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| Sunday, 30 August, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Straw 'backed down' over Megrahi Justice Secretary Jack Straw dropped a demand to exclude the Lockerbie bomber from a Libyan prisoner swap accord. |
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| Obama tribute as Kennedy mourned US Senator Edward Kennedy is buried in Washington, after President Barack Obama leads tributes to the liberal "lion". | |
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| Arrests in rugby roller incident Police arrest 21 men after a female rugby fan is injured by a metal lawn roller as she slept in a tent in west Wales. | |
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| MP wants more Afghanistan troops Sending more UK troops to Afghanistan could save lives, Tory MP Patrick Mercer says after Gordon Brown visits the country. | |
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| 'Assassinated' driver shot twice A driver killed at the wheel of a car in Sheffield had been shot twice, a post-mortem examination reveals. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Japan votes in landmark election Japan is voting in an election widely expected to end the Liberal Democratic Party's half-century of dominance. |
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| Obama tribute as Kennedy mourned US Senator Edward Kennedy is buried in Washington, after President Barack Obama leads tributes to the liberal "lion". | |
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| Bodies found at US trailer park A murder investigation is under way in Georgia, US, following the discovery of seven bodies in a mobile home, police say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Gabon voters to elect new leader Voters in Gabon prepare to elect a successor to President Omar Bongo, who died in June after leading his country for 41 years. |
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| Deadly train crash hits Cameroon At least five people are killed and more than 275 others injured in a train crash near the capital of Cameroon, Yaounde. | |
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| Two peacekeepers seized in Sudan Two members of the UN/African Union peacekeeping force have been kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama tribute as Kennedy mourned US Senator Edward Kennedy is buried in Washington, after President Barack Obama leads tributes to the liberal "lion". |
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| 'Robot girls' clue to Dugard case Two US policewomen say the "weird" behaviour of two girls with Phillip Garrido helped them crack the Jaycee Dugard kidnap case. | |
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| Bodies found at US trailer park A murder investigation is under way in Georgia, US, following the discovery of seven bodies in a mobile home, police say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Japan votes in landmark election Japan is voting in an election widely expected to end the Liberal Democratic Party's half-century of dominance. |
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| N Korea frees S Korea fishermen North Korea frees four South Korean fishermen and their boat, held since last month, the South Korean Coast Guard says. | |
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| Suu Kyi visitor tells of 'sorrow' The US man who swam to the home of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma has spoken of his sorrow that his action led to her arrest. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Straw 'backed down' over Megrahi Justice Secretary Jack Straw dropped a demand to exclude the Lockerbie bomber from a Libyan prisoner swap accord. |
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| Dutch sailor girl put under care A Dutch court puts a 13-year-old girl under care, stalling her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. | |
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| Guantanamo inmates' Portugal move Two Syrian nationals held at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay are transferred to Portugal. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Straw 'backed down' over Megrahi Justice Secretary Jack Straw dropped a demand to exclude the Lockerbie bomber from a Libyan prisoner swap accord. |
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| Israeli jets bomb Gaza 'tunnel' Israeli jets bomb a building in the Gaza Strip which the military says hid a tunnel used by Palestinian militants. | |
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| Thousands mourn Iraqi Shia leader Thousands of Iraqi Shias turn out to mourn the influential leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim at his funeral procession in Baghdad. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan's Karzai extends poll lead President Hamid Karzai extends his lead over his main rival in the Afghan presidential election, official results show. |
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| India loses Moon satellite links All communication links with the only Indian satellite orbiting the Moon are lost, India's space agency says. | |
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| Curbs on nuclear scientist lifted A Pakistani court lifts the final curbs on disgraced nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan allowing him total freedom of movement. | |
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| UK | |
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| Straw 'backed down' over Megrahi Justice Secretary Jack Straw dropped a demand to exclude the Lockerbie bomber from a Libyan prisoner swap accord. |
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| Arrests in rugby roller incident Police arrest 21 men after a female rugby fan is injured by a metal lawn roller as she slept in a tent in west Wales. | |
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| 'Assassinated' driver shot twice A driver killed at the wheel of a car in Sheffield had been shot twice, a post-mortem examination reveals. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'Assassinated' driver shot twice A driver killed at the wheel of a car in Sheffield had been shot twice, a post-mortem examination reveals. |
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| NHS sorry for dead patient letter The NHS apologises after writing to a man who had died in a Sheffield hospital three-and-a-half years earlier. | |
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| 'Intimidation' behind Oasis split Noel Gallagher blames "violent and verbal intimidation" and a "lack of support" after deciding to quit the band Oasis. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | 'Tragedy' warning over car plunge A Coastguard representative says an incident where a car fell into water at Ardglass could have resulted in a 'major tragedy'. |
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| Bomb found close to city schools A "crude but viable device" is removed by the Army after being discovered on a pavement near a school in Armagh. | |
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| Child abduction attempt in city Two boys, aged five and seven, are the target of a child abduction attempt in Londonderry. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Straw 'backed down' over Megrahi Justice Secretary Jack Straw dropped a demand to exclude the Lockerbie bomber from a Libyan prisoner swap accord. |
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| MSPs to debate independence bill A referendum on independence and minimum pricing for alcohol are among 13 bills planned for the Scottish parliamentary session. | |
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| Poet named Edinburgh comedy king This year's Edinburgh Fringe comedy award is won by Tim Key for his poetry and variety show The Slutcracker. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Arrests in rugby roller incident Police arrest 21 men after a female rugby fan is injured by a metal lawn roller as she slept in a tent in west Wales. |
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| Police chief's suicide law worry A chief constable says any change in the law on suicide must not become a way for families to exploit elderly relatives. | |
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| Henson on indefinite unpaid leave Further doubt is cast on Gavin Henson's future as BBC Sport Wales understands he is on is unpaid, indefinite leave from the Ospreys. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Straw 'backed down' over Megrahi Justice Secretary Jack Straw dropped a demand to exclude the Lockerbie bomber from a Libyan prisoner swap accord. |
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| MSPs to debate independence bill A referendum on independence and minimum pricing for alcohol are among 13 bills planned for the Scottish parliamentary session. | |
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| MP wants more Afghanistan troops Sending more UK troops to Afghanistan could save lives, Tory MP Patrick Mercer says after Gordon Brown visits the country. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Murdoch attack on 'dominant' BBC News Corp's James Murdoch says that a "dominant" BBC threatens independent journalism in the UK and also attacked the government. |
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| Iceland to pay back Icesave cash The Icelandic parliament votes in favour of repaying more than $5bn (£3bn) to the governments of the UK and the Netherlands. | |
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| Fujitsu warned of pension strikes A union says plans by electronics giant Fujitsu to close its final salary scheme could spark strike action. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Monkeys mix the old and the new A rapturous Reading crowd welcomes the Arctic Monkeys back to the British festival scene after a two-year absence. |
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| 'Intimidation' behind Oasis split Noel Gallagher blames "violent and verbal intimidation" and a "lack of support" after deciding to quit the band Oasis. | |
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| Fans' Thriller tribute to Jackson Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans come together to dance to the song Thriller in tribute to the star. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | India loses Moon satellite links All communication links with the only Indian satellite orbiting the Moon are lost, India's space agency says. |
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| Space shuttle lifts off for ISS Nasa launches the US shuttle Discovery for a mission to the International Space Station with seven astronauts on board. | |
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| Single molecule's stunning image Researchers have imaged single molecules in unprecedented detail, showing the chemical bonds that hold them together. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Olympic aim to get Britons online The UK's Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox lays out a challenge to those already online to train those not on the internet. |
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| Apple denies 'exploding' iPhones iPhones that reportedly "exploded" in France were not due to overheating batteries as had been suggested, Apple says. | |
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| File-sharers' TV tastes revealed Millions of television viewers are now using file-sharing services to illegally download TV programmes, research shows. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Elderly skin 'raises cancer risk' Older people are more at risk of skin cancer because their skin is less able to defend itself, research suggests. |
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| Older people can donate, says NHS The over-55s are unnecessarily writing themselves off as potential organ donors, transplant officials warn. | |
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| English turn to booze on holiday English holidaymakers consume an average of eight alcoholic drinks a day during their summer break, a government survey suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Bright pupils 'miss out' on place About 40,000 well-qualified school leavers are likely to be turned away from university this year, a think tank warns. |
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| Families miss free school meals A fifth of low-income families are not aware they could claim for free school meals, suggests a survey. | |
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| More parents pay for appeals help A growing number of parents in England and Wales are using legal advice to get children into their preferred state school. | |
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| 1976: Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot More than 100 police officers are taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. | |||
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| 1980: Polish workers win trade union rights Striking Polish workers win a sweeping victory in a battle with their Communist rulers for the right to independent trade unions and the right to strike. | |||
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| 1982: PLO leader forced from Beirut The leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leaves his Beirut headquarters after more than a decade. | |||
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