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Bush says plot a 'stark reminder'
Friday 11th of August 2006, 1:00related countries:
United Kingdom, 
United StatesPresident George W Bush says a plot to blow up US-bound airliners shows the US is still at war with extremists.
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No rise in Japan interest rate
Friday 11th of August 2006, 6:09related countries:
JapanJapan's central bank holds its key interest rate at 0.25% - a month after it scrapped its zero rate.
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China warns Japan on shrine visit
Friday 11th of August 2006, 6:19related countries:
Japan, 
Chinarelated places: Yasukuni
China warns Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi against visiting the war-linked Yasukuni shrine.
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UK troops to head Afghan combat
Friday 11th of August 2006, 6:31related countries:
Afghanistan, United KingdomUK soldiers will lead an offensive against the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, the head of Nato forces says.
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Push for Lebanon agreement at UN
Friday 11th of August 2006, 7:16related countries:
LebanonKey powers step up efforts to reach a deal on a UN draft aimed at ending violence in Lebanon and Israel.
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Betonsports to close US business
Friday 11th of August 2006, 7:17related countries:
United StatesGaming website Betonsports is to close US-facing operations after it is prevented from taking US bets.
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Assets of UK 'plane plotters' frozen
Friday 11th of August 2006, 7:21related countries:
United Kingdom, United Statesrelated places: Nineteen
Nineteen suspects' assets are frozen as police probe an alleged plot to blow up planes flying from the UK to the US.
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NZ man faces Pacific murder trial
Friday 11th of August 2006, 8:09related countries:
Norfolk Island, 
New Zealand, 
ArubaA New Zealand man is committed to stand trial for the murder of an Australian woman on Norfolk Island.
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E Guinea ministers resign en bloc
Friday 11th of August 2006, 8:54related countries:
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea's entire government resigns after months of criticism by President Nguema.
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Official warning on Windows bugs
Friday 11th of August 2006, 9:26related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Homeland
The US Department of Homeland security has issued a warning about a flaw found in Microsoft's Windows.
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China typhoon's death toll rises
Friday 11th of August 2006, 9:28related countries:
ChinaMore than 100 people are killed as Typhoon Saomai batters coastal regions in south-eastern China.
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US warns of India terror attacks
Friday 11th of August 2006, 9:38related countries:
India, United Statesrelated places: Mumbai, Delhi
The US warns of possible terror attacks in Delhi and Mumbai in the run-up to India's Independence Day celebrations.
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Tanzanian priest molested child
Friday 11th of August 2006, 9:42related countries:
TanzaniaA Catholic priest in Tanzania is jailed for 30 years for sexually molesting a 17-year-old boy.
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Katrina jail 'horror' condemned
Friday 11th of August 2006, 9:44related countries:
United Statesrelated places: New Orleans
Thousands of New Orleans prisoners were abandoned in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a US civil rights group says.
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Sri Lanka operation 'to go on'
Friday 11th of August 2006, 9:59related countries:
Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan army says it will continue an operation to secure a disputed waterway in the north-east.
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Violence flares in south Mexico
Friday 11th of August 2006, 10:08related countries:
Mexicorelated places: Oaxaca
One man is killed as gunmen fire on striking teachers marching through the Mexican city of Oaxaca.
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UK threat level remains critical
Friday 11th of August 2006, 10:09related countries:
United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK's security threat level will stay at "critical" for now, after a plot to blow up flights to the US was disrupted.
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China postpones hunting auction
Friday 11th of August 2006, 10:18related countries:
ChinaChina postpones a controversial auction of licences for foreigners to hunt wild animals, local media say.
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Padua builds wall in drugs battle
Friday 11th of August 2006, 10:40related countries:
ItalyAuthorities in Padua, northern Italy, erect a steel wall around a housing estate used by drug dealers.
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Kashmir militants 'kill family'
Friday 11th of August 2006, 10:50related countries:
Indiarelated places: Jammu
Police in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir say a woman and her two children have been killed by militants.
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Nigerian troops leaving Bakassi
Friday 11th of August 2006, 11:09related countries:
Nigeria, 
CameroonNigeria is withdrawing the last of its troops from the Bakassi peninsula ahead of a handover to Cameroon.
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Bosnian leader's tomb damaged
Friday 11th of August 2006, 11:28related countries:
Bosnia and HerzegovinaA blast hits the grave of Bosnian ex-President Alija Izetbegovic, seen as a hero by many Bosnian Muslims.
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Markets steady after bomb alert
Friday 11th of August 2006, 11:32related countries:
United KingdomWorld markets steady in the aftermath of UK police disrupting a plot to blow up transatlantic jets.
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Nigeria 'to name corrupt leaders'
Friday 11th of August 2006, 12:26related countries:
NigeriaNigeria's anti-corruption agency says it will publish the names of political leaders who have stolen from the treasury.
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Turkish assault trial disrupted
Friday 11th of August 2006, 12:29related countries:
TurkeyA Turkish lawyer tries to flee the courtroom at the opening of his trial for the killing of a high court judge.
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Attack kills two in northern Iraq
Friday 11th of August 2006, 12:30related countries:
Iraq, United StatesA bomb kills two policemen in northern Iraq, as the bodies of two US crew killed in a helicopter crash are found.
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Gaza border opens briefly
Friday 11th of August 2006, 12:46related countries:
Egypt, 
Gaza StripThe border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is briefly re-opened on Friday, for the second day running.
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Sri Lanka military 'in new front'
Friday 11th of August 2006, 13:04related countries:
Sri Lankarelated places: Batticaloa
Tamil Tiger rebels say many of their fighters have been killed as the Sri Lanka military opens a "new front" against them.
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DR Congo poll officials arrested
Friday 11th of August 2006, 15:56related countries:
Democratic Republic of the CongoSix election officials are arrested for allegedly trying to rig vote counting after last month's election in DR Congo.
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UN steps up push for Lebanon deal
Friday 11th of August 2006, 16:05related countries:
Israel, LebanonEfforts intensify at the UN to try to end the Lebanon conflict, as violence between Israel and Hezbollah goes on.
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Afghan bomb kills Nato soldier
Friday 11th of August 2006, 16:05related countries:
AfghanistanNato says a suicide bomber has killed one of its soldiers in an attack on a convoy in southern Afghanistan.
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Earthquake shakes Mexican capital
Friday 11th of August 2006, 16:05related countries:
MexicoA strong earthquake rocks Mexico City prompting the evacuation of a number of buildings.
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Scandal-hit Japanese tycoon dies
Friday 11th of August 2006, 17:13related countries:
JapanYasuo Takei, whose $5.6bn fortune made him one of Japan's richest men, dies at the age of 76.
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EU warns Poland over environment
Friday 11th of August 2006, 17:14related countries:
PolandPoland could face legal action for failing to protect its natural habitats, the European Commission says.
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Gatlin offered way to reduce ban
Friday 11th of August 2006, 17:51related countries:
United StatesJustin Gatlin could escape a life ban for doping if he testifies against his coach, the US Anti-Doping Agency says.
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Ex-minister calls off Gandhi attack
Friday 11th of August 2006, 19:06related countries:
IndiaEx-Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh pulls back from an attack on Congress party President Sonia Gandhi.
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UN rights body backs Israel probe
Friday 11th of August 2006, 19:42related countries:
IsraelThe UN Human Rights Council votes for an inquiry into Israeli actions in Lebanon but omits mention of Hezbollah.
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Pakistan arrests in UK bomb plot
Friday 11th of August 2006, 20:57related countries:
Pakistan, United Kingdom, United StatesPakistan has named one of two British men arrested over an alleged UK plot to blow up planes to the US.
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Indonesia executions put on hold
Friday 11th of August 2006, 20:59related countries:
IndonesiaThe execution of three Indonesian Christians for attacking Muslims is delayed until after independence day.
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EU to hold talks on UK jet 'plot'
Friday 11th of August 2006, 21:01related countries:
United KingdomEU to hold a meeting of aviation and security experts next week on the suspected UK planes terror plot.
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Cameroon tracks 'ghost workers'
Friday 11th of August 2006, 21:41related countries:
CameroonCameroon discovers it is paying out civil service salaries to 45,000 employees who do not actually exist.
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US hunt for UK terror plot links
Friday 11th of August 2006, 22:49related countries:
United Kingdom, United StatesInvestigators in the US are following leads from the UK to check for domestic links to a plot to blow up airplanes.
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Guenter Grass was in Waffen-SS
Friday 11th of August 2006, 23:26related countries:
GermanyNobel Prize-winning German novelist Guenter Grass admits he was recruited into the Waffen-SS.
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