» 12 Nov 2013
Apple and Samsung back in court over patent damages
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 Apple and Samsung are returning to court in one of the most high-profile patent battles of recent times.
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» 17 Oct 2013
US stock markets rally on news of US debt deal
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 US shares surged after the Senate announced a deal to end the partial government shutdown and avoid a debt default.
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» 08 Oct 2013
US releases $100 banknote with new security features
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 The 2010 design for the $100 banknote faced "unexpected" production delays
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» 03 Oct 2013
Goldman Sachs' Blankfein warns on debt ceiling impasse
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 Goldman Sachs' boss Lloyd Blankfein has warned that a failure to raise the nation's borrowing limit would be 'extremely adverse'.
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» 02 Oct 2013
Hyundai to defer payments due from US government staff
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 Hyundai Motor will defer payments due from US federal employees impacted by the partial government shutdown.
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» 01 Oct 2013
Wells Fargo agrees $869m settlement with Freddie Mac
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 Wells Fargo, the largest US mortgage lender, has agreed a settlement with Freddie Mac to resolve claims over faulty loans it sold to the firm.
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» 30 Sep 2013
Kenya's Westgate siege: Security chiefs to be quizzed
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 Top Kenyan security officials are to be questioned by MPs about alleged intelligence failings over the deadly Westgate shopping centre attack.
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» 26 Sep 2013
Nairobi attack: Foreign experts join Kenya forensic hunt
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 Kenya's investigation into a bloody siege by Islamist militants in Nairobi has been joined by experts from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Interpol.
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» 25 Sep 2013
Nairobi attack: Kenya mourns Westgate siege victims
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 Kenya has begun three days of national mourning following the end of the four-day siege by Islamist militants on Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre.
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» 24 Sep 2013
Against all odds: Turkey's newest art fair
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 Political unrest and bitter commercial rivalries almost derailed Turkey's newest art fair. Georgina Adam looks at the problems of selling art in developing markets.
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» 23 Sep 2013
Bangladeshi factory workers locked in on 19-hour shifts
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 It's the middle of the night and I am lying on the floor of a van in the sweltering back streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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» 20 Sep 2013
JP Morgan makes $920m London Whale payout to regulators
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 US bank JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay four regulators $920m (£572m) relating to a $6.2bn loss incurred as a result of the "London Whale" trades.
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» 19 Sep 2013
Iran's Rouhani dismisses nuclear weapons fears
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 Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country would never build nuclear weapons.
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» 18 Sep 2013
Will US Federal Reserve ease back on stimulus?
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 Eyes across the US and the globe will be trained on Washington on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve concludes its two-day meeting.
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» 17 Sep 2013
Bangladesh: Abdul Kader Mullah gets death penalty for war crimes
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 Bangladesh's highest court has sentenced to death a leader of the main Islamist party convicted of crimes against humanity during the war for independence from Pakistan in 1971.
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» 16 Sep 2013
France welcomes Syria deal but force 'still an option'
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 French President Francois Hollande has described the US-Russia deal on Syria's chemical weapons as an "important step" towards the much bigger goal of a political solution to the civil war.
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» 13 Sep 2013
Canadian arrested in Colombia for 'drugs belly'
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» 12 Sep 2013
Europe plans to end mobile phone roaming charges
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 The European Commission is proposing to scrap mobile phone roaming charges across Europe as part of a raft of measures to reform the telecoms market.
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» 11 Sep 2013
Koreas agree Kaesong industrial zone restart date
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 North and South Korea have agreed to re-start operations at the shuttered Kaesong industrial zone, Seoul says.
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» 09 Sep 2013
Putin ally Sergei Sobyanin wins Moscow mayor election
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 Kremlin-backed candidate Sergei Sobyanin has won the election for mayor of Moscow by a narrow margin, results released by Russian election officials indicate.
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» 05 Sep 2013
Invasive alien species threaten urban environments
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 Europe's towns and cities are particularly vulnerable to the threat posed by invasive species, say experts.
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» 04 Sep 2013
New timeline for origin of ancient Egypt
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 A new timeline for the origin of ancient Egypt has been established by scientists.
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» 03 Sep 2013
Study reveals 'true' material cost of development say researchers
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 Current methods of measuring the full material cost of imported goods are highly inaccurate say researchers.
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» 02 Sep 2013
China's manufacturing activity at 16-month high
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 China's manufacturing activity picked up speed in August, hitting a 16-month high, allaying some fears of a sharp slowdown in its economy.
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» 30 Aug 2013
DR Congo unrest: Rwanda condemns 'bombing'
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 Rwanda has accused government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo of deliberately shelling its territory, killing a woman and wounding her baby.
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» 29 Aug 2013
Merrill Lynch settles US race discrimination suit for $160m
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 Brokerage giant Merrill Lynch has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit for $160m (£103.1m), which could affect as many as 1,200 employees in the US.
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» 28 Aug 2013
US sends envoy to North Korea to seek Kenneth Bae release
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 The US is to send a senior official to North Korea to request the release of a US man jailed in the communist state.
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» 27 Aug 2013
US Treasury to reach debt ceiling in mid-October
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 The US government will reach its debt limit by mid-October unless Congress acts quickly, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned.
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» 26 Aug 2013
Sinopec profits surge as China eases pricing rules
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 AsiaZ's biggest oil refiner, China Petrochemical Corporation also known as Sinopec, has posted a 24% jump in profit in the January to June period.
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» 23 Aug 2013
Nasdaq trading halted by glitch for 3 hours
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 The Nasdaq exchange has resumed trading, after an earlier suspension for a "technical issue".
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» 22 Aug 2013
China manufacturing activity sees sharp rebound
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 China's manufacturing activity rebounded in August, a preliminary survey by HSBC has indicated, easing fears of a slowdown in its economy.
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» 21 Aug 2013
India central bank moves to boost liquidity
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 India's central bank has said that it will inject 80bn rupees ($1.3bn; £806m) into the country's banking system by buying long-term government bonds.
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» 20 Aug 2013
Pakistan ex-leader Musharraf charged over Bhutto case
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 Pakistani ex-President Pervez Musharraf has been indicted on three charges over the 2007 assassination of opposition leader and former PM Benazir Bhutto.
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» 19 Aug 2013
Snowden case: Brazil 'concerned' after UK detention
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 Brazil says the detention under British terror laws of one of its citizens at London's Heathrow airport caused "grave concern" and was "unjustified".
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» 16 Aug 2013
Edward Snowden documents show NSA broke privacy rules
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 The US National Security Agency (NSA) broke privacy rules and overstepped its legal authority thousands of times in the past two years, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
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» 15 Aug 2013
Cisco to cut 4,000 jobs despite strong profits
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 Network equipment giant Cisco Systems has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs, about 5% of its workforce.
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» 14 Aug 2013
Indian submarine hit by explosion at Mumbai port
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 At least 18 sailors are feared to be trapped on board an Indian submarine that caught fire after an explosion in a Mumbai dockyard, officials say.
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» 13 Aug 2013
Two given death penalty over Xinjiang violence
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 Two men have been sentenced to death and three more jailed over a clash in China's far-west Xinjiang region that left 21 people dead.
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» 12 Aug 2013
Egypt 'to begin breaking up' pro-Morsi protest camps
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 Reports from Egypt say the interim authorities are planning to start breaking up two sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
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» 08 Aug 2013
Russia "disappointed" bilateral talks with US cancelled
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 The Kremlin says it is "disappointed" the US cancelled bilateral talks in September, after Russia granted asylum to intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
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» 07 Aug 2013
US government sues Bank of America over mortgage securities
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 The US government filed two lawsuits against Bank of America relating to fraud on $850m (£553m) of mortgage-backed securities.
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» 06 Aug 2013
Australia cuts key interest rate to record low
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 Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to a new record low, in an attempt to spur a fresh wave of economic growth.
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» 05 Aug 2013
China services sector growth steadies in July
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 China's services sector expanded slightly in July, an HSBC survey showed, indicating that growth in the sector had steadied.
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» 01 Aug 2013
US economic growth at 1.7% in second quarter
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 The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.7% in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department has said.
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» 31 Jul 2013
Manning verdicts are 'dangerous precedent' - Assange
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 Julian Assange, founder of the anti-secrecy organisation Wikileaks, has said the conviction of US Army Private Bradley Manning on spying charges is a "dangerous precedent".
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» 26 Jul 2013
Spain's King Juan Carlos visits injured train survivors
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 King Juan Carlos has said all Spanish people feel the pain of the families of the 80 people killed in a high-speed train crash in north-western Spain.
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» 24 Jul 2013
China manufacturing activity slows to 11-month low
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 China's manufacturing activity fell to an 11-month low in July, hurt by a decline in new orders, according to a preliminary survey by HSBC.
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» 22 Jul 2013
China's Gansu province hit by powerful earthquake
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 A powerful earthquake has struck China's north-west Gansu province, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 200, officials say
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» 19 Jul 2013
Detroit becomes largest US city to file for bankruptcy
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 Detroit has become the largest US city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least $15bn (£10bn).
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» 18 Jul 2013
Senior Pakistani Taliban leader 'shocked' by Malala attack
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 A Pakistani Taliban leader has sent a letter to schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, 16, expressing shock that she was shot by Taliban gunmen last year.
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» 17 Jul 2013
US inflation rises to 1.8% in June
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 Annual US consumer price inflation hit 1.8% in June as clothing, petrol and services costs all increased.
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» 16 Jul 2013
US retail sales growth slows unexpectedly in June
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 US retail sales grew in June, but at a slower rate than was expected by many analysts.
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» 09 Jul 2013
Egypt unrest: Interim leader outlines election timetable
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 Egypt's interim leader has outlined his timetable for new elections, amid continuing unrest in the country.
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» 08 Jul 2013
San Francisco crash Boeing 'tried to abort landing'
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 The Boeing 777 that crash-landed at San Francisco airport was "significantly below" its target speed near the runway and the pilot tried to abort the landing, US investigators say.
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» 05 Jul 2013
China and Russia conduct joint naval drill
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 China and Russia are beginning joint naval drills which Beijing has described as the country's largest with a foreign partner.
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» 03 Jul 2013
Afghan army chief: 'Pakistan controls Taliban'
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 Fighting in Afghanistan could be stopped "in weeks" if Pakistan told the Taliban to end the insurgency, the head of the Afghan army has told the BBC.
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» 02 Jul 2013
Arizona blaze rages on as 19 dead firefighters are named
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 A deadly wildfire raging in Arizona remains uncontained, as the 19 elite firefighters killed by the blaze were identified and mourned
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» 01 Jul 2013
Egypt Morsi: Mass political protests grip cities
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 Huge protests across Egypt calling for the resignation of President Mohammed Morsi have taken place through the night, with some outbreaks of violence.
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» 27 Jun 2013
EU finance ministers reach draft deal on bank bailouts
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 European Union (EU) finance ministers have agreed an outline plan on how to rescue troubled banks - without leaving taxpayers to face the bill.
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» 26 Jun 2013
Sprint Nextel shareholders approve SoftBank bid
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 Japan's SoftBank will become one of the world's largest mobile operators after shareholders in Sprint Nextel backed its revised bid for a 78% stake in the business.
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» 25 Jun 2013
China stocks enter bear market amid credit fears
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 Chinese stocks have fallen further amid continued concern over the impact of a credit tightening on its economy.
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» 24 Jun 2013
Nelson Mandela critically ill in hospital
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 Nelson Mandela has become critically ill in hospital, the South African presidency has announced.
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» 21 Jun 2013
New pollution high as haze chokes Singapore
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 Pollution levels reached a new record high for a third day in a row in Singapore, as smoky haze from fires in Indonesia shrouded the city state.
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» 20 Jun 2013
Brazil fares move fails to quell protest
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 Brazilian authorities have failed to halt nationwide protests, despite reversing the public-transport fare increases that sparked the unrest.
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» 19 Jun 2013
More than seven million refugees displaced in 2012 - UN
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 The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, with the total number now higher than at any time since 1994.
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» 18 Jun 2013
Kabul blast ahead of Afghanistan security handover
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 A suicide attacker is believed to have targeted a prominent Afghan politician just as Nato formally hands over command of security responsibilities to Afghan forces.
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» 17 Jun 2013
China orders firms to curb pollution
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 The Chinese government has ordered firms in heavy-polluting industries to cut emissions by 30% by 2017.
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» 14 Jun 2013
Assad forces used chemical weapons - White House
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 Heavily populated Syrian cities such as Aleppo, shown on 6 June, have seen brutal street fighting between Assad's forces and the opposition rebels
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» 13 Jun 2013
Turkey protests: Ruling AK party may hold vote on park
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 The deputy chairman of Turkey's ruling AK party says it is open to the idea of a referendum on controversial plans to redevelop Istanbul's Gezi Park.
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» 12 Jun 2013
Tear gas, fire, stun grenades: Chaos in Istanbul as police, protesters clash
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 Istanbul (CNN) -- A central square and park in Istanbul erupted Tuesday and into Wednesday in an unsettling, chaotic chorus, with tear gas canisters and water cannons from police met by fireworks, metal banging and defiant chanting from protesters.
The drama followed an ebb and flow of demonstrators all day from the Turkish city's Taksim Square and the abutting Gezi Park, where they've camped out for days, in response to the actions of riot police.
It is all a continuation of demonstrations that first focused on the environment -- opposition to a plan to build a mall at the park -- but has evolved into a crusade against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's allegedly authoritarian ways.
On Tuesday, just before planned talks between Erdogan and protest organizers, there was no obvious resolution in sight. Certainly, neither side backed down in the latest round of clashes.
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» 11 Jun 2013
2 children beheaded by militants, Afghan authorities say
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 Afghan police arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul on Monday, June 10. Taliban fighters, armed with guns and explosives, clashed with security forces after taking over a building near Kabul International Airport on Monday. The fighting ended with all seven attackers dead, Afghan officials said.
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» 10 Jun 2013
Edward Snowden was NSA Prism leak source - Guardian
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 A former CIA technical worker has been identified by the UK's Guardian newspaper as the source of leaks about US
surveillance programmes.
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» 06 Jun 2013
Syria conflict: US condemns siege of Qusair
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 The US has condemned the Syrian military's attack on Qusair, a strategic town over which it gained control after a bloody siege
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» 05 Jun 2013
Turkey protests resume in Istanbul after apology
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 Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters in a fifth night of anti-government demonstrations.
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» 04 Jun 2013
Flood waters from Czech dams bear down on Prague
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 River levels in the Czech Republic have risen sharply overnight after the authorities were forced to open several dams in the south of the country.
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» 31 May 2013
Syria's Assad warns Israel on air strikes and Golan
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 Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has warned Israel that it will respond in kind to any future air strikes.
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» 30 May 2013
Hezbollah fighters 'invading' Syria - rebel chief
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 The military chief of the main umbrella group of Syrian rebels, the Free Syrian Army, has accused Hezbollah fighters of "invading" Syria in a BBC interview.
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» 29 May 2013
Syria crisis: UN debates Qusair fighting as powers spar
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 An emergency debate on Syria is due to be held at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
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» 28 May 2013
EU lifts arms embargo on Syria rebels
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 European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition, due to expire on Saturday.
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» 27 May 2013
Egypt: Chaos and suspicion in a Cairo mortuary
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 There have been allegations that officials at Cairo's Zeinhom mortuary have been doctoring autopsy reports to cover up suspicious deaths, despite claims from the country's police force that it no longer shoots protesters.
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» 24 May 2013
Barack Obama defends 'just war' using drones
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 President Barack Obama has defended the use of drones in a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants and a campaign that had made America safer.
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» 23 May 2013
Woolwich attack: Killed man iin armed forces'
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 A man killed in a suspected terrorist attack in south-east London was a member of the armed forces, senior Whitehall sources have confirmed.
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» 22 May 2013
US tornado rescue effort nears end
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 Emergency crews' search in the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people in Oklahoma on Monday is almost over, say officials.
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» 21 May 2013
Oklahoma tornado: Dozens killed in Moore
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 At least 51 people, including 20 children, have been left dead after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials in the US state say.
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» 20 May 2013
Syria conflict: Fierce battle for key town of Qusair
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 Fighting has raged in Syria's town of Qusair after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold.
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» 16 May 2013
Syria conflict: BBC shown 'signs of chemical attack'
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 The BBC has been shown evidence claiming to corroborate reports of a chemical attack in Syria last month.
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» 15 May 2013
Taiwan recalls envoy, suspends hiring over Philippine row
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 Taiwan is suspending hiring Filipino workers and recalling its envoy amid a row over the killing of a fisherman.
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» 14 May 2013
Bangladesh textile factories shut amid unrest
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 Many Bangladeshi textile factories near the capital, Dhaka, have shut because of unrest sparked by the collapse of a
factory building last month, the country's textile association has said. |
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» 10 May 2013
Bangladesh factory collapse toll passes 1,000
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 The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage. |
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» 08 May 2013
Profile: Cleveland abduction suspect Ariel Castro
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 When friends and neighbours held a vigil last month to mark the ninth year of Gina DeJesus' disappearance, Ariel Castro was there, comforting her mother.
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» 07 May 2013
Three US women missing for years in fair condition
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 Three young women who vanished about a decade ago in the US state of Ohio have been found and are in hospital in a fair condition, officials have said.
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» 03 May 2013
Bhutto murder case prosecutor shot dead in Islamabad
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 The special prosecutor in former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's murder case has been shot dead, police say. |
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» 30 Apr 2013
Dutch Queen Beatrix to abdicate in favour of son
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 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is to abdicate in favour of her son Prince Willem-Alexander - an event which is being celebrated across the nation.
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» 29 Apr 2013
Dhaka building collapse: Hopes for rescue fade
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 Rescue work on a collapsed building in Bangladesh has entered a sixth day, but officials say they no longer expect to find any survivors.
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» 23 Apr 2013
Boston Marathon bombing: Mystery remains over motive
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 No mention has been made of any possible motive for the Boston Marathon bombing in the charges filed against surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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» 22 Apr 2013
Boston Marathon bombs: Prosecutors prepare charges
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 US federal prosecutors are preparing charges against the surviving Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as more details emerge of his capture. |
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» 19 Apr 2013
FBI releases photos of Boston suspects
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 The FBI has released photos of two suspects it wants to identify as part of the investigation into Monday's Boston Marathon bombings.
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» 18 Apr 2013
Obama attacks senators who rejected gun sale checks
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 President Barack Obama has lashed out at senators who blocked a bipartisan plan to support expanded background checks on firearms.
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» 17 Apr 2013
FBI reveals Boston bomb details
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 FBI images show a backpack and apparent fragments of a pressure cooker as it probes the attack on the Boston Marathon that left three dead.
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» 28 Aug 2012
Colombia agrees to hold peace talks with Farc rebels
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 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed his government is holding exploratory talks with the country's largest rebel group, the Farc. |
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» 28 Aug 2012
Tropical Storm Isaac: Obama declares Louisiana emergency
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 President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to hit the US as a category two hurricane. |
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» 28 Aug 2012
Arctic sea ice reaches record low, Nasa says
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 The Arctic has lost more sea ice this year than at any time since satellite records began in 1979, Nasa says. |
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» 28 Aug 2012
Google reacts to Apple's US patent victory over Samsung
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 Google has said that it does not want the ruling in the Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit to "limit" consumers' access to Android devices. |
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» 27 Aug 2012
US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies, first man on Moon
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 US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, has died aged 82. |
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» 27 Aug 2012
Storm Isaac heads for U.S. Gulf Coast, hurricane warning issued
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 Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, threatening to disrupt U.S. offshore oil and gas supplies and strengthen into a powerful hurricane that could make landfall near Louisiana almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck. |
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» 27 Aug 2012
Samsung shares fall after jury orders $1bn in damages
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 Shares of Samsung Electronics have suffered their biggest fall in a single day, in almost four years, after a US jury found the technology giant copied designs from Apple. |
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» 27 Aug 2012
China industrial firms see profits dip as economy slows
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 Profits at China's industrial firms have dipped for the fourth successive month, adding to fears about a sharp slowdown in China's economy. |
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» 24 Aug 2012
Anders Behring Breivik: Norway court to deliver verdict
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 A Norwegian court is due to deliver its verdict in the trial of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik.
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» 24 Aug 2012
Peru police seize thousands of dried seahorses
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 Police in Peru have seized more than 16,000 dried seahorses which were to be exported illegally to Asian countries. |
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» 24 Aug 2012
David Cameron meets Bahrain king in low-key talks
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 David Cameron held a low-key meeting in Downing Street with the King of Bahrain on Thursday, prompting concerns among human rights groups. |
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» 24 Aug 2012
Lance Armstrong ends fight against doping charges
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 US cycling star Lance Armstrong has announced he will no longer fight drug charges from the US anti-doping agency, ahead of a Friday deadline. |
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» 23 Aug 2012
Syria crisis: UK joins US in chemical weapons warning
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 The UK has joined the US in warning Syria that the use or threat of chemical weapons would force them "to revisit their approach". |
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» 23 Aug 2012
South Africa remembers dead at Lonmin Marikana mine
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 Events are taking place across South Africa to remember the 34 people killed during clashes at the north-eastern Marikana platinum mine last week.
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» 23 Aug 2012
Australia to increase refugee intake to 20,000 annually
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 Australia says it will increase its intake of refugees to 20,000 a year, from the current 13,750, in line with recommendations by an expert panel. |
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» 23 Aug 2012
Foreign aid strategy should focus on tax collection, MPs say
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 The UK should give more priority to helping the poorest countries collect their taxes as part of its foreign aid strategy, MPs have suggested. |
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» 22 Aug 2012
US allows NGOs to send money to quake-hit Iran
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 The United States has said it will temporarily lift sanctions for US-based NGOs that want to send financial aid to help Iran's earthquake relief effort. |
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» 22 Aug 2012
Syria envoy says Assad resignation is up for discussion
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 Syria's deputy prime minister has said the government is prepared to discuss the exit of Bashar al-Assad, but that the president's resignation cannot be a pre-condition for talks. |
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» 22 Aug 2012
Haiti
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 Haiti crumpled National Palace will be torn down, with demolition work to begin in the next 10 days on the building all but destroyed in the 2010 earthquake, the country's government has announced. |
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» 22 Aug 2012
Mitt Romney calls on Todd Akin to quit Missouri Senate race
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 Todd Akin, the Republican congressman at the centre of a row over remarks he made about rape, ignored a direct appeal from Mitt Romney to abandon his campaign... |
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» 21 Aug 2012
Julian Assange row: Embassy entry would be suicide for UK
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 The UK would be committing diplomatic suicide if it tried to enter his country's embassy in London, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has said. |
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» 21 Aug 2012
Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness
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 Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of speculation about his health. |
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» 21 Aug 2012
Venezuela prison riot leaves 25 dead
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 A riot by armed inmates has left 25 people dead in one of Venezuela's notoriously overcrowded prisons, according to the government. |
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» 21 Aug 2012
Obama warns Syria chemical weapons use may spark US action
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 US President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a "red line" that would change his thinking on intervention in the crisis. |
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» 14 Aug 2012
US unsurprised by Egypt army reshuffle
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 The US had expected Egypt to reshuffle the military, the Pentagon has said, a day after President Mohammed Mursi dismissed the head of the army. |
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» 14 Aug 2012
Colombia indigenous leader killed in Cauca province
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 An indigenous spiritual leader has been killed in south-western Colombia amid mounting tension between his tribe and left-wing rebels. |
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» 14 Aug 2012
Syria crisis: China hosts Assad aide Bouthaina Shaaban
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 A senior aide to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has flown to China for talks on the crisis, officials say. |
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» 14 Aug 2012
Spanish forest fires cause evacuation of thousands
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 More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from La Gomera, one of the smallest Canary Islands, as forest fires that began nine days ago continue to burn out of control. |
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» 13 Aug 2012
Obama distances himself from ideological Ryan
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 US President Barack Obama has depicted the new Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan as the "ideological leader" of the Republican Party. |
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» 13 Aug 2012
Nigeria army kills 20 Boko Haram Islamists
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 Nigerian troops have killed 20 suspected members of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east of the country, the army says. |
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» 13 Aug 2012
Egypt President Mursi explains army chief replacement
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 Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has said his move to order the retirement of two of the country's top generals was for "the benefit of this nation". |
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» 13 Aug 2012
Spanish wildfires: thousands flee as blazes threaten national parks
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 Wildfires have forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and on Sunday were threatening some of Spain's most precious natural parks, including a Unesco world heritage site. |
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» 09 Aug 2012
Bo Xilai scandal: Gu Kailai on trial for Neil Heywood death
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 The wife of former high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai has gone on trial charged with murdering British businessman Neil Heywood. |
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» 09 Aug 2012
Libya NTC hands power to newly elected assembly
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 Libya's interim National Transitional Council has handed power to a newly elected assembly, almost a year after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi. |
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» 09 Aug 2012
Syria conflict: Key Aleppo district sees fierce clashes
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 Fierce fighting between Syrian government troops and rebels is taking place in a strategic district of the biggest city, Aleppo. |
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» 09 Aug 2012
Neil Armstrong recovers after heart bypass surgery
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 Former US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on the Moon, is recovering after undergoing heart bypass surgery on Tuesday. |
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» 08 Aug 2012
Egypt launches Sinai air strikes
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 Egyptian security officials say military helicopters have fired missiles on suspected Islamist militants near the town of al-Arish in the Sinai peninsula. |
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» 08 Aug 2012
Manila flood death toll rises to 16 as rain continues
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 At least 16 people have died in severe floods in the Philippine capital, Manila, officials say. |
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» 08 Aug 2012
Firm formerly called Blackwater settles US arms case
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 The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to pay a $7.5m (£4.8m) fine to settle US federal charges related to arms trafficking. |
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» 08 Aug 2012
German civilian charged with stealing secret Nato data
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 A 60-year-old German civilian who worked at Nato's air command headquarters in Germany has been charged with stealing secret data, federal prosecutors have said. |
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» 07 Aug 2012
New Zealand volcano erupts
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 A volcano in New Zealand has erupted for the first time in 115 years, spreading a layer of thick ash for several miles and prompting the evacuation of homes and the cancellation of some flights |
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» 07 Aug 2012
Afghan civilians killed in bomb blast near Kabul
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 A bomb blast near the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least eight civilians, local officials say. |
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» 07 Aug 2012
Standard Chartered shares dip on laundering allegations
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 Shares of Standard Chartered bank have tumbled in Hong Kong despite the bank denying allegations that it illegally "schemed" with Iran to launder money. |
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» 07 Aug 2012
Syria crumbling after PM defection
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 Western powers have said the defection of Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab is a sign that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is crumbling. |
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» 07 Aug 2012
Floods paralyse Philippine capital Manila
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 At least nine people have been reported dead as torrential rain caused flooding that paralysed most parts of the Philippine capital, Manila. |
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» 06 Aug 2012
Seven killed in Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting
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 At least seven people, including a gunman, have died in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin in the US. |
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» 06 Aug 2012
Egyptian police killed in attack on Israeli border
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 Unidentified gunmen have attacked a checkpoint on the Egyptian-Israeli border, killing at least 15 Egyptian policemen, officials say. |
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» 06 Aug 2012
Italy Monti warns Europe of psychological break-up
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 Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti has warned of a "psychological break-up" of Europe that must be contained. |
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» 06 Aug 2012
Red Cross building in Libya attacked with rockets and grenades
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 Unknown assailants attacked a compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Libyan port of Misrata on Sunday with grenades... |
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» 03 Aug 2012
Colombia to challenge court
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 The Colombian government says it will challenge a court decision which ruled against the military in a land dispute. |
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» 03 Aug 2012
UN: North Korea seeks immediate food aid after floods
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 The United Nations says North Korea has requested immediate food aid after devastating floods last month. |
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» 03 Aug 2012
US nuclear site shut down temporarily after security breach by activists
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 The US government's only facility for handling, processing and storing weapons-grade uranium has been temporarily closed after anti-nuclear activists breached security fences. |
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» 03 Aug 2012
Syria crisis: UN General Assembly to vote on resolution
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 The UN General Assembly is due to vote on a resolution that condemns the Security Council for failing to stop the violence in Syria. |
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» 02 Aug 2012
Obama seizes on Brookings finding that Romney tax plan would benefit rich
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 A fresh row has broken out over Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney's vow to extend tax cuts for America's richest people... |
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» 02 Aug 2012
San Bernardino in California files for bankruptcy
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 The California city of San Bernardino has filed for bankruptcy protection amid a $46m (£30m) budget deficit and ongoing criminal investigations. |
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» 02 Aug 2012
New Egypt government to be sworn in
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 Egypt's new cabinet is due to be officially announced and sworn in by President Mohammed Mursi, who took office last month.
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» 02 Aug 2012
Greece agrees new spending cuts to keep bailout
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 Leaders of Greece's fragile coalition government have agreed 11.5bn euros (£9bn) in new spending cuts needed to keep its EU/IMF bailout. |
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» 01 Aug 2012
Polish groups protest over Madonna Warsaw show
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 Catholic and veterans' groups in Poland are protesting against a concert by Madonna because it falls on the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. |
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» 01 Aug 2012
Power restored after huge Indian power cut
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 India's power supply has been fully restored after a two-day blackout across much of the country, an official has said. |
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» 01 Aug 2012
Confusion over fake Egyptian letter to Israel
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 A letter to Israel from Egypt's new president hoping for regional peace kicked up a stir on Tuesday when the Egyptian leader's Islamist movement denied that he had sent it. |
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» 01 Aug 2012
Gore Vidal dies aged 86
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 Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, has died in Los Angeles. |
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» 31 Jul 2012
Mitt Romney Poland visit stirs Solidarity
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 US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has met Polish ex-President Lech Walesa in Gdansk, on the final leg of a tour that has included Israel and the UK. |
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» 31 Jul 2012
Syria crisis: Rebels hold out in Aleppo strongholds
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 Syrian rebels have held out for another night in the city of Aleppo as a government offensive enters its fourth day. |
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» 31 Jul 2012
Aurora shootings: James Holmes charged with 142 counts
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 Alleged Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes has been formally charged with 142 criminal counts in one of America's worst mass shootings. |
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» 31 Jul 2012
Chavez in Brazil on first foreign trip for a year
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 The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, has travelled to Brazil on his first official trip abroad since being diagnosed with cancer over a year ago. |
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» 30 Jul 2012
India train fire kills 47 in Andhra Pradesh
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 At least 47 people have been killed in a fire on a passenger train travelling in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials say.
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» 30 Jul 2012
North Korea dismisses South talk of reform
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 US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said his country has a "moral imperative" to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. |
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» 30 Jul 2012
Syria: Aleppo is nail in Assad
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 US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's assault on the city of Aleppo will be "a nail in his coffin". |
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» 30 Jul 2012
Romanians unlikely to impeach president
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 The Romanian government's bold and controversial attempt to unseat the head of state appeared to have failed when too few people turned out to vote over the impeachment of President Traian Basescu. |
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» 27 Jul 2012
Syria conflict: US fears Aleppo massacre
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 The US says that it fears Syrian government forces are preparing to carry out a massacre in the country's most-populous city, Aleppo.
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» 27 Jul 2012
Chief executive of Japanese investment bank Nomura quits
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 The chief executive of Japanese investment bank Nomura has quit, along with several key lieutenants, in the wake of an insider trading scandal. |
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» 27 Jul 2012
London Olympics final countdown begins
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 The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is due to take place later after seven years of preparations. |
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» 27 Jul 2012
Greece PM Antonis Samaras in crunch bailout talks
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 Greek PM Antonis Samaras is set to meet international creditors to try to persuade them that Athens deserves its final instalment of bailout money.
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» 25 Jul 2012
Satellites reveal sudden Greenland ice melt
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 Greenland's massive ice sheet has melted this month over an usually large area, Nasa has said. |
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» 25 Jul 2012
Syria crisis: western troops increasingly likely to intervene
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 Western military intervention in the Syrian crisis is "looking increasingly likely" because the conflict is now in danger of provoking violence across the Arab world |
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» 25 Jul 2012
Japan posts record half-yearly trade deficit
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 Japan has posted a record trade deficit for the first six months of the year as exports weakened and increased demand for fuel resulted in a jump in imports.
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» 25 Jul 2012
Spain under new pressure as borrowing costs rise
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 Spain and Germany sought to reassure investors that Spain would not need a full international bailout, after its borrowing costs hit a record high. |
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» 23 Jul 2012
Tax havens: Super-rich hiding at least $21tn
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 A global super-rich elite had at least $21 trillion (£13tn) hidden in secret tax havens by the end of 2010, according to a major study. |
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» 23 Jul 2012
Barack Obama visits Aurora massacre victims families and survivors
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 Visiting the shattered town of Aurora, an emotional President Barack Obama has been confronted by the horror and grief caused by America's latest gun rampage. |
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» 23 Jul 2012
Syria troops hit back at rebels in Damascus and Aleppo
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 Government forces have hit back at rebel-held areas in Syria's two biggest cities - Damascus and Aleppo. |
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» 23 Jul 2012
Norway remembers Utoeya and Oslo victims, one year on
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 Norway has commemorated one year since 77 people were killed and 242 hurt in gun and bomb attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utoeya. |
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» 20 Jul 2012
China artist Ai Weiwei
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 A court in China has rejected an appeal by Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei against a tax evasion fine, his lawyer says. |
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» 20 Jul 2012
Libya Olympic athletes determined to fly new flag despite chief kidnap
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 Libya's Olympic delegation has started to arrive in London in defiance of a kidnap believed to be an attempt to prevent the new national flag being raised at the 27 July opening ceremony. |
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» 20 Jul 2012
US military allowed to wear uniforms at gay pride march
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 The US military will for the first time allow its members to wear uniform at a gay pride march. |
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» 20 Jul 2012
Eighteen arrested over murder of Brazil tribal leader
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 Police in Brazil have arrested 18 people in connection with the killing of an indigenous leader last November.
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» 19 Jul 2012
Iceberg breaks off from Greenland
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 The Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland has calved an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan, scientists say. |
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» 19 Jul 2012
Deadly bomb blast hits bus with Israelis in Bulgaria
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 A bomb explosion has killed at least seven people on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the eastern Bulgarian city of Burgas, Israeli officials say. |
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» 19 Jul 2012
China pledges $20bn in credit for Africa at summit
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 China has pledged $20bn (£12.8bn) in credit for Africa over the next three years, in a push for closer ties and increased trade. |
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» 19 Jul 2012
David Cameron to meet with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai
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 David Cameron will break new ground on Thursday when he holds a joint meeting in Kabul with the Afghan president Hamid Karzai and the new Pakistani prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. |
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» 18 Jul 2012
Liberal alliance scores wins in Libya poll results
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 Results from Libya's first elections after the overthrow of Col Gaddafi have shown gains for an alliance of parties seen as broadly liberal.
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» 18 Jul 2012
North Korea Kim Jong-un named marshal
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 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been given the title of ''marshal'', state media has announced. |
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» 18 Jul 2012
Romney campaign says Obama should learn how to be an American
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 Mitt Romney's campaign, dogged by criticism that it is floundering in the face of an onslaught by the Obama camp, resurrected questions about the president's American credentials on Tuesday... |
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» 18 Jul 2012
Boy Scouts of America keeps gay ban
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 The Boy Scouts of America will not change its policy of excluding gay scouts and scout leaders, following a secret two-year review, the group says. |
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» 17 Jul 2012
London 2012: G4S chief faces MPs scrutiny over security
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 The chief executive of security firm G4S will go before MPs later to explain why his company was unable to provide the Olympics staff it promised. |
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» 17 Jul 2012
HIV-prevention drug Truvada approved by US
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 US health regulators have for the first time approved a drug to prevent HIV infection.
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» 17 Jul 2012
Yahoo appoints Google Marissa Mayer as new CEO
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 Technology firm Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as its next chief executive. |
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» 17 Jul 2012
Hillary Clinton issues new Iran warning on Israel visit
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 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said during her visit to Israel that the US will "use all elements of American power" to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon. |
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» 16 Jul 2012
North Korean military chief is removed in possible sign of power struggle
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 North Korea's top military official has been removed from his post, media reports said on Monday... |
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» 16 Jul 2012
Syria conflict: Reports of heavy fighting in Damascus
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 The Syrian capital Damascus has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the conflict so far, according to reports from activists and residents. |
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» 16 Jul 2012
Libya Olympic chief taken by gunmen in Tripoli
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 Libya's Olympic committee president was taken from his car by gunmen in Tripoli on Sunday and his whereabouts are unknown, colleagues said. |
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» 16 Jul 2012
Japan floods: Rescue and relief teams work in Kyushu
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 Rescue and relief operations are continuing in Japan after floods caused by record rainfall left thousands cut off and more than 30 dead or missing. |
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» 13 Jul 2012
Clinton and Burma leader Thein Sein in business meeting
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 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to meet President Thein Sein at a business forum in Cambodia. |
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» 13 Jul 2012
Drought leads to declaration of natural disaster in 26 US states
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 America declared a natural disaster in more than 1,000 drought-stricken counties in 26 states on Thursday. |
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» 13 Jul 2012
China economic growth slows to 7.6% in second quarter
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 China's economy grew at its slowest pace in three years as investment slowed and demand fell in key export markets such as the US and Europe. |
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» 13 Jul 2012
Moody cuts Italy debt rating
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 Moody's has cut Italy's credit rating, warning that the country was likely to see a sharp rise in borrowing costs.
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» 12 Jul 2012
Burma sanctions: Obama lifts restrictions on US firms
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 US President Barack Obama has announced that US companies will now be allowed to "responsibly do business in Burma". |
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» 12 Jul 2012
BBC website and iPlayer offline after faults
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 BBC internet services have suffered a number of glitches with parts of the main website becoming unavailable for a time. |
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» 12 Jul 2012
Aid agencies make Dadaab camp appeal
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 Aid agencies working in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya say they are running out of funds, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk. |
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» 12 Jul 2012
US-China talks at Asean amid regional tension
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 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi are due to meet at the Asean forum, amid regional tension. |
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» 11 Jul 2012
US Episcopal Church approves same-sex blessing service
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 The Episcopal Church has become the largest US denomination to bless same-sex relationships. |
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» 11 Jul 2012
Costa Concordia captain sorry for sinking
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 The captain of Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground killing more than 30 people in January, has said he is sorry for the disaster. |
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» 11 Jul 2012
Spain given deadline to outline cuts
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 The Spanish government has until the end of the month to produce a persuasive two-year blueprint of structural reforms as part of the terms of a eurozone rescue of up to €100bn... |
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» 11 Jul 2012
Thai king pardons American convicted of insulting monarchy
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 Thailand has pardoned and set free an American who was jailed on charges of insulting the monarchy after posting online several passages from an English-language book about the king. |
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» 10 Jul 2012
Norway government ends oil and gas strike
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 Norway's government has used emergency powers to step in and force offshore oil and gas workers back to work, ending a 16-day strike. |
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» 10 Jul 2012
Eurozone ministers agree 30bn euros for Spanish banks
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 Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to offer Spain 30bn euros (£24bn; $37bn) to help its troubled banks. |
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» 10 Jul 2012
DR Congo rebels advance on Goma
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 The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has expressed alarm as rebel forces advance towards the country's main eastern city of Goma. |
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» 10 Jul 2012
Egypt Egypt ruling generals warn Morsi to respect the constitution
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 Egypt's military chiefs have warned the country's president, Mohamed Morsi, to respect the constitution... |
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» 09 Jul 2012
Russia floods: Putin orders inquiry over mass deaths
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 Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an inquiry into whether enough was done to prevent mass deaths in the southern flood-hit Krasnodar region. |
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» 09 Jul 2012
Greek coalition passes test ahead of eurozone talks
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 Greece's new coalition government has won a vote of confidence in parliament, ending months of political uncertainty.
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» 09 Jul 2012
Chinese inflation eases to 2.2% in June
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 Inflation has eased sharply in China, giving policymakers more room to spur economic growth amidst a global slowdown. |
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» 09 Jul 2012
Obama aide hints at tax evasion in challenge to Romney to release records
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 The Obama campaign has called on Mitt Romney to release years of tax returns to prove he did not break the law following claims that the Republican presidential candidate... |
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» 06 Jul 2012
Argentina Videla and Bignone guilty of baby theft
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 Two former leaders during Argentina's military rule have been found guilty of overseeing the systematic theft of babies from political prisoners. |
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» 06 Jul 2012
Mexican vote recount confirms Peña Nieto win
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 The official count of Mexico's presidential election confirmed the victory of Enrique Peña Nieto, the candidate seeking to return the former autocratic ruling party to power after a 12-year hiatus... |
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» 06 Jul 2012
Romney and Republicans raise $100m in June
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 Mitt Romney and the Republicans raised a combined $100m (£64m) in June, laying down the gauntlet to an Obama campaign that is scrambling to keep pace. |
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» 06 Jul 2012
Court upholds convictions of Italian G8 police
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 Chinese police have broken up two major child trafficking gangs and freed 181 children, officials say. |
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» 05 Jul 2012
Partial recount in Mexico presidential election ordered
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 Electoral authorities in Mexico have announced they will recount votes cast at more than half of the polling stations in Sunday's presidential election after finding inconsistencies. |
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» 05 Jul 2012
Barclays ex-boss Diamond slams reprehensible action
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 Former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has called the behaviour of those responsible for rate-rigging at the bank "reprehensible". |
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» 05 Jul 2012
Independence Day plans hit by US power cuts and heat
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 Nearly one million people went without power on Independence Day as utilities worked to restore service five days after severe storms hit the eastern US. |
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» 05 Jul 2012
Volkswagen agrees to buy rest of Porsche for $5.6bn
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 Volkswagen says it has agreed a deal to buy the remaining 50.1% stake in Porsche it doesn't already own by the start of next month. |
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» 04 Jul 2012
Higgs excitement at fever pitch
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 Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are expected to reveal the strongest evidence yet for the Higgs particle in Geneva shortly. |
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» 04 Jul 2012
Barclays ex-boss Bob Diamond faces MPs questioning
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 Bob Diamond is due to be grilled by MPs on Wednesday, a day after the Bank of England and "Whitehall figures" were implicated in the Libor-rigging row. |
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» 04 Jul 2012
Iran nuclear talks resume amid soaring tension in the Gulf
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 The US and Iran have raised the military stakes in the Gulf as scientists from Tehran and six major powers gathered in Istanbul to try to resolve the Iranian nuclear impasse. |
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» 04 Jul 2012
British soldiers killed by Afghan policeman named by MOD
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 The three British soldiers killed by an Afghan policeman in a "green on blue" attack on Sunday have been named by the Ministry of Defence. |
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» 03 Jul 2012
Mexico Lopez Obrador refuses to admit defeat
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 The second-placed candidate in Mexico's presidential election has refused to admit defeat, saying his opponent broke electoral rules. |
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» 03 Jul 2012
Anti-pollution protestors halt construction of copper plant in China
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 Thousands of anti-pollution protestors took to the streets of a south-west Chinese city on Monday, halting the construction of a multi-million pound molybdenum copper plant. |
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» 03 Jul 2012
UN global arms treaty talks stalled
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 Talks at the United Nations aimed at creating a global treaty on the international arms treaty have stalled before they even began. |
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» 03 Jul 2012
Amelia Earhart: after 75 years, team to hunt for plane off remote Pacific island
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 Seeking to chronicle Amelia Earhart's fate 75 years after she disappeared over the Pacific, researchers prepared on Monday to look for wreckage of her airplane... |
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» 02 Jul 2012
Five millionth test tube baby
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 Five million "test tube babies" have now been born around the world, according to research presented at a conference of fertility experts. |
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» 02 Jul 2012
India to launch $75m mission to forecast rains
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 India is launching a $75m (£48) mission using computer models to understand the south-west monsoon and forecast the rains more accurately, officials say. |
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» 02 Jul 2012
Heritage Oil strikes £540m deal to buy into Niger Delta
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 Tony Buckingham, the multimillionaire former mercenary turned oil tycoon, is likely to see his paper worth soar even higher after his Heritage Oil... |
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» 02 Jul 2012
UK presses US on human rights clause in arms trade treaty
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 British and European foreign ministers are preparing to defy Washington at talks over an arms trade treaty, amid fears the US will use its diplomatic clout to water... |
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» 28 Jun 2012
Australia debates asylum bill after boat sinking
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 Dozens of people rescued after a boat sank were transferred to Christmas Island, amid fierce debate on the issue of asylum in the Australian parliament. |
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» 28 Jun 2012
Russia supports Annan unity government plan for Syria
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 Russia and other big powers have agreed to back a proposal by UN envoy Kofi Annan for a national unity government to lead political change in Syria. |
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» 28 Jun 2012
More banks face interest rate rigging investigation
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 A number of banks are being investigated and could face sanctions after Barclays was fined £290m ($450m) for trying to manipulate interest rates at which banks lend to each other. |
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» 28 Jun 2012
Mexican media scandal: Televisa condemns Guardian reports
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 Mexico's television network Televisa has accused the Guardian of intimidation after fresh revelations about the company's links... |
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» 27 Jun 2012
France makes pledge to Aung San Suu Kyi
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 French President Francois Hollande has told Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi that Paris will do all it can to support her country's transition to democracy. |
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» 27 Jun 2012
Second boat sinks off Christmas Island
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 A boat carrying an estimated 150 people has capsized north of Christmas Island, Australian officials say, a week after an asylum-seeker boat sank in the area. |
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» 27 Jun 2012
Tropical storm Debby finishes its wet slog across Florida as system weakens
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 Tropical storm Debby weakened as it drifted eastward over Florida on Tuesday, dumping more rain on flooded areas and sending thousands of people fleeing from rising rivers. |
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» 27 Jun 2012
FBI credit card data sting snares 24 worldwide
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 At least 24 people in 13 countries have been arrested in a US-led sting operation targeting illegal trafficking of credit card information. |
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» 26 Jun 2012
Spanish banks downgraded by Moody
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 The ratings agency Moody's has cut the credit rating on 28 of Spain's banks, one week after the country asked for money to support them. |
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» 26 Jun 2012
Syria shot at second Turkish jet, Ankara claims
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 Turkey has sharply raised the stakes in a military standoff with Syria, claiming one of its search and rescue planes was shot at as it tried to find a Turkish jet shot... |
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» 26 Jun 2012
Three police officers killed in shootout at Mexico City airport
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 Three police officers have died in a shootout with two other officers suspected of drug trafficking at Mexico City's airport as travellers scrambled for cover. |
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» 26 Jun 2012
South Korea to halt Iran oil imports amid sanctions
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 South Korea has said it will suspend all imports of Iranian oil from 1 July amid a European Union (EU) insurance ban on vessels carrying the product. |
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» 25 Jun 2012
Libya ex-PM Mahmoudi extradition from Tunisia illegal
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 Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has said that his country's extradition of Libya's former Prime Minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi was "illegal". |
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» 25 Jun 2012
Qatar seeks $5bn investment in China capital market
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 Qatar has said it is applying for a licence under China's Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) programme to invest in its capital market. |
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» 25 Jun 2012
Lonesome George, last member of species of Galápagos giant tortoise, dies
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 Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind and a conservation icon, has died of unknown causes, Galápagos National Park authorities have said... |
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» 25 Jun 2012
Eurozone crisis causes aid cuts to poor, report says
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 The European debt crisis has led to cuts in government development aid to poor countries, says a new report by the aid watchdog Data. |
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» 22 Jun 2012
Search for missing in Christmas Island sinking
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 Ships have so far picked 110 survivors from the sea, but officials believe about 200 people were on the boat. Three bodies have been recovered. |
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» 22 Jun 2012
Moody downgrades 15 major banks
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 The credit ratings agency Moody's has downgraded 15 banks and financial institutions...
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» 22 Jun 2012
China and Brazil strike $30bn bilateral swap deal to reinforce economies
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 Brazil and China have jointly reinforced their financial reserves with a $30bn swap arrangement that aims to offset further economic instability in Europe and the United States... |
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» 22 Jun 2012
Isle of Wight Festival: Floods cause travel chaos
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 Flooding is causing chaos for people heading to the Isle of Wight Festival. |
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» 21 Jun 2012
Bali bomb suspect Umar Patek verdict due
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 An Indonesian court is to deliver its verdict in the case of one of the alleged key figures in the 2002 Bali bombings. |
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» 21 Jun 2012
Fatal Tibetan fire protests continue
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 Two more Tibetans have set themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule. One of the men died and the other was left with serious injuries. |
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» 21 Jun 2012
Libya
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 Recent tribal clashes in western Libya left 105 people dead and some 500 injured, the government has said. |
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» 21 Jun 2012
Oracle chief Larry Ellison buys Hawaiian island
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 The billionaire boss of technology giant Oracle is to buy 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lanai, Hawaii's governor says. |
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» 20 Jun 2012
G20 summit: US encouraged by eurozone plans
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 US President Barack Obama has said he is encouraged by European leaders' plans to tackle the eurozone crisis, as the G20 summit in Mexico ends. |
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» 20 Jun 2012
US trafficking report reveals modern slavery toll
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 More than 42,000 adults and children were found in forced prostitution, labour, slavery or armed conflict in 2011, a US government report has found. |
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» 20 Jun 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi praises BBC World Service
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 Among the lifelines Aung San Suu Kyi has cited as helping her endure her long and lonely years of detention, a piano and the BBC World Service featured large. |
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» 20 Jun 2012
Syria crisis: UN observers were targeted by gunfire
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 The head of the UN observer mission in Syria has told the Security Council the observers were targeted by hostile crowds... |
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» 19 Jun 2012
Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visiting UK
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 Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is due to arrive in the UK, where she is due to meet members of the Royal Family and address Parliament. |
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» 19 Jun 2012
Italian police seize gold worth €2m at Swiss border
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 Italian tax police have seized 50kg (110lb) of gold from an Italian businessman at the Swiss border. |
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» 19 Jun 2012
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin seek Syria peace
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 US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have urged an immediate end to violence in Syria. |
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» 19 Jun 2012
US government ordered to reimburse Native Americans
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 The US Supreme Court has ordered the government to repay Native American tribes the costs of providing public services, in a ruling that could be worth millions of dollars. |
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» 18 Jun 2012
Egypt military grants itself sweeping powers
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 Egypt's ruling military has issued a declaration apparently granting itself sweeping powers, as the country awaits results of presidential elections. |
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» 18 Jun 2012
Shenzhou-9 set to dock with Tiangong-1
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 China's Shenzhou-9 capsule, with its crew of three, remains on course to dock with the Tiangong-1 space lab. |
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» 18 Jun 2012
Nigeria: Dozens dead in church bombings and rioting
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 At least 36 people have been killed in multiple blasts at at least three churches in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, and in subsequent reprisals. |
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» 18 Jun 2012
Australia Fairfax cuts jobs and changes newspapers
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 Australia's Fairfax Media will shed 1,900 jobs over three years and give two high-profile broadsheets a new "compact" format, it has announced. |
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» 15 Jun 2012
Chinese officials apologise to woman in forced abortion
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 City officials in China have apologised to a woman who was forced to have an abortion and suspended three people responsible, state media reports. |
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» 15 Jun 2012
Coca-Cola returns to Burma after a 60-year absence
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 Coca-Cola will resume business in Burma after a 60-year absence, following a US decision to suspend investment sanctions against the country. |
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» 15 Jun 2012
Argentina President Fernandez demands Falklands talks
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 Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has demanded that Britain enter negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. |
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» 15 Jun 2012
Rio+20 Earth summit: walkout at green economy talks
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 Europe's financial crisis should not be used as an excuse for inaction and underfunding of moves towards a more sustainable global economy, a senior Brazilian diplomat warned at the Rio+20... |
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» 14 Jun 2012
Leveson Inquiry: David Cameron set to give evidence
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 Prime Minister David Cameron will face a full day of questioning in front of the Leveson Inquiry on Thursday. |
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» 14 Jun 2012
Gaza water too contaminated to drink, say charities
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 Gaza's only fresh source of water is too dangerous to drink because of contamination by fertiliser and human waste, a new report says. |
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» 14 Jun 2012
Australia creates world
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 Australia has created the world's largest network of marine reserves and will restrict fishing and oil and gas exploration in a major step to safeguard the environment.. |
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» 14 Jun 2012
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali gets life sentence for role in Tunisian killings
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 A military court has sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to life in prison in connection with the killing of 23 demonstrators |
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» 12 Jun 2012
Dingo caused baby Azaria Chamberlain
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 An Australian coroner has made a final ruling that a dingo dog took baby Azaria Chamberlain from a campsite in 1980 and caused her death. |
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» 12 Jun 2012
Hugo Chavez registers for Venezuelan presidential poll
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 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has registered to run for a third term in October's elections.
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» 12 Jun 2012
Tokyo named world
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 Tokyo has regained the dubious honour of being the world's most expensive city, where a cup of coffee will set you back £5.25, a newspaper £4 and a litre of milk £2. |
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» 12 Jun 2012
Asia markets fall on euro fears as borrowing costs rise
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 Asian markets have fallen on fears about the eurozone debt crisis after the cost of borrowing for Spain and Italy rose. |
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» 11 Jun 2012
The euro and Asian markets gain after Spain banks deal
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 The euro and stock markets have gained in Asia after a deal to shore up Spain's troubled banks eased concerns about a European currency break up. |
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» 11 Jun 2012
French Socialists on course to score absolute majority in parliament
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 But although a Socialist absolute majority remains a possibility, it is far from a certainty. |
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» 11 Jun 2012
Chilean police clash with anti-Pinochet demonstrators
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 Hundreds of demonstrators in Chile have clashed with the police after the screening of a documentary praising the former military government of General Augusto Pinochet. |
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» 11 Jun 2012
Wales floods force evacuations and leave campsites and villages devastated
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 The deluge of rain that hit Wales over the weekend continued to wreak havoc on Sunday night, with hundreds of people evacuated from their homes.. |
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» 08 Jun 2012
Egypt parties end deadlock over constitutional panel
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 Political parties in Egypt have agreed on how to select the panel that will write the country's new constitution, ending weeks of deadlock. |
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» 08 Jun 2012
Honeybee virus: Varroa mite spreads lethal disease
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 A parasitic mite has helped a virus wipe out billions of honeybees throughout the globe, say scientists. |
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» 08 Jun 2012
Suicides at 10-year high in US military
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 Suicide is on the rise in the US military, averaging almost one every day, according to statistics. |
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» 08 Jun 2012
Fourteen dismembered bodies found in northern Mexico
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 Fourteen dismembered bodies were found in a truck in the centre of a town in northern Mexico on Thursday in what appeared to be the latest atrocity committed by rival gangs battling... |
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» 07 Jun 2012
Israeli PM orders 300 new homes at West Bank settlement
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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the construction of 300 new homes at the Jewish settlement of Beit El in the West Bank. |
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» 07 Jun 2012
Japan
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 A huge dock torn from a Japanese port by last year's tsunami has washed up in the US state of Oregon - 8,050km (5,000 miles) across the Pacific. |
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» 07 Jun 2012
Nearly 100 bird species face increased risk of extinction in the Amazon
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 Birds in the Amazon are under increasing threat from deforestation, while large populations of duck have disappeared from northern Europe... |
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» 07 Jun 2012
Spain bond sale to test market confidence
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 Spain will try to raise money on credit markets on Thursday days after it said it was all but blocked from them. |
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» 06 Jun 2012
Diamond Jubilee: Queen humbled by celebrations
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 The Queen has called her Diamond Jubilee "a humbling experience", saying she had been "touched deeply" by seeing so many people celebrating together. |
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» 06 Jun 2012
Venus makes rare trek across Sun
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 Planet Venus has put on a show for skywatchers by moving across the face of the Sun as viewed from Earth. |
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» 06 Jun 2012
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker survives bitterly fought recall election
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 Wisconsin's governor Scott Walker survived a bitterly fought recall election on Tuesday after Republican voters mobilised in huge numbers |
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» 06 Jun 2012
Al-Qaeda commander Abu Yahya al-Libi killed - US officials
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 Senior al-Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan on Monday, US officials say.
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» 05 Jun 2012
Energy to dominate Russia President Putin China visit
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 Mr Putin will hold extensive talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao later on Tuesday. |
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» 05 Jun 2012
Libyan government regains control of Tripoli airport
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 Libyan forces have regained control of the main airport in Tripoli, after an armed militia overran the runway demanding their leader's release. |
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» 05 Jun 2012
US drone attack targeted al-Qaeda deputy
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 A US drone strike on Monday in Pakistan targeted al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Yahya al-Libi, US officials say. |
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» 05 Jun 2012
Groupon slumps to lowest price ever
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 Groupon, the online deals site, hit a new bargain basement price on Monday, falling below $6bn (£4bn), the price Google offered for the company in 2010. |
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» 04 Jun 2012
Global protests pose fresh challenge for international agencies, says thinktank
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 The Syria crisis and Arab spring demonstrate that a new kind of armed conflict has emerged, raising uncomfortable questions about the role of international agencies... |
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» 04 Jun 2012
Diamond Jubilee: Pop royalty to play for Queen
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 The Queen's Diamond Jubilee will be marked with a star-studded BBC concert in front of Buckingham Palace later. |
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» 04 Jun 2012
US drone strike kills 15 in Pakistan
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 A strike by a US drone aircraft has killed 15 people near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials say. |
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» 04 Jun 2012
Lagos air crash: No survivors, officials say
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 A passenger plane with about 150 people on board has crashed into buildings in a densely populated district of Nigeria's main city of Lagos. |
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» 01 Jun 2012
Chen: China democracy slow but irreversible
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 Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, in his first major public appearance in the US, has said democratic change in China is slow but irreversible. |
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» 01 Jun 2012
Egypt state of emergency lifted after 31 years
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 Egypt's state of emergency, that gave security forces sweeping powers to detain suspects and try them in special courts, has ended after 31 years. |
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» 01 Jun 2012
Snigdha Nandipati wins National Spelling Bee with guetapens
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 Snigdha Nandipati has won the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word guetapens. |
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» 01 Jun 2012
Hubble times Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy pile-up
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 Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to work out when precisely our Milky Way Galaxy will crash into its neighbour, Andromeda.
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» 31 May 2012
Andy Coulson charged in Tommy Sheridan trial perjury inquiry
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 Mr Coulson was formally arrested on Wednesday evening as part of an investigation into evidence at the trial of former MSP Tommy Sheridan. |
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» 31 May 2012
French journalist freed by the Farc says he was treated well
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 A French journalist freed by the Farc rebels of Colombia has said he was treated well during his 33 days in captivity but criticised their use of his release for propaganda. |
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» 31 May 2012
Tibetan mother burns herself to death in Sichuan
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 A Tibetan mother of three has died after setting herself on fire in Sichuan province, two reports say. |
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» 31 May 2012
World leaders due at Istanbul conference on Somalia
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 World leaders and Somali politicians are due to gather in Istanbul on Thursday for a conference on Somalia.
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» 30 May 2012
Syria at tipping point says UN envoy Annan
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 UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan has said the country has reached a "tipping point" after more than a year of conflict. |
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» 30 May 2012
Italy hit by 5.8-magnitude earthquake
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 A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook a large swath of northern Italy on Tuesday morning, killing at least 10 people and bringing down buildings already damaged by a quake that hit the area nine days ago. |
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» 30 May 2012
Manhattanhenge blacked out as storm clouds obscure view of solar event
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 Hundreds of people stopped in the streets of New York for the twice-yearly aligning of the sunset with the street grid of Manhattan on Tuesday night... |
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» 30 May 2012
Spanish savings banks agree merger as debt crisis bites
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 Three Spanish savings banks - Ibercaja, Liberbank and Caja3 - have approved a merger to strengthen their weakened balance sheets. |
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» 29 May 2012
Blaze at Qatar shopping centre kills 19
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 A fire at a shopping centre in the Qatari capital Doha has killed at least 19 people, local officials have said. |
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» 29 May 2012
Bluefin tuna record Fukushima radioactivity
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 Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California have been found to have radioactive contamination from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident. |
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» 29 May 2012
Peru declares state of emergency after two killed in mining protests
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 Peru's government has declared a 30-day state of emergency in a highland province after it said two people were killed... |
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» 29 May 2012
Flame: Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say
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 A complex targeted cyber-attack that collected private data from countries such as Israel and Iran has been uncovered, researchers have said.
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» 28 May 2012
Rwanda supporting DR Congo mutineers
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 The UN says it has evidence that a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being fuelled by recruits and support from neighbouring Rwanda. |
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» 28 May 2012
Nepal calls elections as constitution deadline passes
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 Nepal's prime minister has announced elections in six months time after the country's political parties failed to agree a new constitution. |
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» 28 May 2012
Hong Kong plan to create 25 islands threatens wildlife, say protesters
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 Green hillsides stretch out behind Ruy Barretto's stone house and trains to China slip under the hill in the designated conservation area where his family home has stood for generations. |
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» 28 May 2012
William Hague calls on Russians to help punish Syrian regime
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 The foreign secretary, William Hague, is expected to press his Russian counterpart on the spiralling crisis in Syria during his one-day visit to Moscow.
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» 25 May 2012
Egypt elections: Counting begins in some polling stations
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 Counting has begun at some polling stations after two days of voting in Egypt's first free elections. |
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» 25 May 2012
Vatican Bank chief Tedeschi dismissed
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 The director of the Vatican Bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, has been removed from his post for dereliction of duty, the Vatican says. |
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» 25 May 2012
Up to 15 storms forecast for US in 2012
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 US weather officials predict there will be nine to 15 storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season. |
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» 25 May 2012
Facebook banker Morgan Stanley tries to calm brokers fears after IPO
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 Facebook banker Morgan Stanley is preparing to adjust thousands of share trades from last Friday's messy initial public offering... |
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» 24 May 2012
War crimes suspects use blackmail, says new ICC chief
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 The incoming chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says some countries are being blackmailed by suspected war criminals.
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» 24 May 2012
Iran nuclear talks to extend to second, extra day
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 Talks in Baghdad concerning Iran's controversial nuclear programme will go into an unscheduled second day after diplomats failed to reach agreement. |
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» 24 May 2012
Amnesty says actions did not match words in 2011
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 The courage shown by Middle-East pro-democracy protesters in 2011 has been matched by a failure of world leadership, says Amnesty International. |
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» 24 May 2012
Voting to resume in Egypt
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 Egyptians are due to vote for the second day in the country's first free presidential elections - 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted. |
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» 23 May 2012
Argentina bomb found ahead of Alvaro Uribe talk
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 Officials in Argentina say they have found explosives at a theatre in the capital, Buenos Aires, where former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe... |
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» 23 May 2012
Montreal crowds mark 100 days of student protest
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 Tens of thousands of demonstrators have filled the streets of Montreal to mark 100 days since protests began against a planned rise in student tuition fees. |
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» 23 May 2012
Skin cells turned into healthy heart muscle cells
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 Scientist say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into healthy heart muscle in the lab. |
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» 23 May 2012
Nasa chief hails new era in space
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 The head of Nasa has hailed a "new era" in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station by a private company. |
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» 23 May 2012
Air Mauritius flight makes emergency return to Melbourne due to soft drink bomb note
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 UPDATE: A SOFT-DRINK can with the word "bomb" strapped to it sparked the emergency grounding of an Air Mauritius flight in Melbourne. |
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» 21 May 2012
Millions witness Pacific ring of fire eclipse
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 An "annular eclipse" has being viewed across a swathe of the Earth stretching across the Pacific from Asia to the western US. |
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» 21 May 2012
Tomislav Nikolic beats Boris Tadic in Serbia run-off
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 Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic has been elected president of Serbia, with liberal incumbent Boris Tadic admitting defeat soon after polls closed.
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» 21 May 2012
Clashes between al-Qaida and Yemeni troops leave 17 dead
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 Fresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead, military officials have said.. |
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» 21 May 2012
Italy quake homeless in emergency shelters
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 Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake in northern Italy have spent the night in shelters as aftershocks continue to hit the region. |
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» 18 May 2012
G8 summit: Obama to announce $3bn in private aid funding
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 Barack Obama is to make a major speech in Washington on Friday announcing at least $3bn in private sector funding to tackle hunger in developing countries, mainly in Africa. |
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» 18 May 2012
Niger malnutrition crisis spreading - Save the Children
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 Months of warnings have failed to prevent a serious malnutrition crisis in Niger, Save the Children has said. |
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» 18 May 2012
The Queen lunch for monarchs attracts controversy
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 The King of Bahrain and Swaziland's King Mswati III are among controversial monarchs expected at a Windsor Castle lunch being hosted by the Queen later. |
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» 18 May 2012
Donna Summer death: pop mourns singer who transformed dance music
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 Donna Summer, the singer who perhaps more than any other defined the disco era, has died aged 63 of cancer. |
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» 17 May 2012
Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears
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 Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign bonds. |
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» 17 May 2012
Congo Bosco Terminator Ntaganda
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 The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has said he is hopeful that a Congolese warlord will be arrested within weeks. |
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» 17 May 2012
Japan economy grows 1.0% on rebuilding spending
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 Japan's economy grew 1.0% between January and March compared with the previous three months, as government spending helped fuel a gradual recovery from last year's earthquake and tsunami. |
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» 17 May 2012
Mary Kennedy had battled drug and alcohol problems
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 The family of Mary Kennedy have paid tribute to her "kindness, love, gentle soul and generous spirit" after she was found dead at her home in Bedford, New York, on Wednesday. |
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» 15 May 2012
Fresh talks in Greece as fears of euro exit grow
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 Further talks are due in Greece amid a scramble to try to secure a workable government following inconclusive elections nine days ago.
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» 15 May 2012
Heartland Institute grows isolated as three more donors disassociate
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 Heartland Institute was cut off by three more corporate donors on Monday, further isolating the ultra-conservative thinktank from the mainstream business world.
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» 15 May 2012
Palestinian inmates in Israel end mass hunger strike
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 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have agreed to end a mass hunger strike, which has been going on for more than two months. |
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» 15 May 2012
Ellesmere Port Vauxhall factory and 2,100 jobs to be saved
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 General Motors has signalled that the Ellesmere Port factory in north-west England will be saved, along with 2,100 jobs... |
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» 14 May 2012
Mexico violence: Monterrey police find 49 bodies
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 Forty-nine mutilated bodies have been found dumped by a roadside near the city of Monterrey in northern Mexico. |
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» 14 May 2012
Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson steps down
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 The chief executive of computer firm Yahoo has stepped down, amid accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his CV. |
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» 14 May 2012
Trayvon Martin petition site Change.org comes to UK
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 It helped a 22-year-old nanny working two jobs take on Bank of America, a bullied teenager make the Motion Picture Association... |
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» 14 May 2012
Nato urged to investigate civilian deaths in Libya
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 A leading human rights organisation has urged Nato to investigate fully the deaths of civilians in air strikes in Libya last year. |
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» 11 May 2012
JPMorgan reveals shock $2bn trading loss on investments
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 JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, has revealed a surprise trading loss of $2bn (£1.2bn) on complex investments made by its traders. |
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» 11 May 2012
HIV prevention pill Truvada backed by US experts
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 A panel of US health experts has for the first time backed a drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people. |
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» 11 May 2012
Africa spectacular growth jeopardised by rising inequality, new report warns
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 Africa's impressive growth during the financial and economic crisis of the last five years will be put at risk unless action is taken to combat rising inequality... |
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» 11 May 2012
Undercover agent in al-Qaeda bomb plot was British
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 The man who foiled a Yemen-based al-Qaeda "underwear bomb" plot is reported to have been a British man of Middle Eastern origin, according to US media. |
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» 10 May 2012
Indonesia searchers find missing Russia jet wreckage
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 Indonesian officials say a helicopter has spotted what is thought to be wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that disappeared on Wednesday. |
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» 10 May 2012
London 2012: Olympic flame to be lit in Greece
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 The Olympic flame will be lit in a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, on Thursday ahead of the start of the torch relay and the London 2012 Games.
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» 10 May 2012
Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry
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 US President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to wed. |
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» 10 May 2012
Mexican police discover at least 15 dismembered bodies near Guadalajara
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 At least 15 dismembered bodies have been found in two vans near Lake Chapala, south of the city of Guadalajara in western Mexico, according to police. |
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» 09 May 2012
Greek election: Syriza to tear up EU austerity deal
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 The leader of Greece's left-wing Syriza bloc has said he will try to form a coalition based on tearing up the terms of the EU/IMF bailout deal. |
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» 09 May 2012
One in six cancers worldwide are caused by infection
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 One in six cancers - two million a year globally - are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections, new estimates suggest. |
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» 09 May 2012
European judges to debate Abu Qatada appeal bid
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 Senior judges at the European Court of Human Rights are due to meet to decide whether radical cleric Abu Qatada can appeal against deportation from the UK. |
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» 09 May 2012
Underwear bomber was working for the CIA
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 A would-be "underwear bomber" involved in a plot to attack a US-based jet was in fact working as an undercover informer with Saudi intelligence and the CIA, it has emerged. |
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» 08 May 2012
Greek election: Far-left seeks anti-austerity coalition
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 The leader of Greece's far-left is to try to form a government after parties backing an international bailout deal failed to assemble a coalition. |
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» 08 May 2012
Francois Hollande to set France on new course after win
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 French President-elect Francois Hollande is to start work on forming a new government, after telling supporters his victory gave hope of an end to austerity. |
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» 08 May 2012
Niger is worst country to be a mother, says report
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 Niger is the worst country on earth in which to be a mother, according to a report by Save the Children. |
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» 08 May 2012
China expels al-Jazeera English reporter
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 Al-Jazeera says it has been forced to close its English-language bureau in Beijing after its reporter was expelled. |
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» 07 May 2012
Greek governing parties lose majority at polls
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 Greece's two governing parties, which back tough austerity measures, have lost their parliamentary majority in Sunday's election. |
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» 07 May 2012
Yemeni al-Qaeda leader killed in drone air strike
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 An al-Qaeda leader in Yemen wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the American warship USS Cole has been killed in an air raid. |
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» 07 May 2012
Clinton due to meet West Bengal leader Mamata Banerjee
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 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to meet the chief minister of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee... |
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» 07 May 2012
Kim Dotcom rap song lampoons John Banks over NZ donations scandal
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 Kim Dotcom's penchant for online films is well documented. His recent YouTube releases include an expensively produced rap song... |
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» 04 May 2012
Osama Bin Laden documents released
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 Newly released papers from Osama Bin Laden's hideout reveal a frustrated al-Qaeda leader struggling to control an unruly network, the US military says. |
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» 04 May 2012
Falkland Islands claimed as Argentine soil in secretly filmed Olympic advert
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 Argentina has released a provocative advertisement that was filmed secretly on the Falklands and depicts the islands... |
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» 04 May 2012
Four Mexican journalists found dead in Veracruz canal
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 Two press photographers have been found dead in a canal in the Mexican port city of Veracruz alongside a former cameraman... |
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» 04 May 2012
WWII Adolf Hitler profile suggests messiah complex
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 Adolf Hitler developed a "messiah complex" towards the end of World War II, a newly unveiled report written for wartime British intelligence says. |
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» 03 May 2012
France election: Sarkozy and Hollande trade insults
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 French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his challenger Francois Hollande have traded insults in their only TV debate of the election campaign. |
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» 03 May 2012
Sir Mervyn King renews push for bank reform
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 The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, has renewed calls for reform of the banking industry.
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» 03 May 2012
Edvard Munch iconic artwork The Scream sold for $120m
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 Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch's The Scream has become the most expensive art work sold at auction as it went in New York for $119.9m (£74m). |
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» 03 May 2012
Syria imported weapons worth $168m in 2010, says Oxfam
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 The Syrian government imported $167m-worth of air defence systems and missiles and a further $1m of small arms and ammunition in the months... |
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» 02 May 2012
Clinton set for China talks amid activist escape
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 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in China, where the escape of a Chinese activist threatens to overshadow key talks. |
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» 02 May 2012
Deady car bomb shakes Kabul after Barack Obama visit to Afghanistan
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 Six people have been killed in an early morning suicide attack in Kabul just after Barack Obama flew out of Afghanistan, the country's government said. |
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» 02 May 2012
Burma Aung San Suu Kyi sworn in to parliament
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 Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sworn in as a member of Burma's parliament, a month after her party's sweeping victory in by-elections. |
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» 02 May 2012
Chen Guangcheng wins a strange kind of freedom
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 After a punishing 19 months of house arrest, Chen Guangcheng's flight has won him a very strange kind of freedom. |
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» 30 Apr 2012
UN mission head Robert Mood: Only Syrians can end violence
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 The head of the UN observer mission to Syria has warned that even 1,000 unarmed observers could not end the violence in the country on their own. |
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» 30 Apr 2012
Cannabis production booming in Britain, say police
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 Clandestine cannabis factories are booming in Britain, with the police detecting more than 7,800 in the past year – more than double the number found four years ago. |
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» 30 Apr 2012
Barack Obama ribs Mitt Romney at White House correspondents dinner
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 He joked about eating dog but Barack Obama's main course at the White House correspondents' dinner was the tender flanks of Mitt Romney. |
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» 30 Apr 2012
Sudan declares emergency on border with South Sudan
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 Sudan has reportedly declared a state of emergency along its border with South Sudan after weeks of clashes. |
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» 27 Apr 2012
Taylor Sierra Leone war crimes trial verdict welcomed
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 Human rights groups have welcomed the guilty verdict against former Liberian leader Charles Taylor. |
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» 27 Apr 2012
Ecowas sends troops to Mali, Guinea-Bissau after coups
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 West African leaders have agreed to send troops to Mali and Guinea-Bissau following coups in both countries. |
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» 27 Apr 2012
US Secret Service probes El Salvador sex allegations
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 Spain's precarious economic situation has worsened after the ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the country's debt and warned that its recession... |
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» 27 Apr 2012
Bin Laden wives and children deported to Saudi Arabia
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 The three widows and children of Osama Bin Laden have been deported to Saudi Arabia from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, officials say. |
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» 26 Apr 2012
Syria crisis: France raises use of force
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 France says the Security Council should consider the use of force in Syria if a UN-backed peace plan fails to stop violence in the country. |
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» 26 Apr 2012
Ichiro Ozawa: Court clears Japan shadow shogun
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 Influential Japanese politician Ichiro Ozawa has been found not guilty in a funding scandal.
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» 26 Apr 2012
Earth faces a century of disasters, report warns
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 World population needs to be stabilised quickly and high consumption in rich countries rapidly reduced to avoid "a downward spiral of economic... |
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» 26 Apr 2012
Two-fifths of UK trafficking victims are male, survey reveals
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 Men account for more than two-fifths (41%) of adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales helped by the Salvation Army.. |
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» 25 Apr 2012
Bo Xilai scandal: Son Bo Guagua defends lifestyle
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 The son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has defended his lifestyle in an open letter to his university. |
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» 25 Apr 2012
Mitt Romney vows to oust Obama after primary sweep
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 Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has vowed to take the White House from President Barack Obama and end four years of "disappointments". |
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» 25 Apr 2012
Governments failing to avert catastrophic climate change, IEA urges
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 Governments are falling badly behind on low-carbon energy, putting carbon reduction targets out of reach and pushing the world to the brink of catastrophic climate change... |
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» 25 Apr 2012
South Africa: Malema loses appeal against ANC expulsion
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 Firebrand youth leader Julius Malema has lost his appeal against expulsion from South Africa's ruling ANC, the party says. |
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» 20 Apr 2012
Huge water resource exists under Africa
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 Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. |
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» 20 Apr 2012
Bahrain F1 security stepped up as practice runs begin
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 Authorities in Bahrain have tightened security ahead of practice sessions for Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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» 20 Apr 2012
France election: Last day of campaigning
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 Candidates in the French presidential election are on their last day of campaigning before voters head to the polls on Sunday. |
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» 20 Apr 2012
Burma leader Thein Sein in Japan to talk investment
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 Burmese President Thein Sein has arrived in Japan for a five-day visit expected to focus on financial aid and debt relief. |
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» 19 Apr 2012
India test launches Agni-V long-range missile
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 India has launched a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, say media. |
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» 19 Apr 2012
Agents dismissed in US Secret Service Cartagena scandal
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 Three members of the US Secret Service are leaving the agency following the prostitution scandal in Colombia. |
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» 19 Apr 2012
Sri Lankan woman faces beheading on witchcraft charge
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 A Sri Lankan woman could face the death penalty by beheading after she was arrested on suspicion of casting a spell on a 13-year-old girl during a family shopping trip... |
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» 19 Apr 2012
Sudan president seeks to liberate South Sudan
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 Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has said his main goal is now to "liberate" the people of South Sudan from its rulers following recent border clashes.
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» 18 Apr 2012
Citigroup investors reject bigger executive pay deal
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 Citigroup shareholders have voted against giving top executives a bigger pay deal in a rare show of investor discontent. |
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» 18 Apr 2012
North Korea not bound by US nuclear deal
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 North Korea says it is no longer bound by a moratorium on missile and nuclear tests agreed with the US in February in return for food aid. |
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» 18 Apr 2012
Britain planned poison gas tests in Botswana, records reveal
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 Britain planned to test a very virulent type of poison gas in what is now Botswana, the colonial archives reveal. |
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» 18 Apr 2012
Barack Obama father tops colonial list of Kenyan students in US
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 The name of Barack Obama, the father of the American president, is on the top of a list of names revealed in a hitherto secret British colonial file of Kenyans studying in the US. |
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» 17 Apr 2012
Republicans block Obama Buffett Rule in the Senate
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 Senate Republicans defied President Barack Obama on one of his top election-year issues on Monday, derailing a Democratic bill forcing the top US earners to pay at least 30% of their income in taxes. |
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» 17 Apr 2012
Breivik due to take stand in Norway massacre trial
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 The man accused of killing 77 people in bomb and gun attacks in Norway last July is due to take to the stand on the second day of his trial in Oslo. |
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» 17 Apr 2012
Aid helps more children reach five, says ODI report
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 Four million more children a year are living beyond their fifth birthday than in 1990, a new report for Save the Children and Unicef has found. |
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» 17 Apr 2012
China increases its US debt holding for second month
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 China has increased its holding of US debt for the second month in a row as its foreign exchange reserves continue to rise. |
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» 16 Apr 2012
Norway puts Anders Behring Breivik on trial for murder
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 Anders Behring Breivik, who set off a bomb and massacred young people at a camp in Norway, is to go on trial in the capital Oslo. |
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» 16 Apr 2012
US and Philippines begin South China Sea drills
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 Joint military exercises between the US and the Philippines are getting under way in the South China Sea, even as Manila remained locked in a stand-off with Beijing over a disputed shoal. |
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» 16 Apr 2012
Attacks in Afghan capital have subsided, say officials
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 Heavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of intense gunfire, rocket attacks... |
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» 16 Apr 2012
A million jobs for world poorest with UK cash boost for entrepreneurs
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 The government's attempt to use the private sector as an engine for development will move up a gear this week when the international development secretary... |
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» 13 Apr 2012
Syria ceasefire: UN plans to send observers in days
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 A draft UN resolution has outlined plans to send an advance mission of 20 to 30 unarmed observers to Syria monitor compliance with a new peace plan, possibly by early next week. |
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» 13 Apr 2012
China economic growth dips to 8.1% in the first quarter
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 China's economy, the world's second-largest, has expanded at its slowest pace in almost three years. |
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» 13 Apr 2012
Black people more likely to be jobless in Britain than US, research reveals
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 Black people in Britain are more likely to be unemployed than those in the United States, especially during recessions... |
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» 13 Apr 2012
Lehman administrators earn £500m in fees
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 Administrators to the European arm of Lehman Brothers have earned fees of almost £500m |
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» 12 Apr 2012
Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman charged with murder
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 A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer has been charged with second-degree murder over the shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. |
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» 12 Apr 2012
New titles for North Korea leader
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 North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un has been given two posts previous occupied by his late father. |
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» 12 Apr 2012
David Cameron to chair UN committee overseeing development goals
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 David Cameron has been asked by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, to chair a new UN committee tasked with establishing a new set of UN millennium development goals... |
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» 12 Apr 2012
Egypt court rules Salafist eligible to stand in poll
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 An Egyptian court has ruled that an ultra-conservative preacher is eligible to contest May's presidential election. |
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» 11 Apr 2012
China calls for support amid Bo Xilai shockwave
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 China called for support for its probe into Bo Xilai, a day after news of his dismissal and the questioning of his wife over the death of a UK businessman sent shockwaves around the country. |
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» 11 Apr 2012
North Korea injects rocket fuel ahead of planned launch
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 North Korea says it has begun fuelling its rocket ahead of a planned - widely criticised - launch later this week. |
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» 11 Apr 2012
David Cameron calls for UK arms sales to Indonesia
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 David Cameron will today attempt to boost British defence sales in Indonesia more than 10 years after the Labour government imposed an embargo amid allegations... |
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» 11 Apr 2012
Cannabis-growing plan for Catalan town fails to reach vote threshold
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 To many people in the small town of Rasquera in the east of Spain, it seemed like the perfect remedy to the economic crisis: a massive legal cannabis plantation... |
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» 11 Apr 2012
Indian Ocean on tsunami watch after Sumatra quake
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 Tsunami Alert For Mauritius. Following an earthquake of magnitude 8.7 in Sumatra today, a tsunami alert for Mauritius and the Indian Ocean has been issued. |
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» 10 Apr 2012
Maryland winner of Mega Millions jackpot comes forward
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 A winner has come forward to claim part of the record $656m (£413m) Mega millions jackpot, lottery officials in the US state of Maryland said. |
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» 10 Apr 2012
Costa Rica diplomat kidnapped in Venezuela
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 Venezuelan police are searching for a Costa Rican diplomat who has been kidnapped in Caracas. |
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» 10 Apr 2012
Facebook buys Instagram photo sharing network for $1bn
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 Facebook has announced it is to buy Instagram - the popular photo-sharing smartphone app. |
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» 10 Apr 2012
Airlines change flight path to avoid North Korea rocket
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 Three Asian airlines are making changes to flight paths to avoid a North Korean rocket launch.
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» 09 Apr 2012
UK government approved Abdel Hakim Belhaj
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 The UK government approved the 2004 rendition of a terror suspect to the Gaddafi regime, the BBC can reveal. |
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» 09 Apr 2012
Peru appeals for help to free trapped miners
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 Peru's government has appealed to mining companies for heavy equipment and experts to help free nine miners trapped for four days in a copper mine. |
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» 09 Apr 2012
Another explosion along Egypt to Israel gas pipeline
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 An explosion has hit the Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan on Monday for the 14th time since the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak in 2011... |
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» 09 Apr 2012
China inflation growth dims hopes of interest rate cut
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 China's inflation rate grew more-than-forecast in March as higher fuel and food costs pushed up consumer prices. |
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» 06 Apr 2012
Resistance spread compromising fight against malaria
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 Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is increasing. |
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» 06 Apr 2012
Samsung expects profits to double from smartphone boost
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 Samsung Electronics has said it expects its profit for the first three months of the year to almost double as its smartphone sales continue to grow. |
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» 06 Apr 2012
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo sever ties with group behind stand-your-ground laws
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 Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have ended their partnerships with a conservative group that supports the spread of restrictive voting laws and stand-your-ground legislation. |
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» 06 Apr 2012
US Coast Guard sinks tsunami ghost ship
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 The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami. |
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» 05 Apr 2012
9/11 planners set for Guantanamo Bay trial
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 The US has formally sent to trial five suspected al-Qaeda militants believed to have planned the 9/11 terror attacks. |
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» 05 Apr 2012
US to ease sanctions against Burma
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 The United States has announced it will further ease sanctions against Burma. |
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» 05 Apr 2012
New Zealand oil spill ship owners charged
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 New Zealand authorities have filed charges against the owners of a cargo ship that ran aground on a reef six months ago |
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» 05 Apr 2012
US soldiers among 10 killed in Afghan suicide bombing
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 A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 10 people, including three American soldiers, at a park in a relatively peaceful area of northern Afghanistan on Wednesday. |
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» 04 Apr 2012
US ambassador warns Syria regime over violence
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 America's ambassador to the UN has warned Syria not to intensify violence in the days leading up to a ceasefire proposed by the UN and Arab League. |
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» 04 Apr 2012
Texas tornadoes wreck homes and ground flights
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 Several powerful tornadoes have touched down near Dallas, in the US state of Texas, flipping trucks, wrecking homes, uprooting trees and grounding planes. |
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» 04 Apr 2012
Mitt Romney wins Wisconsin, Maryland and DC but Santorum defiant
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 Mitt Romney won decisively in three Republican presidential primaries on Tuesday – Wisconsin, Maryland and Washingto... |
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» 04 Apr 2012
Jihadists in Africa could pose terror threat to UK, warns thinktank
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 Jihadists exploiting ungoverned spaces across large stretches of north and east Africa present a potential terrorist threat to the UK and could radicalise.. |
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» 03 Apr 2012
US police name suspect in Oakland college shooting
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 A man believed to have shot dead seven people and injured three others at a California college has been named by police as 43-year-old One Goh. |
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» 03 Apr 2012
Deadly blaze hits Moscow market warehouse
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 At least 12 people have been killed after fire swept through a market warehouse in southern Moscow, officials say.
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» 03 Apr 2012
US President Obama warns Supreme Court over health law
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 US President Barack Obama has warned that a rejection of his healthcare reform by the US Supreme Court would amount to "judicial activism". |
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» 03 Apr 2012
Colombia Farc rebels free 10 soldiers and police
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 Colombia's main rebel group has freed what it says were its last 10 military and police captives... |
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» 30 Mar 2012
Apple hit by China Foxconn factory report
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 An independent investigation has found "significant issues" among working practices at Chinese plants making Apple iPhones and iPads. |
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» 30 Mar 2012
UK doubles aid to Syria opposition groups
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 The UK is to double its non-military aid to opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. |
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» 30 Mar 2012
Norway to hand over Indian children in custody row
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 A child welfare agency in Norway has said it will hand over two Indian children taken into foster care 10 months ago to their uncle. |
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» 30 Mar 2012
Ecowas gives Mali leaders ultimatum to relinquish power
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 West African nations have given the leaders of a coup in Mali 72 hours to relinquish power or face sanctions. |
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» 29 Mar 2012
Pope Benedict criticises US trade embargo on Cuba
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 Pope Benedict XVI has criticised the 50-year-old US trade embargo imposed on Cuba, as he ends a visit to the island. |
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» 29 Mar 2012
Obama advisers demand foreign policy answers from Romney campaign team
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 The first serious exchange of the looming White House election began on Wednesday when Obama's military... |
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» 29 Mar 2012
Tibetan monk, 20, sets himself on fire in China
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 A 20-year-old Tibetan monk in western China has become the latest to set himself on fire in protest against the authoritarian government, Tibetan exiles said on Thursday. |
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» 29 Mar 2012
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos finds Apollo 11 Moon engines
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 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he has located the long-submerged F-1 engines that blasted the Apollo 11 Moon mission into space. |
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» 28 Mar 2012
Hong Kong government wins appeal in maid residency case
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 The Hong Kong government has won an appeal against a ruling that could have allowed foreign domestic helpers to apply for residency in the city.
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» 28 Mar 2012
UN says Haiti quake victims at risk over donor deficit
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 The United Nations in Haiti has warned that hundreds of thousands of quake victims are at risk due to an aid shortfall. |
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» 28 Mar 2012
Pope Benedict meets President Raul Castro in Havana
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 Pope Benedict has met Cuban President Raul Castro on the second day of his visit to the communist-run island.
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» 28 Mar 2012
JetBlue plane in emergency landing after captain apparent breakdown
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 The captain of a JetBlue plane screamed "They're going to take us down!" |
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» 27 Mar 2012
BP oil spill seriously harmed deep-sea corals, scientists warn
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 Deep sea corals appear to have been seriously harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to scientists. |
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» 27 Mar 2012
Easyjet to test allocated seating
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 Low-cost airlines' signature scramble for seats may soon be a thing of the past after easyJet announced it is to test allocated seating for passengers.
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» 27 Mar 2012
Sudan and South Sudan in fierce border clashes
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 Clashes have broken out between the armed forces of Sudan and South Sudan in several disputed border regions, both sides say. |
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» 27 Mar 2012
Obama caught on mic telling Medvedev to give US space on nuclear issue
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 Republican leaders have jumped on Barack Obama after the president made unguarded comments to Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev... |
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» 26 Mar 2012
James Cameron back on surface after deepest ocean dive
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 Hollywood director James Cameron has returned to the surface after plunging nearly 11km (seven miles) down to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific. |
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» 26 Mar 2012
Senegal President-elect Macky Sall hails new era
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 The winner of Senegal's presidential election, Macky Sall, has said the poll marks a "new era" for the country.
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» 26 Mar 2012
Britain asks China to investigate Chongqing death of UK citizen
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 Britain has asked China to investigate the death of a British man in Chongqing, the south-west Chinese metropolis... |
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» 26 Mar 2012
Syria unrest: Divided opposition seeks national pact
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 Syria's divided opposition groups are due to meet in Turkey to try to draw up a "national pact" how to unseat President Bashar al-Assad's government. |
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» 22 Mar 2012
Renegade Mali soldiers attack Bamako presidential palace
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 Troops in Mali have attacked the presidential palace in the capital Bamako hours after staging a mutiny. |
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» 22 Mar 2012
Michael Bloomberg makes $220m pledge to stub out global smoking habit
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 The mayor of New York has bolstered a global crusade against tobacco with a donation of a quarter of a billion dollars to curb the growth of the industry in low- and middle-income countries. |
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» 22 Mar 2012
Hundreds gather for Jerusalem funeral of Toulouse shooting victims
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 Swathed in a white shawl, Jonathan Sandler's body emerged first. |
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» 22 Mar 2012
Jeb Bush endorses Mitt Romney presidential campaign
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 Mitt Romney has secured a key endorsement for his presidential bid from former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. |
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» 21 Mar 2012
Victory for Mitt Romney in Illinois Republican primary
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 Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Illinois, his latest win on the road to decide who will contest November's poll against Barack Obama. |
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» 21 Mar 2012
No proof in Afghan massacre suspect Sgt Bales case
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 The lawyer representing a US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in their homes has said there is little proof of his client's guilt. |
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» 21 Mar 2012
Mexico hit by strong earthquake near Acapulco
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 A large earthquake has struck near Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast. |
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» 21 Mar 2012
Obama to visit demilitarised zone on Koreas border
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 President Barack Obama is due to visit the demilitarised zone (DMZ) on South Korea's border with the North on Sunday before a nuclear summit in Seoul. |
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» 20 Mar 2012
Russia joins Red Cross call for daily truce in Syria
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 Russia has joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in calling for a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Syria. |
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» 20 Mar 2012
UN nuclear watchdog invited to visit North Korea
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 North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator has confirmed UN nuclear inspectors have been invited to the country for the first time in three years. |
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» 20 Mar 2012
Egypt in mourning for Coptic Pope Shenouda funeral
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 Big crowds are expected in the Egyptian capital for the funeral of Coptic Pope Shenouda III, |
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» 20 Mar 2012
Mexican policemen killed after beheadings
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 Gunmen in western Mexico have killed 12 policemen investigating the beheadings of 10 other people. |
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» 19 Mar 2012
Cuban opposition activists arrested in Havana
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 Cuban police have arrested dozens of opposition activists, a week ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI. |
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» 19 Mar 2012
British Press TV journalists freed by Libya
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 Two British journalists detained in Libya after admitting entering the country illegally have been released, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
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» 19 Mar 2012
Syrian rebels in Damascus firefight
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 A firefight is reported to have erupted in Syria's capital, Damascus, between the rebel Free Syria Army and the forces of President Bashar al-Assad. |
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» 19 Mar 2012
Bali police shootout leaves five terror suspects dead
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 Indonesian police on Bali shot dead five suspected terrorists who had identified and surveyed targets for attack, the national counter-terrorism agency has said. |
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» 16 Mar 2012
Falkland Islands oil dispute: UK hits back at Argentina
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 The UK has hit back at Argentina's threats of court action over Falkland Islands oil exploration, calling its behaviour "illegal intimidation". |
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» 16 Mar 2012
US Afghan accused not healthy - lawyer John Browne
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 The US soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghans had been injured twice while serving in Iraq and was not confident about his health, a lawyer says. |
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» 16 Mar 2012
Belgian day of national mourning for coach crash victims
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 Belgium is holding a day of national mourning to remember the victims of the Switzerland coach crash. |
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» 16 Mar 2012
North Korea to launch satellite for late Kim birthday
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 North Korea will launch a satellite mounted on a rocket to mark the 100th birthday of its late former President Kim Il-sung, state media reported. |
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» 15 Mar 2012
Victims of deadly Swiss coach crash mourned
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 Belgium is mourning the deaths of 28 people - 22 of them children - in a coach crash in Switzerland. |
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» 15 Mar 2012
David Cameron US tour: PM praises Obama strength
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 David Cameron has praised Barack Obama's "strength, moral authority and wisdom" as the pair reiterated their nations' "special relationship". |
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» 15 Mar 2012
Guardian/Mixmag drug survey reveals a generation happy to chance it
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 "My daily life is sensible, regimented and very stressful, so at the weekend I want the complete opposite," explained James, a financial broker. |
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» 15 Mar 2012
China ousts Bo Xilai as Chongqing party boss
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 China has ousted Bo Xilai, the high-profile party boss of a major Chinese city, in the country's biggest political drama for years. |
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» 14 Mar 2012
David Cameron tells of Syria frustration
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 David Cameron has said he wants to see peaceful transition of power in Syria, rather than revolution, ahead of talks with US President Barack Obama.
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» 14 Mar 2012
Encyclopedia Britannica halts print publication after 244 years
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 Its legacy winds back through centuries and across continents, past the birth of America to the waning days of the Enlightenment. |
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» 14 Mar 2012
China Wen Jiabao says sorry after last NPC meeting
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 Premier Wen Jiabao, in his last National People's Congress (NPC) press conference, has said he was ''sorry'' for economic and social problems in the last decade. |
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» 14 Mar 2012
Four US banks fail Federal Reserve stress test
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 Four US financial institutions, including Citigroup, have failed stress tests designed to show they could withstand a financial shock. |
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» 13 Mar 2012
Tibetan teenager self-immolates on anniversary of failed uprising
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 A teenage Tibetan monk set himself on fire in protest on the 53rd anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule... |
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» 13 Mar 2012
Israel and Gaza militants agree truce after clashes
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 A ceasefire has been agreed between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza after four days of deadly clashes, an Egyptian official says. |
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» 13 Mar 2012
Scores missing after Bangladesh ferry sinks
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 Scores of people are missing after a ferry with some 200 people aboard sunk in a river in southern Bangladesh, police say. |
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» 13 Mar 2012
Cameron and Obama hail relations ahead of PM US visit
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 David Cameron and Barack Obama have described the "unique and essential" relationship between the US and UK.. |
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» 09 Mar 2012
Oxfam warns of West Africa drought catastrophe
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 Oxfam says urgent action is needed to stop drought in the Sahel region of West Africa turning into a humanitarian disaster affecting 13 million people.
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» 09 Mar 2012
Coke and Pepsi alter recipe to avoid cancer warning label
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 Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing the recipes for their drinks to avoid putting a cancer warning label on the bottle, to comply with California laws. |
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» 09 Mar 2012
International Women Day in tweets
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 The novelist Linda Grant marked the importance of International Women's Day, noting how when she was applying for a store credit card in 1979.. |
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» 09 Mar 2012
Gordon Brown launches campaign to reduce number of child brides
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 Child marriage is a one-way ticket to a life of poverty, illiteracy and powerlessness for girls and the international community needs to take urgent action to stop it.. |
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» 08 Mar 2012
Fears of disruption as big solar storm set to hit Earth
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 A strong solar storm is expected to hit Earth shortly, and experts warn it could disrupt power grids, satellite navigations systems and plane routes. |
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» 08 Mar 2012
Romney rivals Santorum and Gingrich spurn calls to quit
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 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign says his rivals cannot catch him in the race for the Republican nomination after Super Tuesday. |
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» 08 Mar 2012
Former US soldier accused of trying to join Somali terror group
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 former US soldier has been indicted on charges that he tried to join a terrorist organisation in Somalia. |
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» 08 Mar 2012
Colombia Santos: Cuba not invited to Americas Summit
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 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says Cuba will not be invited the Americas Summit in Colombia next month. |
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» 07 Mar 2012
Super Tuesday fight close in Ohio
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 Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are locked in a tight battle for the state of Ohio, Super Tuesday's most coveted prize. |
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» 07 Mar 2012
Syria crisis: Obama rejects US military intervention
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 President Barack Obama has described the situation in Syria as "heartbreaking" but said that unilateral US military intervention there would be a mistake. |
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» 07 Mar 2012
Fewer premature births after smoking ban in Scotland
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 Since Scotland introduced a ban on smoking in public places in 2006 there has been a 10% drop in the country's premature birth rate, say researchers. |
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» 07 Mar 2012
North Korea nuclear reactor satellite picture show progress
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 A newly released satellite image shows that North Korea has made progress in building a light-water reactor... |
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» 06 Mar 2012
US Attorney General justifies terrorism kill policy
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 The US has for the first time outlined when it will kill Americans who are plotting attacks against the country. |
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» 06 Mar 2012
Third Tibetan self-immolates in three days in China
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 A Tibetan youth has burned himself to death in south western China, the third self-immolation in three day... |
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» 06 Mar 2012
Thousands evacuate NSW towns as floods continue in Australia
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 Vast areas of Australia's east and southeast are facing devastating flooding after weeks of heavy rain. |
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» 06 Mar 2012
Roger Waters denies saying Falkands should belong to Argentina
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 Rock star Roger Waters has denied saying that the Falklands should belong to Argentina, posting on Facebook "I said nothing of the kind". |
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» 05 Mar 2012
China Premier Wen opens National People Congress
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 Premier Wen Jiabao has opened China's annual National People's Congress (NPC) with a speech focused on the economy and a boost to military spending... |
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» 05 Mar 2012
Tibetan woman burns herself to death in Sichuan
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 A Tibetan mother-of-four has died after setting herself on fire in south-west China, activists and exiles say. |
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» 05 Mar 2012
Obama warns of force against Iran, but urges diplomacy
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 President Barack Obama says the US "will not hesitate" to use force to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, but says diplomacy could still succeed. |
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» 05 Mar 2012
Climate change could make Canada traditional street hockey extinct
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 A quintessentially Canadian winter tradition – outdoor street hockey – could be facing extinction within decades because of climate change, a new study says. |
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» 02 Mar 2012
Oil price jumps to 43-month high on Saudi blast reports
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 Analysts said all these issues had created an uncertainty over oil supplies and the latest reports had only fanned those fears further. |
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» 02 Mar 2012
Iran holds parliamentary election
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 Voters in Iran are taking part in elections to choose the 290 members of the legislative chambers, the Majlis. |
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» 02 Mar 2012
Paris fashion week: Balenciaga gets down to business
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 Paris fashion week, bastion of the art of cerebral dressing, is the last place you would expect a designer to cite anything so pedestrian... |
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» 02 Mar 2012
Syria deadly neighbourhood and the desperate attempts to escape
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 In the bitterly cold darkness of last Sunday morning, four western reporters and a group of activists protecting them made a decision they had twice tried to avoid... |
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» 01 Mar 2012
US Midwest storm leaves 12 dead and dozens injured
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 At least 12 people have been killed by a storm system in the US Midwest that brought devastation to parts of Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. |
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» 01 Mar 2012
Syria forces assault Baba Amr quarter in besieged Homs
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 The fate of the besieged Baba Amr quarter in the Syrian city of Homs remains unclear after government troops launched a ground offensive on rebels.
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» 01 Mar 2012
Nato can overcome Koran protests setback - commander
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 Recent protests sparked by the burning of the Koran by US soldiers were a "setback", Nato's commander in Afghanistan has told the BBC. |
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» 01 Mar 2012
Google implements privacy policy despite EU warning
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 Internet company Google has gone ahead with its new privacy policy despite warnings from the EU that it might violate European law. |
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» 29 Feb 2012
Mitt Romney heads to wins in Arizona and Michigan
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 US Republican White House contender Mitt Romney has pulled off a double win in the Michigan and Arizona primaries. |
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» 29 Feb 2012
Pentagon: 9/11 victims remains went to landfill
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 Partial remains of some victims of the 11 September attacks ended up in landfill, a Pentagon report has found. |
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» 29 Feb 2012
Interpol website suffers Anonymous cyber-attack
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 Interpol's website appears to have been the victim of a cyber-attack after the international police agency.. |
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» 29 Feb 2012
Stricken Costa cruise ship off Seychelles changes route
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 The Italian cruise ship left adrift with more than 1,000 people on board after a power failure now faces a longer journey before reaching land. |
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» 28 Feb 2012
Italian cruise ship adrift off Seychelles taken in tow
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 A cruise ship left adrift in the Indian Ocean with more than 1,000 people on board following a power failure, has been taken in tow. |
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» 28 Feb 2012
HSBC faces potential £3bn UK tax bill if it loses HM Revenue and Customs case
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 HSBC, the UK's biggest bank, has admitted it faces a potential tax bill of up to up to $4.9bn (£3bn) if it loses an ongoing case with HM Revenue and Customs.
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» 28 Feb 2012
Japan retail sales boosted by surge in demand for cars
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 Japan's retail sales rose more-than-expected in January driven up by a surge in car sales as government subsidies on energy efficient cars boosted demand. |
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» 28 Feb 2012
St Paul protest: Occupy London camp evicted
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 Police and bailiffs have moved in to remove tents from the Occupy London camp at St Paul's Cathedral. |
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» 27 Feb 2012
World shortest man found in Nepal
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 Nepal is not only home to the world's highest peak but the world's shortest man. |
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» 27 Feb 2012
Unlimited human eggs potential for fertility treatment
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 It may be possible to one day create an "unlimited" supply of human eggs to aid fertility treatment, US doctors say. |
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» 27 Feb 2012
The Artist wins best picture at the Oscars
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 Silent movie The Artist has won best picture, best director for Michel Hazanavicius and best actor for Jean Dujardin at the Oscars. |
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» 27 Feb 2012
Afghan airport hit by suicide car bombing
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 At least six people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, police say. |
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» 24 Feb 2012
Australia leadership: Rudd and Gillard set for showdown
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 Kevin Rudd will stand against Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Monday's Labor Party leadership ballot, he has confirmed. |
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» 24 Feb 2012
Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning enters no plea
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 The US Army private accused of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks has chosen not to enter a plea at the start of his court martial. |
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» 24 Feb 2012
Gay marriage close to becoming legal in Maryland
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 Gay marriage is all but legalised in the state of Maryland after the legislature gave its final agreement on Thursday to the law.. |
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» 24 Feb 2012
Syria faces ultimatum from international conference
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 A major world conference is being held in Tunisia to seek a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter Syrian unrest. |
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» 23 Feb 2012
Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires kills dozens
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 Some 49 people have been killed and at least 600 injured, officials say, in the worst train crash in Argentina in 40 years. |
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» 23 Feb 2012
Karzai urges calm in Afghanistan Koran burning row
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 Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on Afghans "not to resort to violence" over the burning of copies of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul. |
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» 23 Feb 2012
Scientist who lied to obtain Heartland documents faces fight to save job
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 The career and reputation of the scientist behind the Heartland Institute exposé was in jeopardy on Wednesday night... |
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» 23 Feb 2012
Syria unrest: Reporters deaths spark Western outrage
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 The killings of two Western reporters in the city of Homs and reported deaths of some 60 people across Syria have triggered.. |
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» 22 Feb 2012
Venezuela Hugo Chavez faces new operation
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 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that he will have to have further surgery after doctors found a lesion during medical tests in Cuba. |
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» 22 Feb 2012
New Zealand remembers 2011 Christchurch quake victims
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 People across New Zealand have been holding memorial services to remember the 185 people who died in a powerful earthquake in Christchurch a year ago. |
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» 22 Feb 2012
Australia largest rough pink diamond unearthed
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 An Australian mining company says it has found a 12.76-carat pink diamond, the largest rough pink diamond found in the country. |
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» 22 Feb 2012
Older mothers may be more prone to depression than younger women
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 Women who have children later in life may face a higher risk of depression than younger mothers... |
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» 17 Feb 2012
Syria crisis: UN assembly adopts Arab-backed resolution
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 The UN General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for an end to the violence. |
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» 17 Feb 2012
UK and France sign nuclear energy agreement
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 The UK is to sign a deal with France to strengthen co-operation in the development of civil nuclear energy. |
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» 17 Feb 2012
Japan
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 Japan's Emperor Akihito has been admitted to a Tokyo hospital for coronary bypass surgery.
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» 17 Feb 2012
Underwear bomber Abdulmutallab sentenced to life
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 A Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. |
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» 16 Feb 2012
Honduras prison fire: Porfirio Lobo vows full inquiry
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 Honduras President Porfirio Lobo has pledged a "full and transparent" investigation after a fire at a jail killed more than 350 inmates. |
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» 16 Feb 2012
Qantas profit dips 83% amid strikes and high fuel costs
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 Qantas has said it will close some international routes and cut almost 500 jobs after its profits were hit by an industrial dispute and rising fuel costs. |
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» 16 Feb 2012
Plight of young brides in Kashmir, sold to older strangers for a pittance
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 Knees pressed against her chest, Sakina huddles near the window of a sparsely furnished
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» 16 Feb 2012
North Korea marks late leader Kim Jong-il birthday
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 North Korea is marking the 70th birthday of late leader Kim Jong-il, also dubbed the "day of the shining star". |
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» 15 Feb 2012
Greece has made super human sacrifices, says minister
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 Greece's public order minister has said the government has made "superhuman" efforts to comply with austerity demands made by the Eurozone. |
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» 15 Feb 2012
China Vice-President Xi Jinping in US visit
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 China's leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, has defended his country's human rights record, during a visit to Washington. |
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» 15 Feb 2012
Cash payments help cut HIV infection rate in young women, study finds
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 Regular small cash payments to girls and young women can enable them to resist the attentions of older men and avoid HIV infection, according to a new study. |
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» 15 Feb 2012
Poor diet kills 2.6 million infants a year, says survey by Save the Children
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 Malnutrition is the root cause of the deaths of 2.6 million children each year, and the bodies and brains of 450 million... |
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» 14 Feb 2012
Whitney Houston found underwater in bath
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 Whitney Houston was underwater and unconscious when she was found in a bath in her Los Angeles hotel room on Saturday, according to police. |
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» 14 Feb 2012
Protests on eve of Bahrain uprising anniversary
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 Bahraini security forces have fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters gathered ahead of the first anniversary of pro-democracy demonstrations. |
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» 14 Feb 2012
Abu Qatada release from Long Lartin jail sparks furore
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 Abu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK's most dangerous extremist preachers, has been released from Long Lartin top-security jail in Evesham. |
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» 14 Feb 2012
Obama proposed budget trims little from Pentagon spending
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 The White House proposes only a small cut to the Pentagon's budget next year but says that tens of billions of dollar.. |
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» 13 Feb 2012
Syria rejects new Arab League peace mission proposal
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 Syria has "categorically rejected" an Arab League resolution calling for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission to end the country's 11-month conflict. |
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» 13 Feb 2012
Greek MPs pass austerity plan amid violent protests
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 Greece's parliament has passed a controversial package of austerity measures, demanded by the eurozone and IMF in return for a 130bn-euro ($170bn; £110bn) bailout to avoid default. |
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» 13 Feb 2012
Bali bombing suspect Umar Patek on trial in Indonesia
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 Umar Patek, an alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 202 people, has gone on trial in Indonesia.
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» 13 Feb 2012
Henrique Capriles to face Hugo Chávez in Venezuela presidential election
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 A youthful state governor is set to give Hugo Chávez a tough battle for Venezuela's presidency after sweeping the opposition nomination in primary elections. |
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» 10 Feb 2012
Steve Jobs FBI files question his honesty and morality
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 The FBI files of Steve Jobs have been released, showing a man who commanded respect as an innovator but was questioned on his honesty and morality |
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» 10 Feb 2012
Greece bailout: Eurozone ministers set new conditions
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 The chairman of a meeting of Eurozone finance ministers says fresh conditions will be attached to a 130bn euro ($170bn; £110bn) bailout for Greece. |
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» 10 Feb 2012
Burmese protest leader monk Gambira taken away
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 The Burmese monk Shin Gambira has been taken away by authorities, sources told the BBC's Burmese service. |
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» 10 Feb 2012
US military to ease curbs on women in combat roles
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 The US military has announced plans to ease restrictions on women serving in combat roles. |
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» 10 Feb 2012
Tropical Strom GIOVANNA
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 THE MODERATE TROPICAL STORM GIOVANNA HAS FURTHER INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. |
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» 09 Feb 2012
UN
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 UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria, and has sought help from the UN. |
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» 09 Feb 2012
New Zealand quake: CTV building was sub-standard
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 A building that collapsed during last year's Christchurch earthquake was sub-standard, an official report has found. |
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» 09 Feb 2012
Obama contraception rules under fire from Congress and religious groups
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 Barack Obama has come under a barrage of criticism from Congress and religious organisations... |
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» 09 Feb 2012
Apache helicopter – an army tool suited to Afghan mission
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 The army regards the Apache helicopter as the attack aircraft of choice in Afghanistan. |
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» 08 Feb 2012
Syria crisis: Gulf Arab states expel Syrian ambassadors
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 Gulf Arab states say they are expelling Syrian ambassadors in their countries and recalling their envoys from Syria. |
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» 08 Feb 2012
Argentina to raise Falklands UK militarisation at UN
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 Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands.
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» 08 Feb 2012
China anti-gang police chief placed on stress leave
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 Chinese authorities have announced that a high profile official is receiving "vacation-style treatment" due to stress... |
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» 08 Feb 2012
Rising temperatures at Fukushima raise questions over stability of nuclear plant
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 Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant say they are regaining control of a reactor after its temperature rose dramatically this week.. |
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» 06 Feb 2012
Greece crisis talks over EU bailout to resume
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 Party leaders in Greece's governing coalition are to resume crisis talks on backing a 130bn-euro (£108bn; $171bn) European Union rescue plan. |
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» 06 Feb 2012
US and Israel working together on Iran, says Obama
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 The US is working closely with Israel to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama has said. |
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» 06 Feb 2012
Daniel Radcliffe ends support for Liberal Democrats
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 Daniel Radcliffe has announced that he is no longer a supporter of the Liberal Democrats after emerging as one of the party's most high-profile celebrity backers.. |
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» 06 Feb 2012
China bans airlines from joining EU carbon scheme
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 China has "banned" all airlines in the country from joining the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) aimed at cutting carbon emissions. |
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» 03 Feb 2012
Towns cut off in eastern Australia flooding
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 Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated. |
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» 03 Feb 2012
Egypt unrest: Two shot dead in clashes after football deaths
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 Two people have been killed and more than 400 injured in protests across Egypt sparked by the deaths of 74 people after a football match. |
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» 03 Feb 2012
Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study
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 Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports. |
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» 03 Feb 2012
Prince William arrives in the Falkland Islands
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 Prince William has arrived in the Falkland Islands amid simmering tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed territory. |
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» 02 Feb 2012
Egypt football violence leaves many dead in Port Said
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 At least 74 people have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the Egyptian city of Port Said. |
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» 02 Feb 2012
Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea
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 A ferry carrying an estimated 300 passengers has sunk off the north coast of Papua New Guinea, officials have confirmed. |
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» 02 Feb 2012
Facebook unveils $5bn stock market flotation plans
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 The world's largest social networking site, Facebook, has announced plans for a stock market flotation. |
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» 02 Feb 2012
Israel military chief: Iran bomb plans must be disrupted
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 Israel must exploit its offensive capabilities in the battle against its enemies and "adapt our patterns of operations" to contend with new challenges... |
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» 31 Jan 2012
EU summit: UK and Czechs refuse to join fiscal compact
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 Twenty-five of the EU's 27 member states have agreed to join a fiscal treaty to enforce budget discipline. |
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» 31 Jan 2012
Deaths in Ukraine and Poland in freezing Europe weather
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 At least 18 people have died in Ukraine and 10 in Poland after heavy snow fall and a sudden drop in temperatures across east Europe. |
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» 31 Jan 2012
Western pressure on Syria grows ahead of UN debate
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 Western countries are preparing to push for a tough resolution at a UN Security Council meeting on the crisis in Syria.
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» 31 Jan 2012
Obama says he will help unemployed engineer find job during video hangout
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 Barack Obama promised to help an unemployed engineer find a job during an online video "hangout" to answer questions posted on YouTube and by text. |
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» 30 Jan 2012
Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans talks with Taliban
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 The Afghan government is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC has learned.
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» 30 Jan 2012
Euro crisis hangs over latest EU summit
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 The eurozone crisis will dominate an EU summit on Monday, with an emphasis on growth and "smart" budget discipline. |
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» 30 Jan 2012
Testicular zap may stop sperm
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 A dose of ultrasound to the testicles can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception. |
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» 30 Jan 2012
China says it has lost contact with construction workers held in Sudan
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 China's embassy in Sudan has lost contact with 29 Chinese construction workers held by rebels in the troubled border state... |
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» 27 Jan 2012
Republican presidential candidates spar in TV debate
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 Republican front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have clashed at a debate in Florida, the last before the key state's primary. |
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» 27 Jan 2012
PIP breast implant boss Jean-Claude Mas charged
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 The owner of a French breast implant maker that sparked a safety scare has been charged with "involuntary injury", his lawyer says. |
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» 27 Jan 2012
US to cut almost 100,000 troops
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 The US will cut almost 100,000 troops as part of its plans for a "smaller, leaner" military, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has announced.
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» 27 Jan 2012
Cocaine seized at UN in New York
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 A shipment containing 16 kilograms of cocaine was seized last week at the United Nations's mail intake centre... |
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» 26 Jan 2012
Soldiers oust Papua New Guinea defence chief
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 Soldiers in Papua New Guinea say they have taken control of the military and ousted the defence chief, reports say. |
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» 26 Jan 2012
UN concerns over Libya militias and secret detention
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 Libyan militias are out of control and holding thousands of people in secret detention centres... |
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» 26 Jan 2012
Iran wolud not build nuclear weapon in 2012, says draft Isis report
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 Iran is unlikely to move towards building a nuclear weapon in 2012 because it cannot yet produce enough weapon-grade uranium.. |
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» 26 Jan 2012
Cloaking a 3-D object from all angles demonstrated
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 Researchers have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles, for the first time. |
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» 25 Jan 2012
Obama urges economic fairness in State of the Union
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 US President Barack Obama has attacked income inequality as he set the tone for his re-election bid in his third State of the Union speech. |
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» 25 Jan 2012
Japan posts first annual trade deficit in 30 years
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 Japan has announced its first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years, a setback for a country known for its exports including cars and electronics. |
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» 25 Jan 2012
Google user data to be merged across all sites under contentious plan
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 Google is under fire for plans to collect data on individual users across all of its websites... |
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» 25 Jan 2012
US marine in Haditha case should serve no time
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 A US marine who admitted charges linked to the killing of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005 should face no time in detention, a judge has recommended. |
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» 24 Jan 2012
Costa Concordia: Bodies found as fuel pumping to start
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 Searchers have found the bodies of two women on the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 15. |
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» 24 Jan 2012
Iran: EU oil sanctions unfair and doomed to fail
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 Iran has said an oil embargo adopted by European Union foreign ministers over the country's nuclear programme is "unfair" and "doomed to fail". |
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» 24 Jan 2012
Newt Gingrich receives $5m boost as he releases Freddie Mac contract
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 Newt Gingrich received a major financial boost on Monday when the family who donated $5m to an organisation supporting his campaign earlier this month gave another $5m. |
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» 24 Jan 2012
China year of the dragon a textbook golden age
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 For the Chinese community across the world, today is the beginning of the New Year festival, but how will China fare in the year of the dragon? |
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» 20 Jan 2012
South Carolina debate: Newt Gingrich fury at media
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 US Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich has angrily denied a report that he once wanted an "open marriage"... |
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» 20 Jan 2012
Megaupload file-sharing site shut down
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 Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US. |
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» 20 Jan 2012
IMF warns of threat to global economies posed by austerity drives
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 The leaders of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation... |
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» 20 Jan 2012
Costa Concordia disaster: Crew urged return to cabins
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 A video has emerged showing the crew of the Costa Concordia reassuring passengers nothing was wrong, after the cruise ship had begun taking in water. |
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» 19 Jan 2012
Beer must be sold at Brazil World Cup, says Fifa
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 Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football's world governing body, Fifa, has insisted. |
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» 19 Jan 2012
Pakistan PM Gilani faces contempt case at Supreme Court
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 Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani has arrived at the country's Supreme Court amid tight security to face contempt proceedings. |
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» 19 Jan 2012
Unsafe abortions rising globally
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 The number of unsafe abortions is rising around the world, while what appeared to be a steady decline in abortion rates... |
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» 19 Jan 2012
Shale oil and gas will make US self-sufficient
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 Growth in shale oil and gas supplies will make the US virtually self-sufficient in energy by 2030, according to a BP report published on Wednesday. |
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» 18 Jan 2012
Slow response to East Africa famine cost
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 Thousands of needless deaths occurred from famine in East Africa last year because the international community... |
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» 18 Jan 2012
Costa Concordia salvage to begin
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 Salvage work is expected to begin later on Wednesday on the Costa Concordia, as hopes fade that any more survivors will be found on the striken cruise ship. |
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» 18 Jan 2012
World Bank warns of global recession
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 The World Bank has has warned that the crisis in the eurozone will lead to a sharp slowdown in growth in rich and poor countries... |
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» 18 Jan 2012
Foreign tourists killed in Ethiopia
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 Gunmen have killed five foreign tourists in Ethiopia's remote northern Afar region, after crossing into the country from neighbouring Eritrea, an Ethiopian official said. |
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» 17 Jan 2012
Fears grow for Concordia missing
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 Emergency crews are working through the night around the wreck of a stricken cruise ship, but fears are growing for the 29 people still missing. |
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» 17 Jan 2012
Australia enjoys China-fuelled boom
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 At an Australian house auction, it does not take long for the numbers to reach and then pass seven figures. |
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» 17 Jan 2012
Fake malaria drugs could put millions at risk
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 Fake and poor quality anti-malarial drugs are threatening efforts to control the disease in Africa and could put millions of lives at risk, scientists say. |
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» 17 Jan 2012
Zappos database hit by cyberattack
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 Hackers have struck Zappos, the online shoe retailer, putting at risk the sensitive information from its database of 24 million customers.
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» 16 Jan 2012
Cruise captain committed errors, say ship owners
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 The company operating a cruise ship that capsized after hitting rocks off western Italy on Friday says the captain may have "committed errors".
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» 16 Jan 2012
Nigeria fuel prices: Weekend talks fail to reach deal
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 The latest round of talks between Nigeria's president and trade unions have ended with no sign of a compromise over the removal of fuel subsidies. |
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» 16 Jan 2012
Two die as Libya miliitias clash near Tripoli
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 A weekend of clashes in Libya has left at least two people dead and more than 40 injured.
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» 16 Jan 2012
Nazi-themed drinking game sparked brawl on LSE union skiing trip
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 The London School of Economics is investigating allegations that a Nazi-themed drinking game led to a brawl in which a Jewish student's nose was broken. |
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» 13 Jan 2012
US Marines identify urination troops
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 At least two of four US Marines shown in a video appearing to urinate on Taliban corpses have been identified, a Marine Corps official has told the BBC. |
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» 13 Jan 2012
Burma begins releasing prisoners amid high hopes
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 Burma has begun releasing more prisoners, amid expectations that a number of prominent dissidents could be among them. |
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» 13 Jan 2012
Disruption at Beijing store on iPhone 4S launch
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 The launch of Apple's latest iPhone 4S in China has been marred by disruptions, news reports said.
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» 13 Jan 2012
Egypt declares national holiday to mark revolution first anniversary
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 Egypt's ruling generals have declared 25 January – the date last year upon which revolution erupted... |
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» 12 Jan 2012
US condemns bomb attack on Iran nuclear scientist
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 The US has condemned the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in a car bomb attack in north Tehran. |
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» 12 Jan 2012
Kim Jong-il to be embalmed and put on display, says North Korea
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 Not satisfied with safeguarding Kim Jong-il's ideological legacy through the anointment of his youngest son, Kim Jong-un... |
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» 12 Jan 2012
Exoplanets are around every star, study suggests
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 Every star twinkling in the night sky plays host to at least one planet, a new study suggests. |
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» 12 Jan 2012
Twitter unhappy about Google social search changes
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 Twitter has complained about changes made by Google to integrate its social network Google+ into search results. |
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» 11 Jan 2012
New Hampshire primary: Romney claims victory
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 Mitt Romney has taken a step closer to the Republican Party presidential nomination after claiming victory in the New Hampshire primary.
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» 11 Jan 2012
Doomsday Clock moves one minute closer to midnight
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 The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic gauge of nuclear danger, has moved one minute closer to midnight because of "inadequate progress" on nuclear and climate issues. |
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» 11 Jan 2012
Nicolas Steno Google doodle marks his 374th birth anniversary
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 Nicolas Steno, the Danish anatomist widely regarded as the father of geology, has been commemorated in a Google doodle marking his 374th birth anniversary on 11 January. |
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» 11 Jan 2012
Three believed dead in S Korean boat fire in Antarctic
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 Three crew members are thought to have died on a South Korean fishing boat that caught fire in Antarctica. |
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» 10 Jan 2012
North Korea announces prisoner amnesty
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 North Korea says it will grant an amnesty for prisoners to mark the birthdays of two late leaders. |
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» 10 Jan 2012
The authors who are going it alone online - and winning
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 "Company policy, not mine. Were it up to me, we would. The revolution is not yet complete." |
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» 10 Jan 2012
Migrants do not affect jobless levels, say researchers
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 Immigration to Britain has had little or no impact on the overall levels of unemployment, even during the recent recession, according to research published on Tuesday. |
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» 10 Jan 2012
New Hampshire primary: Republicans face voters verdict
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 New Hampshire voters are picking a Republican presidential candidate as the US state hosts the first primary of this year's election season. |
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» 09 Jan 2012
Nigeria president fears some officials back Boko Haram
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 Nigeria's president has said for the first time he thinks sympathisers of the Islamist Boko Haram group are in his government and security agencies. |
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» 09 Jan 2012
Alien hunters: Searching for life
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 The hunt for signals from intelligent extraterrestrials has been in full swing for half a century. |
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» 09 Jan 2012
Anwar Ibrahim sodomy charge dismissed by Malaysian judge
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 A Malaysian court has acquitted the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy charges in a shock ruling that could fast-forward the former... |
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» 09 Jan 2012
Nelson Mandela life story to be turned into TV drama
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 The life of Nelson Mandela is to be the subject of a $20m (£13m) TV mini-series spanning six decades... |
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» 06 Jan 2012
Obama unveils new strategy for leaner US military
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 The US military will become "leaner" while maintaining superiority as it switches focus to the Asia-Pacific, US President Barack Obama has announced. |
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» 06 Jan 2012
Inside North Korea: The day Kim Jong-il gave me a Rolex
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 As part of North Korea's propaganda machine, Jang Jin-sung spent his career writing eulogies of Kim Jong-il, before growing disillusioned and fleeing to South Korea in 2004. |
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» 06 Jan 2012
Turkey Ergenekon plot: Ex-army chief arrest ordered
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 A Turkish court has ordered a former head of armed forces to be remanded in custody pending trial for an alleged plot to overthrow the government. |
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» 06 Jan 2012
Just-in-time business models put UK at greater risk in event of disasters, warns thinktank
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 The UK could stand "at most a week" of disruption if a natural or man-made disaster struck before severe problems, economic and social, that would bring chaos.. |
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» 29 Dec 2011
US warns Iran over threat to block oil route
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 The US Navy has said it will not tolerate disruption to a vital oil-trade route, following an Iranian threat to close it. |
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» 29 Dec 2011
North Korea holds memorial service for Kim Jong-il
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 North Korea is holding another day of national mourning for late leader Kim Jong-il, a day after his elaborate funeral. |
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» 29 Dec 2011
Syria unrest continues as Arab League monitors fan out
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 Arab League monitors overseeing compliance with a peace plan have been fanning out to cover various parts of Syria amid continuing anti-government violence. |
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» 29 Dec 2011
Venezuela sees record murder rate in 2011
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 A Venezuelan campaign group says the country has suffered a record number of murders in 2011. |
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» 28 Dec 2011
North Korea holds two-day state funeral for Kim Jong-il
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 North Korea has begun two days of funeral services for late leader Kim Jong-il with a huge procession in the capital, Pyongyang. |
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» 28 Dec 2011
Art that enlivens Paris urban landscape
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 Contemporary French photographer Jean-Paul Goude, whose humourous and striking images have been part of Paris’ urban landscape for the last decade, has been honoured with his first retrospective in Paris -- Goudemalion -- showing at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs until 18 March 2012. |
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» 28 Dec 2011
Israelis rally against ultra-Orthodox extremism
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 Thousands of Israelis have held a rally in the town of Beit Shemesh against ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremism. |
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» 28 Dec 2011
Cristina Kirchner to be treated for thyroid cancer
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 The Argentinian president, Cristina Kirchner, is to be operated on in January for thyroid cancer, according to a spokesman. |
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» 27 Dec 2011
Philippines flash floods death toll nears 1,500
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 Almost 1,500 people are now known to have died in flash floods that struck the southern Philippines more than a week ago. |
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» 27 Dec 2011
Ethiopia jails Swedish journalists on terror charges
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 Two Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism. |
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» 23 Dec 2011
Iraq: Hashemi blames PM Maliki for Baghdad blasts
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 Iraq's Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi has said Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is to blame for a sudden surge of violence in the country.
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» 23 Dec 2011
New Zealand Christchurch hit by series of earthquakes
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 A series of strong earthquakes struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, ten months after an earlier quake devastated the city centre. |
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» 23 Dec 2011
North Korea to admit all South Korean mourners
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 North Korea says it will accept all South Korean delegations wishing to pay respects to late leader Kim Jong-il. |
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» 23 Dec 2011
US $10m bounty for al-Qaeda man based in Iran
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 The United States has offered a reward of $10m (£6.3m) for information leading to the arrest of a man they say is a key al-Qaeda facilitator and financier. |
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» 22 Dec 2011
Syria unrest: Arab League observers set to arrive
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 Monitors from the Arab League are due to arrive in Syria under a initiative aimed at ending the violent crackdown on anti-government protests. |
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» 22 Dec 2011
Powers behind N Korea new general
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 Kim Jong-il's third son, Kim Jong-un, is the clearly anointed and intended successor of the North Korean leadership. |
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» 22 Dec 2011
Mexican authorities disband Veracruz police force in bid to stem corruption
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 The entire police force in the Mexican port of Veracruz was dissolved on Wednesday in an effort to root out corruption, and armed marines were sent in to patrol. |
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» 22 Dec 2011
France debates Armenia genocide despite Turkish anger
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 France's parliament is due to debate a bill that would make it a crime to deny that the killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during WWI was genocide. |
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» 21 Dec 2011
Biden urges Iraq leaders to resolve sectarian disputes
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 US Vice-President Joe Biden has urged Iraqi leaders to work together to avert renewed sectarian strife.
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» 21 Dec 2011
Syria crisis: Scores reported killed as violence grows
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 Scores of people have been killed in Syria, opposition activists say, in a second day of heavy bloodshed. |
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» 21 Dec 2011
Egyptian women protest in Cairo against brutal treatment
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 Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Cairo to protest against military rule and the brutal treatment of female protesters by Egypt's security services. |
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» 21 Dec 2011
Prosecutors raid the HQ of Olympus in earnings probe
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 Japanese prosecutors have raided the headquarters of camera and medical equipment maker Olympus as part of an ongoing investigation. |
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» 20 Dec 2011
US talks over Kim Jong-il death
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 The US has called on North Korea to pursue a "path of peace" following the death of leader Kim Jong-il. |
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» 20 Dec 2011
Philippine authorities bury 700 after floods
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 Number of people missing in Philippines floods varies widely as many of the dead in Iligan pile up outside morgues. |
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» 20 Dec 2011
Arrest warrant for Iraq Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi
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 Iraqi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the mainly Shia country's Sunni vice-president, leading to fears of the government's collapse and an increase in sectarian tensions. |
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» 20 Dec 2011
Gay couple sue Hawaiian bed and breakfast for discrimination
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 Two Southern California women have filed a lawsuit against a Hawaii bed and breakfast, saying the business denied them a room because they are gay. |
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» 19 Dec 2011
N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies
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 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. |
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» 19 Dec 2011
Image of unknown woman beaten by Egypt military echoes around world
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 The woman is young, and slim, and fair. She lies on her back surrounded by four soldiers, two of whom are dragging her by the arms raised above her head. |
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» 19 Dec 2011
Australia to aid Indonesia asylum boat search
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 Australia has sent a plane and a ship to help search for scores of people believed missing after a boat carrying asylum-seekers sank off Indonesia. |
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» 19 Dec 2011
Mass burial for Philippines floods victims
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 A mass burial has been organised in the Philippines for scores of people killed by flash floods on the southern island of Mindanao. |
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» 16 Dec 2011
IMF warns that world risks sliding into a 1930s-style slump
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 The world risks sliding into a 1930s-style slump unless countries settle their differences and work together to tackle Europe's deepening debt crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned. |
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» 16 Dec 2011
Gay marriage improves health
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 Legalising same-sex marriage may create a healthier environment for gay men, say US researchers. |
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» 16 Dec 2011
Syria crisis: Russia circulates surprise UN resolution
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 Russia has circulated a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the crisis in Syria, in a move that surprised the Western nations. |
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» 16 Dec 2011
Japan to declare cold shut-down at Fukushima
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 Japan is set to announce that engineers have brought the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to a "cold shut-down condition", nine months after the earthquake and tsunami. |
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» 15 Dec 2011
US flag ceremony to mark end of Iraq war role
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 The US flag is to be lowered in Baghdad, formally marking the end of US military operations in Iraq after nearly nine years of war. |
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» 15 Dec 2011
China protest in Guangdong Wukan vanishes from web
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 China's internet censors have blocked searches relating to an ongoing protest in the village of Wukan, web users say. |
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» 15 Dec 2011
Iran criticised over capital punishment killing spree
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 Iran has escalated its use of the capital punishment to what has been called "a killing spree of staggering proportions" in an effort to contain drug-related crimes amid concerns about the west's continuing support for the regime's anti-narcotics campaign, according to a report. |
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» 15 Dec 2011
Jacques Chirac awaits verdict in Paris corruption trial
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 A Paris court is to give its verdict in a long-running corruption trial against former President Jacques Chirac.
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» 14 Dec 2011
Human Rights Watch accuses Alabama of violating constitution
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 Human Rights Watch says law HB56 breaches rights that apply to anyone living in America regardless of their origin |
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» 14 Dec 2011
Liege attack: Belgian police search for gunman motive
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 Police in Belgium are trying to determine what motivated a local man to open fire on a busy marketplace in Liege, killing at least four people. |
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» 14 Dec 2011
Iran reject US request to return captured drone
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 Iran has rejected a US call for the return of a surveillance drone captured by Iran's military earlier this month. |
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» 14 Dec 2011
Hong Kong most developed financial market, says WEF
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 Hong Kong is the world's most developed financial market, according to a World Economic Forum report, overtaking the US and the UK for the first time. |
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» 13 Dec 2011
Syria death toll exceeds 5,000, says UN
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 More than 5,000 people are now believed to have been killed in the uprising in Syria, the UN's top human rights official has said. |
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» 13 Dec 2011
Canada to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol
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 Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the minister of the environment has said.
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» 13 Dec 2011
Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia charged over mobile licences
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 Ravikant Ruia, the Indian billionaire, former Vodafone business partner and chairman of London blue chip stock Essar Energy, has been charged with "criminal conspiracy".. |
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» 13 Dec 2011
US asks Iran to return captured drone
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 President Barack Obama has said the US government has requested that Tehran return the surveillance drone captured by Iran's military earlier this month.
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» 12 Dec 2011
David Cameron to face MPs in Commons over EU veto
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 David Cameron will face MPs later to explain his decision to veto EU treaty changes, the day after his deputy PM said the move was "bad for Britain". |
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» 12 Dec 2011
Unemployment is world fastest-rising fear, BBC finds
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 A BBC World Service survey covering 11,000 people in 23 countries found unemployment was the world's fastest-rising worry. |
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» 12 Dec 2011
Global climate change treaty in sight after Durban breakthrough
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 The world is on track for a comprehensive global treaty on climate change for the first time after agreement was reached at talks in Durban, South Africa in the early hours of Sunday morning. |
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» 12 Dec 2011
Putin and Medvedev try to calm Russian election outcry
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 The Russian leadership has sought to calm tensions following an unprecedented protest against Vladimir Putin that brought tens of thousands of demonstrators on to the streets of Moscow. |
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» 09 Dec 2011
India - Many die in Calcutta hospital fire
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 At least 35 people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a hospital in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta (Kolkata), officials say. |
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» 09 Dec 2011
Euro crisis: EU-wide treaty change bid fails
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 Attempts to get all 27 EU states to back changes to the bloc's treaties to tackle the eurozone crisis have failed. |
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» 08 Dec 2011
EU leaders face key summit test
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 European Union officials are preparing for a key summit in Brussels, where they will be trying to clinch a deal on how to tackle the eurozone debt crisis. |
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» 08 Dec 2011
Panama jailed former ruler Noriega to be sent home
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 Panama's jailed former ruler Manuel Noriega will be extradited from France to his homeland on Sunday, Foreign Minister Roberto Henriquez says. |
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» 08 Dec 2011
Colombian paramilitary hands himself in to authorities
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 A Colombian ex-paramilitary leader has handed himself in to the authorities. |
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» 08 Dec 2011
Obama and Harper split on Keystone XL pipeline deal
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 A controversial oil pipeline linking Canada and the US must be assessed for environmental impact, the US president has told Canada's prime minister. |
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» 08 Dec 2011
Somalia fighting: New clashes in capital Mogadishu
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 The Somali capital, Mogadishu, has been hit by some of the fiercest fighting in the city in months, in a major setback for the government. |
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» 07 Dec 2011
Eurozone crisis: New EU treaty may not be needed
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 Tougher rules to tackle the eurozone debt crisis can be achieved without changing EU treaties, EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy says. |
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» 07 Dec 2011
French Alpine glaciers in retreat
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 Glaciers in the French Alps have lost a quarter of their area in the past 40 years, according to new research.
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» 07 Dec 2011
Japanese tsunami fund used for whaling programme
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 Japan has used funds from its tsunami recovery budget to subsidise its controversial annual whaling programme, animal rights activists say. |
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» 07 Dec 2011
Colombians stage big anti-Farc protests
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 Tens of thousands of people across Colombia have taken part in protests against the country's largest left-wing guerrilla group, Farc. |
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» 06 Dec 2011
Russia election: Hundreds rally against Putin in Moscow
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 Several thousand people have taken to the streets of Moscow shouting "Down with Putin" as international observers in Russia's parliamentary elections speak of flagrant violations. |
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» 06 Dec 2011
Cores reveal when Dead Sea
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 Sediments drilled from beneath the Dead Sea reveal that this most remarkable of water bodies all but disappeared 120,000 years ago. |
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» 06 Dec 2011
S&P warns euro nations of possible credit downgrade
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 Ratings agency Standard and Poor's has put almost the entire eurozone, including Germany and France, on "credit watch" due to fears over the impact of the debt crisis. |
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» 06 Dec 2011
Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed
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 Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the "habitable zone" around a star not unlike our own.
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» 05 Dec 2011
Afghan conference in Bonn as Nato troops eye exit
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 A major international conference on Afghanistan's future is due to open in the German city of Bonn on Monday. |
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» 05 Dec 2011
Sarkozy and Merkel kick off week of euro crisis talks
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 French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to agree on joint proposals aimed at resolving the eurozone debt crisis. |
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» 05 Dec 2011
Indian retail stocks fall on stalled supermarket plans
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 Shares in Indian retailers have fallen after the government put on hold plans to open up the retail market to global supermarket chains. |
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» 05 Dec 2011
Swiss ski resorts hit by drought
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 The traditional start of Switzerland's ski season has been marred by a shortage of snow across the Alps. |
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» 02 Dec 2011
Hillary Clinton and Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma talks
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 Hillary Clinton is holding further talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, where they are expected to discuss rights and democracy in Burma. |
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» 02 Dec 2011
US Senate passes sanctions on Iran central bank
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 The US Senate has unanimously approved economic sanctions on Iran targeting the country's oil industry, despite warnings the move could backfire. |
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» 02 Dec 2011
UN rights council to discuss Syria violence
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 The UN Human Rights Council is due to hold an emergency meeting in Geneva to discuss the situation in Syria. |
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» 02 Dec 2011
Barack Obama and Kermit the Frog light the National Christmas Tree
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 President Barack Obama has lit the the traditional National Christmas Tree, with a little help from the Black Eyed Peas, Ellie Goulding and Kermit the Frog. |
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» 01 Dec 2011
Asian markets up on central banks move to help lending
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 Asian stocks have gained after many of the world's biggest central banks unveiled a plan to stimulate lending. |
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» 01 Dec 2011
Hillary Clinton visit: Burma hails new chapter in ties
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 Burmese President Thein Sein has hailed a "new chapter" in relations with the US during talks with Hillary Clinton in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw. |
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» 01 Dec 2011
China manufacturing activity falls to a 32-month low
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 China'a manufacturing activity fell to a 32-month low in November, hurt by a slowdown in the global economy. |
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» 01 Dec 2011
Britain expels Iranian diplomats and closes Tehran embassy
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 William Hague says diplomats must leave UK within 48 hours, saying storming of British embassy in Iran had backing of regime. |
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» 30 Nov 2011
Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo arrives in The Hague
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 Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague. |
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» 30 Nov 2011
China increases rural poverty limit to $1 a day
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 China has redefined the level at which people in rural areas are considered poor to include everyone earning less than $1 a day (6.5 yuan). |
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» 30 Nov 2011
Public sector strike set to be largest for a generation
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 Up to two million public sector workers are staging a strike over pensions in what is set to be the biggest walkout for a generation. |
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» 30 Nov 2011
Pakistan boycotts talks on Afghanistan and asks UK to mediate in row with US
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 Pakistan has asked Britain to mediate in its dispute with the US over the killing of 24 of its soldiers on the Afghan border |
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» 29 Nov 2011
Egypt election: Long queues in first post-Mubarak vote
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 Large numbers of Egyptians have turned out to vote in the first elections since former President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in February. |
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» 29 Nov 2011
Eurozone crisis: Debt fears loom at White House summit
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 US President Barack Obama has hosted European Union leaders in a wide-ranging summit overshadowed by the EU debt crisis. |
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» 29 Nov 2011
UN report: Syrian forces commit gross violations of human rights
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 Syrian security forces have committed "gross violations of human rights" since anti-government protests began in March, a United Nations report released Monday said. |
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» 29 Nov 2011
Libya ex-rebels still hold 7,000 prisoners, says UN
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 Former Libyan rebels are still holding about 7,000 prisoners, the United Nations says |
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» 25 Nov 2011
Moroccans prepare to for parliamentary poll
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 Moroccans are preparing to vote in a parliamentary election. |
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» 25 Nov 2011
Syria unrest: Arab League sets observer ultimatum
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 Syria is a few hours away from a deadline to allow an Arab League observer mission into the country or be subjected to sanctions. |
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» 25 Nov 2011
Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar in rally ahead of poll
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 Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says police have thwarted a plot to assassinate her. |
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» 25 Nov 2011
Egypt prepares for mass Friday rally ahead of poll
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 Protesters in Cairo are preparing to hold another mass rally to demand that Egypt's military rulers step aside. |
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» 24 Nov 2011
Egypt unrest: Military apologises for protest deaths
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 Egypt's ruling military has apologised for the deaths of protesters in clashes with police, as unrest in Cairo and other cities enters its sixth day. |
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» 24 Nov 2011
Portugal braces for general strike against austerity cuts
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 A 24-hour strike in Portugal has grounded flights and halted public transportation in protest against proposed austerity measures.
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» 24 Nov 2011
Euro leaders meet amid bond crisis
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 Italy's Mario Monti is meeting Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Nicolas Sarkozy later, for the first time since Mr Monti took office.
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» 24 Nov 2011
Brazil bans oil giant Chevron from drilling after spill
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 Brazil is temporarily banning the American company, Chevron, from drilling for oil in its territory. |
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» 23 Nov 2011
South Korea remembers Yeonpyeong island attack
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 Solemn ceremonies have been held in South Korea marking one year since North Korea shelled a southern island, plunging the peninsula into crisis. |
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» 23 Nov 2011
Egypt unrest: Cairo protests continue despite military concessions
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 Thousands of Egyptians have continued to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square despite an offer from the military for a speedier handover to civilian rule. |
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» 23 Nov 2011
India spends millions on Mumbai gunman Ajmal Qasab
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 India has spent $3m (£2m) in the last three years on Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. |
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» 23 Nov 2011
German MPs unite against murders blamed on neo-Nazis
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 Parliament in Germany has united to express its shame at the failure of security services to stop a neo-Nazi cell accused of 10 murders. |
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» 22 Nov 2011
Tunisia coalition agrees top government posts
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 Tunisia's three main parties have decided on who will hold the top posts in a power-sharing government.
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» 22 Nov 2011
Russia Soyuz capsule lands in Kazakhstan after ISS visit
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 A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has landed safely in Kazakhstan, bringing three crew members back from the International Space Station (ISS). |
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» 22 Nov 2011
Egypt unrest: Activists call for mass demonstrations
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 Egyptian activists have called for mass demonstrations after an overnight standoff between security forces and protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square. |
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» 22 Nov 2011
US super-committee fails to agree on debt reduction plan
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 A US congressional committee tasked with reducing the deficit by $1.2tn (£762bn) has failed to come to an agreement.
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» 21 Nov 2011
Egypt protesters in Cairo Tahrir Square for third day
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 Protesters against Egypt's military rulers remain camped in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a third day, after the deaths of at least 13 people in violence over the weekend. |
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» 21 Nov 2011
Cambodia genocide: Khmer Rouge trio go on trial
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 The UN-backed trial of the three most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, charged with crimes against humanity, has begun
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» 21 Nov 2011
Spain election: Rajoy Popular Party declares victory
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 Spain's centre-right Popular Party (PP) has won a resounding victory in a parliamentary election dominated by the country's deep debt crisis.
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» 21 Nov 2011
New York man arrested suspected of bomb plot
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 A resident of New York has been arrested on suspicion of planning to bomb targets including police cars and post offices.
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» 18 Nov 2011
Pope heads to voodoo heartland on Africa visit
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 Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Benin on Friday, marking his second visit to Africa |
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» 18 Nov 2011
Russian military chief: War risks have grown
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 Russia's chief military officer says the nation is facing an increased threat of being drawn into conflicts at its borders that may grow into an all-out nuclear war. |
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» 18 Nov 2011
Brazil police probe Rio de Janeiro Chevron oil spill
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 Brazilian police are investigating an oil spill in an offshore field operated by the US company Chevron. |
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» 18 Nov 2011
Mass arrests at Occupy Wall Street protests
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 Several thousand demonstrators have marched across New York's Brooklyn Bridge on a day of protest that saw solidarity rallies across the US. |
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» 17 Nov 2011
Rice containing radioactive caesium found in Japan
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 Radioactive caesium has been detected above the safety level in rice.. |
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» 17 Nov 2011
US President Obama says Asia-Pacific is key to future
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 US President Barack Obama has said that the Asia-Pacific region will play a key role in defining the world's future.
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» 17 Nov 2011
Italy PM to show austerity plan to tackle Italy crisis
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 Newly-appointed Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is due to outline austerity measures aimed at steering the country out of its debt crisis.
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» 16 Nov 2011
Barack Obama in Australia: Military ties on agenda
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 US President Barack Obama has arrived in Australia for a visit expected to focus on strengthening military ties. |
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» 16 Nov 2011
Mario Monti to unveil new Italy government
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 Italy's new government is to be unveiled after two days of intense negotiations by Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti. |
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» 16 Nov 2011
Syria crisis: Arab ministers mull increasing pressure
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 Arab foreign ministers are to meet to consider how to increase the pressure on Syria, a day after one of the bloodiest crackdowns on protesters. |
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» 16 Nov 2011
East Africa drought: Cholera outbreak in Kenya camp
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 There has been an outbreak of cholera in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, home to Somalis fleeing famine and conflict, the UN has said. |
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» 15 Nov 2011
Italy crisis: Mario Monti to hold talks in Rome
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 Italy's newly-appointed prime minister is preparing to meet representatives of the two largest political parties as he seeks to support for a new government. |
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» 15 Nov 2011
Libyan factions in deadly clashes near Zawiya
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 Several days of fighting between rival factions near the Libyan coastal city of Zawiya have left at least seven people dead, reports say.
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» 15 Nov 2011
IMF says Chinese banks face risks, urges quick action
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 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that China's financial system "faces a steady build up in vulnerabilities".
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» 14 Nov 2011
Brazil police target drug gangs in Rio
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 Brazil's police say they have completed an operation to clear Rio de Janeiro's biggest slum, Rocinha, of drug gangs. |
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» 14 Nov 2011
Italy crisis: Mario Monti moves to form new government
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 Mario Monti is starting work to form a new government to lead Italy out of its acute debt crisis which prompted the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi. |
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» 14 Nov 2011
Outside pressure builds on Syria as violence continues
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 Syria's leadership is under mounting pressure from other Arab states to halt its continuing violent repression of pro-democracy protests. |
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» 14 Nov 2011
Brazilian police take over Rio biggest slum
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 More than 3,000 police and soldiers backed by armored personnel carriers raced into Brazil's biggest slum before dawn Sunday |
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» 11 Nov 2011
UK silence to mark Armistice Day
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 Millions of people across the UK are expected to observe a two-minute silence later to mark Armistice Day.
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» 11 Nov 2011
Syria: 33 die as protests are crushed
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 Syrian activists say an eight-year-old girl is among as many as 33 killed in President Bashar al-Assad's campaign to crush anti-government protests. |
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» 11 Nov 2011
Eurozone crisis threatens to spread to France as Paris is warned over its debts
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 Eurozone crisis fears have led investors to tell Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, to do more to reassure markets over debt. |
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» 11 Nov 2011
Silvio Berlusconi backs ex-EU chief Monti to replace him as Italy PM
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 Market panic over Italy's debt crisis and political deadlock receded after Mario Monti, a respected former EU commissioner, appeared set to take over the reins of government from the outgoing prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi |
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» 10 Nov 2011
China export growth slows down as global demand falls
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 China's export growth slowed further in October as the eurozone debt crisis and fears of a slowdown in the US dented demand for its goods, figures show. |
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» 10 Nov 2011
Turkey earthquake: Rescue teams search for survivors
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 Rescue teams are searching for dozens of people trapped in rubble after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least seven people. |
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» 10 Nov 2011
Russia rules out new Iran sanctions over nuclear report
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 Russia has ruled out supporting fresh sanctions against Iran, despite a UN report that says Tehran may be trying to develop nuclear weapons.
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» 10 Nov 2011
Berlusconi May Be Going but Italy Problems Will Stay
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 Yields on Italian government bonds reached frightening heights on Nov. 9, the day after Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s longest-serving Prime Minister, offered to resign as soon as Parliament passes an austerity package. |
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» 09 Nov 2011
Italian crisis: Silvio Berlusconi vows to resign
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 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed he intends to resign after key economic reforms have been approved.
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» 09 Nov 2011
IMF chief warns of a lost decade for global economy
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 The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned that the global economy is at risk of being plunged into a "lost decade". |
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» 09 Nov 2011
Agencies warn of acute Pakistan floods relief shortfall
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 Relief efforts for five million people affected by flooding in Sindh province of Pakistan are threatened because of a lack of funds, aid agencies say. |
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» 09 Nov 2011
Russian Mars probe loses its way minutes after launch
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 A Russian space probe sent to collect rock and dust from a Martian moon has veered off course within minutes of starting its 33 month mission.
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» 08 Nov 2011
Italy Berlusconi faces key vote amid economy fears
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 Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi is set to face a crucial vote on the budget, amid fears that Italy could be the next victim of the Eurozone debt crisis. |
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» 08 Nov 2011
Russia: Israeli threat of strikes on Iran mistake
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 Military action against Iran would be a "very serious mistake fraught with unpredictable consequences", Russia's foreign minister has warned.
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» 08 Nov 2011
Colombia mudslide deaths mount
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 The number of people known to have died in a mudslide in western Colombia has risen to at least 38. |
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» 08 Nov 2011
Liberians vote despite Tubman-Weah protests
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 Voting has begun in Liberia's presidential run-off despite at least one death during opposition protests and a boycott over fraud claims. |
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» 07 Nov 2011
Greeks agree coalition government without Papandreou
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 Greek leaders at crisis talks in Athens have agreed to form a new national unity government, the president's office says. |
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» 07 Nov 2011
Syria: Further Homs deaths as Arab League adds pressure
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 Security forces in Syria have killed at least 19 protesters during demonstrations against the government, rights groups say. |
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» 07 Nov 2011
Ex-general Otto Perez Molina wins Guatemala elections
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 Former army general Otto Perez Molina has won the presidential run-off in Guatemala, electoral officials said. |
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» 07 Nov 2011
Millions in Mecca start Hajj pilgrimage
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 Millions of Muslims from around the world were in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the first day of Hajj |
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» 04 Nov 2011
Greece PM Papandreou faces fresh call to resign
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 Greece's centre-right opposition has demanded Prime Minister George Papandreou resign, throwing into disarray plans for a unity government. |
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» 04 Nov 2011
China mine disaster: Dozens trapped by rock burst
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 The BBC's Michael Bristow: "Rescuers are continuing to look for miners" |
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» 04 Nov 2011
Simulated Mars mission to land back on Earth
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 Six men locked away in steel tubes for a year-and-a-half to simulate a mission to Mars are set to end the experiment. |
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» 04 Nov 2011
Sudan army seizes rebel stronghold in Blue Nile state
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 Sudanese forces have captured the key rebel stronghold of Kurmuk in the border state of Blue Nile, government and rebel sources said. |
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» 03 Nov 2011
G20 leaders to meet amid Greek fears
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 The G20 leaders are due to meet in France amid concerns the eurozone's debt crisis may be worsening.
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» 03 Nov 2011
Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam may be trying to flee Libya
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 The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam may be trying to flee Libya with help from mercenaries. |
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» 03 Nov 2011
Afghanistan suicide attack hits city of Herat
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 Militants have launched a suicide gun and bomb attack on a private construction company in the western Afghan city of Herat, officials say. |
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» 03 Nov 2011
English-style diet could save 4,000 in rest of UK
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 Eating like the English could save 4,000 lives a year in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, a study claims.
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» 31 Oct 2011
Qantas prepares to resume flights as court orders end to dispute
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 Qantas will resume flights on Monday after an independent tribunal ordered a permanent end to the industrial dispute with its union members. |
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» 31 Oct 2011
Nato set to conclude its mission over Libya
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 Nato's mission over Libya is due to formally come to an end at one minute to midnight Libyan time on Monday.
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» 31 Oct 2011
Former Colombian rebel elected mayor of capital Bogota
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 A former left-wing rebel has been elected mayor of the capital, Bogota, as Colombians vote in local elections. |
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» 31 Oct 2011
Snowstorm hits US East Coast killing at least nine
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 An unseasonable snowstorm has hit the US East Coast, with some areas of Massachusetts seeing more than 27in (68cm) of snow.
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» 28 Oct 2011
Nicolas Sarkozy: Greece should have been denied euro
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 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said allowing Greece into the eurozone in 2001 was a "mistake". |
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» 28 Oct 2011
Protests hit Sidi Bouzid after historic Tunisia poll
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 Violent protests have erupted in central Tunisia, after the results of the country's first democratic elections in decades were announced.
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» 28 Oct 2011
US shares join world markets in eurozone deal rally
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 US markets have joined Europe's rally after eurozone leaders agreed a deal to help resolve the debt crisis.
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» 28 Oct 2011
Pakistan army denies backing Taliban
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 The Pakistan army has strongly denied claims made in a BBC documentary that the Pakistani security services are supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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» 27 Oct 2011
Eurozone leaders agree debt deal after late-night talks
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 Eurozone leaders have reached a "three-pronged" agreement which they say is vital to resolving the region's massive debt crisis. |
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» 27 Oct 2011
Bangkok floods: Thousands flee as water approach
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 The Thai authorities have ordered a five-day holiday to allow residents of Bangkok to leave the capital ahead of expected mass flooding. |
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» 27 Oct 2011
Libya Mustafa Abdul Jalil asks Nato to stay longer
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 The head of Libya's transitional authorities has called for Nato to extend its mission in Libya until the end of the year. |
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» 27 Oct 2011
Gaddafi son wants to surrender to ICC, says NTC
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 Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who once vowed to die fighting on Libyan soil, now wants to face international justice |
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» 25 Oct 2011
Turkey earthquake: More aid pledged to worst-hit areas
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 The Turkish government has pledged more aid to thousands of people affected by Sunday's deadly earthquake in the east. |
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» 25 Oct 2011
Philippine military bombs southern Muslim rebels
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 Military forces in the Philippines have carried out their first air strikes for three years on separatist rebel areas in the south of the country.
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» 25 Oct 2011
Struggling Wikileaks stops publishing classified files
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 The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is suspending its publication of classified files. |
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» 25 Oct 2011
Col Gaddafi buried in secret, desert grave at dawn
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 The bodies of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Muatassim and a top aide have been buried in secret in the desert, Libyan officials say.
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» 24 Oct 2011
EU referendum: Tory MPs set to rebel against government
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 The government is facing the prospect of a rebellion by Conservative MPs when Parliament votes on proposals for a referendum on Europe. |
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» 24 Oct 2011
Tunisia counts votes in historic free election
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 Tunisians have voted in their first truly free elections. |
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» 24 Oct 2011
Turkey earthquake: Desperate search for survivors
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 Rescue teams are desperately searching for people trapped under rubble after a strong earthquake hit Turkey's eastern Van region on Sunday.
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» 24 Oct 2011
Nairobi nightclub grenade attack injures 13
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 A grenade attack on a nightclub in the centre of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has injured 13 people.
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» 20 Oct 2011
Greece unrest: Strike to continue amid austerity vote
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 Greece is bracing for a second day of a general strike and mass protests as parliament takes a final vote on tough new austerity measures.
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» 20 Oct 2011
Thailand flooding: Parts of Bangkok to be hit
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 The Thai government says it will be impossible to protect all of the capital from flooding because of a build-up of water to the north.
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» 20 Oct 2011
Clinton in Afghanistan to urge Taliban reconciliation
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 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Afghanistan to encourage President Hamid Karzai to continue efforts to reconcile with the Taliban. |
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» 20 Oct 2011
Nicolas Sarkozy wife Carla Bruni gives birth to girl
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 Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has given birth to a girl at a Paris clinic where crowds had gathered, local media say. |
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» 19 Oct 2011
Kurdish rebels kill 24 Turkish soldiers
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 At least 24 Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels at several police and army posts in south-east Turkey |
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» 19 Oct 2011
Greece general strike begins over spending cuts
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 A general strike is under way in Greece, grounding flights, halting most public services and shutting offices and shops. |
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» 19 Oct 2011
Gloves off at Republican TV debate in Las Vegas
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 Republican presidential hopefuls have clashed sharply in their latest televised debate in the economically depressed state of Nevada. |
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» 19 Oct 2011
US issues travel alert for citizens in India
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 The United States has issued an alert for its citizens in India during the holiday season, warning them of "possible terrorist attacks". |
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» 18 Oct 2011
China economic growth slows to 9.1% in third quarter
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 China's economic expansion slowed during the third quarter of the year as government measures to control inflation hurt growth.
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» 18 Oct 2011
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denies Saudi plot claims
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 Iran's president has said US claims of a plot to assassinate a Saudi envoy are as false as its allegations were about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
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» 18 Oct 2011
Somali militants al-Shabab threaten Kenya retaliation
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 Somali militant group Al-Shabab has warned Kenya to withdraw its troops from Somalia, or face bloody battles. |
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» 18 Oct 2011
Malaria deaths fall nearly 40% worldwide in last decade
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 There has been a fall of nearly 40% in the number of deaths from malaria worldwide in the past decade |
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» 17 Oct 2011
Hollande set to challenge Sarkozy in presidential vote
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 Francois Hollande has been elected the French Socialist Party's candidate for the 2012 presidential vote when he is expected to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy. |
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» 17 Oct 2011
Mexico army frees 61 kidnap victims in Coahuila
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 The Mexican army says it has rescued 61 men who were being held prisoner by a drugs gang near the border with the US. |
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» 17 Oct 2011
Central America floods and landslides leave 80 dead
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 The number of people killed by a week of torrential rains, triggering floods and landslides across Central America |
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» 17 Oct 2011
Libya conflict: NTC forces claim Bani Walid advance
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 Forces loyal to Libya's interim authorities say they have entered Bani Walid, one of the last towns still loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi. |
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» 14 Oct 2011
Seized India explosives meant for attacking Delhi
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 Police in India say the large quantity of explosives recovered from a car on Thursday was to meant be used in an attack by militants in Delhi. |
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» 14 Oct 2011
Thai PM reassures as Bangkok braces for floods
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 Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has sought to reassure Bangkok residents |
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» 14 Oct 2011
Clashes in Syria leave 19 dead - rights activists
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 At least 19 people have been killed in continuing unrest across Syria, activists have said.
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» 14 Oct 2011
Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi faces confidence vote
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 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is facing a key confidence vote in parliament amid questions over his handling of the economy and personal scandals. |
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» 13 Oct 2011
Libya conflict: Confusion over Mutassim Gaddafi fate
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 There are conflicting reports in Libya about the fate of one of ousted leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's sons.
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» 13 Oct 2011
India encephalitis outbreak kills 400, mainly children
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 More than 400 people, mainly children, have died in an outbreak of viral encephalitis in northern India, health officials say. |
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» 13 Oct 2011
Floods and landslides leave 18 dead in Central America
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 A tropical depression storm pounding Central America has triggered floods and landslides that have left at least 18 people dead, officials say.
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» 13 Oct 2011
Salvage crew returns to New Zealand oil spill ship
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 Salvage workers have returned to a cargo ship stranded off New Zealand's coast which is leaking oil onto a shore renowned for its beaches and wildlife.
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» 12 Oct 2011
US to pressure Iran over plot to kill Saudi envoy
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 The US says it will increase international pressure on Iran, which it alleges is behind a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington.
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» 12 Oct 2011
India PM assures Anna Hazare on anti-graft law
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 Indian PM Manmohan Singh has assured campaigner Anna Hazare that he is committed to bringing about strong laws to curb corruption in the near future |
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» 12 Oct 2011
West condemns Ukraine over Yulia Tymoshenko jailing
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 Western leaders have condemned the jailing of former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
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» 12 Oct 2011
New Zealand oil spill ship captain charged
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 The captain of a cargo ship that has grounded off New Zealand and is leaking oil into the sea has been arrested and charged, officials say. |
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» 11 Oct 2011
Eurozone bailout fund faces key Slovakian vote
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 Slovakia will vote later on measures to bolster the powers of the eurozone bailout fund, seen as vital in combating the bloc's debt crisis. |
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» 11 Oct 2011
Egypt clashes: Copts mourn victims of Cairo unrest
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 Thousands of Egyptian Coptic Christians have gathered for the funerals of protesters killed during clashes with security forces in Cairo on Sunday. |
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» 11 Oct 2011
Somalia Islamists al-Shabab driven out of Mogadishu
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 African Union (AU) troops say they have driven Islamist al-Shabab militants out of their last stronghold in the north of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. |
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» 11 Oct 2011
India leader LK Advani to begin anti-graft campaign
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 India's main opposition leader LK Advani is due to begin a 38-day journey across the country as part of a campaign to protest against corruption.
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» 10 Oct 2011
Egypt PM Essam Sharaf urges calm after Cairo clashes
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 The Egyptian prime minister has appealed for calm after 24 people were killed in clashes between Coptic Christians and security forces.
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» 10 Oct 2011
Chile students plan new education protests
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 Chilean students protesting for educational reform have called a new general strike |
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» 10 Oct 2011
Dexia bank to get massive bailout
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 France, Belgium and Luxembourg are to bail out the troubled bank Dexia, following fears it could go bankrupt. |
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» 10 Oct 2011
Poland re-elects PM Donald Tusk
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 Prime Minister Donald Tusk has become the first Polish leader to be re-elected since the end of communism. |
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» 07 Oct 2011
Bin Laden death: CIA doctor accused of treason
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 A Pakistani commission investigating the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden says a doctor accused of helping the CIA should be tried for high treason. |
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» 07 Oct 2011
Stock markets rise on expectation of eurozone bank plan
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 Stock markets have been boosted by expectations that European leaders are about to act to ease the debt crisis. |
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» 07 Oct 2011
US and Nato far from goals in Afghanistan
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 After 10 years of fighting in Afghanistan, US and Nato allies remain far from reaching their goals |
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» 07 Oct 2011
Qantas buys 110 Airbus aircraft for Asia expansion
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 European aircraft maker Airbus has struck a deal worth US$9.5bn (£6.2bn) with Australia's Qantas for 110 jets.
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» 06 Oct 2011
Steve Jobs Dies: Apple Chief Created Personal Computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone
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 Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56.
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» 06 Oct 2011
Spain Duchess of Alba remarries at 85 in Seville
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 The Duchess of Alba celebrated her wedding with an impromtu flamenco dance |
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» 06 Oct 2011
Sarah Palin says she will not run for president in 2012
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 Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has declared she will not run for the White House next year.
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» 06 Oct 2011
Mexico arrests senior Sinaloa drugs cartel suspect
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 Mexican forces have arrested a man they say is a key figure in the country's most powerful drugs cartel. |
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» 05 Oct 2011
Amanda Knox overwhelmed at US return
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 A tearful Amanda Knox has said she is "overwhelmed" at being back on US soil after her acquittal |
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» 05 Oct 2011
Greece hit by new 24-hour general strike over austerity
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 A 24-hour general strike is underway in Greece against the nation's austerity measures. |
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» 05 Oct 2011
Italy credit rating slashed by Mood
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 The Italian government's credit rating has been slashed by Moody's from Aa2 to A2 with a negative outlook. |
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» 05 Oct 2011
Egypt blogger Maikel Nabil ailing from hunger strike
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 The family of a jailed Egyptian blogger have said his health is seriously at risk |
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» 04 Oct 2011
Amanda Knox wins Meredith Kercher murder appeal
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 Amanda Knox and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito have been cleared of killing UK student Meredith Kercher |
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» 04 Oct 2011
Somali pirates get life in jail
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 Two Somali men have been sentenced to life in a US prison for their role in the deadly hijacking of a yacht off the coast of Africa |
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» 04 Oct 2011
Karzai accuses Pakistan of double game over militants
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 Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in a thinly veiled attack on Pakistan, has said a "double game" is being played in the fight against militants. |
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» 04 Oct 2011
Gunmen Attack Shiites in Southwest Pakistan
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 Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 13 Shiite Muslims |
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» 03 Oct 2011
Rick Perry suggests US military role in Mexico drug war
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 Texas Governor Rick Perry - who is seeking the Republican nomination for US president - has said he would consider sending American troops into Mexico |
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» 03 Oct 2011
Asia stocks fall amid fresh fears of Greek debt default
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 Asian markets have fallen amid more worries about the European debt crisis after Greece said it would miss deficit targets. |
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» 03 Oct 2011
Libya conflict: Hundreds of residents flee Sirte
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 Streams of civilians have been fleeing the Libyan city of Sirte |
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» 03 Oct 2011
Amanda Knox to make final plea of innocence
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 Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend will make a last attempt on Monday to persuade the court hearing their appeals that they had nothing to do with the 2007 murder of Knox's then-flatmate |
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» 30 Sep 2011
Berlusconi marks 75 with nothing to celebrate
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 Beleaguered Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi feted his 75th birthday in uncharacteristically low-key fashion |
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» 30 Sep 2011
Human Rights Watch Urges South Africa to Allow Visit by Dalai Lama
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 A leading human rights group is urging South African authorities to allow the Dalai Lama to visit the country next week |
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» 30 Sep 2011
Putin Second Coming Is No Gift to Russia or Investors
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 When Vladimir Putin first came to power nearly 12 years ago, the most optimistic -- if tortured |
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» 30 Sep 2011
Amanda Knox lawyer urges absolving her of murder
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 American student Amanda Knox is an innocent victim who was wrongly convicted of killing her British roommate in a "tragic judicial case |
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» 29 Sep 2011
Indonesia plane carrying 18 feared crashed
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 A plane carrying 18 people is feared to have crashed in western Indonesia, government officials say. |
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» 29 Sep 2011
Man mauled by shark in South Africa ignored warnings
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 A man has had a leg bitten off and the other severed below the knee in a shark attack near Cape Town, South Africa.
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» 29 Sep 2011
Typhoon Nesat shuts down Hong Kong
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 Hong Kong schools, financial markets, and businesses have shut as Typhoon Nesat brought howling winds, squalls of rain and rough seas to the territory. |
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» 28 Sep 2011
EU powers drop UN Syria sanctions call
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 European countries proposing a new UN resolution over Syria have dropped demands for immediate sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's government. |
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» 28 Sep 2011
Shanghai train crash injures 200
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 A Shanghai subway train has hit the rear end of another train, injuring at least 200 passengers, |
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» 28 Sep 2011
Iraq makes first payment in deal to buy 18 US F-16s
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 Iraq has made the first payment in a deal to buy 18 US F-16 fighter jets worth a total of about $3bn (£1.9bn) |
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» 28 Sep 2011
Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray goes on trial
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 Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, has gone on trial in Los Angeles |
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» 27 Sep 2011
India call centre growth stalls
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 India's call centre industry has grown rapidly in the past decade, but recent research suggests it's no longer the world's biggest. |
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» 27 Sep 2011
Libya fighters enter Gaddafi city
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 Anti-Gaddafi fighters have breached the former Libya leader's hometown of Sirte from the east for the first time |
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» 27 Sep 2011
Saudi social media joy at reform promise
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 The news of King Abdallah's plans to grant Saudi women the right to vote and stand in municipal elections is being met with elation... |
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» 27 Sep 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn wants end to New York civil case
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 Dominique Strauss-Kahn says a civil case brought against him by a hotel maid alleging sexual assault should be dropped |
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» 26 Sep 2011
Eurozone rescue plan emerging as IMF and Greece talk
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 Earlier, Greece's minister for international economic relations, Constantine Papadopoulos, said leaving the euro would be "catastrophic" for Greece. |
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» 26 Sep 2011
Boeing to deliver first 787 Dreamliner
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 US planemaker Boeing is due to deliver its first 787 Dreamliner to Japan's All Nippon Airways |
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» 26 Sep 2011
India floods situation worsens in Orissa and Bihar
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 More than two million people have been displaced by floods in India as torrential rains lash Orissa |
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» 26 Sep 2011
French left captures Senate in setback for Sarkozy
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 French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government has lost its majority in the Senate for the first time |
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» 23 Sep 2011
Iran president makes 9/11 claims after UN walkout
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 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he believes - as an engineer - the World Trade Center towers could not have been brought down by aircraft. |
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» 23 Sep 2011
Pakistan backed Haqqani attack on Kabul
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 The Haqqani network... acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency. |
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» 23 Sep 2011
Asian stocks have fallen after slide in US and Europe
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 Asian stocks have fallen on Friday, with some indexes driving towards their worst weekly losses since 2008. |
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» 23 Sep 2011
Maldives government complains of spoof atlas omission
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 The government of the Maldives has complained after the UK's Daily Telegraph website carried a satirical blog post.. |
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» 22 Sep 2011
Federal Reserves launches Twist stimulus initiative
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 Wall Street tumbled after the Federal Reserve launched its long-awaited Operation Twist scheme to help stimulate the flagging US economy. |
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» 22 Sep 2011
Afghans gather to mourn Burhanuddin Rabbani
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 Hundreds of Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mourn High Peace Council chief Burhanuddin Rabbani |
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» 22 Sep 2011
Troy Davis is executed in Georgia for shooting policeman
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 Death row inmate Troy Davis has been executed in the US state of Georgia for the fatal shooting of policeman Mark MacPhail in 1989. |
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» 22 Sep 2011
Libya uprising: Gaddafi losing control of Sabha
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 Libya's interim rulers, the National Transitional Council, say their forces have now taken control of much of the southern city of Sabha. |
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» 21 Sep 2011
US court rules against Chevron in Ecuador oil case
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 A US court has overturned a block on Ecuadoreans collecting damages totalling $18.2bn (£11.5bn) from Chevron |
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» 21 Sep 2011
Greece bailout: European Union troika making progress
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 Talks to avert a financial meltdown in Greece have made "good progress", the European Commission has announced. |
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» 21 Sep 2011
£3 Million car put on display
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 The Tata Nano was conceived as a low cost car that can put a family on a two wheeler onto four wheels. |
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» 21 Sep 2011
Palestinian UN bid: Obama to meet Abbas and Netanyahu
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 US President Barack Obama will urge his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to drop a bid for UN recognition of statehood later |
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» 20 Sep 2011
Israel offers talks with Palestinians over UN bid
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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to hold direct talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the UN General Assembly |
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» 20 Sep 2011
Mexico jail breaks see 32 in Veracruz state escape
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 Thirty-two prisoners have broken out of three jails in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz. |
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» 20 Sep 2011
Italy sovereign debt rating cut by S&P on growth fear
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 Italy has had its sovereign debt rating cut by Standard & Poor's, the latest move in a deepening European debt crisis. |
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» 20 Sep 2011
Titanic necklace stolen from Denmark exhibition
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 A necklace that belonged to a passenger on the Titanic has been stolen from an exhibition in Denmark.
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» 19 Sep 2011
Yemen unrest: Security forces open fire on protesters
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 Security forces in Yemen have opened fire on protesters in the capital, Sanaa, killing at least 26 people and injuring hundreds, doctors said. |
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» 19 Sep 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn rues New York hotel maid liaison
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 New York prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against Strauss-Kahn last month |
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» 19 Sep 2011
Egypt: General elections to begin in November
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 Egypt's ruling military council has proposed the date of 21 November for the start of the first parliamentary elections |
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» 19 Sep 2011
Deadly earthquake strikes India, Nepal
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 At least 26 people have been killed and dozens injured in India and Nepal |
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» 16 Sep 2011
Nasa Kepler telescope finds planet orbiting two suns
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 A planet orbiting two suns - the first confirmed alien world of its kind - has been found by Nasa's Kepler telescope |
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» 16 Sep 2011
Libya conflict: NTC fighters meet Sirte resistance
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 Libya's interim authorities say their fighters have entered the outskirts of the coastal city of Sirte |
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» 16 Sep 2011
Eight charged with supplying prostitutes to Berlusconi
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 Prosecutors in Italy have charged eight people with supplying prostitutes for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. |
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» 16 Sep 2011
Trapped miners: Divers in Swansea Valley mine turn back
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 Divers who entered a flooded mine to help free four miners trapped 90m (295ft) underground have been forced to return above ground |
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» 15 Sep 2011
Libya NTC head Abdul Jalil wants help battling Gaddafi
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 The head of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) has appealed for weapons as NTC forces fight to capture parts of the country |
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» 15 Sep 2011
Axe attack in Chinese city of Gongyi kills six
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 A man armed with an axe has killed two young girls and four adults in a Chinese city, media reports say. |
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» 15 Sep 2011
Greece integral to the eurozone, say European leaders
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 The leaders of Greece, France and Germany have said that Greece is an "integral" part of the eurozone. |
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» 15 Sep 2011
Kashmir teenagers arrested over Delhi bomb email
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 Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have arrested two schoolboys in connection with last week's bomb attack |
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» 14 Sep 2011
Afghan gunbattle: Troops kill Kabul insurgents
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 Afghan forces have killed the last insurgents who attacked the US embassy |
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» 14 Sep 2011
Argentina bus and trains crash, killing at least 11
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 At least 11 people have died in Argentina after a train slammed into a bus crossing the tracks |
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» 14 Sep 2011
Pakistan: Torrential rain and floods paralyse Karachi
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 Pakistan's commercial capital, Karachi, has been paralysed by floods as torrential rain continues to lash southern Sindh province |
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» 14 Sep 2011
Number of Americans in poverty hits record high
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 The number of Americans living in poverty rose to 46.2 million last year |
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» 13 Sep 2011
Brazil judge halts Sao Paulo airport terminal work
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 A federal court in Brazil has ordered an immediate halt to work on a new terminal at the main international airport |
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» 13 Sep 2011
France nuclear: Marcoule site explosion kills one
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 One person has been killed and four injured, one seriously, in a blast at the Marcoule nuclear site |
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» 13 Sep 2011
Italian government in bond buying talks with China
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 Italy's ruling coalition has struggled to implement austerity measures to calm the markets |
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» 13 Sep 2011
Libya rebel forces committed abuses, says Amnesty
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 Amnesty International has called on Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) to take steps to prevent human rights abuses |
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» 12 Sep 2011
9/11 anniversary: Obama calls for a future with hope
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 US President Barack Obama has told Americans they should honour those who died in the 9/11 attacks |
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» 12 Sep 2011
Rwanda Kagame pays reconciliation visit to France
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 Rwandan President Paul Kagame has paid his first visit to France since his country's 1994 genocide |
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» 12 Sep 2011
India: Thousands displaced by floods in Orissa
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 More than a million people have been displaced and at least 16 people have died in floods in the eastern Indian state of Orissa |
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» 12 Sep 2011
Libya conflict: Gaddafi son Saadi arrives in Niger
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 One of the sons of the fugitive Libyan leader, Col Muammar Gaddafi, has arrived in neighbouring Niger |
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» 09 Sep 2011
US jobs plan: Barack Obama unveils $450bn package
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 US President Barack Obama has unveiled a $450bn (£282bn) package of tax cuts and spending plans |
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» 09 Sep 2011
Massive blackout hits California, Arizona and Mexico
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 A massive power cut has caused blackouts in the US states of California and Arizona, and in Mexico.
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» 09 Sep 2011
Somalia denies CIA rendition base in Mogadishu
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 Somalia has dismissed reports that the US runs an underground detention centre where the CIA helps interrogate terror suspects |
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» 09 Sep 2011
9/11: US warns of credible anniversary threat
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 The US has warned of a "specific, credible threat" ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks |
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» 08 Sep 2011
Ice hockey world mourns Yaroslavl air crash in Russia
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 Russia and the world of ice hockey are mourning the deaths of 36 players and officials |
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» 08 Sep 2011
Delhi blast: Kashmir cyber cafe owner detained
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 Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have detained the owner of a cyber cafe in connection with Wednesday's bomb attack |
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» 08 Sep 2011
Libya conflict: Gaddafi denies fleeing to Niger
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 Libya's fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi has dismissed as lies and psychological warfare the speculation |
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» 08 Sep 2011
Brazilians rally against corruption
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 Thousands of people have joined anti-corruption demonstrations in Brazil |
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» 07 Sep 2011
Villagers capture world largest crocodile
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 Measuring 21ft from snout to tail, the massive creature is the largest crocodile captured alive in recent years.
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» 07 Sep 2011
India high court blast in Delhi kills nine
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 At least nine people have been killed and 45 injured in an explosion outside the high court in the Indian capital, Delhi |
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» 07 Sep 2011
Brazil plans Haiti peacekeeping withdrawal, says Amorim
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 Brazil plans to start withdrawing troops from the UN peacekeeping mission it leads in Haiti |
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» 07 Sep 2011
Texas wildfires torch 1,000 homes
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 Dozens of wildfires raging in rain-starved Texas are now reported to have engulfed more than 1,000 homes. |
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» 06 Sep 2011
Indian prime minister to sign key agreements in Dhaka
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 The Indian prime minister is due to arrive in Bangladesh on a visit during which the two countries are expected to sign key border and trade agreements |
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» 06 Sep 2011
Somalia famine: UN warns of 750,000 deaths
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 As many as 750,000 people could die as Somalia's drought worsens in the coming months.. |
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» 06 Sep 2011
Jacques Chirac trial opens in his absence in Paris
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 The trial of former French President Jacques Chirac on charges of illegal party funding during his time as mayor of Paris |
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» 06 Sep 2011
Labor Day: Barack Obama rallies Detroit crowds on jobs
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 US President Barack Obama has used a Labor Day address to a lively, sympathetic crowd |
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» 05 Sep 2011
Uruguayan peacekeepers in Haiti accused of abuse
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 Uruguay has ordered the repatriation of five of its peacekeepers from Haiti |
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» 05 Sep 2011
Jacques Chirac trial due to open in Paris
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 Former French President Jacques Chirac is due to go on trial charged with illegal party funding |
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» 05 Sep 2011
India: Mumbai airport runway reopens after four days
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 The main runway at the international airport in the Indian city of Mumbai has been reopened |
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» 05 Sep 2011
Libya conflict: Bani Walid siege talks have failed
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 Libyan interim government forces who have surrounded the Gaddafi-held desert town of Bani Walid say their talks with the loyalist side have failed |
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» 03 Sep 2011
Lotto Results 3 September 2011
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 The draw for Mauritius lotto 3 september 2011 |
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» 01 Sep 2011
Obama reschedules Congress speech after Boehner objects
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 President Barack Obama has agreed to reschedule a Congressional speech on the economy |
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» 01 Sep 2011
Libya conflict: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi vows resistance
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 Fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son has promised victory for Gaddafi loyalists |
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» 01 Sep 2011
Brazil in surprise interest rate cut to 12%
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 Brazil's central bank has unexpectedly cut the country's key interest rate to 12% from 12.5%, citing a "substantial deterioration" |
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» 01 Sep 2011
Libya conflict: Leaders gather for Paris summit
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 The meeting comes on the 42nd anniversary of Col Gaddafi's emergence |
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» 30 Aug 2011
Trichet wants swift implementation of Greek measures
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 European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet has called for swift action to help Greece. |
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» 30 Aug 2011
Italy drops proposed tax on high earners
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 The Italian government has dropped plans to introduce a tax on high earners |
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» 30 Aug 2011
Yoshihiko Noda becomes Japan new prime minister
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 Japan's parliament has backed Yoshihiko Noda as the country's sixth prime minister in five years. |
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» 30 Aug 2011
Libya conflict: Gaddafi family flee to Algeria
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 The wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are in Algeria |
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» 29 Aug 2011
Japanese MPs to choose next prime minister
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 Japan's governing Democratic Party is voting for the country's sixth new prime minister |
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» 29 Aug 2011
Taiwan braced as Tropical Storm Nanmadol sweeps in
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 Taiwan has deployed 35,000 troops to prepare for a huge storm |
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» 29 Aug 2011
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi is in coma
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 Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi is in a coma at his Tripoli home in Libya |
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» 29 Aug 2011
Nigerian leader vows to fight terrorism after UN attack
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 Nigeria's president has promised to bring terrorism under control |
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» 29 Aug 2011
Lotto results 27 August 2011
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 Lotto results for 27 August 2011 |
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» 26 Aug 2011
Japan PM Naoto Kan announces resignation amid criticism
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 Japan's beleaguered Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced his resignation |
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» 26 Aug 2011
Anna Hazare: India parliament to debate anti-graft law
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 India's government has agreed to hold a parliamentary debate on proposals for a strong anti-corruption law |
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» 26 Aug 2011
Dozens dead in attack on casino in Monterrey, Mexico
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 At least 53 people have been killed and dozens injured in an attack on a casino in the northern Mexican city |
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» 26 Aug 2011
Hurricane Irene: Emergency declared in six US states
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 Six states along the east coast of the US, from North Carolina to New York, have declared emergencies |
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» 25 Aug 2011
Libyan rebels advance on Gaddafi hometown of Sirte
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 Libyan rebel forces are pushing east towards Col Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, having taken most of Tripoli. |
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» 25 Aug 2011
Anna Hazare: India activist call to protest at PM house
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 India's fasting activist Anna Hazare has called on his supporters to gather outside the PM's house |
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» 25 Aug 2011
Tax deal with the Swiss defended by UK minister
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 A UK government minister has defended a deal with the Swiss that could capture tax of up to £5bn |
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» 25 Aug 2011
American man rescued near Pakistan city of Lahore
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 An American citizen who was abducted from his house in the Pakistani city of Lahore 12 days ago has been rescued |
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» 24 Aug 2011
Libya unrest: Rebels overrun Gaddafi Tripoli compound
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 Libyan rebels have taken control of Col Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli |
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» 24 Aug 2011
Strauss-Kahn New York sexual assault case dismissed
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 A New York judge has dismissed the sexual assault case against former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. |
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» 24 Aug 2011
Kim Jong-il in talks with Russia Dmitry Medvedev
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 North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong-il, is holding talks with President Dmitry Medvedev |
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» 24 Aug 2011
Austrian woman claims Himalayas climbing record
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 An Austrian has become the first woman to reach all 14 Himalayan summits above 8,000m (26,000 ft) |
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» 23 Aug 2011
New York prosecutors seek to drop Strauss-Kahn charges
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 Prosecutors have asked a judge to drop a sexual assault case against former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. |
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» 23 Aug 2011
Hurricane Irene gains strength near Dominican Republic
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 The first hurricane of the Atlantic season has gained strength as it passes north of the Dominican Republic. |
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» 23 Aug 2011
India corruption: Anna Hazare ready for talks
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 Aides of the fasting Indian activist Anna Hazare have said they are willing to talk to "responsible government mediators" |
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» 23 Aug 2011
Cameron and Obama: Gadaffi must go once and for all
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 David Cameron and Barack Obama have said Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi must "relinquish power once and for all." |
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» 22 Aug 2011
Fighting rages near Gaddafi compound
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 Heavy fighting is taking place in Tripoli around the compound of embattled Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi |
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» 22 Aug 2011
Pope Benedict celebrates World Youth Day closing Mass
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 Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated the closing Mass of the World Youth Day festival in Spain in front of thousands of young Catholics. |
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» 22 Aug 2011
US will never default, Vice-President Biden tells China
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 United States Vice-President Joe Biden, who is visiting China, has said the US would never default on its debt. |
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» 22 Aug 2011
Norway attacks: National memorial held for victims
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 A national memorial service is being held in Oslo for the victims of the 22 July bomb and gun attacks. |
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» 19 Aug 2011
Attack on British Council compound in Kabul kills three
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 After at least three explosions, half-a-dozen men forced their way into the compound... |
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» 19 Aug 2011
Chile recognises 9,800 more victims of Pinochet
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 A Chilean commission investigating human rights abuses under the former military leader Gen Augusto Pinochet |
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» 19 Aug 2011
US will review 300,000 immigrant deportation cases
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 Illegal immigrants to the US who pose no threat to the public are likely to have deportation proceedings against them shelved |
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» 19 Aug 2011
Libya conflict: Rebels capture key Zawiya oil refinery
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 An oil refinery outside the Libyan town of Zawiya, just 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli |
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» 18 Aug 2011
India corruption: Anna Hazare accepts release offer
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 Jailed Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has agreed to a police offer which will permit him to go on hunger strike |
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» 18 Aug 2011
Peru suspends coca eradication programme in Huallaga
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 The Peruvian government says it has suspended coca eradication efforts in an area where much coca is grown. |
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» 18 Aug 2011
Ex-student Jared Cano held for Tampa school bomb plot
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 A "potentially catastrophic" bomb plot hatched by an expelled high-school student has been thwarted in the US city of Tampa, Florida |
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» 18 Aug 2011
Syria Assad says military operations stopped
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 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that military operations against protesters have "stopped" |
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» 17 Aug 2011
US tobacco firms sue over labels
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 Five tobacco companies have sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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» 17 Aug 2011
India anti-graft activist spends night in jail
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 India's anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has spent a night in Tihar jail in the capital, Delhi |
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» 17 Aug 2011
Ecuador police to take lie detector test
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 Police officers in Ecuador will be made to take lie detector tests in an effort to root out corruption in the force |
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» 17 Aug 2011
Seychelles shark attack leaves Briton dead
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 A British man reportedly on honeymoon has died in the Seychelles after what locals said was a shark attack. |
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» 16 Aug 2011
Jersey stabbings: Special Polish Mass held
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 A special Mass has been held for the Polish community after six people were killed |
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» 16 Aug 2011
India anti-graft activist Anna Hazare detained
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 Police in India have detained prominent activist Anna Hazare hours before a planned fast |
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» 16 Aug 2011
16-year-old boy charged with murdering a man during riots in London
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 A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murdering a man during riots in London.
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» 16 Aug 2011
Indigenous Bolivians march against Amazon road
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 Hundreds of Amazonian Indians in Bolivia have begun a long protest march.. |
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» 15 Aug 2011
Libya conflict: Rebels fight for key towns near Tripoli
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 Libyan rebels have advanced into two strategic towns controlling access to the capital, Tripoli, from the west and the south. |
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» 15 Aug 2011
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez wins primary
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 Early results from Argentina's first unified primary elections put President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner far ahead.. |
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» 15 Aug 2011
Norway attacks: Breivik taken back to shooting island
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 Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik has been taken back to the island of Utoeya for a police reconstruction |
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» 15 Aug 2011
US Republican Tim Pawlenty drops bid for 2012 race
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 Tim Pawlenty has announced he is dropping his bid to become the Republican Party's candidate in the 2012 presidential election. |
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» 12 Aug 2011
Syria unrest: US calls for wider sanctions
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 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for wider international sanctions on Syria as the government's violent crackdown on dissent continues |
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» 12 Aug 2011
Guatemala arrests civil conflict massacre suspects
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 Guatemalan police have detained two men accused of taking part in the massacre of 268 people during the civil war. |
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» 12 Aug 2011
Charla Nash new face revealed after US chimp attack
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 A picture of a US woman who underwent face-transplant surgery after being savaged by a chimpanzee in 2009 has been revealed |
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» 12 Aug 2011
Nigeria to probe army abuses in Boko Haram crackdown
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 Nigeria's army has been told to investigate alleged abuses of civilians by soldiers fighting a radical Islamist |
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» 11 Aug 2011
David Cameron to outline further riot measures
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 David Cameron is expected to outline further measures to deal with recent disorder in England |
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» 11 Aug 2011
Pakistan bomb attack on police truck kills five
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 At least four police officers and a child were killed when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near a police truck |
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» 11 Aug 2011
Ivory Coast conflict: Laurent Gbagbo son charged
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 The son of Ivory Coast's former President Laurent Gbagbo is among 12 people who have been charged over post-election violence.. |
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» 11 Aug 2011
Police capture Dougherty Gang in Colorado
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 Three siblings wanted for bank robbery and the attempted murder of a police officer have been arrested |
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» 10 Aug 2011
UK riots: Trouble erupts in English cities
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 Sporadic violence has broken out in several cities around England |
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» 10 Aug 2011
US drone attack kills 21 militants in Pakistan
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 A US drone attack has killed at least 21 militants in north-western Pakistan, local intelligence officials said. |
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» 10 Aug 2011
China first aircraft carrier starts sea trial
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 The 300m (990ft) carrier has been one of China's worst-kept secrets, analysts say |
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» 10 Aug 2011
Republicans survive key Wisconsin recall elections
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 Republicans in US state of Wisconsin have defeated an attempt by Democrats to seize control of the state senate |
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» 09 Aug 2011
Further riots in London as violence spreads across England
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 Rioting has spread across London on a third night of violence, with unrest flaring up in other English cities.
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» 09 Aug 2011
Syria unrest: Turkey to demand end to Assad
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 Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is going to Syria to demand an end to a crackdown on protests by President Bashar al-Assad's government. |
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» 09 Aug 2011
Nine El Salvador ex-soldiers held over Jesuit killings
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 Nine former Salvadoran soldiers have turned themselves in to face charges that they shot dead six Jesuit priests |
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» 09 Aug 2011
European shares down after sharp falls in Asia
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 European share values have fallen further after a volatile session on Asian markets. |
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» 08 Aug 2011
London riots: Looting and violence continues
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 Police have condemned a wave of "copycat criminal activity" across London in a second night of looting and disorder following riots in Tottenham. |
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» 08 Aug 2011
Two militants killed in Kashmir clash
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 Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir have killed two suspected members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba |
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» 08 Aug 2011
ECB to act over eurozone debt crisis
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 The European Central Bank has said it will buy eurozone bonds, following emergency talks on the debt crisis. |
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» 08 Aug 2011
US probes Afghanistan special forces helicopter crash
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 The US military is trying to confirm whether insurgent fire brought down a helicopter in Afghanistan with the loss of 38 people |
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» 05 Aug 2011
Asian stocks tumble after heavy sell-off on Wall Street
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 Asian stock markets have slumped on Friday, extending a global equity sell-off after Wall Street |
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» 05 Aug 2011
Madrid indignant protesters clash with riot police
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 At least 20 people have been injured - including seven police officers - in clashes between riot police and protesters in Madrid. |
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» 05 Aug 2011
Nigeria Ogoniland oil clean-up could take 30 years
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 Nigeria's Ogoniland region could take 30 years to recover fully from the damage caused by years of oil spills |
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» 05 Aug 2011
Brazil Defence Minister Nelson Jobim resigns
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 President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has replaced her defence minister after he made disparaging remarks about other senior officials |
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» 04 Aug 2011
Syria unrest: UN condemns government crackdown
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 The UN Security Council has condemned the Syrian government for its deadly crackdown on protesters.
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» 04 Aug 2011
Norway attacks: Oslo flower memorial cleared away
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 Oslo has cleared away a vast memorial of flowers and other items left outside the city's cathedral in honour of the victims of the attacks on 22 July. |
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» 04 Aug 2011
Delhi leader denies Commonwealth Games allegations
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 The chief minister of the Indian capital, Delhi, has denied allegations of wrongdoing in the awarding of commercial contracts.. |
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» 04 Aug 2011
Southampton cocaine haul worth up to £300m
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 A haul of cocaine with a street value of up to £300m has been found hidden inside a luxury yacht in Southampton |
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» 03 Aug 2011
Trial of Egypt ex-leader Hosni Mubarak trial to open
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 The trial of Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak, who was forced from office by mass demonstrations in February, is due to start in the capital, Cairo. |
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» 03 Aug 2011
UN peacekeepers killed by Abyei landmine blast
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 Four Ethiopian UN peacekeeping troops have been killed by a landmine in Sudan's disputed region of Abyei.
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» 03 Aug 2011
Peacock escapes New York Central Park zoo
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 A peacock has become the latest animal to capture the imagination of New Yorkers after escaping from a city zoo.
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» 03 Aug 2011
Asian stock markets fall on global economic fears
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 Shares in Asian markets have fallen on Wednesday, tracking US declines, after figures showed that the US economy is struggling to recover |
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» 02 Aug 2011
Plane from New York crashes at Guyana airport
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 A plane has crashed and broken in two on landing at Guyana's main airport in the capital |
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» 02 Aug 2011
Italian coastguards find 25 bodies on boat at Lampedusa
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 Italian coastguards have found the bodies of 25 men on a boat crowded with refugees fleeing Libya. |
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» 02 Aug 2011
Cuba National Assembly approves economic reforms
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 Cuba's National Assembly has given its backing to President Raul Castro's plans to reform the country |
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» 02 Aug 2011
Nigeria plans talks with Islamist group Boko Haram
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 Nigeria's government says it wants to start negotiating with Islamist group Boko Haram |
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» 01 Aug 2011
Obama announces US deficit deal between party leaders
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 US President Barack Obama says Republican and Democratic leaders have reached an agreement on raising the US debt limit |
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» 01 Aug 2011
Russia: Nine drown as Moscow pleasure boat sinks
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