Sydney Morning Herald

More than 150 die in Madrid plane crash
International Herald Tribune - 43 minutes ago
By Caroline Brothers PARIS: More than 150 people were killed Wednesday afternoon when an airliner taking off en route to a Canary Islands resort swerved off the end of a runway at Madrid's airport, crashed and burst into flames, Spanish officials said.
Video: Fiery Plane Crash at Madrid Airport Kills 153 AssociatedPress
Spain mourns air crash victims Aljazeera.net
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France's Sarkozy says troops must stay in Afghanistan
Reuters UK - 32 minutes ago
By Elizabeth Pineau KABUL (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday French troops must stay in Afghanistan to fight terrorism, a day after insurgents killed 10 French troops, the biggest single loss of foreign forces in Afghan combat ...
Afghanistan: Sarkozy fends off critics with visit to French troops ... guardian.co.uk
Nicolas Sarkozy rallies troops after French deaths in Afghanistan Times Online
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CTV.ca

US contractors eye gains from Polish shield deal
guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago
By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Poland's agreement to host part of a US missile shield for Europe should generate significant sales for American defense contractors, but critics say the whole effort amounts to a multibillion-dollar ...
Video: Moscow Angered by US-Poland Missle Deal AssociatedPress
Russia lashes out at US over signed deal to build missile defence ... Daily Mail
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Vancouver Sun

Russian trucks trickle from Georgia
Reuters UK - 6 hours ago
VERKHNY ZARAMAG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian military trucks trickled back into Russia from Georgia on Wednesday but no armoured vehicles or artillery passed and there was no sign of the large-scale rapid pullout demanded by the West.
Video: Will Russia's withdrawal cause more unrest? RussiaToday
In Georgia, Russia digs in as pullback date nears The Associated Press
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BBC News

Two Car Bomb Attacks Kill 11 in Algerian Town
New York Times - 2 hours ago
Eleven people were killed after two car bombs were detonated in the town of Bouira, Algeria. By STEVEN ERLANGER PARIS - Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded 31 others on Wednesday in the Algerian town of Bouira, a day after a suicide ...
Suicide bombs shatter Algerian calm BBC News
Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel, barracks The Associated Press
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Sky News

Brown ends holiday by dismissing talk of crisis
Independent - 2 hours ago
By Ben Russell, Political Correspondent Gordon Brown tried to shrug off questions over his leadership as he ended his summer break saying he would go on to win a general election.
Gordon Brown launches fightback, insisting Labour can win next ... guardian.co.uk
Labour will win election - Brown BBC News
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BBC News

GCSE results reveal 'two-tier' schools
Independent - 2 hours ago
By Richard Garner, Education Editor Labour is presiding over a return by stealth to the era of grammar and secondary modern schools, a study suggests today.
GCSE candidates awaiting results BBC News
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24dash

Fraud: Fraud case judge attacks 'targets culture'
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
A judge yesterday criticised the government's "target-driven culture" as he jailed a no-smoking adviser for 18 months for pocketing £90000 from the NHS for claims based on bogus clients.
Top smoking adviser Harry Singer pocketed £90000 with bogus quitters Times Online
Conman jailed after milking £90000 from NHS with bogus 'quit ... Daily Mail
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ITV.com

Manchester set to make £700m bid for Glasgow Airport
The Herald - 1 hour ago
The owners of Manchester Airport are poised to make an early bid for its Glasgow counterpart. Publicly-owned MAG yesterday became the first operator to break cover in what is expected to be a scramble to secure Scotland's biggest long-haul gateway.
BAA break-up is only one necessary step for our airports Telegraph.co.uk
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RTE.ie

Bank of England hints at move towards rates cut
Independent - 2 hours ago
By Sean O'Grady, Economics Editor A glimmer of hope for hard-pressed businesses and homeowners emerged from the latest minutes of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) - with some observers predicting a cut in interest rates by the end of ...
Hint that interest rates may drop Scotsman
Relief for Bank of England as wage rises slide to five-year low Telegraph.co.uk
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Daily Mail

Public finances: Debt worsening despite tax gain
guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago
Bumper revenues from North Sea oil companies boosted Britain's public coffers last month, but analysts still believe that the government has little hope of meeting its borrowing target for the year.
Treasury to overshoot borrowing, say experts Telegraph.co.uk
Tax boost can't save Darling Scotsman
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£16000 fine for file sharing
Techwatch - 7 hours ago
by David Allen However, for many internet users it must have been a shock to the system when a British woman was fined £16000 for sharing a pinball game.
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Telegraph.co.uk

Wind-powered Greenbird tries for the world land speed record.
T3 - 12 hours ago
The green brigade aren't usually the ones trying to convince us to go anywhere fast. Being eco-friendly usually goes hand-in-hand with looking stupid in a recyclable car going a stunning 5MPH.
Wind-speed racer Christian Science Monitor
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Stuff.tv

Sky to launch seven new HD channels
guardian.co.uk - 16 hours ago
The seven new HD channels will launch on the satellite company's Sky+ HD service next month, bringing the total number BSkyB offers to 26.
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BBC Sport

Scotland 0 Northern Ireland 0: Scotland's limitations revealed by ...
Independent - 2 hours ago
By Lindsay Harrison at Hampden Park George Burley spoke bullishly before this game of the need for his players to be audacious, of bringing the missing spark of wonder to a side that has grown accustomed to being unflinching.
Scotland fail to capitalise on dismissal of Ryan McGivern Times Online
Burley pleased with Scots warm-up BBC Sport
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Telegraph.co.uk

Brian Barwick ousted by FA on night of England struggle
Times Online - 3 hours ago
Brian Barwick was dramatically unseated from his position as the Football Association chief executive last night after an irretrievable breakdown in his relationship with Lord Triesman, the chairman.
Brian Barwick To Leave The FA Sky News
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Silvestre heads for Arsenal in search of new challenge
Independent - 2 hours ago
By James Wrigley Mikael Silvestre, the French defender, last night became the first player since Brian Kidd 34 years ago to move from Manchester United to Arsenal.
Wenger says Silvestre will add savvy to young Gunners guardian.co.uk
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Sydney Morning Herald

`Lightning' Strikes Twice as Bolt Claims Olympic Sprint Double
Bloomberg - 58 minutes ago
By Dan Baynes Jamaica's Usain Bolt last night added the Olympic 200 meters gold medal to his 100 title to become the first man to win both sprints at the same Games in 24 years -- all in world- record time.
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Category: Olympic Stud of the Day
Entertainment Weekly - 1 hour ago
I had to -- they rhyme! And, of course, both Americans won gold. Dawn Harper (left) staged a huuuuuge upset over fashionably bespectacled US teammate LoLo Jones in the 100-meter hurdles -- a win seemingly most shocking to Dawn herself.
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Thrilling Olympics give General Electric a surge in power
Times Online - 3 hours ago
No medal for guessing Jeff Immelt's favourite Olympian. General Electric's next set of quarterly accounts should contain a line noting the Michael Phelps special dividend, so great has the 23-year-old's impact been on its fortunes at the Beijing ...
Telemundo attracts more Olympics viewers Hollywood Reporter
Yahoo Upsets NBC as Winner of Online Olympic Coverage Wired News
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