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US opera singer Sills dies at 78

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 3:07
related countries: United States
related places: America, Sills, New York

One of America's best-known opera singers, soprano Beverly Sills, dies from lung cancer in New York.
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US regrets Afghan civilian deaths

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 5:27
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US ambassador to the UN describes the killing by security forces in Afghanistan of civilians as "unfortunate".
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Japan minister quits over gaffe

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 7:46
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan's defence minister quits following a row over remarks he made about the US atomic attacks during World War II.
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Girl could give birth to half-sister

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 9:17
related countries: Canada

A Canadian mother has frozen her eggs for use by her daughter, who is likely to become infertile.
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Liberia's Taylor appears in court

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 9:41
related countries: Liberia

Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor appears at his war crimes trial in The Hague for the first time.
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Nigeria militants 'to end truce'

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 10:15
related countries: Nigeria

Militants in Nigeria's volatile Nigeria Delta say they will not extend a month-long ceasefire which expires shortly.
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US Democrats angry over Libby

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 10:23
related countries: United States
related places: Libby

US Democrats express outrage at President Bush's decision to commute Lewis "Scooter" Libby's jail term.
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Leaders split over African unity

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 11:12
related countries: Libya

Several African leaders reject plans to set up a pan-African government, as suggested by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.
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Pakistan flood toll rises to 240

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 11:16
related countries: Pakistan

More than 240 people die in floods after a cyclone and rain swept through Pakistan, relief officials say.
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Yemen boosts security after bomb

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 11:45
related countries: Yemen, Spain

Yemen steps up security following a suicide bomb in which nine people died, mostly Spanish tourists.
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China 'buried smog death finding'

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 12:03
related countries: China

China is accused of pressuring the World Bank into not publishing research about fatal Chinese pollution.
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Australia arrest in terror probe

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 12:48
related countries: India, United Kingdom, Australia
related places: Brisbane

An Indian doctor is detained at Brisbane airport and another man is questioned over failed UK car bombings.
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Brazil launches slum reform drive

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 12:54
related countries: Brazil

Brazil's president announces a major plan to improve conditions in Rio's slums in a bid to counter drugs gangs.
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Outsourcing 'to earn India $40bn'

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 13:30
related countries: India

India could earn $40bn a year by March 2008 from information technology and outsourcing, a report says.
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Kim 'urges nuclear disarmament'

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 14:48
related countries: North Korea

N Korea's Kim Jong-il makes a rare call for nuclear partners to follow through on deal, Chinese reports say.
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Iraqi Kurds 'tortured prisoners'

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 16:05
related countries: Iraq

Human Rights Watch gives details of torture and abuse in prisons in the Kurdish area of northern Iraq.
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Bush not ruling out Libby pardon

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 17:03
related countries: United States
related places: Libby, White House

US President George Bush refuses to rule out pardoning ex-White House aide Lewis Libby, convicted of perjury.
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Israel scraps Jerusalem walkway

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 17:46
related countries: Israel

Plans for a new walkway to Jerusalem's holiest site are scrapped amid archaeological concerns, Israeli officials say.
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French PM to revamp institutions

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 18:05
related countries: France

Francois Fillon spells out plans to revamp France's institutions of government, in his first policy address as PM.
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Iraqi cabinet backs draft oil law

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 18:16
related countries: Iraq

Iraq's government submits a key bill on how to share the country's oil wealth to parliament, the PM says.
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'Slave' labourers freed in Brazil

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 18:38
related countries: Brazil

More than 1,000 labourers are found by government officials on a plantation, working 14 hours a day.
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SA violent crime 'unacceptable'

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 19:38
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's security minister says cases of violent crime in the country are unacceptably high.
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Clashes erupt at Pakistan mosque

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 20:38
related countries: Pakistan

Ten people die as Pakistani security forces and militant students clash at a mosque in the capital, officials say.
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White House rivals head to Iowa

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 22:15
related countries: United States
related places: Iowa

Contenders in the 2008 US presidential race campaign in Iowa, a key early state in picking each party's nominee.
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Napoleon letter fetches top price

Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, 23:29
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A love letter from Napoleon to his future wife, Josephine, is sold at auction in London for £276,000.
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