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Amnesty accuses US on rendition

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 2:01
related countries: United States

Amnesty publishes details of so-called secret prisons allegedly being run by the CIA in eastern Europe.
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S Korean ship seized off Somalia

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 2:28
related countries: Somalia, North Korea

A South Korean fishing trawler with 28 crew aboard is hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
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Iraqi PM rejects calls to resign

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 4:13
related countries: Iraq

Iraqi PM Ibrahim Jaafari insists he will not give up his claim to head the next government, despite calls to resign.
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Police hunt Irish agent killers

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 5:52
related countries: Ireland

The British and Irish PMs say the murder of an ex-Sinn Fein man will not derail the political process.
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China moves to close unsafe mines

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 6:23
related countries: China

China says it will close all small coal mines by 2007 in an attempt to improve the industry's poor safety record.
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Cricket: Pakistan take series

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 8:41
related countries: Pakistan, Sri Lanka
related places: Kandy

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Kandy to win the series 1-0.
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Envoy and Tigers in first talks

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 9:00
related countries: Sri Lanka, Norway

Norway's new envoy to Sri Lanka, Jon Hanssen-Bauer, holds his first meeting with Tamil Tiger rebels.
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EU to resume talks with Belgrade

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 9:16
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Belgrade

Talks are due to start in Belgrade on closer ties between the European Union and Serbia and Montenegro.
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Solomon Islands hold elections

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 9:27
related countries: Solomon Islands

Voting ends in the Solomon Islands, with PM Allan Kemakeza trying to retain power.
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Gambia's 'coup plotters' escape

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 9:40
related countries: The Gambia

Five men arrested in The Gambia over allegations of a planned coup escape after a car crash.
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India arrests bomb 'mastermind'

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 9:45
related countries: India
related places: Varanasi

Indian police say they have arrested the mastermind behind last month's bomb attacks in Varanasi.
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Immigration cells 'like kennels'

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 10:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Cells used by the UK to hold would-be immigrants at Calais are compared to "dog kennels" by staff, says a report.
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Abducted boys killed in Venezuela

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 10:32
related countries: Canada, Venezuela

The bodies of three Canadian boys, kidnapped more than a month ago in Venezuela, are found.
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Spain acts on scandal-hit council

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 11:02
related countries: Spain
related places: Marbella

The Spanish government starts moves to dissolve Marbella's town council amid a massive fraud investigation.
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'No foul play' in Milosevic death

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 11:17
related countries: Netherlands

Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic died of natural causes, Dutch prosecutors say.
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Bird flu found in German poultry

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 12:27
related countries: Germany

The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus is detected for the first time in domestic poultry in Germany, officials say.
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Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV'

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 13:40
related countries: South Africa

South African politician Jacob Zuma says he washed after sex with a woman with HIV to reduce the risk of infection.
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Pakistan army takes on militants

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 13:44
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani forces kill 16 pro-Taleban militants in a fresh offensive in North Waziristan, a spokesman says.
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Three die in Marseille bar attack

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 13:50
related countries: France
related places: Marseille

Three people are killed in France after a gang of gunmen burst into a bar, spraying the room with bullets.
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Rice calls for India nuclear deal

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 14:05
related countries: India, United States
related places: Congress

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges Congress to ratify India civil nuclear technology deal.
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Gene Pitney found dead in hotel

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 14:09
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Cardiff

International singing star Gene Pitney, 65, dies in a Cardiff hotel midway through his tour of the UK.
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Saddam Hussein dismisses evidence

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 14:16
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Saddam Hussein tells his trial documents suggesting he approved the execution of minors is are fake.
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French unions give law deadline

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 14:54
related countries: France

French unions threaten more protests unless the government repeals a youth labour law by mid-April.
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Thai PM's exit leaves questions

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 15:21
related countries: Thailand

Thaksin Shinawatra's decision to step aside as Thailand's PM leaves many unanswered questions.
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Obasanjo considers third term

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 15:23
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's president will consider a third term, guided amongst other condiserations by God, a spokesman says.
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US 'used Djibouti' in rendition

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 15:33
related countries: United States, Djibouti

Amnesty International suggests Djibouti was among the countries used by the US for secret detention.
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Sharon skull surgery 'success'

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 15:45
related countries: Israel

Israeli doctors say they have repaired part of PM Ariel Sharon's skull, three months after he fell into a coma.
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Brazil former minister indicted

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 15:54
related countries: Brazil

Brazil's ex-finance minister is charged with illegally accessing the account of a witness in a corruption case.
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Bangladesh targets militant cash

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 16:26
related countries: Bangladesh

Bangladesh's central bank fines the country's biggest Sharia-based commercial lender on charges of violating anti-money laundering laws.
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Woman jailed for Paris 'slavery'

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 16:40
related countries: Togo, France
related places: Paris

A French court finds an African woman guilty of sexual violence and torture against two young Togolese girls.
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Iran 'in further missile tests'

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 18:24
related countries: Iran

The third new missile in a week has been successfully test-fired by Iranian troops, state television reports.
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Guinea PM fired in 'power tussle'

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 18:32
related countries: Guinea

Guinea's prime minister is sacked as an apparent power struggle between him and the president intensifies.
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Nepal police in rally crackdown

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 20:47
related countries: Nepal

Nepalese police arrest more than 100 people ahead of anti-monarchy protests, activists say.
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Bid to halt Niger Delta violence

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 21:10
related countries: Nigeria, Niger

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo sets up a committee to tackle violence in the oil producing Niger Delta.
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Colombian rebels kill 15 soldiers

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 21:57
related countries: Colombia

At least 15 Colombian troops are killed in a series of clashes with Farc rebels, military officials say.
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Bird flu found in swan in Scotland

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 23:07
related countries: United Kingdom

Preliminary tests on a swan found dead in Fife confirm the H5 avian flu virus, health officials reveal.
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Official due at Greek spy probe

Wednesday 5th of April 2006, 23:11
related countries: Greece

A top Greek government official will appear before a probe into the country's worst espionage scandal.
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