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Cycling: Dispute threatens Tour

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 0:13
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Cycling's governing body says it will not recognise this year's Paris-Nice race in a move which could jeopardise the Tour De France.
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Rudd plans summit on 2020 vision

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 0:35
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd reveals plans for a summit to discuss challenges facing Australia.
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Iran weapons project 'continued'

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 1:19
related countries: Iran, United States

The IAEA is told Iran's nuclear weapons work may have gone on after 2003, when a US report suggested it ceased.
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Greenspan negative on US economy

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 2:52
related countries: United States

Federal Reserve ex-head Alan Greenspan warns that the US economy could see a deep contraction.
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Spanish leaders in heated debate

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 3:28
related countries: Spain

Spanish leadership rivals clash in the first of two televised debates a fortnight before general elections.
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Robed Obama picture ignites row

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 3:54
related countries: United States

US rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trade accusations over a photo of Mr Obama in Somali dress.
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Canada debates Afghan mission

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 4:45
related countries: Afghanistan, Canada
related places: Ottawa

A debate begins in the Canadian parliament in Ottawa on the future of the country's troops in Afghanistan.
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Rice in Beijing for N Korea talks

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 4:56
related countries: North Korea, China
related places: Beijing

Condoleezza Rice is in China aiming to quicken North Korea's nuclear disarmament process.
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Argentine ex-president charged

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 5:09
related countries: Argentina

Former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua is charged with bribery by a federal court.
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Guatemala 'to open war archives'

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 6:33
related countries: Guatemala

Guatemala's president announces military archives spanning 36 years of civil war will be opened to the public.
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Cricket: India through to final

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 6:38
related countries: India, Sri Lanka, Australia

India will play Australia in the CB Series final after a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka.
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Blast kills five Afghan policemen

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 7:45
related countries: Afghanistan

A roadside bomb hits a police vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, killing five policeman, say officials.
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Khmer Rouge leader 'enacts role'

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 7:45
related countries: Cambodia

A former Khmer Rouge prison chief is taken back to one of Cambodia's killing fields to re-enact his alleged actions.
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Oscars suffer lowest TV ratings

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 9:24
related countries: United States

This year's Oscars were seen by 32 million US TV viewers - its lowest ratings since 1974, early figures show.
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Troops sent to stem Amazon loss

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 9:42
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian troops go to an Amazon town after efforts to stop illegal logging provoke a local backlash.
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Israel upholds Katsav plea deal

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 9:57
related countries: Israel

Israel's top court upholds a plea bargain allowing ex-President Moshe Katsav to escape rape charges.
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SA miners in power strike threat

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 10:00
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's biggest mining union threatens to strike if any of its members lose jobs as a result of power cuts.
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Gates in India to push US firms

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 10:42
related countries: India, United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates visits India to bolster military ties and promote US arms manufacturers.
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African migrants held in Israel

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 10:53
related countries: Israel

Police in Israel detain 200 Africans as part of a clamp-down on illegal migrants.
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Thaksin 'to return on Thursday'

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 11:11
related countries: Thailand

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will return from exile on Thursday morning, according to his supporters.
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Bid to salvage Kenya peace talks

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 11:22
related countries: Kenya

African Union Chairman Jakaya Kikwete is to try to rescue Kenya's deadlocked peace talks.
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Bus bomb in north Iraq kills 14

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 11:48
related countries: Iraq
related places: Mosul

A suicide bomber kills 14 people in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after boarding a bus, reports say.
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Khamenei hails Iran 'nuclear win'

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 11:51
related countries: Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hails the "great victory" achieved by Iran on the nuclear issue.
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N Korea welcomes US orchestra

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 12:19
related countries: United States

The New York Philharmonic performs a groundbreaking concert in secretive and anti-American North Korea.
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Free speech 'shrinking' in Russia

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 12:20
related countries: Russia

Free speech is "shrinking alarmingly" in Vladimir Putin's Russia, says a report by Amnesty International.
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Polynesia poll win shocks France

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 12:31
related countries: French Polynesia, France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party, is to sever links with the newly elected president of French Polynesia.
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Germany cleared over Parmesan

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 12:38
related countries: Italy, Germany

The European Court of Justice clears Germany of failing to protect the authenticity of Italian Parmesan cheese.
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EU attacks Iran's new penal code

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 13:09
related countries: Iran

The EU criticises Iran's draft penal code that would impose the death penalty for giving up Islam.
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China in Olympics pollution drive

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 13:28
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

China announces measures to cut air pollution in and around Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games in August.
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Pakistan lifts the ban on YouTube

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 13:43
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's telecoms regulator lifts the restrictions it imposed on video-sharing website YouTube.
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Rice urges China on North Korea

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 13:43
related countries: United States, North Korea, China

The US secretary of state urges China to put pressure on North Korea over its nuclear programme.
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Bus bomb in north Iraq kills 14

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 13:57
related countries: Iraq
related places: Mosul

A suicide bomber kills 14 people in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after boarding a bus, reports say.
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Brazil unveils anti-poverty drive

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 14:55
related countries: Brazil

Brazil's President Lula unveils plans to spend billions of dollars on infrastructure and jobs in the poorest regions.
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Sri Lanka hands over rebel bodies

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 15:22
related countries: Sri Lanka

Hospital officials in the northern Sri Lanka hand over the bodies of 14 Tamil Tigers to the international Red Cross.
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Ariel Sharon reaches 80 in coma

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 15:23
related countries: Israel

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reaches 80 but remains in a coma two years after a massive stroke.
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Indian rail to get big investment

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 15:36
related countries: India

India's giant state-run railway network is to get a $56bn investment over the next five years.
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Cricket: India act over 'sledging'

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 15:57
related countries: India, Aruba

India write a letter to match referee Jeff Crowe complaining about the behaviour of the Australian players.
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Cholera crisis on Somali border

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 16:37
related countries: Kenya, Somalia

Aid agencies ask for help as an outbreak of cholera reportedly claims 70 lives on Somalia's border with Kenya.
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Pakistan arrests Bhutto 'suspect'

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 17:05
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Bhutto

Pakistani forces arrest an Islamic militant over an attempt to kill former PM Benazir Bhutto, officials say.
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Net widens in tax evasion probe

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 17:36
related countries: Liechtenstein, United States

US tax authorities say they are investigating more than 100 Americans with accounts in tax haven Liechtenstein.
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Obama wins ex-rival's endorsement

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 17:46
related countries: United States

US ex-presidential candidate Christopher Dodd endorses Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee.
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'Iraq hostage Briton' video aired

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 18:59
related countries: Iraq

An Arabic satellite television channel shows a video claiming to show one of five Britons captured in Iraq eight months ago.
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Iraq denounces Turkish offensive

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 19:56
related countries: Iraq, Turkey
related places: Baghdad

Baghdad condemns Turkey's incursion into northern Iraq and demands an immediate troop withdrawal.
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Naomi Campbell treated in Brazil

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 20:30
related countries: Brazil, United Kingdom
related places: Sao Paulo

British supermodel Naomi Campbell has a cyst removed at a hospital in Brazil, her publicist says.
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IOC backs China on human rights

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 20:30
related countries: China

The Beijing Olympics will help to improve the human rights situation in China, says a senior IOC official.
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Nigeria poll petitions dismissed

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 20:53
related countries: Nigeria

A Nigerian judge dismisses both petitions asking for President Umaru Yar'Adua's election to be re-run.
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Death jolts Argentine baby trial

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 21:27
related countries: Argentina

A key witness in a trial about babies stolen from prisoners during the 'Dirty War' in Argentina is found dead.
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Starbucks in brief US closure

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 22:47
related countries: United States

Starbucks shuts all 7,000 of its US branches for several hours to train staff, in an unprecedented move.
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Iraq 'hostage Briton' video aired

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 23:04
related countries: Iraq

An Arabic TV channel airs a video claiming to show one of five Britons captured in Iraq eight months ago.
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Kenya crisis talks suspended

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 23:34
related countries: Kenya

Talks to resolve Kenya's post-election crisis are suspended because of a lack of progress, mediator Kofi Annan says.
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Bosnian police in protest clash

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 23:48
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
related places: Kosovo

Bosnian police fire tear gas to keep back Serbs trying to reach a US consulate during a protest over Kosovo's status.
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Zimbabwe police licensed to shoot

Tuesday 26th of February 2008, 23:57
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's police chief says officers can use firearms to quell any violence around next month's elections.
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