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Stadium Mass ends Pope's visit

Monday 21st of April 2008, 3:54
related countries: United States United States
related places: Yankee, Pope, New York

Pope Benedict XVI ends his first visit to the US with an open-air Mass at New York's Yankee baseball stadium.
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Tanzanian minister quits office

Monday 21st of April 2008, 4:35
related countries: Tanzania Tanzania, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A Tanzanian politician resigns amid allegations he took bribes during the purchase of a British air traffic control system.
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Australia set new Pakistan dates

Monday 21st of April 2008, 5:51
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, Australia Australia

Australia reveal they will play in Pakistan twice in the next two years after cancelling their original tour.
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Singapore agency warns of slump

Monday 21st of April 2008, 6:52
related countries: Singapore Singapore

Singapore's investment agency GIC warns that the world faces the worst recession in 30 years.
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Paraguay sees opposition win

Monday 21st of April 2008, 7:22
related countries: Paraguay Paraguay

More than 60 years of conservative party rule ends in Paraguay as Fernando Lugo wins the presidential election.
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Spain in hostage hunt off Somalia

Monday 21st of April 2008, 9:26
related countries: Somalia Somalia, Spain Spain

Spain sends a frigate to hunt for a Spanish trawler with a crew of 26 which was seized by pirates off Somalia.
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Nepal's king denies exile reports

Monday 21st of April 2008, 9:51
related countries: Nepal Nepal

King Gyanendra of Nepal dismisses reports that he will go into exile after the Maoists' election success.
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Protests against Cameroon's Biya

Monday 21st of April 2008, 10:21
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon

Cameroon opposition stages a "day of mourning" over moves to allow President Paul Biya seek re-election.
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US student 'plots school bombing'

Monday 21st of April 2008, 10:21
related countries: United States United States

A US teenager is arrested for possessing explosive material, in what police say was a plot to bomb his high school.
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Saudi women 'kept in childhood'

Monday 21st of April 2008, 10:37
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Saudi women are being kept in perpetual childhood by a system of male guardianship, a leading rights group says.
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Coral spawn turns Palau sea pink

Monday 21st of April 2008, 10:48
related countries: Palau Palau

The annual mass spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific occurs right on cue.
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US veterans sue over 'poor care'

Monday 21st of April 2008, 11:02
related countries: United States United States

Returning US war veterans sue the government over what they say is inadequate medical care.
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Zimbabwe election recount delayed

Monday 21st of April 2008, 11:26
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

The outcome is delayed of a partial recount of last month's elections in Zimbabwe, the Electoral Commission says.
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Australia extends rights over sea

Monday 21st of April 2008, 11:47
related countries: Australia Australia

The UN grants Australia an extension of its continental shelf, giving it new areas to explore for oil and gas.
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Tennis: Murray beats Lopez

Monday 21st of April 2008, 12:10
related countries: Spain Spain

Andy Murray eases into the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters as he beats Spain's Feliciano Lopez 7-6 6-4 with an efficient display.
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Key Indonesian militants jailed

Monday 21st of April 2008, 12:57
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Two senior leaders of the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiah are sentenced to 15 years in jail in Indonesia.
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Rice joins Gulf regional meeting

Monday 21st of April 2008, 13:21
related countries: Iran Iran, Bahrain Bahrain, United States United States
related places: Gulf, `Arab

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Bahrain urging Arab states to curb Iran's influence in the region.
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Malaysia torch relay peaceful

Monday 21st of April 2008, 13:54
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia
related places: Kuala Lumpur

The Olympic torch has been paraded through the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur under heavy security.
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UK backs Pakistan over militants

Monday 21st of April 2008, 14:04
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband cautiously backs Pakistan's efforts to negotiate with Islamist militants.
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Biggest dam project planned

Monday 21st of April 2008, 14:15
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Plans for the world's most powerful hydro-electric dam project in DR Congo are being discussed in London.
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Clerics killed in Somali mosque

Monday 21st of April 2008, 14:24
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

The bodies of 10 people are found in a Somali mosque, after Ethiopian troops clash with Islamist insurgents.
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Rugby: Scots call on Lineen

Monday 21st of April 2008, 15:06
related countries: Argentina Argentina, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Sean Lineen and Andy Robinson are to assist Frank Hadden on Scotland's summer tour of Argentina.
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Gates criticises Air Force role

Monday 21st of April 2008, 15:33
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Iraq Iraq, United States United States

US Air Force heads are "stuck in old ways" on tactics in Afghanistan and Iraq, defence chief Robert Gates says.
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Ethiopia severs ties with Qatar

Monday 21st of April 2008, 16:11
related countries: Qatar Qatar, Eritrea Eritrea

Ethiopia's government breaks off relations with Qatar - angered by Al-Jazeera's coverage and financial support for Eritrea.
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Boat capsize kills 20 off Bahamas

Monday 21st of April 2008, 16:24
related countries: The Bahamas The Bahamas

Rescuers find 20 bodies and three survivors off the coast of the Bahamas, with most of the victims believed to be Haitians.
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Carter: Hamas will accept Israel

Monday 21st of April 2008, 16:40
related countries: Israel Israel, United States United States

Ex-US President Jimmy Carter says Hamas is prepared to accept the right of Israel to live in peace as a neighbour.
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Taunts fly ahead of key US vote

Monday 21st of April 2008, 17:01
related countries: United States United States
related places: Pennsylvania

The Democrats' White House battle takes on a sharper tone ahead of Tuesday's vital Pennsylvania primary.
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Cuban women protesters arrested

Monday 21st of April 2008, 17:32
related countries: Cuba Cuba

Authorities in Cuba arrest a group of women demonstrating to demand the release of their jailed husbands.
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Darling backs £50bn bank bailout

Monday 21st of April 2008, 18:18
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Chancellor Alistair Darling backs the Bank of England's £50bn plan to help banks struck by the credit crunch.
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Mugabe trying to 'steal election'

Monday 21st of April 2008, 18:32
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband accuses Robert Mugabe of trying 'to steal the election' in Zimbabwe.
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Russia 'shot down Georgia drone'

Monday 21st of April 2008, 19:51
related countries: Georgia Georgia, Russia Russia

Georgia accuses Russia of downing one of its unmanned spy planes over the Abkhazia region at the weekend.
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Paris honours Dalai Lama

Monday 21st of April 2008, 20:01
related countries: France France, China China
related places: Paris

Paris gives the Dalai Lama an honorary citizenship amid ongoing anti-French protests in China.
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Zimbabwe opposition turns to UN

Monday 21st of April 2008, 21:02
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's opposition urges the United Nations and African Union to help resolve the election crisis, the UN says.
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Top Pakistani militant released

Monday 21st of April 2008, 21:17
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

A leading Pakistani militant, Maulana Sufi Mohammad, is released following a peace deal, the government says.
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Hamas rejects Israeli recognition

Monday 21st of April 2008, 22:38
related countries: Israel Israel, United States United States

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal rules out recognition of Israel, after meeting former US President Jimmy Carter.
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