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Liberia charges 'coup plotters'

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 1:04
related countries: Liberia

Liberia's court charges a former army chief and an ex-parliamentary speaker with treason, officials say.
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Lula vows to act after air crash

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 2:51
related countries: Brazil
related places: Sao Paulo

Brazil's leader promises to improve air safety, after a Sao Paulo air crash that killed nearly 200 people.
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Musharraf 'respects' ruling

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 5:24
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's president says he will abide by a court ruling to reinstate the chief justice, a vocal opponent.
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Two held over Rwandan massacres

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 6:28
related countries: France, Rwanda

Two Rwandan men wanted for their alleged role in the 1994 genocide are arrested in France, police say.
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N Korea seeks nuclear alternative

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 10:35
related countries: North Korea

North Korea's representative at talks on its nuclear programme says it should be given light-water reactors.
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Optimism on Nigeria's war on poverty

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 11:17
related countries: Nigeria

Mark Doyle finds reasons to be cheerful over the impact of debt relief on Nigeria.
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The lure of plentiful South Africa

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 11:44
related countries: South Africa

An estimated three million Zimbabweans are thought to have fled to South Africa to escape the economic crisis reports Peter Biles.
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How history judges Russia's leaders

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 11:49
related countries: Russia

James Rodgers explores Russia's relationship with its stormy history and larger-than-life leaders.
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Mars dust storms threaten rovers

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 12:22
related countries: United States
related places: Mars

Dust storms raging on Mars pose the worst threat yet to Nasa's robot rovers, the US space agency says.
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Baghdad minibus blast kills five

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 13:05
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A bomb kills five people on a Baghdad minibus as conflicting reports come in of a deadly overnight air strike.
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Spain ends search for immigrants

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 14:10
related countries: Spain

Spanish rescuers call off the search for 50 African migrants missing after a boat capsized near the Canary Islands.
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Kabul doubts German killing claim

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 14:44
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

The Afghan government says it does not believe Taleban claims that the militants killed two German hostages.
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S Korea urges release of hostages

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 15:01
related countries: Afghanistan, North Korea

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun appeals for the release of up to 23 citizens held captive in Afghanistan.
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Tour: Vinokourov wins time-trial

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 15:43
related countries: France

Alexandre Vinokourov powers to victory in the 13th stage of the Tour de France, while Michael Rasmussen holds on to yellow.
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First female president for India

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 16:50
related countries: India

Pratibha Patil has won India's presidential election and will become the country's first female president, officials say.
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Aziz back in prison after check

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 19:17
related countries: Iraq
related places: Saddam, Baghdad

Saddam-era minister Tariq Aziz returns to jail near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after suffering a fall.
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Brazil radar fault stops flights

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 20:24
related countries: Brazil, United States
related places: Sao Paulo

A radar breakdown in northern Brazil causes five flights between Sao Paulo and the US to turn back.
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Threat halts Rome-London flight

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 21:29
related countries: Italy, United Kingdom
related places: London, Rome

Airport authorities in Rome evacuate 165 passengers from a London-bound plane after a bomb threat.
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Simpsons launch hits Springfield

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 21:32
related countries: United States
related places: Simpsons, Springfield, Vermont

The yellow carpet is rolled out for the world premiere of The Simpsons Movie in Springfield, Vermont.
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Turkey to vote in key elections

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 22:34
related countries: Turkey

Polls are to open shortly in Turkey's general election, seen as one the most important in its history.
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Italy police raid 'terror school'

Saturday 21st of July 2007, 23:03
related countries: Italy

Italian police arrest three men suspected of running an Islamist bomb school in a mosque in the city of Perugia.
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