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Ecuador defaults on foreign debt

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 0:49
related countries: Ecuador

Ecuador will default on billions of dollars of foreign debt it considers "illegitimate", says President Rafael Correa.
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US hails Lisbon Guantanamo offer

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 2:09
related countries: Portugal, United States

A senior US official describes as a "significant step" Portugal's offer to take in some of the inmates from Guantanamo Bay.
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Live text - India v England

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 3:43
related countries: India, United Kingdom
related places: Chennai

A 100-run stand between Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood re-establishes England's dominance in the first Test in Chennai.
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White House considers auto rescue

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 5:10
related countries: United States
related places: White House

The White House is considering using money earmarked to rescue the banking industry to bail out the country's carmakers.
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So close, and yet so far - Italian almost rows the Pacific solo

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 5:53
related countries: Italy, Peru, Australia

An Italian man who rowed across the Pacific from Peru has to be rescued only 65 nautical miles short of landfall in Australia.
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Four UK Marines killed in Afghanistan

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 6:39
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

Four British Royal Marines have been killed in two separate explosions in Afghanistan, the UK Ministry of Defence says.
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West Indies peg back New Zealand

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 7:22
related countries: New Zealand

West Indies put in a decent day's work on the third day of the first Test in Dunedin, limiting New Zealand to 365 and then replying with 39-0.
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Navy head cool on Somalia strikes

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 7:58
related countries: Indian Ocean, Somalia, India, United States
related places: Gulf

A top US naval commander dampens hopes that piracy off Somalia can be tackled by attacking bases on land.
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Protester shot as Kashmir votes

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 9:17
related countries: India

Police open fire at an anti-election demonstration in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least one person.
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Foes warned off 'testing' Obama

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 9:55
related countries: United States

The US defence chief warns US opponents against trying to "test" Barack Obama with a crisis early on in his presidency.
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Asian giants agree economic plan

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 10:00
related countries: North Korea, Japan, China

The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea vow closer economic co-operation to lessen the impact of the financial crisis.
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Strauss stars as England dominate

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 11:43
related countries: India, United Kingdom
related places: Chennai

Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood move England into a match-winning position in the first Test against India in Chennai.
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Revving China's auto industry

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 12:37
related countries: China

The BBC's global business correspondent Peter Day test drives the BYD F3DM electric car on a visit to China and is surprised by the pace of change.
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Heavy legs?

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 13:02
related countries: France

The illness you can only get in health-conscious France
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Collingwood eyes positive outcome

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 13:34
related countries: United Kingdom

Paul Collingwood believes England are in a good position to seal victory in the first Test in Chennai.
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Ne Win's daughter freed in Burma

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 14:01
related countries: Burma

Burma's military government frees the daughter of the late leader, Ne Win, after more than six years of house arrest.
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Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates'

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 14:56
related countries: India

The Indian navy says it has arrested 23 pirates who tried to storm a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
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Top investors 'hit by $50bn con'

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 17:15
related countries: United States

Some of the world's wealthiest investors are reported to be victims of an alleged $50bn fraud by US broker Bernard Madoff.
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Brown in tribute to dead marines

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 17:34
related countries: Afghanistan

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in Afghanistan to visit troops, pays tribute to four Royal Marines killed in two explosions.
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'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 18:39
related countries: Iraq, United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates tells US troops in Iraq that their mission in the country is in its "endgame".
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Thaksin demands end to 'meddling'

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 19:19
related countries: Thailand
related places: Bangkok

Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra urges an end to political interference, in a video message to a Bangkok rally.
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Colombia war data 'unbelievable'

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 20:26
related countries: Colombia

Colombian government figures on guerrillas killed, captured or surrendered are vastly exaggerated, a rights group says.
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Live text - Barcelona v Real Madrid

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 20:29
related countries: Spain
related places: Barcelona

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-0 in El Clasico in La Liga to move 12 points ahead of their fierce rivals.
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Piracy problems

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 21:18
related countries: Somalia

Thinking up ways to tackle Somalia's marine lawlessness
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Australia climber dies on NZ peak

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 21:46
related countries: Aruba, New Zealand

An Australian climber is rescued from New Zealand's highest mountain, Mt Cook, but his brother is presumed dead.
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Thousands flee after Sudan clash

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 22:12
related countries: Sudan
related places: Abyei

Thousands of people flee the disputed Sudanese oil town of Abyei after fighting which left one person dead, an official says.
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Barcelona 2-0 Real Madrid

Saturday 13th of December 2008, 22:57
related countries: Spain

Barcelona beat Real Madrid thanks to late goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi.
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