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 | Minor retinal tears in PM's eye Eyesight tests find Gordon Brown has two minor tears in his retina but will not be undergoing further operations, No 10 has said. |
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| Pakistan militants take hostages Gunmen who earlier staged a deadly attack on Pakistan's army HQ take 10-15 security officials hostage inside the building. | |
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| Cuts force TA to cease training The Territorial Army has been told it must halt training for six months due to pressure on government finances. | |
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| Killed British soldier 'superb' A British soldier killed in a blast near the main UK military base in Afghanistan on Thursday is named. | |
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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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| WORLD | |
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 | Pakistan militants take hostages Gunmen who earlier staged a deadly attack on Pakistan's army HQ take 10-15 security officials hostage inside the building. |
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| Armenia and Turkey normalise ties Armenia and Turkey sign a historic deal to restore diplomatic ties and re-open their border after a century of hostility. | |
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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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| 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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 | Nobel prize win 'humbles' Obama Barack Obama says he is "humbled and deeply surprised" to win the Nobel Peace Prize just 10 months into his presidency. |
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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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| Two die at US spiritual retreat Two people die and 19 others are taken ill after being overcome during a sauna-like experience at an Arizona retreat. | |
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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 re-open 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 militants take hostages Gunmen who earlier staged a deadly attack on Pakistan's army HQ take 10-15 security officials hostage inside the building. |
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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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| Minor retinal tears in PM's eye Eyesight tests find Gordon Brown has two minor tears in his retina but will not be undergoing further operations, No 10 has said. |
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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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| Killed British soldier 'superb' A British soldier killed in a blast near the main UK military base in Afghanistan on Thursday is named. | |
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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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 | 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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| Allergies cost NHS Scotland £130m One in three of the Scottish population is affected by allergies at some point in their lives, according to a study published in a medical journal. | |
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| Suffragette march marks centenary About 2,500 people take part in a parade marking a key suffragette demonstration which took place 100 years ago. | |
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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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| Minor retinal tears in PM's eye Eyesight tests find Gordon Brown has two minor tears in his retina but will not be undergoing further operations, No 10 has said. |
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| MPs face further expense queries Many MPs face a further challenge to their expense claims when Parliament resumes after the summer recess. | |
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| Clegg urges PM to act over hacker Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg calls on the prime minister to "do the right thing" and stop the extradition of British hacker Gary McKinnon. | |
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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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 | 'Space clown' hosts global show Circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte hosts a global water-awareness performance from on board the International Space Station. |
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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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| 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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| 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 a day turn to 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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 | 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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| Cards 'can support mentally ill' People should consider sending cards and gifts to friends and family suffering with mental health problems, experts say. | |
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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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| 1980: Thousands feared dead in Algerian quake Two earthquakes strike the northern Algerian city of El Asnam and up to 20,000 are thought to have died. | |||
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| 1970: Canadian minister seized by gunmen Quebec separatists kidnap Labour and Immigration Minister Pierre Laporte. | |||
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| 1975: Liz Taylor and Richard Burton remarry Actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor secretly remarry in Africa only 16 months after getting divorced. | |||
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