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TV presenter 'stable' after crash
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is stable in intensive care after he crashed a jet-speed car during filming. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:31am 

Sons arrested in sati death probe
Police in India arrest four sons of a woman they believe committed suicide by jumping onto her husband's pyre. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Turkish gunman warns Benedict
The man who shot the late Pope John Paul II warns the current pontiff not to visit Turkey. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

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Anti-injection man executed in US
Killer Clarence Hill dies by lethal injection in Florida after losing an appeal challenging the procedure. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Sudan welcomes Darfur extension
Sudanese officials welcome the African Union's decision to extend its Darfur mandate until the end of the year. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Golf - Mickelson dismisses worries
Phil Mickelson says his poor recent form will count for nothing when the Ryder Cup action gets under way. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

US widow deported over Nazi past
An 84-year-old German woman who hid her past as a death camp guard is deported from the US. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

US 'closing in on E.coli spinach'
The discovery of contaminated spinach in a US home is hailed by officials battling a nationwide E.coli outbreak. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Power handover in Iraqi province
Iraqi forces take control of a second province in the south of the country from UK and Italian troops. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

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Thai leaders ban political action
The leaders of Thailand's coup ban all meetings and other activities by political parties, two days after taking power. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Facebook in talks to sell itself to Yahoo: paper (Reuters)

The Yahoo home page is seen in an undated publicity image. Social-networking site Facebook is in serious talks to sell itself to Yahoo for an amount that could approach $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Social-networking Web site Facebook.com is in serious talks to sell itself to Internet media company Yahoo Inc. for an amount that could approach $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


 

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Dozens hurt in Bangladesh rally
Dozens of Bangladeshi opposition activists are injured in a clash with the police in the capital, Dhaka. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Israeli fire kills five in Gaza
Five Palestinians are killed, and several injured, by Israeli fire in the north and south of the Gaza Strip. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Australia unease at Perth ruling
Australian politicians voice concerns at a court ruling giving Aborigines the native title to the city of Perth. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Sulawesi militants face execution
Three Indonesian Christians to be executed for attacks on Muslims are seen by relatives for probably the last time. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Museveni 'to direct peace talks'
Uganda's leader could take personal charge of peace talks with rebels in Sudan, he says. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Cricket: World Cup venue doubts
Organisers admit a Cricket World Cup venue in Trinidad will not be ready on time and a different ground will now be used. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

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Airbus confirms A380 delays
The parent firm of European planemaker Airbus confirms further delivery delays for its flagship A380 super-jumbo. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Israeli PM hits back at critics
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert dismisses critics of his war leadership as embittered and inexperienced. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Top novelist acquitted in Turkey
An Istanbul court acquits Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, who was accused of insulting "Turkishness". 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Failed Amman hotel bomber to hang
A Jordanian court sentences a failed Iraqi suicide bomber to death for her role in attacks on hotels in Amman. 
© 2025 BBCWorld Fri, 22 Sep 0:30am 

Nintendo Could Beat Sony in Game Console Race, Experts Say (PC World)
PC World - A low price and innovative controller could push Nintendo's Wii to the top spot in Japan. 
© 2025 Yahoo/Reuters Thu, 21 Sep 11:50pm 

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