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NZ hosts meeting on cluster bombs
Monday 18th of February 2008, 4:20related countries:
New ZealandOfficials from 120 nations meet in New Zealand to try to agree a text for a proposed ban on cluster bombs.
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China safety body warns on mines
Monday 18th of February 2008, 6:50related countries:
ChinaChina's mines face a wave of accidents as they restart after the freezing weather, a top safety body warns.
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French police target riot leaders
Monday 18th of February 2008, 8:11related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
French police arrest more than 30 people in raids near Paris, targeting the instigators of November's riots.
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India organ doctor associate held
Monday 18th of February 2008, 8:54related countries:
IndiaIndian detective arrest the brother of a doctor accused of organising illegal organ transplants.
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Maoists killed in India fighting
Monday 18th of February 2008, 9:48related countries:
IndiaAuthorities in the Indian state of Orissa say at least 20 Maoists have been killed in fighting with security forces.
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UN appeal for Tajik winter aid
Monday 18th of February 2008, 10:04related countries:
TajikistanThe United Nations says many lives are at risk as Tajikistan experiences its worst ever winter energy crisis.
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Afghan bomb toll 'rises to 100'
Monday 18th of February 2008, 10:24related countries:
Afghanistanrelated places: Kandahar
Funerals are held in the Afghan city of Kandahar after an attack that officials say killed more than 100 people.
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Kathmandu is 'almost out of fuel'
Monday 18th of February 2008, 11:03related countries:
NepalFuel supplies to the Nepalese capital almost run out because of road blockade in the south, officials say.
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Bush highlights malaria campaign
Monday 18th of February 2008, 11:04related countries:
TanzaniaGeorge W Bush draws attention to anti-malaria efforts by promising free bed nets in Tanzania.
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Uganda peace talks to resume
Monday 18th of February 2008, 11:20related countries:
UgandaUganda says peace talks will continue with LRA rebels despite reports of recent attacks in South Sudan.
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Lockheed wins $1bn Indian order
Monday 18th of February 2008, 11:50related countries:
India, 
United StatesUS defence firm Lockheed Martin wins a $1bn order from India for six C-130J military transport planes.
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Cricket: Gilchrist 'to play'
Monday 18th of February 2008, 12:27related countries:
AustraliaAdam Gilchrist will be fit for the rest of the triangular CB Series despite injuring his thumb on Sunday, insists Australia coach Tim Nielsen.
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Dozens die in latest Afghan bomb
Monday 18th of February 2008, 12:29related countries:
AfghanistanA bomb in Afghanistan reportedly kills 35 civilians and injures many people, three of them Nato troops.
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Intervene in Nigeria, Bush urged
Monday 18th of February 2008, 12:30related countries:
NigeriaA leading Nigerian oil militant group asks President George Bush to help solve their dispute with the government.
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Early Iraq dossier draft released
Monday 18th of February 2008, 12:40related countries:
Iraq, 
United KingdomUK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says he has published an early draft of the infamous Iraq weapons dossier.
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Iran guards predict Israel demise
Monday 18th of February 2008, 13:59related countries:
Israel, 
IranIran's Revolutionary Guards leader says Hezbollah will soon destroy Israel, in a letter to Hassan Nasrallah.
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Nationalisation 'right for Rock'
Monday 18th of February 2008, 14:04related countries:
United KingdomEmergency legislation is to be introduced to temporarily nationalise the UK's stricken Northern Rock bank.
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Snowfall cuts off Greek villages
Monday 18th of February 2008, 14:45related countries:
Greecerelated places: Athens
Heavy snow leaves at least 150 villages cut off in Greece and disrupts flights to and from Athens.
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Israel detains dozens of Gazans
Monday 18th of February 2008, 15:07related countries:
Israel, 
Gaza StripIsraeli forces carry out an incursion into the Gaza Strip, seizing more than 80 Palestinians and killing four.
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US orders massive recall of beef
Monday 18th of February 2008, 15:30related countries:
United Statesrelated places: California
The US government orders its largest recall of beef, saying a meat plant broke rules on cattle inspection.
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Guyana gunmen kill 12 in attack
Monday 18th of February 2008, 15:37related countries:
GuyanaTwelve people, including three policemen, are killed by gunmen in an attack on a small town in Guyana.
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Nigeria phone privatisation off
Monday 18th of February 2008, 16:28related countries:
NigeriaThe Nigerian government cancels another sale of a state firm by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Saudis advised to avoid Lebanon
Monday 18th of February 2008, 16:34related countries:
Saudi Arabia, 
LebanonSaudi Arabia tells its citizens not to visit Lebanon, which is experiencing a worsening security and political crisis.
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Rice urges Kenyans to share power
Monday 18th of February 2008, 16:43related countries:
Kenya, United Statesrelated places: Nairobi
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Kenya's rival leaders should share power to end the crisis.
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Dissident condemns Cuban jails
Monday 18th of February 2008, 17:01related countries:
Cubarelated places: Havana
One of four dissidents freed by Havana has spoken out about the deplorable conditions in Cuban prisons.
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Bush Senior backs McCain's bid
Monday 18th of February 2008, 17:19related countries:
United Statesrelated places: McCain, Republican
Former President George Bush Senior endorses John McCain's bid for the Republican nomination for US president.
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Tropical storm hits Madagascar
Monday 18th of February 2008, 17:48related countries:
MadagascarAt least two people die and hundreds left homeless in Madagascar, as Cyclone Ivan brings chaos.
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French writer Robbe-Grillet dies
Monday 18th of February 2008, 17:55related countries:
FranceAlain Robbe-Grillet, the French writer who pioneered the so-called new novel genre, dies at the age of 85.
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Two dead in China 'terror' raid
Monday 18th of February 2008, 18:19related countries:
Chinarelated places: Xinjiang
China says it has destroyed a separatist 'terrorist gang' in the north-western province of Xinjiang.
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Colombian judge convicts troops
Monday 18th of February 2008, 18:45related countries:
ColombiaA Colombian judge convicts 15 soldiers over the deaths of 10 anti-drugs police in a May 2006 ambush.
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Recognition for new Kosovo grows
Monday 18th of February 2008, 19:53related countries:
Serbia and MontenegroRecognition of Kosovan independence gains momentum with the US and EU nations pledging support.
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US drops Africa military HQ plan
Monday 18th of February 2008, 22:09related countries:
Germany, United Statesrelated places: Africa
The US decides to keep the base for its new Africa Command in Germany, after a lack of interest from nations.
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Kuwait deplores 'terror' eulogy
Monday 18th of February 2008, 22:42related countries:
Kuwait, LebanonKuwaiti officials criticise Shia Muslims who eulogised Lebanese militant Imad Mughniyeh after his death.
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Opposition confident in Pakistan
Monday 18th of February 2008, 22:43related countries:
PakistanOpposition supporters in Pakistan are claiming an election triumph - but results will not be clear for hours.
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