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Fears over student place shortage

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:58:30 GMT

Ministers must fund more university places in England, or risk forcing tens of thousands of teenagers onto the dole, an MP warns.

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Honduran court defiant on Zelaya

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:53:44 GMT

Honduras' high court rejects a demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Jackson tickets via internet draw

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:51:33 GMT

Tickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal.

BT offers holidays for pay cuts

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:16:10 GMT

Phone giant BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut, in a bid to cut costs during the downturn.

Tour in town

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:25:48 GMT

French village gears up for cycling's greatest race

Burma junta leader snubs UN chief

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:28:02 GMT

Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Another surprise

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:15:54 GMT

Profile of Alaska's maverick governor Sarah Palin

Nose job

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:34:31 GMT

Kiev questions future of damaged Lenin statue

Chechen police die in Ingushetia

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:58:32 GMT

Nine Chechen police are killed in Russia's volatile republic of Ingushetia in one of the deadliest attacks in recent months.

Six die in London tower block fire

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:27:28 GMT

Investigations begin into the cause of a tower block fire which left six people, including three children, dead.

UK investigates Iran charge claim

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:13:58 GMT

The British Foreign Office says it is trying to verify reports that one of its embassy employees held in Iran has been charged.

North Korea missile tests defy UN

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:24:37 GMT

North Korea test-fires six short range missiles in an apparent act of defiance on 4 July, American Independence Day.

Air France flight 447 crashed belly-first into the Atlantic ... - Times Online

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:18:33 GMT

Times Online

Air France flight 447 crashed belly-first into the Atlantic ...
Times Online
The pilots of the Air France aircraft that crashed off Brazil may have fought to control their stricken aircraft to the end, because it was intact when it hit the Atlantic ocean, investigators indicated yesterday. In a first report on the disaster that ...
Piecing together fate of Air France jetBBC News
Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world air travel riskThe Associated Press
Air France jet made hard landing and broke up, investigators sayLos Angeles Times
Mirror.co.uk -New York Times -AFP
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Bankruptcy in over-65s 'triples'

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:03:20 GMT

The number of pensioners filing for bankruptcy has increased threefold over the past five years, research shows.

Inquest told toddler died by hanging on cord - Irish Times

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:19:24 GMT

Inquest told toddler died by hanging on cord
Irish Times
THE FATHER of a two-year-old child who accidentally hanged himself from a Venetian blind cord in his own home has appealed to other families to ensure that no similar tragedy occurs again. Shane Malley spoke out yesterday after a jury at Cork Coroner's ...
Don't let others dieIrishExaminer.com
Over 200 infants die worldwide from accidental stranglingIrish Times

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Council says flooding not caused by inadequate pipes - Irish Times

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:19:42 GMT

BBC News

Council says flooding not caused by inadequate pipes
Irish Times
THE FLOODS that resulted in overflowing drains and damage to houses, including collapsed boundary walls and overflowing toilets, were not caused by inadequate pipes or water mains, Dublin City Council has said. Roadside gullies overflowed in the early ...
Extensive flooding in Co MayoRTE.ie
Search Search GoBelfast Telegraph
Washed out: Two weeks rain falls on Dublin in just one hourHerald.ie
BBC News -The Press Association -4ni.co.uk
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Gardai arrest 80 as crackdown smashes two drugs networks - Irish Independent

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:48:48 GMT

RTE.ie

Gardai arrest 80 as crackdown smashes two drugs networks
Irish Independent
TWO major drugs distribution networks have been smashed by a five-month garda operation, which netted 80 suspected street dealers of heroin and cocaine. More than a hundred premises were searched by gardai over the past two days as part of ...
Garda? smash two drug gangs and arrest 80 dealersIrishExaminer.com
Six held over drugs seizuresIrish Times
Drug gang lose ?1.5m as gardai swoop on home cocaine factoryHerald.ie
RTE.ie -The Press Association -Belfast Telegraph
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Serbia jails Muslim 'terrorists'

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:19:54 GMT

Twelve alleged Serbian Muslim radicals are jailed for up to 13 years for plotting attacks.

500 leads in probe of gangland murder - Irish Independent

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:48:50 GMT

RTE.ie

500 leads in probe of gangland murder
Irish Independent
GARDAI investigating a gangland murder where a young man was shot in the head and buried in a shallow grave are pursuing 500 lines of inquiry, writes Barry Duggan. A prominent member of the notorious McCarthy-Dundon gang was being ...
More arrests in Cronin murder inquiryLimerick Post
Two held over Limerick murderIrish Times
Further arrest in Cronin investigationRTE.ie
Limerick Leader -Limerick Blogger -Irish Independent
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Weissglas: PM mistaken in not publicly endorsing road map - Jerusalem Post

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:23:09 GMT

CBC.ca

Weissglas: PM mistaken in not publicly endorsing road map
Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is making a mistake in not explicitly endorsing the road map, with its monitored sequence of phases toward Palestinian statehood, and risks placing Israel in a situation where the Obama administration ...
Activists Held by Israel for Trying to Break Gaza BlockadeNew York Times
UN expert says Israeli seizure of aid ship a crimeReuters
Settlements issue "blown out of proportion": Israeli FMXinhua
Ynetnews -The Associated Press -AFP
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Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi adjourned for a week - Reuters

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:15 GMT

Aljazeera.net

Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi adjourned for a week
Reuters
YANGON (Reuters) - The court hearing the case of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi adjourned her trial for another week on Friday, citing an administrative error, her lawyer said. "The Supreme Court did not send the case files to the lower ...
Suu Kyi trial delayed againAljazeera.net
UN chief arrives in Yangon on official visitHindu
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Burma in a bid to seek the ...BBC News
GulfNews -Xinhua -AFP
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India media hails gay sex ruling - BBC News

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:05:05 GMT

ABC News

India media hails gay sex ruling
BBC News
The Indian media has hailed a ruling by a court ruling decriminalising homosexuality in the country. The ruling on Thursday overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which describes a same-sex relationship as an "unnatural offence". ...
Judgment on Section 377 welcomedHindu
India gays win landmark ruling decriminalizing homosexual sexLos Angeles Times
Court decriminalizes gay sex in Indian capitalThe Associated Press
Washington Post -Times of India -Hindu
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Officials withhold fugitive names

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:57:56 GMT

Government officials refuse to name dozens of prisoners who have escaped from an open prison.

US Soldier May Be Held By Taliban, Military Fears - New York Times

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:05:50 GMT

Los Angeles Times

US Soldier May Be Held By Taliban, Military Fears
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan ? A young American soldier who walked off his remote combat outpost in a volatile region of eastern Afghanistan has been captured and is believed to be in the hands of the Taliban network led by Sirajuddin ...
Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaignThe Associated Press
US Marines Suffer First Casualties in Afghan OffensiveVoice of America
Early success as US Marines flood into HelmandTimes Online
Los Angeles Times -Bloomberg -Reuters
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Preventing a Honduran Bloodbath - Washington Post

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:15:04 GMT

FOXNews

Preventing a Honduran Bloodbath
Washington Post
The United States Ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, an extremely competent diplomat, tried very hard to keep Honduras's Congress from ousting President Manuel Zelaya. After his arguments and pressures were exhausted, and faced with something that ...
OAS chief to seek resolution in HondurasCNN International
Envoy to take demand to HondurasBBC News
Zelaya Seeks Support Abroad as OAS Backs His Return to HondurasBloomberg
Xinhua -The Press Association -Los Angeles Times
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Bahraini officials pay first visit to Israel-report - Reuters

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:01:59 GMT

Times Online

Bahraini officials pay first visit to Israel-report
Reuters
JERUSALEM, July 3 (Reuters) - Bahraini officials visited Israel in an official capacity for the first time on Friday to collect five of their nationals Israel was deporting, a Bahraini news report and an Israeli official said. ...
Bahraini delegation visits Israel to collect 'Free Gaza' detaineesJerusalem Post
Gaza aid boat passengers still in Israeli custodyThe Associated Press
Gaza girl killed in border clashBBC News
AFP -Ynetnews -RTE.ie
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West meets East

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:36:45 GMT

UK teenagers take up Japan's fashion rebellion

New Lisbon headache for German chancellor - Irish Times

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:43:15 GMT

EurActiv

New Lisbon headache for German chancellor
Irish Times
GERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel is facing a last-minute Lisbon Treaty headache after her conservative Bavarian allies vowed to make ratification dependent on agreeing ?maximum? parliamentary influence over future EU policy. ...
We need real debate on Europe's futureIrish Independent
Lisbon Treaty will get us back on track - CEOsRTE.ie
No Lisbon vote despite changesScotsman
EurActiv -World Socialist Web Site -Malta Independent Online
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With Palin Leaving Office, the Spotlight on Alaska Is Likely to Go ... - New York Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:51:45 GMT

New York Times

With Palin Leaving Office, the Spotlight on Alaska Is Likely to Go ...
New York Times
The latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. Long before she became governor, Sarah Palin startled fellow Republicans when she called out the state's ...
Sarah Palin resigns as Alaska governorAFP
Alaska Governor Palin to resignBBC News
FACTBOX - Palin among possible Republican presidential candidatReuters
Washington Post -The Associated Press -Anchorage Daily News
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Workers will have to take further pay cuts -- Cowen - Irish Independent

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:46:13 GMT

RTE.ie

Workers will have to take further pay cuts -- Cowen
Irish Independent
WORKERS will need to be prepared to make further voluntary cuts in their take-home pay, Taoiseach Brian Cowen signalled last night. "There is no avoiding the difficult adjustment that needs to take place in the ...
Cowen defends record in FinanceIrish Times
Cowen defends his minsterial recordRTE.ie
Dail to debate economic reports from OECD and IMFBelfast Telegraph
An Phoblacht -Fingal Independent -Irish Independent
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Alaska Governor Palin to resign

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:13:52 GMT

Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.

Irish aid worker kidnapped from Darfur compound - Irish Independent

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:55:34 GMT

Reuters South Africa

Irish aid worker kidnapped from Darfur compound
Irish Independent
TWO women, one Irish and the other Ugandan, working with the aid group Goal, were kidnapped in Sudan's western Darfur region yesterday. Goal chief John O'Shea identified the Irish woman last night as Sharon Commins ...
Aid workers kidnapped in DarfurThe Press Association
Irish aid worker is kidnapped by armed men in Darfur regionIrish Times
Aid workers kidnapped in DarfurAljazeera.net
BBC News -AFP -Xinhua
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UK seeks Iran trial clarification - BBC News

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:55:36 GMT

BBC News

UK seeks Iran trial clarification
BBC News
British diplomats are trying to establish whether Iran intends to act on its threats to prosecute staff from the UK's embassy in Tehran. On Friday, a top cleric said some staff members would be tried for inciting protests over Iran's disputed election. ...
EU resolve hardens as British workers face Iran show trialTimes Online
Trial Announced for British Embassy StaffWashington Post
Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be triedThe Associated Press
The Press Association -AFP -Mirror.co.uk
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Brazilian Air Force denies mistakes in Air France Flight 447 case - Xinhua

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:27:53 GMT

guardian.co.uk

Brazilian Air Force denies mistakes in Air France Flight 447 case
Xinhua
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Air Force released a statement on Friday in which it denies any errors in the Air France Flight 447 case, and said it warned the Senegalese air traffic control that the Air France's Flight 447 was heading to. ...
Dispute deepens on who controlled Flight 447The Associated Press
Air France flight 447 crashed belly-first into the Atlantic ...Times Online
Air crash victim's body recoveredBBC News
CNN International -Reuters -Times of India
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Self-help 'makes you feel worse'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:06:55 GMT

Bridget Jones is not alone in turning to self-help mantras to boost her spirits, but a study warns they may have the opposite effect.

Myanmar Denies UN Chief a Meeting - New York Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:14:21 GMT

Aljazeera.net

Myanmar Denies UN Chief a Meeting
New York Times
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waved upon his arrival at a hotel in Yangon, Myanmar on Friday. Mr. Ban said he had asked the generals to free their many political prisoners, including Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi, but there was no sign ...
Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu KyiThe Associated Press
UN secretary-general defends his approach to the jobLos Angeles Times
Brown urges Myanmar to halt Suu Kyi trialReuters South Africa
Voice of America -BBC News -The Age
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Honduras Court Rebuffs OAS on Zelaya's Return - Voice of America

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:21:34 GMT

FOXNews

Honduras Court Rebuffs OAS on Zelaya's Return
Voice of America
The Honduran Supreme Court has rejected a call from the head of the Organization of American States to return deposed leader Manuel Zelaya to the presidency. OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza flew Friday to Tegucigalpa for his ...
Defiant Honduras coup leaders pull out of OASAFP
Honduras' new leaders reject appeal for Zelaya's returnCNN International
Honduran interim Govt announces to quit OASHindu
BBC News -New York Times -Reuters
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A look at North Korea's missile arsenal - The Associated Press

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:31:42 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

A look at North Korea's missile arsenal
The Associated Press
A look at North Korea's missile arsenal: TAEPODONG: This group of rockets is the pinnacle of North Korea's missile technology. Pyongyang claims they are space launch vehicles (SLVs) to launch satellites as part of a peaceful space program. ...
North Korea 'tests more missiles'BBC News
Korean Test of Ballistic Missiles Is ReportedNew York Times
North Korea raises stakes with new missile launchWashington Post
AFP -CNN International -The Associated Press
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Russia 'agrees US troop transit'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:47:46 GMT

An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.