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Europe’s armies chided in report

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:37 +0000

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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Apples beat pears on crunch issue

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:21 +0000

Just why pears are prone to rot faster than apples after they are picked can now be explained by scientists.

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Nigeria ‘must ban’ ex-minister

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:07:22 +0000

A key ally of ex-President Obasanjo must never hold office again, the Nigerian senate says.

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Zimbabwe hails sanctions failure

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:07:20 +0000

Zimbabwe welcomes the failure of a UN Security Council resolution to impose new sanctions on its leaders.

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London commuters ‘face card woe’

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:01 +0000

Thousands of Londoners using the public transport system may find their Oyster card no longer works after an electronic fault.

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Olmert corruption probe widened

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:39 +0000

An investigation into allegations of corruption against the Israeli PM is being widened to look at whether he committed fraud.

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‘Serious concern’ over seabirds

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:07:05 +0000

The poor breeding of Scotland’s seabirds is causing “serious concern”, according to RSPB Scotland.

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UK charges over students murder

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:01 +0000

Police charge a 23-year-old man with the murders of two French students in south-east London.

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Afghan women shot dead by Taleban

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:39 +0000

Two Afghan women accused of running a prostitution ring are shot dead by the Taleban.

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Call to let Zimbabwe exiles work

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:39 +0000

The Archbishop of York calls on Zimbabwean exiles to be given the right to work in the UK.

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Cosmonauts recover explosive bolt

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:29 +0000

Russian cosmonauts complete a spacewalk to remove an explosive bolt from a Soyuz capsule attached to the International Space Station.

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Sinosteel raises stake in Midwest

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:39 +0000

China’s state owned Sinosteel buys a majority stake in Australian iron ore miner Midwest.

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US ‘mulls bail-out for lenders’

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:04 +0000

The US government is reported to be considering pumping extra capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Lebanon agrees unity government

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:38 +0000

Political leaders in Lebanon agree on the make-up of a national unity government after six weeks of talks.

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Armed forces chief defends troops

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:12 +0000

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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N Korea rejects Seoul talks offer

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:07:21 +0000

North Korea rejects an offer by South Korea’s president to resume reconciliation talks.

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US man jailed for China spying

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:47 +0000

A former Pentagon analyst who passed military secrets to a Chinese spy is sentenced to five years in jail.

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Two found dead at rock festival

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:44 +0000

Police in Norway say two people have been found dead at a heavy metal festival headlined by Alice Cooper.

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Firms ‘miss’ social site success

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:32 +0000

Businesses are not making the most of social networking sites, say researchers.

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Boss of Belgium’s Fortis resigns

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:00 +0000

The boss of Belgium’s largest bank, Fortis, steps down as shareholders criticise his handling of the credit crisis.

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Pyongyang criticised over killing

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:35 +0000

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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‘Four die’ in S Lanka bus attack

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:26 +0000

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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Vietnamese dissident laid to rest

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:07:29 +0000

The funeral of leading Vietnamese Buddhist dissident Thich Huyen Quang takes place under tight security.

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Iran ‘to target Israel, US bases’

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:43 +0000

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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Bank staff take three days to count the takings of Indian beggar

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:28 +0000

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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Angelina Jolie’s hospital takes ‘anti-paparazzi’ measures

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:33 +0000

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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Sudanese rally to support leader

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:44 +0000

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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Bush ex-spokesman Tony Snow dies

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:19 +0000

Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, has died of cancer, US television station Fox News announces.

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Indonesia funded ‘E Timor abuse’

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:03 +0000

The Indonesian army funded militias that committed human rights abuses in East Timor, says a report seen by the BBC.

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Italian wins gay driving ban case

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:21 +0000

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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Sissoko nears Juventus return

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:25 +0000

Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko says he will return from injury in time for Juventus’ European Champions League preliminary matches.

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Protest disrupts bishop’s sermon

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:40 +0000

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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France rejects veiled Muslim wife

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:54 +0000

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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Cave warning on Uganda bat virus

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:07:23 +0000

The WHO warns people not to enter Ugandan caves after a tourist dies from Marburg virus.

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Plane maker invests

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:01 +0000

Bombardier Aerospace is investing half a billion pounds in Northern Ireland, which will sustain over 800 jobs.

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German row over Obama speech plan

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:07:22 +0000

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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A void in Vatican coffers as the weak dollar hits papal profits

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:07:19 +0000

The Vatican made a loss last year as the weakening dollar reduced the value of donations from the US.

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Israel ‘close’ to Mid-East deal

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:07:13 +0000

Israeli and Palestinian leaders express their optimism for peace at a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders in Paris.

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Key US mortgage lender collapses

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:07:45 +0000

One of the largest mortgage lenders in the US, the California-based IndyMac Bank, collapses amid a growing credit crisis.

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Kenyan wins landmark HIV ruling

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:12 +0000

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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