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England skipper Andrew Strauss backs out-of-form batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook ahead of the start of the second Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Friday.

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At least 1,600 people have now died and more than four million people have been affected by the worst flooding in Pakistan’s history, the UN says.

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US officials charge 14 people with providing money, personnel and services to the Somali militant group al-Shabab.

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The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold talks with UAE over its impending BlackBerry handset ban, due on 11 October

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Labour accuses David Cameron of making “another foreign policy gaffe” after mistakenly saying Iran has a nuclear weapon.

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Contrary to recent reports about water content in lunar rocks, the Moon may be quite dry, say scientists.

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Model Naomi Campbell tells a court she was given “dirty stones” soon after dinner with ex-Liberian head Charles Taylor, accused of using “blood diamonds” to fund a war.

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The worst flooding in Pakistan’s history has affected more than four million people and left at least 1,600 dead, says the UN.

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A Polish appeals court upholds a decision to hand over to Germany an alleged Israeli agent wanted over the murder of a Hamas commander.

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A survey of vice-chancellors suggests budget cuts will lead to university closures in the UK.

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A “poo-powered” VW Beetle has taken to the streets of Bristol in an attempt to encourage sustainable motoring.

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Leaders of a council denied funding to rebuild nine secondary schools have met the education secretary to try to get him to change his mind.

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What makes adults want to “shoot” total strangers in the street? The BBC’s Alex Hudson picked up a water pistol to find out.

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The model Gisele Bundchen has backed down after saying mothers should have to breastfeed for six months by law.

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Up to 600 jobs are to be cut at the Royal Berkshire Hospital by 2015 in a bid to save £60m, the BBC learns.

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