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Colombia peace talks set to begin

Friday 27th of October 2006, 3:43
related countries: Colombia

Colombia's second-largest rebel group agrees to start peace talks with the government.
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Two 'militants' arrested in India

Friday 27th of October 2006, 3:51
related countries: Pakistan, India

Police in southern India say they have arrested two suspected Pakistan-based militants after a shooting.
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French police put on high alert

Friday 27th of October 2006, 4:45
related countries: France

French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy orders police to be on maximum alert, on the anniversary of rioting.
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Deadlock over Americas UN seat

Friday 27th of October 2006, 5:11
related countries: Guatemala, Venezuela, United States

Talks between Guatemala and Venezuela fail to end the bitter contest over a UN Security Council seat.
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Mexico anger over US border fence

Friday 27th of October 2006, 5:32
related countries: United States, Mexico

Mexico condemns US plans for a new fence on their joint border which is aimed at curbing illegal immigration.
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India bank staff in strike action

Friday 27th of October 2006, 6:02
related countries: India

Nearly a million Indian bank workers strike in protest at reforms which unions believe will lead to job cuts.
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Australia Muslim cleric suspended

Friday 27th of October 2006, 7:27
related countries: Australia

Australia's top Muslim cleric is barred from preaching after comparing immodestly dressed women to "uncovered meat".
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DR Congo leader's ally released

Friday 27th of October 2006, 7:41
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

UN forces free an ally of DR Congo's leader from a radio station, after clashes erupted ahead of Sunday's poll.
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ICBC shares soar in Hong Kong

Friday 27th of October 2006, 8:31
related countries: China, Hong Kong

Shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) rise 18% on its Hong Kong debut.
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Vietnam set for WTO membership

Friday 27th of October 2006, 8:38
related countries: Vietnam

Vietnam gets the go-ahead to join the World Trade Organization after completing all the necessary reforms.
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Nato confirms Afghan raid deaths

Friday 27th of October 2006, 8:38
related countries: Afghanistan

Nato admits that at least 12 Afghan civilians died in an air strike which local people say hit a nomad camp.
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Rawlings denies Ghana coup plot

Friday 27th of October 2006, 8:58
related countries: Ghana

Ghana's ex-President Jerry Rawlings dismisses claims he is planning to overthrow the government.
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Israeli minister to visit Qatar

Friday 27th of October 2006, 9:00
related countries: Israel, Qatar

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni accepts an invitation to a conference in the Gulf state of Qatar.
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Three killed in West Bank clashes

Friday 27th of October 2006, 9:02
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Israeli troops conducting operations against militants in the West Bank kill three people, reports say.
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Madonna adoption case adjourned

Friday 27th of October 2006, 9:11
related countries: Malawi

The hearing of a case brought by rights groups challenging Madonna's adoption of a Malawian boy is postponed.
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Demand for mobiles boosts Bharti

Friday 27th of October 2006, 10:09
related countries: India

More mobile phone users helps the telecoms arm of Indian group Bharti to report a 79% rise in quarterly profits.
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Third top S Korean official quits

Friday 27th of October 2006, 10:10
related countries: South Korea, North Korea

South Korea's intelligence agency chief is the third official this week to offer to resign over the North's nuclear test.
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Iran 'steps up nuclear programme'

Friday 27th of October 2006, 11:00
related countries: Iran

Iran reportedly takes another step in its uranium enrichment programme, defying the international community.
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Next UN head in China for talks

Friday 27th of October 2006, 11:38
related countries: South Korea, China

The next UN chief, South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon, visits China for talks on the North Korea crisis.
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Ethiopia releases detained lawyer

Friday 27th of October 2006, 11:47
related countries: Kenya, Ethiopia

A European Commission lawyer held in Ethiopia after trying to cross into Kenya is freed without charge.
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Pinochet gold papers 'are fake'

Friday 27th of October 2006, 11:56
related countries: Chile, Hong Kong

Papers linking Chilean ex-ruler Augusto Pinochet to alleged gold deposits in Hong Kong are fake, the HSBC bank says.
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Israel denies German ship clash

Friday 27th of October 2006, 12:09
related countries: Israel, Lebanon, Germany

Israel denies reports that its jets fired shots near a German naval ship contributing to the Lebanon peace force.
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Bulgarian commissioner named

Friday 27th of October 2006, 12:50
related countries: Bulgaria

The European Commission backs Bulgaria's Meglena Kuneva to be consumer protection commissioner.
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Oaxaca teachers vote for return

Friday 27th of October 2006, 13:43
related countries: Mexico
related places: Oaxaca

Teachers in the Mexican state of Oaxaca vote to end their five-month strike.
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Niger suspending Arab expulsions

Friday 27th of October 2006, 14:18
related countries: Niger, Chad

Niger's government suspends a controversial decision to deport thousands of Arabs back to Chad.
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Somalis protest against Ethiopia

Friday 27th of October 2006, 14:50
related countries: Ethiopia

Thousands of young Muslim men demonstrate in support of a call for a holy war against Ethiopia.
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German army acts over skull row

Friday 27th of October 2006, 14:53
related countries: Afghanistan, Germany

Germany suspends two soldiers over photos showing German troops posing with human skulls in Afghanistan.
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Former Pakistani president dies

Friday 27th of October 2006, 15:02
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Peshawar

Pakistan's former president, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, dies aged 91 in Peshawar after a long period of illness.
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Cricket: South Africa reach semis

Friday 27th of October 2006, 15:09
related countries: South Africa, Pakistan

South Africa tear through Pakistan for a 124-run win to book their place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals.
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US forces hunt seized soldier

Friday 27th of October 2006, 15:26
related countries: Iraq, United States

US forces raid a mainly Shia Baghdad suburb in search of a kidnapped American soldier, the US military says.
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Tanzania arrests over baby parts

Friday 27th of October 2006, 15:28
related countries: Tanzania

Police arrest two men found trading body parts in northern Tanzania - an area famous for a belief in witchcraft.
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EU says Ukraine not ready to join

Friday 27th of October 2006, 16:06
related countries: Ukraine, Finland

EU leaders tell Ukraine it needs to implement more reforms before membership talks could begin.
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Bush condemns Iran nuclear move

Friday 27th of October 2006, 16:22
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Tehran

The US calls for "redoubled" efforts on Iran, amid reports Tehran has stepped up uranium enrichment work.
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Paris marks riots anniversary

Friday 27th of October 2006, 16:30
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Hundreds march through a Paris suburb in memory of two youths whose deaths sparked riots a year ago.
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DR Congo leader to accept results

Friday 27th of October 2006, 16:50
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congolese President Joseph Kabila says he will accept defeat "without question" if he loses Sunday's vote.
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Housing slump batters US growth

Friday 27th of October 2006, 17:03
related countries: United States

US economic growth slows to 1.6% in the third quarter of 2006 - its lowest level in more than three years.
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Judge 'orders arrest of Pinochet'

Friday 27th of October 2006, 17:42
related countries: Chile

A judge reportedly orders the arrest of Chile's ex-military ruler over crimes at a detention centre.
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Jailed Croat MP in hunger strike

Friday 27th of October 2006, 17:44
related countries: Croatia

A member of Croatia's parliament goes on hunger strike after being arrested on suspicion of war crimes.
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Bangladesh pledge on power shift

Friday 27th of October 2006, 18:41
related countries: Bangladesh

Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia promises to hand power to a caretaker administration ahead of elections.
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EU seeks Hungary unrest 'facts'

Friday 27th of October 2006, 19:42
related countries: Hungary

The EU asks Hungary to respond to reports its police used excessive force to break up anti-government protests.
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Police deployed in Paris suburbs

Friday 27th of October 2006, 20:40
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Extra police are ordered into Paris suburbs a year after two deaths which sparked riots across the country.
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Karzai 'sadness' at raid deaths

Friday 27th of October 2006, 21:36
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Afghans are "hurt and saddened" by civilian deaths in a Nato air strike.
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Bangladesh power shift postponed

Friday 27th of October 2006, 22:22
related countries: Bangladesh

The swearing-in of an interim government in Bangladesh is postponed as opposing factions clash.
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