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Estonia welcomes first US visit

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 0:11
related countries: Estonia Estonia, Latvia Latvia

President Bush is the first US head of state to visit Estonia, ahead of a Nato summit in Latvia.
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More radiation found in spy case

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 0:24
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Two more London addresses are found to have traces of radiation in the wake of Alexander Litvinenko's death.
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Ecuador leftist Correa leads vote

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 1:01
related countries: Ecuador Ecuador

Leftist Rafael Correa claims victory in Ecuador's presidential election as early results put him in the lead.
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Sudan president rejects UN troops

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 2:12
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Sudan's president denies there is a humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and says UN troops are not needed.
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Iran backs Venezuela car factory

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 3:59
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela, Iran Iran

President Hugo Chavez opens a new Iranian-backed car factory in central Venezuela.
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Quebec's nationhood backed

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 4:39
related countries: Canada Canada
related places: Quebec

Canada's parliament approves a government motion recognising Quebec's people as a nation within Canada.
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Iraq 'on the brink of civil war'

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 5:56
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Iran Iran

UN chief Kofi Annan says Iraq is almost in the throes of a civil war, as the country's president visits Iran.
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Thai government eases martial law

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 9:32
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Thailand's interim government votes to accept a recommendation to partially lift martial law.
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Hungary sets limits for GM crops

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 9:53
related countries: Hungary Hungary

Hungary passes a law to severely restrict the planting of genetically modified crops (GMOs).
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Cricket: Windies battle on

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 10:01
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

West Indies begin a gritty fight to stay in the third Test after losing six wickets on day two in Karachi.
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N Korea and US in diplomacy push

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 10:45
related countries: North Korea North Korea, United States United States
related places: Pyongyang

Top North Korea and US envoys meet to discuss reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.
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Weak US 'to hit global growth'

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 11:16
related countries: United States United States

A slowdown in the US will crimp global economic growth in 2007, a report from the OECD predicts.
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Baghdad hospital blasts kill four

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 11:34
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Kirkuk

Two car bombs outside one of the Iraqi capital Baghdad's main hospitals kill four people, officials say.
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New building collapses in Lagos

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 11:38
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria
related places: Lagos

Rescue workers try to find survivors after a building under construction collapses in the Nigerian city of Lagos.
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Ethiopian 'clash' with Islamists

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 13:05
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Somalia Somalia

Ethiopian troops fired rockets at a strategic town north of Somalia's capital, Islamist officials tell a rally.
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Bush berates hesitant Nato allies

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 13:21
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States

The US president scolds Nato members reluctant to send troops to Afghan hotspots, ahead of a key summit.
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Nato bullish on Afghan mission

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 13:26
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Nato can succeed in Afghanistan but only if members raise their game, the alliance's head warns.
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Finns strive for EU-Turkey deal

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 13:41
related countries: Turkey Turkey, Finland Finland
related places: Ankara

The Finnish PM is to visit Turkey on Friday, in a fresh effort to rescue Ankara's troubled EU accession bid.
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Warning over Afghan opium

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 14:06
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Afghanistan's soaring opium trade threatens to wreck rebuilding efforts, the UN and World Bank warn.
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Pope begins landmark Turkey visit

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 14:21
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Pope Benedict XVI starts a four-day visit to Turkey, amid protests against recent comments about Islam.
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Chad looting forces aid staff out

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 16:14
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon, Chad Chad

UN aid agencies are moving non-essential staff from Chad to Cameroon after UN warehouses are looted.
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Gaddafi in Nigeria airport drama

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 16:24
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, Libya Libya
related places: Abuja

Libya's leader storms out of Abuja airport in a row with Nigerian security officials over his armed bodyguards.
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French army battle CAR rebels

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 16:26
related countries: France France, Central African Republic Central African Republic

French forces confront rebels in the Central African Republic during a government offensive in the north.
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Star guilty in Mumbai bomb trial

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 16:34
related countries: India India
related places: Mumbai

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is found guilty in connection with the 1993 bombings in the Indian city of Mumbai.
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Nepal sides sign disarmament deal

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 17:11
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Nepal's government and Maoist rebels sign a disarmament accord aimed at decisively ending the civil war.
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Militant killed at Syrian border

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 17:11
related countries: Syria Syria, Lebanon Lebanon

An Islamic militant blows himself up during a gunbattle near the Lebanese border, Syrian officials say.
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Indian minister guilty of murder

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 17:17
related countries: India India

An Indian cabinet minister has been convicted of abducting and murdering his former aide 12 years ago.
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Pope calls for religious exchange

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 17:25
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Pope Benedict XVI calls for a dialogue between Muslims and Christians as he starts a four-day visit to Turkey.
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Graves evidence at Saddam trial

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 17:46
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: Saddam

A US scientist shows images of mass graves of Iraqi Kurds killed in 1988, in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein.
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Bemba accepts DR Congo poll loss

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 18:22
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba accepts defeat in run-off presidential elections.
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Ukrainian famine was 'genocide'

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 18:28
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

The Ukraine votes in favour of declaring a Soviet-era famine an act of genocide against its people.
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Sri Lankan aid convoy turns back

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 18:35
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

An aid convoy to eastern Sri Lanka turns back because of fighting between the government and Tamil rebels.
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Lahoud 'to block' Lebanon panel

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 18:40
related countries: Syria Syria, Lebanon Lebanon

Lebanon's Syrian-backed president says he will not approve moves by a depleted anti-Syrian cabinet.
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Chad rebels 'down military plane'

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 19:18
related countries: Chad Chad

A Chadian rebel group claims to have shot down a military plane which was bombing their positions.
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Kosovo protesters attack UN site

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 19:26
related countries: Albania Albania

UN forces fire teargas to disperse thousands of ethnic Albanian protesters in Kosovo.
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France boosts women politicians

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 19:55
related countries: France France

The French cabinet approves a proposal to encourage parties to promote more women into politics.
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Correa 'wins Ecuador's election'

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 20:01
related countries: Ecuador Ecuador

Leftist Rafael Correa has won Ecuador's run-off presidential election, a top electoral official says.
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Five girls killed in Iraqi clash

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 20:14
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

Five young girls are killed in Iraq during a clash between US marines and insurgents, the US military says.
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UN renews Iraq troops mandate

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 21:58
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The UN Security Council votes to extend the mandate of the multinational force in Iraq for another year.
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Charles arrives for Nigerian tour

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 22:37
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Prince Charles attends a reception, marking his third Royal visit to the West African state of Nigeria.
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Chinese activist's wife detained

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 22:46
related countries: China China

The wife of a Chinese activist retried over public order offences is detained by police, lawyers say.
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Iran: US exit key to Iraq peace

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 22:55
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

US troops must leave Iraq if security is to be restored, Iran's supreme leader says in talks with Iraq's president.
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Probe names Uribe allies

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 23:35
related countries: Colombia Colombia

A Colombian court names six more politicians it wants to question over their alleged links to paramilitaries.
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US baby 'murdered in microwave'

Tuesday 28th of November 2006, 23:41
related countries: United States United States

An US woman is arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn baby by burning her in a microwave oven.
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