliamentary committee calls for an independent inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in the torture of terrorism suspects. |
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| UK Afghan helicopters 'not safe' Helicopters may be unfit for combat in Afghanistan because of inadequate protection, says a Daily Telegraph report. | |
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| Migrant workers' renting 'block' An undercover investigation by the BBC has found estate agents prepared to flout race relations laws and discriminate against migrant workers. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Police kept DNA samples with food Cambridgeshire Police is criticised by inspectors for its handling of DNA samples, including storing them alongside a takeaway meal. |
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| Couple injured in Tobago attack A British couple are in hospital after being seriously injured in a machete attack in Tobago, the Foreign Office says. | |
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| Migrant workers face rental block Estate agents are flouting race relations laws and discriminating against migrant workers, a BBC investigation finds. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | NI police stations face closure More than 40 police stations across Northern Ireland are expected to be closed during the next two years. |
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| Bird strike forces plane to land A Ryanair plane which left City of Derry Airport makes an unscheduled landing after being struck by a flock of birds. | |
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| Deal over unionist council seat Councillors in Ballymoney agree not to hold a by-election to replace outgoing DUP councillor Roy Wilson. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Teenagers 'scared to leave homes' The fear of gang attacks is stopping young people from straying from their neighbourhood, new research suggests. |
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| Scots peer in US forced landing One of Scotland's richest men escapes uninjured after his helicopter makes an emergency landing in the US state of Maine. | |
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| Breakthrough made in bin dispute A breakthrough has been made that could soon bring an end to the Edinburgh bin dispute, BBC Scotland learns. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Two E.coli patients seriously ill A woman is on a life support machine and a three-year-old girl is seriously ill with E.coli poisoning linked to a chip shop. |
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| Missing girl's body found in car The body of a missing teenage girl is found in a car, which crashes after police try to stop it with a stinger device. | |
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| Bloom music festival is cancelled Music festival Bloom is put off until summer 2010 due to logistical difficulties, organisers announce. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| MPs, peers urge torture inquiry A parliamentary committee calls for an independent inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in the torture of terrorism suspects. |
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| Minister defends forces cash move Armed forces minister Bill Rammell says accepting the compensation given to two soldiers would be "unfair" to more seriously injured personnel. | |
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| Commons pay rise details released The House of Commons has awarded significant pay rises to its senior officials, including some who oversaw the MPs' expenses scandal. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | World stocks up on recovery hopes World stocks have risen, boosted by encouraging manufacturing figures and solid earnings results. |
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| US sees mixed July vehicle sales US vehicle sales were mixed in July, with Ford sales rising year-on-year while GM and Chrysler sales fell. | |
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| Bonus fine for Bank of America Bank of America agrees to pay a $33m fine to settle charges that it misled Merrill Lynch investors over bonuses. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Monkeys to release Oxfam single Arctic Monkeys are to release a vinyl version of their latest single, Crying Lightning, through Oxfam charity shops. |
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| Jackson's mother granted custody Michael Jackson's mother is named the permanent guardian of her son's three children by a court in LA. | |
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| Award double for rockers Slipknot Heavy metal act Slipknot scoops two Kerrang! awards at a ceremony in London, with Metallica also among the winners. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Domestic dog origins challenged The suggestion that dogs were first domesticated in Asia is challenged by a new genetic study. |
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| Call for debate on killer robots A leading academic has called for an international debate on the ethics of using autonomous robots for war. | |
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| 'Feather-eating bugs' dull birds Evidence is mounting that birds are locked in an evolutionary battle with bacteria that eat their feathers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Call for debate on killer robots A leading academic has called for an international debate on the ethics of using autonomous robots for war. |
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| Google and Apple not off the hook Eric Schmidt's resignation from Apple's board because of competing products fails to halt a government investigation . | |
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| US file-sharer refuses donations A US student ordered to pay $675,000 (£404,000) for sharing music online refuses his supporters' help paying the fine. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Scientists halt epilepsy in mice Scientists have prevented epilepsy caused by a faulty gene from being passed down the generations in mice. |
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| 'Proof' malaria began in chimps Scientists say they have genetic proof that malaria spread by mosquitoes jumped species from chimpanzees to humans. | |
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| Dementia link to 'mid-life ills' People who smoke, have high blood pressure or diabetes in mid-life raise their risk of developing dementia, experts say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Teenagers 'bullied by sex texts' More than a third of 11-18 year olds say they have received distressing sexual content via the internet or mobile phones. |
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| Universities challenged on grades Universities are asked to explain how the proportion of top grades has almost doubled since the mid-1990s. | |
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| Tories plan archive of past exams The Conservative Party says it will make all past GCSE and A-level papers available online to track exam standards. | |
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| 1964: Three civil rights activists found dead FBI agents uncover the bodies of three missing civil rights workers at a dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi. | |||
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| 1987: Moors murderer claims more killings Moors murderer Ian Brady claims he was involved in another five killings. | |||
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| 2002: Police 'concerned' for missing girls Police in Cambridgeshire say they are "extremely concerned" over the disappearance of two 10-year-old schoolgirls. | |||
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