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Rights activist quits Kremlin job

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:47 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
A top Russian human rights campaigner resigns from her advisory position at the Kremlin amid reports of pressure from hardliners. ...more.

Hi-tech Indian water plant opens

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:47 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say. ...more.

Airbus firm EADS lifts output aim

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:47 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings. ...more.

BP boss scaling back oil effort

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:46 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
The new BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico. ...more.

Deadly forest fires ravage Russia

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:43 (BBC News - News Front Page)
Wild fires have continued to rage in central and western Russia, with more than 20 people now reported to have died. ...more.

'Video leaker' moved to US base

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:41 (BBC News - News Front Page)
A US soldier accused of leaking video of a deadly 2007 Iraq helicopter attack to the Wikileaks website is transferred to a Virginia base pending trial. ...more.

Venables' identity must be secret

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:40 (BBC News - News Front Page)
The new identity of Jon Venables must be kept secret because there is "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge says. ...more.

IFA fails to halt player exodus

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:40 (BBC News - News Front Page)
The Court of Arbitration for Sport rules against the Irish Football Association in their bid to prevent more Northern-Ireland born players opting for the Republic. ...more.

Girl, 9, dies in rafting accident

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:40 (BBC News - News Front Page)
A nine-year-old girl from Wales has died in a rafting accident while on holiday in Turkey. ...more.

Boy's paintings snapped up at auction

added on 2010-07-30 19:00:39 (BBC News - News Front Page)
An exhibition of paintings by a seven-year-old artist from Norfolk sells out, fetching about £150,000 in half an hour. ...more.