MI5 'too stretched' before 7 July
British security services did not have the resources to carry out extra checks before the 2005 London bombings, a report says.
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Shuttle releases repaired Hubble
After five spacewalks, the repaired and upgraded Hubble telescope has been released from space shuttle Atlantis.
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
Di Luca extends overall Giro lead
Race leader Danilo Di Luca of Italy storms to victory in the 10th stage of the crisis-hit Giro d'Italia to extend his overall advantage.
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
China couple's murderer convicted
A restaurant worker is found guilty of the brutal murders of a young Chinese couple at their home in the UK.
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
Cases of swine flu near 10,000
Almost 10,000 cases of swine flu have been confirmed worldwide with 79 deaths, says the WHO as the UN chief urges 'global solidarity'.
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
Swine flu
Children in Asia describe the impact of the outbreak
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
'Stunning' German fossil hailed
A beautifully preserved 47-million-year-old fossil gives scientists new insights into the early evolution of primates.
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Spanish general jailed over crash
A Spanish court jails a general for three years for misidentifying 30 soldiers' bodies after a plane crash in 2003.
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Bougherra could get reprieve
Madjid Bougherra and Charlie Mulgrew could play in Sunday's SPL climax after the Scottish FA agrees to review their red cards.
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Africa | Tuesday May 19
Lithuania set for energy rethink
Lithuania's President-elect, Dalia Grybauskaite, tells the BBC that opening up her country's energy sector will be a priority.
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
US housing starts at record low
The number of new homes built in the US fell to a record low in April, according to official statistics.
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
Last Tiananmen 'hooligan' freed
China reportedly frees the last activist still jailed for 'hooliganism' relating to the Tiananmen democracy movement of 1989.
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
Malawi votes in knife-edge poll
Voting is brisk in Malawi's general election, with analysts suggesting the presidential race is too close to call.
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Africa | Tuesday May 19
China expands subsidy scheme
China is to expand a programme which subsidises the purchases of new cars and home appliances in an effort to boost the economy.
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
Deadly runaway rock in Freetown
Two people are killed and many injured by a huge boulder rolling down the hilltops overlooking Sierra Leone's capital.
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Africa | Tuesday May 19
Spending the EU budget
How and where EU cash is spent, in clear graphics
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Where euros go
How and where EU cash is spent, in clear graphics
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Poland in row over EU video clip
A Polish protest over an EU video clip marking 20 years since the fall of communism prompts the European Commission to make changes.
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Ethiopia troops 'back in Somalia'
Ethiopian military forces have crossed back into Somalia, four months after leaving, witnesses tell the BBC.
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Africa | Tuesday May 19
Komodo dragons are venomous
Researchers in Australia discover that the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, kills its prey by injecting poison.
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
Komodo dragons have venomous bite
Researchers in Australia discover that the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, kills its prey by injecting poison.
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
US birth-rate mirrors recession
Newly-released US census figures show a strong slowdown in the birth-rate that began before the economic crisis hit.
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
Jose faces tense finish in Egypt
Al Ahly and Ismaili can both win the domestic title on Wednesday, but only if they get a better result than their rivals. If they both win, the league will go to a play-off.
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Africa | Tuesday May 19
Sharapova makes victorious return
Maria Sharapova returns to action after a nine-and-a-half-month injury lay-off with a hard-fought win over Tathiana Garbin at the Warsaw Open.
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Egyptian president's grandson dies
The 12-year-old grandchild of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has died after a short health crisis, the state media report.
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Africa | Tuesday May 19
US seeks to rebuild Balkans ties
US Vice-President Joe Biden arrives in the Balkans for a three-day tour of Bosnia-Hercegovina, Serbia and Kosovo.
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
Guatemala murder scandal deepens
Campaigners urge Guatemala's Congress to begin moves to try President Alvaro Colom amid a scandal sparked by a lawyer's murder.
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
'Sharp drop' in US tech start-ups
The number of new technology start-ups in Silicon Valley fell 65% in the first three months of 2009, figures suggest.
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
Lesson in war
Could Tamil Tiger defeat influence war on PKK?
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Japanese bank hit by credit costs
Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ, reports an annual loss of 256.9bn yen after being hit by large credit costs.
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
Perceived threat
The US is unhappy about Brazil and China's trade links
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
New best friends
Brazil and China forge closer trade links
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
MySpace bully sentencing delayed
A US judge postpones the sentencing of a woman convicted in a landmark MySpace cyber-bullying case.
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Americas | Tuesday May 19
Asian leaders condemn Burma trial
South East Asian leaders express "grave concern" in their first official reaction to the closed trial of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
Cricket: Ponting drops Symonds Ashes hint
Ricky Ponting says he would "not be surprised" if Andrew Symonds's Test exile ends when Australia's Ashes squad is revealed on Wednesday.
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Asia | Tuesday May 19
One-way ticket
Mali resists French plans to speed up migrant expulsions
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
Demolition job
How MEPs aim to smash Spanish property abuse
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Europe | Tuesday May 19
'Ghost' airports
South Korea's international hubs fail to take off
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Asia | Monday May 18
Bolivia ex-leader's trial opens
The trial opens in Bolivia of former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and 16 members of his cabinet.
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Americas | Monday May 18
US pressures Israel on two-state plan
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama begin talks in Washington on thorny Middle Eastern issues.
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Americas | Monday May 18
Colombian defence minister quits
Colombian Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos stands down ahead of a possible bid for the presidency.
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Americas | Monday May 18
Fear in Rangoon
BBC man feels tension as Aung San Suu Kyi is tried
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Asia | Monday May 18
Juventus dismiss manager Ranieri
Italian giants Juventus sack Claudio Ranieri as manager following a run of seven matches without victory.
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Europe | Monday May 18
Netanyahu and Obama begin talks
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama begin talks in Washington on thorny Middle Eastern issues.
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Americas | Monday May 18
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