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No 'real change' for Afghan women

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 1:44
related countries: Afghanistan

The situation of Afghan women five years after the fall of the Taleban has hardly changed, a rights group says.
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US backs Chinese-Asean links

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 4:24
related countries: United States, China

The US welcomes China's request for closer military ties with its neighbours in South East Asia.
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Violence returns to Mexican city

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 4:55
related countries: Mexico
related places: Oaxaca

Mexican riot police clash with protesters in Oaxaca as the state governor rejects calls by the Senate to step down.
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Australia defends climate stance

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 6:20
related countries: Australia

Australia's treasurer says there is "no point" in his nation signing the Kyoto pact, despite a hard-hitting report.
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Fresh wobble for Japan's economy

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 7:04
related countries: Japan

Japanese unemployment rose and consumer spending fell in September, according to the latest official figures.
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Cricket: Pakistan demand inquiry

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 7:29
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan formally ask for an inquiry into umpire Darrell Hair's conduct during the controversial Oval Test.
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Soldier killed in Sri Lanka blast

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 8:23
related countries: Sri Lanka

One solider is killed and three others are wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in northern Sri Lanka.
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Fiji fails to oust military head

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 9:17
related countries: Fiji

Fiji's government fails to remove the country's outspoken military head, Frank Bainimarama.
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Israeli jets fly low over Beirut

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 9:51
related countries: Israel, Lebanon
related places: Beirut

Israeli warplanes staged mock raids on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, Lebanese security forces say.
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Observers praise DR Congo's poll

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 10:01
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Observers at DR Congo's landmark presidential run-off say it was well run, as some unofficial results are released.
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China to build Nigerian railway

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 10:03
related countries: Nigeria, China
related places: Lagos, Kano

China is to build a railway line between Nigeria's two main commercial cities, Lagos and Kano.
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Five held for Marseille bus blaze

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 10:04
related countries: France
related places: Marseille

French police arrest five people over an arson attack on a Marseille bus that left a woman critically ill.
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Iraq violence 'linked to US vote'

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 10:38
related countries: Iraq, United States

US Vice-President Dick Cheney says Iraq militants are seeking to influence mid-term polls by stepping up attacks.
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S Ossetia 'kills armed Georgians'

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 10:39
related countries: Georgia

Officials in breakaway South Ossetia say their forces have killed four "Georgian saboteurs".
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China tightens death penalty law

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 10:44
related countries: China

China passes a law allowing only its top court to approve death sentences, in a bid to improve the justice system.
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Russian atomic firm in Bulgaria deal

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 11:09
related countries: Russia, Bulgaria

Russian firm Atomstroyexport is to build a nuclear power plant by the River Danube in Bulgaria.
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Two Palestinians killed in Gaza

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 11:38
related countries: Israel, Gaza Strip

Israeli forces kill two Hamas militants and wound three other Palestinians in clashes in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Niger march for Arab expulsions

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 12:13
related countries: Niger

Thousands demonstrate in Niger, calling on the government to go ahead with its plans to expel Arabs.
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India train smashes into rickshaw

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 12:19
related countries: India
related places: At

At least 17 people are killed after a train ploughs into their rickshaw at a level crossing in India, officials say.
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Nato troops die in Afghan blast

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 13:29
related countries: Afghanistan

A roadside bomb kills three Nato soldiers and wounds another in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Khatami at Scottish university

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 13:38
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami visits Scotland as part of a controversial three day UK trip.
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Ethiopia hit by new deadly floods

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 13:40
related countries: Ethiopia

At least 67 people are killed and 300,000 affected after floods hit Ethiopia, for the second time this year.
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Iraqi PM lifts Sadr City cordon

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 13:58
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iraq's prime minister lifts restrictions imposed by the US military on a mainly Shia Baghdad suburb.
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Cape Town ANC 'power grab' ended

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 15:44
related countries: South Africa
related places: Cape Town

South Africa's ANC backs down on plans to scrap the mayor in Cape Town - the only area it does not control.
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North Korea talks set to resume

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 16:00
related countries: North Korea, China

Six-nation talks on North Korea will restart soon, in the first sign of detente since the North's nuclear test.
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Rally condemns Pakistan air raid

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 16:11
related countries: Pakistan

Tribesmen rally in Pakistan after an air strike on an alleged militant camp at an Islamic school kills 80.
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EU plans crisis talks on Turkey

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 16:21
related countries: Turkey

EU diplomats try to arrange emergency talks as Turkey's EU bid looks increasingly shaky.
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Vietnam 'to axe detention decree'

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 16:21
related countries: Vietnam

The Vietnamese authorities are considering abolishing a decree which allows detention without trial.
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Acquittals in US consulate attack

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 16:39
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: Karachi

A court in Pakistan acquits four men of a deadly bomb attack outside the US consulate in Karachi in 2002.
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War fears as Somali talks falter

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 17:02
related countries: Somalia

Peace talks between Somalia's interim government and Islamists are deadlocked, as both sides prepare for battle.
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Bomb strikes Iraq wedding party

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 17:37
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A bomb rips through a wedding convoy in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 15 people, including four children.
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At-a-glance: 31 October

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 17:56
related countries: United States

Everything you need to know about the latest developments in this year's US mid-term elections.
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Arrests over violence in Sulawesi

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 18:15
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesian police say they have arrested 15 Muslims for attacks in Sulawesi, including the beheading of three girls.
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Albanian MPs want ex-spies named

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 18:34
related countries: Albania

Albanian MPs denounce communist-era crimes and call for secret police files to be opened.
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Sadat's nephew receives jail term

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 21:25
related countries: Egypt

A nephew of former President Anwar Sadat is sent to jail for a year for insulting the Egyptian armed forces.
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Mexico agrees Portillo's return

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 22:09
related countries: Guatemala, Mexico
related places: Portillo

Mexico agrees to extradite a former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to face corruption charges.
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Georgia seeks Russia partnership

Tuesday 31st of October 2006, 22:21
related countries: Georgia, Russia

Georgia's top diplomat urges Russia to be a partner ahead of the first high-level talks since the current crisis began.
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