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Bush visit to urge Kashmir peace

Monday 27th of February 2006, 1:40
related countries: Pakistan, India, United States
related places: Kashmir

US President Bush says he will call for a resolution over Kashmir on visits to India and Pakistan this week.
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Thai protesters vow to continue

Monday 27th of February 2006, 4:17
related countries: Thailand

Thousands of Thai protesters say they will keep up rallies against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Iran and Japan hold nuclear talks

Monday 27th of February 2006, 5:11
related countries: Iran, Japan
related places: Tokyo

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrives in Tokyo for talks about Iran's nuclear programme.
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Review agreed in P&O takeover bid

Monday 27th of February 2006, 5:32
related countries: United States

The Dubai company seeking to buy shipping giant P&O agrees to a security review over US port concerns.
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Japan ponders post-deflation plan

Monday 27th of February 2006, 7:22
related countries: Japan

Rising prices mean Japan's central bank is set to begin tightening its monetary policy, a survey suggests.
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Rebels killed in Nepal fighting

Monday 27th of February 2006, 7:51
related countries: Nepal

Maoist rebels say eight of their fighters are killed in a clash, though security forces put the number at 16.
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Philippines charges 16 for 'coup'

Monday 27th of February 2006, 7:52
related countries: Philippines

Police in the Philippines charge 16 people over an alleged coup plot to oust President Gloria Arroyo.
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Troops surround Afghan riot jail

Monday 27th of February 2006, 8:13
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Afghan security forces ring a high-security jail in the grip of a major uprising by thousands of prisoners.
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UK gender pay gap 'worst in EU'

Monday 27th of February 2006, 9:04
related countries: United Kingdom

Women earn 17% less in full-time work than men, a government-established commission finds.
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Reward offered for Rio artworks

Monday 27th of February 2006, 9:22
related countries: Botswana

A Brazilian museum offers a $5,000 reward for the return of paintings stolen during Rio de Janeiro's carnival.
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Taiwan scraps unification council

Monday 27th of February 2006, 9:40
related countries: Taiwan, China
related places: Beijing

Taiwan's president says he is scrapping a council on unification with China - a move sure to anger Beijing.
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Cricket: Shoaib to undergo op

Monday 27th of February 2006, 9:42
related countries: Pakistan, Australia

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will undergo surgery on both knees in Australia on Tuesday.
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Uganda's Museveni attacks rival

Monday 27th of February 2006, 10:04
related countries: Uganda

Uganda's President Museveni says his rival's failure to accept election defeat shows he does not understand democracy.
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Bomb blasts hit Iran oil cities

Monday 27th of February 2006, 10:38
related countries: Iran
related places: Dezful, Abadan

Two bombs explode in the Iranian cities of Dezful and Abadan, in the heartland of Iran's oil industry.
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Football: Beckham 'fit to play'

Monday 27th of February 2006, 11:01
related countries: Uruguay, United Kingdom

David Beckham expects to play in England's friendly against Uruguay despite a back injury.
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Explosion in Nepal tourist town

Monday 27th of February 2006, 11:23
related countries: Nepal
related places: Pokhara

An explosion in a marketplace in the western Nepalese town of Pokhara injures at least 12 people, the authorities say.
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French deal creates energy giant

Monday 27th of February 2006, 11:48
related countries: France

Gaz de France is to acquire Suez, with the French state taking a 34% stake in the merged utility business.
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Thai opposition to boycott poll

Monday 27th of February 2006, 11:56
related countries: Thailand

Thailand's main opposition parties decide not to take part in a snap election called by PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Bin Laden 'likes hugs not kisses'

Monday 27th of February 2006, 12:00
related countries: Australia

Australia's "Jihad Jack", convicted of receiving al-Qaeda funds, says Osama Bin Laden prefers hugs to kisses.
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Court hears Balkans genocide case

Monday 27th of February 2006, 12:19
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro

Bosnia accuses Serbia of state-planned genocide as the first case of its kind opens in The Hague.
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Blast at Israeli weapons centre

Monday 27th of February 2006, 12:23
related countries: Israel

Several people are injured in an explosion at a major arms research facility in Israel, police say.
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Deadly bird flu spreads to Niger

Monday 27th of February 2006, 13:13
related countries: Niger

Niger becomes the third African country to have confirmed cases of the deadly strain of bird flu, experts say.
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'Oil attackers' killed in Saudi

Monday 27th of February 2006, 13:15
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Riyadh

Saudi security forces kill five suspected militants, thought to be linked to an attack on an oil plant, in Riyadh.
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EU to admit cartoon offence

Monday 27th of February 2006, 13:59
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

EU foreign ministers are expected to acknowledge the offence caused by cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Saddam 'calls off hunger strike'

Monday 27th of February 2006, 14:09
related countries: Iraq

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has ended a hunger strike for health reasons, his chief lawyer says.
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Paris bomb suspect goes on trial

Monday 27th of February 2006, 14:36
related countries: France, Algeria
related places: Paris

An Algerian man accused of involvement with bombings in Paris in 1995 goes on trial in France.
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'Four killed' in Afghan jail riot

Monday 27th of February 2006, 15:03
related countries: Afghanistan

At least four inmates have died in a riot at Afghanistan's main top-security jail, a human rights official says.
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Indian PM defends US nuclear deal

Monday 27th of February 2006, 15:07
related countries: India, United States

Indian PM Manmohan Singh says a landmark nuclear deal with the US will not compromise national security.
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France vaccinates poultry flocks

Monday 27th of February 2006, 15:13
related countries: France
related places: Paris

France starts vaccinating ducks and geese against bird flu, as a vets' summit begins in Paris.
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Militia attack on Puntland's MPs

Monday 27th of February 2006, 15:35
related countries: Somalia

At least three people are killed after an exchange of gunfire near the parliament of Somalia's province of Puntland.
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Mexico 'dirty war' crimes alleged

Monday 27th of February 2006, 15:54
related countries: Mexico

Mexico's army committed crimes against humanity in the "dirty war" on leftists, a leaked report says.
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French murder hearing in Abidjan

Monday 27th of February 2006, 16:43
related countries: France

Extradition hearings begin in Ivory Coast for the alleged leader of a gang accused of killing a French Jew.
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Yemen executes US hospital killer

Monday 27th of February 2006, 17:04
related countries: Yemen, United States

A man convicted of killing three US missionaries in southern Yemen in 2002 is executed by firing squad.
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Colombia seals trade deal with US

Monday 27th of February 2006, 17:30
related countries: United States

Colombia clinches a free trade deal with the United States after nearly two years of talks, US officials confirm.
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Iraq 'to crack down on militias'

Monday 27th of February 2006, 17:51
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Iraq's defence ministry promises to clamp down on armed groups, in a bid to curb rising sectarian violence.
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Iran not co-operating, says IAEA

Monday 27th of February 2006, 18:02
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

The UN's investigations into Iran's nuclear programme are still being blocked by Tehran, its chief inspector says.
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EU threatens Serbia over Mladic

Monday 27th of February 2006, 18:35
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

The EU tells Serbia that talks on closer ties will be put on hold unless Ratko Mladic is handed over.
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Football: Madrid president resigns

Monday 27th of February 2006, 20:36
related countries: Spain

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has stepped down after six years at the helm of the Spanish giants.
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'Breakthrough' in Kabul jail riot

Monday 27th of February 2006, 21:10
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Rioting inmates at an Afghan prison agree to hand over their dead, amid a reported breakthrough in the stand-off.
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Colombia rebels kill councillors

Monday 27th of February 2006, 22:16
related countries: Colombia

Suspected left-wing rebels open fire on a town councillors' meeting in Colombia, killing seven people.
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High Court asked to stop P&O bid

Monday 27th of February 2006, 22:24
related countries: United States

A US firm urges the English High Court to block the controversial £3.9bn takeover of shipping giant P&O.
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Palestinians hail EU aid deal

Monday 27th of February 2006, 22:59
related countries: Israel, United States

An EU aid package worth 120m euros is hailed by Palestinians and the US but condemned by Israel.
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Baltic states agree nuclear plant

Monday 27th of February 2006, 23:10
related countries: Estonia, Latvia

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia agree to build a new nuclear power plant to meet their joint energy needs.
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