Freed Betancourt heads to France
Friday, July 4, 2008
| French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is due in Paris, two days after her dramatic release from captivity under Farc rebels.
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Opposition 'must accept Mugabe'
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Crowds greet Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe as he returns from a summit where he defended his re-election.
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Air France eyes move to railways
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Air France confirms it is in talks with French group Veolia about launching a high-speed rail service.
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Disaster hits Slovenian kayakers
Friday, July 4, 2008
| At least eight people die and five others are missing as their kayaks capsize near a partly built dam in Slovenia.
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Live - Federer v Safin
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Roger Federer takes on Marat Safin in the first men's semi-final at Wimbledon.
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Toilet to catwalk
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Excrement clearers join top models in New York
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Australia 'needs carbon trading'
Friday, July 4, 2008
| An Australian government advisor on climate change calls for a national emissions trading scheme to combat global warming.
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Hamas suspends talks over Shalit
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Hamas suspends talks over a prisoner exchange deal due to involve the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
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Delays hit pupils' test results
Friday, July 4, 2008
| More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos.
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Smallest planet shrinks in size
Friday, July 4, 2008
| The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show.
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Georgia 'shells breakaway region'
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Georgian artillery fire has killed three people in the breakaway province of South Ossetia, separatist officials say.
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Fires cause California evacuation
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Thousands of people are told to leave their homes as wildfires burn in large areas of the US state of California.
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India left gives nuclear deadline
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Communist allies of India's government give it a Monday deadline over the controversial US nuclear deal.
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Burglary clue to student murders
Friday, July 4, 2008
| The death of two French students found horrifically stabbed could be linked to an earlier burglary, police reveal.
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Russia risk
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Has the row over TNP-BP spooked investors?
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Aid for Zimbabwe refuge seekers
Friday, July 4, 2008
| About 150 people receive aid after seeking refuge at the US embassy in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare.
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Afghan link to Seoul drug arrests
Friday, July 4, 2008
| South Korean police arrest several South Asian men suspected of trafficking heroin ingredients to the Taleban.
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Fresh record for Indian inflation
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Indian inflation sets another record high as food, fuel, cement and steel prices continue to rise.
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Australia's Origin scorns BG bid
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Australia's Origin urges shareholders to reject a 13.8bn Australian dollar takeover bid from UK rival BG Group.
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'No truth' in Friends film rumour
Friday, July 4, 2008
| There are no plans for a big screen version of hit US sitcom Friends, film studio Warner Bros tells the BBC.
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Google faces 'Street View block'
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner.
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Dozens injured in Belarus blast
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Forty people have been hurt in Belarus in an explosion at a concert in the capital marking independence day, police say.
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Sharia law 'could have UK role'
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The most senior judge in England and Wales has said sharia law could play a role in some parts of the legal system.
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Policemen killed in Afghan attack
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Eight policemen die in an attack on a police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, a police official has said.
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India truckers strike called off
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| India's truck operators call off their strike to protest against rising fuel bills, after the government agrees to freeze road tolls.
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Man behind 'Bozo the Clown' dies
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Larry Harmon, the man who popularised the show business character Bozo the Clown, dies of heart failure aged 83.
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Renegade S Lanka leader goes home
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Former Tamil Tiger renegade Col Karuna arrives in Sri Lanka after being jailed in the UK, British embassy officials say.
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Badger cull proposals rejected
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands.
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Sporting 'heart screening' call
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Screening sportsmen for signs of hidden heart conditions could save lives, a study has concluded.
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Betancourt urges Farc peace talks
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Freed French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt urges that Farc guerrillas release captives and engage in peace talks.
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Ben murder accused due in court
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Three people are due in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella who was stabbed to death in north London.
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Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| China and Taiwan launch their first regular direct flights since the two sides split in civil war in 1949.
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US sprinter admits heroin dealing
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| US sprinter Tim Montgomery admits dealing heroin, two months after he was jailed for fraud.
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It's quiz time!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Who irked Sarkozy on an internet video hit?
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Branching out
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| How Obama is trying to win the Republican South
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In danger
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Sri Lanka reporters demand freedom to cover civil war
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Trio charged with Kinsella murder
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Three people are charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella who was stabbed to death in north London.
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Bush to attend Olympic ceremony
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the White House says.
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US 'pregnant man' has baby girl
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| An American man who was born female but underwent gender realignment surgery, gives birth, US media report.
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Serena books showdown with Venus
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Serena Williams will face sister Venus for the third time in a Wimbledon final after bringing Zheng Jie's incredible run to an end with a 6-2 7-6 win.
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Ideas festival
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Pondering the potential of 'smart power'
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A unity government for Zimbabwe?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Zimbabweans give their views on the idea of a government of national unity to solve the political and economic crisis.
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US loses 62,000 jobs during June
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| US firms cut jobs for a sixth month in June, stoking fears the world's largest economy is heading for a recession.
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Turkish party fights for survival
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Turkey's ruling AK Party defends itself in court against charges that could see it closed down.
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MPs reject above-inflation rises
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| MPs vote against giving themselves an above-inflation pay rise, but to keep their second homes allowance.
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Vodafone in Ghana mobile deal
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Mobile provider Vodafone is to expand its presence in Africa by buying a majority stake in Ghana Telecom for £452m.
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Zimbabweans seek embassy refuge
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| More than 200 people have gathered outside the US embassy in Zimbabwe seeking refuge or assistance.
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Betancourt reunited with family
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt holds an emotional reunion with her children after six years as a hostage.
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Google must divulge YouTube log
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court rules.
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Call to sever Jerusalem Arab area
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Israel's vice-premier calls for the neighbourhood of Wednesday's bulldozer attacker to be cut off from the rest of Jerusalem.
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Zambia leader's 'death' confusion
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| South Africa's president says the Zambian leader has died - but then retracts his comments.
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Venus powers into Wimbledon final
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Venus Williams reaches her seventh Wimbledon final in fine style, beating Elena Dementieva 6-1 7-6 (7-3).
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Day in pictures
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Most striking images from around the world
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Congo ex-leader sent to The Hague
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The former vice-president of DR Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, is extradited to The Hague to face trial for war crimes.
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Paulson admits regulatory errors
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The system for regulating US banks should have performed better, US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson admits.
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Romanian girl in UK for abortion
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| An 11-year-old Romanian girl is to have an abortion in the UK despite being cleared to have one in Romania.
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Militants 'fire rocket' from Gaza
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| A rocket from the Gaza Strip lands in southern Israel, the Israeli army says, putting more strain on a fragile truce.
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Physics names winners and losers
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £3bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts.
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Five to face Concorde crash trial
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| A US airline and five people are to be tried for manslaughter over the 2000 Concorde crash, French judicial officials say.
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UK to build biggest aircraft carriers
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Contracts are signed to build the UK's biggest ever aircraft carriers, creating or securing 10,000 jobs across the UK.
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Live - Venus v Dementieva
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Defending champion Venus Williams takes on Russia's Elena Dementieva for a place in the Wimbledon final.
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Israeli option
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| US military plans against Iran narrow to attack by its ally
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Poor catch
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Fish pirates thrive under Ivorian arms embargo
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Washington diary
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Why it is time to end our love affair with the car
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Man 'linked to Bin Laden' freed
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| A terror suspect said to have "direct links" with Osama Bin Laden has been freed on bail, it is revealed.
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Death fears if family are removed
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| A campaign is under way to stop a pregnant Nigerian woman and her family from being removed from the UK after they were refused asylum.
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Betancourt hails 'perfect' rescue
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt says her release from captivity along with 14 other hostages is a "miracle".
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Jerusalem attacker 'acted alone'
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Jerusalem police say a Palestinian who went on a bulldozing rampage may have acted alone contrary to militant claims.
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French students 'burned' in London
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Two French students found stabbed to death in a south-east London house fire had suffered "horrendous" injuries, police say.
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SA mourns victims of xenophobia
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| South Africa holds a day of national mourning for those killed during May's xenophobic attacks.
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Srebrenica Muslim chief cleared
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The commander of Bosnian Muslim forces in Srebrenica has had his conviction for war crimes quashed by a UN tribunal.
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Murray admits to being outclassed
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Andy Murray admits he was second best against Rafael Nadal after being blown away in straight sets in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
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In pictures
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| How Afghanistan has embraced the mobile phone
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Green menace
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Chinese seaside city battles onslaught of algae
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Britain doubles aid to Pakistan
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Britain is doubling the aid it gives Pakistan to nearly $1bn over the next three years as part of efforts to tackle Islamic militancy.
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'Bankruptcy' fear hits GM shares
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| General Motors shares fall below $10 for the first time in more than 53 years on fears about the carmaker's future.
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Streets calm in riot-hit Mongolia
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Quiet returns to the streets of the Mongolian capital, Ulan Bator, two days after rioting that left five people dead.
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S Asia climate 'crisis' talks due
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Environment ministers from a South Asian regional grouping are due to discuss a plan to tackle climate change.
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Three killed in Philippine attack
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Three people are killed and 10 injured in suspected communist rebel attack in the Philippines, officials say.
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Cold sore virus secret revealed
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The secret of how the cold sore virus persists for a lifetime in the body may have been cracked by US scientists.
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Letters go to music file-sharers
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The music industry says thousands of UK broadband users who share tracks illegally will be warned about it in letters.
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Minister says GPs blocking choice
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| GPs operate "gentlemen's agreements" to block movement of patients between practices, a health minister says.
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Oil prices reach new record high
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The price of oil continues its surge upwards - hitting a new high of $145 a barrel in trading in Singapore.
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Paper trail
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Nigeria makes progress on getting back stolen cash
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Mongolia riots
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Corruption and inequality fuel election explosion
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Dow Jones becomes a bear market
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes more than 20% below its October peak, making it a bear market.
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Firefox download record official
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The creators of Firefox 3.0 celebrate the news they have set a new world record for software downloads.
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