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G8 'failing to meet aid pledges'

Friday 9th of June 2006, 0:07
related countries: United Kingdom

UK charity Oxfam says G8 countries are not meeting their promises to increase development aid to Africa.
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G8 'failing to meet aid pledges'

Friday 9th of June 2006, 0:07
related countries: United Kingdom

UK charity Oxfam says G8 countries are not meeting their promises to increase development aid to Africa.
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More than 50 dead in China floods

Friday 9th of June 2006, 3:29
related countries: China

Flooding in southern China in recent days has left more than 50 people dead, state media reports.
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Zarqawi raids uncover new leads

Friday 9th of June 2006, 3:49
related countries: United States

The US says raids following the strike on militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi yielded much vital information.
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Cathay Pacific buys Dragonair

Friday 9th of June 2006, 5:11
related countries: China

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific buys rival Dragonair for HK$8.2bn, expanding its access into mainland China.
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Russia extradites Bosnian suspect

Friday 9th of June 2006, 7:29
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia

Russia extradites to Bosnia a Serb war crimes suspect accused of raping Muslim women in the 1990s.
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Global refugees 'at 26-year low'

Friday 9th of June 2006, 8:27
related countries: Colombia

Refugee numbers are the lowest since 1980 but Colombia heads a rise in internal dispalacements.
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Thailand marks king's anniversary

Friday 9th of June 2006, 8:27
related countries: Thailand

Thailand's King Bhumibol addresses huge crowds at festivities to mark his 60 years on the throne.
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UN experts to investigate Darfur

Friday 9th of June 2006, 8:40
related countries: Sudan

UN technical experts arrive in Sudan to begin planning for a possible peace-keeping mission in Darfur.
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Taleban play down Zarqawi death

Friday 9th of June 2006, 9:13
related countries: Afghanistan

The Taleban say Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death will not affect the fight against the West in Afghanistan.
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Australian jailed for sex slavery

Friday 9th of June 2006, 9:55
related countries: Aruba, Australia

A brothel owner becomes the first person to be convicted under Australia's anti-slavery laws and is jailed for 10 years.
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SA deportee 'went to Pakistan'

Friday 9th of June 2006, 10:38
related countries: South Africa, Pakistan

The South African government says a Pakistani man missing since being deported in 2005 was taken to Pakistan.
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Nigeria boy hostage rescued in Spain

Friday 9th of June 2006, 10:47
related countries: Nigeria, Spain

Two Nigerian women are arrested in Spain accused of stealing a child and forcing his mother into prostitution.
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Japan push for defence ministry

Friday 9th of June 2006, 10:55
related countries: Japan

Japan's Cabinet has given its backing to new legislation which would create a defence ministry for the first time.
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Togo's fans angry at visa denial

Friday 9th of June 2006, 11:43
related countries: Togo, Germany

Togo's official World Cup supporters are denied visas to Germany because they do not have bank accounts.
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Baghdad curfew after Zarqawi raid

Friday 9th of June 2006, 11:48
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Vehicles are banned from the streets of Baghdad amid fears of reprisals for the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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Russian 'torture dungeon' found

Friday 9th of June 2006, 12:32
related countries: Russia

A Russian rights group says it has evidence of a Russian dungeon in Chechnya where inmates were tortured.
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France and UK boost nuclear ties

Friday 9th of June 2006, 13:09
related countries: France, United Kingdom
related places: Paris

France's President Chirac and the UK's Tony Blair agree in Paris to launch a joint nuclear energy forum.
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Spain smashes Grapo militants

Friday 9th of June 2006, 13:51
related countries: Spain

Spanish police say they have practically "decapitated" the leadership of the far-left militant group Grapo.
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US gets cervical cancer vaccine

Friday 9th of June 2006, 14:08
related countries: United States

The US approves the first vaccine against cervical cancer, which kills 290,000 women worldwide each year.
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US trade deficit reaches $63.5bn

Friday 9th of June 2006, 14:16
related countries: United States

The US trade deficit reaches a monthly total of $63.5bn, putting it on track for a record annual figure.
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Crowds mourn Gaza militant

Friday 9th of June 2006, 14:34
related countries: Israel

Thousands attend the funeral of a senior Palestinian militant killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza on Thursday.
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Assam rocked by deadly explosions

Friday 9th of June 2006, 14:56
related countries: India
related places: At

A series of attacks in India's Assam state leave at least six people dead, police say.
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India to give Nepal $218m in aid

Friday 9th of June 2006, 16:20
related countries: Nepal, India

India says it will give Nepal 10 billion rupees ($218m) in aid, most of it to be spent on development projects.
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Russians rally for water mammal

Friday 9th of June 2006, 16:23
related countries: Russia

Russian conservationists campaign to save the Russian desman - a small mammal similar to the muskrat.
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Norway seeks Lanka commitment

Friday 9th of June 2006, 16:32
related countries: Sri Lanka, Norway

Sri Lanka's warring sides are urged to show their desire for peace as news emerges of the brutal killing of an entire family.
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Zarqawi 'survived initial strike'

Friday 9th of June 2006, 16:38
related countries: Iraq, United States

Militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was alive when Iraqi police arrived at the scene of the air strikes, the US says.
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Somali president's compound hit

Friday 9th of June 2006, 17:35
related countries: Somalia

Gunmen attack the compound of Somalia's interim president as the government discusses the recent Islamist victory.
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Germany 4-2 Costa Rica

Friday 9th of June 2006, 18:10
related countries: Costa Rica

A Klose brace and great strikes from Lahm and Frings help Germany win their World Cup opener.
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Palestinians killed on Gaza beach

Friday 9th of June 2006, 18:28
related countries: Israel, Gaza Strip

Seven people, including three children, are killed by Israeli shells on a Gaza beach, Palestinian officials say.
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Spectacular opening for World Cup

Friday 9th of June 2006, 18:41
related countries: Germany

The 2006 World Cup gets under way in Germany with an extravagant opening ceremony in Munich.
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UK soldiers 'killed 21 Taleban'

Friday 9th of June 2006, 20:27
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

Twenty one Taleban fighters were killed in a clash with British soldiers in Afghanistan, the BBC has been told.
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US worried over Sui Kyi's health

Friday 9th of June 2006, 20:28
related countries: Burma, United States

The US expresses concerns over reports that Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been taken to hospital.
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Poland 0-2 Ecuador

Friday 9th of June 2006, 20:54
related countries: Ecuador, Poland

Goals from Carlos Tenorio and Agustin Delgado give Ecuador a stunning victory over Poland in Group A.
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England ready to launch dream

Friday 9th of June 2006, 21:33
related countries: Paraguay, United Kingdom

Sven-Goran Eriksson says England can win the World Cup - as they prepare to play Paraguay.
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Chile students call off protest

Friday 9th of June 2006, 22:23
related countries: Chile

Chilean students call off strikes that had mobilised hundreds of thousands, accepting concessions.
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Rare giraffe-like animal spotted

Friday 9th of June 2006, 23:54
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Conservationists in DR Congo find evidence of the survival in the wild of the rare, giraffe-like okapi.
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