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Venezuela waits for reform result

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 2:07
related countries: Venezuela

Polls close in Venezuela after a referendum on a series of constitutional changes sought by President Hugo Chavez.
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Chinese man dies of H5N1 bird flu

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 2:32
related countries: China

A man who had no connection with dead poultry dies of bird flu in eastern China, local media says.
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Key climate summit opens in Bali

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 4:44
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Bali

A key UN summit to thrash out a deal on the future shape of a global climate agreement opens in Indonesia.
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Pakistan opposition heads to meet

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 6:22
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto will meet fellow opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and discuss a possible election boycott.
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UK 'failed to make Basra safe'

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 7:06
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK will hand over control of Basra despite failing to establish security there, British MPs claim.
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UK peers to meet Sudan leader

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 7:42
related countries: Sudan, United Kingdom

Two UK Muslim peers lobbying for the release of jailed teacher Gillian Gibbons are meeting Sudan's leader.
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Spice Girls launch reunion tour

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 8:22
related countries: Canada
related places: Vancouver

The Spice Girls begin their reunion world tour with a sell-out concert in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
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Putin party secures huge victory

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 8:30
related countries: Russia

President Vladimir Putin's party wins more than 60% of votes in Russia's general election, official results show.
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Rudd takes Australia inside Kyoto

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 9:05
related countries: Aruba

Kevin Rudd is sworn in as Australia's new PM, and immediately signs documents to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
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Court rejects KR leader's bail

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 9:55
related countries: Cambodia

The UN-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia rejects a bail request from former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch.
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Lebanon leaders back army chief

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 10:33
related countries: Lebanon

Lebanon's ruling coalition supports the country's army chief as a compromise candidate for president.
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US envoy on N Korea nuclear visit

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 10:47
related countries: North Korea, United States

US envoy Christopher Hill is to visit North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site to assess progress on its disablement.
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Cricket: Murali blow for England

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 11:53
related countries: United Kingdom

Sri Lanka gain the upper hand in the first Test against England after Muttiah Muralitharan makes history.
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Fatal blast at Pakistan madrassa

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 12:01
related countries: Pakistan

A bomb at an Islamic religious school in south-west Pakistan kills at least six people, officials say.
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Israel hits Gaza amid fuel fears

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 12:04
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israel kills four Palestinian militants in Gaza, as medics in the territory warn they are beginning to run out of fuel.
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Cricket: Pakistan kept at bay

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 12:09
related countries: Pakistan, India
related places: Calcutta

India remain in control of the second Test despite Pakistan's stubborn effort with the bat on day four in Calcutta.
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Chavez loses reform vote

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 15:10
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan voters reject plans to reform the country's constitution, in a major blow to President Hugo Chavez.
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Joy as 429 Palestinians freed

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 15:16
related countries: Israel

The Israeli authorities free 429 Palestinian detainees, part of a goodwill gesture amid new peace talks.
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Iran proposes Gulf security pact

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 15:22
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells Gulf Arab leaders that Tehran wants to establish economic and security pacts.
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ANC leadership contest kicks off

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 15:38
related countries: South Africa

Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma confirm they will stand for the presidency of South Africa's governing party.
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Teddy row teacher freed from jail

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 16:09
related countries: Sudan, United Kingdom

A British teacher jailed in Sudan after allowing a teddy bear to be named Muhammad is released.
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Third Uzbekistan 'torture death'

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 16:16
related countries: Uzbekistan

A human rights group in Uzbekistan says a third person has died after being tortured in a prison.
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Chad rebels 'seize army officers'

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 16:20
related countries: Chad

Rebels of Chad's Rally of Forces for Change claim to have seized some officers after a battle with the army.
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Burma rules out NLD reform role

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 16:24
related countries: Burma

Burma's military junta says there will be no role for the opposition in the drafting of a new constitution.
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Sharif facing Pakistan poll ban

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 16:30
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is barred from standing as an election candidate for a Lahore constituency.
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DR Congo army in rebel offensive

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 17:18
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

DR Congo's army attacks rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, using helicopter gunships and heavy artillery.
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Monitors denounce Russian election

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 17:32
related countries: Russia

Foreign observers say the Russian general election won by President Vladimir Putin's party was "not fair".
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Red Crescent confirms Iraq trend

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 18:03
related countries: Iraq

The Iraqi Red Crescent backs reports refugees are returning home but puts the figures lower than the government.
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EADS 'to produce outside Europe'

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 18:10
related countries: United States

EADS plans to shift some Airbus production outside Europe because of the weakness of the US dollar.
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Sudan row teacher coming home

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 18:37
related countries: Sudan, United Kingdom

A UK teacher jailed in Sudan for allowing a toy bear to be named Muhammad is returning to the UK after being freed.
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US hails Chavez referendum defeat

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 19:03
related countries: Venezuela, United States
related places: Chavez, White House

The White House says the referendum defeat of the Venezuelan leader's reforms bodes well for the future.
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US sub-prime mortgage aid close

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 19:32
related countries: United States

The US is close to finalising an aid plan for homeowners, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.
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Ford sees rare rise in US sales

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 20:32
related countries: United States
related places: Ford

Ford sees its US car sales rise for the first time in 12 months in November, but rival General Motors reports falling sales.
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US report plays down Iran threat

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 20:33
related countries: Iran, United States

Iran seems "less determined" to develop nuclear weapons than previously thought, a US intelligence report says.
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Sarkozy says colonial rule unjust

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 20:48
related countries: Algeria

France's President Sarkozy says during a visit to Algeria the colonial system was "profoundly unjust".
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Anti-war artist wins UK prize

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 21:06
related countries: United Kingdom

Artist Mark Wallinger is named the winner of the £25,000 Turner Prize at the Tate Liverpool gallery.
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Kremlin insists election was fair

Monday 3rd of December 2007, 23:17
related countries: Russia

Vladimir Putin's office rejects concerns over the conduct of polls which gave Russia's ruling party a landslide.
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