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4 July 2011 Last updated at 05:39 ET Aung San Suu Kyi is on her first trip out of Rangoon since an attack on her convoy in 2003 Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is travelling outside Rangoon for … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 06:04 ET The Hawker family will be given the chance to question Ichihashi at the court’s discretion A Japanese man has admitted raping and killing a British teacher whose body was found buried in … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 06:37 ET Tiger Airways planes have been grounded in Australia by regulators on safety concerns Tiger Airways will hold crisis talks with Australian regulators to try and counter safety claims and resume its domestic … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 06:38 ET Jamaat-e-Islami (Pakistan’s largest Islamic party) activists hold regular anti-US demonstrations A group of religious conservatives in Pakistan has condemned a recent event hosted by the US embassy in Islamabad in support of … Continue reading →

4 July 2011 Last updated at 06:54 ET A soldier – believed to be British – has gone missing in Afghanistan, Nato has said. A search has been launched in the south of the country. The solider’s next of kin … Continue reading →

Tropical storm Arlene has killed at least 11 people and forced nearly 300,000 others to flee their homes in Mexico. Torrential rain caused flash flooding and landslides in parts of the country, with the situation worsened by rivers that burst … Continue reading →

3 July 2011 Last updated at 13:16 ET By Jon Donnison BBC News, Ramallah Palestine won the first leg 2-0, meaning they go through 3-1 on aggregate “Palestine, Palestine” was the rhythmic chant that rang on a warm evening in … Continue reading →

3 July 2011 Last updated at 13:39 ET Mr Lukashenko said he would not allow his government to be overthrown Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says recent protests against his rule are an attempt to foment revolution in the former Soviet … Continue reading →

By Oliver BrettBBC Sport Alastair Cook watches on as England crash to defeat Lord’s Sri Lanka dominated England for the second time in three days to win by six wickets at Lord’s and establish a 2-1 lead in the one-day … Continue reading →

3 July 2011 Last updated at 15:35 ET Fenerbahce won its 18th Turkish league title in May The president of leading Turkish football club Fenerbahce is one of about 30 people arrested in a match-fixing inquiry, Turkish media says. Aziz … Continue reading →