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What happend on April 1st 2007

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Iraq's Shia militia 'stood down'

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 1:36
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Iraq's president says the Mehdi Army Shia militia has stopped activities on orders from leader Moqtada Sadr.
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Swimmer Thorpe denies doping

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 5:36
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Australian Ian Thorpe vows to clear his name against allegations made against him in a newspaper.
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Japan set for divorce rate boom

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 5:44
related countries: Japan Japan

New pension laws coming into effect in Japan could lead to an explosion in divorces, experts are warning.
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Ambush kills seven Afghan police

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 6:41
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Seven Afghan police are killed in an ambush by suspected Taleban militants, a police official says.
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Ukrainian rivals rally in capital

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 6:55
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

A leadership power struggle in Ukraine brings thousands of rival demonstrators out on to the streets of Kiev.
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Relocation plan for Kirkuk Arabs

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 8:06
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Kirkuk

Arab settlers in the mostly Kurdish city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq are given incentives to return to their original homes.
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Nepal swears Maoists into cabinet

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 9:19
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Maoist ex-rebels are sworn in as ministers in Nepal's interim government in a major step for the peace process.
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Scots oil worker held in Nigeria

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 9:45
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

An oil worker from Perthshire is still missing after being kidnapped in Nigeria, the Foreign Office has said.
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Indonesia crash pilots 'argued'

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 9:47
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

The pilots of an Indonesian jet were arguing before it crashed, killing 21 people, a senior investigator says.
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Bush attacks Iran over captives

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 11:08
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The US leader condemns Iran's "inexcusable behaviour" after its capture of 15 British sailors.
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Pakistan holds Woolmer memorial

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 11:44
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

A cathedral memorial service takes place in the Pakistani city of Lahore for murdered cricket coach Bob Woolmer.
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Fighting rages in Somali capital

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 12:20
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Somalia Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Mortar rounds hit central Mogadishu as Ethiopian troops and rebels clash in Somalia's capital.
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Reburial for Georgia ex-leader

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 13:16
related countries: Georgia Georgia

The remains of Georgia's first President, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, are reburied 14 years after his violent death.
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UK man freed from Guantanamo

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 13:26
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

A British resident is released from US detention camp Guantanamo Bay after being held for almost five years.
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Children killed in Afghan attack

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 15:58
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Four children are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an army convoy in eastern Afghanistan, police say.
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US in last-gasp Seoul trade talks

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 16:40
related countries: South Korea South Korea, United States United States
related places: Seoul

South Korea and the US are continuing last-gasp efforts to agree a final round of free trade talks.
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UK 'regret' over Falklands dead

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 17:07
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain expresses "regret" over deaths on both sides in the Falklands war, 25 years after the Argentine invasion.
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Cricket: Third defeat for Windies

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 21:34
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Hosts West Indies are thrashed by Sri Lanka as their World Cup ambitions suffer a major blow.
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Clinton sets fundraising record

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 21:34
related countries: United States United States

US Senator Hillary Clinton raises a record $26m for her presidential bid in the first quarter of 2007, aides say.
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Iraqi civilian deaths up in March

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 21:41
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Iraqi civilian deaths rose by 13% in March according to government figures, despite a security crackdown.
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UK officers shown on Iran TV

Sunday 1st of April 2007, 22:55
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tehran

Iranian state television airs new footage of two of the 15 Royal Navy personnel captured nine days ago.
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