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Solzhenitsyn in Russia film first

Monday 30th of January 2006, 0:42
related countries: Russia

The first Russian film based on a novel by the former dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn is shown in Russia.
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EU hosts last-ditch talks on Iran

Monday 30th of January 2006, 2:01
related countries: Iran

The EU is set to hold urgent talks with Iran to try to resolve a stand-off over its nuclear programme.
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El Salvador buries revolutionary

Monday 30th of January 2006, 2:37
related countries: El Salvador

The largest crowd in a generation turns out to bury El Salvador's veteran guerrilla leader Schafik Handal.
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Poles mourn roof collapse victims

Monday 30th of January 2006, 4:33
related countries: Poland

A state of mourning is declared in Poland after a roof falls on pigeon enthusiasts, killing at least 66 people.
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'Sabotage' caused Pakistan crash

Monday 30th of January 2006, 8:22
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani authorities say they suspect Sunday's train crash was the result of sabotage.
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Osaka homeless resist police move

Monday 30th of January 2006, 8:22
related countries: Japan
related places: Osaka

Homeless people resisting eviction from two parks in Japan's western city of Osaka clash with police.
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Brokeback defeated at film awards

Monday 30th of January 2006, 8:46
related countries: United States

Crash beats Brokeback Mountain to win best ensemble cast prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards.
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Call for openness in Menezes case

Monday 30th of January 2006, 9:27
related countries: Botswana

The lawyer for the family of the Brazilian man shot dead on the Tube calls for openness in the investigation.
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Bali bomber 'heads new group'

Monday 30th of January 2006, 9:56
related countries: Indonesia

An Islamic militant wanted for a string of attacks across Indonesia says he heads a previously unknown group.
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Serbia admits Mladic family talks

Monday 30th of January 2006, 10:50
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro's defence minister admits holding talks with relatives of fugitive Ratko Mladic.
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'Pirates' to face Kenya charges

Monday 30th of January 2006, 10:58
related countries: Kenya, United States
related places: Mombasa

Ten Somalis arrested by the US navy are flown to the Kenyan port of Mombasa, where they are to be charged.
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Stark warning over climate change

Monday 30th of January 2006, 11:00
related countries: Greenland

Greenhouse gas emissions are rising at an "unsustainable" rate and the Greenland ice cap is at risk, scientists say.
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Hamas urges EU not to end funding

Monday 30th of January 2006, 11:08
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

Hamas appeals to the EU not to halt funding to the Palestinian Authority after the militant group's election win.
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Gaza EU offices raided by gunmen

Monday 30th of January 2006, 11:25
related countries: Gaza Strip

Gunmen in the Gaza Strip storm local EU offices over 'insulting' cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Nepal local poll candidate shot

Monday 30th of January 2006, 11:30
related countries: Nepal

Unidentified gunmen shoot and wound a candidate standing in controversial local elections in Nepal.
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EU hosts last-ditch talks on Iran

Monday 30th of January 2006, 12:03
related countries: Iran

The UK, France and Germany are holding urgent talks with Iran on the stand-off over its nuclear programme.
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Canadian pig farmer goes on trial

Monday 30th of January 2006, 12:18
related countries: Canada

A pig farmer alleged to be Canada's worst serial killer goes on trial on Monday after a lengthy investigation.
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Cricket: Pakistan open gap

Monday 30th of January 2006, 12:35
related countries: Pakistan, India
related places: Karachi

Pakistan's new opening pair shares a century stand to take a 180-run lead over India on day two of the third Test.
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Martins puts Nigeria on top

Monday 30th of January 2006, 12:54
related countries: Nigeria, Senegal

A brace from Obafemi Martins gives Nigeria a 2-1 win over Senegal and the top spot in Group D at the African Cup of Nations in Port Said.
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Spain sets cocaine seizure record

Monday 30th of January 2006, 13:07
related countries: Spain

The Spanish authorities seized record levels of cocaine last year, confiscating nearly 50 tonnes, officials say.
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Iraqis 'confirm' bird flu death

Monday 30th of January 2006, 13:11
related countries: Iraq

The Iraqi health minister appears to confirm that an Iraqi Kurdish girl has died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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Nigeria militants free hostages

Monday 30th of January 2006, 13:19
related countries: Nigeria

Four foreign oil workers held hostage in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta for nearly three weeks are freed.
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Somalia's rival MPs agree to meet

Monday 30th of January 2006, 14:16
related countries: Somalia
related places: Baidoa

Somalia's transitional parliament is to meet for the first time on home soil in the central town of Baidoa.
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Mittal makes French jobs pledge

Monday 30th of January 2006, 14:44
related countries: France

Mittal Steel says it will not be cutting jobs in France if its controversial takeover bid for rival Arcelor is agreed.
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Chirac names slavery memorial day

Monday 30th of January 2006, 15:07
related countries: France

France will hold a day of remembrance for the victims of slavery every 10 May, says President Jacques Chirac.
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'No progress' from EU-Iran talks

Monday 30th of January 2006, 15:11
related countries: Belgium, Iran, United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

Last-ditch talks between EU officials and Iran in Brussels deliver nothing new according to a UK official.
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Trapped Canada miners rescued

Monday 30th of January 2006, 15:38
related countries: Canada

Rescuers bring up to the surface all the 72 miners trapped underground in Canada for more than 24 hours.
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Chinese fireworks blast kills 36

Monday 30th of January 2006, 16:16
related countries: China

An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in central China on the first day of Chinese New Year leaves 36 dead.
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US soldier guilty of Afghan abuse

Monday 30th of January 2006, 16:50
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

A second US soldier is found guilty of assaulting prisoners in a military base in Afghanistan.
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Poland reduces trade hall deaths

Monday 30th of January 2006, 17:00
related countries: Poland

Polish officials say 62 people died when a trade hall's roof collapsed - five fewer than they had previously thought.
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Afghan murder inquiry draws blank

Monday 30th of January 2006, 17:12
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

Foreign aid workers say there has been almost no progress in investigating the murder of a UK man in Afghanistan.
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Abbas vows to honour peace deals

Monday 30th of January 2006, 17:25
related countries: Israel

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will continue pursuing peace with Israel, following Hamas' election win.
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Pinochet's daughter free on bail

Monday 30th of January 2006, 17:57
related countries: Chile

The daughter of Chile's ex-military ruler Augusto Pinochet is granted bail after being held on tax evasion charges.
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Football: Tunisia 0-3 Guinea

Monday 30th of January 2006, 18:51
related countries: Tunisia

Guinea's Syli Nationale claim top spot in Group C at the African Cup of Nations with a well-deserved win over defending champions Tunisia.
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Bull charges bullfight spectators

Monday 30th of January 2006, 19:33
related countries: Mexico

At least two people are injured when a bull leaps into the crowd during a bullfight in Mexico City.
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EU 'to keep funding Palestinians'

Monday 30th of January 2006, 20:20
related countries: Israel

The EU says it will fund the Palestinian Authority so long as a new government seeks peace with Israel.
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US vows support for Afghanistan

Monday 30th of January 2006, 20:43
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom, United States

Condoleezza Rice assures the Afghan head of US support ahead of a UK conference on the country's future.
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US hostage makes new video appeal

Monday 30th of January 2006, 21:48
related countries: Iraq, United States

US journalist Jill Carroll, held hostage in Iraq, makes a new video appeal for the release of women prisoners.
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Zawahiri video blasts US strike

Monday 30th of January 2006, 22:04
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri taunts the US about an air raid in Pakistan which failed to kill him.
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Drug swap urged to save vultures

Monday 30th of January 2006, 23:08
related countries: India

Wildlife experts urge the Indian government to ban a veterinary drug which is proving lethal to vultures.
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