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| Tuesday, 25 May, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Cameron hails 'radical' programme Prime Minister David Cameron hails the Queen's Speech as setting out a "radical programme for a radical government". |
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| Europe's markets suffer new falls European stock markets close sharply lower after a day of continued fears about eurozone debt problems. | |
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| Murder leaves family 'shattered' The family of a girl whose burned body was found in a Lanarkshire field say they are "absolutely heartbroken". | |
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| Jamaica drug raid toll reaches 27 At least 27 people, mostly civilians, die in gun battles in Jamaica, as the hunt continues for a suspected drug lord. | |
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| David Miliband clears vote hurdle David Miliband is the second Labour leadership contender to secure enough nominations from MPs to take part in the election. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Jamaica drug raid toll reaches 27 At least 27 people, mostly civilians, die in gun battles in Jamaica, as the hunt continues for a suspected drug lord. |
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| N Korea 'severs ties' with Seoul North Korea is to sever all ties with its southern neighbour, as tensions escalate over the sinking of a South Korean ship. | |
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| Europe's markets suffer new falls European stock markets close sharply lower after a day of continued fears about eurozone debt problems. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ethiopia poll 'falls short' - EU EU observers say Ethiopia's poll "falls short" of international standards, as ruling party wins all but a handful of seats. |
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| UN force to leave Chad and CAR The UN Security Council votes to withdraw its force from Chad and the Central African Republic by the end of 2010. | |
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| Kenya Islamic Kadhi courts appeal Kenya's attorney general says he will appeal against a court decision declaring a form of Islamic courts unconstitutional. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Jamaica drug raid toll reaches 27 At least 27 people, mostly civilians, die in gun battles in Jamaica, as the hunt continues for a suspected drug lord. |
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| US bolsters Mexico border troops President Obama is to request $500m in funding to send up to 1,200 troops to help secure the US-Mexico border, officials say. | |
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| BP shows oil spill probe details BP gives details of its internal inquiry into the Gulf oil spill to the US government, as it works to stem the oil flow. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea 'severs ties' with Seoul North Korea is to sever all ties with its southern neighbour, as tensions escalate over the sinking of a South Korean ship. |
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| Thai arrest warrant for Thaksin A Thai court approves an arrest warrant for ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges linked to recent deadly protests. | |
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| US 'to boost covert operations' US Central Command is seeking expanded covert operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, reports the New York Times. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Somali 'pirates' in Dutch trial The first Somali "pirates" to go on trial in Europe tell a Dutch court they were on a simple fishing trip when they came under attack. |
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| Germany 'to extend trading ban' Germany is considering widening a ban on "naked" short-selling to cover all shares, proposals in a draft bill have shown. | |
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| European 'crime group' targeted Police in Britain, Spain and Ireland arrest 32 people in simultaneous raids against a major international criminal group. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Jailed Iranian director released Acclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi has been released from detention in a Tehran prison, reports say. |
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| American tourists freed in Yemen Two American tourists kidnapped by armed tribesmen near Yemen's capital Sanaa have been freed, officials say. | |
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| Baghdad thieves kill 14 in raids Armed robbers kill 14 people in a mass raid on jewellery shops in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Indian crash recorder recovered Investigators find the flight data recorder of an airliner which crashed in southern India on Saturday killing 158 people. |
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| Swat 'Taliban families' expelled About 25 families of suspected Taliban fighters are expelled by a local tribal council from Pakistan's Swat valley, officials say. | |
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| Afridi to lead Pakistan in Tests All-rounder Shahid Afridi is named as Pakistan captain for the tour to England after ending his four-year absence from Test cricket. | |
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| UK | |
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| Cameron hails 'radical' programme Prime Minister David Cameron hails the Queen's Speech as setting out a "radical programme for a radical government". |
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| Fatal bus on correct side of road A Cumbrian school bus was travelling on the correct side of the road on impact in a collision killing three people, police say. | |
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| Murder leaves family 'shattered' The family of a girl whose burned body was found in a Lanarkshire field say they are "absolutely heartbroken". | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Sunburn baby 'seriously injured' A five-month-old boy is in hospital with 40% of his body burnt after a day in the sun with his mother on Brighton beach. |
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| Fatal bus on correct side of road A Cumbrian school bus was travelling on the correct side of the road on impact in a collision killing three people, police say. | |
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| Son beaten by father sues mother A mother is being sued at the High Court by her son for failing to protect him from his father's beatings. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Health service cuts 'less severe' The health minister outlines his spending plans for the year ahead, with cuts not as severe as first feared. |
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| Dissident ends jail hunger strike Dissident republican prisoner Liam Hannaway ends his hunger strike at Maghaberry jail after 42 days. | |
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| Mother in court on abuse charges A mother has appeared before Newtownards Magistrates Court charged with sexually abusing her children over a 20-year period. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man guilty of wife hammer killing A man is convicted of murdering his wife at their Edinburgh flat by smashing her head with a hammer. |
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| Speech outlines new Scots powers Plans for new Scottish Parliament powers are set out as the Tory-Lib Dem coalition unveils its programme for government. | |
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| Murder leaves family 'shattered' The family of a girl whose burned body was found in a Lanarkshire field say they are "absolutely heartbroken". | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Referendum in 2011, says Cameron David Cameron says a referendum on more powers for the Welsh assembly should be held next year, prompting criticism from ministers in Cardiff. |
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| Jail warning after stepson shot A father is warned he faces jail after his stepson, 15, shot himself in the head while posing for a photo with an illegal gun. | |
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| MP sorry for 'violence' comment A new MP apologises after he compared the UK government's planned public spending cuts to domestic violence. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Europe's markets suffer new falls European stock markets close sharply lower after a day of continued fears about eurozone debt problems. |
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| BA strike: 200 flights cancelled More than 200 flights in and out of Heathrow have been cancelled on the second day of strike action by BA cabin crew. | |
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| 'Flexible working for all' plan All employees - not just parents - could eventually have a right to request working flexible hours, under government plans. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | U2 cancel Glastonbury and US tour U2 pull out of Glastonbury and their North American tour after Bono has back surgery to save him from possible paralysis. |
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| Lucas accepts Daily Star damages Matt Lucas accepts undisclosed damages over articles published by the Daily Star after the death of his former civil partner. | |
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| Slipknot bassist found dead at 38 Paul Gray, bassist with metal rockers Slipknot, is found dead in a hotel in the US city of Des Moines. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Synthetic life patents 'damaging' A leading UK scientist says efforts to patent the first synthetic life form would give its creator a monopoly on a range of genetic engineering. |
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| Polar bears face 'tipping point' Climate change will trigger a dramatic and sudden decline in the number of polar bears, concludes the first study to directly model the impact on their survival and reproduction. | |
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| 'Zombie-sat' prompts space waltz Two spacecraft are set for an unusual orbital dance high above the Earth to evade interference from a failed satellite. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook confirms privacy revamp Facebook will roll out simpler privacy settings in response to complaints from users. |
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| Big Irish crackdown on net piracy Eircom customers who illegally dowload content could be cut off from the net permanently as the ISP begins its piracy crackdown | |
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| Chip errors boost computer power Silicon chips that are allowed to make mistakes could help ensure computers continue to get more powerful, say researchers. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Young 'more lonely than the old' Loneliness is more prevalent among the social-networking younger generation than in older people, a UK survey suggests. |
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| Caution over abortion rate fall The abortion rate has dropped for the second year running in England and Wales, statistics show. | |
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| 9/11 'link' to male foetus deaths The attacks of 9/11 may have led to an increase in miscarriages involving male foetuses in the US, research suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Student loans bosses stand down The chief executive and chairman of chaos-hit Student Loans Company step down. |
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| Opt-out for outstanding schools Thousands of schools could become academies and opt out of local authority control, under plans in the Queen's Speech. | |
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| Family time down to '49 minutes' Parents spend on average 49 minutes together with their children a day, according to a survey. | |
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| 1982: Dozens killed as Argentines hit British ships Dozens of men are feared dead in the seas around the Falkland Islands after frigates are destroyed. | |||
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| 1967: Celtic win European Cup Celtic become the first British team to win the European Cup, beating favourites Internazionale Milan 2-1. | |||
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| 1961: Kennedy pledges man on Moon President John F Kennedy says the US will aim to put the first man on the Moon by the end of the decade. | |||
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