An urgent investigation has been ordered into whether rules aimed at preventing lying parents from flouting the school admissions system should be toughened.


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A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and said in an editorial Saturday he should be tried for committing crimes against the nation.
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AP - Questions about Michael Jackson's use of prescription drugs are intensifying after a powerful sedative was found inside his home.

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AP - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.

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AP - A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of a murderer who terrorized the town in the 1960s.

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The British Foreign Office says it is trying to verify reports that one of its embassy employees held in Iran has been charged.
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The British Foreign Office says it is trying to verify reports that one of its embassy employees held in Iran has been charged.
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The British Foreign Office says it is trying to verify reports that one of its embassy employees held in Iran has been charged.
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An investigation is under way after three adults and three children were killed by a fire in a tower block in south London.
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An investigation is under way after three adults and three children were killed by a fire in a tower block in south London.
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South Korea says North Korea has fired a seventh missile off its eastern coast, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.
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AFP - Thailand's health authorities on Saturday reported two more deaths from swine flu, raising the country's total to seven, as the number of confirmed cases passed 1,800.

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AFP - BT, seeking to slash costs in the face of Britain's worst recession in years, is offering employees a year at home in return for a 75-percent pay cut, the telecoms operator said Saturday.

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How the Beckhams have changed since they married
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AP - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.

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AFP - Sudanese authorities were on Saturday trying to establish contact with kidnappers who snatched two foreign aid workers from their offices in Darfur, a foreign ministry official said.

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Fans May Register Online for Random Drawing of 17,500 Free Tickets; Video of Event To Be Streamed Worldwide
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Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Are Cutting Back Vacation Spending this Summer
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AP - Pakistani fighter jets pounded Taliban positions in the country's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 suspected insurgents, security officials said, as the government kept up pressure on Islamist militants along the Afghan border.

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BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.
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Phone giant BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut, in a bid to cut costs during the downturn.
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BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.
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Militants attacked a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, exploding a truck outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said.
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