Authors await Booker shortlist
Thirteen authors are waiting to find out if their works have made this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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BBC World News
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Arrests over Swaziland protests
Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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Mexico begins army shooting probe
Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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BBC World News
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Petraeus warns over Koran burning
The top US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be in danger if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to burn copies of the Koran.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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Political void 'threatens Iraq'
Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, an Iraqi minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis
The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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BBC World News
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Service to commemorate the Blitz
A remembrance service is to be held later to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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BBC World News
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Indian unions protest price rises
A 24-hour nationwide strike called by trade unions causes major disruption in parts of India.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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BBC World News
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Burma leader begins China visit
Burma's military leader, General Than Shwe, is starting a five-day visit to China to seek support for planned national elections later this year.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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BBC World News
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Poor children dying 'of neglect'
Save the Children says there have been four million preventable child deaths over the past 10 years because the poorest have not been the focus of aid.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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BBC World News
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