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Sculptor Louise Bourgeois dies

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 1:37
related countries: France, United States
related places: New York

French-born American artist Louise Bourgeois - famous for her giant spider sculptures - dies in New York at the age of 98.
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Israeli PM 'regrets' ship deaths

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 2:21
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu expresses regret after at least nine people die as troops storm aid ships trying to reach Gaza.
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German president quits amid row

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 4:18
related countries: Germany

German President Horst Koehler says he is resigning, following criticism of remarks he made about German military missions.
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Secrets and lies

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 4:57
related countries: North Korea

BBC's rare glimpse of life inside North Korean bubble
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UN members decry Gaza boat deaths

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 5:39
related countries: Israel

UN Security Council members condemn Israel as they hold an emergency session on the Gaza aid flotilla raid, amid world fury.
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Gunmen attack Pakistani hospital

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 5:51
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

About five people are killed after gunmen attack a hospital in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
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World Cup folly...

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 6:56
related countries: United Kingdom

Have the royals hosting England wasted money?
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Sherpas in Everest melt warning

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 6:58
related countries: Nepal

Sherpa mountaineers in Nepal say a rise in the rate of snow and ice melt on Mount Everest is making it dangerous to climb.
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Maoists 'promise train security'

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 7:01
related countries: India

A Maoist leader in India says they will take "full responsibility" for the safety of trains travelling through areas under their control.
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US commands UK Afghanistan forces

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 7:23
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom, United States

The US takes over operational control of 8,000 British troops serving in southern Afghanistan later.
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Nigerian airlines to get bail-out

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 7:47
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's central bank is extending a 500bn naira ($3.3bn; £2.3bn) bail-out to its troubled airlines.
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Live text - World Cup squad news

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 8:02
related countries: United Kingdom

England boss Fabio Capello names his 23-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday, after waiting for the verdict on Gareth Barry's fitness test.
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China 'backs N Korea sanctions'

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 8:20
related countries: North Korea, Japan, China

China and Japan have agreed to back financial sanctions against North Korea, the South's foreign minister tells the BBC.
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China claims supercomputer spot

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 8:39
related countries: China

China ramps up efforts to become a supercomputing superpower, as one of its machines is ranked second fastest in the world.
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Rio 'eyes Zimbabwe diamond boost'

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 8:40
related countries: Zimbabwe

Mining giant Rio Tinto hopes to boost Zimbabwe gem production as the country awaits lifting of an export ban, a report says.
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Not so 'D'oh!' - Homer named greatest TV character

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 8:41
related countries: United States
related places: Homer

Homer Simpson is named the greatest TV and film character for 20 years, in a survey for US magazine Entertainment Weekly.
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Technology tour

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 8:56
related countries: Chile

Hi-tech bus helps Chile's quake-hit areas reconnect
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Japan PM faces pressure to quit

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 9:32
related countries: Japan, United States

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama faces pressure to resign, amid plunging popularity and a row over the Okinawa US base.
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McCarthy dropped by South Africa

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 9:38
related countries: South Africa

South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira drops West Ham striker Benni McCarthy from his final 23-man squad for this summer's World Cup.
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Oyster shell clue to drought-hit first British colonists in America

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 9:40
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: America

A study of discarded oyster shells reinforces the idea that the first British colonists in America had to endure an unusually severe drought.
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Whitehall pay 'discipline' urged

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 10:04
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK scrutinises civil service pay as 172 top officials are found to get more than Prime Minister Cameron.
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Iraq supreme court confirms poll

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 10:39
related countries: Iraq

Iraq's highest court confirms the results of the March election almost three months after the polls closed.
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Sri Lanka hits out at UN chief

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 11:46
related countries: Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan government hits out against UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, accusing her of "hounding the country".
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'Honey traps'

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 11:53
related countries: Russia

Sex used to smear Russian opposition in KGB-style ploy
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Jirga jump-start?

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 11:54
related countries: Afghanistan

Tribal elders aim to put Afghanistan on the path to peace
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Live - Federer v Soderling

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 12:00
related countries: France

Robin Soderling stuns world number one and defending champion Roger Federer in the French Open quarter-finals.
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Namibians sue over sterilisation

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 13:22
related countries: Namibia

Three women in Namibia are suing the state for allegedly being sterilised without their informed consent after an HIV diagnosis.
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Judges shot dead at China court

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 13:38
related countries: China
related places: Hunan

Three judges are shot dead at a court in China's southern Hunan province by a man armed with a submachine gun, reports say.
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Colombia heads for run-off vote

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 13:59
related countries: Colombia

Colombia's presidential poll goes to a run-off in June as former defence minister Juan Manuel Santos falls just short of victory.
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One-sided

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 14:01
related countries: Afghanistan

Can a jirga without rebel leaders bring Afghanistan peace?
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Thailand debates Bangkok violence

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 14:50
related countries: Thailand
related places: Bangkok

The Thai parliament debates the government's operation to end protests in the capital, Bangkok, ahead of a no-confidence vote.
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Squaring circles

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 14:58
related countries: Iraq

What now in Iraq as poll results are approved?
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Walcott left out of England squad

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 15:01
related countries: United Kingdom

Theo Walcott is a surprise omission from England's 23-man World Cup squad, with Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson, Leighton Baines and Tom Huddlestone also missing out.
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Canadian fires spark smog alerts

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 15:05
related countries: Canada, United States
related places: Quebec

Firefighters in Canada battle forest fires that have sparked smog alerts across Quebec and parts of the north-eastern US.
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World Cup squad news as it happened

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 15:33
related countries: United Kingdom

Theo Walcott is left out of England's World Cup squad as Fabio Capello names his 23-man party for South Africa.
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Sculptor Louise Bourgeois dies

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 15:33
related countries: France, United States
related places: New York

French-born American artist Louise Bourgeois - famous for her giant spider sculptures - dies in New York at the age of 98.
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UN urges Israel convoy raid probe

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 15:41
related countries: Israel

The UN Security Council calls for an impartial inquiry into Israel's raid on Gaza-bound aid ships, in which at least 10 people died.
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Leak woes push BP shares down 13%

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 17:00
related countries: Mexico

Shares in oil giant BP fall by 13% as the company's "top kill" plan to cap a leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico fails.
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Poland publishes crash transcript

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 17:25
related countries: Poland

Poland publishes a transcript of flight data recorders from the plane crash that killed the Polish president and 95 others.
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France backs Africa's global role

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 17:30
related countries: France

France calls for Africa to have a bigger say in world affairs and better representation on the UN Security Council.
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Federer crashes out to Soderling

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 17:45
related countries: France

Defending champion Roger Federer is dumped out of the French Open by Robin Soderling, losing his quarter-final 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4.
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Trafigura toxic waste trial opens

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 17:47
related countries: Netherlands, Switzerland

Dutch prosecutors accuse multi-national oil trading firm Trafigura of illegally exporting hazardous waste to Ivory Coast in 2006.
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US base killings suspect in court

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 19:59
related countries: United States
related places: Texas

A US Army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 of his colleagues at the Fort Hood base in Texas appears in court for the first time.
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Senior al-Qaeda leader 'killed'

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 20:14
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Al-Qaeda's number three leader and Afghan chief, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, has been killed, US and al-Qaeda sources say.
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US hails al-Qaeda chief's 'death'

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 21:06
related countries: United States
related places: White House

The US says it "welcomes the demise" of al-Qaeda number three Mustafa Abu al-Yazid as a "severe blow" to the group.
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Doubt cast on Israel raid account

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 21:13
related countries: Israel

Activists on ships raided by Israeli commandos cast doubt on Israel's version of events that led to at least nine deaths.
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BP could stem leak 'in 24 hours'

Tuesday 1st of June 2010, 21:56
related countries: Mexico

Oil firm BP says its latest attempt to cap the oil spill is under way, as the government announces a criminal investigation.
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