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What happend on July 24th 2007

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Pakistan 'no' to Bin Laden strike

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 4:24
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States

Pakistan says its citizens would not tolerate a US strike against Osama Bin Laden in their country.
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US veterans sue government

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 4:37
related countries: United States United States

American war veterans sue the US government saying they have been denied disability pay and medical treatment.
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Dozens missing in Sulawesi floods

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 5:56
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Rescuers on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi work to reach flood-hit villages, where dozens are feared dead.
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Cycling: Rasmussen test query

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 7:02
related countries: France France

Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen admits making a mistake in missing out-of-competition doping tests but insists he is drug-free.
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Brazil rejects outside air help

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 7:42
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Brazilian officials dismiss calls for foreign experts to help with the air traffic system after the Sao Paulo crash.
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US Democrats hold YouTube debate

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 8:40
related countries: United States United States

US Democratic presidential hopefuls hold the first candidates' debate to use questions sent via YouTube.
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Two Koreas begin military talks

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 8:54
related countries: South Korea South Korea

Top generals from North and South Korea have held the first day of talks focusing on a disputed sea border.
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Big win for Biya's party

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 9:46
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon

Cameroon's ruling party wins a landslide victory in Sunday's polls, amid opposition claims of fraud.
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Car bomber hits busy Iraq market

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 10:10
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A suicide car bomb kills at least 22 people in a crowded market in the Iraqi town of Hilla, south of Baghdad.
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Trial of David Hicks 'a charade'

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 10:44
related countries: Aruba Aruba, Australia Australia

The Guantanamo Bay trial of Australian national David Hicks was a charade, Australia's top legal body says.
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Rogue DRC general 'a threat'

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 11:06
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Renegade rebel commander Laurent Nkunda is a serious threat to stability in eastern DR Congo, the UN warns.
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Greek mastodon find 'spectacular'

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 11:52
related countries: Greece Greece

Remains of a mastodon - a mammoth-like animal - are found in northern Greece, including gigantic tusks.
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Troops killed in Sri Lanka blast

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 11:54
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Tamil rebels kill at least 10 Sri Lankan soldiers in a roadside bomb attack in the north, the military say.
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Power restored in UK flood battle

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 11:59
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: More

A substation is narrowly spared and power is restored to 48,000 homes, as floods recede in parts of England.
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US city issues immigrant ID card

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 12:04
related countries: United States United States

A city in Connecticut becomes the first in the United States to issue identity cards to illegal immigrants.
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Mugabe vows to save economy

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 12:06
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

President Mugabe tells MPs that strict price controls will continue as Zimbabwe battles its worst ever economic crisis.
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UK Tories urge EU Treaty vote

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 12:08
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Tories urge Gordon Brown to "trust the people" by holding a referendum on a new EU treaty.
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Taleban commander 'kills himself'

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 12:45
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

A wanted Islamic militant leader has blown himself up in south-western Pakistan to avoid arrest, police say.
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Ethiopia deadline for Red Cross

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 13:23
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Somalia Somalia

The Red Cross is ordered to leave the Somali Ogaden region of Ethiopia after complaints of an aid blockade.
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Israeli planes strike Gaza Strip

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 14:05
related countries: Israel Israel, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Israel carries out an air strike on the Gaza Strip, missing its target but damaging a block of flats.
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Freed HIV medics in Bulgaria

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 14:29
related countries: Libya Libya, France France, Bulgaria Bulgaria

Six medics jailed in Libya for infecting children with HIV arrive in Bulgaria and are pardoned by the president.
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Afghanistan buries its last king

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 15:02
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

The funeral is held in Kabul of Afghanistan's last king, Zahir Shah, who died on Monday aged 92.
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Vinokourov fails Tour doping test

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 16:14
related countries: France France

Alexander Vinokourov tests positive for blood doping after winning Saturday's Tour de France time-trial.
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US accuses Iran after Iraq talks

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 16:32
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Iran Iran, United States United States

Iran has increased support for militia groups in Iraq in recent months, the US ambassador in Baghdad says.
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Spanish 'double agent' arrested

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 16:50
related countries: Spain Spain

Spain announces the arrest of a double agent suspected of selling secrets to a foreign country for more than two years.
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UK launches flood crisis op

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 17:06
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

People in flood-hit areas are urged not to panic as massive efforts begin to get drinking water to those stranded.
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Cuba-trained US medics graduate

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 17:27
related countries: Cuba Cuba, United States United States
related places: Havana

Eight US students whose medical studies were fully funded by Cuba are to graduate in Havana.
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Nigerian ministers approved

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 18:15
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

The Nigerian senate confirms 39 ministers to fill President Umaru Yar'Adua's first cabinet since his election.
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Putin rebukes 'colonial' Britain

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 19:05
related countries: Russia Russia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Britain of having a "colonial mindset" over an extradition row.
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'Gay' rally in Georgia cancelled

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 19:55
related countries: Georgia Georgia

A rally meant to promote tolerance was scrapped, after rumours were spread that it was in fact a gay parade.
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Hungary heatwave kills hundreds

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 19:58
related countries: Hungary Hungary

Up to 500 people in Hungary have died in a heatwave in the past week, a top health official says.
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Envoy Blair holds West Bank talks

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 20:24
related countries: Israel Israel

Tony Blair speaks of a "sense of possibility" as he continues his first Mid-East visit as the Quartet's special envoy.
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New army deaths in Lebanon

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 21:19
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Two Lebanese soldiers are killed in renewed fighting with Palestinian militants at a refugee camp, officials say.
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Gonzales testifies in firings row

Tuesday 24th of July 2007, 22:34
related countries: United States United States
related places: Senate

The US attorney general faces tough questioning from a Senate panel over prosecutor firings.
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