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Official defends WTC air advice

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 1:04
related countries: United States
related places: New York

The US official who said the air at Ground Zero in New York was safe after 9/11 says she acted on scientific advice.
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Three dead in UK flood chaos

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 1:59
related countries: United Kingdom

Three people die after heavy rains cause severe flooding across England and Wales.
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Mid-East Quartet to debate crisis

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 4:34
related countries: Gaza Strip

The Quartet of Middle East mediators meets in Jerusalem, for the first time since Hamas seized the Gaza Strip.
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'Maoist rebels' kidnap rail men

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 4:53
related countries: India

Maoist rebels in India kidnap two people and blow up railway tracks in protest against the government.
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Nine dead in Philippine clashes

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 7:37
related countries: Philippines

At least nine people are killed in a major gunbattle between police and squatters in the Philippines.
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Bomb kills Somali cleaning women

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 7:59
related countries: Somalia

A huge roadside bomb kills at least five people, including four women street cleaners, in the Somali capital.
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Activist's anger over abduction

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 8:07
related countries: Pakistan

A Pakistani human rights activist says he will prosecute those people who abducted him in January.
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Rain hits Cambodia plane search

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 8:37
related countries: Cambodia

The search for a plane feared crashed in Cambodia with 22 people on board is hampered by poor weather.
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Paris Hilton released from jail

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 8:44
related countries: France

Heiress Paris Hilton is released from her Los Angeles jail after serving 24 days for a probation violation.
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Flood devastation in South Asia

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 8:48
related countries: Pakistan, India

People in India and Pakistan struggle to cope with the effects of days of rain that have left 350 dead.
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Gaddafi urges pan-African state

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 9:02
related countries: Libya

Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi calls the African Union a failure and vows to work for a single African state.
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Polish Jews to get Warsaw museum

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 9:29
related countries: Poland
related places: Warsaw

Jewish leaders are to join Polish dignitaries for the start of work on a museum in the former Warsaw Ghetto.
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Work to resume on Brazil reactor

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 9:46
related countries: Brazil, Botswana

A long-stalled project to build Brazil's third nuclear power should resume, Brazilian energy officials recommend.
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Hundreds flee over dam burst fear

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 10:11
related countries: United Kingdom

About 100 homes are evacuated in northern England amid fears a dam could burst after torrential rain.
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Warrant issued for Iraqi minister

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 10:21
related countries: Iraq

An arrest warrant has been issued for Iraq's culture minister on terrorism charges, Iraqi officials say.
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Russia presses Nato over shield

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 10:31
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia tells Nato to avoid any steps that could undermine Russia's security, as talks get under way in Moscow.
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10 years on in Hong Kong

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 10:38
related countries: China, United Kingdom, Hong Kong

Jill McGivering reports on how Hong Kong is faring, 10 years after it was handed back to China by the British.
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Aborigines threaten tourist ban

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 10:47
related countries: Australia

Aboriginal elders in Australia consider a tourist ban at Ayers Rock in protest at a child abuse crackdown.
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Aid for captured Niger soldiers

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 10:48
related countries: Niger

Aid workers travel to a remote Niger rebel base, where 72 soldiers are being held, to deliver medicines.
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Minister convicted over alcohol

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 11:32
related countries: Bangladesh

A court in Bangladesh sentences a former minister to five years jail for possessing alcohol, officials say.
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Plate aids diabetes weight loss

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 12:22
related countries: Canada

Using a simple portion control plate can help people ease their type 2 diabetes, Canadian research shows.
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Wahhabi opponent killed in Iran

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 12:46
related countries: Iran

A Shia cleric known for his stance against Wahhabism, a strict version of Sunni Islam, is killed in south-western Iran.
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Turkey unhappy at EU talks delay

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 12:54
related countries: Turkey, France
related places: Ankara, Eu

Turkey registers frustration as France prevents the EU opening membership talks with Ankara in a key area.
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Chirac to face corruption inquiry

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 12:54
related countries: France
related places: Paris

French ex-President Jacques Chirac is to be questioned over claims of corruption while he was Paris mayor.
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UN inspectors arrive in N Korea

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 13:09
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Pyongyang

UN nuclear inspectors arrive in Pyongyang for talks, as South Korea says it will restart food aid to the North.
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Galapagos put on UN danger list

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 13:09
related countries: Ecuador

The UN puts Ecuador's Galapagos Islands on its list of World Heritage sites in danger, citing increased tourism.
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Pfizer wins early Nigeria battle

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 13:40
related countries: Nigeria

A Nigerian judge rejects the inclusion of more cases in a $7bn Nigerian lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
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Nepal monuments 'now safe'

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 14:15
related countries: Nepal

Officials in Nepal welcome a decision to remove seven historic monuments from a list of world sites in danger.
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China's Hu sets out policy goals

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 14:30
related countries: China

Chinese President Hu Jintao puts clean government and sharing wealth fairly at the top of his political agenda.
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Mobile phone firms lose tax case

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 14:50
related countries: United Kingdom

Mobile phone firms lose their legal fight to reclaim tax they said they paid to acquire expensive licences in the UK.
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China creates longest sea bridge

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 15:59
related countries: China

China says it has finished building the world's longest sea-crossing bridge, in the east of the country.
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CAR children 'seized for ransom'

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 16:48
related countries: Central African Republic

Armed gangs are seizing children for ransom payments in lawless northern CAR, Amnesty says.
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Cyclone adds to Pakistan misery

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 17:00
related countries: Pakistan

Thousands of people flee their homes as a cyclone batters Pakistan's coast after days of rain in the south.
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Nato urges calm in Russia dispute

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 17:14
related countries: Russia
related places: Kosovo

Nato's chief calls on the West and Russia to tone down their rhetoric in their row over defence and Kosovo.
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Cricket: South Africa beat India

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 18:08
related countries: South Africa, India

Jacques Kallis hits an unbeaten 91 to guide South Africa to a four-wicket win over India in Belfast.
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US Senate revives migration plan

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 19:11
related countries: United States

The US Senate votes to revive discussion of immigration legislation backed by President George W Bush.
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US firms reject Venezuelan deal

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 19:17
related countries: Venezuela, United States

ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil fail to sign a deal on nationalisation of Venezuela's oil, says state firm PDVSA.
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US to probe BAE over corruption

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 20:11
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: Justice

UK defence firm BAE Systems is the subject of an anti-corruption probe by the US Department of Justice.
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Wrestler in US 'murder-suicide'

Tuesday 26th of June 2007, 21:35
related countries: United States
related places: Atlanta

A wrestler is found dead along with his wife and son at their home in Atlanta in what police say is a murder-suicide.
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