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| Friday, 02 April, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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 | Multiple Israeli strikes hit Gaza Israeli warplanes carry out air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which the Israeli military says were targeting four weapons factories. |
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| More bosses back Tories' tax move Another 14 top executives back the Conservatives' pledge to cancel the National Insurance increase. | |
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| Haiti disc tax 'not cut from aid' No 10 has denied that thousands of pounds will be lost from aid budgets after tax was waived on a Haiti charity single. | |
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| Vow to re-run rail strike ballot A planned national rail strike by the RMT union is called off after Network Rail challenges it in the High Court. | |
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| Port lorry's 7m cigarettes seized Seven million illegally imported cigarettes are seized from a lorry at an East Sussex ferry port, HM Revenue and Customs says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Multiple Israeli strikes hit Gaza Israeli warplanes carry out air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which the Israeli military says were targeting four weapons factories. |
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| UN envoy denies Afghan poll fraud A former UN envoy to Afghanistan dismisses accusations of electoral fraud levelled by President Hamid Karzai. | |
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| Peru's Machu Picchu site reopens Peru's greatest archaeological site, Machu Picchu, is formally reopened - two months after landslides cut its rail link. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan opposition quits elections Most of Sudan's main opposition parties say they will boycott presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections this month. |
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| 'Coup' attempt in Guinea-Bissau Army officers in Guinea-Bissau detain the nation's top general and arrest the prime minister, but deny staging a coup. | |
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| Nigeria mulls return for Ribadu Nigeria wants charges against corruption fighter Nuhu Ribadu to be dropped, possibly so he can become a presidential advisor. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Peru's Machu Picchu site reopens Peru's greatest archaeological site, Machu Picchu, is formally reopened - two months after landslides cut its rail link. |
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| Cuba and US hold rare talks at UN Cuba's foreign minister talks to a senior US official - in one of the highest level contacts between the two nations for years. | |
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| US abortion doctor killer jailed A man who said he killed a US abortion doctor in Kansas to save the lives of unborn babies is sentenced to life in jail. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Iran takes nuclear case to China Iran's top nuclear official visits China, amid signs Beijing may relax opposition to a new round of sanctions against Tehran. |
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| Malaysia woman's caning commuted Malaysian religious authorities say a woman who admitted drinking beer will not be caned but will instead do community service. | |
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| NZ calls for whaling compromise Allowing whaling nations to kill a limited number of the animals is the only way to control hunting, New Zealand says. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Medvedev visits bomb-hit republic Russia's president makes a surprise visit to Dagestan, a day after a double suicide attack in the North Caucasus republic. |
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| Karadzic loses bid to delay trial An international court rejects an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to have his war crimes trial delayed. | |
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| Daimler admits worldwide bribery German carmaker Daimler pleads guilty to US corruption charges and agrees to pay $185m (£121m) to settle the case. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Multiple Israeli strikes hit Gaza Israeli warplanes carry out air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which the Israeli military says were targeting four weapons factories. |
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| Iran takes nuclear case to China Iran's top nuclear official visits China, amid signs Beijing may relax opposition to a new round of sanctions against Tehran. | |
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| Protest at Saudi sorcery sentence Lebanon's prime minister is urged to intervene to stop the execution of a man accused of sorcery in Saudi Arabia. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UN envoy denies Afghan poll fraud A former UN envoy to Afghanistan dismisses accusations of electoral fraud levelled by President Hamid Karzai. |
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| India launches biometric census India launches a census in which every person over the age of 15 will be fingerprinted to create a biometric national database. | |
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| Sri Lanka president visits Jaffna Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa makes a rare visit to Jaffna, the cultural capital of the country's Tamil minority. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Port lorry's 7m cigarettes seized Seven million illegally imported cigarettes are seized from a lorry at an East Sussex ferry port, HM Revenue and Customs says. |
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| Vow to re-run rail strike ballot A planned national rail strike by the RMT union is called off after Network Rail challenges it in the High Court. | |
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| More bosses back Tories' tax move Another 14 top executives back the Conservatives' pledge to cancel the National Insurance increase. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Twelve people hurt in M6 pile-up A young girl has serious head injuries after a seven-vehicle pile-up on the M6 near Rugby, in which 11 others were hurt. |
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| 'Brothel' arrests under new laws Three men are arrested at an alleged brothel under a new law aimed at protecting women forced into prostitution. | |
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| Historian Hunt picked by Labour The TV historian Tristram Hunt is picked to stand as a Labour candidate in Stoke-on-Trent at the general election. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Police team to probe priest abuse The police in Northern Ireland are to establish an investigation team to look into cases of alleged child abuse by Catholic priests. |
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| Family saved from snowbound house The police helicopter has had to help rescue a snowbound family from their County Tyrone home. | |
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| First Trust staff shocked at sale The finance workers' union says staff at First Trust are shocked by the decision by AIB to sell it off to raise 7.4bn euros. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Engineers work to restore power Engineers are working to restore power to thousands of homes which were facing a second night without electricity. |
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| Tribute to coach crash schoolgirl The head teacher of the school involved in the fatal bus crash in South Lanarkshire pays tribute to the 17-year-old who died. | |
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| Historic church given cash boost A church where Queen Victoria once worshipped is among eight to share more than £1m from the Heritage Lottery Fund. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | More bosses back Tories' tax move Another 14 top executives back the Conservatives' pledge to cancel the National Insurance increase. |
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| Haiti disc tax 'not cut from aid' No 10 has denied that thousands of pounds will be lost from aid budgets after tax was waived on a Haiti charity single. | |
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| Historian Hunt picked by Labour The TV historian Tristram Hunt is picked to stand as a Labour candidate in Stoke-on-Trent at the general election. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Daimler admits worldwide bribery German carmaker Daimler pleads guilty to US corruption charges and agrees to pay $185m (£121m) to settle the case. |
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| Bank survey shows happy customers A high level of satisfaction with the service of the UK's banks is revealed in a survey for the BBC. | |
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| Motorists hit by fuel duty rise Motoring organisations predict petrol prices could hit a record over Easter after fuel duty rises by one penny a litre. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Mills tells of breast op bust-up Heather Mills tells an employment tribunal she fell out with her nanny after refusing to pay for her breast enlargement surgery. |
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| Tunick calls for naked Big Chill Artist Spencer Tunick is inviting volunteers to take part in a mass disrobing for this year's Big Chill Festival in Herefordshire. | |
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| Reunited Libertines play pub gig The Libertines play together for the first time since 2004 and pledge to stay together for their summer festival dates. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | UK sets up Chagos marine reserve The UK government has created the world's largest marine reserve around the Chagos Islands. |
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| Science writer wins libel appeal A science writer wins the right to rely on the defence of fair comment in a libel action in a landmark appeal. | |
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| NZ calls for whaling compromise Allowing whaling nations to kill a limited number of the animals is the only way to control hunting, New Zealand says. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook duo's fight with founder Two brothers awarded millions of dollars after claiming they had come up with the idea for Facebook tell BBC News their legal battle isn't over. |
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| Ordnance Survey offers free data Mapping agency Ordnance Survey frees up more data for re-use by the public as part of a government initiative. | |
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| Police back down over domain name The Government's police inspectorate backs down after protests from social media activists over its choice of name for a website. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Hospital checklists 'cut deaths' Checklists that spell out exactly how to care for those with common conditions have dramatically reduced deaths, say hospitals. |
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| Offer drink advice, clinics urged Hospitals are urged to give advice on safe drinking when patients receive follow-up treatment for alcohol-related injuries. | |
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| Herbal therapists regulation call The government has announced plans to force all providers of unlicensed herbal medicines to register with the complementary therapy regulator. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Sats battle on teachers' agenda Teachers are meeting for their annual conferences this weekend and a threatened battle with the government on Sats tests in England is high on the agenda. |
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| Runaways 'face exploitation risk' A "frightening" number of children who regularly go missing are sexually exploited, Barnardo's has warned. | |
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| Ofsted changed Shoesmith report A damning Ofsted report on the council at the centre of the Baby Peter case was changed 17 times, court documents show. | |
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| 1982: Argentina invades Falklands Argentina has invaded the British territory of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic. | |||
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| 2005: Pope John Paul II dies Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84 following heart failure, ending one of the longest pontificates in history. | |||
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| 1986: Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece Four people are killed after they are sucked through a hole blown in the side of a TWA jet flying to Athens. | |||
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