What happend on June 5th 2009

A US man whose wife died on a scuba honeymoon in Australia is jailed after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
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'Utter regret' for French murders

Friday 5th of June 2009, 6:47
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The probation officer whose team supervised killer Dano Sonnex speaks of his "utter regret" at the murders of two French students.
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Pressure on UK PM as minister quits

Friday 5th of June 2009, 6:47
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Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell calls on UK PM Gordon Brown to "stand aside", after quitting the cabinet.
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Sri Lanka holds 'Tamil aid ship'

Friday 5th of June 2009, 7:51
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Sri Lanka,

The Sri Lankan navy seizes a ship sent by Tamil groups in the UK carrying supplies bound for the north of the country.
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Tributes paid to actor Carradine

Friday 5th of June 2009, 8:04
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Thailand
related places: Bangkok

Tributes are paid to Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine who was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room on Thursday, aged 72.
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Rio Tinto scraps China firm deal

Friday 5th of June 2009, 8:33
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Aruba

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto scraps a deal with China's Chinalco in favour of a tie-up with rival BHP Billiton.
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Liberia aid workers 'stole $1m'

Friday 5th of June 2009, 8:44
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Liberia

World Vision in Liberia says only 9% of its food aid reached beneficiaries, as three workers are charged with fraud.
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Election test

Friday 5th of June 2009, 8:44
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Iran

How democratic is Iran's political system?
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Major pollution

Friday 5th of June 2009, 8:51
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Peru

Peruvian smelter problem nears conclusion
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China deploys video cameras to thwart hi-tech exam cheats

Friday 5th of June 2009, 8:54
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China

China deploys video cameras to counter hi-tech cheats in nationwide college entrance examinations.
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Parachutists launch D-Day tribute

Friday 5th of June 2009, 8:56
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France,

United Kingdom
related places: Normandy

British veterans are taking part in a series of events in France on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy.
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Debris 'not from Air France jet'

Friday 5th of June 2009, 9:27
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Botswana

Brazilian officials say debris recovered at sea is not, as earlier announced, from the lost Air France Airbus.
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Fears over Latvia currency remain

Friday 5th of June 2009, 9:44
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Latvia

The Latvian government says markets will stabilise once it has reached a deal with lenders, but fears remain it will have to devalue its currency.
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Russia to step up state ownership

Friday 5th of June 2009, 10:05
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Russia

Russia's president says increased state intervention in the country's economy during the global downturn is "inevitable".
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Pakistan arrests senior Islamists

Friday 5th of June 2009, 10:31
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Pakistan

Pakistan's army says it has arrested several associates of a radical Islamist cleric in north-west Pakistan.
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Live - French Open

Friday 5th of June 2009, 10:58
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France
related places: Paris

Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro go to a final set in the second semi-final in Paris, after Robin Soderling beats Fernando Gonzalez.
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UK nuclear veterans win right to sue

Friday 5th of June 2009, 11:05
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United Kingdom
related places: More

More than 1,000 ex-servicemen who took part in nuclear tests in the 1950s have won the right to sue for compensation.
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Poppy link to Afghan bumper crop

Friday 5th of June 2009, 11:11
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Afghanistan

The Afghan government says this year's bumper wheat harvest is partly due to its successful poppy eradication programme.
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Senior Dagestan official killed

Friday 5th of June 2009, 11:55
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Russia

The interior minister of the troubled Russian region of Dagestan is shot dead outside a wedding, officials say.
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Aid for starving Zimbabwe inmates

Friday 5th of June 2009, 12:09
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Zimbabwe

The Red Cross says it has begun delivering food to prisoners in Zimbabwe, amid horrific reports of jail conditions.
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Berlusconi fury over naked photos

Friday 5th of June 2009, 12:19
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Italy

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi reacts angrily to publication in Spain of photos showing topless women and a naked man at his villa.
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Obama and Merkel vow peace push

Friday 5th of June 2009, 13:16
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Germany,

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel vow to "redouble" efforts on the Middle East, at talks in Dresden.
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More delay in Suu Kyi Burma trial

Friday 5th of June 2009, 14:13
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Burma

The trial of Burma's jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is postponed for a further week, her lawyer says.
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Pace of US job cuts slows in May

Friday 5th of June 2009, 14:16
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United States
related places: May

US employers cut 345,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department said, far fewer than expected.
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China landslide 'buries dozens'

Friday 5th of June 2009, 14:18
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China

Nearly 60 people have been buried in a landslide in an iron-ore mining area of south-western China, state media report.
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Under fire Brown reshuffles cabinet

Friday 5th of June 2009, 14:22
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UK PM Gordon Brown juggles his top ministers as his government is rocked by resignations and calls for him to quit.
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Pakistan mosque bomb kills dozens

Friday 5th of June 2009, 14:28
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Pakistan

A bomb explodes at a mosque in the north-west of Pakistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 38 people and wounding dozens.
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Soderling reaches French Open final after thriller

Friday 5th of June 2009, 15:03
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Robin Soderling survives a Fernando Gonzalez fightback to win 6-3 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-4 and make the French Open final.
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Live text - England v Netherlands

Friday 5th of June 2009, 15:17
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Netherlands,

The Netherlands are putting England under pressure in the opening World Twenty20 match.
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Ukraine MPs sack defence minister

Friday 5th of June 2009, 17:23
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Ukraine

Ukraine's parliament dismisses Defence Minister Yuri Yekhanurov by a large majority over allegations of financial mismanagement.
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Floating wind turbine launched

Friday 5th of June 2009, 17:38
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Norway

The world's first floating wind turbine is to be towed out to sea off the coast of Norway this weekend.
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Inquiry over 'Michelangelo' statue - was it actually made by him?

Friday 5th of June 2009, 18:04
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Italy

An official inquiry begins in Italy to determine whether a statue attributed to Michelangelo was actually made by him.
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Federer battles into French final

Friday 5th of June 2009, 18:33
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Roger Federer's hopes of a first French Open title remain alive after a five-set win over Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-finals.
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'Dozens dead' in Somalia fighting

Friday 5th of June 2009, 18:39
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Somalia

At least 36 people die in fighting in Somalia between pro-government fighters and Islamist hardliners, reports say.
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US wildfire man sentenced to die

Friday 5th of June 2009, 18:44
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A south Californian court sentences a man to death for murdering five firefighters by starting a 2006 forest blaze.
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US president visits Nazi-era camp

Friday 5th of June 2009, 19:27
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Germany,

US President Barack Obama tours the Nazi concentration camp in Buchenwald during his visit to Germany.
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Lebanon braced for close-run vote

Friday 5th of June 2009, 19:35
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Lebanon

Campaigning is drawing to a close in Lebanon's fiercely contested elections with voting due to begin on Sunday.
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Superb Netherlands shock England

Friday 5th of June 2009, 20:06
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Netherlands,

Hosts England crash to a four-wicket defeat by the Netherlands in a dramatic opening match in the World Twenty20.
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Nuclear sub to join hunt for jet

Friday 5th of June 2009, 21:48
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A French nuclear submarine is being sent to help find an Air France jet which disappeared over the Atlantic.
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UK PM Brown defies call to resign

Friday 5th of June 2009, 22:15
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