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Marine may escape Haditha charge

Friday 5th of October 2007, 0:27
related countries: Iraq, United States

An US officer says a marine accused of killing Iraqi civilians at Haditha should not face murder charges.
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Japanese probe enters lunar orbit

Friday 5th of October 2007, 4:09
related countries: Japan

Japan's Kaguya lunar explorer has successfully entered orbit around the Moon, space officials say.
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Ecuador issues foreign oil decree

Friday 5th of October 2007, 4:39
related countries: Ecuador

Ecuador's president decrees the state should take 99% of profits made by foreign oil companies in Ecuador.
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Saudis to overhaul legal system

Friday 5th of October 2007, 6:59
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia announces an overhaul of its judicial system, including the creation of a supreme court.
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Bhutto amnesty agreement expected

Friday 5th of October 2007, 7:08
related countries: Pakistan

Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is expected to finalise a deal with President Pervez Musharraf.
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Fiji to lift state of emergency

Friday 5th of October 2007, 7:41
related countries: Fiji

Fiji's military is to lift emergency measures imposed when ousted PM Laisenia Qarase re-entered politics.
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Inzamam to retire after SA Test

Friday 5th of October 2007, 7:44
related countries: South Africa

Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq will retire from international cricket after the second Test against South Africa.
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SA goldmine closes for six weeks

Friday 5th of October 2007, 8:38
related countries: South Africa

A South African minister orders a six-week closure of a gold mine where an accident trapped 3,200 workers.
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Fresh US recall of Chinese toys

Friday 5th of October 2007, 8:53
related countries: China, United States

US authorities recall 635,000 Chinese-made toys and key chains, the latest in a series of product scares involving Chinese goods.
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Pregnant victim 'was still alive'

Friday 5th of October 2007, 9:23
related countries: United States

A woman was probably still alive when a stranger started removing her unborn baby, a US trial hears.
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Uribe ally quits Colombia Senate

Friday 5th of October 2007, 9:32
related countries: Colombia

A cousin of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe being investigated for alleged ties to paramilitaries steps down as a senator.
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UK soldier killed in Afghan blast

Friday 5th of October 2007, 9:56
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

A British army soldier is killed and two others are injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.
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SA union leader goes 'on leave'

Friday 5th of October 2007, 10:02
related countries: South Africa

The president of South Africa's trade union federation steps aside for one month over a missing cash donation.
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Japan sumo boss fired over death

Friday 5th of October 2007, 10:54
related countries: Japan

Japan's sumo body takes the rare step of firing a stable master over the death of a teenage wrestler.
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Huge fine for music downloader

Friday 5th of October 2007, 11:01
related countries: United States
related places: Minnesota

A US woman is ordered by a court to pay damages of more than $200,000 for illegal file-sharing.
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Nepal deadlock delays elections

Friday 5th of October 2007, 11:17
related countries: Nepal

Nepal's ruling parties and former Maoist rebels postpone elections after they fail to end a political impasse.
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Poland U-turn on massacre event

Friday 5th of October 2007, 11:25
related countries: Poland

Poland's president delays plans to mark a wartime massacre after being accused of politicising the event.
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Cricket: Australia go 2-0 up

Friday 5th of October 2007, 11:32
related countries: India

Australia go 2-0 up in the seven-match series after winning the third one-day international in India by 47 runs.
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Iran defiant over nuclear issue

Friday 5th of October 2007, 11:42
related countries: Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a defiant speech defending Iran's nuclear programme.
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F1: Hamilton escapes censure

Friday 5th of October 2007, 12:29
related countries: Bermuda, Japan

Lewis Hamilton learns he will not be punished for alleged erratic driving at the Japanese Grand Prix.
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SA police chief warrant confirmed

Friday 5th of October 2007, 12:37
related countries: South Africa

South African prosecutors confirm they have a warrant for police chief Jackie Selebi, the president of Interpol.
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US employment outlook brightens

Friday 5th of October 2007, 13:10
related countries: United States
related places: August

The US created more new jobs than expected last month, and revised figures suggest a stronger showing in August too.
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Spain police seize Basque leaders

Friday 5th of October 2007, 13:14
related countries: Spain

Spanish police arrest the entire suspected leadership of Batasuna, the banned Basque separatist party.
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US kills '25 militants' in Iraq

Friday 5th of October 2007, 13:55
related countries: Iraq, United States

US forces kill at least 25 suspected militants in a raid against an Iran-linked militia leader, the US military says.
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Barclays abandons ABN Amro offer

Friday 5th of October 2007, 14:37
related countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom

Barclays says it will drop its bid for Dutch bank ABN Amro, clearing the way for the Royal Bank of Scotland to buy it.
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Uganda president on flood march

Friday 5th of October 2007, 14:45
related countries: Uganda

Uganda's leader pledges $57,000 to assist victims of the heaviest rains in 30 years on a march in the capital.
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Insulting Mugabe 'will not help'

Friday 5th of October 2007, 15:08
related countries: Zimbabwe, Tanzania

Tanzania's leader says insulting Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe will not resolve Zimbabwe's crisis.
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Bush denies US torture use claims

Friday 5th of October 2007, 16:14
related countries: United States

President Bush rejects new claims his administration secretly authorised torture of terror suspects overseas.
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Musharraf faces election setback

Friday 5th of October 2007, 16:28
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's Supreme Court throws President Musharraf's re-election bid into doubt - one day ahead of the poll.
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US security firms under scrutiny

Friday 5th of October 2007, 16:34
related countries: Iraq, United States

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tightens control over the operations of private security firms in Iraq.
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Dutch withdraw security for ex-MP

Friday 5th of October 2007, 16:49
related countries: Netherlands, Somalia

The Dutch government says it will no longer pay to protect a Somali-born former MP while she is living abroad.
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Pinochet family released on bail

Friday 5th of October 2007, 19:04
related countries: Chile

The widow and five children of Chile's ex-military ruler are freed on bail after their arrest on embezzlement charges.
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DRC minister sacked after crash

Friday 5th of October 2007, 19:39
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

The DR Congo's transport minister is sacked after a plane crashed in the capital killing more than 50 people.
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Orange bloc 'wins Ukraine ballot'

Friday 5th of October 2007, 21:57
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's Orange Revolution parties win enough votes for a parliamentary majority, unofficial results indicate.
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Top Algerian militant surrenders

Friday 5th of October 2007, 22:49
related countries: Algeria

The founder of a leading Algerian militant group surrenders to the police, a government minister says.
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UN envoy describes Burma 'abuse'

Friday 5th of October 2007, 23:19
related countries: Burma, United States

The UN envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, tells the Security Council of continuing human rights abuses.
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