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Canada 'warned' of Air India plot

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 1:44
related countries: Canada Canada

Canadian police were warned of a plot to blow up an airliner months before the 1985 Air India attack, an inquiry hears.
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Terror attacks increase, says US

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 4:08
related countries: United States United States

The number of people killed in terror attacks in 2006 rises by 40%, says the US State Department.
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Humphrys honours Johnston

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 4:56
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Johnston

Veteran UK radio presenter John Humphrys honours missing BBC correspondent Alan Johnston.
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Australia holds 'Tamil Tiger' duo

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 5:10
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Australia Australia

Two men are detained in Australia, accused of fundraising for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Blackman verdict appeal launched

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 6:10
related countries: Japan Japan

Prosecutors begin an appeal against a decision to clear a Japanese businessman of Lucie Blackman's death.
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Chinese object to climate draft

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 7:41
related countries: Thailand Thailand, China China
related places: Bangkok

China leads objections to a major report on climate economics being discussed by the IPCC in Bangkok.
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Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 8:13
related countries: United States United States

US researchers say apes communicate using gestures, shedding light on how human language developed.
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Thirty held over animal extremism

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 8:30
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Police arrest 30 people over animal rights extremism, in a series of dawn raids across the UK and Europe.
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Blasts rock Bangladesh stations

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 10:28
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

There have been simultaneous bomb attacks at three railway stations in Bangladesh, say officials.
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Hundreds detained in Turkey rally

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 10:36
related countries: Turkey Turkey
related places: Istanbul

Nearly 600 people are arrested during a May Day rally in Turkey, where political tensions are running high.
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Rare Macau protest turns violent

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 11:12
related countries: China China, Macau Macau

Protesters clash with police in a rare demonstration over illegal labour in the Chinese territory of Macau.
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Thirty held over animal extremism

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 11:54
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Police arrest 30 people over animal rights extremism in a series of raids across the UK and Europe.
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Sri Lankan team is stranded in UK

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 11:57
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Sri Lanka's World Cup team is stranded in London after airline suspends flights in wake of Tamil Tiger air raids.
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Guinea's dirty dancing backlash

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 12:11
related countries: Guinea Guinea

Men in Guinea attack women they accuse of doing a popular Ivorian buttock-swinging dance.
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Russian officials lambast Estonia

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 12:11
related countries: Russia Russia, Estonia Estonia

Russian MPs visit the controversial monument of a Soviet soldier - now at a new location in Estonia's capital.
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Pressure mounts for UK terror probe

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 12:34
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Pressure is mounting for an inquiry into UK secret services following the end of the country's biggest terror trial.
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Le Pen calls on voters to abstain

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 12:59
related countries: France France

Jean-Marie Le Pen tells supporters not to vote for either candidate in Sunday's French presidential run-off.
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Iranian envoy holds talks in Iraq

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 13:34
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Iran Iran

A top Iranian becomes the most senior official to visit Iraq since the 2003 war, ahead of an Iraq security conference.
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Abductions in Nigerian oil states

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 13:40
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Six foreign oil workers are snatched in Nigeria's oil-rich south, as a governor's mother is also kidnapped.
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Police deploy for Nigeria protest

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 13:41
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Nigerian police deploy across the country ahead of planned protests over disputed elections.
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Israeli minister quits over war

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 14:18
related countries: Israel Israel, Lebanon Lebanon

A minister resigns in protest against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's handling of Israel's war against Lebanon.
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Big Zimbabwe maize price rise

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 14:54
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

The cost of maize, a staple food in Zimbabwe, is to rise seven-fold, the government says.
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'Civilians dead' in Nato assault

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 15:02
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

At least 30 civilians are killed during the latest Nato-led offensive in Afghanistan, police and officials say.
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader 'killed'

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 16:11
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The head of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been killed, according to intelligence reports received by Iraq's interior ministry.
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Iran workers seek labour reform

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 17:05
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

Thousands of Iranian workers gather at a Labour Day rally in Tehran, demanding the resignation of the labour minister.
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Turkey's presidency vote annulled

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 17:33
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Turkey's constitutional court annuls a presidential election but the government vows to hold a new vote.
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Angolan author wins fiction prize

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 18:16
related countries: Angola Angola

The Book of Chameleons by Jose Eduardo Agualusa wins this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
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Iraq militants deny leader death

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 19:10
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Iraqi insurgents deny reports that the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been killed in an "internal battle".
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US to give North Korea more time

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 22:39
related countries: North Korea North Korea, Japan Japan, United States United States

The US says it will give N Korea more time to act on its nuclear disarmament pledge following talks with Japan.
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US governor pays seat belt fine

Tuesday 1st of May 2007, 23:10
related countries: United States United States

The governor of the state of New Jersey, injured in a car crash, pays a fine for not wearing a seat belt during the accident.
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