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Israeli PM suffers serious stroke

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 0:16
related countries: Israel

Israel's prime minister suffers a "massive" brain haemorrhage and is undergoing an operation, doctors say.
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US mining firm expresses regret

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 2:40
related countries: United States

The owners of a US mine say they "regret" allowing families of 11 dead miners to believe they were alive.
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'Final body' found at German rink

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 2:42
related countries: Germany

A 15th body is retrieved from the site of a collapsed German ice rink, thought to be the final victim.
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Tennis: Agassi quits Aussie Open

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 3:34
related countries: Aruba

Four-times former champion Andre Agassi withdraws from the Australian Open with an ankle injury.
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Thai police gather DNA samples

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 6:10
related countries: Thailand, United Kingdom

Police probing the murder and possible rape of a British student in Thailand have taken DNA samples from people in the area.
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Surgeons battling to save Sharon

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 6:25
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM Ariel Sharon is to remain in surgery for several more hours after a major stroke, doctors say.
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Cricket: Rain hampers SA efforts

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 6:29
related countries: South Africa, Australia

South Africa's hopes of victory in the third Test against Australia fade after a rain-interrupted fourth day.
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'Rebels' attack Nepal police post

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 6:42
related countries: Nepal

Two policemen and a civilian are injured in Nepal after an attack by suspected Maoist rebels.
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India, Pakistan discuss rail link

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 7:13
related countries: Pakistan, India

India and Pakistan begin talks on reopening a rail link shut down 40 years ago after they went to war.
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Top US carmakers see sales fall

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 7:24
related countries: United States
related places: America

US carmakers report falling sales in December, marking the end of a turbulent year for America's Big Three auto firms.
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Privacy rule angers China police

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 7:26
related countries: China
related places: Nanjing

Police in China's Nanjing are angry at a demand to disclose their private lives in an effort to stamp out corruption.
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Bolivian leader in Madrid talks

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 7:46
related countries: Bolivia, Spain
related places: Madrid

Bolivia's president-elect Evo Morales is in Spain as part of an international tour ahead of his inauguration.
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Cambodia charges another activist

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 7:52
related countries: Cambodia

A critic of Cambodia's government becomes the latest of a string of people to be charged with defamation.
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Top US court agrees Padilla move

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 8:18
related countries: United States
related places: Padilla

The US Supreme Court agrees with the government that terror suspect Jose Padilla can be transferred to civilian custody.
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Nigeria to free half its inmates

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 9:59
related countries: Nigeria

Up to 25,000 Nigerian prisoners - more than half the total - are to be freed to reduce overcrowding.
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Spain to write off Bolivian debt

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 10:07
related countries: Bolivia, Spain
related places: Madrid

Spain tells Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales that it will cancel most of the country's debt to Madrid.
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Chappell excited by Pakistan tour

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 10:16
related countries: Pakistan, India

Greg Chappell is relishing the challenge of coaching India in a series against Pakistan.
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Peru recalls Venezuela ambassador

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 10:58
related countries: Venezuela, Peru
related places: Caracas

Peru withdraws its ambassador to Caracas after what it says is interference by Hugo Chavez in its election.
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Sharon stroke hits Israeli shares

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 11:03
related countries: Israel

Israeli shares fall more than 5% amid uncertainty about Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's health after a huge stroke.
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Two museum Rembrandts 'are fake'

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 11:16
related countries: Portugal

A pair of "Rembrandts" which hung in a Portuguese museum for 25 years are fake, its director says.
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Austria's tough EU balancing act

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 11:21
related countries: Austria
related places: Vienna

Bethany Bell reports from Vienna on the challenges Austria faces as it takes over the EU presidency.
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Three climbers die on Kilimanjaro

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 11:43
related countries: Tanzania
related places: Kilimanjaro

Three tourists are killed in a rockslide on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, in northern Tanzania.
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Pilgrim hostel collapses in Mecca

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 11:45
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Mecca

A four-storey building has collapsed in Mecca in Saudi Arabia, with reports of dozens of dead and injured.
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Stowaways 'forced to jump ship'

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 12:41
related countries: Ukraine, South Africa

Ukrainian sailors are to appear in a South African court after allegedly forcing stowaways to jump overboard.
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Tube travel Venezuelan style

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 12:50
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Caracas

Compared to most Londoners, the people of Caracas have a more unequivocal view of their underground railway.
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Food crisis 'worsens' in Kenya

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 12:56
related countries: Kenya

Aid agencies step up appeals for food aid in northern Kenya, where under-nourished children are dying.
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Deal for MPs to meet in Somalia

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 15:14
related countries: Somalia, Yemen

Rival leaders sign a deal to assemble the transitional parliament for the first time in Somalia within 30 days.
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Norway split over Israel boycott

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 15:17
related countries: Israel, Norway

Norway's finance minister causes a stir by backing a campaign to boycott Israeli goods.
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Turkish teenagers die of bird flu

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 15:31
related countries: Turkey

Two teenagers diagnosed with bird flu die in Turkey - the first human cases outside South-East Asia.
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London bombs inspire Indian film

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 15:42
related countries: India, United Kingdom
related places: London

Leading Bollywood producer Mahesh Bhatt is making a film inspired by last year's London bombings.
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Gaza militant free after protest

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 16:13
related countries: Egypt

Palestinian authorities free a Gaza militant leader a day after armed protests spill into violence on Egypt's border.
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Iran absent from nuclear meeting

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 17:03
related countries: Iran

Iran fails to attend a meeting to discuss its decision to resume nuclear fuel research, the IAEA says.
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Israeli PM critical after stroke

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 17:10
related countries: Israel

Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is in critical condition in hospital after a stroke and hours of surgery, doctors say.
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Afghan 'suicide attack kills 10'

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 17:37
related countries: Afghanistan

Officials say at least 10 people die in a suicide attack in central Afghanistan during a visit by the US ambassador.
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Bosnia suspect's wife shot dead

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 17:42
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina

The wife of a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect dies in an exchange of gunfire as EU troops close in.
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Uganda poll sees two-horse race

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 17:45
related countries: Uganda

An opinion poll in Uganda shows incumbent Yoweri Museveni is leading Kizza Besigye ahead of presidential elections next month.
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Chavez bloc begins work unopposed

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 17:46
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan lawmakers sit for the first time after elections produce a parliament with no seats for the opposition.
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Orissa clash officers transferred

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 17:49
related countries: India

Two district officials in India's Orissa state are transferred after police kill 12 tribal protesters at a steel mill site.
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Comic Stewart will present Oscars

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 18:01
related countries: United States

US comic Jon Stewart will host this year's Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announces.
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SA politician claims hotel racist

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 18:58
related countries: South Africa

South African MP Patricia de Lille says that she was prevented from entering a bar because of her colour.
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Iraq suicide bomb blasts kill 120

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 20:51
related countries: Iraq
related places: Karbala'

At least 120 people are killed in two separate suicide attacks in the Iraqi cities of Karbala and Ramadi.
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Pilgrim hostel collapses in Mecca

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 21:43
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Mecca

At least 20 people - among them foreigners - die as a hostel for pilgrims collapses in the Saudi city of Mecca.
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Doctors prolong Sharon sedation

Thursday 5th of January 2006, 22:39
related countries: Israel

Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to remain under heavy sedation for up to 72 hours after a serious stroke.
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