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President Obama at G8 summit
World powers accept warming limit
Developed and developing nations agree global temperatures should not rise more than 2C above 1900 levels, a G8 declaration says.
Can G8 meet climate targets?
The challenges facing the G8
Climate change around world

Henry Okah Nigeria rebel Okah 'to be freed'
Nigeria says it is to release militant leader Henry Okah - a key demand of rebels fighting in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

A black rhino (Image: BBC) '15-year high' for rhino poaching
Rhino poaching around the world is set to reach a 15-year high as demand for the animals' horns grows, conservation groups warn.


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US security on film
Policeman in face mask Iraq blanketed by sandstorms

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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Ian Pannell Afghan war zone
BBC reporter on struggle facing UK troops in Helmand
A dangerous dog impounded by London's Metropolitan Police Day in pictures
Eye-catching images from around the world
Barack and Michelle Obama leaving the US on Sunday for their week-long trip which ends in Ghana Africa's pride
Ghanaian view on being chosen for Obama visit

NEWS FROM THE UK

Jack Waterhouse 'Pupil murder bid' teacher held
A teacher is held on suspicion of attempted murder after three pupils are hurt, one of them seriously, in a school classroom.

UK swine flu death toll hits 14
Soldier 'had Olympics ambition'
Gang jailed for teenager's murder

Gwyneth Paltrow New phone hack inquiry ruled out
The police say they will not investigate claims a mobile phone hacking operation was launched by the News of the World.

PM suggests possible Trident cuts
Bank keeps interest rates on hold
Labour defeat on incitement laws


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AFRICA
Nigeria welcomes UK prisoner plan
AMERICAS
CIA 'often lied to congressmen'
ASIA-PACIFIC
China leaders vow Xinjiang action

EUROPE
EU fund plans 'could strangle' City
MIDDLE EAST
Dozens killed in Iraqi bombings
SOUTH ASIA
Sri Lanka orders cuts in aid work

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Tests raise life extension hopes
ENTERTAINMENT
Moore tackles financial meltdown

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
US hopes to lead climate debate
TECHNOLOGY
Hardware makers support Google OS


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
A Muslim ethnic Uighur woman gestures toward Chinese riot police China's tinderbox
Ethnic riots shatter government myth of social harmony
A sapling being planted in the ground (Image: BBC) Growth industry
Planting millions of trees to absorb CO2 in Africa
Zeina's mother holds a portrait of her daughter Fragile Lebanon
Sadness and anger but peace holds on streets of Beirut

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