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Buenos Aires set for run-off vote

Monday 4th of June 2007, 1:32
related countries: Argentina
related places: Buenos Aires

Businessman Mauricio Macri leads the vote for mayor of Buenos Aires, but a second round will be needed.
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Litvinenko demand foolish - Putin

Monday 4th of June 2007, 1:54
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK extradition request over Alexander Litvinenko's murder is "pure foolishness", President Putin says.
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Top Bangladeshi to stay in jail

Monday 4th of June 2007, 4:30
related countries: Bangladesh

A senior Bangladeshi politician is detained in prison for a further 30 days following his arrest last month.
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'Casualties' in Sri Lanka clashes

Monday 4th of June 2007, 4:46
related countries: Sri Lanka

Both sides claim heavy casualties in fresh fighting between the Sri Lankan forces and Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Democrat hopefuls spar over Iraq

Monday 4th of June 2007, 5:29
related countries: United States
related places: Sunday

The war in Iraq divides Democratic presidential contenders during a TV debate in New Hampshire.
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Key Khmer Rouge trial talks held

Monday 4th of June 2007, 6:27
related countries: Cambodia

Judges hold make-or-break talks in a bid to open long-awaited Khmer Rouge trials in Cambodia.
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India poised to appoint new coach

Monday 4th of June 2007, 7:16
related countries: India

India's cricket board is due to reveal the team's new coach, with Dav Whatmore the leading contender.
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Paris Hilton starts jail sentence

Monday 4th of June 2007, 7:26
related countries: France, United States
related places: Los Angeles

US socialite Paris Hilton turns herself in to authorities in Los Angeles after attending an awards ceremony.
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Two die in new Lebanon fighting

Monday 4th of June 2007, 7:46
related countries: Lebanon

Two soldiers are killed in clashes with militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon.
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Policemen die in 'rebel' attack

Monday 4th of June 2007, 7:48
related countries: India

Four policemen die in an attack by separatist rebels in India's north-eastern Assam state.
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Egyptian Brethren appear in court

Monday 4th of June 2007, 8:39
related countries: Egypt

A military trial resumes briefly in Egypt of more than 40 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
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Uganda's Besigye in treason trial

Monday 4th of June 2007, 9:09
related countries: Uganda

The treason trial against Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye resumes under a new judge after a long delay.
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Tribal protests spread to Delhi

Monday 4th of June 2007, 9:11
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Hundreds of Indian tribal protesters block main roads into Delhi in a row over affirmative action policy.
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Sierra Leone air crash kills 19

Monday 4th of June 2007, 9:45
related countries: Sierra Leone
related places: Freetown

Nineteen people, mainly Togolese football officials, die in a helicopter crash after a match in Sierra Leone.
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Putin warning over US missile row

Monday 4th of June 2007, 10:06
related countries: Russia, United States

Russia's president says Moscow will take retaliatory measures if the US pursues a missile defence plan.
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China unveils climate change plan

Monday 4th of June 2007, 10:22
related countries: China

China sets out its strategy for tackling climate change, but stresses it will not sacrifice economic growth.
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Lula calls for ethanol investment

Monday 4th of June 2007, 10:28
related countries: Brazil

Rich countries must pay to help poorer nations adopt cleaner models of development, Brazil's President Lula tells the BBC.
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Chinese gangs 'behind fake drugs'

Monday 4th of June 2007, 10:57
related countries: China

Gangs of ethnic Chinese are involved in the growing trade in counterfeit anti-malarial drugs, the BBC is told.
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Colombian rebels spurn jail deal

Monday 4th of June 2007, 12:31
related countries: Colombia

Colombian rebels insist they will not free any hostages despite government plans to release jailed rebels.
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Pirates 'kill' hostage in Somalia

Monday 4th of June 2007, 12:39
related countries: Somalia

Somali pirates reportedly kill one of the crew of a Taiwanese fishing boat they have held since last month.
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Israeli tanks raid southern Gaza

Monday 4th of June 2007, 14:16
related countries: Israel

Israeli tanks cross deep into southern Gaza, believed to be the first such armoured incursion in several months.
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S Africa police clash with nurses

Monday 4th of June 2007, 14:27
related countries: South Africa

South African police fire rubber bullets and stun grenades at striking nurses in the port city of Durban.
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Missing US soldiers' IDs on video

Monday 4th of June 2007, 14:37
related countries: Iraq, United States

Militants in Iraq produce a video apparently showing the ID cards of two missing US soldiers, reports say.
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London unveils Olympic logo

Monday 4th of June 2007, 14:44
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

The logo for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is unveiled in a star-studded ceremony in London.
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Tribal group drops India protest

Monday 4th of June 2007, 15:13
related countries: India

An Indian tribal group calls off protests after a week of violence over demands for government benefits.
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'US plot' pair in Trinidad court

Monday 4th of June 2007, 15:54
related countries: Trinidad and Tobago, United States

Two men held in Trinidad over an alleged plot to attack JFK airport will fight extradition to the US, their lawyer says.
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Bachchan may face fraud charges

Monday 4th of June 2007, 15:54
related countries: India

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is facing possible fraud charges over an illegal land deal in northern India.
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Tennis: Nadal sees off Hewitt

Monday 4th of June 2007, 16:08
related countries: France, Aruba

Rafael Nadal hits peak form to see off Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-1 7-6 and reach the French Open quarter-finals.
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Seven Turks killed in rebel raid

Monday 4th of June 2007, 16:08
related countries: Turkey

Kurdish rebels kill at least seven Turkish soldiers in a raid on a military outpost in eastern Turkey, officials say.
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Guantanamo case dropped

Monday 4th of June 2007, 16:49
related countries: Canada, United States

A US military judge drops charges against a Canadian terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay, citing new laws.
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Brussels cleaning 'fraud' probed

Monday 4th of June 2007, 16:53
related countries: Belgium

Investigators study claims that European Commission cleaning contracts were faked in a four-year fraud.
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Army U-turn on Kashmir holy sites

Monday 4th of June 2007, 16:56
related countries: India

The Indian army drops plans to renovate Muslim shrines and mosques in Kashmir after a row with clerics.
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New controls on media in Pakistan

Monday 4th of June 2007, 17:15
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's President Musharraf signs into immediate effect measures to increase control over the media.
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Taylor boycotts start of trial

Monday 4th of June 2007, 17:51
related countries: Liberia

Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotts a landmark trial over his role in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war.
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Bosnia suspect attacks UN arrest

Monday 4th of June 2007, 18:21
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

A former Bosnian Serb genocide suspect accuses UN prosecutors of breaking their own rules in arresting him.
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Vow to spread Lebanon battle

Monday 4th of June 2007, 19:03
related countries: Lebanon

Two soldiers die in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp as militants threaten to escalate a two-week conflict.
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Missing US soldiers' IDs on video

Monday 4th of June 2007, 19:17
related countries: Iraq, United States

An Iraqi militant video shows ID cards apparently belonging to missing US soldiers, and says both have been killed.
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Nato condemns Putin missile threat

Monday 4th of June 2007, 22:09
related countries: Russia, United States

Nato condemns Russia's threat to aim weapons at Europe over the planned US missile defence shield.
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Netherlands sued over Srebrenica

Monday 4th of June 2007, 22:45
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands
related places: Srebrenica

Relatives of victims of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia in 1995 sue the Dutch state and the UN.
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