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Betancourt in plea to Farc rebels
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Ingrid Betancourt urges Colombia's Farc rebels to free all hostages, as millions march for peace in Colombia and elsewhere. |
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Obama urges focus on Afghanistan
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US presidential hopeful Barack Obama says Afghanistan should be the focus of the "war on terror", on a visit to Kabul. |
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German hostages freed in Turkey
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Three German climbers taken hostage by Kurdish armed rebel group the PKK have been freed, officials say. |
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Coalition 'bombs Afghan police'
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At least 13 police and civilians are killed in two incidents involving international forces in Afghanistan, officials say. |
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Nine face stoning death in Iran
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At least eight women and one man are sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for adultery and sex crimes, reports say. |
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Bomb blasts hit Spanish resorts
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Four bombs explode near Santander in northern Spain, but there are no reports of casualties. |
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Zimbabwe talks 'to move ahead'
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Efforts to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe are close to making progress, Kenyan PM Raila Odinga tells the BBC. |
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Arab nations 'agree Sudan action'
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Arab League ministers meeting in emergency session say they have agreed a plan to defuse the crisis over Sudan's President Bashir. |
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UK calls for Iraq hostage release
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Gordon Brown calls for the release of five British hostages in Iraq after claims one of them has taken his own life. |
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Brazil police arrest bank thief, find stolen Picasso
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Police in Brazil find an engraving by Pablo Picasso stolen in June after arresting a man for a completely unrelated offence. |
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Dog rescues Australian woman from kangaroo attack
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An Australian woman is attacked by a kangaroo but saved by a pet dog who leapt to her aid, her son says. |
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Live text - Open day four
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Ireland's Padraig Harrington leads England's Ian Poulter by one shot on the final day of the Open at Royal Birkdale. |
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Hamilton fights back for victory
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Lewis Hamilton wins the German Grand Prix despite a questionable strategy from his McLaren team. |
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Painful memories
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The French village which witnessed a WWII massacre |
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Dirty war
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The hunt for the corpses of Mexico's 'disappeared' |
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Smile, Beijing!
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Beijing told to mind its manners during Olympics |
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Metal riches
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Thieves cash in on Jamaica's metal trade |
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Best in show
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Which games stood out at the E3 show in Los Angeles? |
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Joy and grief
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Strong emotions as Israel-Hezbollah swap prisoners |
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Spain-Africa link decision 'near'
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Spain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco. |
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UK 'must check' US torture denial
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The British government should no longer rely on US assurances it does not use torture, a parliamentary report says. |
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Pope warns of 'spiritual desert'
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Pope Benedict XVI ends World Youth Day celebrations by warning young people to build a world free of greed. |
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Missing Semtex 'left unguarded'
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A lapse in security is blamed for the theft of 28kg (61lb) of plastic explosive and detonators from a site in France. |
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UK PM in Palestinian aid pledge
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UK PM Gordon Brown announces economic help for the Palestinians, after talks in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. |
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Al-Qaeda 'may be shifting focus'
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The top US commander in Iraq says al-Qaeda may be shifting its focus and sending fighters from Iraq to Afghanistan. |
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Cameron not rejecting tax rises
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Tory leader David Cameron refuses to reveal whether he would raise taxes if he becomes prime minister. |
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Fresh push in global trade talks
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Trade negotiators from 30 countries meet in Geneva on Monday to make a fresh push towards a global trade deal. |
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Autism parents 'infection risk'
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Caring for children with problems such as autism or Down's syndrome may weaken parents' immune systems. |
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Cern lab goes 'colder than space'
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A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space. |
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Batman film takes a record $155m
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The new Batman film The Dark Knight sets a box office record after taking $155m on its opening weekend in the US. |
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Unsafe chargers 'flooding' the UK
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Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK |
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