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UK Lords: EU auditors too harsh
Monday 13th of November 2006, 0:53related countries:
United KingdomA House of Lords committee calls for changes to EU auditing procedures, saying they give a poor impression.
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Afghan conflict deaths quadruple
Monday 13th of November 2006, 3:33related countries:
AfghanistanDeaths in the conflict in Afghanistan have risen four-fold this year, five years after the Taleban regime fell.
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US citizen deported from Vietnam
Monday 13th of November 2006, 4:47related countries:
Vietnam, 
United StatesA US citizen recently jailed on terrorism charges is deported from Vietnam after being released early.
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Indigenous heads help Fiji crisis
Monday 13th of November 2006, 6:05related countries:
FijiFiji's Great Council of Chiefs begins a mission to resolve the crisis between the PM and the military.
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Taiwan MPs quit over Chen scandal
Monday 13th of November 2006, 6:27related countries:
TaiwanTwo MPs from Taiwan's ruling party quit parliament, to protest at the scandal involving President Chen.
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BT plans 6,000 extra Indian staff
Monday 13th of November 2006, 7:48related countries:
India, United KingdomBritish Telecom plans to recruit 6,000 staff in India as it seeks licences to expand its services there.
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Cricket: England find form
Monday 13th of November 2006, 8:05related countries:
United KingdomKevin Pietersen is one of three England batsmen to hit fifties in their second tour game against New South Wales.
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Athletics: 'Gatlin hurt sport'
Monday 13th of November 2006, 8:31related countries:
United StatesAmerican 400m runner Sanya Richards says Justin Gatlin's positive drugs test has tarnished the sport in the USA.
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S Korea 'spurns ship search plan'
Monday 13th of November 2006, 8:39related countries:
South Korea, 
North Korea, United StatesSouth Korea will not join a US-led initiative to stop and search North Korea ships at sea, officials say.
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S Ossetia votes for independence
Monday 13th of November 2006, 9:38related countries:
GeorgiaOfficials in the tiny ex-Soviet region of South Ossetia say more than 90% of voters back independence from Georgia.
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Kenya bans all flights to Somalia
Monday 13th of November 2006, 9:52related countries:
Kenya, 
SomaliaFlights, including those for the drug khat, to lawless Somalia from Kenya are banned, amid security fears.
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Election protests grip Bangladesh
Monday 13th of November 2006, 9:55related countries:
BangladeshThousands of Bangladesh opposition activists hold a second day of protests to demand reform.
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Madonna adoption challenge heard
Monday 13th of November 2006, 10:20related countries:
MalawiA Malawi judge hears a legal challenge by a group of NGOs to Madonna's attempts to adopt a local boy.
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Cricket: Windies face defeat
Monday 13th of November 2006, 11:19related countries:
Pakistanrelated places: Lahore
West Indies face the prospect of an innings defeat by Pakistan after three days of the Lahore Test.
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EU renews Uzbek sanctions
Monday 13th of November 2006, 11:34related countries:
UzbekistanEU ministers renew an arms and travel ban on President Karimov's Uzbekistan over the 2005 Andijan massacre.
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UK wedding for Algeria suspect
Monday 13th of November 2006, 11:38related countries:
Algeria, United KingdomA UK pensioner who wed an Algerian terror suspect by telephone, campaigns to prove his innocence.
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Lebanon political crisis deepens
Monday 13th of November 2006, 11:43related countries:
LebanonA sixth minister resigns from the Lebanese government, a day after Shia cabinet members quit.
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Suicide of 'bullied' Japan pupils
Monday 13th of November 2006, 12:19related countries:
JapanTwo Japanese children killed themselves over the weekend because they were being bullied at school, say police.
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Protest over Tamil MP's killing
Monday 13th of November 2006, 12:54related countries:
Sri LankaThousands march in Sri Lanka in protest at the killing of pro-Tamil Tiger politician Nadarajah Raviraj.
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Poland holds up EU-Russia talks
Monday 13th of November 2006, 13:40related countries:
Poland, 
Belgium, 
Russiarelated places: Brussels
Poland vetoes the start of talks between the EU and Russia on a new partnership agreement.
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Danes on trial over Iraq secrets
Monday 13th of November 2006, 14:18related countries:
Iraq, 
DenmarkThree Danish journalists go on trial charged with publishing secrets about Iraq's pre-war weapons programme.
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SA train crash kills farm workers
Monday 13th of November 2006, 14:39related countries:
South Africarelated places: Cape Town
A train collides with a truck carrying farm workers near Cape Town in South Africa, killing at least 27 people.
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Kabila near to DR Congo victory
Monday 13th of November 2006, 14:42related countries:
Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congo President Kabila has a strong lead over his rival, with 90% of the vote counted from the presidential run-off.
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Lebanon backs UN Hariri tribunal
Monday 13th of November 2006, 14:57related countries:
LebanonLebanon's cabinet approves draft UN plans for an tribunal to try suspects in the killing of the former PM Rafik Hariri.
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Kenyans drown after flash floods
Monday 13th of November 2006, 15:17related countries:
Kenyarelated places: Mombasa
Flash floods near Mombasa in Kenya leave 21 dead and thousands homeless, with bridges washed away.
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'Taleban law' passed in Pakistan
Monday 13th of November 2006, 16:11related countries:
PakistanPakistan's North West Frontier Province passes a bill setting up a department to enforce Islamic morality.
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Darfur militias in deadly attacks
Monday 13th of November 2006, 16:11related countries:
Sudanrelated places: `Arab
About 30 people have been killed in Sudan's Darfur region, when Arab militias raided a village, peacekeepers say.
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Copper theft stalls Italian trains
Monday 13th of November 2006, 16:29related countries:
ItalyRail travellers in Italy suffer delays because of an increase in the theft of copper wire along train tracks.
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Iran and Syria urged to help Iraq
Monday 13th of November 2006, 16:43related countries:
Iraq, 
Syria, 
Iran, United Statesrelated places: White House
The US and UK indicate they are ready to work with Syria and Iran to help end the violence in Iraq.
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Rugby: Knee injury for Michalak
Monday 13th of November 2006, 17:08related countries:
New ZealandFrance's Frederic Michalak faces at least three months out with a knee injury, while Fabien Pelous misses Saturday's Test against New Zealand.
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King memorial work begins
Monday 13th of November 2006, 18:20related countries:
United StatesUS President George W Bush is among speakers at a ground-breaking ceremony for a memorial to Martin Luther King.
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Suicide bomb kills 11 in Baghdad
Monday 13th of November 2006, 18:52related countries:
Iraqrelated places: Baghdad
Eleven people are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a minibus in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Europe eases Algeria visa rules
Monday 13th of November 2006, 19:14related countries:
France, AlgeriaFrance says visa processing for Algerians will be speeded up in 15 European countries.
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Sri Lanka youth 'seized to fight'
Monday 13th of November 2006, 21:18related countries:
Sri LankaA UN envoy accuses the Sri Lankan army of helping a breakaway rebel faction to abduct children as soldiers.
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Iran key as Olmert meets Bush
Monday 13th of November 2006, 22:14related countries:
Israel, IranIsraeli PM Ehud Olmert and President Bush use talks to turn up the pressure on Iran over its nuclear activities.
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Vietnam off US religion blacklist
Monday 13th of November 2006, 22:20related countries:
Vietnam, United StatesThe US state department drops Vietnam from its list of countries that severely violate religious freedom.
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Bush maintains tough line on Iran
Monday 13th of November 2006, 23:52related countries:
Iraq, Iran, United StatesThe US and UK indicate no softening of their stance on Iran despite calls to use Tehran to help pacify Iraq.
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