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Tennis: Ivanovic makes last eight

Monday 21st of January 2008, 3:32
related countries: Denmark, Aruba

Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic win to set up a quarter-final clash at the Australian Open.
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N Korea suspends South rail talks

Monday 21st of January 2008, 5:06
related countries: South Korea, North Korea
related places: Seoul, Pyongyang

Pyongyang postpones rail talks with Seoul, in a possible sign of unease over South Korea's incoming leadership.
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Dozens killed in India bus crash

Monday 21st of January 2008, 6:19
related countries: India

A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims falls into a gorge in western India, killing at least 38 people, police say.
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Obama takes Bill Clinton to task

Monday 21st of January 2008, 6:42
related countries: United States

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accuses Bill Clinton of making false statements about him.
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Chavez threatens to seize farms

Monday 21st of January 2008, 7:55
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan farms and banks could be nationalised if they break the law, warns President Hugo Chavez.
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China mine explosion 'kills 20'

Monday 21st of January 2008, 8:25
related countries: China

At least 20 people die after a blast rocks an illegal mine in northern China, state media reports.
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UK soldier killed in Afghan blast

Monday 21st of January 2008, 9:01
related countries: Afghanistan

A British soldier dies and five others are injured in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says.
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'Janjaweed leader' is Sudan aide

Monday 21st of January 2008, 9:10
related countries: Sudan

A man accused of leading the Janjaweed militia in Darfur is given a top Sudanese government post.
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Abbas appeal after Gaza fuel cut

Monday 21st of January 2008, 9:31
related countries: Israel

The Palestinian leader urges international intervention over mass power cuts in Gaza blamed on an Israeli blockade.
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India launches Israeli satellite

Monday 21st of January 2008, 9:40
related countries: Israel, India

India successfully launches an Israeli spy satellite, officials at Sriharikota space station in southern India say.
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Many dead in fresh Kenya unrest

Monday 21st of January 2008, 9:49
related countries: Kenya

At least 30 people die in continued post-poll violence in Kenya, many the victims of machete-wielding mobs.
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Tennis: Federer through

Monday 21st of January 2008, 10:18
related countries: Aruba

Defending champion Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
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S Africa cuts power to neighbours

Monday 21st of January 2008, 10:22
related countries: South Africa

South Africa stops supplying power to neighbouring countries because of acute domestic shortages.
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Nationalist ahead in Serbia poll

Monday 21st of January 2008, 11:35
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic wins the first round of Serbia's presidential poll, but will face a run-off.
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Firms charged over S Korean spill

Monday 21st of January 2008, 11:50
related countries: South Korea, North Korea

The owners of two ships involved in South Korea's worst oil spill are charged with breaking pollution laws.
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Life sentences over Gujarat riots

Monday 21st of January 2008, 12:15
related countries: India

A court in India passes life sentences on 11 people over anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002.
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Macau closes in on Vegas

Monday 21st of January 2008, 12:32
related countries: China, Macau

Gaming revenues in Macau, the only Chinese city that allows casino gambling, top $10bn for the first time.
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New parliament meets in Thailand

Monday 21st of January 2008, 12:33
related countries: Thailand

Elected lawmakers meet in Thailand for the first time since the military seized power in September 2006.
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East DR Congo peace deal 'agreed'

Monday 21st of January 2008, 13:26
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

A peace deal for eastern DR Congo may be signed on Tuesday, as rebels and the government reach agreement.
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Abu Dhabi plots hydrogen future

Monday 21st of January 2008, 13:48
related countries: United Arab Emirates
related places: Abu Dhabi

The government of Abu Dhabi pledges $15bn to renewable energy development, including a major hydrogen plant.
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Cricket: Pakistan crush Zimbabwe

Monday 21st of January 2008, 14:24
related countries: Pakistan, Zimbabwe

Debutant Nasir Jamshed smashes a rapid 61 as Pakistan crush Zimbabwe by 104 runs in the opening one-day match in Karachi.
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Brown backs India UN council bid

Monday 21st of January 2008, 14:49
related countries: India

India should take its "rightful place" on the UN Security Council, UK prime minister Gordon Brown says.
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Fidel Castro hails Cuban voters

Monday 21st of January 2008, 15:11
related countries: Cuba

Cuba's Fidel Castro applauds voters for taking part in elections - with an official turnout of more than 95%.
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Stranded migrants saved in Alps

Monday 21st of January 2008, 15:30
related countries: Ukraine, Switzerland

A Ukrainian mother and her five children, some without shoes, are rescued in the snowy Swiss Alps.
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US warns EU over barriers

Monday 21st of January 2008, 15:36
related countries: United States

US trade representative Susan Schwab tells Europe climate change is no excuse for barriers to trade.
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EU in Pakistan election warning

Monday 21st of January 2008, 16:31
related countries: Pakistan

The EU says the extent of its future engagement with Pakistan depends on the fairness of February's poll.
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Wanted Nigerian hands himself in

Monday 21st of January 2008, 16:50
related countries: Nigeria

A former governor of Edo state who is wanted for 142 counts of corruption returns to Nigeria.
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UN says Gaza facing food shortage

Monday 21st of January 2008, 16:53
related countries: Egypt, Israel

The UN says it will have to stop food aid to people in Gaza within days if Israel's blockade continues.
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New post-poll violence hits Kenya

Monday 21st of January 2008, 16:58
related countries: Kenya

Five people die in Kenya as the opposition leader calls for international mediation to end post-poll violence.
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Iran sanctions accord 'imminent'

Monday 21st of January 2008, 17:25
related countries: France, Iran

World powers are "very close" to a deal on a draft UN sanctions resolution against Iran, a French diplomat says.
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Five dead in US mid-air collision

Monday 21st of January 2008, 17:25
related countries: United States
related places: California

Five die as two small planes collide and break up over California, sending debris crashing on car dealerships.
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Afghan strife keeps children home

Monday 21st of January 2008, 17:29
related countries: Afghanistan

Fear of violence keeps 300,000 children in southern Afghanistan from school, President Karzai says.
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Dhaka teachers are cleared

Monday 21st of January 2008, 17:48
related countries: Bangladesh
related places: Dhaka

Four Dhaka university teachers accused of inciting violence in August are lilely to be freed imminently, officials say.
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Cup of Nations - as it happened

Monday 21st of January 2008, 18:15
related countries: Mali, Namibia, Benin

Mali beat Benin after Ivory Coast edge past Nigeria in Group B while Morocco thrash Namibia in Group A.
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Khamenei snubs Iranian president

Monday 21st of January 2008, 18:43
related countries: Iran

Iran's supreme leader overrules President Ahmadinejad in a row over fuel for remote villages.
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Football: Nigeria 0-1 Ivory Coast

Monday 21st of January 2008, 18:55
related countries: Nigeria

Ivory Coast secured a major victory against fellow favourites Nigeria in the first match to be held in Sekondi.
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Italian ex-minister in poll call

Monday 21st of January 2008, 19:13
related countries: Italy

Italy's ex-justice minister confirms he will not rejoin the governing coalition and calls for early elections.
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'Drug lord's' Brazil farm invaded

Monday 21st of January 2008, 20:33
related countries: Brazil

Landless protesters in Brazil occupy a farm owned by an alleged drug lord hours before it was to be auctioned.
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Bomber strikes at Iraqi funeral

Monday 21st of January 2008, 20:44
related countries: Iraq

A suicide bomber attacks mourners at a funeral in northern Iraq, killing at least 15, police say.
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Italy PM in cabinet crisis talks

Monday 21st of January 2008, 21:45
related countries: Italy

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi holds crisis talks as the departure of an ally threatens his governing coalition.
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Mexico arrests top drugs suspect

Monday 21st of January 2008, 23:02
related countries: Mexico
related places: Sinaloa

Soldiers in north-west Mexico seize a man suspected of being a top member of the powerful Sinaloa drugs cartel.
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