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Powerful storm hits Chinese coast

Monday 8th of October 2007, 4:15
related countries: China

Typhoon Krosa wrecks houses and downs power lines as it strikes China's south-eastern coast.
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Costa Rica supports US trade deal

Monday 8th of October 2007, 5:02
related countries: Costa Rica, United States

The president of Costa Rica says the country has given its backing to a free trade deal with the United States.
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Bird flu kills Indonesian woman

Monday 8th of October 2007, 5:19
related countries: Indonesia

A woman dies of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Sumatra, bringing Indonesia's toll from the disease to 87.
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Interpol in rare sex abuse appeal

Monday 8th of October 2007, 6:45
related countries: Cambodia, Vietnam

A global appeal is launched to identify a man shown sexually abusing children in images posted on the web.
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Burma reporter buried in Tokyo

Monday 8th of October 2007, 7:59
related countries: Burma, Japan
related places: Tokyo

Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai, killed during last month's protests in Burma, is buried in Tokyo.
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Iraq urges Blackwater prosecution

Monday 8th of October 2007, 8:20
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Blackwater

Iraq calls for guards from US security firm Blackwater to be prosecuted for the shooting of 17 civilians last month.
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Musharraf escort 'copter crashes

Monday 8th of October 2007, 9:32
related countries: Pakistan

A helicopter escorting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf crashes killing four soldiers, the army says.
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Viruses 'hit 1m China computers'

Monday 8th of October 2007, 9:38
related countries: China

Three computer viruses crash almost one million machines in China, according to state media reports.
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Uganda opens first HIV drug plant

Monday 8th of October 2007, 9:49
related countries: Uganda

A factory that will produce drugs to combat HIV/Aids opens in Uganda - the first of its kind in the country.
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China reels after Typhoon Krosa

Monday 8th of October 2007, 9:56
related countries: China

Some five million people are affected after Typhoon Krosa devastates China's south-eastern coast.
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Israel hints at Jerusalem talks

Monday 8th of October 2007, 10:22
related countries: Israel

Jerusalem's status will be on the agenda at next month's Mid-East conference, Israel's vice premier hints.
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Nigerian Sharia court bans play

Monday 8th of October 2007, 10:49
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Kaduna

An Islamic Sharia court in the Nigerian state of Kaduna has banned a satirical play about corruption.
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Cricket: India back in series

Monday 8th of October 2007, 11:35
related countries: India, Australia

India beat Australia by eight runs in the fourth one-day match to cut their series deficit to 2-1.
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High profile Bangladeshi jailed

Monday 8th of October 2007, 11:41
related countries: Bangladesh

A former Bangladesh and Asian cricket chief is jailed as part of the government's drive against corruption.
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Gambia holds Amnesty 'spies'

Monday 8th of October 2007, 11:52
related countries: The Gambia

Gambia arrests two Amnesty International researchers and an opposition journalist on suspicion of spying.
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Australia in giant wind farm plan

Monday 8th of October 2007, 12:05
related countries: Germany, Australia

German energy experts announce a $1.8bn deal to build a massive wind farm in Australia's outback.
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Cricket: SA struggle in Lahore

Monday 8th of October 2007, 12:21
related countries: South Africa

Pakistan reduce South Africa to 259-6 on day one of the final Test.
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Diana inquest jury on Paris visit

Monday 8th of October 2007, 13:30
related countries: France
related places: Paris

The jury hearing the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed is spending the day in Paris.
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Turkey mulls response after raid

Monday 8th of October 2007, 13:37
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's cabinet discusses how to respond to the killing of 13 army soldiers by Kurdish PKK rebels.
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Fifty Pakistani troops 'missing'

Monday 8th of October 2007, 13:47
related countries: Pakistan

Up to 50 Pakistani troops go missing amid fighting with militants near the Afghan border, the army says.
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Iran president faces rare protest

Monday 8th of October 2007, 14:18
related countries: Iran

A rare anti-government protest is held in Iran during a speech at a university by President Ahmadinejad.
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Sheriff's deputy in gun rampage

Monday 8th of October 2007, 14:44
related countries: United States

A young sheriff's deputy kills his ex-girlfriend and five others in the US state of Wisconsin, before being shot himself.
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UN heads into razed Darfur town

Monday 8th of October 2007, 14:53
related countries: Sudan

UN observers go back into the Darfur town that was burned and looted under Sudanese government control.
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DR Congo ceasefire 'abandoned'

Monday 8th of October 2007, 15:04
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

A DR Congo rebel commander says the fragile truce in the east is over and his men will "actively defend themselves".
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Malaysia witness offered surgery

Monday 8th of October 2007, 15:29
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysia offers a new identity - including surgery - to persuade a potential witness to testify in a corruption inquiry.
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Georgian ex-minister 'confesses'

Monday 8th of October 2007, 15:37
related countries: Georgia

An ex-ally of Georgia's leader recants accusations against him but opposition leaders say he is acting under duress.
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Fifteen executed in Afghanistan

Monday 8th of October 2007, 15:40
related countries: Afghanistan

Fifteen people in Afghanistan are been put to death for crimes including murder, government officials say.
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Argentines launch tomato boycott

Monday 8th of October 2007, 16:13
related countries: Argentina

Consumer groups in Argentina launch a tomato boycott to protest against high inflation.
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Sudanese army on Darfur offensive

Monday 8th of October 2007, 17:19
related countries: Sudan

The only Darfur rebel faction to sign a peace deal with the government is under attack from the army, it says.
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'Militants' arrested in Maldives

Monday 8th of October 2007, 17:42
related countries: Maldives

Police in the Maldives arrest nearly 50 suspected Islamic militants in connection with a bomb blast last month.
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Nicaragua-Honduras sea limit set

Monday 8th of October 2007, 18:07
related countries: Nicaragua, Honduras

The International Court of Justice rules on a long-running maritime boundary dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Iraq truck bomb kills at least 13

Monday 8th of October 2007, 19:00
related countries: Iraq
related places: Samarra'

A truck bomb kills 13 people near the Iraqi town of Samarra on a day of violence claiming at least 27 lives.
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Olmert pledges quest for peace

Monday 8th of October 2007, 19:03
related countries: Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells MPs he will devote next year to pursuing peace with the Palestinians.
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Killer deputy's motives 'unknown'

Monday 8th of October 2007, 20:31
related countries: United States

Inquiries continue into what made a young US sheriff's deputy kill his ex-girlfriend and five others in Wisconsin.
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Nigeria denies US aid worker bail

Monday 8th of October 2007, 23:44
related countries: Nigeria, United States

A Nigerian court denies bail to an American aid worker and a Nigerian who were arrested last week for espionage.
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