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| Sunday, 18 April, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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 | Passengers face more flight chaos Passengers face more disruption after flight restrictions are extended until 1900 BST because of the volcanic ash danger. |
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| Lib Dems in election poll surge Election opinion polls suggest the Lib Dems are up by as many as eight points, putting them just behind the Tories. | |
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| Abuse raised as Pope visits Malta Malta's president broaches the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests in a speech welcoming the Pope to the island. | |
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| Polish funeral plans hit by ash Barack Obama and others are unable to reach Polish leader Lech Kacyznski's funeral because of Europe's air shutdown. | |
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| Two men charged with Aamir murder Two men, aged 35 and 36, are charged by police with the murder of Cardiff teenager Aamir Siddiqi. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Europe flight misery to drag on Europe's volcanic ash air travel lockdown continues with some flight bans extended to Monday while air lines fly test planes. |
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| Abuse raised as Pope visits Malta Malta's president broaches the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests in a speech welcoming the Pope to the island. | |
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| Ecuadorean threat to oil giants Ecuador threatens to take over foreign oil concessions if companies resist growing state control of the industry. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Observers criticise Sudan polls Two leading observer missions say Sudan has fallen short of international standards in its recent controversial elections. |
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| Al-Qaeda frees Italians in Mali An Italian couple who were abducted by al-Qaeda militants are released in Mali after four months in captivity. | |
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| Kenya's flowers hit by ash cloud Kenya's flower industry is badly hit by the cancellation of flights across Europe because of Iceland's volcanic ash cloud. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Ecuadorean threat to oil giants Ecuador threatens to take over foreign oil concessions if companies resist growing state control of the industry. |
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| Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud in a civil suit filed by US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission. | |
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| Toyota recalls more US vehicles Toyota announces yet more recalls, with 600,000 Sienna minivans in the US affected because of corrosion problems. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | North Korea denies warship attack North Korea says it was not involved in the sinking of a South Korean warship last month near their disputed sea border. |
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| China quake bodies burnt on pyres About 700 people who died in a massive earthquake in north-west China on Wednesday have been cremated. | |
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| Strong quake off Papua New Guinea A 6.3 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea but no tsunami alert is issued and there are no reports of casualties. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Europe flight misery to drag on Europe's volcanic ash air travel lockdown continues with some flight bans extended to Monday while air lines fly test planes. |
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| Landmark vote in North Cyprus Polls are set to open for a presidential election in Northern Cyprus that may have a major impact on the chances of reunification. | |
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| Polish funeral plans hit by ash Barack Obama and others are unable to reach Polish leader Lech Kacyznski's funeral because of Europe's air shutdown. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran brands US 'nuclear criminal' Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls the US an "atomic criminal" at a nuclear summit in Tehran. |
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| Clinton presses Israel on talks US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls again on Israel to do more to pursue peace with the Palestinians. | |
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| Iran ex-president 'in travel ban' Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami is banned from leaving the country, his aides say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Blasts target Pakistan displaced Some 40 people die in a twin suicide bombing at a registration point for the displaced in north-west Pakistan. |
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| Bhutto murder 'avoidable' - UN The death of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto could have been prevented, a damning UN report into her assassination concludes. | |
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| 'Bomb' targets India cricket game A bomb explodes outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Bangalore, injuring at least eight people, police say. | |
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| UK | |
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| Passengers face more flight chaos Passengers face more disruption after flight restrictions are extended until 1900 BST because of the volcanic ash danger. |
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| Lib Dems in election poll surge Election opinion polls suggest the Lib Dems are up by as many as eight points, putting them just behind the Tories. | |
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| Girl, one, dies after dog attack The uncle of an 18-month-old girl who died after being attacked by a dog in West Sussex is held on suspicion of manslaughter. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Two die as plane crashes in field Two people flying in a light aircraft suffer fatal injuries when it crashes in a field in Hampshire and bursts into flames. |
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| Girl, one, dies after dog attack The uncle of an 18-month-old girl who died after being attacked by a dog in West Sussex is held on suspicion of manslaughter. | |
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| Travellers face longer flight ban The ban on air traffic in England is extended into Sunday evening as a volcanic ash cloud spreads again. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ash still disrupting NI flights Restrictions on flights to and from Northern Ireland are extended again as the volcanic ash cloud continues to drift. |
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| Man held over MI5 base car bomb A 30-year-old man is arrested over a car bomb which exploded outside the Army base which houses MI5's NI headquarters. | |
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| Assembly tribute to Polish leader Members of Northern Ireland's Polish community join politicians for a service in memory of Polish President Lech Kaczynski. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Ban on Scottish flights extended The ban on flights in Scottish airspace is extended as the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland moves back over the country. |
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| Murder probe after park stabbing A murder investigation is under way after a man was stabbed in a park in the north of Glasgow on Friday night. | |
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| Parties take message to streets Political parties in Scotland are on the election trail during the second weekend of campaigning ahead of the Westminster poll. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Brown confirms election on 6 May Prime Minister Gordon Brown, flanked by members of his cabinet in Downing Street, calls the UK General Election for 6 May. |
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| Live: General election 2010 Live text and video coverage of all the latest developments as the 2010 general election campaign gets under way. | |
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| Election is 'not two-horse race' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the election will not be the usual "two-horse race" between Labour and Conservatives. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud in a civil suit filed by US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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| Airlines count volcano ash losses Disruption caused by European airspace closure will cost airlines at least $200m per day, the industry's governing body warns | |
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| Firms fined over tobacco pricing The Office of Fair Trading fines two tobacco companies and nine retailers a total of £225m for "unlawful" tobacco pricing. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Eastenders to axe six characters Some of EastEnders' best-loved stars are being axed as part of a shake-up of the long-running soap opera. |
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| Attenborough reaches North Pole Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has realised a life-long ambition and reached the North Pole, the BBC says. | |
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| Rare Stones track to be released A recently rediscovered Rolling Stones song dating back to 1972 will be released as a single for Record Store Day. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Mechanism of cobra hood revealed Scientists have discovered exactly how cobras raise their menacing hoods. |
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| Whaling peace plan to go forward A proposal to reconcile whaling nations and their opponents will almost certainly be sent this year to governments for a decision. | |
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| Obama sets Mars goal for America US President Barack Obama says it should be possible to send astronauts to orbit the planet Mars by the mid-2030s. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Infected XP owners left unpatched Windows XP machines infected with a sneaky virus will not be able to install Microsoft's latest security updates. |
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| Browser app tops download chart Over one million iPhone users downloaded the Opera browser app in the first 24 hours of its release, the company claims. | |
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| Video gamers accused of match fix Professional players of sci-fi themed game StarCraft have been accused of rigging matches in South Korea. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Robot 'helps arms after stroke' Intensive therapy using a robot has helped patients improve arm movement years after they had a stroke. |
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| Campaigner wins tainted blood case A composer who contracted HIV and hepatitis C through an NHS blood transfusion has won a High Court challenge over compensation levels. | |
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| NHS care record roll-out halted The development of a medical records database for patients in England has been suspended in some areas after doctors criticised the speed of roll-out. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Ash cloud leaves pupils stranded Hundreds of school children and many teachers are among those stranded overseas because of volcanic ash drifting from Iceland. |
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| Heads' ballot backs Sats boycott Heads and deputy heads balloted over a boycott of Sats tests in England this year have voted for the action. | |
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| 'More state pupils' at Oxbridge Oxford and Cambridge universities both increase the proportion of state school pupils they take - but are still falling short of targets, figures show. | |
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| 1956: Macmillan unveils premium bond scheme The British Chancellor Harold Macmillan unveils plans for a new state saving scheme offering cash prizes instead of interest. | |||
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| 1955: Albert Einstein dies Eminent scientist Dr Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, dies in hospital aged 76. | |||
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| 1988: 'Ivan the Terrible' guilty of war crimes A retired US car worker has been found guilty of Nazi war crimes. | |||
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