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Israelis seize Fatah legislator

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 1:02
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli troops detain a Palestinian parliamentarian linked to Fatah, and overnight raids kill two militants in Gaza.
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Army deployed after India riots

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 4:17
related countries: India India

Troops are deployed in India's Rajasthan state after 14 people are killed in clashes over government job quotas.
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Ministers in talks for G8 summit

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 5:33
related countries: Germany Germany

G8 foreign ministers meet in Germany to discuss issues including climate change before next week's summit.
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Rugby: Australia ring changes

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 5:45
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Australia Australia

Australia make five changes to their side for Saturday's second Test against Wales.
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Malaysia rejects Christian appeal

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 5:45
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysia's highest court rejects a Muslim convert's appeal to be legally recognised as a Christian.
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Bhutan refugees in border clash

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 6:11
related countries: Nepal Nepal, India India, Bhutan Bhutan

Thousands of refugees living in Nepal and trying to return to Bhutan face police fire as they cross into India.
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Thais await key political ruling

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 6:20
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Security is tight in Thailand ahead of a court ruling that could see the two main political parties disbanded.
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Reporters 'murdered' in E Timor

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 6:30
related countries: East Timor East Timor, Indonesia Indonesia, Aruba Aruba

Indonesian troops murdered five Western journalists during the invasion of East Timor in 1975, an Australian inquiry hears.
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Blair pledges help on Iraq kidnap

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 7:15
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Baghdad

Britain will do all it can to help free five UK citizens kidnapped in Baghdad, Prime Minister Tony Blair says.
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NZ police probe power cut death

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 8:41
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

A New Zealand woman on an oxygen machine died after her electricity was cut over an unpaid bill, relatives say.
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Turkey-Iraq border tension grows

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 9:49
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Turkey Turkey

Tension rises amid speculation Turkey may launch an incursion into Iraq to tackle Kurdish rebels.
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Irish eagle chick is first in century

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 10:28
related countries: Ireland Ireland

A wild golden eagle chick is hatched in Ireland for the first time in nearly a century.
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Nepal storm traps fungus hunters

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 10:42
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Nepal sends troops to a remote region after snow traps hundreds of people searching for a rare fungus.
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Peres to run for Israel president

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 10:47
related countries: Israel Israel

Veteran Israeli politician Shimon Peres formally announces he will stand in June's presidential election.
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Japanese minister's funeral held

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 11:02
related countries: Japan Japan

Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of Japan's scandal-hit agriculture minister, following his suicide.
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Australia inquiry angers Jakarta

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 11:16
related countries: East Timor East Timor, Aruba Aruba, Indonesia Indonesia
related places: Jakarta

Indonesia is angered over an Australian inquiry into the deaths of journalists during the invasion of East Timor.
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SA baby survives latrine horror

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 11:30
related countries: South Africa South Africa

A newborn baby dumped into a South African toilet is saved after a night in the pit teeming with maggots.
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Nigerian ex-governors on the run

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 11:33
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Four former Nigerian governors accused of corruption disappear, after their terms of office expired on Tuesday.
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Kyrgyzstan leader 'was poisoned'

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 12:09
related countries: Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Doctors confirm claims of the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan that he was poisoned this month.
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Three killed over Java land clash

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 12:10
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Indonesian marines shoot dead at least three villagers in clashes over a land dispute in Java, witnesses say.
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Portugal faces 'general strike'

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 12:20
related countries: Portugal Portugal

Portugal experiences disruption to public services as its largest union federation calls a general strike.
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US sanctions 'won't help Darfur'

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 12:38
related countries: Sudan Sudan, United States United States
related places: Darfur

UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs condemns the US decision to impose fresh sanctions on Sudan over Darfur.
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Giggs to quit international football

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 13:47
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Wales captain Ryan Giggs announces his retirement from international football.
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Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 14:02
related countries: Iran Iran

An Iranian official says that Iran-US talks on Iraq cannot be separated from the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
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Iran spy chief warns academics

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 14:17
related countries: Iran Iran

An Iranian intelligence official warns Iranian academics to be careful what they say when at conferences abroad.
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Houses raided after Iraq kidnap

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 14:28
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US and Iraqi troops raid Baghdad's Sadr City suburb, close to where five Britons were kidnapped.
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Norway rated most peaceful nation

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 15:01
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Norway Norway
related places: A

A study ranks Norway as the most peaceful country and Iraq as the least in a survey of 121 countries.
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Lebanon charges 20 over fighting

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 15:24
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Twenty people allegedly linked to fighting around a refugee camp in Lebanon are charged with terrorism.
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US nominates World Bank chief

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 15:47
related countries: United States United States

President Bush chooses former top US diplomat Robert Zoellick to replace Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank.
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Turkish court condemns PM Erdogan

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 15:57
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Turkey's top court asks prosecutors to consider charging PM Erdogan over critical comments.
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India alarm over HIV in north

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 16:40
related countries: India India

India health officials are alarmed by growing HIV/Aids infection rates in two key northern states.
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Five die in Somalia convoy attack

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 16:55
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Somalia Somalia

Ethiopian troops kill five civilians after a mine attack on their convoy in central Somalia, witnesses say.
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China shares fall after tax rise

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 17:03
related countries: China China
related places: Beijing

China's main share index falls sharply after Beijing's decision to triple the tax on stock transactions.
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Sadr aide denies Britons kidnap

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 17:08
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A top aide of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr says the Mehdi Army did not abduct five Britons in Baghdad.
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Firm sued over secret CIA flights

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 17:09
related countries: United States United States

A US civil liberties group sues a Beoing subsidiary for allegedly helping the CIA fly terror suspects overseas.
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Thai ex-PM banned from politics

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 17:49
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra is banned from politics for five years after his party is found guilty of fraud.
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Blair attacks Africa trip critics

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 18:21
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Tony Blair dismisses critics of his week-long Africa tour as "cynics", while pointing to progress in Sierra Leone.
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Spain sues over shipwreck bonanza

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 18:33
related countries: United States United States, Spain Spain

Spain launches legal action against US marine explorers over a wreck they have found laden with treasure.
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Bush pledges funds to fight Aids

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 18:46
related countries: United States United States

President George Bush has asked the US Congress to set aside $30bn for the global fight against HIV/Aids.
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Tennis: Federer defeats Ascione

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 19:32
related countries: France France

World number one Roger Federer reaches the French Open third round after beating wildcard Thierry Ascione 6-1 6-2 7-6 (10-8).
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UN approves Hariri murder court

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 19:50
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

The UN votes in favour of setting up a court to try the suspected killers of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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Football: Man Utd sign pair

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 20:00
related countries: Portugal Portugal

Man Utd agree "in principle" deals to sign FC Porto's Anderson and Sporting Lisbon's Nani.
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US steps up precautions over TB

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 21:21
related countries: United States United States

US health officials begin a worldwide search to find people who may have come into contact with a TB carrier.
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Kashmir students strike over tree

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 21:25
related countries: India India

University students in Indian-administered Kashmir start a hunger strike to try to save endangered chinar trees.
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Haditha commander in US court

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 21:41
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

The head of a US marines battalion accused of killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha appears before a military court.
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US oil workers freed in Nigeria

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 21:55
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, Niger Niger, United States United States

Four US oil workers kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta are freed after weeks in captivity.
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Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

Wednesday 30th of May 2007, 22:23
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

A Nato Chinook military helicopter crashes in southern Afghanistan killing seven crew and two passengers.
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