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Saturday, 18 November, 2006, 17:00 GMT 09:00 -08:00:US/Pacific |
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Nick Robinson
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Brown makes first visit to Iraq Chancellor Gordon Brown makes his first visit to Iraq, promising £100m to help rebuild the economy there. |
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| Afghan 'threat to wider region' President Hamid Karzai says instability in Afghanistan poses a serious threat to peace in the region. |
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| Tom joins Katie at wedding castle Hollywood star Tom Cruise arrives at the 15th Century Italian castle where he is due to marry Katie Holmes. |
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| British PM in Pakistan for talks UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Pakistan for talks expected to include security in Afghanistan. |
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| Death row man 'being counselled' An English man released from a Pakistani jail after 18 years on death row starts adjusting to life back in the UK. |
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| WORLD | |
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Sudan 'begins new Darfur attacks' The Sudanese government and the Janjaweed militia launch new attacks in Darfur, the African Union says. |
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| Afghan 'threat to wider region' President Hamid Karzai says instability in Afghanistan poses a serious threat to peace in the region. |
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| Tom joins Katie at wedding castle Hollywood star Tom Cruise arrives at the 15th Century Italian castle where he is due to marry Katie Holmes. |
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| AFRICA | |
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Sudan 'begins new Darfur attacks' The Sudanese government and the Janjaweed militia launch new attacks in Darfur, the African Union says. |
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| Madagascar general in coup move A Madagascar army general calls on the military to overthrow the president two weeks before the election. |
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| Kenya dam 'on brink of bursting' A Kenyan dam is close to bursting under the strain of high water levels in the wake of torrential rain, the UN says. |
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| AMERICAS | |
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Nicaragua brings in abortion ban A ban on all abortions even when the woman's life is at risk is made law by Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos. |
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| US presses for full NK sanctions President Bush tries to persuade leaders to give full support to UN sanctions against North Korea. |
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| Tom joins Katie at wedding castle Hollywood star Tom Cruise arrives at the 15th Century Italian castle where he is due to marry Katie Holmes. |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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US presses for full NK sanctions President Bush tries to persuade leaders to give full support to UN sanctions against North Korea. |
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| Overseas troops arrive in Tonga Police and soldiers from Australia and New Zealand arrive in Tonga to help restore order after riots. |
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| Hostages freed in China dispute A tense stand-off in a Chinese village ends with police freeing eight officials held hostage by residents. |
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| EUROPE | |
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Dutch Muslims condemn burqa ban Dutch Muslims criticise government plans to ban burqas and face-covering veils in public places. |
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| Tom joins Katie at wedding castle Hollywood star Tom Cruise arrives at the 15th Century Italian castle where he is due to marry Katie Holmes. |
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| Madrid bombing suspect extradited A key suspect in the 2004 Madrid bombings is sent to Spain from Italy, where he is in jail for terror links. |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq Tony Blair publicly agrees with the opinion that the violence in Iraq since the 2003 invasion has been a disaster. |
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| Two killed in Israeli Gaza raid Two Palestinians are killed and three Israeli soldiers are wounded in clashes in the northern Gaza Strip. |
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| UN urges end to Mid-East violence The UN General Assembly passes a resolution calling for an end to violence by Israelis and Palestinians. |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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Afghan 'threat to wider region' President Hamid Karzai says instability in Afghanistan poses a serious threat to peace in the region. |
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| British PM in Pakistan for talks UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Pakistan for talks expected to include security in Afghanistan. |
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| Seven killed in Indian violence Seven people including three police die in violence sparked by arrests in the Indian state of Assam. |
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| UK | |
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Brown makes first visit to Iraq Chancellor Gordon Brown makes his first visit to Iraq, promising £100m to help rebuild the economy there. |
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| British PM in Pakistan for talks UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Pakistan for talks expected to include security in Afghanistan. |
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| Memorial service for murdered Pc Former colleagues of Bradford Pc Sharon Beshenivsky attend a memorial service to mark the anniversary of her death. |
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| ENGLAND | |
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Mother and children die in blaze Police suspect arson after a woman and her two young children die in a fire at their Leicester home. |
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| Death row man 'being counselled' An English man released from a Pakistani jail after 18 years on death row starts adjusting to life back in the UK. |
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| 'Missing' yachtsman safe and well Veteran yachtsman Tony Bullimore reports in after 11 days of silence sparked fears for his safety. |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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Air rifle attack on firefighters Firefighters returning from a call-out in Londonderry are attacked with an air rifle, the Fire and Rescue Service says. |
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| Woman's body found in city house Police are investigating after the body of a woman is discovered in a house in west Belfast. |
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| Man dies after falling overboard A man who fell overboard a ferry travelling from Ireland to Wales during the early hours has died. |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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Probe into Newsnight flag story A report has been sent to the procurator fiscal about an item on the BBC's Newsnight programme. |
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| Farm's bird restrictions lifted Restrictions imposed on an East Lothian farm which was struck by a poultry virus are lifted. |
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| Water charge plans for businesses The Scottish Executive unveils plans to change the way many Scottish businesses are charged for water. |
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| WALES | |
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Protest at label's London stores Workers from the Burberry factory in Treorchy hold a leaflet protest outside the firm's top London stores. |
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| WRU President Rowlands dies at 70 Ex-Wales and Lions lock and Welsh Rugby Union President Keith Rowlands has passed away. |
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| Support day for pipe 'squatters' A march is held in support of activists who are occupying part of a 200-mile gas pipeline being laid. |
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| BUSINESS | |
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Security raised over laptop theft Britain's biggest building society Nationwide says it is tightening security after the theft of a company laptop. |
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| BSkyB snaps up 17.9% stake in ITV Satellite TV provider BSkyB buys a 17.9% stake in ITV for £940m - but says it has no plans to make a full bid. |
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| MySpace sued by Universal Music Universal Music Group sues MySpace - claiming the site is encouraging users to illegally share copyrighted material. |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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Tom joins Katie at wedding castle Hollywood star Tom Cruise arrives at the 15th Century Italian castle where he is due to marry Katie Holmes. |
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| Dance star Flatley out of clinic Dancer and choreographer Michael Flatley leaves the hospital where he had been treated for a viral infection. |
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| George Michael kicks off UK tour Controversial singer George Michael stages his first UK concert in 15 years. |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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Nairobi climate talks end in deal Agreement is reached at the UN climate talks in Kenya, after a deal on reviewing the Kyoto Protocol proved elusive. |
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| Space 'Briton' expects steady hands The British-born astronaut Nicholas Patrick will operate the robot arm on the shuttle's next flight to the space station. |
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| Museum returns aboriginal remains The Natural History Museum is to return the remains of 18 aboriginal people to the Australian government. |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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MySpace sued by Universal Music Universal Music Group sues MySpace - claiming the site is encouraging users to illegally share copyrighted material. |
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| Computer industry 'faces crisis' The computer industry faces a skills crisis, the president of the British Computer Society tells BBC News. |
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| Patient gamers buy PlayStation 3 North American gamers get their hands on Sony's PlayStation 3 games console after queuing for days. |
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| HEALTH | |
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NHS reforms 'harm patient care' NHS reforms are harming patient care and ministers are overestimating their impact, a senior doctor says. |
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| Better Alzheimer's test developed US researchers have developed a test to measure the turnover of a key protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, which could lead to better treatments and faster diagnosis. |
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| Junk food ad crackdown announced Junk food ads during TV programmes targeted at under-16s are to be banned, regulators announce. |
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| EDUCATION | |
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Stalling on university admissions The BBC's Mike Baker on plans for students to apply to university after getting their exam results. |
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| Bullies 'target disabled pupils' Children with disabilities struggle to protect themselves from school bullies, a study suggests. |
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| Extremism advice 'could backfire' Universities and teaching unions warn advice urging them to tackle Islamic extremism may demonise Muslims. |
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2000: Hollywood meets Wales in 'wedding of year' The film world celebrates the celebrity wedding of the year as film star Michael Douglas marries Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones. |
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| 1987: King's Cross station fire 'kills 27' Twenty seven people are dead after a fire at King's Cross station in central London. |
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| 1991: Church envoy Waite freed in Beirut Church envoy Terry Waite is freed by the Islamic extremists who kidnapped him in Beirut in 1987. |
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