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EU veto ban 'could threaten UK'

Friday 17th of November 2006, 0:21
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK sovereignty could be threatened if the EU succeeds in abolishing the power of veto on crime policies, MPs say.
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Climate wrangles go to the wire

Friday 17th of November 2006, 0:50
related countries: Kenya Kenya
related places: Nairobi

Ministers focus on plans for a review of the Kyoto Protocol as UN climate talks in Nairobi enter their final day.
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Bolivia 'risks revolt over land'

Friday 17th of November 2006, 1:08
related countries: Bolivia Bolivia

President Evo Morales warns Bolivia's people will rise up in revolt if the Senate does not pass land reforms.
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Prison for marine over Iraq death

Friday 17th of November 2006, 3:22
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

A 23-year-old US marine becomes the third to be sentenced for his part in killing an unarmed man in Iraq.
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Six found dead after Tonga riots

Friday 17th of November 2006, 4:36
related countries: Tonga Tonga

Six bodies are found in the capital of Tonga, after a day of rioting over delays to democratic reforms.
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France Socialists vote for Royal

Friday 17th of November 2006, 6:51
related countries: France France

Segolene Royal wins France's Socialist presidential primary and will be the party's candidate in next year's poll.
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Nepal 'excesses' probe complete

Friday 17th of November 2006, 7:08
related countries: Nepal Nepal

A Nepalese panel ends an investigation into alleged excesses in a crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
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Patient gamers buy PlayStation 3

Friday 17th of November 2006, 7:26
related countries: United States United States

North American gamers get their hands on Sony's PlayStation 3 games console after queuing for days.
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Bombs follow Thai PM peace visit

Friday 17th of November 2006, 7:30
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Three bombs go off in south Thailand, killing one and injuring 30, a day after a peace visit by the new PM.
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Cricket: S Australia on top

Friday 17th of November 2006, 7:40
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Andrew Strauss is out for a duck as England reach 24-1 in reply to South Australia's 247-7 declared in Adelaide.
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Football: Hungarian football legend Puskas dies

Friday 17th of November 2006, 7:58
related countries: Hungary Hungary, Spain Spain, Hong Kong Hong Kong

Hungary and Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas dies at the age of 79.
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France's Royal promises changes

Friday 17th of November 2006, 8:38
related countries: France France

Segolene Royal vows change if she becomes French president, after winning the Socialist primary.
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Senate backs India nuclear deal

Friday 17th of November 2006, 8:43
related countries: India India, United States United States

The US Senate approves a controversial deal to share civilian nuclear technology with India.
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Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan

Friday 17th of November 2006, 9:53
related countries: Sudan Sudan

UN chief Kofi Annan says Sudan supports in principle a joint peacekeeping force to solve the Darfur crisis.
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Israel dismisses new peace plan

Friday 17th of November 2006, 10:07
related countries: Israel Israel, Italy Italy, Spain Spain

Israel has rejected a new Middle East peace initiative proposed by Spain, France and Italy.
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Death row Briton freed from jail

Friday 17th of November 2006, 10:51
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A British man is released from a Pakistani jail after 18 years on death row for a killing he says was in self defence.
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EU bid to end Polish-Russian row

Friday 17th of November 2006, 10:56
related countries: Poland Poland, Russia Russia, Finland Finland
related places: Warsaw

Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen heads for Warsaw to try to defuse a confrontation over the EU's relationship with Russia.
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Thai Airways warns on A380s

Friday 17th of November 2006, 10:59
related countries: Thailand Thailand

A senior Thai Airways executive says the airline would not rule out cancelling its order for six Airbus A380s.
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Angelina Jolie bodyguards bailed

Friday 17th of November 2006, 11:04
related countries: India India

Bodyguards of Angelina Jolie are bailed after being charged with "insult to religion" in Mumbai.
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Aboriginal remains to go home

Friday 17th of November 2006, 11:20
related countries: Aruba Aruba

The Natural History Museum is to return the remains of 18 aboriginal people to the Australian government.
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Dutch military in Iraq abuse row

Friday 17th of November 2006, 11:24
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Netherlands Netherlands

Dutch military interrogators abused dozens of Iraqi prisoners after the 2003 invasion, a newspaper says.
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Iraq Sunni cleric rejects arrest

Friday 17th of November 2006, 12:29
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A leading Sunni Muslim cleric in Iraq dismisses attempts by the government to have him arrested.
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New Afghan police force deployed

Friday 17th of November 2006, 12:38
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The Afghan government begins deploying auxiliary police units that critics say are "legalised militias".
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Zambia's Chiluba unfit for trial

Friday 17th of November 2006, 12:49
related countries: Zambia Zambia

Zambian ex-President Chiluba is not well enough to stand trial on corruption charges, a court rules.
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Tense stand-off in China village

Friday 17th of November 2006, 13:20
related countries: China China

A Chinese village where three protesters were shot dead by police in 2005 is the scene of fresh unrest, reports say.
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Maoists 'still recruit children'

Friday 17th of November 2006, 13:54
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Nepal's human rights watchdog says it has credible reports that Maoist rebels are still recruiting children.
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US house building at six-year low

Friday 17th of November 2006, 14:51
related countries: United States United States

The number of new US homes being built fell to a six-year low last month as housing activity slowed significantly.
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Uruguay's ex-president arrested

Friday 17th of November 2006, 15:16
related countries: Uruguay Uruguay

Uruguay's former president Juan Maria Bordaberry is held over four killings during military rule in the 1970s.
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New drive against cluster bombs

Friday 17th of November 2006, 15:44
related countries: Norway Norway

Norway launches a fresh intitiative to ban cluster bombs after a similar drive by the United Nations fails.
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Friday 17th of November 2006, 16:05
related countries: Somalia Somalia

The Islamist group which controls much of southern Somalia bans the popular stimulant khat.
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Kenya dam 'on brink of bursting'

Friday 17th of November 2006, 17:04
related countries: Kenya Kenya

A Kenyan dam is close to bursting under the strain of high water levels in the wake of torrential rain, the UN says.
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Bush reflects on 'Vietnam lesson'

Friday 17th of November 2006, 17:12
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Vietnam Vietnam, United States United States

President Bush says a lesson from the Vietnam War for the US is that it must be patient in Iraq.
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Confusion on Iraq hostages' fate

Friday 17th of November 2006, 19:41
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Austria Austria, United States United States

Conflicting reports emerge about the fate of five Westerners taken hostage in southern Iraq.
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Nairobi climate talks end in deal

Friday 17th of November 2006, 19:46
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Agreement is reached at the UN climate talks in Kenya, after a deal on reviewing the Kyoto Protocol proved elusive.
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Dutch inquiry into Iraq 'abuses'

Friday 17th of November 2006, 21:11
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Netherlands Netherlands

The Dutch government orders an inquiry into reports that its troops tortured prisoners in Iraq in 2003.
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Dutch government in burqa ban

Friday 17th of November 2006, 22:17
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

The Dutch government is to draft a law banning women from wearing the burqa in public places.
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Mafia 'strangle Italy prospects'

Friday 17th of November 2006, 22:18
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Rome

The mafia are the biggest threat to south Italy's economic prospects, PM Romano Prodi tells Rome forum.
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