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US nuclear talks with Iran urged

Monday 17th of April 2006, 1:04
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Bush

Leading US senators call on the Bush administration to hold talks with Iran on its nuclear programme.
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New delay over Iraq PM impasse

Monday 17th of April 2006, 1:32
related countries: Iraq

A session of Iraq's parliament planned for Monday is postponed amid continuing deadlock over the PM.
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Tamil Tigers harden talks stance

Monday 17th of April 2006, 4:48
related countries: Sri Lanka

Tamil Tiger rebels say they will not attend peace talks until they can hold an internal meeting.
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New Japan-China spat over gas

Monday 17th of April 2006, 5:46
related countries: Japan, China

Japan tackles China over reports it has imposed a shipping ban near disputed East China Sea gas fields.
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Indians 'want hi-tech products'

Monday 17th of April 2006, 7:04
related countries: India

Western technology companies are urged to rethink the types of products they sell to India.
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Giant Mao statue erected in Tibet

Monday 17th of April 2006, 7:35
related countries: China

The Chinese authorities say they are putting up a huge statue of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tibet.
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Former Kashmir minister attacked

Monday 17th of April 2006, 8:27
related countries: India

A former state minister in Indian-administered Kashmir, Ali Mohammad Naik, is injured in a militant attack, police say.
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Chinese face op man 'doing well'

Monday 17th of April 2006, 8:45
related countries: China

A Chinese man said to have been given the country's first face transplant is "progressing well", doctors say.
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Liberian police 'burned market'

Monday 17th of April 2006, 9:36
related countries: Liberia

Liberia's police set fire to stalls in order to enforce a new ban on street trading, market traders say.
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Colombia mudslide kills 29

Monday 17th of April 2006, 9:40
related countries: Colombia

Twenty-nine bodies have been recovered in Colombia, where several villages were hit by mudslides last week.
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Chad calms refugee and oil fears

Monday 17th of April 2006, 10:21
related countries: Chad, Sudan

Chad withdraws a threat to expel Sudanese refugees, and extends the deadline on a threat to cease oil production.
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US probes 'friendly fire' deaths

Monday 17th of April 2006, 10:24
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US-led forces investigate two incidents in which they may have killed 13 civilians and police in Afghanistan.
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Cricket: Aussies close on B'desh

Monday 17th of April 2006, 10:36
related countries: Australia, Bangladesh

Phil Jaques hits his maiden Test fifty to push Australia to 151-2 on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh.
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Iran brushes off uranium worries

Monday 17th of April 2006, 11:08
related countries: Iran

Iran's top nuclear official says work to enrich uranium will not stop amid appeals for a diplomatic solution.
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US to help tackle Somali pirates

Monday 17th of April 2006, 11:43
related countries: Somalia, United States

US Navy vessels are to patrol Somali waters under a government deal aimed at tackling piracy.
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Polls in Communist-ruled Bengal

Monday 17th of April 2006, 13:00
related countries: India

Voting ends in the Indian state of West Bengal, ruled by the world's longest running Communist administration.
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Sri Lanka violence 'kills eight'

Monday 17th of April 2006, 13:14
related countries: Sri Lanka

Eight people die in Sri Lankan blasts after Tamil rebels put participation in peace talks on hold, the army says.
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Fifth Nepal protester 'shot dead'

Monday 17th of April 2006, 13:45
related countries: Nepal

Security forces in Nepal kill a fifth anti-monarchy protester as an opposition strike enters its 12th day, reports say.
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Israel's parliament is sworn in

Monday 17th of April 2006, 13:50
related countries: Israel

Israel's parliament is sworn in following last month's general elections.
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Weah's diplomatic papers 'seized'

Monday 17th of April 2006, 16:25
related countries: Liberia

The party of Liberian football star George Weah complains of a "witch-hunt" after his diplomatic passport is seized.
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Qatar gives $50m to Palestinians

Monday 17th of April 2006, 17:33
related countries: Qatar

The Gulf state of Qatar says it will give $50m (£28) to the new Hamas-led Palestinian government.
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US court rejects Uighur appeal

Monday 17th of April 2006, 17:43
related countries: China, Cuba, United States

The top US court rejects an appeal by two Chinese Muslims seeking release from a US detention centre in Cuba.
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Tel Aviv suicide bomb kills nine

Monday 17th of April 2006, 18:21
related countries: Israel
related places: Tel Aviv

A Palestinian suicide bomber kills nine people at a Tel Aviv restaurant in an act of "self-defence", says Hamas.
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Karzai urges coalition restraint

Monday 17th of April 2006, 20:00
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged US-led coalition forces to exercise restraint after "friendly fire" incidents.
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Ex-US governor guilty of fraud

Monday 17th of April 2006, 21:22
related countries: United States

George Ryan, the former governor of the US state of Illinois, is found guilty of corruption.
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US soldiers in Baghdad fighting

Monday 17th of April 2006, 22:53
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US troops and insurgents clash in the Iraqi capital and the city of Ramadi in another day of heavy violence.
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