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Bolt sets new 100m world record

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 11:05pm PDT

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Jamaican Usain Bolt breaks the 100m world record with a time of 9.72 seconds in New York.

S Asia 'focus for al-Qaeda fight'

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 10:00pm PDT

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The US security chief tells the BBC the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan are the new focus for the war on terror.

Democratic move

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 7:51pm PDT

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It looks like an equal split, but Obama's in charge

Last boarders

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 5:20pm PDT

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Drinking on the Tube reaches the end of the line

'Bomber' killed by Lebanon troops

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 9:31am PDT

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A suspected suicide bomber is shot dead by troops near Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp.

Live - Federer v Ancic

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 9:15am PDT

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World number one Roger Federer takes on Mario Ancic in the third round of the French Open.

Russia army unit sent to Abkhazia

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 8:38am PDT

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A unit from the Russian army's railway force is sent to the breakaway province of Abkhazia.

Honduras crash forces diversions

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 8:30am PDT

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The international airport in the Honduran capital is to be closed to larger planes, following a fatal crash.

Clashes at Nairobi food protest

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 8:09am PDT

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Police in Kenya fire tear gas to disperse a protest against the soaring cost of food after the recent political crisis.

Lorenzo's Oil boy is dead at 30

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 7:18am PDT

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Lorenzo Odone, whose parents' battle to save him from a nerve disorder was depicted in the film Lorenzo's Oil, dies.

Troops 'must back Mugabe or quit'

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 6:44am PDT

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Zimbabwe's army chief tells soldiers they must leave the military if they do not vote for President Mugabe.

S Koreans protest against US beef

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 6:36am PDT

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Thousands of South Koreans rally over plans to import US beef again, because some consider it dangerous.

'Soldier killed' in Afghan blast

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 6:19am PDT

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A suicide car bomb reportedly kills one international soldier and injures six other people in eastern Afghanistan.

Sharapova through to round four

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 5:35am PDT

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Top seed Maria Sharapova beats Italy's Karin Knapp to reach the last 16 at the French Open.

France offers Iraq rebuilding aid

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 4:55am PDT

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is in Iraq to discuss France's contribution to the rebuilding effort.

Vanuatu's secret

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 4:25am PDT

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The simple things in life, it seems, really do make you happy

New dawn

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 4:23am PDT

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Watching Nepal become the world's newest republic

Mental scars

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 4:20am PDT

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Treating the trauma of years of violence in Baghdad

Storm diary

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 3:03am PDT

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BBC reporter Simon Hancock chases down a tornado

Call to ban all tobacco adverts

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 2:55am PDT

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The World Health Organisation calls for a ban on all tobacco advertising on its World No Tobacco Day.

'Quake lake' evacuation continues

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 2:00am PDT

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Almost 200,000 people have been moved from areas below a rising "quake lake" in Sichuan, Chinese media say.

Ford to open plant in Mexico

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 1:05am PDT

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US giant Ford is to invest $3bn (£1.5bn) in a new car plant in Mexico, creating 4,500 new jobs.

Children killed in 'knife attack'

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 12:56am PDT

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Police arrest the parents of two young children who were stabbed to death in an attack at a home in south London.

Boston edge Pistons to make final

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 12:42am PDT

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Boston Celtics will face LA Lakers in the NBA finals after beating Detroit Pistons 89-81 to clinch the Eastern Conference final series.

Delay to polygamist sect reunions

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 12:34am PDT

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Parents hopes of quick reunions with children removed from a sect's Texan ranch are hit by a legal wrangle.

Passport battle

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 11:19pm PDT

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Swiss may bring back secret ballots on citizenship

North Korea 'tests sea missiles'

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 9:52pm PDT

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North Korea tests three ship-to-ship missiles off its west coast as part of an exercise, reports from the South say.

US Democrats to hold crunch talks

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 9:44pm PDT

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US Democrats begin a meeting to decide the fate of two states left out of the race to find a presidential candidate.

Burma policy costs lives, says US

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 9:31pm PDT

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The US defence secretary says Burma is causing great loss of life by hindering international relief after Cyclone Nargis.

Libya to resolve claims with US

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 8:57pm PDT

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The US and Libya agree to work together to resolve compensation claims over the Lockerbie bombing.

Amy in Lisbon

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 7:12pm PDT

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Winehouse plays her first concert for six months

Facebook 'violates privacy laws'

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 6:06pm PDT

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Social networking site Facebook is accused of 22 counts of privacy breaches by a Canadian group.

Japanese hopes ride on Discovery

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 5:58pm PDT

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Discovery blasts off for the space station with the hub of a Japanese science lab, and a new toilet pump, aboard.

Skydivers survive Spanish crash

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 5:45pm PDT

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Nine skydivers leap to safety from a stricken plane before it crashes with the loss of two lives in central Spain.

Uncertain future

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 5:29pm PDT

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Mozambicans flood home to calls for forgiveness

Fatal crash at Honduran airport

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:35pm PDT

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At least four people die when a Miami-bound airliner landing in fog in Honduras overshoots the runway and hits a road.

Progress at UN biodiversity forum

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:23pm PDT

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Nearly 200 countries agree on measures to protect the world's most threatened wildlife at a UN conference.

Challenger blasts Mugabe's rule

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:07pm PDT

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Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his country is an "unmitigated embarrassment" to Africa.

Three men killed in M5 collision

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:53pm PDT

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Three men die when a van crashes into a car after going through the central reservation on the M5 in Gloucestershire.

Ponting passes Test run milestone

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:37pm PDT

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Ricky Ponting becomes the seventh batsman and the third Australian to score 10,000 Test runs.

Hungry continent

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:23pm PDT

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Are GM crops the solution to Africa's food crisis?

US imposes sanctions on PKK group

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:11pm PDT

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President Bush uses a US drug trafficking law to impose financial sanctions on a Kurdish rebel group.

Last days

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 12:36pm PDT

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US Democratic nomination race end in sight

Week in pictures

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 10:02am PDT

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Some of the best images around the world this week

Living in fear

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 9:18am PDT

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Quake survivors head to the hills to escape flood threat

Exiled Burundi rebel head returns

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 8:59am PDT

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The leader of Burundi's last active rebel group, the FNL, returns from exile in Tanzania four days after a ceasefire.

Trapped in Gaza

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 8:49am PDT

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Students denied US scholarships by Israeli blockade

'Hello, Gordon here...' Why the PM has been phoning voters at home

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 8:41am PDT

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Gordon Brown routinely telephones voters at home to talk about Labour policy, Downing Street confirms.

Spirited Murray falls to Almagro

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 8:39am PDT

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Andy Murray shows flashes of brilliance before losing to clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro in round three of the French Open.

Christian group in a froth over Starbucks' 'slutty' siren logo

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 8:35am PDT

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US coffee chain Starbucks comes under fire for a new logo that critics say is offensive and overly graphic.

Burma 'camp closures' criticised

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 8:23am PDT

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A senior UN official says any coercion of Burmese cyclone victims to return home is completely unacceptable.

Cluster bomb ban treaty is signed

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 8:07am PDT

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More than 100 nations sign a treaty banning current designs of cluster bombs - but key states do not.

Ovary baby survives against odds

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 7:35am PDT

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A woman in Australia has given birth to a healthy girl after a rare full-term ectopic pregnancy.

Crane collapses in New York City

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 6:31am PDT

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At least two people are killed and one seriously injured as a crane collapses in New York's Upper East Side district.

Gunman attacks mosque in Yemen

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 6:09am PDT

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A gunman kills at least eight people after opening fire at a mosque in Yemen, officials say.

Europe fuel protests spread wider

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 5:55am PDT

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Fuel protests triggered by rising oil prices spread to more countries across Europe, with strikes by fishermen.

Live - Murray v Almagro

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 5:30am PDT

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British number one Andy Murray meets Spain's Nicolas Almagro in round three of the French Open.

Day in pictures

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:58am PDT

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Striking images from around the world

Croatia jails war crimes general

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:52am PDT

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A Croatian court for the first time convicts a Croatian general for war crimes against Serbs.

US marine removed over coin claim

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:44am PDT

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A US marine is removed from duty over claims he distributed coins with biblical verses to citizens in Iraq.

EU calls for net address upgrade

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:39am PDT

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Time is running out for Europe to embrace the net's new addressing system, Brussels warns.

Fuel poverty action plan unveiled

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:31am PDT

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Data on people with low incomes could be shared with energy companies to help people pay their fuel bills.

First glimpse

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:14am PDT

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Pictures give clues to way of life of uncontacted tribe

Japan shelves military aid flight

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 4:06am PDT

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Tokyo shelves a military flight carrying quake aid to Sichuan amid Chinese fears of an anti-Japan backlash.

Eviction notice for Nepalese king

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:51am PDT

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Nepal's government formally tells the deposed monarch to vacate the royal palace within the next two weeks.

Apartheid 'not root of SA riots'

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:36am PDT

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South Africa's ex-leader FW De Klerk says the heritage of apartheid cannot be blamed for the xenophobic attacks.

Turkish gay group will fight ban

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:22am PDT

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A leading Turkish gay rights group says it will fight its court-ordered ban for "violating morality".

Reverting to type

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:07am PDT

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Why typewriters are refusing to go away

Actor Murray's wife seeks divorce

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 3:06am PDT

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The wife of Ghostbusters actor Bill Murray files for divorce, alleging he is addicted to drink and drugs.

'Extremist' scarf complaints prompt US chain to drop advert

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 2:34am PDT

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A US coffee and doughnut chain pulls an advert featuring a celebrity chef after complaints over her "extremist" scarf.

Al-Qaeda in retreat - CIA chief

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 2:26am PDT

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The head of the CIA says al-Qaeda is essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and on the defensive elsewhere.

It's quiz time

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 2:09am PDT

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Why is this shuttle crew so eagerly awaited at the ISS?

Poland in plea to EU on shipyards

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 2:06am PDT

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Poland asks the European Commission for more time to privatise its ailing shipyards, amid EU irritation over Polish state aid.

France investigates EADS ex-boss

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 2:00am PDT

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Noel Forgeard, former boss of EADS, is placed under formal investigation over allegations of insider trading.

Pakistani boy 'killed by teacher'

Posted: May 30th, 2008, 1:28am PDT

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A seven-year-old student of a religious seminary in Pakistan dies after he is punished by his teacher, police say.

Japan woman lived in man's closet

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 11:23pm PDT

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Police in Japan arrest a woman for living in a man's closet for several months without him knowing.

What is the formula for the 'perfect voice' ?

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 10:54pm PDT

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Researchers say they have worked out a mathematical formula to find the perfect human voice.

Credit crunch

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 9:38pm PDT

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WTO boss criticises unfettered globalisation

Food crisis talks set to begin

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 9:27pm PDT

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Envoys from 26 Latin American and Caribbean nations are set to meet for food crisis talks.

Isolated tribe spotted in Brazil

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 5:51pm PDT

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One of South America's few remaining uncontacted tribes is photographed from the air on the Peru-Brazil border.

Mediterranean diet diabetes boost

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 4:32pm PDT

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Sticking to a diet which includes fruit, vegetables, fibre and healthier fats could protect against type two diabetes.

Infection cot death link probed

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 4:24pm PDT

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Some of the hundreds of sudden, unexplained baby deaths each year may be linked to bacterial infection, research suggests.

Countdown to UK military launch

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 3:33pm PDT

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The third Skynet military satellite is held on the pad because of a fault on its rocket.

Royal circle

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 9:29am PDT

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Was ancient ruling dynasty buried at Stonehenge?

UN warns about higher food costs

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 8:47am PDT

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Expect higher food prices and volatile commodity markets, says a report by the UN's food organisation.

Olmert party rival looks to polls

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 8:21am PDT

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The party of scandal-hit Israeli PM Ehud Olmert should prepare for possible polls, a senior party figure says.

Seven rested for England friendly

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 8:17am PDT

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Seven players are excused from the trip to Trinidad and Tobago for Sunday's friendly but Rio Ferdinand remains in the squad.

Day in pictures

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 8:01am PDT

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Striking images from around the world

Green light for Bear Stearns deal

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 7:36am PDT

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Shareholders of the stricken US finance giant Bear Stearns approve its $2.2bn sale to JP Morgan Chase.

US ex-aide defends Bush critique

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 7:27am PDT

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White House ex-spokesman Scott McClellan explains why he is so critical of the Bush administration in his new book.

SA province seeks disaster status

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 7:15am PDT

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South Africa's Western Cape wants parts of the province to be declared a disaster zone after xenophobic riots.

Copts shot dead in Cairo attack

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 7:04am PDT

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Four Coptic Christians are shot dead in broad daylight at a jewellery shop in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

Tendulkar suffers injury setback

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 6:58am PDT

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India's Sachin Tendulkar will miss the Asia Cup and a tri-series in Bangladesh because of a groin injury.

Campbell charged over 'assaults'

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 6:55am PDT

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Supermodel Naomi Campbell is to appear in court accused of assaulting two police officers at Heathrow airport.

Iraq 'stepping back from abyss'

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon praises progress in Iraq at a UN forum, while Iraq's PM calls for debt relief from Arab states.

New republic

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 5:07am PDT

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Nepal considers its future without a monarchy

Cause and effect

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 5:05am PDT

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How inaccurate is Sharon Stone's definition of Karma?

Iraq abduction anniversary appeal

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 5:03am PDT

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The relatives of five British men kidnapped in Iraq are marking a year without their loved ones.

Dior drops Sharon Stone in China

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 4:55am PDT

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Sharon Stone is dropped from Christian Dior's Chinese adverts after saying the recent earthquake was the result of bad "karma".

Colombia signs up for XO laptop

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 4:30am PDT

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The Caldas region of Colombia is buying 65,000 XO laptops for schoolchildren throughout the state.

Nepal royal flag removed from palace

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 4:13am PDT

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The royal standard of the monarchy in Nepal is removed from the former royal palace, eye witnesses say.

Zimbabwe's Makoni to back no-one

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 4:00am PDT

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Simba Makoni, who lost in Zimbabwe's presidential poll, says he will back neither candidate in the run-off.

Toilet trouble for astronauts on international space station

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 4:00am PDT

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Astronauts on the International Space Station await the arrival of the shuttle Discovery - and a new pump for their broken toilet.

Escaping N Korea

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 3:45am PDT

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North Koreans' extraordinary risks trying to flee

Washington diary

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 3:29am PDT

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British excitement at US election is widespread

Tutu anger at Gaza blockade

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 3:27am PDT

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Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu calls the Israeli blockade of Gaza an "abomination" during a visit.

Mapping ahead

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 2:33am PDT

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Google pinpoints future of web developments

Tribesmen try to paralyse Delhi

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 2:23am PDT

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Members of the Gujjar tribe block key highways into the Indian capital in protest at alleged discrimination.

Ships re-write temperature chart

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 1:47am PDT

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An apparent cooling period in the mid-20th Century was due to different measurement methods, scientists say.

Fifa relaxes Iraqi World Cup ban

Posted: May 28th, 2008, 11:35pm PDT

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Iraq's World Cup qualifier against Australia will go ahead after a ban on the Iraqi Football Association was overturned.

Rarest rhinoceros captured on film - then wrecks the camera

Posted: May 28th, 2008, 10:10pm PDT

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The world's rarest rhino is captured on video in the jungles of Java - then sends camera flying.

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