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Experts say obseity 'contagious'

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 0:29
related countries: United States United States

Overweight people could be increasing their friends' risks of becoming obese too, US researchers say.
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Taleban 'kill S Korean hostage'

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 1:07
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Germany Germany

The Taleban have killed one of 23 South Korean hostages being held in Afghanistan, government officials say.
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Border row derails Korean talks

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 5:07
related countries: North Korea North Korea

Inter-Korean military talks break down after the two sides fail to make progress on a sea border dispute.
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Australian PM in East Timor talks

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 6:07
related countries: East Timor East Timor, Aruba Aruba

The Australian premier is in East Timor, amid political deadlock in the country after June's inconclusive polls.
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Indonesia issues tsunami warning

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 6:18
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

A tsunami warning is issued for the Indonesian province of North Maluku after a quake rocks the area.
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Colombia mines blamed on Farc

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 6:19
related countries: Colombia Colombia, United States United States

A US-based rights group blames Colombian rebels for the country's more than 1,000 landmine-related deaths.
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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 7:11
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

An undersea quake strikes Indonesia's North Maluku province - but an initial tsunami warning is cancelled.
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India killing infected chickens

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 7:22
related countries: India India

Authorities in India's north-eastern Manipur state begin killing poultry after an outbreak of bird flu.
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Deal ends Israel general strike

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 9:37
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel's biggest trade union calls off a general strike after a deal with the government on pay increases.
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Huge Chinese piracy ring tackled

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 9:45
related countries: China China

Pirated software worth $500m has been seized in raids against a Chinese software gang.
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Indian mobile boom boosts Bharti

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 10:46
related countries: India India

India's digital revolution underpins earnings at the country's top mobile phone provider Bharti Airtel.
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UK sacred cow slaughter blocked

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 11:09
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Monks turn away officials who arrived to take a "sacred" bullock for slaughter, insisting they get a warrant.
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Bangladesh jails former minister

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 11:36
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

A court in Bangladesh sends a former minister to jail for 31 years for aiding Islamic militants.
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Ford posts surprise $750m profit

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 11:48
related countries: United States United States
related places: Ford

US carmaker Ford posts its first quarterly profit since 2005 and hints at selling Jaguar and Land Rover.
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Anger at SA woman trouser 'ban'

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 12:54
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Moves to stop women wearing trousers in a South African township are condemned by politicians and rights groups.
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Deadly blast at Syrian arms depot

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 13:16
related countries: Syria Syria

Fifteen Syrian soldiers are killed and dozens hurt after hot weather sets off a blast at an arms depot.
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Taleban commander was 'shot dead'

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 13:24
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Taleban commander Abdullah Mehsud was killed by Pakistani troops and did not commit suicide, reports say.
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Nigeria's president names cabinet

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 13:37
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua announces his cabinet almost three months after the elections.
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Miliband support for Musharraf

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 13:45
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

New UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges co-operation against terrorism, after talks in Pakistan.
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Rasmussen 'broken' by Tour exit

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 13:50
related countries: France France

Michael Rasmussen protests his innocence as the crisis-hit Tour de France comes to terms with two days of scandal.
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F1: McLaren escape penalty

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 13:57
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

McLaren escape any immediate penalty after a disciplinary hearing into allegations of spying involving their F1 rivals Ferrari.
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Libya protests at medic pardons

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 15:02
related countries: Libya Libya, Bulgaria Bulgaria

Libya lodges a complaint over Bulgaria's decision to pardon six medics released from life sentences in the Arab nation.
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Jail for Nigerian ex-governor

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 15:40
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A former Nigerian governor who skipped bail in the UK dressed as a woman is sent to prison for two years.
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S Korea urges hostages' release

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 15:55
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, South Korea South Korea

South Korea steps up efforts to secure the release of 22 hostages in Afghanistan after one of them is killed.
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French army share scammer jailed

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 15:57
related countries: Israel Israel, France France

A French-Israeli man gets five years in jail for a scam robbing hundreds of French troops out of millions of dollars.
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BBC exposes Bulgaria baby trade

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 17:07
related countries: Bulgaria Bulgaria

Babies are being illegally offered for sale in Bulgaria with the promise of smuggling them abroad, the BBC learns.
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Russia planes rush to Greek fires

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 17:29
related countries: Greece Greece

Russia is sending aircraft to help Greece fight forest fires raging amid record high temperatures.
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Concern over gorilla 'executions'

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 18:01
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Conservationists express concern over the "senseless" killing of four gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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'Many Taleban killed' in clashes

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 18:16
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States

At least 60 Taleban fighters are killed in clashes with troops in southern Afghanistan, US-led forces say.
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Israelis kill four in Gaza raids

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 19:28
related countries: Israel Israel, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Three Islamic Jihad men and one from Hamas are killed in separate Israeli military raids on the Gaza Strip.
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Payout for men framed by FBI

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 19:28
related countries: United States United States

The US government is ordered to pay out about $100m in the case of four men wrongly convicted of a Mafia killing.
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S Korean hostage pleads for help

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 19:58
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, North Korea North Korea

A South Korean woman held hostage in Afghanistan pleads for her freedom, a day after a male captive is killed.
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Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 20:11
related countries: Cuba Cuba

Cubans mark Revolution Day without their ailing President, Fidel Castro, for the first time since 1959.
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Baghdad market bomb kills 25

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 21:10
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A car bomb explodes in a busy shopping district in central Baghdad, leaving at least 25 people dead.
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Iraq refugee summit offers help

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 21:53
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Jordan Jordan

A summit on the millions of Iraqi refugees uprooted by war has pledged to help them with their difficulties.
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De Klerk denies apartheid abuses

Thursday 26th of July 2007, 22:02
related countries: South Africa South Africa

The ex-South African President denies involvement in apartheid-era crimes or human rights abuses.
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