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Canadian leader makes Arctic trip

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 1:34
related countries: Canada, Russia

Canada's PM sets out on a trip to the Arctic, one week after Russia intensified claims to the region.
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Tensions ahead of Solomons vote

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 3:39
related countries: Solomon Islands

Tensions rise in the Solomon Islands ahead of a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
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Mauritanian MPs pass slavery law

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 4:19
related countries: Mauritania

Slave-owners in Mauritania now face up to 10 years in jail, following the introduction of new legislation.
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Separatists 'kill eight in Assam'

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 5:48
related countries: India

Police in the Indian state of Assam say eight people have died in attacks by separatists on migrant workers.
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Korea summit to aid nuclear issue

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 6:55
related countries: South Korea, North Korea
related places: Seoul

A summit with North Korea will aid international efforts to end the country's nuclear programme, Seoul says.
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Suharto case begins in Indonesia

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 7:51
related countries: Indonesia

A civil case opens seeking to recover funds that allegedly vanished under ex-Indonesian President Suharto.
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S Africa Aids sacking condemned

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 9:03
related countries: Spain

President Mbeki is criticised for sacking his deputy health minister, after she went to a Spanish Aids meeting.
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Judge delays Haneef visa ruling

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 9:10
related countries: Aruba

An Australian judge hearing an appeal by Dr Mohamed Haneef to regain his visa postpones his decision by two weeks.
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Utah miners rescue resumes

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 9:41
related countries: United States
related places: Utah

Rescue efforts resume at a mine in the US state of Utah where six men have been trapped since Monday.
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US bridge 'design issue' detected

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 10:30
related countries: United States
related places: Minneapolis

US officials find a possible design issue in the collapsed Minneapolis bridge as divers continue to search for bodies.
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Boy, 11, kidnapped in Niger Delta

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 10:41
related countries: Nigeria, Niger

Gunmen seize the 11-year-old son of a state legislator from his home in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta.
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Legal fight over red cross symbol

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 10:44
related countries: United States

Johnson & Johnson sues the American Red Cross, alleging it misused the red cross symbol for commercial purposes.
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Spain burns fields to kill voles

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 10:56
related countries: Spain

A plague of field voles in central Spain leads the authorities to resort to controlled burning of fields.
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Yemeni gunmen 'launch assaults'

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 11:11
related countries: Yemen

Gunmen in Yemen attack a government building and police checkpoints in the town of Mareb, reports say.
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German train drivers in walkout

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 12:19
related countries: Germany

German train drivers stage walkouts in two cities in an escalation of their pay dispute with Deutsche Bahn.
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Opera star Pavarotti in hospital

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 12:26
related countries: Italy
related places: Modena

Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti is admitted to hospital in his hometown of Modena.
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Vietnam floods kill more than 40

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 12:51
related countries: Vietnam

At least 43 people have been killed in storm-hit central Vietnam as bad weather continues to hit the region.
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Flood rains hit new India regions

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 13:01
related countries: India

Heavy rains extend the recent flood misery, with dozens of villages affected in India's western Gujarat state.
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E-passport to check Nigeria fraud

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 13:10
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria introduces a chip-based e-passport to check growing cases of forgery and identity theft.
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Stasi had spy ring in Sweden

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 13:22
related countries: Sweden

Sweden reveals the existence of a list of 50 Swedish Stasi spies who were uncovered after the Cold War.
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Iran urges US pull-out from Iraq

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 14:03
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iran's vice-president tells visiting Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki a US troop withdrawal will improve Iraq's security.
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Protesters attack author Nasreen

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 14:15
related countries: India, Bangladesh

Muslim protesters attack controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen at a book launch in India.
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Unity call as Afghan jirga opens

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 14:32
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells tribal leaders at a peace summit that unity with Pakistan will defeat militants.
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Security tight for Iraq pilgrims

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 14:46
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Thousands of pilgrims converge in Baghdad on one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines, amid a big security operation.
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Iranian police arrest partygoers

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 14:53
related countries: Iran
related places: Karaj, Tehran

Police in Iran say they have arrested 20 young people at a party in the city of Karaj, north-west of Tehran.
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Musharraf rejects emergency rule

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 14:58
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's President Musharraf decides against emergency rule, as a spokesman says elections are his priority.
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Nigerian died 'in TV challenge'

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 15:31
related countries: Nigeria

The contestant who died in a Nigerian reality TV programme drowned taking part in one of its challenges, police say.
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US election race quickens

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 15:41
related countries: United States
related places: Republican

South Carolina brings forwards its Republican presidential primary to 19 January, with knock-on effects.
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Kenya churches fight media bill

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 15:49
related countries: Kenya

Kenyan churches urge the president not to sign a media bill that requires journalists to disclose their sources.
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Moderate elected Turkish speaker

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 16:21
related countries: Turkey

A moderate conservative from Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party, Koksal Toptan, is elected parliament Speaker.
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Early Polish polls 'unavoidable'

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 16:25
related countries: Poland

The government and main opposition party in Poland say an early autumn election is now "unavoidable".
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Bush urges fair Pakistan election

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 16:33
related countries: Pakistan

President Bush urges Pakistan to hold free and fair polls, as the country steps back from emergency rule.
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F1: Hakkinen blames Alonso

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 16:39
related countries: Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton denies reports that he is not speaking to McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso.
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US in new Afghan anti-drug plan

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 16:55
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US unveils a new strategy to fight Afghanistan's drugs trade, which supplies 90% of the world's opium.
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Libya 'tortured' Bulgarian medics

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 16:59
related countries: Libya, Bulgaria

Muammar Gaddafi's son says Libya tortured six Bulgarian medics accused of infecting children with HIV.
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Rebels kill 20 Philippine troops

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 17:24
related countries: Philippines
related places: Jolo

At least 20 Philippine soldiers are killed by rebels in an ambush and subsequent battle on the island of Jolo.
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India batsmen make fluent start

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 17:34
related countries: India, United Kingdom

India compile 316-4 on the first day of the final Test against England at The Oval.
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Golf: Storm surges to shock lead

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 19:01
related countries: United Kingdom

England's Graeme Storm leads the USPGA by two shots at Southern Hills Country Club.
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Russia sparks Cold War scramble

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 21:05
related countries: Guam, Russia, United States

Russia says its bombers flew to Guam for the first time since the Cold War, triggering a scramble by US fighters.
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Marine's Iraq charges dropped

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 22:15
related countries: Iraq, United States

Murder charges are dropped against a US marine accused of killing three Iraqis in Haditha in 2005.
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Giant statue of Hadrian unearthed

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 22:36
related countries: Turkey

Parts of a giant statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian are unearthed at a dig in Turkey.
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'No glitches' on Brazil crash jet

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 22:39
related countries: Brazil

An airliner that crashed in Brazil in July showed no signs of mechanical or computer error, an Airbus boss says.
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Priest jailed for murdering son

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 22:52
related countries: Mexico

A priest in Mexico who killed his own son to keep him secret from Church officials is jailed for 55 years.
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Warning over Gaza economic woe

Thursday 9th of August 2007, 23:58
related countries: Israel

The UN says Gaza will soon become totally dependent on aid because of Israeli border crossing restrictions.
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