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Live: Federer v Mayer

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 1:53
related countries: Aruba

Top seed Roger Federer takes on Florian Mayer on day four of the Australian Open.
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Tennis: Easy win for Federer

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 3:16
related countries: Aruba

Roger Federer plays near his best as he thrashes Florian Mayer at the Australian Open.
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Taiwan president appoints new PM

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 5:07
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan's president appoints former chief of staff Su Tseng-chang as PM, two days after Frank Hsieh quit.
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US Democratic Party targets graft

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 7:18
related countries: United States
related places: Democrat

The Democratic Party unveils legislation aimed at stopping political corruption, following a recent scandal.
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UK cuts Ethiopian government aid

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 9:26
related countries: Ethiopia, United Kingdom

The UK suspends all aid to the Ethiopian government over concerns about its commitment to human rights.
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Nigeria to outlaw same-sex unions

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 9:33
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's government moves to ban same-sex marriages, with five years in jail for anyone who takes part in one.
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Pakistan probes 'al-Qaeda' deaths

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 9:46
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Pakistan says it is trying to establish the identity of a number of foreign militants reported killed in a US air strike.
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Thai violence hits phone networks

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 9:58
related countries: Thailand

Suspected Islamic militants set fire to dozens of mobile phone transmission towers in southern Thailand.
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Menezes report handed in to CPS

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 10:14
related countries: United Kingdom, Botswana
related places: London

A report into how a Brazilian was killed by London police is sent to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Hezbollah: 'Missing Israeli dead'

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 10:26
related countries: Israel

The leader of Hezbollah says the missing Israeli airman Ron Arad is probably dead, although he has no proof.
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Dead whale left outside embassy

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 10:38
related countries: Germany, Japan
related places: Berlin

A huge beached whale is dumped outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin in a Greenpeace anti-whaling protest.
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Iraq police volunteers kidnapped

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 10:41
related countries: Iraq

Police in Iraq say 35 police volunteers are kidnapped by insurgents north of the Iraqi capital.
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Cricket: ICC applauds Zimbabwe

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 10:47
related countries: Zimbabwe

The ICC will encourage top countries to keep playing against Zimbabwe after it withdrew from Tests.
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Court reinstates Corby jail term

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 10:49
related countries: Indonesia, Aruba

An Indonesian court reinstates Australian Schapelle Corby's 20-year jail sentence for drug trafficking.
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Indian airlines in $500m merger

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 10:50
related countries: India

India's Jet Airways is to buy rival carrier Air Sahara in a deal worth $500m, creating the country's biggest airline.
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Tokyo market rallies after panic

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 10:57
related countries: Japan
related places: Tokyo

Tokyo shares rally a day after trading was halted early amid fraud concerns over an internet firm.
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Bolivia to scrap Indian ministry

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 11:04
related countries: Bolivia, India

President-elect Evo Morales says he will scrap Bolivia's indigenous affairs and women's ministries.
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US coma girl responds to stimuli

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 11:18
related countries: United States

A girl in the US, allegedly beaten close to death by her stepfather, is responding to stimuli, officials say.
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Cattle raids 'kill 38' in Kenya

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 11:19
related countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan

At least 38 people are killed in northern Kenya, after cross-border cattle raids from Ethiopia and Sudan, police say.
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Chela stuns Hewitt in Melbourne

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 12:07
related countries: Aruba

Lleyton Hewitt crashes out of the second round of the Australian Open after a four-set defeat by Juan Ignacio Chela.
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Dozens die in Russian cold snap

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 12:09
related countries: Russia

Some 24 people die of exposure in Russia, while the freezing cold forces a cut in gas exports to Europe.
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Taiwan highlights Chinese threat

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 12:19
related countries: Taiwan, China

Taiwan shows satellite images of Chinese army bases said to underscore the threat to the island.
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Thousands on Katrina missing list

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 12:26
related countries: United States

More than 3,200 people remain listed as missing five months after Hurricane Katrina struck the US' Gulf coast, officials say.
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Memo stokes 'terror flights' row

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 12:27
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

Tony Blair is under pressure over the US use of UK airports to move terror suspects, following a leaked memo.
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Iran shows solidarity with Syria

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 12:31
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Damascus for his first bilateral mission since becoming president.
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Aids study halted over high risks

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 12:50
related countries: United States

An international study of a new way to treat HIV is halted by the US because of increased health risks to patients.
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France 'would use nuclear arms'

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 12:56
related countries: France

President Jacques Chirac says France could respond with nuclear weapons to a terrorist attack.
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Monitors report Iraq vote fraud

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 13:23
related countries: Iraq

International monitors say there were widespread irregularities in last month's general election in Iraq.
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Public unrest increasing in China

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 13:24
related countries: China

China announces another rise in public disturbances, as rapid economic growth sparks social unrest.
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Nigeria hostages 'not threatened'

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 13:34
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian militants who kidnapped four foreign oil workers drop a Thursday deadline for their demands to be met, they say.
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Egyptian church clash injures 12

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 13:36
related countries: Egypt
related places: Upper Egypt

At least 12 people have been hurt in violence in Upper Egypt after Muslims tried to stop Christians building a church.
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Dutch open 'Big Brother' jail

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 13:47
related countries: Netherlands

A hi-tech prison with discreet surveillance of inmates opens in the Netherlands for low-risk offenders.
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Reporting the crisis in Iran

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 14:25
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Frances Harrison in Tehran says the international media is playing a part in the gathering nuclear crisis.
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Cricket 'spineless' on Zimbabwe

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 14:40
related countries: Zimbabwe

Former Zimbabwe captain Stuart Carlisle says international cricket's governing body is to blame for the country's decision to quit Test cricket.
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Russians face freezing chaos

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 14:57
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Moscow suffers its coldest winter since 1979 - a severe test even for frost-hardened Russians, Chloe Arnold reports.
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Egypt releases Sudanese detainees

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 15:18
related countries: Egypt, Sudan

Egypt frees Sudanese women and children migrants among those violently arrested earlier this month.
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Italy to pull out of Iraq in 2006

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 15:30
related countries: Iraq, Italy

The Italian government announces it will pull its troops out of Iraq by the end of the year.
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Egypt releases Islamist detainees

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 16:10
related countries: Egypt

Egypt frees 450 Muslim Brothers held during parliamentary elections, a spokesman for the Islamist group says.
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Suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 16:28
related countries: Israel
related places: Tel Aviv

About 15 people are injured in a suicide bomb attack near a bus station in Tel Aviv, police say.
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Nepal cracks down on opposition

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 16:45
related countries: Nepal

Nepalese authorities arrest scores of opposition leaders and activists, ahead of a banned pro-democracy rally.
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Bombings kill 15 in Iraq capital

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 17:24
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least 15 people die and 26 are wounded in twin bomb attacks on a cafe and a police patrol in Baghdad.
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Spain war archives to be returned

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 17:38
related countries: Spain
related places: Salamanca

Spanish Civil War documents are transferred from a Salamanca archive, in a controversial move.
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Pluto probe launches from Florida

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 17:59
related countries: United States
related places: Florida, Pluto, New Horizons

The US space agency, Nasa, has successfully launched its New Horizons mission to Pluto.
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EU warns Serbia over Mladic hunt

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 18:51
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

The EU tells Serbia to catch top war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic or risk ending moves towards EU membership.
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'Bin Laden tape' warns of attacks

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 19:17
related countries: United States

Al-Jazeera airs a tape attributed to al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in which he warns of attacks on the US.
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'Bin Laden tape' warns of attacks

Thursday 19th of January 2006, 22:16
related countries: United States

Al-Jazeera airs a tape attributed to al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in which he warns of attacks on the US.
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