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Violence at DR Congo camp

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 1:18
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

A clash between soldiers and former rebel fighters at a military base in southern DR Congo injures 27.
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Mauritania attack suspects freed

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 1:32
related countries: Israel, Mauritania

Seven men detained in Mauritania over a 1 February attack on the Israeli embassy are released for "lack of proof".
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Serbia recalls ambassador in US

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 3:04
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro, United States
related places: Washington

Belgrade withdraws its ambassador from Washington in protest at US recognition of Kosovo's independence.
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Search after Japan navy collision

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 3:53
related countries: Japan

Ships and helicopters search for two fishermen missing after a collision with a Japanese destroyer.
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Coup leader to head Fiji council

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 5:00
related countries: Fiji

Coup leader and interim PM Cmdr Frank Bainimarama appoints himself head of Fiji's influential indigenous council.
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Philippine tests for 'rebel body'

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 6:06
related countries: Philippines
related places: Bali

Officials in the Philippines carry out DNA tests on a body to see if it is Bali bombing suspect Dulmatin.
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China inflation hits 11-year high

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 6:55
related countries: China

Chinese consumer inflation reached 7.1% in January, the highest rate for 11 years, official figures show.
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Bush hails Kosovo independence

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 7:48
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

President Bush welcomes Kosovo's independence as "correct", as Serbia withdraws its envoy to Washington.
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UK police feared Israeli stand-off

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 8:06
related countries: Israel, United Kingdom

An Israeli general wanted for alleged war crimes escaped UK arrest because police feared an armed stand-off.
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Maoists killed in India fighting

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 9:07
related countries: India

Authorities in the state of Chhattisgarh say 11 Maoists have been killed in fighting with security forces.
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UN envoy hails Burma timetable

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 9:13
related countries: Burma

UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari says Burma's timetable for a referendum and polls is a 'significant step'.
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New bid to break Kenya deadlock

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 9:32
related countries: Kenya

Talks aimed at breaking Kenya's political deadlock resume after Condoleezza Rice urged a power-sharing deal.
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Russian ex-minister stole funds

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 9:59
related countries: Russia

Russia's ex-atomic energy minister Yevgeny Adamov is found guilty of embezzling budget funds.
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'Car bomb' explodes in Kandahar

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 10:51
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

A car bomb goes off in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least one person, police say.
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'Mafia boss' arrested in Italy

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 11:24
related countries: Italy

Police in southern Italy hold the head of the powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia syndicate, Pasquale Condello.
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Cricket: Crucial win for India

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 11:41
related countries: India, Sri Lanka, Australia

Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Dhoni help India beat Sri Lanka in the one-day CB Series in Australia.
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Russia warns US over Kosovo move

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 11:51
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Kosovo

Russia tells the US that Kosovo's declaration of independence threatens international stability.
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Iran allows reform candidates

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 13:07
related countries: Iran
related places: March

The Iranian body that vets election candidates reinstates another 251 who had been banned from March's vote.
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Mid-East leaders to review talks

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 14:15
related countries: Israel

Israeli and Palestinian leaders are to meet later for another session of peace negotiations in Jerusalem.
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Musharraf's foes triumph at polls

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 14:55
related countries: Pakistan

The main party backing President Pervez Musharraf admits defeat in Pakistan's elections.
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Stolen paintings found in Zurich

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 16:06
related countries: Switzerland

Works by van Gogh and Monet, taken in one of the world's largest art thefts, are found in an abandoned car.
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Cricket: England tie NZ thriller

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 16:16
related countries: New Zealand, United Kingdom
related places: Napier

England and New Zealand tie a dramatic one-day match in Napier after both score 340 in their 50 overs.
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Castro steps down as Cuban leader

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 16:16
related countries: Cuba

Cuba's ailing leader Fidel Castro says he will not return to the presidency, and the US calls for free elections.
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Aid workers flee Darfur bombing

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 16:38
related countries: Sudan

UN refugee staff pull out of eastern Chad after bombing across the Sudan border in Darfur.
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US urges reform as Castro quits

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 18:03
related countries: Cuba, United States
related places: Washington, Castro

Washington says Cuba should move to democracy after Fidel Castro says he is retiring, but its embargo stands.
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Ugandans reach war crimes accord

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 18:09
related countries: Uganda

Ugandan rebels agree to let courts deal with war crimes - one of the obstacles to a peace deal.
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Count under way in Armenia poll

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 18:13
related countries: Armenia

Armenians have cast their ballots for a new president, with the opposition alleging poll abuses.
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Top US court rejects spying case

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 18:18
related countries: United States

The US Supreme Court dismisses a legal challenge to an eavesdropping programme started after 9/11.
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Burma confirms draft constitution

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 18:33
related countries: Burma

Burma's government says its draft constitution has been completed, paving the way for a referendum in May.
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Bhutto party in coalition offer

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 19:19
related countries: Pakistan

The party of Pakistan's late former PM Benazir Bhutto offers to partner a key rival in a governing coalition.
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Ex-Afghan warlord is 'suspended'

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 19:43
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghanistan's attorney general says he has suspended former warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum from the government.
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Gaza boy 'killed in Israeli raid'

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 20:37
related countries: Israel

A 10-year-old boy is shot dead by Israeli troops during a raid into central Gaza, Palestinian medics say.
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Rocket blast kills Iraqi police

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 21:15
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least eight Iraqi policemen are killed trying to defuse a cache of rockets in the capital Baghdad.
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Deadly S Korea helicopter crash

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 22:25
related countries: South Korea

Seven people are feared dead after an army helicopter crashes in Gyeonggi province in South Korea.
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Nigeria denies militant's death

Tuesday 19th of February 2008, 22:28
related countries: Nigeria

The Nigerian government denies claims that militant leader Henry Okah has been killed while in detention.
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