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 | Saturday, 10 October, 2009, 23:00 GMT 24:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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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 reopen their border after a century of hostility. | |
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| Obama to vow gay rights support The US president is to make a key speech to America's largest gay group to reaffirm his commitment to their priorities. | |
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| Clinton reaches UK on Europe tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the UK on the second leg of a five-day tour of Europe. | |
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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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| 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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 | Obama to vow gay rights support The US president is to make a key speech to America's largest gay group to reaffirm his commitment to their priorities. |
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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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| Clinton reaches UK on Europe tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the UK on the second leg of a five-day tour of Europe. | |
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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 reopen 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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 | Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. |
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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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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. |
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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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| UK 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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| 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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| BUSINESS | |
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 | GM agrees Chinese sale of Hummer General Motors agrees to sell its iconic Hummer brand to Chinese firm Sichuan Tengzhong for an undisclosed fee. |
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| Obama defends new consumer agency President Barack Obama launches a staunch defence of his proposed new agency to protect the American consumer. | |
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| Latvia 'to find more budget cuts' Latvia's PM pledges to extend planned budget cuts in order to meet targets agreed with the EU to secure rescue loans. | |
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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 & ENVIRONMENT | |
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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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 | 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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| Doubts raised over MRSA screening The wisdom of screening all hospital patients for MRSA in England is being questioned by a leading expert. | |
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| Parents 'should supply alcohol' Teenagers could be kept away from drink-fuelled violence and sex if parents gave them a weekly alcohol allowance, a study suggests. | |
