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Warrant for ex-Argentine leader

Friday 12th of January 2007, 0:05
related countries: Argentina

An Argentine judge orders the arrest of ex-President Isabel Peron over the disappearance of a left-wing activist in 1976.
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Syphilis rates 'soaring in China'

Friday 12th of January 2007, 0:12
related countries: China

China is experiencing an alarming rise in the number of cases of syphilis, a medical study warns.
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Live - Australia v England

Friday 12th of January 2007, 2:56
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom
related places: Melbourne

Australia are firmly on course to chase down 243 to win the opening one-dayer against England.
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US soldier jailed for Iraq deaths

Friday 12th of January 2007, 5:37
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: May

A US soldier is jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to murdering three Iraqis in May last year.
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US senators attack Bush Iraq plan

Friday 12th of January 2007, 6:20
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Republican

Senior Democratic and Republican congressmen criticise President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.
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Irwin's daughter in US TV debut

Friday 12th of January 2007, 6:41
related countries: Aruba, United States

Bindi, the eight-year-old daughter of late Australian naturalist Steve Irwin, starts a promotional tour of the US.
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Indian suspects to be questioned

Friday 12th of January 2007, 7:04
related countries: India

India's top detective agency begins questioning two men accused of killing young women and children.
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Chinese activist loses appeal

Friday 12th of January 2007, 8:20
related countries: China

Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng loses his final appeal against a conviction seen as political.
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Rival protesters clash in Bolivia

Friday 12th of January 2007, 8:23
related countries: Bolivia

At least two people are killed in clashes between government and opposition supporters in central Bolivia.
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Clues found for early Europeans

Friday 12th of January 2007, 8:57
related countries: Russia

An archaeological find in Russia sheds light on the migration of modern humans into Europe.
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Djibouti condemns US Somali raids

Friday 12th of January 2007, 10:01
related countries: United States, Somalia, Djibouti

Djibouti, which hosts a large US anti-terror base, condemns this week's US air strikes in nearby Somalia.
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Chinese facing shortage of wives

Friday 12th of January 2007, 10:21
related countries: China

China will have 30 million more men than women by 2020 making it hard for them to find wives, a report says.
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Rocket hits US embassy in Athens

Friday 12th of January 2007, 10:22
related countries: Greece, United States
related places: Athens

Attackers fire a rocket at the US embassy in the Greek capital, Athens, causing some damage but no injuries.
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Seven killed in Pakistan shooting

Friday 12th of January 2007, 10:27
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

A senior government lawyer and six others are killed in a gun battle in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
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Indian industrial output rebounds

Friday 12th of January 2007, 10:40
related countries: India

Indian industrial production surges in November, helped by a strong manufacturing sector.
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Cricket: Australia rampant

Friday 12th of January 2007, 10:41
related countries: United Kingdom, Australia

Australia ease to an eight-wicket win over England in the opening match of the Commonwealth Bank Series.
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Israel names first Arab minister

Friday 12th of January 2007, 10:56
related countries: Israel

Israel's first Arab cabinet minister is appointed by Labour party leader and defence minister Amir Peretz.
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Uganda rebels snub peace talks

Friday 12th of January 2007, 11:30
related countries: Uganda

Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army says it will not participate in peace talks due to resume next week.
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Madonna calls for more adoption

Friday 12th of January 2007, 11:32
related countries: Malawi

Madonna wants more people to care for African children despite the row over her adoption of a Malawian boy.
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Nato accused over Afghan deaths

Friday 12th of January 2007, 11:48
related countries: Afghanistan

Nato disputes police reports that it has killed at least 13 civilians in a strike on Taleban positions in Afghanistan.
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Deadly landslide hits Indonesia

Friday 12th of January 2007, 12:10
related countries: Indonesia

A landslide kills at least 16 people on Indonesia's Sangihe island and 16 others are missing, officials say.
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Australia cleric in convicts jibe

Friday 12th of January 2007, 12:25
related countries: Australia

Australia's top Islamic cleric sparks more controversy by mocking white Australians' convict ancestry.
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UN envoy hopeful on Darfur peace

Friday 12th of January 2007, 12:47
related countries: Sudan

Sudan's government remains committed to a hybrid UN and African force for Darfur, a UN envoy says.
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BAE South African deal 'probed'

Friday 12th of January 2007, 13:02
related countries: South Africa, United Kingdom

UK authorities launch a probe into payments allegedly made by BAE systems in South Africa, according to a report.
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Battle mars Somali peace deal

Friday 12th of January 2007, 13:11
related countries: Somalia

Somali warlords who have fought for 16 years agree to disarm after a battle which leaves five dead.
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Football: Beckham explains move

Friday 12th of January 2007, 13:51
related countries: United States

David Beckham says he is moving to LA Galaxy to "take soccer in the US to another level", not to make money.
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Spy case: Russia seeks UK help

Friday 12th of January 2007, 13:57
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

Russian prosecutors seek UK permission to question more than 100 witnesses in the Litvinenko case.
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Al-Qaeda 'rebuilding' in Pakistan

Friday 12th of January 2007, 14:26
related countries: Pakistan, United States

US intelligence chief John Negroponte says al-Qaeda leaders have found a secure hideout in Pakistan.
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Mexico leader in tortilla pledge

Friday 12th of January 2007, 14:38
related countries: Mexico

Mexico's President Calderon vows to tackle the soaring price of tortillas, the flat corn bread which is a diet staple.
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Nigeria court restores VP perks

Friday 12th of January 2007, 14:50
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's appeal court rules that privileges stripped from Vice-President Atiku Abubakar should be restored.
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Iraq backs Iranians seized by US

Friday 12th of January 2007, 15:32
related countries: Iraq, United States

Six Iranians held in a US military raid in Iraq had the approval of the authorities, Iraq's foreign minister says.
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German push to integrate Muslims

Friday 12th of January 2007, 16:08
related countries: Germany

Germany's interior minister calls for an EU-wide dialogue with Muslims in an effort to integrate them better.
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Motorsport: De Villiers in lead

Friday 12th of January 2007, 16:18
related countries: Senegal, South Africa

South Africa's Giniel De Villiers takes the lead from Carlos Sainz in the cars section of the Dakar Rally
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Polish Church steps up spy probe

Friday 12th of January 2007, 16:42
related countries: Poland
related places: Warsaw

Roman Catholic bishops in Poland are to step up inquiries into collaboration with communist-era secret police.
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Iran-born UK soldier denied bail

Friday 12th of January 2007, 16:45
related countries: United Kingdom

An Army interpreter charged with passing secrets to the enemy is refused bail despiting insisting he was a 'patriot'.
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Nepalese Maoists name their MPs

Friday 12th of January 2007, 17:20
related countries: Nepal

Nepal's Maoist rebels name 73 MPs to represent them in a new parliament, at the end of a decade of insurgency.
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Troops enforce Bangladesh order

Friday 12th of January 2007, 17:36
related countries: Bangladesh
related places: Dhaka

Soldiers are enforcing a national state of emergency in Bangladesh imposed by the president.
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Insurers sued over torn Picasso

Friday 12th of January 2007, 17:59
related countries: United States

A US casino mogul who put his elbow through a Picasso painting sues his insurers over the accident.
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Tunisia gunmen 'had plan'

Friday 12th of January 2007, 18:17
related countries: Tunisia

Police in Tunisia say they seized embassy blueprints and explosives after a gunfight with suspected Islamists.
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S Koreans released in Niger Delta

Friday 12th of January 2007, 18:51
related countries: Niger, North Korea

Nine South Korean oil workers are freed after being seized by gunmen in the Niger Delta on Wednesday.
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France frees Russian billionaire

Friday 12th of January 2007, 19:49
related countries: France, Russia

French authorities free one of Russia's richest men, Mikhail Prokhorov, after questioning over suspected prostitution.
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Football: Becks move defended

Friday 12th of January 2007, 20:08
related countries: United States

The owners of LA Galaxy deny money or celebrity lifestyle are behind David Beckham's decision to move to the US.
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'No timetable' for Iraq progress

Friday 12th of January 2007, 21:35
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Senate

The US defence secretary says there is no timetable for Iraq to comply with President Bush's new strategy.
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Morales to tackle Bolivia clashes

Friday 12th of January 2007, 21:36
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, holds an emergency cabinet meeting after at least two people die in clashes.
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US House backs Medicare bill

Friday 12th of January 2007, 21:38
related countries: United States

The US House of Representatives passes a bill requiring the government to directly negotiate lower drug prices.
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Last Somali Islamist base 'falls'

Friday 12th of January 2007, 22:24
related countries: Ethiopia, Somalia

Ethiopian-backed troops capture the last stronghold of Somalia's Islamist militia, the defence minister says.
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Double veto for Burma resolution

Friday 12th of January 2007, 22:36
related countries: Russia, United States, Burma, China

China and Russia veto a draft UN resolution by the US calling for an end to human rights abuses in Burma.
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Argentine ex-president arrested

Friday 12th of January 2007, 23:27
related countries: Argentina, Spain

Spanish police arrest Argentine ex-President Isabel Peron over the disappearance of a leftist activist in 1976.
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