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UN urged to withdraw Iraq staff

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 0:34
related countries: Iraq

UN workers should be pulled out of Iraq until their security can be guaranteed, the body's staff union says.
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Utah mine rescue 'is suspended'

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 1:52
related countries: United States
related places: Monday, Utah

Seismic activity halts efforts to reach six trapped miners in the US state of Utah, the mine owner says.
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Rare river dolphin 'now extinct'

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 4:10
related countries: China

A freshwater dolphin found only in China is now "likely to be extinct", a team of scientists concludes.
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Chavez offers LatAm energy pact

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 4:46
related countries: Venezuela, United States

Venezuela will guarantee the energy needs of its Latin American allies, President Hugo Chavez says.
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Fighting in Pakistan tribal area

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 5:41
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan says at least 10 pro-Taleban militants have been killed in the tribal region of North Waziristan.
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Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 5:49
related countries: East Timor

E Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao is sworn in as prime minister, after violence over the move.
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Baseball: Bonds sets record

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 6:14
related countries: United States

Barry Bonds hits his 756th home run setting a new all-time record in American Major League baseball.
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Two killed in Assam bomb attack

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 6:33
related countries: India

Two people are killed and several others are injured in a bomb blast in the Indian state of Assam, police say.
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Australian rates at 10-year high

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 6:45
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australia raises interest rates by a quarter point to 6.5%, their highest level in more than 10 years.
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India court rejects quotas plea

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 6:47
related countries: India

India's Supreme Court rejects a plea to allow controversial plans to boost college places for low castes and the poor.
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Pakistan polio drive is suspended

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 9:09
related countries: Pakistan

A polio vaccination drive in a Pakistani tribal region is suspended after villagers threaten health workers, officials say.
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Koreas announce historic summit

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 9:30
related countries: South Korea, North Korea

North and South Korean leaders are to hold their second-ever summit in late August, officials announce.
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Iraq PM Maliki in Iran for talks

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 10:05
related countries: Iraq, Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki arrives in Iran for talks which are expected to focus on security and co-operation.
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Kabul prepares for 'peace jirga'

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 10:26
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Kabul

Preparations are under way in Afghan capital Kabul for a 'peace council' of 700 representatives from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Wealth gap 'spreads across Asia'

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 10:34
related countries: China

The gap between rich and poor has widened sharply in China and other Asian countries, research suggests.
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No match in missing UK girl case

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 10:40
related countries: Belgium

DNA taken from a Belgian restaurant fails to provide a match with missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann.
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Kenyan women push for MPs quota

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 10:45
related countries: Kenya

A petition is launched in Kenya calling for 50 parliamentary seats to be reserved for women.
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German court blocks train strike

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 11:58
related countries: Germany

A German court blocks a rail strike planned for Thursday, saying it would cause disruption to holidaymakers.
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Lost forest reveals new species

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 12:51
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

An expedition to a remote forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo uncovers six new animal species.
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Militants killed near Gaza border

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 12:52
related countries: Israel, Gaza Strip

The Israeli military has shot and killed two Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, near the border with Israel.
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Haneef seeks to get his visa back

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 12:53
related countries: India, Aruba

The Indian doctor launches a court appeal to regain his Australian visa, after being cleared of a terror charge.
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UK minister enters interpreters row

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 13:02
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom

The government says it will "look again" at the case of 91 Iraqi interpreters over their claim for asylum in the UK.
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Teen in Potter translation arrest

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 13:24
related countries: France

A French teen suspected of posting a translation of the latest Harry Potter book on the internet is arrested.
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Yemeni tourist bombers 'killed'

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 13:57
related countries: Yemen, Spain

Four al-Qaeda militants linked to the killing Spanish tourists in a bomb attack in Yemen are killed, officials say.
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China Olympics pollution warning

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 14:26
related countries: China

Air pollution could force some events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to be postponed, the Olympics chief warns.
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Egypt pressed on migrant deaths

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 14:32
related countries: Egypt, Sudan

Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to investigate reports that border guards killed three Sudanese migrants.
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Jakarta holds historic election

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 14:44
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Jakarta

Voters in Indonesia's capital Jakarta cast their ballots to directly elect their governor for the first time.
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Huge cross marks Stalin purges

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 14:45
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

A giant cross in memory of the victims of Stalin's purges in the 1930s is erected at a ceremony near Moscow.
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Malawi parliament ban overturned

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 15:28
related countries: Malawi

Malawi's Supreme Court lifts an injunction that has blocked parliamentary debate on the controversial budget.
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Polish PM sacks interior minister

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 16:23
related countries: Poland

Jaroslaw Kaczynski sacks Interior Minister Janusz Kaczmarek amid a deepening government crisis.
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Jail for Namibia's secessionists

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 16:49
related countries: Namibia

Ten men found guilty of treason for leading a rebellion in Namibia are given long prison terms.
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Finds test human origins theory

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 17:05
related countries: Kenya

Two hominid fossils discovered in Kenya are challenging a long-held view of human evolution.
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Uganda to pay poverty allowance

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 17:24
related countries: Uganda

Uganda's government says it will pay a $10 monthly allowance to the country's "chronically poor".
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UK in landmark Sri Lanka ruling

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 17:26
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Kingdom

Sri Lankan asylum seekers in UK are at risk of torture if returned to the country, according to a landmark ruling by a British tribunal.
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Cycling: Contador 'not wanted'

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 17:55
related countries: France

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is not welcome to race in Hamburg because of his connection with a blood doping scandal.
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US raid kills 30 Iraq 'militants'

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 18:49
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

US and Iraqi forces say they killed 30 militants in Baghdad, part of an alleged network smuggling arms from Iran.
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Musharraf stays away from jirga

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 19:25
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

Pakistani President Musharraf pulls out of an Afghan-Pakistan "peace jirga" to discuss violence in the region.
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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 20:42
related countries: Indonesia

A powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia's main island of Java, but there are no immediate reports of damage.
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Mexico cleric quizzed over abuse

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 22:19
related countries: United States, Mexico

Mexico's leading Roman Catholic cardinal is questioned by US lawyers over a child abuse case.
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Fish 'fight malaria mosquitoes'

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 23:03
related countries: Kenya

A fish is being hailed by Kenyan researchers as the latest weapon in the battle to curb the spread of malaria.
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Travel ban threat for Cuba boxers

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 23:44
related countries: Cuba, United States

Fidel Castro threatens to pull Cuba's boxers out of the world championship in the US to prevent defections.
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UK animal ban to be relaxed

Wednesday 8th of August 2007, 23:48
related countries: United Kingdom

A ban on livestock movement brought in following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is relaxed.
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