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The fund - more than $17m (£13.5m ) - was set up after Yahoo provided information about political dissidents to the Chinese government.
It appointed a high-profile political activist, Harry Wu, to administer the funds.
The lawsuit alleges that Mr Wu, who died last year, used the money for other purposes.
Mr Wu ran the... | Yahoo is facing a lawsuit alleging that the firm mismanaged funds set aside to help jailed Chinese dissidents. | 39589019 |
"McGuinness up for peace award" reads the front page of Friday's Daily Mirror.
The paper leads its news offering in Northern Ireland with the former first minister's nomination for the Tipperary International Peace Award.
It says the ex-IRA commander could be given the award for "his work in securing Northern Ireland's... | A peace award, protests and a pretty unusual birth, those are some of the stories in Friday's papers. | 38851839 |
The 1km (0.6 mile) chain, laid out at Whitsand Beach in Cornwall, was made up of lids gathered from beaches around the South West.
Looe Marine Conservation Group and Rame Peninsula Beach Care were among those that collected the tops over the last three months.
The campaigners have called for more recycling of plastics.... | A huge string of 60,000 plastic bottle tops has been displayed on a beach to highlight the problem of marine litter. | 32275143 |
The haul of 16th and 17th century paintings was worth €50,000 (£40,000; $56,000) when stolen from the Westfries Museum in the city of Hoorn in 2005.
The four recovered works had been "in the possession of criminal groups", Ukraine's foreign minister said.
Reports say they were recovered from Ukrainian ultra-nationalist... | Ukraine says it has recovered four paintings from a haul of 24 that was stolen from a gallery in the Netherlands more than a decade ago. | 36052485 |
They were found with improvised detonators, fuel, sandbags and empty ammunition boxes, reports the BBC Ibrahim Aden in the capital, Mogadishu.
Amisom has not commented beyond saying it is trying to confirm the arrests.
The mission is fighting alongside Somali government forces against al-Shabab Islamist militants.
BBC ... | Five peacekeepers with the African Union mission in Somalia (Amisom) and 10 Somalis have been arrested for selling military equipment, police say. | 36459005 |
Carlisle led at the interval through a Charlie Wyke goal, his 16th of the campaign, but Bogle's double made it 18 league goals for the season and the striker also helped lay on a debut strike for substitute Adi Yussuf.
It took Carlisle until the 28th minute to find a shot on target, Shaun Miller forcing an alert save f... | Omar Bogle bagged a brace and provided an assist as Grimsby ended Carlisle's unbeaten home record in League Two with a 3-1 win at Brunton Park. | 38433492 |
Rotherham MP Sarah Champion was speaking after 17 men were convicted of forcing girls in Newcastle to have sex.
Mostly British-born, they are from Iraqi, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, Iranian and Turkish communities.
Ms Champion said asking if there were "cultural issues" was simply "child protection".
Northumbria Po... | A fear of being called racist is preventing authorities investigating the reasons behind child abuse cases, an MP has claimed. | 40886658 |
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We Were There was written in 1982 by Leicester singer Bob Wragg in support of England's World Cup finals campaign in Spain.
Mr Wragg, 82, said the song was about to be released when the Falklands conflict broke out and it was thought to be "inappropriate at a time of war".
The rec... | A football anthem sung by England's 1966 World Cup winning side has been released after spending 34 years hidden in an Isle of Man attic. | 36497632 |
The show, filmed in Reyoarfjorour, Iceland, is the most expensive British drama ever made at £30m.
It has featured Michael Gambon, Christopher Ecclestone and The Hunger Games actor Stanley Tucci, who plays DCI Eugene Morton from Scotland Yard.
In the UK the first episode was watched by more than 2.5m people and is Sky... | Sky has renewed Fortitude for a second 10-part series. | 32232021 |
A number of neighbourhood teams have relocated into nearby local community bases with "lower running costs".
The new sites, which are based in the "heart of the community", are "better value for money", the force said.
The buildings up for sale include Market Street and Pilgrim Street in Newcastle, which were replaced ... | Northumbria Police has put eight of its former stations up for sale after carrying out a review of its estate. | 34548151 |
The 24-year-old joined Livingston from Stirling on a free transfer in 2014 and made 44 appearances for the club in 2015-16, scoring 16 goals.
White scored twice in the Scottish League One play-offs against Stranraer which saw the club relegated from the Scottish Championship to League One.
He scored 31 goals in two sea... | Wrexham have signed striker Jordan White from Scottish Championship side Livingston on a one-year deal. | 36342824 |
The Welsh Premier champions trail 2-0 after the away first leg with the second leg to come on Tuesday, 18 July at Park Hall.
Malta's Hibernians or Salzburg of Austria await the winner of that game.
Celtic or Linfield could face Irish champions Dundalk.
Slavia Praha (Czech Republic) v BATE Borisov (Belarus) or Alashkert... | The New Saints could face a trip to Malta or Austria if they overhaul Croatian side Rijeka in the second leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie. | 40609486 |
The 61-year-old's aircraft came down on the runway at Caernarfon Airport at 18:00 BST on Thursday.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died.
A crew from Llanfairfechan attended but there have not been reports of a fire following the crash. The Air Accid... | A pilot has died after his microlight aircraft crashed at a north Wales airport, say emergency services. | 27431544 |
The Israeli military said it had targeted a cache of anti-tank missiles in the hospital's "immediate vicinity".
Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry said the US was sending $47m (£28m) in humanitarian aid to Gaza.
On Monday evening Israel said seven of its soldiers had been killed in the past 24 hours, bringing the... | At least five people have been killed and 70 injured by an Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza, Palestinians say. | 28399292 |
Trailing 2-1 from the home leg, Saints lost 1-0 to a late Trakai goal.
"Our approach play was good, but we lacked quality in the final third and that's killed us," said Wright.
"We need to get more quality in to take us to the next level. If we don't then we'll end up with more frustrating performances like that."
The ... | Manager Tommy Wright made a case for new signings after St Johnstone were eliminated from the first round of Europa League qualifying in Lithuania. | 40523150 |
Hamilton was 0.435 seconds quicker than the Finn - and more than a second in front of title rival Sebastian Vettel, who is seven points ahead after 12 of 20 races.
The top eight was completed by Kimi Raikkonen in fourth followed by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen and the Force Indias.
McLaren's Stoffel V... | Lewis Hamilton headed Valtteri Bottas to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix. | 41122304 |
The report, in Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, looked at the Soviet leader's role in the 1940 massacre of Polish prisoners at Katyn.
The grandson, Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, said it violated his right to privacy.
But the court said Stalin remained "inevitably" open to criticism.
Novaya Gazeta, a frequent critic of the Krem... | The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a complaint brought by one of Joseph Stalin's grandsons over an article accusing the Soviet dictator of being a "bloodthirsty cannibal". | 30828697 |
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The six-time champion wrestled control from his compatriot and came through 4-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6) in London.
Second seed Federer will take on world number one Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final - live on BBC Two at 18:00 GMT.
Wawrinka and Federer will team up next week as Switze... | Roger Federer saved four match points before winning a thrilling all-Swiss semi-final against Stan Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour Finals. | 30071708 |
Ryan Lock, 20, from Chichester, died in December with the People's Defence Units (YPG) in Raqqa.
When wounded and surrounded by IS fighters he turned his gun on himself to avoid capture and a "frightening and painful death", the hearing was told.
A former chef without military skills, he told family he was on holiday.
... | A "heroic young man" who fought with Kurdish forces in Syria killed himself to avoid falling hostage to Islamic State (IS) militants, an inquest heard. | 40802018 |
The court said it would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate claims that Mr Martinelli had inflated multi-million dollar contracts during his time in office from 2009 to 2014.
Mr Martinelli denies the allegations.
His successor in office, Juan Carlos Varela, campaigned on a promise to clean up Panamanian politic... | The Supreme Court in Panama has voted in favour of investigating former President Ricardo Martinelli over corruption allegations. | 31037242 |
Michael O'Connor from South Tyneside was at the Bataclan concert venue when gunmen opened fire.
He said the scene inside the concert venue was "like a slaughterhouse", and he thought he was going to die.
So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it carried out a series of attacks which left 129 people dead.
Mr O'Connor, fr... | A British survivor of one of the attacks in Paris has described how he lay on his girlfriend as people were shot dead around them. | 34825646 |
Philippine boxer Bornea had never been stopped previously, but Selby wore him down with his superior speed and footwork.
Selby, the younger brother of IBF featherweight champion Lee, has been tipped as a future world champion.
He has won all seven of his fights since turning professional.
Find out how to get into boxin... | Welsh boxer Andrew Selby won the vacant IBF Inter-Continental Flyweight Title via TKO in the seventh round against Jake Bornea at Wembley Arena. | 38032202 |
Mrs May was speaking after she triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, starting a two-year countdown to the UK's exit from the EU.
She said there would be "no return to the borders of the past".
Meanwhile, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says there should be a referendum on Irish unity if the assembly wants one.
Article... | The Conservative Party has a "preference that Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK", Prime Minister Theresa May has said. | 39433135 |
It only took three minutes for this match when Forrest buried the rebound after Gary Harkins forced a save from Dumbarton goalkeeper Alan Martin.
Harkins was again instrumental in the second goal, teeing up Forrest for an easy finish.
And Forrest made it three from the penalty spot.
Harkins could have had one himself; ... | An Alan Forrest hat-trick was enough to give all three points to Ayr United and take them seven points clear of bottom side St Mirren. | 37594281 |
Both teams went into the match four points behind fourth-placed Stranraer in League One.
Neither side could force a breakthrough during a cagey first half but Marc Fitzpatrick shot into the roof of the net to put Airdrie ahead.
But Love headed in Paul Archibald's cross to ensure both sides moved closer to Stranraer, wh... | Ali Love's late equaliser rescued a point for Albion Rovers as they held play-off rivals Airdrieonians. | 35849747 |
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John Simpson wasn't able to walk without help before being fitted with the C-brace.
It uses a built-in computer and sensors to allow the knee to control walking.
John says: "It's going to change my life."
Check out the clip to see hi... | A man from London has become the first Briton to walk with the help of a bionic leg brace. | 31143810 |
That means that he will step outside the ISS, and take a walk in space.
The ISS is 250 miles above the earth, and travelling at 17,500 miles per hour.
Tim will be joined by his crewmate, Tim Kopra who has done a spacewalk before.
Before they can go outside the spacecraft, astronauts have to put on a spacesuit to keep t... | After one month on the International Space Station (ISS), Tim Peake is going to be the first British person ever to do a spacewalk. | 35242594 |
Video released by Iraq's military shows a fully armed Chinese-supplied CH-4 drone being inspected on the tarmac.
Poor-quality photos suggesting that the Chinese UAV may have been sold to Iraq first emerged in March.
If operational, this adds a significant new capability to the arsenal of Iraq, whose air force is being ... | Iraq appears to have joined the small but growing group of countries operating armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - or drones. | 34510126 |
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Griffiths, 23, finished 13th overall in two hours 14 minutes 49 seconds, and was the first British man to finish.
The Swansea Harriers runner claimed an automatic qualifying place for August's World Championships in London.
"It's not something I planned but I can't wait to... | Josh Griffiths, the club runner who beat Britain's elite men in the London Marathon to qualify for the 2017 World Championships on his marathon debut, says he will continue to coach himself. | 39694043 |
The film, which was directed by Ken Loach, is nominated in seven categories, including best British independent film, best director and best screenplay.
Its stars Hayley Squires and Dave Johns also received two nominations each.
Other nominees include American Honey, Notes on Blindness and Under The Shadow, which recei... | I, Daniel Blake has topped the nominations for this year's British Independent Film Awards (Bifa). | 37833367 |
The 37-year-old amateur fractured two vertebrae when his horse fell in a race at the festival last month.
Barry Potts, a trainer from Strabane in County Tyrone, was the jockey's best man at his wedding:
"I believe he was going to give up after the April meeting at Punchestown, unfortunately this happened," he said.
The... | JT McNamara, the Irish jockey paralysed after a fall at Cheltenham, was planning to retire from racing this summer, the BBC has learned. | 21999327 |
In a study of more than 13,000 UK children, five-years-olds were about twice as likely to have asthma if they were not conceived naturally.
The children were also more likely to need medication, which could be an indication of more severe asthma.
The findings were published in the journal Human Reproduction.
The resear... | Children born after fertility treatments, such as IVF, may have a slightly higher chance of developing asthma, research suggests. | 20606756 |
We've been talking to some people affected by the fuel shortages.
Sylvia Prebois, a teacher from Niort in the Deux Sevres region of France, went to her local petrol station in the morning but there was no fuel left:
"Later I managed to find some at another station where there were signs saying, 'Filling up extra petrol... | As strikes hit oil refineries in France, around 20% of petrol stations have almost run dry, causing disruption for residents and visitors alike. | 36371690 |
Slivenko, 25, was the gold medal favourite in the women's 69kg category.
The world and European champion, who won silver in Beijing four years ago, is understood to have suffered an injury in training this week.
Her place in Russia's weightlifting squad will taken by Natalya Zabolotnaya, who will compete in the women's... | Russian weightlifter Oksana Slivenko has been forced to withdraw from the London Olympics because of injury. | 19020094 |
Robert Zemeckis's film The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Petit, was the opening night film of the New York Film Festival on Saturday.
The film charts Petit's efforts to tightrope between the towers in 1974.
Mixed reviews have seen critics call the film both a "glimmering dream" and "wholly false".
Petit's tale... | A film about Philippe Petit's high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center has had its world premiere in New York. | 34375019 |
The MPs are members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has roots in political Islam.
Last month, Turkey lifted the headscarf ban in a number of state institutions.
The ban was one of the most contentious laws in Turkey, pitting backers of the secular constitution against those who favour Islamic r... | Four Turkish women lawmakers have appeared in parliament in Ankara wearing headscarves - for the first time since 1999. | 24761548 |
The programme of events is expected to bring a million visitors to the city, said Visit Hull and East Yorkshire.
This is more than can be accommodated by hotel rooms available in the city centre which number about 1,000.
Hull beat Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017.
The UK governme... | Residents of Hull are being asked to rent spare rooms to visitors when Hull becomes the UK City of Culture 2017 due to a lack of hotel rooms. | 37081578 |
The update to a list of prohibited listings now includes "any USB-C (or USB Type-C) cable or adapter product that is not compliant with standard specifications".
Google developer Benson Leung noticed the change.
Some USB-C cables can damage devices or fail to charge them properly.
"Really great news, but we all have to... | Amazon has updated its rules governing the sale of USB-C cables in the US, saying only fully compliant products will be stocked on the site. | 35925862 |
Community Links co-founder David Robinson was invited to Downing St in May to discuss the social policy idea.
But in an open letter he urged the PM to "allow us to draw breath" and phase in plans to remove Legal Aid funding.
The government said charities could not be immune from cuts but it aimed to open up new funding... | A leading charity figure has warned David Cameron that the pace of cuts could "kill off" the groups he needs to build his "big society". | 12092740 |
The 20-1 shot, ridden by Daniel Tudhope and trained by David O'Meara, denied Ryan Moore a fourth win of the day.
The jockey had earlier secured a 575-1 treble - on Ballet Concerto in the Spring Mile Handicap, Tupi in the Cammidge Trophy Stakes and Kool Kompany in the Doncaster Mile Stakes.
Donncha was third, with Gabri... | Bravery claimed a narrow victory from race favourite Oh This Is Us in the Lincoln Handicap as the new Flat season got under way at Doncaster. | 39468168 |
Aslef and RMT members are due to walk out for six days from 9 January.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) said bus operators from Cornwall to Northumberland were ready to send vehicles to the South East.
Southern said it was still deciding what services might be offered.
A CPT spokeswoman said: "We have had... | Dozens of bus and coach companies across England have offered vehicles for rail replacement services during the next Southern train drivers' strike. | 38500118 |
There is something rather cult-like about the Facebook office in Dublin.
Everyone smiles, everyone seems genuinely delighted to be working for one of the biggest tech firms in the world.
Then there are the primary colours everywhere, the games provided for staff to play, from chess to ping-pong.
But what most catches y... | As the UK government hints it could slash tax rates for foreign businesses after Brexit, Paul Moss looks at how the low corporate tax model is working in neighbouring Ireland. | 38770691 |
Alexandra North, 25, a zoology graduate from Swindon, beat about 150 applicants from countries including France, Spain, Germany, South Korea, China, the US and Nepal to land the role with Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
She began the £24,000-a-year role in Ipswich on Monday.
The trust is focussing on the town after a large nu... | A dedicated hedgehog officer has started work after seeing off worldwide competition for the role. | 37406475 |
Woods, bidding for a 15th major title, shot 70, while 2003 champion Furyk took 69 and 2001 US PGA winner Toms carded 70 to lead by one at one under par.
Clubhouse scores in full
Graeme McDowell, the 2010 champion, was one over with Nicolas Colsaerts, John Peterson and Michael Thompson.
Holder Rory McIlroy and world num... | Tiger Woods maintained his first-round momentum to share the halfway lead with fellow Americans Jim Furyk and David Toms in the US Open at Olympic. | 18468653 |
Forty-nine people were killed in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub on Sunday.
Josephine Deehan walked out of a meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in protest over the delay, according to the Impartial Reporter.
Ulster Unionist councillor Victor Warrington said the council needed to check "protocols" before... | A Northern Ireland councillor has said she was "shocked and saddened" over a delay in sending a letter of condolence to victims of the Orlando massacre. | 36561210 |
Miriam Rodríguez Martínez was shot in her home in the town of San Fernando in Tamaulipas state.
She was known for successfully investigating the kidnap and murder of her daughter by a local drug cartel, the Zetas.
The information she gave the police ensured the gang members were jailed.
But in March one of them escaped... | A Mexican businesswoman who headed a group of 600 families searching for their disappeared relatives has been killed. | 39892553 |
The department, which represents Wales in the UK government, will now have two ministers instead of three.
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth has been transferred to the Northern Ireland Office.
He will combine it with his role as minister for faith and integration at the Department for Communities and Local Government in Engl... | The number of ministers in the Wales Office has been cut in the prime minister's post-election reshuffle. | 40351529 |
There is no definitive test for the brain-wasting disease. Doctors rely on cognition tests and brain scans.
A technique published in the journal Genome Biology showed differences in the tiny fragments of genetic material floating in the blood could be used to identify patients.
The test was accurate 93% of the time in ... | Researchers believe they are closer to developing a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer's. | 23465965 |
The supporters were protesting against the two League One clubs' respective owners, and had also organised a joint march to the stadium before the game.
Play was delayed for about five minutes while the pigs were cleared.
Charlton went on to win the match 3-0, meaning Coventry remain bottom.
Fans of the London side hav... | Charlton and Coventry fans threw hundreds of plastic pigs on the pitch in a joint protest that interrupted Saturday's match at The Valley. | 37667541 |
Many of the conveniences can be used free of charge while others, including sites in Aviemore, Fort Augustus and Inverness, cost 20p.
The council has been making cuts in its public toilets budget without having to close sites.
But it has warned that toilets may have to close next year if it cannot achieve a fresh round... | Communities are to be asked whether a 50p charge should be applied for using Highland Council-run public toilets. | 36190605 |
Although both he and his research have been discredited, the MMR scare still casts a long shadow.
That may seem improbable, given that MMR coverage rates now exceed the level they achieved before his claims were published in 1998.
First dose MMR coverage for England now stands at 89% in England and 92.7% in Wales - an... | It is 15 years since Dr Andrew Wakefield published research suggesting a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. | 22085678 |
During the campaign, the Labour leader said he would "deal with" the issue of graduates burdened with debt since tuition fees rose to £9,000.
He told the BBC he had never promised to abolish all debt as Labour "were unaware of the size of it at the time".
Tory MPs have accused him of misleading students and said he sho... | Jeremy Corbyn has insisted he did not promise to write off all student debt while appealing to young voters during the general election. | 40697326 |
The light beams travel through the eyelids and this tells the brain to re-set the body's inner biological clock, the Stanford researchers believe.
They tested the method in 39 volunteers and found it shifted a person's body clock by about two hours.
An hour of the flashlight therapy was enough to achieve this effect.
P... | Exposure to short flashes of light at night could help sleeping travellers adjust to new time zones and avoid jet lag, according to US scientists. | 35523024 |
It's because there are worries that some of the hoverboards on sale could have parts which catch fire.
The National Trading Standards is an organisation that makes sure that products that are bought are safe for people to use.
They have looked at thousands of hoverboards since October.
They found that 88 per cent of th... | They're likely to be one of the must-have presents this Christmas but warnings have been given out about hoverboards. | 35004044 |
The Russian press mainly concludes the assassination was aimed at derailing relations that only recently got back on track after a diplomatic crisis triggered by Turkey's shooting down of a Russian jet near the Syrian border last year.
Turkey's pro-government papers accuse the Gulen movement - blamed for a failed coup ... | Front pages in both Russia and Turkey have been dominated by the killing of Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara. | 38378199 |
Schools and kindergartens - as well as the zoo - remained closed during the city's largest post-war evacuation.
About 1,100 residents of a retirement and disability centre in the Riehl area were among those taken to safety.
It is not unusual for unexploded bombs to be discovered in Germany. Allied bombers targeted Colo... | Some 20,000 people in the German city of Cologne have been forced to leave their homes as authorities defuse a one-tonne bomb from World War Two. | 32897388 |
The one-time Premier League player, 43, has been in talks with County's lottery winning chairman Les Scadding.
Since the return of ex-chairman Chris Blight, County have appointed three non-executive members to their board.
Blake is the fourth such appointment within a month. They have also named Jimmy Dack as manager u... | Former Wales striker Nathan Blake has been appointed to the board of his home-town club Newport County. | 31603423 |
The Richmond Tory MP said the company that owns the airport had significant debts and would be forced to turn to the government for financial support.
He has repeatedly said he will quit his seat if the government approves the building of a third runway at Heathrow.
Heathrow said investors were ready to fund its expans... | London MP Zac Goldsmith has warned taxpayers they could end up paying for the expansion of Heathrow Airport if it goes ahead. | 37584591 |
Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez pressed the wrong button during the vote on whether to debate a law requiring minors to get parental permission before getting an abortion.
"I deeply regret my error," he said.
The move, proposed by the governing Popular Party (PP), passed easily due to its parliamentary majority.
"I am fi... | A Spanish opposition leader has apologised after accidentally voting in parliament for a proposal on abortion that his own party is against. | 32322604 |
South Carolina has been criticised for flying the flag - seen by some as a symbol of slavery and racism - on or near its capitol building.
The killing of nine people at an African-American church in the state led to calls for it to be taken down.
Shooting suspect Dylann Roof displayed a version of the flag on his car.
... | Barack Obama believes the Confederate flag "belongs in a museum", the White House said amid controversy ignited by Wednesday's shooting in South Carolina. | 33205363 |
Harry Clarke, 60, had his licence withdrawn for medical reasons in the months following the bin lorry crash on 22 December 2014.
He pleaded guilty to driving a car nine months later, despite knowing he was unfit to drive.
Clarke was not prosecuted over the bin lorry crash.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday, Clarke adm... | The driver of the bin lorry that crashed in Glasgow killing six people has admitted culpable and reckless driving in a separate incident. | 39006862 |
Yousuf Raza Gilani was speaking during high-level talks aimed at preventing a mass health crisis.
Doctors in many areas are reportedly struggling to cope with the spread of diseases such as diarrhoea and cholera.
The UN says more than 17 million people have been affected by the floods, with about 1.2 million homes dest... | Pakistan's prime minister says the government is "seriously concerned" about the potential spread of epidemic diseases in the flood-hit country. | 11068259 |
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 22 others will receive a large cash prize paid over five years.
The winners who range from scientists to designers to artists and historians received surprise calls in recent weeks announcing that they had won.
Many said they would use the money to support their work in the futu... | A commentator on US race relations and the playwright behind the show Hamilton are among the winners of the 2015 MacArthur Foundation "genius" grants. | 34393020 |
Ballance (78) and Bresnan (63) steered the defending champions to 323 all out, a first-innings lead of 151.
Youngsters Josh Shaw and Ben Coad helped Bresnan add 87 for the final two wickets to earn a third batting point.
Chris Rushworth took 5-93 for Durham, who were 98-3 at the close, still 53 behind, with Keaton Jenn... | Gary Ballance and Tim Bresnan made half-centuries as Yorkshire tightened their grip on the Division One game against Durham at the Riverside. | 36582073 |
The talks are being held at the border village of Panmunjom by Red Cross officials from both sides.
Thousands of families have been separated with little contact made since 1953 when hostilities ended.
The sporadic reunions depend hugely on the state of relations, and the North is known to have cancelled a few. The las... | North and South Korea are conducting talks on organising a rare reunion for families separated by the Korean War. | 34171282 |
The industry body said it now expects house prices to rise by about 6% in 2016.
Experts say a dash to invest in homes for the rental market is partly responsible, with stamp duty taxes set to rise in April.
Rics says the number of homes up for sale has fallen, down 6% overall.
"The evidence suggests that the market is ... | House prices in Wales are increasing, fuelled by a shortage of properties, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. | 35543949 |
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The world number one, 25, is seeking a first Masters title following victories at the US Open, the Open Championship and the US PGA.
And winning the famous Green Jacket on Sunday would propel him into exalted company - alongside Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen, Ga... | Rory McIlroy steps on to Augusta's first tee on Thursday aiming to become only the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam of golf's four majors. | 32204487 |
Five households in Dawlish have complained of the "stench of fetid sewage" and debris being flung into gardens by passing traffic.
Roger Anderson said they were "fed-up" with the lack of action by South West Water, despite constant complaints.
South West Water said it was working to resolve the issues "urgently".
Resid... | Sewage floods have affected properties in Devon more than 50 times in the past three years, according to residents. | 35001707 |
Set up just a few years ago, Provenance says it is lighting a fire under the retail world.
The company is based around an app which allows retailers and customers to see where a product comes from, from its origins to its point of sale.
"Behind every product is a complex chain of people and places and that's a really i... | Jessi Baker thanks her mother for the inspiration to start her company, Provenance. | 38773878 |
Northamptonshire County Council installed the "visibility screen" at the Danes Camp Way roundabout, in the hope it would slow down vehicles.
Some people told BBC Northampton's Facebook page it was "dangerous" while others backed the move.
Motoring group the AA said, drivers would have to be "pretty stupid" not to slow ... | A fence blocking drivers' views as they approach a roundabout will help prevent accidents, a council has claimed. | 29742714 |
The incident happened at about 22:10 BST in the Hass Park area.
The police said a man wearing a hooded top fired two shots at the car.
It is believed the man left the area in another car that was parked nearby.
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Ó hOisÃn knows the owner of the car and said the attack must be condemned.
"There was... | Police in County Londonderry have appealed for information after shots were fired at an empty parked car in Dungiven. | 29420775 |
Bu swyddogion amgylcheddol o CNC yn cynnal profion yn ystod y bore ger Tregaron a Llanddewi Brefi yn dilyn y llygredd dros y penwythnos.
Mae'r corff wedi dweud bod o leiaf 1,000 o bysgod wedi marw, a'u bod yn credu mai safle amaethyddol yn ardal Tregaron yw ffynhonnell y llygredd.
Mae hynny'n cynnwys y rhan fwyaf o bys... | Mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (CNC) yn dweud bod yr holl eog a brithyll môr ar hyd dwy filltir o'r Afon Teifi wedi eu lladd ar ôl i'r afon gael ei llygru. | 38367644 |
The National Union of Teachers heard warnings of a "crisis" in schools struggling to recruit teachers.
Teachers warned of excessive workload and inadequate pay damaging both recruitment and retention.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "We're investing hundreds of millions in teacher recruitment."
The National ... | Teachers are calling for tackling staff shortages to be made a priority rather than "politically motivated" projects such as academies and free schools. | 35912583 |
Police said they found a man in his 30s with stab wounds at Shepard House on the Winstanley Estate in Battersea shortly after 18:00 BST on Wednesday.
He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. Two other men were found nearby with knife injuries and taken to hospital.
Scotland Yard said the stabbing was not lin... | One man has been stabbed to death and two others injured in an attack in south-west London. | 36972788 |
Katy McAllister, 31, took the lead in attempting to resuscitate Louise McGowan, 27, after she became unwell at a house in Dundee in May 2015.
Ms McAllister denies killing Mrs McGowan and other charges of supplying drugs to a number of individuals.
She also denies stealing quantities of a medicine from Ninewells Hospita... | A doctor accused of killing her friend by giving her prescription drugs at a tattoo parlour took charge of attempts to save her life, a trial has heard. | 39869720 |
The growth rate slowed to an annual rate of 7.1%, compared with 7.9% in the previous quarter.
It is the slowest growth since the April to June quarter in 2014, when the rate was 6.7%.
Analyst Abhishek Upadhyay of ICICI Securities said growth "continues to be driven by government spending while private spending remains ... | India's economy grew at its slowest pace for two years in the April to June quarter, according to official figures. | 37231394 |
India have taken over first place - but will relinquish it to Pakistan if they fail to win the final Test of their current series in West Indies.
Sri Lanka declared their second innings on 347-8 early on day five in Colombo, setting the Aussies 324 to win.
But only David Warner (68) resisted as spinner Rangana Herath t... | Australia lost top spot in the International Cricket Council's Test rankings after Sri Lanka won the third Test by 163 runs for a 3-0 series win. | 37105849 |
An imaging microscope and a beam of accelerated ions were used to put the table on the hair, which belonged to chemistry professor Martyn Poliakoff.
Scientists from the university's Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre said a million copies of the table could fit on a single post-it note.
Guinness World Records has no... | Scientists have created the world's smallest periodic table on a strand of hair at the University of Nottingham. | 15153477 |
Stephen Crabb told Cardiff Business School he was unhappy at the lack of progress, and that opponents would rather argue about assembly powers.
He said he was "totally open to ideas" about improving the draft Wales Bill.
The Welsh government insisted it was focused on increasing prosperity rather than constitutional ch... | Devolution is failing to deliver economically vital projects such as an M4 relief road and rail upgrades, the Welsh secretary has claimed. | 34656976 |
The average Band D bill will rise by £36 a year to £1,246.
Western Isles Council decided later to increase the charge by 3%. Four other councils, including Edinburgh, are due to reach decisions on Thursday.
The council tax has not gone up anywhere in Scotland since 2007 after a Scottish government brokered deal.
The ni... | Midlothian Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to put up household taxes following a nine-year freeze across the country. | 38884212 |
Munir Hassan Mohammed, 35, and Rowaida El-Hassan, 32, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
They face charges relating to the alleged acquisition and possession of chemicals capable of use in explosives.
The pair were remanded in custody and will next appear at the Old Bailey on 12 January.
Neither Mr Mohammed an... | A man and a woman who were arrested during anti-terrorism raids have appeared in court charged with making preparations for a terrorism attack. | 38426961 |
PerfectHome is a rent-to-own business and has 67 stores across the UK.
Hull magistrates court convicted the company of aggressive and misleading trading practices after more than 50 sets of house keys were found at the firm's store in the city.
PerfectHome said it disagreed with the verdict and planned to appeal.
It bl... | High Street retailer PerfectHome has been fined for making some customers hand over their house keys before it delivered their purchases. | 31440752 |
Scottish Water said the issue in Uig, North and South Lochs and Achmore was resolved .
It followed reports of an "unusual microbiology result".
A spokesman for Scottish Water said: "We want to thank the affected customers for their patience and understanding over the past few days."
He added: "Public health is of param... | People in 1,250 properties on the Isle of Lewis have been told they no longer need to boil their tap water as a precautionary measure. | 34373609 |
Lorna Moore, 33, born in County Tyrone, knew Sajid Aslam, 34, was part of a network going to Syria, a jury found.
Their friend, Ayman Shaukat, 27, was also convicted for his roles in helping Mr Aslam and another man to travel.
Police say women were being urged to go and give birth inside IS territory.
BBC home affairs ... | A mother-of-three and trainee maths teacher from Walsall has been found guilty of failing to tell the authorities her husband was about to join the so-called Islamic State. | 35653366 |
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Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Southampton left the Swans three points above the bottom three.
But Guidolin, who succeeded Garry Monk in January, believes Swansea are in a stronger position than when he first arrived.
"If it wasn't difficult at Swansea, I would not be here," he ... | Swansea City head coach Francesco Guidolin says he has "no fear" despite seeing his side slip closer to the Premier League relegation zone. | 35571239 |
Their new album, The Day Is My Enemy, outsold the competition - including Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran - despite receiving mixed reviews.
Described as "a full-throated return to form" by The Guardian, it was panned by Rolling Stone magazine, which called the songs "obnoxious and samey".
The Essex band pushed last week's n... | The Prodigy have topped the Official UK album chart for the sixth time. | 32189450 |
Dogs were first selected and bred for their ability to perform tasks such as herding goats or cattle, say scientists.
Later, they were selected for physical features such as their size or colour.
The study also unearths evidence that some dogs are descended from an ancient breed that travelled with the ancestors of Nat... | The largest family tree of dogs ever assembled shows how canines evolved into more than 150 modern breeds. | 39705103 |
Ethan Johnson died from a combination of symptoms after his faeces was found in his mother's waters before his birth. His mother said: "I don't feel anybody took charge. It was chaos."
The inquest heard there were problems contacting the midwife and senior staff before the caesarean section delivery.
The coroner said h... | A baby died a day after being born in chaotic scenes at Milton Keynes Hospital, an inquest has heard. | 34259183 |
Jack Burn and Sophiya Hotchkiss died within six months of each other.
Both families say their concerns were dismissed by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.
The trust said it investigates all deaths, and takes appropriate action where necessary.
But a third family was told that their daughter's death had been un... | An NHS trust at the centre of an investigation into its maternity services has been accused of failing to properly investigate the deaths of at least two babies. | 39591929 |
The 31-year-old, who has played 37 Tests for the Proteas, will be at Hove until mid-June.
The right-arm seamer will be available for six County Championship matches and the group stage of the One-Day Cup.
"It is very exciting to have a player of that ilk joining us," head coach Mark Davis told BBC Sussex.
"He is a worl... | Sussex have signed South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander as an overseas player for the first half of the 2017 county season. | 38255126 |
Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood ordered the investigation into how the document, published in the Daily Telegraph, got into the public domain.
Ms Sturgeon said the account of her conversation with the French ambassador was "100% untrue".
French officials said she had not expressed a preference for PM.
BBC politica... | A Whitehall inquiry is under way into the leak of a memo claiming SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon would prefer the Conservatives to win the election. | 32187255 |
Jamie Penny shouted at Mr Izzard on several occasions, once threatening to "do" the 54-year-old's house after an altercation.
A month later he yelled to Mr Izzard that he was a "poofter" after seeing him in the street.
Leaving Westminster Magistrates' Court, Penny, who has autism, said: "Eddie Izzard is going to burn i... | A man who hurled homophobic abuse at comedian Eddie Izzard has been given a 20-week suspended prison sentence. | 38157862 |
Dale captain Camps, 21 has scored nine goals in 92 matches.
Cannon, 20, has three goals in 73 games while Rathbone, also 20, has two goals in 24 outings since joining from Manchester United last summer.
"I wanted to make sure that we were planning for next season," boss Keith Hill told the club website.
"We want to wor... | Rochdale have extended the contracts of young midfielders Callum Camps, Andy Cannon and Oliver Rathbone until the summer of 2018. | 39184706 |
The announcement was made in Egypt, which has been leading mediation efforts.
People in Israel and Gaza give their reaction to the news:
I'm now really satisfied that after eight days of bombing we have a ceasefire. We were really scared about a possible ground invasion, especially after leaflets were dropped.
We've l... | After more than a week of fighting, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has begun. | 20438212 |
17 February 2016 Last updated at 16:00 GMT
It's made in Wales and instead of petrol it uses hydrogen gas to power the engine.
Cars like this are better for the environment because they only produce water, not polluting gases, when they're driven.
The car - which is only a test version for now - will go on a trial for 1... | A brand new hydrogen-powered car has been unveiled. | 35595948 |
Cathro has overseen six wins from 24 games since taking over, leading to criticism from the club's fans.
And Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Rangers, coupled with St Johnstone's win over Partick Thistle, means Hearts cannot now qualify for Europe.
But Cowie said: "I firmly believe we have a tremendous manager, and we need to ... | Hearts midfielder Don Cowie has backed head coach Ian Cathro to turn things around at Tynecastle. | 39914587 |
Halep, playing her third Madrid final in four years, held off a Mladenovic fightback to win 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2.
Mladenovic, seeded 17th, forced a deciding set despite appearing to struggle with a back injury.
Halep's frustration was clear when she kicked her racquet into the path of a ball boy and received a code violat... | Romanian third seed Simona Halep retained her Madrid Open title with a three-set win over France's Kristina Mladenovic in a gripping final. | 39910816 |
The chytrid fungus is highly infectious and is responsible for devastating amphibian populations worldwide.
Over five years, a team of researchers was able to clear the disease from toads which are native to the Spanish island of Mallorca.
Details of the work are published in the journal Biology Letters.
The scientists... | For the first time, researchers have eliminated a devastating amphibian fungal disease in a population of toads. | 34850807 |
The 23-year-old will join the Tynecastle club on a two-year deal on 1 July after his Rovers contract ends.
Stockton, who came through the youth ranks at Tranmere, spent half of last season on loan at Morecambe.
He scored 18 goals last term, including eight in Rovers' final 11 matches as they eventually lost in the prom... | Hearts have signed striker Cole Stockton on a pre-contract from Tranmere Rovers. | 40134907 |
They were performing during Eid al-Adha in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
The four musicians are accused of holding performances which oppose Somaliland's independence.
Somaliland declared itself independent from the rest of Somalia in 1991 but this has not been recognised internationally.
The four, Nimaan Hilaa, Hamda ... | Members of one of Somaliland's best-known groups, the Horn Stars, have been arrested for allegedly waving Somalia's flag at a concert. | 34378350 |
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