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| Saturday, 12 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Trio to face 'bomb plot' retrial The Director of Public Prosecutions will seek a retrial on conspiracy charges of three men who were cleared of plotting to bomb transatlantic flights. |
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| US ready for N Korea direct talks The US says it is prepared to hold direct talks with North Korea to encourage the state to resume stalled nuclear discussions. | |
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| Mosque protest group is condemned Communities Secretary John Denham says a self-styled anti-Islamic extremist group's tactics are designed to create violence. | |
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| Bank boss wary of quick recovery RBS chief executive Stephen Hester warns that the UK must not seek an over-rapid recovery from recession. | |
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| Putin hints at presidential bid Russian PM Vladimir Putin gives the clearest indication yet that he might run again for the presidency in 2012. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | US ready for N Korea direct talks The US says it is prepared to hold direct talks with North Korea to encourage the state to resume stalled nuclear discussions. |
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| Venezuela to get Russian missiles Venezuela's President Chavez says the country will soon take delivery of 300km-range missiles supplied by Russia. | |
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| Warhol art collection is stolen A multi-million dollar Andy Warhol art collection had been stolen from a private house in Los Angeles, police say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | EU delegation on Zimbabwe visit EU officials arrive in Harare to meet political leaders on their first high-level mission to Zimbabwe in seven years. |
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| Kampala hit by renewed violence Police and rioters clash for a second day in the Ugandan capital as a dispute over a tribal king continues. | |
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| SA threatens 'war' over Semenya South African officials step up their defence of runner Caster Semenya, warning of a "third world war" if she is prevented from competing in a row over her sex. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Venezuela to get Russian missiles Venezuela's President Chavez says the country will soon take delivery of 300km-range missiles supplied by Russia. |
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| US space shuttle returns to Earth Nasa's space shuttle Discovery lands in California, after bad weather made a Florida landing impossible. | |
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| Warhol art collection is stolen A multi-million dollar Andy Warhol art collection had been stolen from a private house in Los Angeles, police say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| US ready for N Korea direct talks The US says it is prepared to hold direct talks with North Korea to encourage the state to resume stalled nuclear discussions. |
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| Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on corruption charges. | |
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| Nine held over Xinjiang syringes Chinese state media says nine people are arrested for mysterious syringe attacks in Xinjiang in western China. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Putin hints at presidential bid Russian PM Vladimir Putin gives the clearest indication yet that he might run again for the presidency in 2012. |
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| Slovenia unblocks Croatian EU bid Slovenia says it is ready to lift its veto on Croatia's EU accession talks, after reaching a compromise in a border dispute. | |
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| German ships blaze Arctic trail Two German merchant ships negotiate the North East passage in the Russian Arctic, which was ice-bound until recently. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Putin warns against Iran attack Russian PM Vladimir Putin warns against military action on Iran, as diplomatic moves over its nuclear programme gain pace. |
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| Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon Two rockets are fired into northern Israel from Lebanon, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. | |
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| Riot at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison Inmates start a fire and clash with guards during two days of unrest at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Top Taliban arrested in Pakistan One of Pakistan's highest ranking Taliban officials, Muslim Khan, is arrested by security forces in Swat valley, officials say. |
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| US 'risks Afghan Soviet failure' A former US national security advisor warns that the US risks replicating the Soviet Union's failures in Afghanistan. | |
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| UN patience wears thin in S Lanka The UN says it cannot continue to indefinitely fund the main refugee camp in Sri Lanka where the government is keeping 300,000 people. | |
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| UK | |
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| Trio to face 'bomb plot' retrial The Director of Public Prosecutions will seek a retrial on conspiracy charges of three men who were cleared of plotting to bomb transatlantic flights. |
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| Bank boss wary of quick recovery RBS chief executive Stephen Hester warns that the UK must not seek an over-rapid recovery from recession. | |
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| Used cars 'now gaining in value' A shortage in supply of used cars is causing their prices to rise rather than fall, according to an industry research company. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Mosque protest group is condemned Communities Secretary John Denham says a self-styled anti-Islamic extremist group's tactics are designed to create violence. |
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| Trio to face 'bomb plot' retrial The Director of Public Prosecutions will seek a retrial on conspiracy charges of three men who were cleared of plotting to bomb transatlantic flights. | |
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| Baby P trio's appeal bid refused The three people convicted over Baby Peter Connelly's death are refused leave to appeal against their sentences. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Board face possible legal action The Policing Board is facing possible legal action after adjourning the recruitment of a new assistant chief constable. |
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| RIRA claim three Derry attacks The Real IRA admit three attacks in Londonderry, including two bombs left at the homes of a Catholic policeman's relatives. | |
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| Family pay tribute to fall girl The family of a girl who died after falling from a tree near electricity cables in Londonderry say she was an "inspiration". | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Rural house prices 'fell by less' House prices in rural areas fall by less than in urban areas and are now 17% higher on average, figures reveal. |
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| Eighth Scot dies from swine flu A 53-year-old man becomes the first person to die from swine flu in Scotland without having an underlying medical condition. | |
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| Thousands expected at RAF airshow More than 100 aircraft are to be on display at RAF Leuchars in Fife for one of the largest airshows in the UK. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Driver strangled boss in office A 52-year-old lorry driver is found guilty of murdering his boss and trying to kill three other men in a "terrifying ordeal". |
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| Plaid to tackle its 'false image' Leader Ieuan Wyn Jones tells the Plaid Cymru autumn conference his party will challenge "false perceptions" about it. | |
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| Call to back English-language TV A think-tank is urging the UK government to do more to support English-language television programmes for Wales. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | War of words over Rover collapse A row breaks out between the government and the ex-bosses of MG Rover over who was to blame for its collapse. |
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| Union talks 'constructive' - PM Gordon Brown says protecting jobs will be at the top of his agenda after "constructive" talks with union leaders. | |
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| British Legion accepts BNP gift The British Legion has decided to accept a donation from the BNP after initially rejecting it - illustrating a wider dilemma for veterans' associations. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Bank boss wary of quick recovery RBS chief executive Stephen Hester warns that the UK must not seek an over-rapid recovery from recession. |
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| Rover bosses attacked over payout Bosses of MG Rover - whose collapse cost 6,500 jobs - gave themselves "unreasonably large" payouts, a report finds. | |
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| When click of a mouse cost £2,000 A woman loses £2,000 after a slip of her computer mouse while undertaking a financial transaction online. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Forsyth says stars are 'overpaid' Strictly Come Dancing presenter Bruce Forsyth reveals he has accepted a pay cut, and says all entertainers "get paid far too much". |
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| Jackson tribute concert postponed The tribute concert for Michael Jackson, set to take place in Vienna this month, is rescheduled to take place in London in June 2010. | |
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| Warhol art collection is stolen A multi-million dollar Andy Warhol art collection had been stolen from a private house in Los Angeles, police say. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | US space shuttle returns to Earth Nasa's space shuttle Discovery lands in California, after bad weather made a Florida landing impossible. |
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| 'Lost seabird' returns to ocean The extremely rare Fiji petrel is spotted at sea in its natural habitat for the first time, by scientists working with Birdlife International. | |
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| Japan's space freighter in orbit Japan successfully launches its new unmanned cargo craft on a mission vital to the future of the space station. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook strips down to Lite site Facebook launches a new Lite version of the site, first outlined in August, for users with poor internet connections. |
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| UK firm Spinvox 'put up for sale' UK voice-to-text firm Spinvox has been "put up for sale", according to one of its investors, Invesco Perpetual. | |
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| PM apology after Turing petition Gordon Brown says he is sorry for the "appalling" way World War II code-breaker Alan Turing was treated for being gay. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | School nurses 'at breaking point' A survey by the RCN suggests school nurses take care of an average of 2,590 pupils each and feel increasingly overstretched. |
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| No change in health gap from 1900 The link between poverty and early death is as strong today as it was a century ago, a UK study shows. | |
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| Call for fewer hysterectomy ops Too many women may be undergoing hysterectomies for heavy periods when alternative treatments should be considered first, an study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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| School nurses 'at breaking point' A survey by the RCN suggests school nurses take care of an average of 2,590 pupils each and feel increasingly overstretched. |
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| Students demand action on loans Student finance firm promises a 50% increase in phone lines as worries mount over processing applications. | |
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| Assistants 'taking lessons alone' A report finds some schools using teaching assistants to take classes, without being supervised by qualified teachers. | |
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| 2001: US declares war on terror The President of the United States describes the destruction caused in New York and Washington as an act of war against all freedom-loving people. | |||
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| 1977: Steve Biko dies in custody The leader of the black consciousness movement in South Africa, Steve Biko, dies in police custody. | |||
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| 2005: England win the Ashes England take the Ashes from Australia for the first time since 1987 after the "best ever" series. | |||
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