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Angelina Jolie has baby daughter

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 2:03
related countries: Namibia

Actress Angelina Jolie gives birth to a girl by Brad Pitt in Namibia, Africa, the actor's publicist says.
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F1: Schumacher stripped of pole

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 3:20
related countries: Monaco

Michael Schumacher must start from the back of the grid in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix after losing pole position for an infringement.
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Australia beefs up E Timor force

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 6:40
related countries: East Timor, Australia

Australia is sending hundreds more troops and 50 police to East Timor to try to contain mob violence.
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Iran Azeris protest over cartoon

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 7:54
related countries: Iran

Ethnic Azeris in Iran protest about a cartoon they say insults them, despite a ban on the paper which published it.
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Tsvangirai warns of bleak future

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 10:06
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's opposition leader says his country is at the precipice, as it struggles with economic crisis.
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Quetta rocket attack kills woman

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 11:04
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Quetta

A woman dies as a rocket hits a house in the Pakistan city of Quetta, in an attack claimed by local militants.
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Ireland could see £11bn windfall

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 11:16
related countries: Ireland

Over a million people in Ireland could benefit from a £11bn windfall, as a government saving scheme begins to mature.
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Maldives protest at court hearing

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 11:47
related countries: Maldives

Protesters gather as a Maldives opposition leader attends court on charges of terrorism and sedition.
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Cricket: England seal Test victory

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 13:15
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
related places: Edgbaston

England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test at Edgbaston to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
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F1: Alonso wins Monaco thriller

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 13:47
related countries: Monaco

Renault's Fernando Alonso wins the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time after an action-packed race.
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Three dead in Waziristan attacks

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 14:11
related countries: Pakistan

Two soldiers are killed at a checkpoint, and a tribal elder is shot dead in Pakistan's troubled border region.
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Sri Lankan landmine attack

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 14:33
related countries: Sri Lanka

Seven die when a jeep carrying Sri Lankan tourists is blown up by a landmine in the Wilpattu national park.
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US 'militia' builds border fence

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 14:44
related countries: Mexico, United States
related places: Arizona

A group of US volunteers starts building a fence along the Mexican border to stop illegal immigration.
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Berlin stab victims get HIV drugs

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 15:04
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

People stabbed at Berlin's new railway station get protective treament as it emerges one victim is HIV positive.
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Sharon moved for long-term care

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 15:08
related countries: Israel
related places: Tel Aviv

Israel's former prime minister, Ariel Sharon, is moved to Tel Aviv for long-term medical care, after months in a coma.
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India makes college quota offer

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 16:18
related countries: India

The Indian government offers students written proposals to try to end the dispute over lower caste quotas.
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Search for Java quake survivors

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 16:38
related countries: Indonesia

Rescuers hunt for victims feared trapped under rubble after an earthquake kills more than 4,600 in Indonesia.
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Tennis: Nadal targets record

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 16:39
related countries: Spain

Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal will set a new record for consecutive wins on clay if he gets past Robin Soderling on Monday.
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Pope in visit to Nazi death camps

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 18:01
related countries: Poland

Pope Benedict XVI visits the former Nazi death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau as he ends his tour of Poland.
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Action call over Basra security

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 19:47
related countries: Iraq

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani calls for action over the deteriorating security situation in the city of Basra.
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Cricket: Windies take series

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 21:35
related countries: Trinidad and Tobago, India

The West Indies give Brian Lara a winning send-off in his final one-day international in Trinidad, beating India by 19 runs for a 4-1 series win.
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Israel in Lebanon border 'truce'

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 21:45
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

A ceasefire is agreed after clashes break out across the Israel-Lebanon border, UN peacekeepers say.
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Rain compounds Java quake misery

Sunday 28th of May 2006, 22:19
related countries: Indonesia

Survivors of a major quake that killed 4,600 people in Indonesia spend a second night outdoors in heavy rain.
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