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US conciliatory over missile plan

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 1:44
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Moscow

The US proposes working with Nato and Russia to ease Moscow's objections to its system of missile defence.
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Jones pleads guilty in drug case

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 6:11
related countries: United States

US Olympic champion sprinter Marion Jones retires from athletics after pleading guilty to lying about steroid use.
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Justice demand for Politkovskaya

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 6:26
related countries: Russia

Celebrities and dignitaries sign a letter in The Times seeking justice for slain Russia journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
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F1: Hamilton storms to pole

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 7:06
related countries: Bermuda, China

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton takes another giant step towards the world title by claiming pole position for Sunday's China Grand Prix.
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Fujimori trial date set in Peru

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 7:44
related countries: Peru

Peru's ex-President Alberto Fujimori will face trial for human rights violations in November, a panel says.
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Lindsay Lohan 'is out of rehab'

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 10:23
related countries: United States

Actress Lindsay Lohan checks out of a rehab clinic after two months, according to US media reports.
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Logging with care in Congo

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 11:00
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

John James finds rainforest tribes are being armed with satellite technology to map and protect their homes.
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New loyalties give Baghdad reprieve

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 11:00
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

A new alliance between the US and Sunni leaders in Iraq is reducing violence but Shias are apprehensive, reports Hugh Sykes.
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Darfur rebel warns of talks chaos

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 11:32
related countries: Libya

A key Darfur rebel leader threatens to opt out of peace talks in Libya if more than two rival rebel groups are invited.
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DNA hope for Argentina's missing

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 11:54
related countries: Argentina

Argentina collects blood from relatives of people who went missing under military rule, hoping to match their DNA.
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Convoy bombed in Afghan capital

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 13:28
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

At least five Afghan civilians and a soldier die in a suicide attack on a coalition convoy in Kabul, officials say.
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Hamas urges summit boycott

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 13:52
related countries: United States
related places: Arab

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya calls on Arab countries not to attend a US-sponsored Middle East peace summit.
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Iraq Shia leaders sign truce deal

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 14:06
related countries: Iraq

Two of the most influential Shia leaders in Iraq sign a deal to try to end violence between their groups.
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Musharraf wins presidential vote

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 15:22
related countries: Pakistan

Gen Musharraf easily wins Pakistan's presidential vote, but a court has yet to rule if his candidacy was legal.
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Rugby: England stun Australia

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 15:48
related countries: United Kingdom, Australia

Jonny Wilkinson's four penalties sink Australia and put England into the World Cup semi-final.
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Strong typhoon pummels Taiwan

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 16:24
related countries: Taiwan, China

A typhoon batters the island of Taiwan, closing businesses and threatening similar havoc later in China.
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US 'fears for Sudan peace treaty'

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 16:52
related countries: Sudan, United States

The US envoy to Sudan expresses deep concern for the 2005 peace deal that ended the 20-year civil war.
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Violence at Swiss pre-poll rally

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 18:07
related countries: Switzerland

Violence flares in the Swiss capital as left-wing protesters try to disrupt a rally by the nationalist People's Party.
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Pinochet family bail is approved

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 18:50
related countries: Chile

A Chilean court approves a bail order for relatives of Gen Augusto Pinochet who face embezzlement charges.
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Michelin families leave Algeria

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 20:28
related countries: France, Algeria

French tyre company Michelin evacuates families of its French workers in Algeria over security concerns.
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Rugby: France beat New Zealand

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 20:51
related countries: New Zealand
related places: Cardiff

France knock favourites New Zealand out of the World Cup in a remarkable match in Cardiff.
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Official Saudi website for fatwas

Saturday 6th of October 2007, 22:19
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia launches a website to publish Islamic fatwas giving prominence to authorised rulings.
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