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US rejects Iran nuclear 'timeout'

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 1:00
related countries: Iran, United States

The US rejects the UN's nuclear watchdog's call for a "timeout" over Iran's nuclear programme.
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Cash offer to find Japan whalers

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 4:05
related countries: Japan

Activists intent on disrupting Japan's whale hunt offer a $25,000 reward for details leading them to the fleet.
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Israel launches Gaza tunnel raid

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 4:14
related countries: Israel, Gaza Strip

Israeli aircraft launch a raid in the Gaza Strip, a day after a Palestinian suicide bombing in the resort of Eilat.
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Panel warns on Australia's reef

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 5:49
related countries: Australia

Australia's Great Barrier Reef could be dead within decades because of global warming, a leaked IPCC report says.
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Game unit losses hit Sony profits

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 7:04
related countries: Japan

Japanese electronics giant Sony reports a drop in profits as high costs at its game unit offset strong TV sales.
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N Korea nuclear talks to resume

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 7:30
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Pyongyang

Six-nation talks on tackling North Korea's nuclear ambitions will resume on 8 February, hosts China say.
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Elections on hold in Bangladesh

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 7:32
related countries: Bangladesh
related places: Dhaka

A court in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, rules that elections cannot be held for at least three months.
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Japanese consumer spending slips

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 8:29
related countries: Japan

Japanese consumer spending dips and unemployment rises, so interest rates are now no longer expected to rise soon.
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Guinea-Bissau ex-PM quits hiding

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 9:59
related countries: Guinea-Bissau, Guinea

Guinea-Bissau's ex-PM Carlos Gomes Jr leaves a UN compound in the capital two weeks after seeking refuge.
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Turkey-US move to combat rebels

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 10:01
related countries: Turkey, United States

A US envoy who will co-ordinate the fight against the PKK Kurdish rebels holds talks in Turkey.
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Vietnam cuts army business links

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 11:01
related countries: Vietnam

Vietnam's communist leaders remove dozens of companies from the control of the armed forces and the ruling party.
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Emergency pill for Chilean girls

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 11:31
related countries: Chile

Chile's president signs a decree allowing 14-year olds to be given the morning-after pill without parental consent.
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Pakistan curfew after Shia attack

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 12:13
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Hangu

A curfew is imposed in the north-western town of Hangu in Pakistan after an attack on a Shia mosque.
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Cricket: Kiwis smash England

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 12:20
related countries: New Zealand

England's hopes of making the CB Series finals look slim after they lose by 58 runs to New Zealand in Perth.
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England v NZ ODI as it happened

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 12:22
related countries: New Zealand

England stagger to another defeat as they fail to chase New Zealand's massive 318-7 in Perth.
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Japan gaffe minister 'must quit'

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 12:37
related countries: Japan

Japanese opposition parties tell the health minister to resign for calling women "birth-giving machines".
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Australian 'in Solomons PM plot'

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 12:51
related countries: Solomon Islands, Aruba

An Australian man is charged with plotting to assassinate Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
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Islamists battle Algeria's army

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 13:25
related countries: Algeria

Militants linked to al-Qaeda are believed to be behind an attack which leaves 15 dead in Algeria.
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EU-wide smoking ban urged

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 13:37
related countries: Ireland

The EU health commissioner calls for member states to copy Ireland and ban smoking in indoor public spaces.
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Manchester wins super-casino race

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 13:41
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Manchester

Manchester is the surprise choice to be the location for Britain's first Las Vegas-style super-casino.
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Afghan civilian deaths criticised

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 13:47
related countries: Afghanistan

A Human Rights Watch report says that more than 1,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in 2006.
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Female peace troops in Liberia

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 15:36
related countries: Liberia, India

The first all-female unit of United Nations peacekeepers - Indian police officers - arrives in Liberia.
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Football: Milan sign Ronaldo

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 15:58
related countries: Spain, Botswana

AC Milan sign Brazilian striker Ronaldo from Real Madrid for £4.95m.
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El Al to stop flights to Turkey

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 16:23
related countries: Turkey, Cyprus

Israel's national airline is to stop flying to Turkey and Cyprus from the beginning of March.
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Greek pupils seek Elgin Marbles

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 16:26
related countries: Greece, United Kingdom

Greek schoolchildren form a human chain around the Acropolis to demand the UK return the Elgin Marbles.
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Hezbollah leader hits out at Bush

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 17:11
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Bush

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah accuses the US of ordering Israel to start last year's conflict.
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Mali relics recovered in France

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 17:28
related countries: France

French customs officials seize more than 650 smuggled artefacts, some up to one million years old.
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Attacks as Iraqi Shia mark Ashura

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 17:31
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least 40 people die in attacks across Iraq at the climax of the Shia Muslim religious festival of Ashura.
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Rwanda leader backs crash probe

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 17:51
related countries: Rwanda

Rwanda's Paul Kagame says he would co-operate with an inquiry into the death of a former leader in a plane crash.
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Brazil raids target drugs gangs

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 17:54
related countries: Brazil

At least 14 people are arrested in Brazil as part of a series of anti-drug raids across six states.
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Ukraine minister quits amid row

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 18:09
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Borys Tarasiuk resigns after a power struggle with PM Viktor Yanukovych.
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Violence could halt Italian football

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 18:28
related countries: Italy

The president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) could halt all league football in the country after a weekend of violence.
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Former Nepal ministers arrested

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 18:39
related countries: Nepal

Three ex-ministers of Nepal's king are arrested on suspicion of conspiring to encourage violence in southern Nepal.
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Corus faces head-to-head auction

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 19:09
related countries: Netherlands

A behind-closed-doors auction is taking place to win a takeover of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.
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Thailand halts Hmong repatriation

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 21:36
related countries: Thailand, Laos

Thailand stops forced return of Hmong refugees to Laos after Western countries agree to take them.
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China's leader begins Africa tour

Tuesday 30th of January 2007, 21:58
related countries: China

China's President Hu starts his tour of Africa in Cameroon, at a time of booming trade with the continent.
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