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Chavez sets oil takeover date

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 1:47
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuela's President Chavez says he wants the state to take over oil projects on the Orinoco Belt by May.
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Tycoon pledges Nicaragua aid

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 2:14
related countries: Nicaragua, Mexico

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim promises to invest more in Nicaragua after meeting left-wing President Daniel Ortega.
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Gunmen storm Philippines prison

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 4:59
related countries: Philippines

Suspected Muslim rebels storm a jail in the southern Philippines, freeing at least 47 inmates, officials say.
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US sex offender 'posed as pupil'

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 5:56
related countries: United States

A 29-year-old sex offender spent four months at a US school passing for a 12-year-old, officials say.
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Thailand's airport chief resigns

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 6:23
related countries: Thailand
related places: Bangkok

Thailand's airport authority chief quits amid mounting pressure over the failings of Bangkok's new airport.
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Vietnam party morals questioned

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 7:00
related countries: Vietnam

The head of Vietnam's Communist Party criticises a lack of morals among many of the party's members.
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Clashes leave Gaza truce in ruins

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 7:07
related countries: Gaza Strip

Clashes between forces loyal to two Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, continue in Gaza, despite a recent truce.
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Philippine truck blast kills many

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 8:00
related countries: Philippines

At least 22 people are killed after a fuel tanker crashes and explodes in in the southern Philippines.
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Nepal team to talk to protesters

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 8:04
related countries: Nepal

Nepal's government announces a three-member team to negotiate with groups protesting in the south.
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India model killer files appeal

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 8:41
related countries: India

The son of an Indian politician appeals in the Supreme Court against his conviction for murdering model Jessica Lal.
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Live - Australia v England

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 9:50
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom
related places: Sydney

England close in on their first win over Australia since the 2005 Ashes series.
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Three jailed for Moscow bombings

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 10:38
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

A Moscow court jails three men for life for attacks on the city's underground in 2004 which killed 50 people.
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Cricket: Victory for England

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 10:40
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom
related places: Sydney

England complete their first victory over Australia since the 2005 Ashes after Ed Joyce's century in Sydney.
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Envoys urge Uganda peace talks

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 11:20
related countries: Uganda, Sudan

Diplomatic missions in Uganda call on the government and LRA rebels to resume stalled peace talks in Sudan.
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President's 'HIV cure' condemned

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 11:46
related countries: The Gambia

A claim by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh that he can cure Aids is lambasted by a leading HIV specialist.
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Musharraf admits border problems

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 12:19
related countries: Afghanistan

President Musharraf admits that some border security forces have been letting the Taleban into Afghanistan.
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Turkey probes Dink suspect video

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 12:28
related countries: Turkey

Turkey investigates after a man charged with killing journalist Hrant Dink appears in a video posing with police.
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Tanzania could seek radar refund

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 12:56
related countries: Tanzania, United Kingdom

Tanzania's leader says he will seek a refund from the UK if a probe into the sale of a radar system shows corruption.
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Taleban forces retake Afghan town

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 13:34
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

Taleban forces in southern Afghanistan take control of a town at the centre of controversial UK peace deal.
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Kosovo 'should split from Serbia'

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 13:53
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

The UN's Kosovo envoy is set to recommend the province be allowed to separate from Serbia, the BBC learns.
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New fighting scuppers Gaza truce

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 15:00
related countries: Gaza Strip

New fighting in the Gaza Strip leaves at least 20 people dead over 24 hours, scuppering a Hamas-Fatah truce.
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Mortar attacks in Somali capital

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 15:27
related countries: Ethiopia, Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Eight people, including a female Koranic student, are killed in attacks in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
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Serbia rejects Kosovo breakaway

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 16:10
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia's leader says Kosovo independence will never be accepted, after seeing UN plans for a partial breakaway.
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Baby-smugglers jailed in France

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 16:27
related countries: France, Bulgaria

Dozens of people are sentenced for their role in a network that smuggled Bulgarian babies to Roma families in France.
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Jobs fears trigger Airbus protest

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 16:34
related countries: France, Germany

German and French employees of Airbus demonstrate amid fears of cutbacks at the planemaker.
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Romanian minister forced to quit

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 17:25
related countries: Iraq, Romania

Romania's foreign minister is forced to resign over his failure to flag up the detention of two workers in Iraq.
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'Torture victim' seeks US justice

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 17:55
related countries: Lebanon, Germany, United States

A Lebanese-born German vows to get an apology from the US, alleging CIA agents abducted and tortured him.
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Cricket: SA Twenty20 triumph

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 19:01
related countries: South Africa, Pakistan

Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman punish Pakistan's bowlers as South Africa win the Twenty20 game by 10 wickets.
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Kashmir crowd seizes second body

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 21:02
related countries: India

Thousands of protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir snatch the body of a second civilian as it is exhumed.
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US report warns of Iraq 'peril'

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 21:23
related countries: Iraq, United States

A US intelligence report on Iraq describes a perilous situation if violence continues unchecked.
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US tackles China trade subsidies

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 21:42
related countries: United States, China

The US takes legal action against China over subsidies which it says breach World Trade Organization rules.
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US helicopter 'shot down' in Iraq

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 21:46
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

The US military in Iraq confirms that a helicopter has gone down north of Baghdad, killing two troops.
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Florida struck by deadly tornado

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 21:51
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

At least 19 people die as storms and a tornado sweep through parts of the US state of Florida, officials say.
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Italian league halted by violence

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 21:55
related countries: Italy
related places: Catania

All Italian football matches are called off indefinitely after a policeman dies during violence at a Catania-Palermo match.
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Chinese leader boosts Sudan ties

Friday 2nd of February 2007, 23:28
related countries: Sudan, China
related places: Bashir

China's President Hu Jintao agrees more economic deals in Sudan, which China protects from UN sanctions.
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