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What happend on May 6th 2007

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Cleric calls for Mugabe to resign

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 1:13
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

One of the most outspoken clerics in Zimbabwe again calls for President Robert Mugabe to step down.
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Mass graves found in Colombia

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 1:20
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Colombian authorities uncover mass graves containing more than 100 people in the south of the country.
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Sunday 6th of May 2007, 2:06
related countries: Spain Spain

Spain's Supreme court bans hundreds of candidates in local elections because of Eta links.
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Afghan police killed by Taleban

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 6:00
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Eight policemen and at least four Taleban are killed in a gun battle in western Afghanistan, police say.
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Fresh appeal over missing girl

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 6:56
related countries: Portugal Portugal

The parents of a three-year-old girl feared abducted in Portugal make a fresh appeal for information.
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Motorsport: Stoner powers to win

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 8:09
related countries: China China

Ducati's Casey Stoner saw off the challenge of Valentino Rossi to win the China Grand Prix and extend his MotoGP series lead to 15 points.
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Pakistan judge blasts 'dictators'

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 9:06
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Pakistan's ousted chief justice tells supporters opposed to President Musharraf that dictatorships "get destroyed".
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Search for Kenyan plane resumes

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 9:16
related countries: Kenya Kenya, Cameroon Cameroon

Rescuers in Cameroon resume searching for a Kenyan airliner thought to have crashed with 114 people aboard.
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SA opposition elects new leader

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 13:00
related countries: South Africa South Africa

South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, elects Cape Town mayor Helen Zille as leader.
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Last-ditch Qantas offer blocked

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 13:27
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Regulators reject a last-ditch attempt by a consortium to revive its takeover of Australian airline Qantas.
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Egypt observers killed in crash

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 13:42
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Eight French and one Canadian soldier are killed in Egypt as a peacekeepers' plane crashes in the Sinai region.
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New Turkey president poll fails

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 13:50
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Turkey's Abdullah Gul fails in a new bid for the presidency amid a row pitting secularists against the ruling party.
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Israel accused of prisoner abuse

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 13:57
related countries: Israel Israel

Human rights groups in Israel accuse the security services of routinely mistreating Palestinian detainees.
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Airbus woos India with superjumbo

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 14:56
related countries: India India
related places: New Delhi

An Airbus A380 superjumbo lands in New Delhi, marking the first time the giant jet has flown to India.
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Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri mocks US bill

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 15:16
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri mocks a US bill that sets a timetable for US troops to leave Iraq.
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French polling draws to a close

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 17:23
related countries: France France

France reports high turnout as voters choose between Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal as their new president.
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Cameroon air crash site located

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 20:24
related countries: Kenya Kenya, Cameroon Cameroon

The wreckage of a Kenya Airways jet that went missing on Saturday has been found, officials confirm.
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Baghdad car bomb blast kills 33

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 21:00
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A car bomb kills at least 33 people and injures dozens in a mainly Shia area of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Fresh tornadoes pound central US

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 22:12
related countries: United States United States
related places: Kansas

A new wave of tornadoes strikes the central US, a day after nine people died in a massive tornado in Kansas.
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Sarkozy takes French presidency

Sunday 6th of May 2007, 22:50
related countries: France France

French conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins an intensely fought presidential election that saw an 85% turnout.
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