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Europe’s armies are under-performing and will need fresh Franco-British impetus to meet future challenges, a top think-tank’s report says.
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Just why pears are prone to rot faster than apples after they are picked can now be explained by scientists.
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A key ally of ex-President Obasanjo must never hold office again, the Nigerian senate says.
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Zimbabwe welcomes the failure of a UN Security Council resolution to impose new sanctions on its leaders.
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Thousands of Londoners using the public transport system may find their Oyster card no longer works after an electronic fault.
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An investigation into allegations of corruption against the Israeli PM is being widened to look at whether he committed fraud.
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The poor breeding of Scotland’s seabirds is causing ”serious concern”, according to RSPB Scotland.
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Police charge a 23-year-old man with the murders of two French students in south-east London.
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Two Afghan women accused of running a prostitution ring are shot dead by the Taleban.
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The Archbishop of York calls on Zimbabwean exiles to be given the right to work in the UK.
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Russian cosmonauts complete a spacewalk to remove an explosive bolt from a Soyuz capsule attached to the International Space Station.
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China’s state owned Sinosteel buys a majority stake in Australian iron ore miner Midwest.
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The US government is reported to be considering pumping extra capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Political leaders in Lebanon agree on the make-up of a national unity government after six weeks of talks.
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The head of the armed forces defends the conduct of British troops abroad after claims that soldiers abused an Iraqi boy.
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North Korea rejects an offer by South Korea’s president to resume reconciliation talks.
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A former Pentagon analyst who passed military secrets to a Chinese spy is sentenced to five years in jail.
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Police in Norway say two people have been found dead at a heavy metal festival headlined by Alice Cooper.
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Businesses are not making the most of social networking sites, say researchers.
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The boss of Belgium’s largest bank, Fortis, steps down as shareholders criticise his handling of the credit crisis.
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Seoul complains that North Korea is failing to co-operate with a probe into the shooting of a South Korean tourist.
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At least four people die and 25 others are injured when gunmen ambush a crowded passenger bus in Sri Lanka, the army says.
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The funeral of leading Vietnamese Buddhist dissident Thich Huyen Quang takes place under tight security.
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Iran will target Israel and 32 US bases in the Gulf if the country is attacked, says an aide to Iran’s supreme leader.
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A bank in the Indian city of Calcutta opens an account for a beggar who deposited 91kg (200lb) of coins in their branch.
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The French hospital where pregnant actress Angelina Jolie is staying says it is ”totally impossible” to get photos of the star.
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Thousands of people take part in a protest to support Sudan’s president amid reports that he is to be indicted over Darfur.
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Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, has died of cancer, US television station Fox News announces.
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The Indonesian army funded militias that committed human rights abuses in East Timor, says a report seen by the BBC.
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An Italian court orders thegovernment to pay damages to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay.
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Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko says he will return from injury in time for Juventus’ European Champions League preliminary matches.
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Gay US bishop Gene Robinson is forced to halt a sermon to a London church after being heckled from the congregation.
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A French court denies citizenship to a Muslim woman, ruling that her practice of ”radical” Islam is not compatible with French values.
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The WHO warns people not to enter Ugandan caves after a tourist dies from Marburg virus.
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Bombardier Aerospace is investing half a billion pounds in Northern Ireland, which will sustain over 800 jobs.
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A leading German politician is the latest to reject a tentative plan by Barack Obama to speak at Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate.
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The Vatican made a loss last year as the weakening dollar reduced the value of donations from the US.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders express their optimism for peace at a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders in Paris.
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One of the largest mortgage lenders in the US, the California-based IndyMac Bank, collapses amid a growing credit crisis.
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A HIV-positive Kenyan woman wins $35,000 from her employer for unfair dismissal, in the first such ruling in Kenya.
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There are more foreign fighters, including al-Qaeda militants, in Pakistan’s tribal region than before, says the US military chief.
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The National Alliance Against Tolls calls for the M6 Toll to be taken over by the Highways Agency.
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Some women in countries where abortion is restricted are using the internet to buy medication for a home abortion, the BBC learns.
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Research suggests more couples over 70 are having sex – and finding it satisfing – than in previous generations.
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The leaders of Venezuela and Colombia say they want to put aside their differences and improve co-operation.
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Riccardo Ricco breaks away on the Col de Aspin to claim his second stage win of this year’s Tour de France in Bagneres de Bigorre.
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Scientists have used a common cold virus to ”light up” prostate cancer tumours in different parts of the body.
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A planned prisoner exchange between Israel and Hezbollah will take place on Wednesday, Israeli officials say.
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Canine cuisine is in the dog house as China spares the feelings of foreign visitors.
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Ongoing concerns about oil supplies pushes the price of a barrel of crude to new record highs above $147 a barrel.
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The UN agrees in principle to a Pakistani request to set up a panel that will investigate the killing of ex-PM Benazir Bhutto.
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Bombardier Aerospace is investing half a billion pounds in Northern Ireland, which will sustain over 800 jobs.
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The government’s chief medical officer for England says superbug vaccines should be available within 10 years.
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A Moroccan court fines Al-Jazeera’s bureau chief for a report on a riot last month.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy launches a Union for the Mediterranean, aimed at ending Mid-East conflict.
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A senior Toyota car engineer died from working too many hours, a Japanese labour bureau rules.
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The MoD refers an allegation that British soldiers sexually assaulted a 14-year-old Iraqi boy to the Royal Military Police.
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Nine US soldiers are killed in clashes with Taleban militants in the north-east of the country, a US commander says.
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Police in Mexico are investigating online classified ads purporting to offer contract killings.
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A third of the world’s reef-building coral species are facing extinction, the first global assessment shows.
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Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen tells the BBC he has received death threats because of his sexuality.
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Singer Amy Winehouse’s father says the star could suffer a ”slow and painful” death from lung disease emphysema.
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A new study shows that regular doses of malarial drugs could improve children’s performance in school.
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The authorities in Argentina say they have uncovered a multi-million dollar operation in forged Italian passports.
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The Thai foreign minister quits after a court rules he violated the constitution by signing a deal over a disputed temple.
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RBS unveils plans to sell off the Australian assets of ABN Amro – the Dutch bank which it bought last year.
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A national newspaper claims to have discovered the true identity of mysterious graffiti artist Banksy.
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The Home Office is to change a loophole in the nationality law after more than 20 years of campaigning by 85-year-old Thea Johnson.
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Rangers end their interest in Watford’s Danny Shittu after the defender fails to agree personal terms.
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At least eight soldiers are killed by militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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Vital reconstruction in Gaza is stalled because Israel is not allowing in enough supplies, the UN’s Middle East envoy warns.
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Using HRT patches instead of pills could cut the risk of gallbladder complications, a study says.
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General Electric says profits fell 6% in the second quarter as the US economy was ”challenged”.
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Yahoo’s board angrily rejects a joint offer from Microsoft and the investor Carl Icahn, describing it as ”ludicrous”.
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Dr Michael DeBakey, the heart surgeon who gained fame for his procedures developing bypass surgery, dies aged 99.
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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Baghdad for talks, says Iraq and Turkey will join forces to fight Kurdish rebels.
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There is no change at the top of the album and singles charts as Coldplay and Dizzee Rascal sit firm at number one.
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The leaders of India’s governing coalition say they will seek a vote of confidence on 22 July which they expect to win.
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Police in India find no evidence against a well-known dentist arrested in connection with the murder of his teenaged daughter.
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Actress Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, at a hospital in the French Riviera.
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Youths who carry knives will be made to visit stabbing victims in hospital in new shock tactics to tackle violent crime.
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An experimental transplant of cells into the eyes of patients with failing sight improved vision in most of them, US researchers say.
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A national newspaper claims to have discovered the true identity of guerrilla artist Banksy.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger says he would be ”happy to help” in stalled pay negotiations between actors and Hollywood studios.
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Britons are getting worse at judging when they are overweight, a study suggests.
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Soaring food and fuel prices push inflation in India to a 13-year high of 11.89%, threatening growth prospects.
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A glitch with the registration software for the iPhone means that many people in the UK are unable to use their devices.
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A major row breaks out among Brazil’s judges over a probe that sees a businessman arrested and freed twice in two days.
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The BBC uncovers the first evidence that China is violating a UN arms embargo by helping Sudan in its conflict in Darfur.
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A new solar technology could increase the power generated by solar panels tenfold, a team of scientists show.
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A national newspaper claims to have discovered the true identity of guerrilla artist Banksy.
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US band Rage Against The Machine close the second day at T in the Park as the Scottish festival prepares for REM, Kings Of Leon and Amy Winehouse.
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Service personnel are to be allowed to study for a qualification free of charge after six years’ duty, it is reported.
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Poland’s former Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek – a key anti-communist dissident – is killed in a car crash.
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Animal research raises the possibility that adult stem cell transplants may treat muscular dystrophy.
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An Indonesian man who murdered 42 women and girls in black magic rituals is executed by firing squad.
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Twenty Russian scientists are to be taken off their ice camp in the Arctic because the melt has set in sooner than expected.
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Some of the biggest names in football join forces to raise money for Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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The fix for a serious flaw in the net’s addressing system cuts some users off the web.
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Beatles producer Sir George Martin and rock legends The Who are honoured at separate ceremonies in Los Angeles.
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