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Russia blames new UK PM for row

Friday 20th of July 2007, 0:31
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

Russia's foreign minister blames Gordon Brown's takeover as UK prime minister for the two countries' row.
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First lady in Argentina poll bid

Friday 20th of July 2007, 0:41
related countries: Argentina

Argentina's first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, begins her campaign to succeed her husband in office.
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Colombia 'drug baron' sent to US

Friday 20th of July 2007, 3:07
related countries: Colombia, United States

The suspected head of a Colombian cocaine cartel is extradited to the United States to face trial.
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South Koreans held in Afghanistan

Friday 20th of July 2007, 6:15
related countries: Afghanistan

At least 16 South Koreans have been abducted by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan, officials say.
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Italy priest freed in Philippines

Friday 20th of July 2007, 6:38
related countries: Philippines, Italy

Giancarlo Bossi, the Italian priest abducted by rebels last month in the Philippines, has been released.
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Danish army evacuates Iraqis

Friday 20th of July 2007, 6:46
related countries: Denmark, Iraq

Denmark's military secretly evacuates about 200 Iraqi aides and translators who had been helping its troops.
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Toyota sales overtaken by GM

Friday 20th of July 2007, 6:46
related countries: Japan
related places: Toyota

Global sales at Japanese carmaker Toyota are briefly overtaken by rival General Motors, figures show.
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Nine die in Afghanistan attacks

Friday 20th of July 2007, 7:22
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

Nine people are killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, say police.
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Brazil jet thrust reverser 'off'

Friday 20th of July 2007, 9:31
related countries: Brazil

A jet which crashed killing some 200 people had only one thrust reverser working, Brazilian officials say.
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Lebanese shot dead in Nigeria

Friday 20th of July 2007, 9:36
related countries: Nigeria, Lebanon

A Lebanese businessman is killed in southern Nigeria, as violence continues in the oil-rich Delta region.
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Scandal-hit China food firms shut

Friday 20th of July 2007, 10:07
related countries: China

China closes three firms and arrests several people involved in high-profile food and drug scandals.
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No charges on 'cash-for-honours'

Friday 20th of July 2007, 10:24
related countries: United Kingdom

The BBC understands that no-one is to face charges after the 16-month UK cash-for-honours investigation.
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China rates rise to cool economy

Friday 20th of July 2007, 10:44
related countries: China

China raises interest rates in a move to dampen inflation and stop the economy overheating.
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Japan power safety-check call

Friday 20th of July 2007, 10:46
related countries: Japan

Japanese power companies are given a week to improve safety at nuclear plants after Monday's quake.
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N Korea talks finish without deal

Friday 20th of July 2007, 10:51
related countries: North Korea, United States

Talks in Beijing end without a deadline for North Korean denuclearisation, as food aid shipments begin.
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Pardon for protest Ethiopians

Friday 20th of July 2007, 10:55
related countries: Ethiopia

Thirty Ethiopian opposition leaders sentenced to life in prison over election protests are set free.
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Doubts over Libyan murder trial

Friday 20th of July 2007, 11:17
related countries: Libya

Questions remain over the death of a Libyan journalist despite the conviction of three men, campaigners say.
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Brown, Sarkozy vow Darfur trip

Friday 20th of July 2007, 11:52
related countries: Sudan, Central African Republic

The new leaders of the UK and France say they are prepared to go to Darfur to help peace efforts.
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Arrests over Nigeria sect clashes

Friday 20th of July 2007, 12:00
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Sokoto

Nigerian police arrest the leader of a Muslim Shia sect and 100 of his followers after clashes in the northern city of Sokoto.
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Freed Palestinians welcomed home

Friday 20th of July 2007, 12:40
related countries: Israel

Some 250 Palestinians released from Israeli jails receive a rapturous welcome in Ramallah on the West Bank.
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Pakistan's top judge reinstated

Friday 20th of July 2007, 13:51
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstates the chief justice in a move seen as a serious blow to President Musharraf.
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Denmark ends secret Iraq airlift

Friday 20th of July 2007, 15:19
related countries: Iraq, Denmark

Denmark ends the evacuation of some 200 Iraqis who it feared faced danger for their links to its troops in Iraq.
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Cycling: Tom Boonen bags win

Friday 20th of July 2007, 15:28
related countries: France
related places: Castres

Tom Boonen wins stage 12 of the Tour de France in Castres from green jersey rivals Erik Zabel and Robbie Hunter.
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N Karabakh elects separatist head

Friday 20th of July 2007, 15:37
related countries: Azerbaijan

The breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan picks a separatist ex-security chief as president.
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Panama wants Noriega extradited

Friday 20th of July 2007, 16:41
related countries: United States, France, Panama

Panama says it wants Manuel Noriega extradited when he is freed from a US jail, but France is also pursuing him.
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Ethiopia's freed leader defiant

Friday 20th of July 2007, 16:45
related countries: Ethiopia

Ethiopia's opposition leader hits out at the government hours after being pardoned and freed from prison jail.
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Spanish royal sex cartoon banned

Friday 20th of July 2007, 16:59
related countries: Spain

A Spanish judge orders the seizure of a magazine over a cartoon showing the crown prince and princess having sex.
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Taiwan seeks UN membership

Friday 20th of July 2007, 17:27
related countries: Taiwan, China

Taiwan makes it first bid for UN membership using its own name in a move dismissed by China.
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Russia wants normal ties with UK

Friday 20th of July 2007, 17:48
related countries: United Kingdom

Russia says it wants to restore normal ties with the UK after tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.
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1st Test, England v India - day one as it happened

Friday 20th of July 2007, 18:35
related countries: India, United Kingdom

Test wicket as England hit back hard on day two of the first Test at Lord's.
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Breakaway rebel will not disarm

Friday 20th of July 2007, 18:57
related countries: Sri Lanka

A breakaway Sri Lankan rebel leader says he has no plans to disarm his fighters in the east.
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Huge rally over Bolivian capital

Friday 20th of July 2007, 19:33
related countries: Bolivia
related places: Sucre, La Paz

Hundreds of thousands of people rally against moving Bolivia's capital city from La Paz to Sucre.
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UN Kosovo vote plan put on hold

Friday 20th of July 2007, 21:03
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Kosovo

US and EU allies put on hold plans for a UN Security Council vote on Kosovo, citing Russian opposition.
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Rains kill many in north Pakistan

Friday 20th of July 2007, 21:33
related countries: Pakistan

Severe storms leave at least 30 dead in remote villages in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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Bush bans terror suspect torture

Friday 20th of July 2007, 21:47
related countries: United States

President Bush signs an executive order banning cruel treatment of terrorism suspects during interrogation.
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Poland acts to lure non-EU labour

Friday 20th of July 2007, 22:46
related countries: Poland

Poland introduces cheaper working visas for its non-EU neighbours in an attempt to ease its chronic labour shortages.
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