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 | Six wildfires ring Greek capital Thousands of residents of Athens' northern suburbs spend the night away from home as wildfires continue to threaten the area. |
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| US murder suspect 'dead in motel' A man suspected of murdering his wife near Los Angeles is found dead in a motel room in his native Canada, police say. | |
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| Plaudits roll in for Ashes stars The Queen leads tributes to England's cricket team after they reclaimed the Ashes, but the celebrations will be muted. | |
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| Lockerbie minister facing critics The Scottish justice secretary will defend his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber as the Scottish Parliament is recalled. | |
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| Recession in UK seems 'at an end' Confidence among business professionals sees the biggest rise for two years, suggesting the UK recession is at an end, a survey says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Six wildfires ring Greek capital Thousands of residents of Athens' northern suburbs spend the night away from home as wildfires continue to threaten the area. |
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| Castro 'healthy' in media images A new picture and video footage of Fidel Castro are released, apparently showing Cuba's ailing ex-leader in much better health. | |
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| US murder suspect 'dead in motel' A man suspected of murdering his wife near Los Angeles is found dead in a motel room in his native Canada, police say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Several dead' in Somali clashes Several people die in fighting in the Somali capital between Islamic militants and government forces, officials say. |
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| Freed Egypt sailors cheered home The crews of two Egyptian fishing boats who escaped their Somali pirate captors return to a hero's welcome in the Gulf of Suez. | |
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| Africa leaders hold climate talks The leaders of 10 African countries will meet in Ethiopia to try and agree a common position on climate change. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Honduras court shuns Zelaya deal Honduras's supreme court rejects a Costa Rica-brokered deal to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power. |
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| Castro 'healthy' in media images A new picture and video footage of Fidel Castro are released, apparently showing Cuba's ailing ex-leader in much better health. | |
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| US murder suspect 'dead in motel' A man suspected of murdering his wife near Los Angeles is found dead in a motel room in his native Canada, police say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China tries 200 for Xinjiang riot Chinese state media says 200 people will be tried for alleged involvement in riots in Xinjiang in July. |
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| Malaysia beer woman spared caning Islamic officials in Malaysia unexpectedly free a woman who was due to receive six strokes of the cane for drinking beer. | |
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| Indonesia thieves loot tiger body Thieves kill an endangered Sumatran tiger in an Indonesian zoo and steal most of its body, zoo officials say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Six wildfires ring Greek capital Thousands of residents of Athens' northern suburbs spend the night away from home as wildfires continue to threaten the area. |
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| Netanyahu enters Sweden organ row Israel's prime minister calls on Sweden to condemn claims in a newspaper that Israeli troops killed Palestinians and sold their organs. | |
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| Megrahi release 'right decision' Scotland's First Minister defends the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber amid mounting criticism in the UK and US. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Egypt 'Hezbollah cell' on trial A group on trial in Cairo pleads not guilty to plotting attacks in Egypt for Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah. |
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| Netanyahu enters Sweden organ row Israel's prime minister calls on Sweden to condemn claims in a newspaper that Israeli troops killed Palestinians and sold their organs. | |
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| Yemeni troops 'kill 100 rebels' Yemeni soldiers trying to crush a rebellion in the north of the country have killed 100 fighters, the government claims. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan challenger alleges fraud The main challenger in Afghanistan's presidential elections, Abdullah Abdullah, alleges widespread vote rigging. |
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| Doubts cast on Taliban leadership Pakistani intelligence officials cast doubt on the claimed selection of a new leader to the country's Taliban movement. | |
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| US names secret terror suspects The US military starts notifying the Red Cross of terror suspects at secret detention camps in Iraq and Afghanistan. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Lockerbie minister facing critics The Scottish justice secretary will defend his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber as the Scottish Parliament is recalled. |
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| NHS dystrophy care 'inadequate' The standard of care being provided to muscular dystrophy patients is often "inadequate", a report says. | |
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| Plaudits roll in for Ashes stars The Queen leads tributes to England's cricket team after they reclaimed the Ashes, but the celebrations will be muted. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Plaudits roll in for Ashes stars The Queen leads tributes to England's cricket team after they reclaimed the Ashes, but the celebrations will be muted. |
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| Men quizzed over player stabbing Two men are questioned by police following the stabbing of West Ham United footballer Calum Davenport and his mother. | |
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| Tories claim poor being let down The government is failing the poorest communities who are blighted by high crime, according to the Tories. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Five killed in two road accidents The police appeal for witnesses after five men die in two separate road accidents in Northern Ireland. |
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| Homes hit as river bursts banks Several homes in Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, are damaged by flooding after a day of heavy rain. | |
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| No Howell questioning over death Police will not question a Castlerock dentist accused of two murders about the death of a woman in a caravan last year. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Lockerbie minister facing critics The Scottish justice secretary will defend his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber as the Scottish Parliament is recalled. |
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| Safety fears over new school site Plans to site a school near a former landfill are set to be referred to the Scottish Government for approval. | |
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| Soweto choir bids Fringe farewell One of the best-loved acts on the Edinburgh Fringe is giving its final performances at the festival. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Hundreds join tribute to soldier A memorial service is held for the 200th UK soldier to die in Afghanistan on what would have been his 22nd birthday. |
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| Youth, 17, dies in two-car crash A teenager is killed after a car with four people inside leaves the road in the early hours. | |
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| Woman, 18, questioned over murder Police are still questioning a woman, believed to be an 18-year-old A-level student, on suspicion of murdering a man. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Lockerbie minister facing critics The Scottish justice secretary will defend his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber as the Scottish Parliament is recalled. |
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| MPs urge foreign lorry crackdown MPs are calling for the agency in charge of safety-testing lorries, buses and coaches to be given extra powers to get dangerous vehicles off the road. | |
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| Tories claim poor being let down The government is failing the poorest communities who are blighted by high crime, according to the Tories. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Recession in UK seems 'at an end' Confidence among business professionals sees the biggest rise for two years, suggesting the UK recession is at an end, a survey says. |
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| BT axes graduate recruit scheme Telecoms giant BT closes its graduate recruitment programme as it continues to cut costs in the downturn. | |
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| Pace of HBOS decline 'unexpected' The chairman of state-backed Lloyds Banking Group says it was taken by surprise by the level of losses at HBOS. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Fans gutted as Oasis cancel V gig Oasis pull out of their headline performance at the V Festival in Essex after Liam Gallagher contracts laryngitis. |
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| X Factor opener watched by 9.9m The first in the series of ITV1 talent show The X Factor attracts an audience of just under 10 million. | |
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| Katona 'sorry' over alleged drugs Reality TV personality Kerry Katona says sorry in an interview with the Sunday Mirror following allegations she took drugs. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Hunt on for explorer's lost plane A team prepares to embark on a search for the submerged wreck of a plane which crashed carrying Norway's great polar explorer Roald Amundsen. |
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| Upwards lightning caught on film Scientists at Duke University publish images of the rarely-seen phenomenon of upwards lightning, taken during last year's Tropical Storm Cristobal. | |
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| Africa leaders hold climate talks The leaders of 10 African countries will meet in Ethiopia to try and agree a common position on climate change. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Mobile TV 'very slow' to take off While mobile TV created a big stir combining mobility and people's love of TV, it has failed to live up to its promise. |
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| Brighter idea for bendy displays Flexible and bright transparent displays based on inorganic LEDs outpace their organic LED cousins, researchers say. | |
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| Microsoft previews new controller Microsoft allows the public to get their hands on its new, hands-free games controller, dubbed Natal, for the first time. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS dystrophy care 'inadequate' The standard of care being provided to muscular dystrophy patients is often "inadequate", a report says. |
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| Fears raised over cardiac rehab The recovery of heart attack victims and other cardiac patients is being put at risk because they are not getting proper rehab care, an audit shows. | |
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| 'Better' test for asbestos cancer Scientists claim they have developed a more sensitive test for the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Scramble for university places Teenagers who failed to get their first choices for university are rushing to find courses through clearing. |
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| Record top A-level grades awarded A record-breaking 26.7% of A-level entries for England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been awarded A grades. | |
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| Achievements mask school divide The proportion of A grades in this year's A-levels has risen the most in independent schools. | |
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| 1993: Michael Jackson accused of child abuse Police in Los Angeles are investigating allegations of child abuse made against singer Michael Jackson. | |||
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| 1985: Sleeping boy killed in police raid A five-year-old boy is shot dead in a police raid on his home in Birmingham. | |||
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| 1990: Irish hostage released in Lebanon The Irish hostage, Brian Keenan, is released in Beirut after more than four years in captivity. | |||
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