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India party suspends ex-FM

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 0:25
related countries: Iraq Iraq, India India

An ex-foreign minister is suspended from India's ruling party over his alleged role in Iraq's oil-for-food programme.
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Serbs see new 'war crimes' tape

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 5:04
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

A second video allegedly showing war crimes committed against Serbs in 1995 is broadcast in Serbia.
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China antibiotic toll reaches six

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 5:04
related countries: China China

At least six people have died in China from taking the antibiotic clindamycin phosphate glucose.
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Indonesia sets bird flu record

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 5:40
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Tests confirm that two Indonesian teenagers died of bird flu, bringing the country's toll to 44, the world's highest.
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Australia debates asylum changes

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 6:02
related countries: Aruba Aruba

The Australian Parliament begins debating proposals to process all future asylum seekers in off-shore camps.
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Venezuela 'to sever Israel ties'

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 6:21
related countries: Israel Israel, Venezuela Venezuela, Lebanon Lebanon

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is likely to sever relations with Israel over its action in Lebanon.
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Water flows to Sri Lanka farmers

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 6:43
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Water begins flowing as a disputed canal in north-east Sri Lanka reopens after weeks of fighting.
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Full moon fear for Mayon volcano

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 6:45
related countries: Philippines Philippines
related places: Mayon

Philippines scientists warn that Wednesday's full moon could spark a major eruption of the Mount Mayon volcano.
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US helicopter goes down in Iraq

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 6:49
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

A US transport helicopter crashes in western Iraq, injuring four crew members and leaving two missing.
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India floods close energy plants

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 8:48
related countries: India India

Floods in India force the closure of a number of energy plants, including a natural gas complex, reports say.
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Kabila takes DR Congo vote lead

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 8:57
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

DR Congo's President Joseph Kabila is ahead in early election results, but trails in the west of the country.
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Leading Democrat loses nomination

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 9:12
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman fights to win his party's primary amid criticism of his Iraq war support.
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Cricket: Mahmood snubs abuse

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 9:34
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England paceman Sajid Mahmood refuses to let abuse from sections of the Headingley crowd get to him.
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Taleban 'kill woman for spying'

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 10:18
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Taleban fighters kill an Afghan woman and her son for spying and hang their bodies in public, an Afghan official says.
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Chad and Sudan resume relations

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 10:18
related countries: Sudan Sudan, Chad Chad

Chad and Sudan say they are resuming diplomatic ties, broken when Chad accused Sudan of backing rebels.
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Politician rejects Gibson support

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 10:33
related countries: United States United States
related places: Gibson

A US senator ditches a fundraising letter from Mel Gibson after a furore over the star's anti-Semitic outburst.
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UN powers rethink Lebanon draft

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 10:40
related countries: Israel Israel

The US and France start revising a draft Lebanon ceasefire resolution, after Arab states appeal to the UN.
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Mahathir threat to reveal graft

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 10:44
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad says he will produce proof of corruption against the government.
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Two charged over Phoenix killings

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 11:09
related countries: United States United States
related places: Phoenix

Two men are charged with murder in the US city of Phoenix, which has been terrorised by a series of killings.
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Football: Reyes 'keen on Madrid'

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 11:19
related countries: Spain Spain
related places: Madrid

Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes reportedly hopes to tie up a move to Real Madrid.
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More oil staff seized in Nigeria

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 11:33
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, Niger Niger, Norway Norway

Two Norwegian oil workers and two Ukranians are kidnapped in Nigeria's Niger Delta region.
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Breakthrough in Nepal arms talks

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 12:00
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Nepal's government and Maoist rebels reach agreement on the supervision of their weapons.
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9/11 film released across the US

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 12:19
related countries: United States United States

Cinemagoers get their first chance to see Oliver Stone's World Trade Center film as it is released in the US.
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Stress 'no excuse in Iraq case'

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 13:21
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

Prosecutors at a US military hearing dismiss claims that stress might have led US soldiers to kill an Iraqi family.
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SA 'exploits' Zimbabwe migrants

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 13:40
related countries: South Africa South Africa, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa suffer from their lack of legal status, Human Rights Watch says.
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Somalia Islamists take key town

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 13:52
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Fighting erupts in a central Somali town as Islamists in control of the south try to extend their influence.
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Russian colonel jailed for spying

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 14:13
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

A retired Russian secret service officer is sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for Britain.
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Partial recount begins in Mexico

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 14:31
related countries: Mexico Mexico

A partial recount of July's disputed presidential election in Mexico gets under way, as protests continue.
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Kerala bans Pepsi and Coke

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 15:25
related countries: India India

The Indian state of Kerala bans the production and sale of Coca Cola and Pepsi saying they pose a health risk.
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Defeated Lieberman to run alone

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 15:51
related countries: United States United States

Top Democrat Joe Lieberman files papers to stand as an independent for the US Senate after losing a primary.
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Zimbabwe seizes millions in cash

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 16:32
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe confiscates more than $50m worth of old banknotes in a crackdown on money launderers.
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Uganda rebels pull out of talks

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 17:50
related countries: Uganda Uganda

Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels walk out of talks, demanding the government declare a ceasefire.
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Women re-enact S Africa march

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 18:15
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Thousands of women march through South Africa's capital, recreating an historic anti-apartheid event.
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Iraqis held over reporter kidnap

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 19:12
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

Four Iraqi men are arrested over the kidnap earlier this year of journalist Jill Carroll, the US military says.
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Israel approves deeper offensive

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 19:54
related countries: Israel Israel, Lebanon Lebanon

Israeli ministers approve a plan to push deeper into Lebanon to try to remove the threat from Hezbollah rockets.
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Fresh Israeli push into Lebanon

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 20:41
related countries: Israel Israel, Lebanon Lebanon

Israel's army starts a new push into south Lebanon, after the government decides to extend ground operations.
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Baghdad morgue count rises again

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 22:52
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Baghdad's mortuary received more than 1,800 bodies in July, the highest figure yet since a wave of violence hit.
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Chile copper strike talks fail

Wednesday 9th of August 2006, 23:22
related countries: Chile Chile

Striking workers at the world's largest copper mine in Chile break off talks after bosses fail to improve a pay offer.
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