| Bid for Middle East peace begins
| The US Secretary of State tells the Israeli and Palestinian leaders they have the "opportunity to end this conflict" as direct peace talks begin.
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| Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges
| The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspended, by the International Cricket Council.
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| PM backs Hague over aide rumours
| David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says.
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| Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
| An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.
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| Ministers propose 45p drink price
| The Scottish government says drinkers should be charged a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol as part of efforts to cut consumption.
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| Europe agrees finance watchdogs
| The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.
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| Man beat wife and daughter to death
| A florist beat his wife and daughter to death with a rubber mallet before hanging himself amid fears he would lose his biggest customer, an inquest hears.
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| Live text - US Open day four
| Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic are among the evening's draw on day four at the US Open, where Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki progress into the third round.
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| Carson out of England qualifier
| Goalkeeper Scott Carson is released from the England squad to face Bulgaria in the Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday because of a family bereavement.
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| Man 'strangled wife and hid body'
| A cheating husband murdered his wife after she found out about his infidelity within months of them getting married, a court hears.
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