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| Tuesday, 22 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Bid to jumpstart climate talks World leaders are to meet to revitalise talks on climate change, with China expected to make major concessions. |
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| Calais migrants set to lose camp Migrants camped near the northern French port of Calais are preparing to see their makeshift homes destroyed by the authorities. | |
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| Smoking ban heart gains 'massive' Banning smoking in public places has had a bigger impact on cutting heart attacks than expected, studies reveal. | |
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| Honduras curfew as Zelaya returns Honduras imposes a curfew and shuts down airports after the dramatic return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. | |
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| Clegg has made Lib Dems 'grow up' Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has forced the party to "grow up", his spokesman says, ahead of a vote on public spending cuts. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Honduras curfew as Zelaya returns Honduras imposes a curfew and shuts down airports after the dramatic return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. |
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| Calais migrants set to lose camp Migrants camped near the northern French port of Calais are preparing to see their makeshift homes destroyed by the authorities. | |
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| Bid to jumpstart climate talks World leaders are to meet to revitalise talks on climate change, with China expected to make major concessions. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Scores die in south Sudan attack More than 100 people die in ethnic violence in southern Sudan, officials say - the latest in a spate of deadly attacks. |
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| Zuma admits union 'disagreements' Jacob Zuma acknowledges disagreements between the ANC and the trade union bloc - one of its main political partners. | |
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| Doctor jailed for Obasanjo death A Spanish doctor is sentenced to a year in jail for his role in the death of the former Nigerian first-lady Stella Obasanjo. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Honduras curfew as Zelaya returns Honduras imposes a curfew and shuts down airports after the dramatic return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. |
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| US in Afghanistan failure warning The US mission in Afghanistan will "fail" unless troops are increased, the top military commander there says in a confidential report. | |
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| US proposes net neutrality rules The US communications regulator proposes new rules that would require ISPs to respect the principle of "network neutrality". | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | One-in-four Japan women 'elderly' One-quarter of Japanese women are aged 65 or over, official figures indicate, highlighting a looming demographic crisis. |
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| 'Millions at risk' as deltas sink Most of the world's major river deltas are sinking due to dams and the extraction of gas and groundwater, a study shows. | |
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| Piracy 'spike' in South China Sea Piracy in the South China Sea has hit a five-year high, an international monitoring agency says. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Calais migrants set to lose camp Migrants camped near the northern French port of Calais are preparing to see their makeshift homes destroyed by the authorities. |
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| French ex-PM on trial over smears Former French PM Dominique de Villepin, charged with plotting to discredit President Nicolas Sarkozy, goes on trial in Paris. | |
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| Doctor jailed for Obasanjo death A Spanish doctor is sentenced to a year in jail for his role in the death of the former Nigerian first-lady Stella Obasanjo. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Low US hopes for Mid-East summit The US has "no grand expectations" from talks President Obama is hosting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, the White House says. |
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| Israel's 'options open' on Iran Israel has not ruled out any possibly responses to Iran's nuclear programme, a senior Israeli official says. | |
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| UK army 'rotten', Iraq probe told British soldiers who abused an Iraqi detainee who died in their custody were not just "a few bad apples", a public inquiry is told. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Casualties feared in India clash Casualties are feared in a battle between Maoist rebels and supporters of the ruling Communist party in West Bengal. |
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| US in Afghanistan failure warning The US mission in Afghanistan will "fail" unless troops are increased, the top military commander there says in a confidential report. | |
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| Bhutan hit by strong earthquake At least 10 people are killed after a 6.1 magnitude quake strikes the remote mountain kingdom of Bhutan. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Killer mother faces life in jail A woman convicted of murdering her two daughters in their Cambridgeshire home faces a life term when she is sentenced. |
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| Airlines plan 'to cut emissions' The aviation industry is to pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to half the 2005 levels by 2050. | |
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| Clegg has made Lib Dems 'grow up' Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has forced the party to "grow up", his spokesman says, ahead of a vote on public spending cuts. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Killer mother faces life in jail A woman convicted of murdering her two daughters in their Cambridgeshire home faces a life term when she is sentenced. |
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| Teacher jailed for sex with pupil A female music teacher is jailed for 15 months for having an unlawful relationship with a girl at a London private school. | |
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| Builder tears down family's roof A builder is arrested after ripping a hole in the roof of a Derbyshire family's home following a payment dispute. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | No agreement after policing talks The first and deputy first ministers hold talks with the prime minister about the devolution of policing |
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| No more Libya training - Robinson The DUP will not support any further deployment of police officers to Libya, party leader Peter Robinson says. | |
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| Robbers escape after raiding bank Armed men escape with cash after robbing a bank in the County Fermanagh village of Belleek. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | US calms row over bomber release The US government says it does not want to punish Scotland for releasing the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing. |
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| Glasgow drops down finance league Glasgow has plummeted down a league table of world financial centres, with Edinburgh also falling. | |
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| 'Beautiful' town wins top award North Berwick wins the top award in the annual quest to find Scotland's cleanest, most sustainable and beautiful town. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Assembly translation row deepens AMs reject a compromise deal in a row over the translation of AMs' English speeches into Welsh. |
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| Man admits fathering girl's child A man accused of sexually abusing a girl who became pregnant at 14 agrees in court he is her child's father. | |
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| Lib Dems call for big rail boost The Liberal Democrats announce plans to boost rail services in Wales by taking money from the roads budget. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Clegg has made Lib Dems 'grow up' Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has forced the party to "grow up", his spokesman says, ahead of a vote on public spending cuts. |
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| Ashdown warns of Afghan 'failure' Lord Ashdown warns of the results of failure in Afghanistan as the Lib Dems prepare to debate calls for a future end to the UK's mission there. | |
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| Airlines plan 'to cut emissions' The aviation industry is to pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to half the 2005 levels by 2050. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | G20 'to call for economy balance' The G20 summit will call for major reforms to promote a more balanced global economy, says a document seen by the BBC. |
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| Airlines plan 'to cut emissions' The aviation industry is to pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to half the 2005 levels by 2050. | |
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| Organic food firms eyeing revival Some of the biggest names in the UK's organic food industry are meeting later to find ways to revive flagging sales. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Last of original Sugababes quits The last original member of girl group, the Sugababes, has left the band, according to a statement on their website. |
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| Complaints over Strictly's Dixon Nearly 300 viewers complain to the BBC about Alesha Dixon's performance as a judge on BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing. | |
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| US artists lead MTV Europe awards US artists Lady Gaga and Kings of Leon each received five nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | UK rivers failing new EU standard Three quarters of rivers in England and Wales fall below a new European environmental standard, according to a report. |
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| Recession and policies cut carbon The global recession has brought a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions, says the International Energy Agency. | |
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| 'Millions at risk' as deltas sink Most of the world's major river deltas are sinking due to dams and the extraction of gas and groundwater, a study shows. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | US proposes net neutrality rules The US communications regulator proposes new rules that would require ISPs to respect the principle of "network neutrality". |
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| Gaming milestone for Elite game Influential space combat game Elite, the forerunner of many modern video game titles, celebrates its 25th anniversary. | |
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| Bold Rwanda takes broadband leap Rwanda is weeks away from completing a link to a new East African, high-speed, fibre-optic network, officials say. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Smoking ban heart gains 'massive' Banning smoking in public places has had a bigger impact on cutting heart attacks than expected, studies reveal. |
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| Money problems 'signal dementia' US researchers say a decline in financial skills is detectable in patients the year before they develop Alzheimer's. | |
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| 'Booze therapy' for brain injury A dose of alcohol may be a good treatment for people with head injuries, emergency doctors suggest. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Charge students more, say bosses A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union. |
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| Labour 'could save schools £2bn' Thousands of senior staff jobs could be cut to save £2bn on education in England, the schools secretary indicates. | |
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| Kennedy warning over tuition fees Ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy warns Nick Clegg the party is in danger of losing its "heart" over spending cut plans. | |
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| 1980: War breaks out between Iran and Iraq Iraq bombs several Iranian air and military supply bases, including Tehran's international airport, at the start of what appears to be all-out war. | |||
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| 1989: Ten dead in Kent barracks bomb A devastating explosion at an army barracks in Kent kills 11 people - 10 of them young soldiers. | |||
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| 1955: New TV channel ends BBC monopoly Britain's first independent television station is on air, bringing advertisements to the airwaves for the first time. | |||
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