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Hong Kong marks handover anniversary The former British colony marked the 10th anniversary of its hand-over to China and bid farewell to a rocky decade
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Police confident in bombers hunt
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Federer gets bye into quarters |
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Scotland |
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Glasgow attack: Police blow up car
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Car bombings suspect 'on the run'  Detectives are still hunting people suspected of involvement in the attempted car bombings in London and at Glasgow Airport
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| Jul.2 |
Scotland |
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Two more held over bomb attacks
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Gandhi letter to return to India
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Queensland |
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Australia detains man in terror probe
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Rushdie splits from TV host wife
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| Jul.3 |
United Kingdom |
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Terror suspects all linked to Health Service
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Vaidisova beats defending champ |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt
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| Jul.4 |
Jerusalem |
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 BBC man: I felt buried alive  Alan Johnston hanked his supporters and saying he was moved by all the people who took the time to support him when he needed it most
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Superb Venus overpowers Sharapova |
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| Jul.5 |
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Three-year-old seized Map of Niger Delta Nigeria| Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta | |
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'Threat to kill' missing UK girl
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Australia |
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UK bomb suspect held for longer
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| Jul.6 |
London |
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Nadal marches into Wimbledon semis |
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Suspect charged in bomb attempts
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Bartoli stuns Henin to reach final
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| Jul.7 |
London |
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  Venus Williams romps to her fourth title She is beating Marion Bartoli, of France 6-4 6-1 in the Wimbledon final. As #31 Venus is the lowest-ranked women's winner in Wimbledon histo...
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Federer humbling Gasquet
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Cancellara claims Tour de France prologue |
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'Car bombs' police get more time
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| Jul.8 |
London |
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  Federer wins historic fifth title The world #1 prevailed over Rafael Nadal 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2 after 3 hours and 45 minutes of breathtaking tennis
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Raikkonen dashes Hamilton's hopes
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| Jul.9 |
London |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, and Ramzi Mohammed, 25, have been found guilty of plotting to carry out suicide bombings on 21 July 2005
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Girl recovers after kidnap
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| Jul.11 |
London |
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Four 21/7 bomb plotters get life
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| Jul.12 |
London |
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UK hints at foreign policy shift
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Los Angeles |
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Beckhams arrive
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| Jul.13 |
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UK terror plot suspect charged A 27-year-old Indian national has been charged in connection with terrorism incidents in Britain last month,
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| Jul.14 |
London |
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Man charged over failed attacks Dr Sabeel Ahmed, 26, of Liverpool, has been charged in connection with the failed car bomb attacks in Glasgow and London
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| Jul.15 |
Australia |
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Terror suspect won't be extradited
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London |
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2 UK bomb suspects released
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Australia |
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Bail for bomb suspect
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 Blast near UK, Israeli embassies A small explosion near the building that houses the British and Israeli embassies in Santiago caused minor damage and no injurie
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| Jul.16 |
London |
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  UK expels four Russian diplomats | The UK is to expel 4 diplomats from the Russian embassy after Moscow refused to extradite the suspect in the murder of Litvinenko. The decision follows Moscow's refusal to hand over th... | |
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Russia warns UK over expulsions The Kremlin has warned Britain it faces 'serious consequences' after expelling four Russian diplomats from the UK
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| Jul.17 |
London |
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MP may be suspended on Iraq funds
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| Jul.19 |
Moscow |
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Russia expels 4 British diplomats Russia has announced the tit-for-tat expulsion amid a mounting diplomatic row over Moscow's refusal to hand over a suspect in Litvinenko death
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 New UK PM blamed for Russia row Russia's foreign minister has blamed Gordon Brown's takeover as prime minister for a row about extradition
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Portugal |
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Blair makes debut as Mideast envoy
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| Jul.20 |
London |
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Fans receive final Potter book | The seventh book in the series went on sale across the world. JK Rowling read excerpts to 500 devotees at Natural History Museum | |
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| Jul.21 |
Los Angeles |
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Beckham plays 12 minutes in MLS debut
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| Jul.22 |
Scotland |
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Harrington wins Open after playoff
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| Jul.23 |
England |
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UK fights worst floods in 60 years| 150,000 homes were without drinking water after the floodwaters swamped large areas of western England. 50,000 homes are without electricity | |
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 Envoy Blair on mission to Israel Tony Blair is beginning a 2-day visit on his first mission as special envoy to the Middle East
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Floods threaten power substation
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| Jul.24 |
England |
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140,000 homes without water At least 250,000 people remain without electricity. Water supplies are not expected to return to full order for at least a week
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| Jul.26 |
Australia |
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Australia drops terror charge Top prosecutor dropped a terror charge against an Indian doctor accused of supporting failed bomb attacks on London and Scotland
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| Jul.28 |
Australia |
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Cleared doctor leaves Australia Mohammed Haneef, a former suspect charged in connection with the foiled terrorist bomb attacks in Britain, was free to leave Australia
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| Jul.30 |
Washington |
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 Iraq to dominate Bush-Brown talks British Prime Minister, on his maiden voyage to the White House, seeks to assure President Bush that the U.S.-British alliance remains stron...
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 Bush and Brown vow co-operation US President and UK PM have held their first formal talks, renewing pledges to fight terrorism and seek progress in Iraq
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| Jul.31 |
Northern Ireland |
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British army ends N. Irish mission
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