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UN appeals against Iraq execution

Friday 9th of February 2007, 2:29
related countries: Iraq

The UN human rights chief urges an Iraqi court not to condemn one of Saddam Hussein's deputies to death.
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Casey backed as US army head

Friday 9th of February 2007, 5:10
related countries: United States
related places: Rice

US senators approve the nomination of General George Casey as the country's next army chief of staff.
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Bid to create market for vaccines

Friday 9th of February 2007, 5:17
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK and other nations are to set up a fund to speed the development of new vaccines for poorer countries.
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Cuba deports top drugs suspect

Friday 9th of February 2007, 6:23
related countries: Colombia, Cuba
related places: Valle, Norte

The Cuban authorities deport suspected drugs baron Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante back to Colombia.
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China tightens net on fake drugs

Friday 9th of February 2007, 6:59
related countries: China

China is to review tens of thousands of drug licences as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal.
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Blast rocks India railway station

Friday 9th of February 2007, 7:50
related countries: India

A bomb explodes at a railway station in Assam hours before India's national games open there.
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Venezuelan state buys power firm

Friday 9th of February 2007, 8:01
related countries: Venezuela

The Venezuelan state buys the country's leading private power firm as its public ownership drive continues.
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Calm returns to plains of Nepal

Friday 9th of February 2007, 8:48
related countries: Nepal

Life is returning to normal in the plains of central and eastern Nepal after three weeks of violence.
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US cash for Agent Orange study

Friday 9th of February 2007, 9:25
related countries: Vietnam, United States

The US agrees for the first time to help towards cleaning up a site where Agent Orange was kept in the Vietnam war.
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Muted response to Mecca deal

Friday 9th of February 2007, 9:40
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Mecca

Israel and the US react with caution to an agreement by Fatah and Hamas to form a national unity government.
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Burundi's president sacks deputy

Friday 9th of February 2007, 9:58
related countries: Burundi

Burundi's vice-president is sacked for insubordination, amid serious divisions in the ruling party.
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SA police boost to tackle crime

Friday 9th of February 2007, 10:26
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's President Mbeki promises to increase the size of the police force to tackle the high crime rate.
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Italy may recognise unwed couples

Friday 9th of February 2007, 10:30
related countries: Italy

The Italian government approves a bill to grant legal rights to unmarried couples, despite Vatican hostility.
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Live - Australia v England

Friday 9th of February 2007, 10:39
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Melbourne

Paul Collingwood hits a century as England beat Australia by four wickets in the first CB Series final in Melbourne.
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Nigeria's 'graft list' rejected

Friday 9th of February 2007, 11:02
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's main opposition parties say they will still field their election candidates accused of corruption.
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US navy returns to Cambodia

Friday 9th of February 2007, 11:04
related countries: Cambodia, Vietnam, United States

A US navy warship arrives in a Cambodian port, the first to dock there since the Vietnam war.
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China 'executes' Uighur activist

Friday 9th of February 2007, 11:06
related countries: China

China has executed an ethnic Uighur activist for "attempting to split the motherland", Radio Free Asia reports.
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EU warns Macedonia over entry

Friday 9th of February 2007, 11:14
related countries: Macedonia

An EU commissioner issues a strongly-worded warning to Macedonia over its ambitions to join the EU.
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Cricket: England win thriller

Friday 9th of February 2007, 11:27
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

Paul Collingwood's century - and some brilliant fielding - secure England a thrilling four-wicket win over Australia.
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Six policemen killed in Manipur

Friday 9th of February 2007, 12:10
related countries: India

Separatist rebels in the Indian state of Manipur say they were behind an attack that left six policemen dead.
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Whaling truce in high seas rescue

Friday 9th of February 2007, 12:32
related countries: Japan

Japanese whalers and activists suspend hostilities in the hunt for two missing activists in the Antarctic.
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Prosecutors want Moggi indictment

Friday 9th of February 2007, 13:05
related countries: Italy

Italian prosecutors seek to indict ex-Juventus boss Luciano Moggi and seven others in a football scandal.
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Sri Lankan leader in peace offer

Friday 9th of February 2007, 13:20
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse tells the BBC the door is still open for peace talks with the Tamil Tigers.
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De Beers to create black-run firm

Friday 9th of February 2007, 14:03
related countries: South Africa

De Beers and the South African government unveil plans to create a new, black-run diamond mining firm.
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Indian soldiers face murder probe

Friday 9th of February 2007, 15:51
related countries: India

Indian troops in Kashmir face a murder investigation and protests after a civilian man is shot dead.
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Bhutto party activists shot dead

Friday 9th of February 2007, 16:12
related countries: Pakistan

Gunmen in Pakistan shoot dead six members of the main opposition Pakistan People's Party, police say.
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HK cardinal hits out at Beijing

Friday 9th of February 2007, 16:43
related countries: China, Hong Kong
related places: Beijing

Chinese refusal to recognise the authority of the Vatican is an "act of war", Hong Kong's cardinal tells the BBC.
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Bolivian troops seize key smelter

Friday 9th of February 2007, 17:21
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivia seizes control of the country's largest tin smelter complex, as the government nationalises the facility.
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Jerusalem 'tense' after clashes

Friday 9th of February 2007, 17:26
related countries: Israel

A tense calm is reported in Jerusalem after protests over excavation work near a holy site erupt in violence.
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N Korea talks enter crucial phase

Friday 9th of February 2007, 18:20
related countries: North Korea, China

Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme continue, with delegates discussing a draft agreement.
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Sofia paralysed by taxi protest

Friday 9th of February 2007, 18:29
related countries: Bulgaria
related places: Sofia

Hundreds of taxi drivers block roads in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, in protest at the killing of a colleague.
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Model's corpse to be preserved

Friday 9th of February 2007, 19:28
related countries: United States

A judge orders the body of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to be preserved amid a paternity row.
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US air strike kills Iraqi troops

Friday 9th of February 2007, 19:36
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Mosul

Eight Iraqi soldiers die in a US helicopter strike in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, local officials say.
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Cricket: Pakistan-SA abandoned

Friday 9th of February 2007, 20:19
related countries: South Africa, Pakistan

The third one-day international between South Africa and Pakistan is abandoned because of rain.
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Pentagon 'twisted Iraq findings'

Friday 9th of February 2007, 20:28
related countries: Iraq, United States

A Pentagon watchdog's report criticises a former key official's intelligence work in the run-up to the Iraq war.
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Australia in trouble in Davis Cup

Friday 9th of February 2007, 22:40
related countries: Czech Republic, Belgium, United States

Australia trail Belgium while the United States are tied with the Czech Republic in the first round of the Davis Cup.
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Rwanda 'crash probe halted'

Friday 9th of February 2007, 23:06
related countries: Rwanda

An ex-UN investigator says his probe into the 1994 downing of the Rwandan president's plane was halted against his wishes.
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African amputees' cup kicks off

Friday 9th of February 2007, 23:11
related countries: Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Africa's first amputee football cup kicks off in Sierra Leone with the host team playing Ghana.
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US Iraq forces under new command

Friday 9th of February 2007, 23:15
related countries: Iraq, United States

The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, is set to take charge ahead of a big security push.
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