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Hurricane churns up the Caribbean

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 0:28
related countries: Dominican Republic, Dominica

Haiti and the Dominican Republic face heavy rains and flooding as the ever stronger Hurricane Dean roars by.
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Florida student mauled by shark

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 0:37
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

A US student is left needing more than 100 stitches after being attacked by a shark off Florida.
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Scores trapped in China mine

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 7:03
related countries: China

Chinese rescuers battle against the odds to reach 181 miners trapped in flooded coal mines in Shandong Province.
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Rudd apology for strip club visit

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 7:22
related countries: Australia

The leader of Australia's Labor Party apologises for visiting a New York strip club during an official trip to the UN.
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Maldives leader heads for victory

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 8:57
related countries: Maldives

A referendum in the Maldives seems to have backed a new presidential system supported by the islands' president.
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UK troops 'winning Afghan fight'

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 9:52
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

British troops are "stretched" but are winning the tactical battle in Afghanistan, General Sir Richard Dannatt says.
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Israel allows Gaza fuel delivery

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 10:28
related countries: Israel, Gaza Strip

The Israeli military says it has opened a border crossing to allow fuel deliveries to the blackout-hit Gaza Strip.
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Thai voters 'back new charter'

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 10:37
related countries: Thailand

Thailand's military-backed government easily wins a referendum on a new constitution, exit polls show.
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More troops for Peru quake zone

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 11:05
related countries: Peru

Extra Peruvian troops are sent to areas devastated by Wednesday's earthquake to stop looting and unrest.
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Kazakh poll fairness questioned

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 11:25
related countries: Kazakhstan

International monitors says Kazakhstan's parliamentary poll did not fully meet international standards.
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Iraqis enrol in Jordan's schools

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 13:53
related countries: Iraq, Jordan

Jordan opens its schools for the first time to tens of thousands of Iraqi refugee children.
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Kidnapped German in Afghan video

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 14:00
related countries: Afghanistan, Germany
related places: Kabul

Afghan TV stations broadcast a video appearing to show a German woman who was kidnapped in Kabul.
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Hurricane bears down on Jamaica

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 16:18
related countries: Jamaica

Jamaica braces as Hurricane Dean approaches, bringing 145mph winds and a forecast 20in (50cm) of rain.
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Trade worries cloud Nafta talks

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 16:26
related countries: Canada, United States
related places: Monday

Modernising the Nafta trade deal will occupy the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the US when they meet on Monday.
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Clan elder shot dead in Somalia

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 18:22
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Unidentified gunmen shoot dead a leading clan elder in the Somalian capital Mogadishu.
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Baghdad mortar attack kills seven

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 18:31
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least seven people are killed in a mortar attack on a mainly Shia eastern suburb of Baghdad, officials say.
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Eastern China lashed by typhoon

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 20:36
related countries: Taiwan, China

Typhoon Sepat brings high winds and torrential rains to China's east coast, killing at least 15 people.
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Trapped miners 'may not be found'

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 21:19
related countries: United States
related places: Utah

Six US miners trapped after a collapse in the state of Utah may never be found, officials say.
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Quake survivors berate president

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 21:36
related countries: Peru

Peruvian President Alan Garcia faces protests by quake survivors as he tours one of the worst-hit areas.
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French foreign minister in Iraq

Sunday 19th of August 2007, 23:55
related countries: Iraq, France, United States

French FM Bernard Kouchner is in Iraq, the first ministerial visit since France opposed the 2003 US-led invasion.
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