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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.

Boy murder witness comes forward

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 2:32 am
A witness to the murder of a boy in a south-east London bakery comes forward after a police appeal.
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MPs debate embryology changes

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 12:00 am
MPs are to debate controversial proposals to change the law on the use of human embryos.
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Man Utd win Premier League

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 5:02 pm
Manchester United win 2-0 at Wigan to pip Chelsea to the Premier League crown, securing the club's 17th title.
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Ministers attack Burma response

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 3:49 pm
UK ministers condemn Burma's military rulers for not allowing aid to flow more freely into the cyclone-hit country.
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Mentally ill 'go without food'

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 12:06 am
People with mental health problems are struggling to make ends meet, the charity Mind finds.
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Call for focus on ethnic tensions

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 12:13 am
Councils must work harder to target "hot spots" caused by rising migration and diversity, the government will say.
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Facebook users warned about ads

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 1:15 am
Credit companies are using the Facebook networking site to target young people, a debt charity warns.
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Homeowners 'favour' price falls

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 12:38 am
More people want house prices to fall than to rise, research from the BBC indicates.
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Struggling fishermen ask for help

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 12:44 am
Fishing leaders meet the environment secretary to ask for help in dealing with the rising cost of fuel.
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Two men found with stab injuries

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 2:25 am
Two men are found with stab injuries in north London after a member of the public alerts police.
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Burma: More Than A Million At Risk From Disease - Oxfam

Humanitarian agencies are warning up to 1.5 million people could die if aid does not get through soon and disease takes hold in cyclone-r...
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Madeleine McCann: Family Of Missing Girl Joana Cipriano Urge Portuguese Cops ...

The family of a girl who vanished just seven miles from the Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann disappeared are convinced the cases ...
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Nepal: 600 Women Tibetan Protesters Detained

Police say more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, many of them nuns, were detained in Nepal's capital while demonstrating against China...
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Zimbabwe Opposition Activists Arrested

Zimbabwe police are reported to have arrested 56 opposition activists on charges of public violence.
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Divided Serbia Votes For Europe Or Isolation

The pro-European alliance lead by President Boris Tadic has won "a very convincing victory" in Serbia's parliamentary election, according...
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Jenna Bush Marries Henry Hager At George Bush's Ranch

President Bush's daughter has tied the knot with the son of the Virginia Republican Party chairman.
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US Election: Superdelegates Switch To Barack Obama

Barack Obama has scored a crucial election victory over rival Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination.
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Darfur: Curfew After Rebels Fight Sudanese Army On Streets Of Khartoum

The White House has said it is deeply concerned about the violence in Sudan and has called on both sides to cease hostilities.
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Russia: Vladimir Putin Vows Oil Tax Cuts As New Prime Minister

Vladimir Putin has vowed to curb Russia's growing inflation and cut oil industry taxes as he became the country's new prime minister.
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Olympic Torch Carried To Everest Summit: Chinese Team Complete Daring Bid

A team of Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame has reached the summit of Mount Everest.
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U.S. flying cyclone aid to "outpost of tyranny"

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 4:04 am
YANGON (Reuters) - The United States was set to fly relief supplies on Monday to Myanmar, a country it has called an "outpost of tyranny"...
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Tornadoes kill 21, injure hundreds in U.S

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 12:31 am
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tornadoes killed at least 21 people and injured hundreds as they ripped through the central and southeastern United S...
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Obama campaign chief sees his man winning soon

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 9:17 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's campaign chief predicted on Sunday his long battle against Hillary Clinton for the party's...
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Hezbollah fighters pile pressure on Lebanon rivals

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 10:34 pm
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah gunmen battled supporters of the government on Sunday on the fifth day of a campaign by the Iranian-backed g...
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Sudan cuts ties with Chad after rebel attack

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 7:19 pm
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan cut diplomatic relations with Chad on Sunday after an attack on the capital Khartoum by Darfur rebels which it...
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Serbia in coalition scramble after ambivalent vote

Posted on 12 May 2008 at 1:06 am
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A coalition of pro-Western parties came first in Serbia's parliamentary election on Sunday but faced an immediate ch...
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Iran, IAEA to resume nuclear talks on Monday: report

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 3:59 pm
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency watchdog will resume talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program in the Iranian capita...
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Jenna Bush weds Virginia politician's son

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 6:22 pm
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna was married on Saturday evening to Henry Hager, the son of the Virg...
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Key al Qaeda member killed in Afghanistan: Web

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 4:14 pm
KABUL (Reuters) - A prominent member of al Qaeda was killed in fighting with U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, the group said in a statemen...
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Turkish military says hit Kurdish rebels in Iraq

Posted on 11 May 2008 at 2:26 pm
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military said on Sunday it launched overnight air and artillery attacks against Kurdish separatist rebels i...
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