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What happend on April 10th 2007

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Iran nuclear claims anger US

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 0:44
related countries: Iran Iran, United States United States
related places: Tehran

The US says Iran is further isolating itself after Tehran says it can produce nuclear fuel on an industrial scale.
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Minister under fire on UK sailors

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 4:25
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The defence secretary is accused of acting too late after the MoD imposes a ban on personnel selling stories.
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China hospital food sickens many

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 4:48
related countries: China China

One person dies and 200 are taken ill after eating porridge suspected of containing rat poison in China.
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Chinese premier in South Korea

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 4:51
related countries: South Korea South Korea, China China
related places: Seoul

China's Premier Wen Jiabao is holding talks in Seoul, centred on free trade and N Korea's nuclear programme.
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China slams US piracy complaint

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 5:49
related countries: United States United States, China China

China criticises US plans to file a complaint with the WTO over copyright piracy and counterfeiting of US goods.
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Road crash kills 17 in Sri Lanka

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 5:55
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

At least 17 people are killed after a passenger bus collides into a truck carrying beer bottles in Sri Lanka.
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Bomb hits Colombia police HQ

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 6:35
related countries: Colombia Colombia
related places: Cali

A powerful car bomb explodes in front of police headquarters in Colombia's south-west city of Cali.
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Run-off likely in E Timor poll

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 7:44
related countries: East Timor East Timor

Early results in East Timor's presidential election give a slight lead to PM Ramos-Horta, but a run-off is likely.
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Mogadishu clashes 'killed 1,000'

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 8:48
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

More than 1,000 people have been killed in recent clashes in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, clan elders say.
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Ethiopia admits terror detentions

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 9:36
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Somalia Somalia

Ethiopia admits it has detained 41 foreign "terror suspects" who were captured in neighbouring Somalia.
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Pakistan minister rejects fatwa

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 9:52
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

Pakistan's tourism minister dismisses a fatwa issued against her by an unofficial Islamic court in Islamabad.
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Australia to double Afghan force

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 10:28
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Australia Australia

Australia's PM announces plans to nearly double troop numbers in Afghanistan, to help fight the Taleban.
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Chad 'attacks Sudan forces'

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 10:59
related countries: Chad Chad, Sudan Sudan

Chadian troops crossed into Sudan and attacked the army, Sudan says, in what would be their first direct battle.
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S Korea wolf clone claims probed

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 11:09
related countries: North Korea North Korea

A claim by South Korean scientists to have created the first cloned wolves is being investigated by officials at the team's university.
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'Woman' bomber hits Iraq police

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 11:15
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: Baghdad

A suicide bomber reported to be female kills at least 14 in an attack on an Iraqi police station.
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Olmert interviewed in graft probe

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 11:24
related countries: Israel Israel

The Israeli PM is questioned by police over inquiries into a top aide's possible involvement in corruption.
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SA empowerment 'needs review'

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 12:00
related countries: South Africa South Africa

South Africa's policy of black economic empowerment needs to be reviewed, finance minister Trevor Manuel says.
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Guantanamo force-feeds inmates

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 12:15
related countries: United States United States

Thirteen detainees on hunger strike in Guantanamo are being force-fed through their noses, the US navy says.
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Portugal abortion law in force

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 12:32
related countries: Portugal Portugal

The Portuguese president ratifies a new law allowing abortion up until the 10th week of pregnancy.
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Prodi attacked on Afghan 'deals'

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 12:55
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Italy Italy

The Italian prime minister is accused of endangering the lives of journalists in Afghanistan.
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Russian doubts over Iran claims

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 13:00
related countries: Iran Iran

Russia says it has no proof Iran has made the advances needed to produce nuclear fuel on an industrial scale.
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Nepal army begins arms storage

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 13:39
related countries: Nepal Nepal

The UN in Nepal says it has begun overseeing the storing of weapons held by the army, a key part of peace moves.
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Woman loses final embryo appeal

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 13:50
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A UK woman left infertile after cancer therapy loses her fight to use frozen embryos fertilised by an ex-partner.
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Mbeki to increase Darfur pressure

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 13:50
related countries: South Africa South Africa, Sudan Sudan

South African President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Sudan to push a UN peacekeeping deal over Darfur.
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Chad admits battle inside Sudan

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 14:32
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Chad says its troops did cross into Sudan and clash with the army, in the two rivals' first direct battle.
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Pharaoh's hair on display again

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 15:08
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

Locks of hair from the Pharaoh Ramses the Second go on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Pharaoh's hair on display again

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 15:08
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

Locks of hair from the Pharaoh Ramses the Second go on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Bemba allowed to leave DR Congo

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 15:34
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo's wanted opposition leader is allowed to go abroad for medical treatment.
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Iran film 'to tell sailors' tale'

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 16:49
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Iranian military says it will release a film documenting the saga of the UK sailors held in Iran.
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Jail for Serb video death squad

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 16:58
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

A court in Serbia sentences four paramilitaries filmed killing Bosnian Muslims during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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Turkish hijacker gives himself up

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 17:30
related countries: Turkey Turkey

A Turkish plane is hijacked on an internal flight, but a man surrenders after it lands in Ankara, Turkish media say.
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Ukraine judges 'facing threats'

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 17:36
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

Ukrainian judges deciding a key case pitting the president against the PM decry political pressure and threaten to quit.
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Macau unblocks N Korean funds

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 17:46
related countries: Macau Macau

Macau unblocks frozen funds that have proved a stumbling block to a nuclear deal with North Korea.
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Congress approves Abbas funds

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 17:53
related countries: United States United States

The US Congress approves $60m in funds for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security staff.
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'Human error' in Greece sinking

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 18:25
related countries: Greece Greece

Human error almost certainly contributed to the sinking of a cruise ship in Greece, says a minister says.
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Genoa bishop under police guard

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 21:02
related countries: Italy Italy

A bishop is given a police guard as threats follow his criticism of Italy's plans for new rights for unmarried couples.
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Cricket: Windies near Cup exit

Tuesday 10th of April 2007, 21:36
related countries: South Africa South Africa, Grenada Grenada

West Indies are on the verge of World Cup exit following a 67-run defeat against South Africa in Grenada.
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