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What happend on May 19th 2007

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President vows to free Betancourt

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 1:59
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Colombia's president orders the army to step up efforts to rescue high-profile rebel hostage Ingrid Betancourt.
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Fresh violence hits Gaza Strip

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 2:06
related countries: Israel Israel

Clashes between Palestinian groups in Gaza continue, as Israeli attacks on Hamas targets leave eight dead.
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Guantanamo lawyer faces jail

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 2:52
related countries: United States United States

A US Navy lawyer faces six months in prison for secretly releasing the names of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
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Taiwan to rename Chiang landmark

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 4:42
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan
related places: Taipei

One of Taipei's best known landmarks, the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, is to be officially renamed.
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Trial over Japan embassy siege

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 7:07
related countries: Peru Peru, Japan Japan

Peru's ex-intelligence chief goes on trial over alleged extra-judicial killings during the 1997 Japanese embassy siege.
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Funeral held for late Samoa ruler

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 8:12
related countries: Samoa Samoa

Samoans turn out for the funeral of head of state Malietoa Tanumafili II, who died last week aged 94.
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Carter attacks Blair's Iraq role

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 9:50
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: Blair

Former US President Jimmy Carter criticises Tony Blair for his "blind" support for George W Bush over Iraq.
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Retracing an epic Himalayan trek

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 10:48
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Simon Worrall embarks on a Himalayan expedition inspired by the 19th Century British photographer Samuel Bourne.
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Taylor to keep 'looted' Van Gogh

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 10:51
related countries: United States United States

Dame Elizabeth Taylor can keep a Van Gogh painting that may have been seized by the Nazis, a US court rules.
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Ex-Thai PM in bid for Man City

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 10:51
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Manchester City remain in discussions with a number of parties over a potential buyout.
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Inside view of the Gulf

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 10:52
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Iran Iran, Bahrain Bahrain

Security correspondent Frank Gardner is in Bahrain to test opinions about events in Iraq and, across the Gulf, in Iran.
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Fresh Israeli air strike on Gaza

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 11:54
related countries: Israel Israel, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

One Palestinian dies and five are injured as Israel's military carries out a fresh air strike in the Gaza Strip.
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Seven dead in Kenya gunfight

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 13:39
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Three park rangers and four suspected poachers are killed in a gunfight in a Kenyan wildlife area.
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Record wreck 'found off Britain'

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 14:02
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A record haul gold and silver coins is probably from a 17th Century shipwreck off England's Cornish coast.
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China confirms bird flu outbreak

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 14:18
related countries: China China
related places: Hunan

China confirms a new outbreak of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in the central province of Hunan.
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Moore courts Cannes controversy

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 14:24
related countries: United States United States

Michael Moore launches his new film Sicko in Cannes, saying he feared US authorities would seize it.
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Break in US whale rescue efforts

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 15:16
related countries: United States United States
related places: California

Attempts to free two whales stranded up a river in California are put on hold for the weekend.
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German troops die in Afghanistan

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 15:45
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Germany Germany

Three German soldiers are among nine people killed in a bomb attack in the Afghan province of Kunduz.
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Football: Juventus back in Serie A

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 16:52
related countries: Italy Italy

Juventus clinch Italy's Serie B title with three games to spare to bounce back into Serie A after their demotion last season.
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Three Swedes freed from Ethiopia

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 17:22
related countries: Sweden Sweden, Ethiopia Ethiopia

Three men from Sweden are freed by Ethiopia after being detained for five months as terror suspects.
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Cricket: Windies battle England

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 17:40
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Spinner Monty Panesar takes four wickets for England but West Indies battle back bravely in the first Test.
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UK PM salutes troops in Iraq

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 17:52
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Tony Blair thanks British troops for their "brilliant" work on a visit to Iraq - as mortars rock their base.
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Pakistan mosque frees two police

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 22:06
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

A hardline Islamic seminary in Islamabad, Pakistan, releases two of four policemen kidnapped on Friday.
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Hopes rise for missing US troops

Saturday 19th of May 2007, 22:09
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

The commander of US troops in Iraq, Gen Petraeus, says at least two of three missing US soldiers are still alive.
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