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'New stem cell source' discovered

Monday 8th of January 2007, 0:52
related countries: United States

US scientists say they have found a new source of stem cells that could repair damaged human organs.
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Fiji's new government takes shape

Monday 8th of January 2007, 5:41
related countries: Fiji

Eight ministers are sworn in to work under Fiji's interim leader, a month after he took power in a coup.
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Violent Dhaka protests continue

Monday 8th of January 2007, 6:01
related countries: Bangladesh

Violence continues in Bangladesh on the second day of a transport blockade in support of electoral reform.
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Democrats warn Bush over Iraq

Monday 8th of January 2007, 6:59
related countries: Iraq

The newly-empowered Democrats warn President Bush he will have to justify plans to boost troops in Iraq.
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Indonesian plane search continues

Monday 8th of January 2007, 7:24
related countries: Indonesia

Four more helicopters are due to join the hunt for an Indonesian airliner which went missing a week ago.
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Cricket: Warne mulls England job

Monday 8th of January 2007, 7:53
related countries: United Kingdom

Legendary Aussie spinner Shane Warne says he would consider any offer of a coaching job from England.
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S Korea bid to solve sea dispute

Monday 8th of January 2007, 7:53
related countries: South Korea, Japan

South Korea's President Roh proposed renaming waters contested with Japan as the "Sea of Peace", officials say.
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Football: Larsson can stay

Monday 8th of January 2007, 8:19
related countries: Sweden

Man Utd's on-loan striker Henrik Larsson is told by his Swedish club he can stay at Old Trafford until the end of the season.
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'New stem cell source' discovered

Monday 8th of January 2007, 8:58
related countries: United States

US scientists say they have discovered a source of stem cells which does not involve the use of human embryos.
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Baghdad airport ambush kills nine

Monday 8th of January 2007, 9:32
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least nine people are killed in an ambush on a bus carrying workers from Baghdad to the airport.
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China irate at Chen's US stopover

Monday 8th of January 2007, 9:45
related countries: Taiwan, United States, Nicaragua, China

China says it has protested to the US at plans to allow Taiwan's president to stop over en route to Nicaragua.
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Nine die in fresh Assam violence

Monday 8th of January 2007, 9:59
related countries: India

Another seven Hindi-speaking migrants are killed and two others die in a fourth day of attacks in north-east India.
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Tycoon may run for top ANC post

Monday 8th of January 2007, 10:57
related countries: South Africa, Japan

South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale is readying himself to run for the ANC leadership, a paper says.
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Airline hunt spots metal in sea

Monday 8th of January 2007, 11:00
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesian ships hunting for a missing airliner detect large metal objects on the seabed, a naval commander says.
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Kazakhstan PM resigns office

Monday 8th of January 2007, 11:54
related countries: Kazakhstan

Kazakh Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov resigns ,with no official word on why, according to the government.
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Taser launches 'stylish' stun gun

Monday 8th of January 2007, 12:06
related countries: United States

The US stun gun maker Taser launches a "consumer friendly" version of its controversial weapon.
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Indonesia ferry survivors rescued

Monday 8th of January 2007, 12:13
related countries: Indonesia

Fourteen survivors of an Indonesian ferry sinking are rescued after nine days at sea in a life raft.
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US envoy in new Darfur peace push

Monday 8th of January 2007, 12:22
related countries: Sudan, United States
related places: Darfur

Senior US politician Bill Richardson holds talks with Sudan's president over war-torn Darfur.
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Faction tensions in W Bank

Monday 8th of January 2007, 12:30
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Shooting and arson attacks shake Ramallah in the West Bank as Israeli troops seize 21 Palestinian in raids.
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UN begins Nepal arms monitoring

Monday 8th of January 2007, 12:41
related countries: Nepal

UN monitors begin the process of putting weapons held by Nepal's Maoist rebels beyond use.
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Fruit cargo blocks Russian border

Monday 8th of January 2007, 13:41
related countries: Georgia, Russia

Lorries laden with tangerines block a major Georgia-Russia border crossing on the fourth day of a protest.
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Somali leader arrives in capital

Monday 8th of January 2007, 15:04
related countries: Ethiopia, Somalia

Somalia's interim president flies into Mogadishu amid tight security, for his first visit since Islamists fled.
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Le Pen sees himself as president

Monday 8th of January 2007, 15:25
related countries: France

French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen says he can win the country's presidential election in April.
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Genocide trial for Rwanda prefect

Monday 8th of January 2007, 15:56
related countries: Tanzania, Rwanda

The trial of a former Rwandan official accused of genocide in 1994 begins at the UN tribunal in Tanzania.
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Iraq court drops Saddam's charges

Monday 8th of January 2007, 16:11
related countries: Iraq

Charges against the executed Saddam Hussein are dropped as the genocide trial of six co-defendants resumes.
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China 'anti-terror' raid kills 18

Monday 8th of January 2007, 16:24
related countries: China
related places: Xinjiang

Police in China kill 18 people in a raid on an alleged Islamic militant camp in the western region of Xinjiang.
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Court order over Pakistan missing

Monday 8th of January 2007, 16:44
related countries: Pakistan

A Supreme Court judge in Pakistan orders the government to speed up efforts to find missing people.
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Kenya rejects Israel row athlete

Monday 8th of January 2007, 17:15
related countries: Kenya, Israel, Bahrain

Kenya says it will not take back an athlete who defected to Bahrain and was then stripped of his new citizenship.
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Morocco reporters defend article

Monday 8th of January 2007, 17:57
related countries: Morocco

Two journalists accused of defaming Islam and damaging public morality give evidence in Morocco.
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Austrian rivals in coalition deal

Monday 8th of January 2007, 18:21
related countries: Austria

Austria's main centre-left and conservative parties agree to form a "grand coalition" government.
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Russia oil row hits Europe supply

Monday 8th of January 2007, 18:25
related countries: Belarus, Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia cuts oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine as a Moscow-Belarus trade row escalates.
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Khalilzad to be new US UN envoy

Monday 8th of January 2007, 18:33
related countries: Iraq, United States

US President George Bush is to name current US Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad as his new UN envoy.
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Iran leader asserts nuclear right

Monday 8th of January 2007, 18:49
related countries: Iran

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reasserts Iran's right to nuclear energy, and scotches ill health rumours.
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Moroccan jailed over 9/11 attack

Monday 8th of January 2007, 19:15
related countries: United States, Germany, Morocco

A German court jails Moroccan Mounir al-Motassadek for 15 years for aiding the 9/11 attacks on the US.
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EU and US seek fresh trade push

Monday 8th of January 2007, 20:30
related countries: United States

European Union and US leaders agree to seek fresh ways of resolving differences over global trade talks.
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Second bomb scare at Miami port

Monday 8th of January 2007, 22:25
related countries: United States
related places: Miami

Police in the US port of Miami carry out a controlled explosion in the second bomb scare in as many days.
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Heavy rains kill dozens in Brazil

Monday 8th of January 2007, 22:57
related countries: Brazil

Communities in south-east Brazil declare an emergency as heavy rains trigger landslides, killing dozens.
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Pakistan man jailed over NY plot

Monday 8th of January 2007, 23:10
related countries: Pakistan

A Pakistani man convicted of plotting to bomb a New York subway station receives a 30-year jail sentence.
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Israel's PM ready for China talks

Monday 8th of January 2007, 23:31
related countries: Israel, China

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert visits China on an official visit to the country where his parents fled to in the early 1900s.
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