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Wave of deadly bombings hits Iraq
Dozens of people are killed and many others injured in a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad and other cities across Iraq.
- In pictures: Iraq bombings
- Why US withdrawal unlikely to change
- Death toll dispute highlights concerns
McCain beats Tea Party challenger
Former US presidential candidate John McCain wins the Republican Senate nomination in Arizona, in one of several state primary races.
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Abandoned 'pet' alligators roam US streetsSport
Sport
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Live - Wednesday football
Tottenham host Swiss side Young Boys in their crunch Champions League play-off on a busy night of European and Carling Cup football.
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Semenya picked for Commonwealths
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India beat Kiwis to reach final
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Montgomerie frets over Ryder team
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Robinho rejects Fenerbahce switch
Business
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Irish credit rating is downgraded
The Irish Republic has its credit rating cut, reflecting fears that the rising cost of propping up banks will further weaken its finances.
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US new home sales in sharp fall
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No export limit for Ukraine grain
Technology
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Energy drinks 'to power gadgets'
Living cell parts have been used to create electricity from chemicals in devices that could one day be fuelled by energy drinks.
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Supercomputer clue to black holes
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BT ad banned over broadband claim
Entertainment/Arts
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Douglas in Wall Street court case
Lawyers for Michael Douglas and his ex-wife clash in court over her demand for half of his earnings from the new Wall Street film.
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Hoffman 'returns to Fockers film'
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Pinewood Shepperton profits fall
Sci/Environment
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New hope to restore lost vision
Custom-made 'biosynthetic' corneas can markedly improve vision in humans as well as donor corneas a new study reveals.
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'No man-made fix' for rising seas
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Signs of oil found off Greenland
Health
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German doctor's gagging bid fails
The German doctor who accidentally killed a 70-year-old Cambridgeshire patient loses his legal attempt to stop his sons criticising him in the media.
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Court halts Obama stem cell plan
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Food binge makes 'long-term fat'
Have Your Say
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Pakistan floods: 'Desperate for doctors'
Eyewitnesses in three areas affected by the floods in Pakistan describe the plight of survivors.
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Pakistan floods: 'Cultural shock' for women in camps
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Pakistan: 'The situation leaves me lost for words'
Magazine
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7 questions on board games
Monopoly is 75 - test your knowledge of board games in our mid-week quiz.
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Six steps to survival for Chile miners
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Why a 'war' over mackerel?
Special Reports
Pakistan floods
Eyewitness accounts and in-depth coverage of relief efforts as floods devastate Pakistan
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China survivors felt 'jolts' before crash
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Rare ‘fire tornado’ filmed in Brazil
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New planetary system discovered
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Jazz inspiration after Katrina heartbreak
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Criminal baboons terrorise South Africa
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Rains hamper Delhi Games building work
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Floods compound Niger's food crisis
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NBA star's emotional trip 'home'
Features & Analysis
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Biblical struggle
The Griffon Vulture's fight for survival in the Holy Land Today
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Magic formula
Did turning nasty win it for John McCain?
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Gathering storm
Is the 'Ground Zero mosque' debate getting too extreme?
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Day in pictures
Some of the most striking images from around the world
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Breaking down barriers
Basketball millionaire retraces refugee roots in Kenya camps
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King of the silverbacks
Following and filming the world's last mountain gorillas
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Overload on Es
'The day I ate as many additives as possible'
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World News America
How Scotland's Fringe arts festival is helping visitors see the lighter side of the credit crunch
BBC World Service
Newshour
A deadly attack by Islamist insurgents in Somalia, & was a Catholic priest an IRA bomber?
From Our Own Correspondent
Kate Adie introduces reports from Pakistan, Niger, Australia, China and Mallorca.
