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Produced by the world's most respected news source, this 24–hour news service gives listeners access to the latest world news, expert analysis, commentary, features, and interviews on issues of the day. To mark 75 years of BBC World Service, a series of programmes looks at the limits being put on press and media freedom around the world. Who controls the media, and who decides what it can and cannot say?
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Church defiant over Koran burning
A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.

American soldiers killed in Iraq
Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.

Lennon killer denied parole again
Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, officials say.

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