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New era

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 0:46
related countries: Libya Libya

First post-Gaddafi win for Libya's national football team
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In-form Serena gets past Azarenka

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 0:58
related countries: Seychelles Seychelles, United States United States
related places: Serena

Serena Williams lives up to her billing as US Open favourite with victory over Victoria Azarenka to reach the last 16.
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'All dead' in Chilean air crash

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 1:15
related countries: Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean, Chile Chile

All 21 people on board a Chilean air force plane must have died instantly when it crashed on Friday in the Pacific, the defence minister says.
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Sunday 4th of September 2011, 1:19
related countries: Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States
related places: Tripoli

US and UK spy agencies built close ties with the Gaddafi regime from 2002 and the CIA co-operated on secret renditions, papers found in Tripoli suggest.
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VIDEO: Chaos as Strauss- Kahn leaves US

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 3:08
related countries: France France, United States United States
related places: New York

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has left the United States almost two weeks after a New York court dismissed charges of sexual assault against him.
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VIDEO: Post-Gaddafi Libyan football win

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 3:09
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Tripoli

The Libyan football team has won an African Cup of Nations qualifying game, its first major fixture since anti-government forces seized Tripoli.
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Djokovic too strong for Davydenko

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 3:28
related countries: United States United States

World number one Novak Djokovic remains on track for a first US Open title after seeing off Nikolay Davydenko to reach the last 16.
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VIDEO: US charity aid arrives in N Korea

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 3:33
related countries: North Korea North Korea, United States United States

A flight carrying 90 tonnes of US aid has arrived in North Korea, which has been struggling to cope with flood damage after several heavy storms.
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VIDEO: Bodies from Chile air crash found

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 3:34
related countries: Chile Chile

Rescuers in Chile have recovered four bodies from the ocean following the plane crash on Friday in which 21 people are thought to have died.
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VIDEO: Israeli protest over living costs

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 3:36
related countries: Israel Israel

The rising cost of living has brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets to protest in cities across Israel.
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Lost penguin Happy Feet set free

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 4:59
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

An emperor penguin known as Happy Feet is released into the ocean south of New Zealand after being found washed up on a beach in June.
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Capello issues warning to Lampard

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 7:05
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Fabio Capello warns Frank Lampard and England's senior players they are not guaranteed a place in his side.
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Strauss-Kahn arrives in France

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 7:28
related countries: France France, United States United States
related places: New York

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives back in France from the US, after sex assault charges against him were dropped.
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Thousands flee fighting in Sudan

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 7:35
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Fighting in two Sudanese states has forced thousands from their homes along the border with South Sudan
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Australia immigrant plans falter

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 8:55
related countries: Australia Australia

Legal advisers to Australia's government warn its plans for the off-shore processing of asylum-seekers may be illegal.
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Iran's nuclear plant 'connected'

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 9:00
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Bushehr

Iran's first nuclear power station at Bushehr has begun supplying energy to the country's national grid, state news reports.
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Day nine as it happened

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 9:28
related countries: South Africa South Africa, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Mo Farah wins gold for Britain in the 5,000m, Phillips Idowu takes silver in the men's triple jump, South African Caster Semenya fails to defend her 800m crown, and Jamaica win the men's 4x100m relay in world record time.
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Foreign NHS takeovers 'discussed'

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 9:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Senior health officials discussed handing the management of up to 20 NHS hospitals in England to overseas companies, emails released by the government indicate.
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Tropical storm hits US Gulf coast

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 9:51
related countries: United States United States
related places: Louisiana

Tropical storm warnings are in effect from Texas to Mississippi as a weather system threatens flash floods across a swathe of the US coast.
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Eritrea faces malnutrition threat

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 10:04
related countries: Eritrea Eritrea

Eritrea, one of the most secretive countries, denies a food crisis, but evidence suggests severe hunger and malnutrition as drought intensifies
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Farah wins gold as Idowu takes silver

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 10:59
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain's Mo Farah wins the 5,000m at the World Championships, while Phillips Idowu takes silver in the triple jump.
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VIDEO: Strauss-Kahn arrives in France

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 11:13
related countries: France France, United States United States
related places: Charles

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has arrived back in France from the US, where he was greeted by crowds of press waiting at Charles de Gaulle airport.
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GB land double gold in Slovenia

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 11:32
related countries: Slovenia Slovenia

Great Britain's men's lightweight double and men's four storm to gold to top the medal table at the World Rowing Championships in Slovenia.
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Bent and Richards out for England

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 12:23
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Darren Bent and Micah Richards are ruled out of England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales on Tuesday through injury.
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Scottish Tories may 'break away'

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 13:10
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The frontrunner for leader of the Scottish Conservatives says he will create a new centre-right party if he wins the leadership election.
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Barcelona drops 2017 Worlds bid

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 13:11
related countries: Qatar Qatar, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Doha, London

London and Doha will go head to head for the right to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships after Barcelona withdrew its bid.
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Libya pro-Gaddafi town surrounded

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 13:19
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Bani Walid

Forces loyal to Libya's interim government close in on one of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi's few remaining strongholds - the desert town of Bani Walid.
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Syria soldiers 'killed in ambush'

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 14:03
related countries: Syria Syria

Six Syrian soldiers and three civilians die as gunmen ambush a bus in central Syria, state media reports, while the bloody crackdown on anti-regime protests continues.
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Typhoon Talas kills 19 in Japan

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 14:11
related countries: Japan Japan

At least 19 people are killed and more than 50 are missing after powerful Typhoon Talas brings high winds and heavy rain to western Japan.
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Iran arrests salt-lake protesters

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 14:20
related countries: Iran Iran

Iranian police arrest about 60 protesters calling for the government to save a shrinking saltwater lake in the north-west of the country.
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US Open live - Murray v Lopez

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 14:56
related countries: Argentina Argentina, United States United States
related places: Nadal

Britain's Andy Murray takes on 25th seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain for a place in the last 16 of the US Open.
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Darling reveals strains with King

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 16:30
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Former Chancellor Alistair Darling felt Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King did not fully grasp the UK's financial crisis, the MP writes in his memoirs.
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TB relative could be new vaccine

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 17:07
related countries: United States United States

Injecting modified bacteria - related to those which cause tuberculosis - has the potential to protect against the lung disease, say US scientists.
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VIDEO: Rebels encircle Gaddafi stronghold

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 17:11
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Bani Walid

Libyan interim government forces surrounding the Gaddafi-held desert town of Bani Walid say talks loyalists there have failed.
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Nadal beats Nalbandian at US Open

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 18:23
related countries: Argentina Argentina, United States United States

Defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal seals his place in the fourth round by defeating Argentine David Nalbandian in straight sets.
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Humbling Chirac

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 19:19
related countries: France France

French question putting ailing ex-president on trial
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Vandals attack Rome's monuments

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 20:10
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Rome

Three historic monuments are attacked by vandals in the Italian capital, Rome, as officials struggle to protect the city's ancient treasures.
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Osborne defends planning changes

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 21:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Chancellor George Osborne defends government plans to change the planning system in England, saying they are "key to our economic recovery".
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Sudan bars major opposition party

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 21:17
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Sudan says it no longer recognises the existence of major opposition party SPLM-North, following fighting in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile.
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VIDEO: Rebel commander 'wants MI6 apology'

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 21:39
related countries: Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tripoli

The commander of anti-government forces in Tripoli has told the BBC he wants an apology from Britain and America for the way he was transferred to a prison in Libya in 2004.
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The Hollywood look

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 23:22
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Tripoli

In the chaos of Tripoli, style is still crucial
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Political shift

Sunday 4th of September 2011, 23:39
related countries: Burma Burma

Are things beginning to change in Burma?
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