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| Tuesday, 20 October, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Jail staff accused over transfers Five senior managers face disciplinary charges after inmates were moved between two jails ahead of inspections. |
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| 'Extremists hijack' military name A group of former generals warns the armed forces' reputation is being tarnished by political "extremists" using their symbols. | |
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| Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket The US space agency is due to roll out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. | |
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| Handover of forces homes attacked The Ministry of Defence must improve the way it hands over homes to armed forces families, says a Commons watchdog. | |
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| 'Little sign' of post strike deal Talks aimed at averting strike action by Royal Mail workers resume later, as union sources suggest a deal is not close. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to respond to doubts of his election victory claim, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. |
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| US scientist charged with spying A US scientist who used to work for the Pentagon and Nasa is arrested and charged with attempted espionage. | |
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| US medical cannabis policy eased US federal prosecutors are ordered to stop cannabis-related prosecutions in states where medical use is legal. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Niger to vote in contentious poll People in Niger vote in the first poll since President Tandja forced through controversial changes to boost his powers in August. |
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| African leadership prize withheld A prize of $5m (£3m) for African ex-leaders is not being awarded this year, Sudanese magnate Mo Ibrahim says. | |
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| Nigeria 'to give 10% of oil cash' Nigeria reportedly plans to give 10% of oil revenues to people in the Niger Delta, a key demand of militants there. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Balloon family 'ready for arrest' A US couple accused of using their son as part of an elaborate hoax are willing to hand themselves in, their lawyer says. |
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| US scientist charged with spying A US scientist who used to work for the Pentagon and Nasa is arrested and charged with attempted espionage. | |
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| Brazil police launch Rio manhunt Military police in Brazil carry out a manhunt in Rio de Janeiro to find the gunmen who shot down a police helicopter on Saturday. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Indonesia leader starts new term Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is sworn in for a second term as Indonesian president following his re-election in July. |
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| People smuggler crewed Tamil boat A convicted people smuggler has been found among a boat-load of Tamil asylum seekers in Indonesia, Australia says. | |
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| Leech convicts Australian robber Australian Police in Tasmania use a blood sample from a leech to identify a criminal, in what is believed to be a world first. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | PKK 'surrender' tests Turkey plan Eight Kurdish rebels cross into Turkey from Iraq to surrender in a sign of support for Ankara's peace efforts. |
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| France detains 'top Eta leader' French police arrest two suspected Eta members, including a senior political leader of the Basque separatist group, officials say. | |
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| Fury as Berlusconi judge filmed Silvio Berlusconi comes under fire after a TV channel that he owns secretly films a judge who ruled against him in a bribery case. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran uranium deal talks 'go well' Talks with Iran on a uranium enrichment deal are "off to a good start", says UN watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei. |
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| Israel spying devices found by UN UN peacekeepers discover Israeli spying devices in southern Lebanon that were planted during Israel's 2006 war with Hezbollah. | |
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| Iran accuses Pakistan over attack Iran's president claims Pakistani agents were involved in a suicide attack that targeted a group of elite Revolutionary Guards. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to respond to doubts of his election victory claim, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. |
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| Pakistan 'push into Taliban area' Pakistan's army pushes deeper into South Waziristan as it battles to wrest control of the region from militants. | |
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| Abuses may hit EU-Sri Lanka ties Sri Lanka could lose special trading rights with the EU after a report roundly criticises its recent human rights record. | |
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| UK | |
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| Jail staff accused over transfers Five senior managers face disciplinary charges after inmates were moved between two jails ahead of inspections. |
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| 'Little sign' of post strike deal Talks aimed at averting strike action by Royal Mail workers resume later, as union sources suggest a deal is not close. | |
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| 'Extremists hijack' military name A group of former generals warns the armed forces' reputation is being tarnished by political "extremists" using their symbols. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Stunt caused fatal airshow crash A fatal plane crash at an airshow in West Sussex was probably caused by an unplanned manoeuvre, an inquiry finds. |
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| Wanted paedophile returned to UK An on-the-run sex offender from Scunthorpe is returned to the UK from Greece after appearing on a "most wanted" list. | |
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| 'Rampaging' ostrich killed on M56 One of two ostriches that escaped from a Cheshire farm is killed after straying on to a nearby motorway, say police. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Apology follows swine flu delay Health Minister Michael McGimpsey apologises to the family of a child told she had swine flu after her funeral. |
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| Haulier fined over fitter death A haulage company is fined £75,000 over health and safety failings which resulted in the death of a 23-year-old fitter. | |
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| Wife 'pleaded' with killer gang A man was beaten to death as his wife pleaded with his attackers to stop, Belfast Crown Court hears. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Action call on IVF waiting times Labour calls on the Scottish government to end what it claims is a "postcode lottery" on IVF treatment. |
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| Couple fight council to keep baby A woman with what have been described as "mild learning difficulties" faces her child being taken into care when it is born. | |
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| Summer visitor boost at top sites Tourist figures reveal a marked increase in visitor numbers to Scotland's historic sites over the summer. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Poison abortion bid doctor guilty A London doctor accused of attempting poison his lover to induce an abortion is found guilty at the Old Bailey. |
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| Accused's 'sat nav burial record' A man accused of murdering a woman recorded the area near where he buried her body on his car sat nav, a jury hears. | |
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| Anti-Islamic extremism march off A protest by the Welsh Defence League which had been due to take place on Saturday will not going ahead, say police. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Climate treaty now 'more do-able' Prospects for a global climate treaty advanced during talks in London between big-emitting countries, the UK says. |
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| 'Extremists hijack' military name A group of former generals warns the armed forces' reputation is being tarnished by political "extremists" using their symbols. | |
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| Handover of forces homes attacked The Ministry of Defence must improve the way it hands over homes to armed forces families, says a Commons watchdog. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | 'Little sign' of post strike deal Talks aimed at averting strike action by Royal Mail workers resume later, as union sources suggest a deal is not close. |
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| Apple profits up on iPhone sales Apple shrugs off the recession with profits surging on demand for iPhones and both laptop and desktop computers. | |
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| Oil price hits new high for 2009 Oil prices reach a new high for 2009, continuing to rise on the back of the weak US dollar and strong US corporate earnings. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | PCC to examine Mail Gately column The Press Complaints Commission is to ask the Daily Mail to respond to complaints about a column it ran on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately. |
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| 'Mock' rapped over swimmer jibes Satire show Mock The Week breached guidelines over comments about swimmer Rebecca Adlington, the BBC Trust rules. | |
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| Author Ludovic Kennedy dies at 89 Sir Ludovic Kennedy, who was a prominent campaigner against miscarriages of justice, has died at a nursing home aged 89. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket The US space agency is due to roll out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. |
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| 'Quick test' for airport liquids Scientists say they have come up with a quick technique for detecting liquids that could be used as explosives. | |
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| Climate treaty now 'more do-able' Prospects for a global climate treaty advanced during talks in London between big-emitting countries, the UK says. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 'Quick test' for airport liquids Scientists say they have come up with a quick technique for detecting liquids that could be used as explosives. |
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| Apple profits up on iPhone sales Apple shrugs off the recession with profits surging on demand for iPhones and both laptop and desktop computers. | |
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| Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket The US space agency is due to roll out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Science to 'stop age clock at 50' Centenarians with the bodies of 50-year-olds will be a realistic possibility in the future, say scientists. |
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| Growing doubts about HIV vaccine Experts raise concerns about the reliability of the trial of a vaccine which appeared to protect against HIV. | |
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| Early MRSA discharges called for Hospitals should discharge MRSA patients early, to help ease care beds pressure as the flu season starts, doctors say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Science adviser warns of fee rise Universities in England will need to charge higher fees in order to maintain standards, says a government adviser. |
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| Children's books 'ousted by DVDs' A survey suggests half of children spend more time in front of a television or computer screen than they do reading. | |
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| More choice on school start age Parents in England are to be given more choice about when their children start primary school. | |
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| 1967: Thousands join anti-war movement Thousands of demonstrators in Oakland, California, hold the biggest protest yet against the Vietnam War. | |||
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| 1983: Grenada's prime minister 'assassinated' Eyewitnesses say the prime minister and seven of his colleagues have been killed during a hardline military coup. | |||
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| 2000: British activist freed from Burma Human rights activist James Mawdsley is released from prison in Burma where he has been held since 1999. | |||
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