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Saturday, 11 November, 2006, 17:00 GMT 09:00 -08:00:US/Pacific |
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Silence honours nation's war dead A two-minute silence is observed as events are held in the UK and abroad to remember the war dead. |
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| Tougher race hate laws considered Ministers consider tightening race hate laws after the BNP leader is cleared of charges over speeches he made. |
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| Kylie returns to stage in Sydney Pop star Kylie Minogue returns to the stage for the first time following treatment for breast cancer. |
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| Nazi graffiti daubed on memorial Vandals daub a swastika and anti-Semitic graffiti on a war memorial in a West Sussex town. |
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| US army 'to suggest Iraq changes' US military leaders are set to recommend changes in strategy on Iraq, America's top military officer says. |
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| WORLD | |
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Chants as Turks bury ex-PM Ecevit Crowds shout pro-secular slogans during the funeral of Turkey's staunchly secular former leader Bulent Ecevit. |
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| UN official meets Burma's Suu Kyi A top UN envoy meets Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as part of a mission to press for democratic reform. |
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| Kylie returns to stage in Sydney Pop star Kylie Minogue returns to the stage for the first time following treatment for breast cancer. |
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| AFRICA | |
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Clashes erupt in DR Congo capital Clashes erupt between security forces and supporters of a presidential candidate in DR Congo. |
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| Somalia peace deal 'irrelevant' Somalia's transitional government dismisses a peace deal with Islamists, saying it did not approve any talks. |
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| UN envoy aids Uganda peace effort UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland is in Sudan for peace talks between the Ugandan government and LRA rebels. |
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| AMERICAS | |
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Rumsfeld may face abuse charges Ex-US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may face criminal charges in Germany over alleged prisoner abuses. |
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| Two UN peacekeepers die in Haiti Gunmen in Haiti shoot dead two Jordanian peacekeepers amid growing local opposition to the UN force. |
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| Veteran western star Palance dies Oscar-winning US actor Jack Palance, who starred in Shane and City Slickers, has died aged 87. |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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UN official meets Burma's Suu Kyi A top UN envoy meets Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as part of a mission to press for democratic reform. |
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| Indonesia bomb blast injures one A bomb explodes at a restaurant in the Indonesian capital, injuring the suspected attacker, police say. |
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| Kylie returns to stage in Sydney Pop star Kylie Minogue returns to the stage for the first time following treatment for breast cancer. |
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| EUROPE | |
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Chants as Turks bury ex-PM Ecevit Crowds shout pro-secular slogans during the funeral of Turkey's staunchly secular former leader Bulent Ecevit. |
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| New Srebrenica mass grave found A new mass grave with more than 100 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre is found in Bosnia. |
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| French sportsman guilty of murder Former French rugby captain Marc Cecillon gets a 20-year jail term for murdering his wife at a party. |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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Abbas upbeat on Palestinian unity Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says a unity government could be formed by December. |
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| US army 'to suggest Iraq changes' US military leaders are set to recommend changes in strategy on Iraq, America's top military officer says. |
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| Eight dead as bombs hit Baghdad At least eight people die in blasts in a crowded Baghdad market, and seven more in other attacks around Iraq. |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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Sri Lankan MP killed in Colombo A pro-Tamil Tiger politician dies in hospital after being shot by unidentified gunmen in the Sri Lankan capital. |
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| Kashmir grenade attack kills five At least five people are killed in a grenade attack close to a mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. |
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| Pakistan put Windies on back foot Umar Gul takes 5-65 as Pakistan bowl out West Indies for 206 on the opening day of the first Test, reaching 39-1 in reply. |
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| UK | |
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Silence honours nation's war dead A two-minute silence is observed as events are held in the UK and abroad to remember the war dead. |
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| Bill to link pension and earnings The government will set out to restore the link between pensions and earnings in a bill in the Queen's Speech. |
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| Tougher race hate laws considered Ministers consider tightening race hate laws after the BNP leader is cleared of charges over speeches he made. |
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| ENGLAND | |
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Woman clue in sex offender hunt A 52-year-old sex offender on the run in Greater Manchester may be with a woman who visited him in hospital. |
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| Silence honours nation's war dead A two-minute silence is observed as events are held in the UK and abroad to remember the war dead. |
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| Mother appeals over brutal attack The mother of a young soldier who was savagely beaten on Teesside appeals for help to catch his attackers. |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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Man's 15-hour wait after attack A pensioner injured by burglars at his Belfast home manages to raise the alarm after lying for 15 hours. |
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| Blaze at shop was 'not malicious' A shop is destroyed, and other properties evacuated, as a fire engulfs a listed building in Antrim. |
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| Hain dismisses suspension calls The Northern Ireland Secretary rejects calls for the suspension of some of his top civil servants. |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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Silence remembers Armistice Day A two-minute silence is observed at events across Scotland as the country remembers its war dead. |
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| Funeral service for Nimrod victim Hundreds of people attend the funeral of one of 14 men killed when an RAF Nimrod crashed in Afghanistan. |
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| Hundreds bid to adopt island life About 350 people have applied to live on the island of Canna, to the south west of Skye, it has emerged. |
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| WALES | |
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Arrests after serious sex assault Several people are being questioned after allegations of a serious sex attack in west Wales. |
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| Thrown coin hurts FA Cup official A official is in hospital after he is hit by a coin thrown from the crowd at the Welsh derby FA Cup clash. |
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| Inquiry after man killed by crate An investigation is under way after a man dies trapped under a heavy crate on an industrial estate. |
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| BUSINESS | |
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Workplace pensions 'could be cut' Two-thirds of firms may cut pension payments when a new national savings scheme begins, a survey suggests. |
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| Energy bills 'still inaccurate' Hundreds of thousands of people are still getting estimated or wrong energy bills, the watchdog says. |
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| TNK-BP settles $1.4bn Russia bill TNK-BP, the oil and gas firm 50%-owned by BP, settles a $1.4bn back-tax bill owed to the Russia authorities. |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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Kylie returns to stage in Sydney Pop star Kylie Minogue returns to the stage for the first time following treatment for breast cancer. |
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| Veteran western star Palance dies Oscar-winning US actor Jack Palance, who starred in Shane and City Slickers, has died aged 87. |
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| US students sue over Borat film Two US students sue a film studio claiming they were duped into appearing in Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat movie. |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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Swede prepares for critical mission Christer Fuglesang, the first Swede to go into orbit, will undertake essential construction work on the space station. |
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| European Mars launch pushed back The European Space Agency will delay the launch of its rover mission to Mars from 2011 to 2013. |
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| Spiny creature's genome insight Scientists say the genetics of the sea urchin have much to tell us about the biology of humans. |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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PlayStation 3 sells out at launch The long-awaited Playstation 3 console sells out in Japanese stores after gamers queued for hours to get one. |
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| Online scams target the wealthy High-income earners in the US are the target of online "phishing" scams a study shows. |
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| LA police in YouTube beating film An investigation begins after a video of a man being beaten by Los Angeles police is posted on YouTube. |
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| HEALTH | |
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Condom call for young 'on pull' Young adults are urged to carry condoms when they are "on the pull", in a £4m government health campaign. |
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| Pressure 'predicts heart outcome' A simple blood pressure measurement can predict a heart failure patient's chance of recovery, a study finds. |
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| Doctors now back face transplants Leading doctors, who had serious reservations, now give cautious backing to face transplants. |
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| EDUCATION | |
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A way all children can be readers The BBC's Mike Baker on why a successful scheme for struggling readers is not more widespread. |
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| School leaving age may be raised England's education secretary is said to be exploring ways to raise the school leaving age to 18. |
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| Pupils win right to school voice All schools in Wales will have a school council, following legislation passed by the Welsh assembly. |
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2004: Veteran leader Yasser Arafat is dead Yasser Arafat dies in hospital in Paris¸ aged 75¸ bringing to an end more than 40 years of rule over the Palestinian people. |
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| 2000: Skiers die in train tunnel inferno At least 150 skiers¸ many of them children¸ die in an intense fire on board a funicular railway in the Austrian Alps. |
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| 1965: Rhodesia breaks from UK The Rhodesian Government¸ led by Prime Minister Ian Smith¸ illegally severs its links with the British Crown. |
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