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Erdogan raps rivals ahead of poll
14:39 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises the tactics of his opponents, in a BBC interview ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum.
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Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'
14:33 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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Industrial towns in the north east of England may be least able to cope with deep cuts in public spending, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
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China abortion activist 'freed'
14:30 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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A blind activist jailed after revealing right abuses under China's one-child policy has been freed after a four-year prison term, a rights group says.
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Crumlin alert device was 'viable'
14:22 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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The police say a device left close to a primary school in Crumlin, County Antrim was "viable".
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Pakistan roadside bomb kills nine
14:12 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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A roadside bomb kills nine people and injures at least four in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region on the Afghan border, reports say.
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S.Korea warns of global nuclear 'domino effect'
14:10 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
SEOUL: South Korea's point man on North Korea warned on Thursday of a global "nuclear domino effect" unless the communist state scraps its atomic weapons.
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Questions over airport runway
13:48 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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The Northern Ireland Assembly's environment committee is to question government officials about plans for George Best Belfast City Airport later.
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Plaid will 'change not manage'
13:39 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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Plaid Cymru's conference opens with a pledge to transform, not simply manage, Wales.
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Rural Wales waits for funding axe
13:37 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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Some of the largest conservation bodies in Wales fear they will have to find massive savings following the UK Government spending review.
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Merlin series takes 'darker tone'
13:27 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.
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Business basics: Interest rates
13:16 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
BBC News - Home
The BBC's Declan Curry looks at why interest rates matter
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Three unexploded bombs found in Bangkok area: police
11:49 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
BANGKOK: Three unexploded bombs were found in Bangkok and surrounding suburbs in a matter of hours, one of them in front of a school and one in a shopping mall, police said Thursday.
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Job losses, aftershock stress hit New Zealand city
11:16 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand : The first job losses from the New Zealand earthquake were announced Thursday, as authorities turned the spotlight on how aftershocks are taking a mental toll on Christchurch residents.
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US welcomes South Korean sanctions against Iran
8:56 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday hailed new sanctions imposed by South Korea against Iran as increasing pressure on Tehran to return to the negotiating table to address concerns about its nuclear aims.
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Philippine hostage probe inspects bullet-riddled bus
5:09 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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MANILA: Philippine investigators on Wednesday inspected the bullet-riddled bus where eight Hong Kong tourists died in a hostage crisis, in a bid to establish who was to blame for the killings.
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Sri Lankan president wins constitution vote on third-term bid
4:22 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday passed constitutional reforms enabling President Mahinda Rajapakse to seek a third term, in changes critics say point to the country's slide into autocracy.
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Myanmar's leader wants better China ties as polls loom
1:56 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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BEIJING: Myanmar's leader Than Shwe said on Wednesday he wanted to bolster ties with China, his regime's main trade partner and diplomatic ally, two months ahead of polls decried in the West as a sham.
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Timor Leste's deputy PM resigns over corruption
1:32 (GMT) - 9.09.2010
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DILI: Timor Leste's Deputy Prime Minister Mario Carrascalao resigned on Wednesday after a public row with Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao about alleged graft in the finance ministry.