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Annan warning over Gaza situation

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 0:15
related countries: Israel Israel

Kofi Annan warns the world not to forget the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as Israeli missiles kill three in Gaza.
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Thursday 10th of August 2006, 3:34
related countries: China China
related places: Xigaze

China plans to extend its controversial new Tibetan rail link to reach the region's second-biggest city, Xigaze.
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Israeli tanks push into Lebanon

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 4:16
related countries: Israel Israel, Lebanon Lebanon

Israeli troops advance on a town in south Lebanon, after the government decides to extend ground operations.
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Militants 'killed' in Afghanistan

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 4:58
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States

US-led forces in Afghanistan say they have killed 15 insurgents who were trying to attack one of their bases.
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Date set for Mumbai verdicts

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 7:56
related countries: India India
related places: Mumbai

A judge announces the verdicts in the case of the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings will be delivered in September.
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'Ominous quiet' at Mayon volcano

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 8:12
related countries: Philippines Philippines
related places: Mayon

Philippine scientists renew warnings of a major explosion at Mount Mayon, citing an "ominous" quiet.
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Wal-Mart allows Chinese unions

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 8:55
related countries: China China

Wal-Mart says it will allow workers at all of its 60 Chinese stores to form unions.
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Rescue bid for Uganda rebel talks

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 8:56
related countries: Uganda Uganda

Mediators are trying to save Ugandan peace talks after Lord's Resistance Army rebels walked out.
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Australia asylum bill passes test

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 9:06
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia's lower house passes a controversial bill to process asylum seekers arriving by boat in off-shore camps.
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Safety op targets Polish uranium

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 9:07
related countries: Poland Poland, Russia Russia

Highly enriched uranium is removed from a nuclear reactor in Poland to prevent terrorists getting hold of it.
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Pakistan arrests militant suspect

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 9:53
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The Pakistani authorities place the former head of an Islamic militant group, suspected of having terror links, under house arrest.
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Colombia troops stole Farc money

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 9:54
related countries: Colombia Colombia

A Colombian military court finds more than 140 soldiers guilty of stealing money from Farc rebels.
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UN condemns Kyrgyz extradition

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 11:00
related countries: Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

The UN refugee agency says Kyrgyzstan's extradition of five men to Uzbekistan violates international law.
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India-Bangladesh shelling dispute

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 12:12
related countries: India India, Bangladesh Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh accuse each other of cross border shelling, with two people reported killed.
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Putin orders massive arts audit

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 12:50
related countries: Russia Russia

President Putin orders an inventory of Russia's cultural treasures, following thefts from the Hermitage.
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Gaza crossing briefly reopens

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 13:16
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip
related places: Rafah

The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopens for the first time in seven weeks.
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Ethiopia rebels 'ready for talks'

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 14:05
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia

Separatist Ogaden rebels in Ethiopia say they are willing to talk peace with the government.
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'Airlines terror plot' disrupted

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 14:16
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A plot to blow up planes from the UK to the US would have caused "mass murder", Scotland Yard says.
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German town fights 'neo-Nazi' bid

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 14:23
related countries: Germany Germany

A German town raises funds to buy a hotel amid fears it could otherwise fall into the hands of a neo-Nazi group.
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Attack near Iraq shrine kills 35

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 14:55
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A suicide bombing at a market in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf kills at least 35 people and injures more than 90.
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US boosts marshals on UK flights

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 15:31
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States
related places: London

The US will deploy extra air marshals on transatlantic flights after an alleged plot to blow up airlines is disrupted.
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China typhoon sparks mass exodus

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 16:06
related countries: China China

More than 1.5 million people are evacuated in south-east China as a major typhoon, Saomai, sweeps ashore.
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Bush - UK plot is stark reminder

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 16:11
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

President George W Bush says a foiled plot to blow up US-bound airliners shows the US is still at war with extremists.
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Malawi prosecutor told to resign

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 16:31
related countries: Malawi Malawi

Malawi's top prosecutor is told to resign, after he dropped charges against ex-President Bakili Muluzi.
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Ethiopian general joins rebels

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 17:05
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Eritrea Eritrea

An Ethiopian army general defects with his soldiers to the Eritrean-backed Oromo rebels.
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Berlin exhibition angers Poland

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 17:20
related countries: Poland Poland, Germany Germany

Poland's PM condemns an exhibition showing the plight of Germans expelled from the east after World War II.
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UN urges Sri Lanka murder inquiry

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 17:39
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

The UN demands an independent inquiry into the murders of 17 aid workers in Sri Lanka.
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US court upholds Cuban spy trial

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 17:43
related countries: Cuba Cuba, United States United States
related places: Havana

A US appeals court says a retrial is not justified in the case of five Cuban men found guilty of spying for Havana.
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European athletics: day four

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 18:50
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Marlon Devonish, Rhys Williams and Becky Lyne win bronze for Britain on day four at the European Championships.
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UN attacks Lebanon aid 'disgrace'

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 18:51
related countries: Israel Israel, Lebanon Lebanon
related places: Marjayoun

The UN's top humanitarian official criticises Israel and Hezbollah for hindering access to south Lebanon.
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Pakistan arrests in 'bomb plot'

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 19:37
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

Pakistan makes a number of arrests in connection with an alleged UK plot to blow up planes flying to the US.
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Judge raises Conrad Black's bail

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 19:53
related countries: United States United States

A US judge increases media tycoon Lord Conrad Black's bail to $21m, ending a dispute over his finances.
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Bomb alert fuels share sell-off

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 21:33
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Airline and travel shares fall globally after UK police say they foiled a plot to blow up US-bound planes.
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Graft scandal engulfs Brazil MPs

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 22:38
related countries: Brazil Brazil, Botswana Botswana

Seventy-two Brazilian deputies face expulsion after a panel uncovered a mass corruption ring.
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Police probe flights terror plot

Thursday 10th of August 2006, 23:17
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Suspects are questioned and buildings searched after police say a plot to bomb UK planes is disrupted.
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