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Pacific quake hits near Vanuatu

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 0:24
related countries: Vanuatu Vanuatu

An earthquake with magnitude 6.7 strikes off the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but there is no risk of a tsunami.
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Beirut photographer dropped

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 0:57
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Reuters news agency dismisses a photographer after finding he altered two images taken in Lebanon.
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Israel withdraws Venezuela envoy

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 1:22
related countries: Israel Israel, Venezuela Venezuela, Lebanon Lebanon

Israel is to withdraw its ambassador to Venezuela as a row over the war in Lebanon escalates.
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Nine 'migrants' die on US border

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 1:40
related countries: United States United States
related places: Arizona

Nine suspected illegal immigrants die after their car swerved to avoid a US border patrol road spike in Arizona.
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German asylum for Iran lesbian

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 1:49
related countries: Iran Iran, Germany Germany

A German court grants asylum to an Iranian woman because she would face persecution as a lesbian in Iran.
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Mexico protests target tribunal

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 3:45
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Thousands of supporters of Mexico's defeated presidential candidate rally at the country's electoral tribunal.
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Diplomats wrangle over UN draft

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 5:14
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

UN diplomats consider a draft resolution to end the fighting in Lebanon, as air strikes and ground clashes continue.
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Two more aid workers found dead

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 5:30
related countries: France France, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

A French relief agency says two more of its workers are found dead in Sri Lanka after 15 were killed on Sunday.
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Fresh activity on Mayon volcano

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 5:43
related countries: Philippines Philippines
related places: Mayon

Philippine volcano Mount Mayon show more signs of eruption, but locals remain reluctant to leave.
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Three 'militants' die in Kashmir

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 6:35
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, India India
related places: Kashmir

Police in India-administered Kashmir say they have killed three militants belonging to a Pakistan-based group.
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Oil eases despite BP uncertainty

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 6:56
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States
related places: London

Oil prices fall back from record highs in London, reached after BP said it would close a key US oilfield.
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China rethinks bird flu history

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 7:11
related countries: China China

China has announced its first human bird flu death came two years earlier than reported, state media say.
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Nepal talks 'not breaking down'

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 7:38
related countries: Nepal Nepal

A senior Nepalese minister says there is no prospect of peace talks with Maoist rebels breaking down.
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Nigeria starts Bakassi withdrawal

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 7:45
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, Cameroon Cameroon

Nigerian troops begin to leave the Bakassi peninsula, ahead of a deadline to hand the area over to Cameroon.
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Trial begins in Afghan death case

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

The trial of an American contractor accused of the death of an Afghan prisoner begins in the US.
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Spain arrests fairground migrants

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 9:12
related countries: Spain Spain
related places: Ceuta

Police in Ceuta, North Africa, arrest nearly 400 migrants who tried to reach Spain hidden in fairground rides.
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Morocco 'smashes terror network'

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 10:06
related countries: Morocco Morocco

A network of Islamic radicals is broken up in Morocco with the arrest of 44 people, officials say.
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Chilean copper mine hit by strike

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 10:09
related countries: Chile Chile

A strike in Chile at the world's largest privately-owned copper mine cuts production by almost two-thirds.
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World Bank 'lends more' to India

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 10:16
related countries: India India

India is one of the World Bank's largest borrowers, receiving six per cent of total funds, the donor agency says.
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Lebanese hospital crisis warning

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 11:00
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Almost two thirds of hospitals in Lebanon could "cease to function" due to fuel shortages, the World Health Organization warns.
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Pacific court told attack details

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 11:05
related countries: Aruba Aruba, Norfolk Island Norfolk Island

An Australian woman killed on Norfolk Island suffered an "extremely violent assault", a committal hearing is told.
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Cycling: Landis says test 'flawed'

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 11:39
related countries: France France

Tour de France winner Floyd Landis believes his doping test was "fatally flawed" and says officials have their own agenda.
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Top Democrat battles voter anger

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 11:43
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman fights to win his party's primary amid criticism of his support for the Iraq war.
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South Lebanese warned of strikes

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 11:55
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Israel warns south Lebanon residents it will escalate operations and destroy moving vehicles.
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'Car bomb' hits Sri Lanka capital

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 12:08
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
related places: Colombo

Two people are killed by a car bomb in a residential area of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, police say.
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Valuable Russian drawings stolen

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 12:16
related countries: Russia Russia

Drawings by a late Russian avant-garde architect worth about $1.3m are stolen from a state archive.
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Surprise dip in German output

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 12:27
related countries: Germany Germany

Germany's industrial output posts an unexpected decline during June as foreign demand for its goods wanes.
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Violence threatens Darfur relief

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 12:30
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Attacks on aid workers in Sudan's Darfur region are becoming more frequent, relief agencies say.
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Seized speaker in Israel hospital

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 13:45
related countries: Israel Israel

The Palestinian parliamentary speaker detained by Israel is taken to hospital with chest pains and dizziness.
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Cricket: England triumph

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 13:55
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

England bowl out Pakistan for 155 to win the third Test by 167 runs and take a winning 2-0 lead in the series.
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Bomb kills prosecutor in Dagestan

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 14:13
related countries: Russia Russia

A prosecutor and two policemen die in attacks in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan.
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Bashir makes surprise Chad visit

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 15:22
related countries: Chad Chad

Sudan's leader makes a surprise visit to Chad, to attend President Deby's inauguration.
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Two held as Spain battles fires

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 15:39
related countries: Spain Spain

Spanish police arrest two suspected arsonists in Galicia, where forest fires threaten towns and villages.
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Zimbabwe justice minister tried

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 16:04
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's justice minister goes on trial for trying to pervert the course of justice - a charge he denies.
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Rural India in big HIV-Aids push

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 16:06
related countries: India India

India launches a major offensive against HIV-Aids in rural areas.
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Football: Lazio punishment appeal

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 16:30
related countries: Italy Italy

Lazio take the appeal against their match-fixing penalty to the Italian Olympic Committee.
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Toll booths seized in Mexico City

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 17:18
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Supporters of Mexico's leftist presidential candidate take over toll booths to protest at the disputed result.
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Sri Lanka rebels 'open waterway'

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 18:09
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

The Tamil Tigers say they have reopened a waterway at the centre of fighting with the Sri Lankan military.
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UN halts convoy to south Lebanon

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 18:12
related countries: Israel Israel, Lebanon Lebanon

The UN calls off the day's attempt to get aid to south Lebanon, as Israel imposes a curfew on southern residents.
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UN hears plea to amend resolution

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 20:53
related countries: Israel Israel

The Arab League makes a formal bid at the UN to secure changes to a draft Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire resolution.
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Baghdad blasts kill at least 19

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 21:46
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least 19 people die and scores are hurt in a series of blasts in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.
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US Fed ends cycle of rate hikes

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 22:12
related countries: United States United States

US central bankers hold the country's key interest rate at 5.25%, breaking two-year cycle of rate hikes.
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HK pollution protest dims lights

Tuesday 8th of August 2006, 22:42
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

A "lights out" protest over air pollution in Hong Kong is less widespread than organisers had hoped.
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