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| Wednesday, 16 June, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010. |
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| Shannon abduction 'unforeseeable' A review clears Kirklees social services of blame over the abduction of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews. | |
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| Osborne to give Bank more power Chancellor George Osborne confirms he will give the Bank of England the key role in regulating the UK financial sector. | |
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| Soldiers killed in Helmand named Two soldiers shot dead in separate incidents in Afghanistan are named by the Ministry of Defence. | |
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| Tributes paid to 'perfect marine' A Royal Marine who died after a gunfight in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence as Steven James Birdsall. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010. |
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| US expands sanctions against Iran The US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid concerns over Iran's nuclear programme. | |
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| Pakistan troops 'held by Taliban' Dozens of Pakistani soldiers have been captured after a cross-border raid by the Afghan Taliban, the militants say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Darfur rebels surrender to Hague Two Sudan rebels surrender to the International Criminal Court to face charges over an attack on peacekeepers in Darfur. |
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| Graft fears halt Zambian HIV aid More than $300m of HIV/Aids health funding to Zambia is being suspended over corruption concerns, aid officials say. | |
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| Live - South Africa v Uruguay World Cup hosts South Africa face Group A rivals Uruguay in Pretoria. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010. |
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| US expands sanctions against Iran The US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid concerns over Iran's nuclear programme. | |
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| Ex-mortgage boss accused of fraud The former boss of US mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker is charged with 16 counts of fraud, worth about $1.9bn (£1.3bn). | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Aid reaches Kyrgyz crisis region Planes begin delivering foreign aid for victims of the violence engulfing south Kyrgyzstan's ethnic Uzbek minority. |
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| Indonesia struck by earthquakes At least three people die after three powerful earthquakes strike Indonesia, briefly triggering a tsunami warning. | |
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| UN warship hearing angers N Korea North Korea says its military will respond if the UN rebukes it over an alleged torpedo attack on a Southern warship. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Spain borrowing costs at new high The Spanish government's cost of borrowing hits a new record amid renewed concerns over its economy and public finances. |
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| Deadly floods hit southern France Flash floods in south-eastern France leave up to 19 people dead and hundreds of homes flooded, officials say. | |
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| Two in court for World Cup 'stunt' A court bails two Dutch women over an alleged marketing stunt at the World Cup, in a case called "outrageous" by the Netherlands. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US expands sanctions against Iran The US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid concerns over Iran's nuclear programme. |
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| Turkey army 'attacks PKK in Iraq' Turkish troops cross into northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels and kill four militants, Turkish officials say. | |
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| Israel extends Gaza embargo talks Israel's security cabinet extends talks on the possible easing of Gaza's blockade into a second day, amid international pressure. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan 'funded banned charity' Pakistan's Punjab province government gave about $1m (£674,000) last year to institutions linked to a charity on a UN terror blacklist, it has emerged. |
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| Indian state blockade continues A tribal blockade of the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur continues, despite a government decision to send in troops. | |
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| Pakistan troops 'held by Taliban' Dozens of Pakistani soldiers have been captured after a cross-border raid by the Afghan Taliban, the militants say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Shannon abduction 'unforeseeable' A review clears Kirklees social services of blame over the abduction of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews. |
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| Osborne to give Bank more power Chancellor George Osborne confirms he will give the Bank of England the key role in regulating the UK financial sector. | |
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| Soldiers killed in Helmand named Two soldiers shot dead in separate incidents in Afghanistan are named by the Ministry of Defence. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Shannon abduction 'unforeseeable' A review clears Kirklees social services of blame over the abduction of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews. |
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| Driverless Tube trains proposed All trains on the London Underground should be driverless, according to the Conservative group on the London Assembly. | |
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| Jail threat for 'hopeless' thief A Plymouth thief dubbed "hopeless" by his own defence solicitor is threatened with jail if he does not go straight. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Paras back Bloody Sunday colonel Some of the paratroopers who served in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday have attacked criticism of their commander. |
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| Nugent in hospital after attack Kevin Nugent, one of the teenage stars of Armagh's All-Ireland Minor winning team, is recovering from serious injuries sustained during a club game. | |
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| Burglaries accused 'out jogging' An alleged serial burglar claimed he was out jogging when arrested near the scene of an attempted break-in, a court hears. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | MSP quits over 'attractive girl' A Labour MSP resigns as a Holyrood committee convener after being heard making comments about a woman. |
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| Council rejects £1.3bn resort bid Controversial plans to build a luxury resort at Loch Rannoch in Perthshire are rejected by Perth and Kinross Council. | |
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| Grandmother jailed over WWII gun A grandmother is jailed for five years for possessing a "family heirloom" WWII pistol which was given to her by her father. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Track lights urged after death A report into a pensioner's death at a rail crossing says warning lights could have prevented the accident. |
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| Gillan jeered in assembly speech The Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan addresses assembly members for the first time - and is jeered by some. | |
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| Police praise festival behaviour Police praise the vast majority of students as they make three arrests in three days at a festival in a country park. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout BP is to place $20bn in an independent fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill and will cancel dividend payments for 2010. |
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| Osborne to give Bank more power Chancellor George Osborne confirms he will give the Bank of England the key role in regulating the UK financial sector. | |
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| Ex-mortgage boss accused of fraud The former boss of US mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker is charged with 16 counts of fraud, worth about $1.9bn (£1.3bn). | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | N-Dubz Dappy: 'I lied to police' Rapper Dappy of chart-topping group N-Dubz reveals he routinely gives wrong information to police whenever he is stopped and searched. |
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| Wicked show celebrates £100m mark West End hit musical Wicked is celebrating taking £100m since it opened in the UK four years ago. | |
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| Fry slams 'childish' British TV Broadcaster Stephen Fry criticises British TV saying it is "shocking" how "infantilised" adult programmes have become. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Icy world measured in star pass Astronomers work out the size of a distant icy object by watching it pass in front of a bright star. |
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| Mini-camera pictures solar sail A small free-floating camera returns images of Japan's solar sail, Ikaros, in flight. | |
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| Iridium to launch on Falcon 9 Iridium will use the new SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch its replacement satellites. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Fading data could improve privacy By making data 'fade' over time it could be possible to improve privacy online, suggests research. |
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| Sony shows off PlayStation in 3D Sony has been talking up the benefits of 3D gaming at a press briefing in Los Angeles | |
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| Nintendo unveils 3D game gadget Nintendo reveals a revamped DS handheld that displays 3D images that can be seen without special glasses. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | EU votes on standard food labels Euro MPs back plans to make food labels clearer to consumers, but reject "traffic light" colour-coding. |
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| Diabetes care 'still falls short' Many people with diabetes in England and Wales are still not receiving effective care, an NHS audit shows. | |
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| B vitamin 'cuts lung cancer risk' People with high levels of a B-vitamin in their blood appear to be at a reduced risk of lung cancer, experts say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More schools fall foul of Ofsted More schools in England are being failed by Ofsted compared with recent years. |
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| New science GCSE papers rejected Exam boards are told by the exams watchdog to redraft new science GCSE papers because they are not tough enough. | |
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| Shannon abduction 'unforeseeable' A review clears Kirklees social services of blame over the abduction of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews. | |
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| 1976: Soweto protest turns violent Violence spreads through South African townships in clashes between police and demonstrators. | |||
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| 1963: Soviets launch first woman into space Valentina Tereshkova, a former textile worker from the Soviet Union becomes the first woman in space. | |||
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| 1989: Hungary reburies fallen hero Imre Nagy Thousands of Hungarians attend the funeral of the leader of the 1956 uprising executed in 1958 by the Soviets. | |||
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