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| Wednesday, 19 May, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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 | Curfew in Bangkok after surrender Fires rage in the Thai capital Bangkok as a curfew is imposed after the surrender of red-shirt protest leaders. |
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| Dead pair's father on sex charges The husband of a UK woman held in Spain over the deaths of their two children appears in court on child sex offences. | |
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| London 2012 unveils Games mascots London 2012 organisers unveil cartoon animations named Wenlock and Mandeville as mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. | |
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| Gulf oil 'reaches major current' The first oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has reached a powerful current that could drag it to Florida, European scientists say. | |
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| Shares hit by German rule change World stock markets fall after Germany introduces a ban on short-selling of some financial products - spooking markets. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Curfew in Bangkok after surrender Fires rage in the Thai capital Bangkok as a curfew is imposed after the surrender of red-shirt protest leaders. |
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| Delay urged for UN Iran sanctions Brazil and Turkey urge fellow members of the UN Security Council to heed a deal they struck with Iran over its nuclear programme. | |
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| Gulf oil 'reaches major current' The first oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has reached a powerful current that could drag it to Florida, European scientists say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somalia anger at US pirate trial A Somali official says the US should not have jurisdiction over a suspect who has admitted a pirate hijack. |
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| Darfur Jem leader stopped in Chad Darfur's Jem rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim is prevented from entering Chad while returning to Sudan from Libya. | |
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| Man reveals World Cup bomb plot An alleged al-Qaeda militant reveals he wanted to bomb the South African World Cup, but the plan had not been approved. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Calderon renews Arizona law row Mexican President Felipe Calderon renews his attack on Arizona's immigration law at the start of a state visit to the US. |
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| Gulf oil 'reaches major current' The first oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has reached a powerful current that could drag it to Florida, European scientists say. | |
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| EU eases trade with Latin America The EU plans to boost trade with Latin America despite warnings from some European ministers and farmers, who fear unfair competition. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Curfew in Bangkok after surrender Fires rage in the Thai capital Bangkok as a curfew is imposed after the surrender of red-shirt protest leaders. |
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| Two dead in Kyrgyz ethnic clashes The interim government of Kyrgyzstan declares a state of emergency in the southern city of Jalalabad after clashes killed two people. | |
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| N Korea role in sinking 'obvious' South Korea's foreign minister says it is "obvious" that North Korea sank a South Korean naval ship in March. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Non-crew in Polish crash cockpit Non-crew members were in the cockpit of a plane in which the Polish president and 95 others died, an investigation finds. |
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| Big protest against Romania cuts Tens of thousands of public sector workers demonstrate in the Romanian capital to protest against austerity measures proposed by the government. | |
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| Spain clones first fighting bull Scientists in Spain say they have cloned a fighting bull for the first time. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Delay urged for UN Iran sanctions Brazil and Turkey urge fellow members of the UN Security Council to heed a deal they struck with Iran over its nuclear programme. |
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| Iran director 'on hunger strike' Acclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi announces he has gone on hunger strike in Tehran's Evin prison. | |
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| Man reveals World Cup bomb plot An alleged al-Qaeda militant reveals he wanted to bomb the South African World Cup, but the plan had not been approved. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan insurgents attack air base The Taliban attack one of the biggest US bases in Afghanistan, using machine guns and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. |
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| Pakistani court in Facebook ban A Pakistani court orders Facebook to be blocked in a row over a competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. | |
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| India's 3G auction raises $15bn India's auction of 3G bandwidth for mobile phone services ends with the government reaping $15bn, twice the sum expected. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Clegg promises 'power revolution' Deputy PM Nick Clegg pledges the "biggest shake-up of our democracy" in 178 years as he sets out political reform plans. |
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| Dead pair's father on sex charges The husband of a UK woman held in Spain over the deaths of their two children appears in court on child sex offences. | |
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| London 2012 unveils Games mascots London 2012 organisers unveil cartoon animations named Wenlock and Mandeville as mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man guilty of mother-to-be murder A man is convicted of murdering a heavily pregnant woman with a knife in a random street attack in Grimsby. |
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| Dead pair's father on sex charges The husband of a UK woman held in Spain over the deaths of their two children appears in court on child sex offences. | |
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| Robin Hood star 'swore at police' Robin Hood star Jonas Armstrong is fined for being drunk and disorderly outside his Lancashire home. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ex-priest sues over PSNI vetting A former Catholic priest is suing the PSNI because he was forced to resign from a job with the Policing Board after failing a security check. |
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| CEO of Quinn Insurance steps down The CEO of Quinn Insurance, Colin Morgan, decides to leave the company to 'pursue other opportunities'. | |
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| Man faces jail for IRA membership A former Sinn Fein councillor from Cork found guilty of IRA membership is jailed for three years and three months. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Plans to give Scotland more money The prime minister is poised to unveil plans which could mean extra funding for Scotland, BBC Scotland understands. |
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| CCTV footage sparks murder probe A murder investigation is launched after fresh CCTV footage is found of missing office worker Suzanne Pilley. | |
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| Aberdeen's Gardens scheme backed Plans to create a £140m civic square in Aberdeen's Union Terrace Gardens are backed by councillors. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Loner' made explosives at home A "dangerous loner" who admitted making explosives in his kitchen is sectioned under the Mental Health Act. |
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| Teacher cleared of 'glue' assault A union criticises the prosecution of an art teacher, cleared of assaulting a pupil with a glue stick on his thumb nail. | |
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| Israeli scoops Artes Mundi prize An artist from Israel wins the £40,000 Artes Mundi 4 prize, one of the UK's biggest contemporary arts prizes. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Shares hit by German rule change World stock markets fall after Germany introduces a ban on short-selling of some financial products - spooking markets. |
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| Osborne eyes corporate tax reform Chancellor George Osborne tells the CBI's annual dinner that he is committed to simpler corporate tax rates. | |
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| Air France-KLM makes record loss Air France-KLM says it suffered its worst year since the merger in 2004, as it reports a record loss of 1.55bn euros. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | 'Lost' Booker awarded 40 years on Author JG Farrell wins the Lost Man Booker Prize, a one off competition to award a book from 1970. |
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| Sugababes fight for name rights The current Sugababes line-up square up to former band member Mutya Buena over the ownership of the band's name. | |
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| Robin Hood star 'swore at police' Robin Hood star Jonas Armstrong is fined for being drunk and disorderly outside his Lancashire home. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Stellar blast sparks controversy Astronomers put forward opposing explanations for what could be a new class of exploding star or supernova. |
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| New clue to anti-matter mystery A US experiment finds a clue to why the world around us is composed of normal matter and not its shadowy opposite: anti-matter. | |
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| Ancient octopus mystery resolved Trapped air in the shells of rare octopuses is the key to their survival in the deep sea, say scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook mulls U-turn on privacy The social network suggests it could simplify its privacy settings soon, following widespread condemnation of its changes. |
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| Europe offers big boost for net The EU lays out its five-year plan to increase broadband speeds across Europe and ensure universal access by 2013. | |
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| Google downplays privacy concerns Google seeks to downplay privacy fears after it was revealed that its Street View cars had been harvesting data from private wi-fi networks. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | New dad depression 'often missed' Many new fathers have post-natal depression, yet most cases remain undetected and untreated, say researchers. |
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| Pledge to stop 'mum-to-baby' HIV A campaign is being launched to try to enlist public support to ensure no more children are born with HIV by 2015. | |
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| Research backs heart drug safety Dundee University scientists find a heart drug is being used safely in the NHS despite concerns raised. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | University intake 'not widening' Wealthy youngsters are seven times more likely than poorer youngsters to get places at top universities, says watchdog. |
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| Facebook 'big influence on girls' Facebook has become one of the biggest influences on the lives of girls, according to a survey. | |
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| Teacher cleared of 'glue' assault A union criticises the prosecution of an art teacher, cleared of assaulting a pupil with a glue stick on his thumb nail. | |
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| 1980: Nine dead after Mount St Helens eruption Nine people die following the massive eruption of Mount St Helens volcano in Washington State, USA. | |||
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| 2004: Angry dads hit Blair with purple flour Security at the House of Commons comes under scrutiny after Fathers 4 Justice protesters attack the prime minister. | |||
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| 1986: South African raids wreck peace bid South African troops attack Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana bringing to an end diplomatic efforts to bring a peaceful end to apartheid. | |||
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