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What happend on September 21st 2007

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UK confirms US BAE request

Friday 21st of September 2007, 3:59
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

The Home Office confirms it has been asked to give legal assistance to the US investigation of BAE's past arms deals with Saudi Arabia.
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Mugabe shrugs off Brown boycott

Friday 21st of September 2007, 4:42
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe plans to attend a summit despite Gordon Brown's boycott threat.
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China installs Pope-backed bishop

Friday 21st of September 2007, 6:28
related countries: China China

China installs a new bishop of Beijing, the first in over 50 years to have tacit approval from the Vatican.
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Singapore court clears bank

Friday 21st of September 2007, 6:56
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia, Singapore Singapore

Singapore's High Court clears Deutsche Bank of conspiracy over the sale of shares in an Indonesian coal mine.
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Pakistan alcohol tragedy kills 22

Friday 21st of September 2007, 7:00
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Karachi

At least 22 people die after drinking illegally brewed alcohol in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.
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Swiss join UN's dirty cash battle

Friday 21st of September 2007, 7:27
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

Switzerland becomes the first country to join a global scheme to recover cash looted by corrupt leaders.
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Protesters highlight US race row

Friday 21st of September 2007, 8:54
related countries: United States United States
related places: Jena

Thousands of civil rights protesters march through Jena, Louisiana, a US town at the centre of a race row.
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UK has plutonium for 17,000 bombs

Friday 21st of September 2007, 9:23
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK must ensure its plutonium stockpile - enough for 17,000 bombs - stays in safe hands, a report warns.
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India court acts in 'police scam'

Friday 21st of September 2007, 9:30
related countries: India India

A court in India state rules that 18 policemen suspected of playing a part in a huge recruitment scam cannot be arrested.
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UN cuts back Liberia peace force

Friday 21st of September 2007, 10:23
related countries: Liberia Liberia

The UN extends the mandate of peacekeepers in Liberia, but votes to reduce the force in size.
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Burma monks issue defiant message

Friday 21st of September 2007, 10:40
related countries: Burma Burma

Leaders of protests by monks in Burma say they will continue until the military government collapses.
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US Senate condemns Petraeus ad

Friday 21st of September 2007, 10:44
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

The US Senate condemns a newspaper advertisement attacking the country's top commander in Iraq.
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F1: Montoya 'sorry' for Alonso

Friday 21st of September 2007, 10:59
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda

Juan Pablo Montoya says team boss Ron Dennis is favouring "his baby" Lewis Hamilton over world champion Fernando Alonso.
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Prosecutor demands Sudan arrests

Friday 21st of September 2007, 11:04
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Sudan must arrest a minister and a militia leader charged with war crimes, the ICC warns.
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Olympic torch will bypass Taiwan

Friday 21st of September 2007, 11:41
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan, China China
related places: Beijing, Taipei

The Olympic torch will not stop in Taiwan, because Taipei and Beijing have failed to agree over the issue.
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Police hunt US campus gunman

Friday 21st of September 2007, 11:43
related countries: United States United States
related places: Delaware

US police are hunting a gunman after two students were shot at a university in Delaware state, officials say.
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Two Sistani aides killed in Iraq

Friday 21st of September 2007, 11:48
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Two aides of Iraq's most senior Shia cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, have been shot dead in separate incidents.
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Ice withdrawal 'shatters record'

Friday 21st of September 2007, 12:16
related countries: United States United States
related places: Arctic

Arctic sea ice shrank to the smallest area on record this year, researchers in the US confirm.
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Major clash in south Afghanistan

Friday 21st of September 2007, 13:17
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, France France
related places: Kabul

Heavy fighting takes place between US-led forces and Taleban militants in southern Afghanistan.
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Chinese targeted by PNG rioters

Friday 21st of September 2007, 13:33
related countries: Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, China China

Police hunt those who burned and looted Chinese-owned businesses in Papua New Guinea.
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Mugabe shrugs off Brown boycott

Friday 21st of September 2007, 14:07
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe plans to attend a summit despite Gordon Brown's boycott threat.
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Dutch cabinet to rule on EU vote

Friday 21st of September 2007, 14:07
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

Netherlands ministers are due to decide whether to hold a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty.
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Blackwater back at work in Iraq

Friday 21st of September 2007, 14:15
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: Blackwater, Baghdad

US security firm Blackwater resumes work in Baghdad days after a shootout which killed 11 Iraqis.
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Mattel sorry for China 'flaws'

Friday 21st of September 2007, 15:47
related countries: China China

Mattel says most toys recalled in safety scares had "design flaws" and Chinese firms were not to blame.
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Musharraf shakes up army

Friday 21st of September 2007, 16:01
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

President Pervez Musharraf makes a series of top-level military appointments in a major reshuffle.
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Powers to discuss Iran sanctions

Friday 21st of September 2007, 16:17
related countries: Russia Russia, Iran Iran, France France, Germany Germany, United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

Officials from the US, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany are to meet to discuss Iran's nuclear programme.
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Anger at Nepal food lorry attack

Friday 21st of September 2007, 16:43
related countries: Nepal Nepal

The World Food Programme in Nepal condemns an attack on one of its food aid trucks in the west of the country.
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Algeria bomb attack injures nine

Friday 21st of September 2007, 16:59
related countries: Algeria Algeria

A bomb attack in Algeria wounds foreign workers and members of their police escort.
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Dutch cabinet rules out EU vote

Friday 21st of September 2007, 17:03
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

The Dutch cabinet decides against holding a referendum on the European Union's new Reform Treaty.
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Crowds attend Lebanon MP funeral

Friday 21st of September 2007, 17:08
related countries: Syria Syria, Lebanon Lebanon

Huge crowds join senior Lebanese politicians at the funeral of murdered anti-Syrian MP Antoine Ghanim.
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Jobs fears as euro gets stronger

Friday 21st of September 2007, 18:55
related countries: United States United States

Airbus warns it may be forced to make further cuts if the euro remains at record highs against the dollar.
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US firm recalls China-made cots

Friday 21st of September 2007, 19:08
related countries: United States United States, China China
related places: Simplicity

US baby furniture supplier Simplicity recalls one million Chinese-made cots linked to two infant deaths.
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US student quizzed over shooting

Friday 21st of September 2007, 20:09
related countries: United States United States
related places: Delaware

US police question a student after two people were shot and injured at a university in Delaware state.
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Rugby: French hopes revived

Friday 21st of September 2007, 20:48
related countries: Ireland Ireland, France France

Vincent Clerc scores two tries as France win to leave Ireland's World Cup hopes hanging by a thread.
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Lost Russians in 'miracle' rescue

Friday 21st of September 2007, 21:37
related countries: China China

Two Russians are found alive in western China weeks after going missing on a canoe trip that killed three others.
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Nato probes piracy off Somalia

Friday 21st of September 2007, 23:51
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Nato ships conduct operations off the coast of Somalia, where there has been a upsurge in piracy this year.
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