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Afghan tunnel avalanches kill 28

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 20:02
related countries: Afghanistan

Avalanches around a mountain tunnel in Afghanistan kill at least 28 people and leave hundreds more stranded, officials say.
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Obama steps up pressure on Iran

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 20:00
related countries: Iran, United States

US President Barack Obama says the US and allies are developing "significant sanctions" against Iran over its nuclear programme.
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Malawi gays 'must be more open'

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 18:25
related countries: Malawi

Malawian gay-rights activists must be more open, say officials, even though homosexuality is illegal in the country.
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Iran jails second protest leader

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 18:20
related countries: Iran

A second Iranian opposition leader is jailed in as many days over unrest following June's disputed presidential election.
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Sri Lankan parliament dissolved

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 18:05
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
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Saudi upholds 'sex boast' verdict

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 17:15
related countries: Saudi Arabia

A Saudi Arabian court upholds a sentence of five years in jail and 1,000 lashes for a man who boasted on TV of his sex life, reports say.
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Australia-China mine deal mix-up

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 16:49
related countries: Aruba, China

The status of a coal deal between Australian mining firm Roadhouse and a Chinese energy firm is thrown into question
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Somali forces 'kill al-Qaeda man'

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 16:44
related countries: Somalia

Somali officials say their soldiers have killed a "senior Jordanian al-Qaeda fighter" who also belonged to the al-Shabab group.
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Nigerian assembly backs power transfer

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 16:21
related countries: Nigeria

Both houses of Nigeria's National Assembly pass a motion for sick President Yar'Adua to hand power to his deputy.
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Iran confuses

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 15:44
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

What's behind Tehran's plans for further enrichment?
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Italy embassy in Iran 'targeted'

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 15:42
related countries: Italy, Iran

Dozens of people including pro-government militia try to attack the Italian embassy in Iran, Italy's foreign minister says.
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Chinese quake activist sentenced

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 15:39
related countries: China

An activist who questioned why so many died in a huge quake in China in 2008 is jailed for five years for subversion.
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New markets boost Coca Cola sales

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 15:28
related countries: Brazil

Coca Cola sees sales and profits rise following a strong performance in developing markets, including Brazil.
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S Africa orphanage fire kills 15

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 15:22
related countries: South Africa

Fire destroys an orphanage in South African town of Newcastle killing 15 people including 12 children, officials say.
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Toyota in global recall of Prius

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 15:10
related countries: Japan

Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in a new blow to the world's largest car maker.
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Ronaldinho could miss World Cup

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 14:59
related countries: Brazil

Ronaldinho could miss out on the World Cup after failing to be selected for Brazil's final warm-up friendly.
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Yemen charges missing journalist

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 13:58
related countries: Yemen
related places: Sanaa

The journalist Muhammad al-Maqalih, missing since September, has appeared in a court in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
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India defers first GM food crop

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 13:48
related countries: India

India defers the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns.
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Wife fears for Sri Lanka general

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 13:43
related countries: Sri Lanka

The wife of arrested former presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka pleads with Sri Lanka's government to release him.
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Greece 'to ban early retirement'

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 13:28
related countries: Greece

Greece's government intends to raise the pension age and ban early retirement as it tackles its budget crisis.
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Move to contest Ukrainian result

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 13:27
related countries: Ukraine

Supporters of defeated Ukrainian election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say they want to challenge the results in court.
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White Stripes battle US Air Force

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 12:50
related countries: United States

Rock band The White Stripes take on the US Air Force, complaining it used one of their songs in a TV advert without permission.
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Italy 'to punish reckless skiers'

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 12:17
related countries: Italy

Italy's government is to consider new laws to jail skiers and snowboarders who trigger deadly avalanches.
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Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching'

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 12:12
related countries: Iran
related places: Natanz

Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 20% at its plant at Natanz in defiance of the West, state media says.
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Chavez declares energy emergency

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 11:44
related countries: Venezuela

President Hugo Chavez says emergency measures are needed to help tackle Venezuela's power shortages.
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Kazakhstan lifts media critic ban

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 11:17
related countries: Kazakhstan

A Kazakhstan court overturns a ruling banning the media from criticising President Nursultan Nazarbayev's son-in-law.
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Charges over Philippine massacre

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 11:15
related countries: Philippines

A former governor and 196 other people are charged with murder over an election-linked massacre in the Philippines.
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Pro-Shalit protest outside jail

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 11:09
related countries: Israel

Protesters calling for the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit block Palestinian visitors to an Israeli jail.
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France's national identity plans

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 11:06
related countries: France

Newcomers to France will have to sign a declaration of values as part of a campaign to define national identity.
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South Africa complete India rout

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 11:04
related countries: South Africa, India
related places: Nagpur

Dale Steyn secures match figures of 10-108 as South Africa beat India by an innings and six runs in the first Test in Nagpur.
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Head of London regulator quits

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 10:56
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, announces he is to step down as head of the City regulator.
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Super Bowl becomes US TV's most watched programme

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 10:47
related countries: United States

The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl is the most-watched programme in US TV history, early figures show.
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Mexico holds reputed gang leaders

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 10:08
related countries: Mexico
related places: Tijuana

Mexico police arrest two suspected drug gang leaders in the border city of Tijuana.
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Nissan reports return to profit

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 8:53
related countries: Japan

Japanese carmaker Nissan has reported a return to profit for the last three months of 2009.
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India refinery 'threatens locals'

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 8:06
related countries: India, United Kingdom

An alumina refinery in east India run by a UK-based firm causes pollution threatening the health of locals, a rights group says.
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Colombia mounts major drugs raids

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 8:06
related countries: Colombia

More than 20 people are arrested in Colombia in what the authorities say is the biggest anti-drug operation in a decade.
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North Korean diplomacy heats up

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 8:05
related countries: North Korea, China
related places: Pyongyang

North Korea tells China it is committed to a non-nuclear peninsula, say reports, as a top UN envoy heads to Pyongyang.
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Gunmen target Pakistan politician

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 7:50
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Rawalpindi

A senior Pakistani politician survives an attempt on his life after gunmen fire at him in the city of Rawalpindi.
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Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko's move

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 4:34
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from the presidential election, or quit.
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Philippine poll campaign begins

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 3:49
related countries: Philippines

The campaign for presidential and senatorial candidates begins in the Philippines ahead of May's elections.
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Haitian 'lasts 27 days in rubble'

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 2:40
related countries: Haiti

The family of a Haitian man says he has survived four weeks under rubble since the devastating quake hit of 12 January.
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Water punishment for US child

Tuesday 9th of February 2010, 0:41
related countries: United States

A US soldier is arrested after allegedly punishing his four-year-old daughter with water for not reciting the alphabet.
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