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	Welcome to Gossip Junction's World News. Here you will find a collection of the latest news stories from around the world. To read the full news articles simply click on the 'Read More..' link contained within the story. This will open the site containing the news story in another browser window.

Labour MPs call for hacking probe

Posted on 6 Sep 2010 at 8:47 pm
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons se...
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Scam fear over electricity credit

Posted on 7 Sep 2010 at 12:01 am
Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.
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MPs back AV referendum bill

Posted on 6 Sep 2010 at 11:18 pm
Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.
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UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind'

Posted on 7 Sep 2010 at 12:01 am
Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.
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House group 'near administration'

Posted on 7 Sep 2010 at 1:21 am
Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.
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MoD names two killed UK soldiers

Posted on 6 Sep 2010 at 8:18 pm
Two British soldiers who died in Afghanistan and in a UK hospital on the same day are named by the Ministry of Defence.
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Inbred bees 'facing extinction'

Posted on 7 Sep 2010 at 12:19 am
Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.
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Saatchi gallery deal hits setback

Posted on 6 Sep 2010 at 6:18 pm
Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
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Tube workers begin 24-hour strike

Posted on 6 Sep 2010 at 9:03 pm
Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.
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Bipolar 'not linked to violence'

Posted on 6 Sep 2010 at 9:00 pm
People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.
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Guatemala Landslides: Rescuers' Brief Respite

Rescuers in Guatemala are taking advantage of a brief let-up in torrential downpours to search for victims and survivors of a series of l...
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Spy Film 'Exposes Hizbollah Weapons Stash'

Israel has released spy-in-the-sky footage apparently showing Hizbollah covertly moving weapons from a storage facility after a series of...
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Police And Children Die In Suicide Attack

A suicide car bomb attack at a police station in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 17 people and wounded some 40 others.
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Middle East Peace Talks Already Under Threat

The new Middle East peace process is under renewed threat just days after being launched.
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Pakistanis Flee As Floods Swamp More Towns

Pakistanis are still fleeing towns and villages due to rising flood waters - five weeks after heavy rains swamped large parts of the coun...
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World's Shortest Man Is Just 70cm Tall

A Colombian who is just over 2ft tall has been officially recognised as the world's shortest living man by the Guinness World Records.
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Chile Miners May Be Free By November

Dozens of miners trapped underground in Chile could be rescued by November, according to a document shown to rescue workers.
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Snake Smuggler Jailed Over Boas In Baggage

A notorious wildlife trafficker has been caught trying to smuggle nearly 100 live boa constrictors into Indonesia after his bag broke at ...
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Vicar Jailed Over Immigrant Marriage Scam

A Church of England priest has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in hundreds of sham marriages.
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'Balcony Fall' Bride To Help Injured Brits

A honeymooner who fractured her spine while in Corfu has told Sky News Online it is "heartbreaking" that other injured Britons are still ...
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Bull 1, Mexican matador: never again

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 7:34 am
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Emails ‘prove BP systematically put safety at risk’

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 7:21 am
Congressional investigators have published a series of internal BP memos which they say proves that the British company systematically an...
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Uzbekistan closes borders to refugees

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 5:46 am
Uzbekistan last night closed its borders to refugees fleeing neighbouring Kyrgyzstan as the numbers killed in the ethnic violence spirall...
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Serbia closer to EU membership thanks to ‘co-operation’ over Ratko Mladic

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 1:01 am
Serbia took a significant step towards joining the EU after European foreign ministers relaxed demands for the alleged genocide fugitive ...
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Russia poised to intervene as ethnic violence rages in Kyrgyzstan

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 1:01 am
The Kremlin edged closer last night to military intervention in Kyrgyzstan as the number of people killed in ethnic violence spiralled an...
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India fails to honour its elephant promise over granting of freedom

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 1:01 am
Swaying forlornly in her concrete pen the rheumy-eyed Laxmi does not look like a cold-blooded killer.
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US military to punish culprits behind toxic waste dumping in Iraq

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 1:01 am
The American military has announced an investigation into its disposal of hazardous material in Iraq and declared its intention to prosec...
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Turkish aid flotilla was bringing wheelchairs, toys — and hope

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 1:01 am
For the people of Gaza the most precious commodity on board the Turkish flotilla stormed by Israel last month was not electric wheelchair...
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Gaza crossing points opened as Israel bows to international pressure

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 1:01 am
Israel bowed to international pressure yesterday when it agreed to reopen crossing points into Gaza for everyday goods.
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World Cup footballers Messi and Ronaldo join roar for ban on ‘deafening’ vuvu...

Posted on 15 Jun 2010 at 1:01 am
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi joined calls by broadcasters and fans to ban the vuvuzela at the World Cup as British supermarkets rep...
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