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French troops to help fight virus

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 1:57
related countries: Reunion, India, France, Indian Ocean

France is deploying 400 troops to fight a mosquito-borne virus on its island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean.
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Polish hall collapses killing 32

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 3:11
related countries: Poland
related places: Katowice, Police

At least 32 are dead and many remain trapped in freezing temperatures after a trade hall collapses in southern Poland.
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Tight security at Lahore marathon

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 5:33
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Some 6,000 police are being deployed in Pakistan's city of Lahore to stop Islamists disrupting a mixed-sex race.
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Iraq shop attack leaves 10 dead

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 6:19
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least 10 people die in a bomb attack outside a shop in Iskandariya, south of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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Playwright Fo faces Milan voters

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 7:22
related countries: Italy
related places: Milan

Italian Nobel-winning satirist Dario Fo is hoping to become the left's candidate for Milan's mayoral poll.
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Live: Federer v Baghdatis

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 8:25
related countries: Aruba

Roger Federer takes on Marcos Baghdatis in the Australian Open final.
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Saddam Hussein's trial restarts

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 9:03
related countries: Iraq

The trial of Saddam Hussein resumes, with the new chief judge moving to stamp his authority on the court.
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Nepal candidates abandon election

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 9:31
related countries: Nepal

Up to 600 candidates for local polls in Nepal withdraw their nominations, say election officials.
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Hopes fade after Poland collapse

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 10:07
related countries: Poland

There is little hope of finding more survivors after a trade hall collapses in southern Poland, killing 65 people.
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Kuwait emir takes oath before MPs

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 10:20
related countries: Kuwait

Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad is sworn in after having been appointed by parliament as Kuwait's new ruler.
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Federer fights back to take title

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 11:36
related countries: Aruba

Roger Federer recovers from a set down to beat Marcos Baghdatis in the Australian Open final.
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Baby found in bag in Brazil lake

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 11:55
related countries: Brazil, Botswana

TV footage shows a baby girl being found alive in a black plastic bag floating in a Brazilian lake.
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Pakistani women race peacefully

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 12:34
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Hundreds of women take part in races in the Pakistani city of Lahore, despite threats from Islamic activists.
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Cricket: Pakistan end day on top

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 12:37
related countries: Pakistan, India

India end day one of the final Test on 74-4 after Kamran Akmal's 113 and Irfan Pathan's hat-trick in Pakistan's 245.
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Saddam walks out in trial uproar

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 12:57
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Saddam Hussein walks out of court as the new chief judge takes a hard line at the resumption of his trial.
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Singh keeps FM post in reshuffle

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 13:33
related countries: India

Indian PM Manmohan Singh retains the foreign ministry, in the government's first major cabinet reshuffle.
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Russia resumes Georgia gas flow

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 14:17
related countries: Georgia, Russia

Russia resumes gas deliveries to neighbouring Georgia after last week's blasts but relations remain tense.
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US news anchor hurt in Iraq blast

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 14:58
related countries: Iraq, United States

A top US television journalist and his cameraman are seriously injured in a bomb attack in Iraq.
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Churches targeted in Iraq blasts

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 16:31
related countries: Iraq

Five car bombs explode outside the Vatican embassy and near churches in Iraq, killing at least three people.
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Deadly bird flu found in Cyprus

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 17:26
related countries: Cyprus

The lethal H5N1 bird flu strain is detected in birds in northern Cyprus, the first cases on the island.
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Cameroon 2-0 DR Congo

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 19:40
related countries: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola

Cameroon win, but DR Congo take second place in Group B on goal difference from Angola.
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Finns narrowly re-elect Halonen

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 19:51
related countries: Finland

Finland's first woman president Tarja Halonen wins a second six-year term by a razor thin margin.
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Three die in Pakistan train crash

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 22:50
related countries: Pakistan

At least three people are killed and dozens injured after a Pakistani passenger train derails, officials say.
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Libya to shut embassy in Denmark

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 23:02
related countries: Denmark, Libya

Libya says it is closing its embassy in Denmark in a row over newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Hamas faces European aid threat

Sunday 29th of January 2006, 23:45
related countries: Israel

The EU will not fund the Palestinian Authority under Hamas if it does not recognise Israel, Germany's leader says.
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