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Thousands march in US race rally

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 0:56
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

Protesters march to the Justice Department in Washington to demand action against race hate crimes.
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Venezuela 'blew up Guyana boats'

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 2:37
related countries: Venezuela, Guyana

Venezuela denies accusations that it blew up two gold-mining dredges on Guyanese territory.
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Children released from DRC rebels

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 4:57
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Unicef says 232 children have been freed from a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Musharraf defends emergency rule

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 8:46
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's President Musharraf says his country is safe as long as the military stays in charge.
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US seeks to end Pakistan crisis

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 10:31
related countries: Pakistan, United States

A senior US envoy meets President Pervez Musharraf to discuss Pakistan's deepening political crisis.
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Romania's horse and cart crackdown

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 12:19
related countries: Romania

The BBC's Nick Thorpe travels to the snowy mountains of Romania where people are shocked that their horses and carts are now banned from main roads.
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Somali rebels attack AU base

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 14:58
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Insurgents target an African Union base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with grenades and machine guns.
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Afghan bomb kills Nato Canadians

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 16:04
related countries: Afghanistan, Canada

A roadside bomb kills two Canadian soldiers of the Nato-led forces in Afghanistan and an interpreter, officials say.
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Bodies found in Iraq mass killing

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 16:30
related countries: Iraq

The badly decomposed remains of about 30 people are discovered by Iraqi police in the south of the capital.
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Dolly scientist backs Japan rival

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 17:35
related countries: Japan

The man who led the team that created Dolly the sheep is abandoning the cloning of human embryos.
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Kurdish rally dispersed in Turkey

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 18:01
related countries: Turkey

Turkish police clash with hundreds of supporters of a pro-Kurdish party in the east of the country.
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Football: Italy end Scots' dream

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 18:53
related countries: Italy, United Kingdom

Italy qualify for the Euro 2008 finals and send Scotland out of the competition thanks to Christian Panucci's stoppage-time winner.
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Chavez warning opens Opec summit

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 20:17
related countries: Venezuela, Iran, United States

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tells a key Opec summit oil prices could double if the US attacks Iran.
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France faces fifth day of strikes

Saturday 17th of November 2007, 23:20
related countries: France

French rail workers reject a new offer of talks, voting to extend industrial action over pension reforms.
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