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Two shot dead by Guyana police

Friday 1st of February 2008, 1:17
related countries: Guyana

Police in Guyana shoot and kill two gang members alleged to have been involved in a recent village massacre.
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UN gives actor Clooney peace role

Friday 1st of February 2008, 2:32
related countries: Sudan

Actor George Clooney becomes a UN peace envoy, as he returns from a trip to Sudan's Darfur region.
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Rio judge bans float on Holocaust

Friday 1st of February 2008, 2:48
related countries: Botswana

A Brazilian judge orders a samba group taking part in the Rio carnival to remove a float depicting the Holocaust.
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India border state in $2bn boost

Friday 1st of February 2008, 5:12
related countries: India

India PM Manmohan Singh announces projects worth over $2bn for the remote north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh during a rare visit.
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China activist formally arrested

Friday 1st of February 2008, 5:43
related countries: China

Prominent Chinese activist Hu Jia is formally arrested more than a month after being taken into custody.
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China Coal in 'lacklustre' debut

Friday 1st of February 2008, 7:02
related countries: China
related places: Shanghai

Shares in China Coal rise on their Shanghai debut but disappoint investors used to bigger gains.
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Three Japanese prisoners executed

Friday 1st of February 2008, 7:14
related countries: Japan

Japan hangs three prisoners in the country's second round of executions in less than two months.
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Compensation for escalator death

Friday 1st of February 2008, 7:44
related countries: India

India's Supreme Court upholds compensation for the family of a girl crushed to death in a faulty escalator.
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Mauritania gunmen hit embassy

Friday 1st of February 2008, 7:51
related countries: Israel, Mauritania

Unidentified gunmen open fire on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania, wounding at least one person, officials say.
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Korea jails Lone Star executive

Friday 1st of February 2008, 7:54
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Lone Star

A Korean court finds US private equity firm Lone Star guilty of stock price manipulation.
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Cricket: Kiwis suffer injury worry

Friday 1st of February 2008, 8:12
related countries: United Kingdom, New Zealand

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori faces a race against time to be fit for Tuesday's Twenty20 international against England.
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India MP held over rival's death

Friday 1st of February 2008, 9:06
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, say they have arrested a member of the parliament who is charged with murder.
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SA police chief appears in court

Friday 1st of February 2008, 9:42
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's suspended police commissioner Jackie Selebi appears in court over corruption allegations.
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US seeks troops for Afghanistan

Friday 1st of February 2008, 9:59
related countries: Afghanistan, Germany, United States

The US urges Germany to send more troops to southern Afghanistan, amid signs of strain in the Nato mission.
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Egypt arrests militants from Gaza

Friday 1st of February 2008, 10:15
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Egypt announces the arrest of 15 armed Palestinians near its border with Gaza, as talks in Cairo continue.
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Australia crush lamentable India

Friday 1st of February 2008, 10:59
related countries: India, Australia

Australia thrash India by nine wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international.
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EU states oppose Kosovo bid

Friday 1st of February 2008, 11:07
related countries: Romania, Cyprus

EU members Romania and Cyprus say they will not recognise a declaration of independence by Kosovo.
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China freeze 'has cost billions'

Friday 1st of February 2008, 11:22
related countries: China

Chinese officials say recent bad weather has caused 54bn yuan (£3.8bn) of damage and killed 60 people.
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US army suicides set for new high

Friday 1st of February 2008, 11:35
related countries: United States

Suicides among US soldiers are heading for a record high, army data released on Thursday shows.
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Zimbabwe sends Mann to Guinea

Friday 1st of February 2008, 11:35
related countries: Equatorial Guinea, United Kingdom

Zimbabwe has extradited British alleged mercenary Simon Mann to Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer says.
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Top al-Qaeda commander 'killed'

Friday 1st of February 2008, 11:38
related countries: Afghanistan

A senior al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, has been killed, top Western officials say.
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Medical plea fails in Yukos case

Friday 1st of February 2008, 11:54
related countries: Russia

A Russian judge says a jailed former Yukos oil company boss cannot be transferred to a clinic.
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Swimming with Jeeps off Vanuatu

Friday 1st of February 2008, 12:16
related countries: Vanuatu

Nick Squires explores ghostly wrecks in the South Pacific which are spawning new life.
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Hamas release senior Fatah aide

Friday 1st of February 2008, 13:36
related countries: Gaza Strip

Hamas free an aide of Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad seven weeks after he was detained in the Gaza Strip.
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SA coach happy despite early exit

Friday 1st of February 2008, 15:12
related countries: South Africa

South Africa coach content with the progress of the 2010 World Cup hosts despite early Cup of Nations exit.
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Taiwan set to hold UN referendums

Friday 1st of February 2008, 15:29
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan will hold two referendums next month on joining the UN, the island's election commission says.
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Aid staff withdrawn from Somalia

Friday 1st of February 2008, 15:32
related countries: Somalia

Aid agency MSF withdraws its foreign staff from Somalia after three workers were killed by a bomb.
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Rebels battle near Chad capital

Friday 1st of February 2008, 15:54
related countries: Chad
related places: N'Djamena

Chad rebels and government forces both claim victory in clashes near the capital, as extra French troops fly in.
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Ban calls to end Kenya violence

Friday 1st of February 2008, 16:39
related countries: Kenya, France

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Kenyans to end post-election violence, as news comes of fresh clashes.
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Liberia in record cocaine seizure

Friday 1st of February 2008, 17:00
related countries: Liberia

About 2.5 tonnes of cocaine - Liberia's largest ever haul - is seized from a ship off the Atlantic coast.
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Mozambique crocodiles kill three

Friday 1st of February 2008, 17:07
related countries: Mozambique

Reports from Mozambique say three people are dead and two others injured after crocodile attacks.
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US sees job cuts as economy cools

Friday 1st of February 2008, 17:17
related countries: United States

The US has seen the first decline in employment since August 2003, in a fresh sign that a recession is looming.
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Twin bombs kill scores in Baghdad

Friday 1st of February 2008, 17:28
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Two mentally disabled women were used to carry bombs that were detonated remotely in Baghdad, officials say.
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Armed mob kills Kenyan policeman

Friday 1st of February 2008, 17:37
related countries: Kenya

About 3,000 villagers kill at least 10 people, including a policeman, in fresh violence in western Kenya, police say.
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Germany rejects US troops appeal

Friday 1st of February 2008, 17:44
related countries: Afghanistan, Germany, United States

Germany turns down a US appeal to send more troops to Afghanistan, amid signs of strain in the Nato mission.
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Bush's climate talks 'engaging'

Friday 1st of February 2008, 18:33
related countries: United States

The latest US-led climate talks have been described as the most engaging climate negotiations so far.
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UN call for Saudi women's rights

Friday 1st of February 2008, 18:54
related countries: Saudi Arabia

A UN committee is calling for women in Saudi Arabia to be given basic freedoms.
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Kenyan parties 'agree peace plan'

Friday 1st of February 2008, 19:57
related countries: Kenya

Kenya's feuding political rivals agree a plan to end the violence in the country, says ex-UN chief Kofi Annan.
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Anti-war group supports Obama

Friday 1st of February 2008, 20:21
related countries: United States

A leading US anti-war movement, MoveOn.org, opts to support Barack Obama for the presidency.
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Colombian drugs lord found dead

Friday 1st of February 2008, 20:50
related countries: Venezuela, Colombia

Colombia's most-wanted drugs trafficker has been found murdered in a Venezuelan holiday cabin.
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Cricket: SA beat West Windies

Friday 1st of February 2008, 21:07
related countries: South Africa
related places: Durban

Shaun Pollock hits the winning runs in his final match on his home ground in Durban as South Africa beat West Indies by five wickets.
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US court clears Snipes of fraud

Friday 1st of February 2008, 22:58
related countries: United States

US actor Wesley Snipes is found guilty of three minor tax offences but cleared of fraud charges.
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Football: Kanoute wins top award

Friday 1st of February 2008, 23:20
related countries: Mali

Mali and Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute is named 2007 African Footballer of the Year.
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