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What happend on November 25th 2005

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Iran looks to new nuclear talks

Friday 25th of November 2005, 0:47
related countries: Austria Austria, Iran Iran
related places: Vienna

Iran says it is ready to consider an EU bid to resume talks on its nuclear aims after Russia suggests a compromise.
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Anger as Singapore hanging looms

Friday 25th of November 2005, 2:29
related countries: China China, Aruba Aruba, Singapore Singapore

A former Australian PM calls Singapore a "rogue Chinese port" as it prepares to hang a drug smuggler.
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Chinese toxic leak was 100 tonnes

Friday 25th of November 2005, 3:35
related countries: China China

Chinese media reveal the extent of the toxic leak threatening water supplies along the Songhua river.
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Commonwealth set to talk trade

Friday 25th of November 2005, 4:17
related countries: Malta Malta

World trade liberalisation and political tolerance are high on the agenda for the Commonwealth summit in Malta, Mike Wooldridge reports.
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Sudan accuses Chad of violations

Friday 25th of November 2005, 4:20
related countries: Chad Chad, Sudan Sudan

Sudan accuses neighbouring Chad of violating its airspace and supporting rebels in its western Darfur region.
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Pinochet turns 90 under detention

Friday 25th of November 2005, 5:51
related countries: Chile Chile

Chile's Augusto Pinochet marks his 90th birthday under house arrest on charges of repressing dissidents.
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S Lanka leader urges truce review

Friday 25th of November 2005, 8:22
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's new President Mahinda Rajapakse demands a review of a truce deal with Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Four month detention for Glitter

Friday 25th of November 2005, 8:56
related countries: Vietnam Vietnam

Gary Glitter will be held in Vietnam for four months after claims he had under-age sex with two girls, authorities confirm.
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Inzi reveals past 'quit' dilemma

Friday 25th of November 2005, 9:19
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq says he was so unhappy about his form that he considered retiring in 2003.
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Bihar minister out after 12 hours

Friday 25th of November 2005, 9:44
related countries: India India
related places: Bihar

A minister in the new government of India's troubled Bihar state is dropped within hours of being sworn in.
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Colombia's Galeras volcano erupts

Friday 25th of November 2005, 10:10
related countries: Colombia Colombia

One of Colombia's largest volcanoes erupts, spewing huge amounts of ash and sulphur fumes.
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Governor 'did not flee in dress'

Friday 25th of November 2005, 10:57
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A Nigerian state governor denies reports that he escaped charges of money-laundering in the UK by disguising himself as a woman.
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Rap 'not cause of French riots'

Friday 25th of November 2005, 11:29
related countries: France France

French PM Dominique de Villepin dismisses claims that rap music fuelled recent rioting in poor suburbs.
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Evacuations follow China spillage

Friday 25th of November 2005, 11:36
related countries: China China
related places: Harbin

Hundreds of Chinese are being evacuated as the city of Harbin spends a third day without mains water.
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Pollution fear grips Russian city

Friday 25th of November 2005, 11:37
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Khabarovsk

A pollution threat to Khabarovsk in eastern Russia sparks a rush for bottled water and a plea for calm.
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Museveni rival to stay in prison

Friday 25th of November 2005, 11:38
related countries: Uganda Uganda

A Ugandan military court rules that opposition leader Kizza Besigye must remain in prison until 19 December.
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EU accuses Israel over Jerusalem

Friday 25th of November 2005, 12:57
related countries: Israel Israel

A confidential report written for EU foreign ministers criticises Israel's policy on East Jerusalem, reports say.
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Football: George Best mourned

Friday 25th of November 2005, 13:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The football world mourns the death of Man Utd and Northern Ireland legend George Best.
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Commonwealth focuses on trade

Friday 25th of November 2005, 13:21
related countries: Malta Malta

The secretary-general of the Commonwealth says the group should fight for a fair global trade deal.
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Palestinians take over key border

Friday 25th of November 2005, 14:01
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Palestinians take control of a link to the outside world for the first time as the Gaza-Egypt border re-opens.
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Senegal refuses to rule on Habre

Friday 25th of November 2005, 14:38
related countries: Belgium Belgium, Chad Chad

A Senegal court refuses to decide on the extradition to Belgium of ex-Chad President Hissene Habre.
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Al-Jazeera seeks 'bomb' memo

Friday 25th of November 2005, 15:16
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

An al-Jazeera executive flies to the UK to demand talks over an alleged US plan to bomb the station.
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Egyptian police detain Islamists

Friday 25th of November 2005, 15:19
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Egyptian police arrest 16 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, a spokesman says.
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Haiti poll postponed a third time

Friday 25th of November 2005, 15:43
related countries: Haiti Haiti

Haiti's long-awaited elections are postponed for a third time, until 8 January, say election officials.
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Cricket: Smith ruins celebration

Friday 25th of November 2005, 15:46
related countries: South Africa South Africa, India India

Graeme Smith's superb 134 guides South Africa to a 10-wicket win over India in Sachin Tendulkar's 357th one-dayer.
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Austrians refuse bail for Irving

Friday 25th of November 2005, 15:54
related countries: Austria Austria, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Austrian authorities refuse bail for British historian David Irving, who faces Holocaust denial charges.
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Football legend George Best dies

Friday 25th of November 2005, 16:03
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star George Best dies in hospital aged 59, after multiple organ failure.
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Poland releases Warsaw Pact files

Friday 25th of November 2005, 16:26
related countries: Poland Poland

Poland's Defence Minister Radoslaw Sikorski says he is opening the country's secret Warsaw Pact files.
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India 'most wanted' torture claim

Friday 25th of November 2005, 16:28
related countries: India India

One of India's most wanted men, Abu Salem, complains of being 'beaten mercilessly' by police.
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Italy paralysed by general strike

Friday 25th of November 2005, 16:55
related countries: Italy Italy

An Italian public service strike over planned spending cuts halts transport and shuts offices.
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Olympics: London given checklist

Friday 25th of November 2005, 17:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

London 2012 organisers are given a timetable of deadlines to ensure the Games will be ready on time.
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Hundreds honour murdered Indian

Friday 25th of November 2005, 17:31
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, India India

Hundreds gather in a south Indian village for the cremation of a driver killed by the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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UN probe to quiz Syrian officials

Friday 25th of November 2005, 18:12
related countries: Syria Syria, Lebanon Lebanon

Syria agrees to allow a UN investigation into the killing of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri to quiz five of its officials.
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Rafsanjani welcomes IAEA decision

Friday 25th of November 2005, 18:36
related countries: Iran Iran

Former President Rafsanjani welcomes the IAEA's decision not to refer Iran to the UN Security Council.
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US firm to fight Somali pirates

Friday 25th of November 2005, 20:49
related countries: Somalia Somalia, United States United States

A US company gets a licence to fight piracy off the Somalia coast - among the world's most dangerous waters.
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Ukraine demands 'genocide' marked

Friday 25th of November 2005, 20:58
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko calls on the world to recognise the 1930s Great Famine as Soviet genocide.
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Museveni defends rival's arrest

Friday 25th of November 2005, 23:07
related countries: Uganda Uganda

The Ugandan president's defence of a rival's arrest threatens to overshadow the Commonwealth summit.
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