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| Sunday, 11 October, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. |
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| Pakistan army raid frees hostages Pakistani security forces say 30 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. | |
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| Boyzone's Stephen Gately is dead Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died while on holiday in Majorca, according to the band's website. | |
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| Obama to end military gay policy The US president says in a key speech to America's largest gay group he will end the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy. | |
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| Clinton reaches UK on Europe tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the UK on the second leg of a five-day tour of Europe. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pakistan army raid frees hostages Pakistani security forces say 30 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. |
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| Obama to end military gay policy The US president says in a key speech to America's largest gay group he will end the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy. | |
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| Armenia and Turkey normalise ties Armenia and Turkey sign a historic deal to restore diplomatic ties and reopen their border after a century of hostility. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria tanker explosion kills 70 At least 70 people are killed in a road accident in southern Nigeria involving a fuel tanker and several packed minibuses. |
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| Guinea strike call over killings Unions in Guinea call on people mark the killings of more than 150 opposition demonstrators by staying at home. | |
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| Somali anger at Ethiopia 'raid' Somalia's Puntland region protests to Ethiopia after its forces carried out an undercover operation in its territory. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama to end military gay policy The US president says in a key speech to America's largest gay group he will end the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy. |
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| UN plane crash kills 11 in Haiti A United Nations monitoring plane crashes in Haiti, killing all 11 people on board, according to UN officials. | |
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| Clinton reaches UK on Europe tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the UK on the second leg of a five-day tour of Europe. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Nations urge early N Korea talks Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan call for an early resumption of talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. |
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| Khmer Rouge case judge 'biased' Lawyers for Cambodia's ex-foreign minister call for the removal of the judge investigating his role in the Khmer Rouge era. | |
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| Honour for South Korean actress South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon receives one of France's top art awards at a film festival in her home country. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Polish leader ratifies EU treaty Polish President Lech Kaczynski signs the EU's Lisbon Treaty, leaving the Czech Republic the only country yet to ratify it. |
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| Armenia and Turkey normalise ties Armenia and Turkey sign a historic deal to restore diplomatic ties and reopen their border after a century of hostility. | |
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| Protest over St Petersburg tower About 3,000 Russians protest against the building of a huge skyscraper that would dominate historic St Petersburg's skyline. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran 'sentences three to death' Three people held after June's disputed presidential election are sentenced to death, Iran's Isna news agency reports. |
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| Fresh clashes mar al-Aqsa prayers Clashes break out in East Jerusalem, but Friday prayers at al-Aqsa mosque pass mainly peacefully despite high tensions. | |
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| Louvre to return Egyptian frescos Paris' Louvre Museum bows to Egypt's demands and says it will return five ancient stone sculptures within weeks. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Pakistan army raid frees hostages Pakistani security forces say 30 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. |
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| Sri Lanka military budget raised The Sri Lankan parliament approves an additional 20% budget for the country's military for the remainder of this year. | |
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| India in new anti-Maoist strategy The Indian government agrees on a new tactic to fight Maoists who are operating in several states across India. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. |
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| Newsagents warn Labour over ban Newsagents threaten to boycott the Labour Party at the next general election if legislation bans them from openly displaying cigarettes. | |
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| Boyzone's Stephen Gately is dead Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died while on holiday in Majorca, according to the band's website. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Dozens arrested during protests More than 40 arrests are made as thousands of people attend two political demonstrations in Manchester city centre. |
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| Man donates rape reward to victim A Devon waiter who was offered a £10,000 reward for helping to convict a rapist gives his money to the victim. | |
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| Takeaway murder 'filmed on phone' Police want to see mobile phone footage of a fight at a Scunthorpe takeaway in which a man was killed. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Motorist dies in lorry collision A motorist dies in a two-vehicle collision on the main road outside Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, the police say. |
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| Tories 'may drop Troubles report' A report addressing the legacy of the Troubles may be discarded by a Conservative government, warns one of its authors. | |
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| Irish Greens back government deal Ireland's Green Party supportS a programme for government and plans to deal with toxic bank debts, removing the risk of snap polls. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Ministers 'to cut drugs budget' Scottish Labour accuses ministers of cutting the budget for tackling drug abuse, despite an SNP election pledge to increase it by 20%. |
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| Ban on 'barbaric' shark finning A complete ban on fishermen removing fins from sharks at sea is to come into force in Scotland within weeks, it is announced. | |
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| A dark chapter of war remembered The sinking of the battleship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow in Orkney in 1939 is remembered 70 years on. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Robbers' third raid on town bank A robber flees with money from a town centre bank, the third time the branch has been targeted since 2004. |
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| Funeral of boy in airgun tragedy A pair of boxing gloves and a picture of a prize fight decorate the coffin of a boy who died in an accident with an airgun. | |
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| Finland 2-1 Wales Wales hopes of finishing third in their World Cup qualifying group are ended by Finland. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. |
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| Clinton reaches UK on Europe tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the UK on the second leg of a five-day tour of Europe. | |
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| Newsagents warn Labour over ban Newsagents threaten to boycott the Labour Party at the next general election if legislation bans them from openly displaying cigarettes. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | RBS shareholders to sue directors Shareholders in the Royal Bank of Scotland decide to take legal action against the bank's former directors. |
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| Women 'missing out' on pensions Tens of thousands of women are missing out on a state pension because of rules affecting part-time staff, experts say. | |
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| Brown optimistic over UK economy Prime Minister Gordon Brown paints an optimistic prediction for the economy, saying it is "simply not true" tough times are ahead. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Boyzone's Stephen Gately is dead Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died while on holiday in Majorca, according to the band's website. |
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| Bellingham is voted off Strictly Actress Lynda Bellingham is the fourth celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing after facing Craig Kelly in the dance-off. | |
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| Marge gracing Playboy mag cover Simpsons matriarch Marge Simpson becomes the first cartoon character to appear on the cover of Playboy. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Scary' climate message from past Refined measurements of past climate suggest some current political targets on CO2 are "playing with fire". |
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| Nasa team scours Moon crash data Nasa scientists outline preliminary results after crashing two spacecraft into the Moon in a bid to detect water-ice. | |
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| New images of 'ghost forest' art Computer images of a "ghost forest" art installation planned for Trafalgar Square show the vast scale of a project designed to highlight deforestation. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Superfast broadband extends reach BT says that its superfast broadband will be available to 2.5m homes by 2012, rather than its original 1m target. |
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| Google hits back at book critics Google's plans for the world's largest virtual library will not create a monopoly, argues co-founder. | |
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| One billion hits a day on YouTube Video website YouTube says it now handles over a billion video requests a day, three years after being bought out by Google. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Jaw bone created from stem cells Scientists create a joint in the jaw from human adult stem cells, an advance which could revolutionise reconstructive surgery. |
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| Talking therapies access widens A multi-million pound strategy to increase access to "talking therapies" in England should cover 75% of the country by March, ministers say. | |
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| ME virus discovery raises hopes US research suggests a single virus may play a role in the development of chronic fatigue syndrome. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Tories warn student loan minister The Conservatives' university spokesman says ministers cannot duck responsibility in student loans fiasco. |
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| 'Suitable' home education review The government is to review what a "suitable" and "efficient" education means for home educated children in England. | |
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| One-to-one maths help for pupils Thousands of six and seven year old pupils in England who struggle with maths are to be offered one-to-one specialist teaching. | |
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| 1976: China's 'Gang of Four' arrested The new head of the Communist Party, Hua Goufeng, snuffs out a coup led by Chairman Mao's widow Jiang Qing and three others party members. | |||
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| 1974: Labour scrapes working majority Harold Wilson's Labour government wins a second term in office - but only just. | |||
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| 1982: Mary Rose rises after 437 years The Mary Rose, flagship of King Henry VIII, rises to the surface after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent. | |||
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