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'Bribe' in Argentine cash affair

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 3:17
related countries: Argentina, United States

A man who tried to fund an Argentine campaign was offered a bribe to hide the sources, a US court hears.
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Angolan actors 'killed by police'

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 4:14
related countries: Angola

Angolan police shoot dead two actors after mistaking them for armed robbers, a film director says.
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Canada hit by snowstorm

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 5:22
related countries: Canada, United States
related places: Atlantic

A deadly storm moves to Canada's Atlantic provinces after battering eastern Canada and north-east US.
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Rebuilt S Lanka venue hosts game

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 6:08
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Galle

The cricket stadium at Galle in Sri Lanka destroyed by the 2004 tsunami is hosting its first match after being rebuilt.
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US honours Burma's Suu Kyi

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 7:45
related countries: Burma, United States

The US House of Representatives awards Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi its highest medal.
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Fresh probe into India politician

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 8:29
related countries: India

A court in India orders a fresh investigation into the alleged role of a former minister in anti-Sikh riots of 1984.
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Ageing 'threatens China economy'

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 9:30
related countries: China

An ageing population could damage the supply of cheap labour in China, the authorities warn.
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Children die in Somalia shelling

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 9:59
related countries: Somalia

A mother and her three children are among 12 dead as mortars are fired in the Somali capital, witnesses say.
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Afghan security guards 'ambushed'

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 10:09
related countries: Afghanistan

At least 15 Afghan security guards are killed in an ambush by the Taleban in western Afghanistan, police say.
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Europe arrests over mafia killing

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 10:17
related countries: Italy, Germany
related places: Duisburg

Police in Germany and Italy arrest four people over a mafia shooting in the German city of Duisburg in August.
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Mumbai train bomb trial begins

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 10:28
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

The trial of 13 people accused of carrying out train bombings in India's western city of Mumbai begins.
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Rice visits Iraq's volatile north

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 10:49
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Kirkuk

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice makes an unannounced visit to the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
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Tymoshenko picked for Ukraine PM

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 10:51
related countries: Ukraine

Ukrainian MPs narrowly vote to make Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko PM for a second time.
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S Korea candidate in fraud denial

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 11:20
related countries: South Korea

The favourite in South Korea's presidential election denies any wrongdoing, despite a new inquiry into fraud claims.
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Cricket: England fight back

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 11:46
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
related places: Galle

Steve Harmison takes three wickets as Sri Lanka reach 147-4 on an emotional first day of the final Test against England in Galle.
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Zimbabwe to debate security laws

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 12:01
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's parliament is to begin debating proposals to relax the country's security and media laws.
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50 Cent plays concert in Kosovo

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 12:49
related countries: United States

US rapper 50 Cent plays his first gig in Kosovo at an open-air stadium to a crowd of 25,000 people.
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Japan tests anti-missile system

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 13:29
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan uses a ship-based defence system to shoot down a ballistic missile, the first such test by a US ally.
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Turkish soldiers cross into Iraq

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 13:53
related countries: Iraq, Turkey

Some 300 Turkish troops enter northern Iraq, local officials say, stepping up pressure on Kurdish rebels.
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Militants killed in Israeli raids

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 14:13
related countries: Israel

Israeli attacks on Gaza and the West Bank kill 13 Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad and Hamas.
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Kyrgyz court revokes poll ruling

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 14:29
related countries: Kyrgyzstan

A Kyrgyz court revokes a ruling which, if applied, would have given one party every seat in parliament.
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UFOs exist, says Japan official

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 14:51
related countries: Japan

Unidentified flying objects are "definitely" real, according to Japan's chief government spokesman.
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Germany train bomb trial begins

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 15:00
related countries: Lebanon, Germany

A Lebanese student is on trial in Germany accused of taking part in a failed attempt to bomb two trains last year.
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DR Congo invites rebels to talks

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 15:54
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

DR Congo's government invites rebel General Nkunda to a peace conference on the war in the east.
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Fidel Castro hints at retirement

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 16:44
related countries: Cuba

Ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro suggests for the first time that he may step down from power.
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'No progress' in Burma says NLD

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 16:56
related countries: Burma

Burma's opposition says there has been no progress on dialogue with the government in the past month.
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'Suicide bomb' hits Iraq village

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 17:28
related countries: Iraq

A suicide bomber kills 11 people and injures many more in a village in the Iraqi province of Diyala, police say.
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Fed to help US mortgage holders

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 17:42
related countries: United States

The US Federal Reserve agrees measures to help mortgage applicants and improve lending standards.
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Israeli army crimes 'unpunished'

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 17:48
related countries: Israel

Most Israeli troops suspected of crimes against Palestinian civilians are never indicted, a rights group says.
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State funds 'abused for Kibaki'

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 18:03
related countries: Kenya

Kenyan ministers and top civil servants are accused of using state resources to campaign for President Kibaki.
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Iraq's Kurdish leader snubs Rice

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 18:35
related countries: Turkey, United States
related places: Washington, Rice

Iraq's Kurdish leader refuses to meet the US secretary of state citing Washington's stance on raids by Turkey.
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Bush set for tour of Middle East

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 18:45
related countries: Israel, United States, West Bank
related places: White House

US President George Bush will make a historic visit to Israel and the West Bank in January, the White House says.
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'UK gunfire' killed Danish troops

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 19:12
related countries: Denmark, United Kingdom

A Danish report into the deaths of two of its soldiers rules they were killed by British "friendly fire".
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eBay Iraq relic auction stopped

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 19:59
related countries: Iraq, Switzerland

Switzerland stops the auction on eBay of a 4,000-year-old clay tablet, thought to have been smuggled from Iraq.
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US Congress approves energy bill

Tuesday 18th of December 2007, 23:16
related countries: United States

The US Congress passes a "historic" energy bill to improve fuel economy and reduce demand for oil.
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