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UN vote backs Lebanon ceasefire

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 4:44
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

The UN Security Council unanimously backs a resolution calling for a truce in Lebanon and Israel.
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Hostages freed in south Mexico

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 7:32
related countries: Mexico
related places: Oaxaca

Protesters in the Mexican city of Oaxaca hand over to police four people seized after a demonstrator was shot dead.
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Soldiers killed in Afghan battle

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 8:35
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US-led forces say three soldiers are killed in fighting with Taleban militants in north-east Afghanistan.
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China army helps typhoon clear-up

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 9:25
related countries: China

China mobilises more than 20,000 troops to help clear up after the most powerful typhoon to hit in 50 years.
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US chat show veteran dies

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 10:34
related countries: Isle of Man, United States

Mike Douglas, who presented an Emmy-winning chat show on US television for 21 years, dies on his 81st birthday.
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Piracy on the streets of Peru

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 12:05
related countries: Peru

Daniel Schweimler takes a look inside the shadowy world of the black market traders on the streets of the Peruvian capital, Lima.
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Fresh Israel raids after UN vote

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 12:39
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

Israel presses on with a wider military offensive in Lebanon, despite a UN vote backing a ceasefire plan.
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Olsson sails to home-town glory

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 13:37
related countries: Sweden

Sweden's Christian Olsson takes European triple jump gold - plus a round-up of all the rest of the action in Gothenburg.
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US forces 'kill 26 Iraqi rebels'

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 14:00
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

US forces in Iraq say they have killed 26 insurgents and detained 60 men suspected of al-Qaeda links.
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UK police quiz terror suspects

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 14:37
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

The 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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Fleeing Sri Lanka's war zone

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 14:56
related countries: Sri Lanka

Dumeetha Luthra joins a desperate effort to evacuate the town of Muttur after it finds itself on Sri Lanka's front-line.
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Israelis 'triple Lebanon force'

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 15:12
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

Israel says it has tripled the number of its troops in south Lebanon, despite a UN vote backing a ceasefire plan.
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Bush links Hezbollah and 'plot'

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 17:08
related countries: Lebanon, United Kingdom

President Bush says UK terror suspects and Lebanon militant group Hezbollah share a "totalitarian ideology".
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Deadly clashes flare in Sri Lanka

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 18:10
related countries: Sri Lanka

Government and Tamil Tiger forces clash in north and east Sri Lanka, as heavy casualties are reported.
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UK airport checks 'not sustainable'

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 18:37
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Heathrow

Extra security searches at UK airports are not sustainable say Heathrow bosses, as more flights are disrupted.
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Uganda talks hit ceasefire hitch

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 20:22
related countries: Uganda

Talks between Uganda's government and LRA rebels are postponed amid wrangling over a truce.
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Ethiopia warns of Somali dangers

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 21:32
related countries: Ethiopia, Somalia

Ethiopia says it will not tolerate gains for Islamic forces in Somalia that sideline the government there.
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Hezbollah 'will observe UN truce'

Saturday 12th of August 2006, 23:34
related countries: Israel

Hezbollah's leader says his group will abide by the UN ceasefire, as Kofi Annan says hostilities will stop on Monday.
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