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| Monday, 17 August, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | UK Afghan forces 'are undeterred' Military chiefs insist British troops in Afghanistan are "undeterred" by the violence despite the UK military death toll passing 200. |
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| Japan's economy leaves recession Japan follows Germany, France and Hong Kong out of recession by recording growth in the second quarter. | |
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| Drug-driving campaign is launched An advertising campaign warning of the risks of driving after taking drugs is being launched in England and Wales. | |
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| Diploma teaching 'must improve' Some of the teaching in the new 14-19 Diploma in England needs to be improved, government inspectors say. | |
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| Call for commission to curb pay One hundred public figures join a pressure group's campaign for a High Pay Commission to curb "excessive" pay. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Japan's economy leaves recession Japan follows Germany, France and Hong Kong out of recession by recording growth in the second quarter. |
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| N Korea eases South tourism rules North Korea says it will resume tourism and family reunion visits for the South but at the same time orders a full military alert. | |
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| Mexico in major customs shake-up Mexico replaces more than 1,000 customs agents at all border points with newly trained staff in a corruption crackdown. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria police raid Muslim sect Nigerian police arrest more than 600 members of the Darul Islam community in the northwestern Niger state. |
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| Horn of Africa damages ruling due A long-awaited ruling is due on what compensation Ethiopia and Eritrea should pay each other for the 1998-2000 war. | |
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| Hunger strike before Gabon poll An independent candidate in Gabon's presidential election begins a hunger strike to demand that it be postponed. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama may soften healthcare plan US President Barack Obama's senior aides hint his healthcare reforms may be watered down, as opponents apply pressure. |
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| Mexico in major customs shake-up Mexico replaces more than 1,000 customs agents at all border points with newly trained staff in a corruption crackdown. | |
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| Canada in Arctic show of strength Canada is launching a "sovereignty" exercise in the Arctic to show a visible presence in the resource-rich area. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Japan's economy leaves recession Japan follows Germany, France and Hong Kong out of recession by recording growth in the second quarter. |
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| N Korea eases South tourism rules North Korea says it will resume tourism and family reunion visits for the South but at the same time orders a full military alert. | |
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| Thaksin backers submit petition Supporters of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra present a petition to the king seeking a pardon for him. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Iran frees French teacher on bail Iran frees on bail a French teaching assistant who is charged with spying, President Sarkozy's office says. |
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| Pilot dies as Russia jets collide Two Russian fighters collide training for an air show, killing the team's commander and injuring five people on the ground. | |
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| Toddler killed in balcony fall An 18-month-old British boy dies in a fall from a balcony at a hotel on the Italian island of Sardinia. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq abandons nationwide census Iraq postpones indefinitely its nationwide census over fears that it could stoke ethnic and political tensions. |
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| Iran frees French teacher on bail Iran frees on bail a French teaching assistant who is charged with spying, President Sarkozy's office says. | |
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| Israeli wins Fatah top body seat Fatah, the political faction of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, elects a Jewish-born Israeli to its governing council. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Karzai's warlord links challenged Afghan President Hamid Karzai is challenged about his alliances with warlords, during a live TV election debate. |
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| UK Afghan forces 'are undeterred' Military chiefs insist British troops in Afghanistan are "undeterred" by the violence despite the UK military death toll passing 200. | |
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| Row over US Bollywood 'detention' Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan expresses anger at his treatment at a US airport but US customs deny he was detained. | |
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| UK | |
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| UK Afghan forces 'are undeterred' Military chiefs insist British troops in Afghanistan are "undeterred" by the violence despite the UK military death toll passing 200. |
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| Call for commission to curb pay One hundred public figures join a pressure group's campaign for a High Pay Commission to curb "excessive" pay. | |
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| Missing girl air search suspended The air and sea search for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared off the Essex coast is to resume at first light. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Toddler killed in balcony fall An 18-month-old British boy dies in a fall from a balcony at a hotel on the Italian island of Sardinia. |
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| Missing girl air search suspended The air and sea search for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared off the Essex coast is to resume at first light. | |
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| Stingers used to halt stolen bus A stolen bus careers into several vehicles and a shop front before being brought to a halt on the M1 by police using stinger devices. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man dies working in Afghanistan A man from Ballykelly, County Londonderry, dies while working for a private security firm in western Afghanistan. |
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| Tall Ships sail away from Belfast The Belfast Maritime Festival comes to an end with a Parade of Sail along Belfast Lough on Sunday. | |
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| Second fire at city courthouse The Crumlin Road courthouse in north Belfast has been damaged by fire for the second time in two days. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | New school year reveals cash woes More than half of Scottish parents on low incomes cannot afford to pay for their children's school uniforms and equipment, a study suggests. |
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| Home for injured soldiers opens An Army recovery centre for injured and unwell soldiers, the first of its kind in the UK, is opening in Edinburgh. | |
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| Call made for Lockerbie statement There are growing calls for the justice secretary to make a statement to Parliament on the future of the Lockerbie bomber. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Two girls ill in E.coli outbreak Two girls aged 11 and seven, who attended a dance camp, contract E.coli in a second outbreak in Wales in three weeks. |
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| Council boss barred from last job A man brought in to run a crisis-hit council was suspended from his last job amid a review of his leadership, it emerges. | |
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| Man dies as van goes into river A man helps police with their enquiries after the van he was driving overturned into a river, killing a 21-year-old passenger. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | PM sees progress in Afghanistan Gordon Brown insists UK armed forces are making progress in Afghanistan, despite the death toll among personnel passing 200. |
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| Call for commission to curb pay One hundred public figures join a pressure group's campaign for a High Pay Commission to curb "excessive" pay. | |
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| Tories plan league tables review Tory plans could see England schools get more league table points by putting pupils through "harder" exams such as maths. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Call for commission to curb pay One hundred public figures join a pressure group's campaign for a High Pay Commission to curb "excessive" pay. |
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| Japan's economy leaves recession Japan follows Germany, France and Hong Kong out of recession by recording growth in the second quarter. | |
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| Postal staff set for more strikes Workers at Royal Mail are set for more strikes in the week starting 17 August, as disagreement over pay and jobs continues. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Monkeys in 'golden ticket' grab Arctic Monkeys hide "golden tickets" to this year's Reading And Leeds Festivals inside two copies of their new single. |
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| Black Eyed Peas back on chart top Peter Andre's bid for chart glory was halted in its tracks as the Black Eyed Peas regained the UK singles chart number one spot. | |
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| Beatle's schoolboy photo auction A previously unseen school photograph of Sir Paul McCartney before he found fame and fortune is to be auctioned. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | US probe captures Saturn equinox Raw images of the moment Saturn reached its equinox have been beamed back to Earth by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft. |
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| Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast' One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than 10 years ago, research seen by the BBC suggests. | |
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| Facial expressions 'not global' A new study suggests that people from different cultures might read facial expressions differently. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Alarm sounded over game futures Video game makers are under threat from spiralling licence costs and competition among consoles, warns analyst. |
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| Sony to support open ebook format Sony is dropping its own-brand standard for digital books in favour of an open format. | |
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| Microsoft backs long life for IE6 The venerable IE6 browser will be supported until 2014, despite a campaign to kill it, says Microsoft. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Charity seeks end to lunchbox ham Parents are urged to avoid putting ham and other processed meat into children's lunchboxes amid concerns about links to bowel cancer in adult life. |
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| Patients reveal diabetes impact People with type 2 diabetes often live with a range of other problems, including sexual dysfunction, a survey indicates. | |
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| Child leukaemia 'genes' revealed Genetic flaws that increase the risk of the most common form of childhood leukaemia have been uncovered by British scientists. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Diploma teaching 'must improve' Some of the teaching in the new 14-19 Diploma in England needs to be improved, government inspectors say. |
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| Many school leavers 'facing dole' One in five UK teenagers receiving their GCSE results next week could be unemployed by the time they are 21, a report says. | |
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| Tories plan league tables review Tory plans could see England schools get more league table points by putting pupils through "harder" exams such as maths. | |
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| 1998: Clinton admits Lewinsky affair President of the United States, Bill Clinton, admits having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. | |||
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| 1987: Hitler's deputy found dead Rudolf Hess, Hitler's former right-hand man, is found dead in Spandau Prison. | |||
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| 1999: Turkey hit by huge earthquake The most powerful earthquake to hit Turkey leaves at least 1,000 people dead. | |||
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