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Obama and Bill Clinton end chill

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 0:03
related countries: United States

Barack Obama and Bill Clinton speak for the first time since Hillary Clinton quit the US Democratic presidential race.
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Drunken Swede tries to row home - from Denmark

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 0:19
related countries: Denmark, Sweden

A 78-year-old man falls asleep as he tries to row home to Denmark from Sweden after a night drinking, police say.
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Dutch smoking ban goes into force

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 1:09
related countries: Netherlands

A ban on the smoking of tobacco - but not marijuana - in cafes, bars and restaurants comes into force in the Netherlands.
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Twelve million bees let loose as lorry overturns in Canada

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 2:08
related countries: Canada

Motorists on Canada's biggest highway end up with a bee in their bonnet after a truck carrying 12m of the insects overturns.
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Clergy in threat over women bishops

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 3:27
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: York, Canterbury

Clergy members tell the Archbishops of Canterbury and York they will leave the Church of England if women bishops are ordained.
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Downer steps down for Cyprus role

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 3:36
related countries: Australia, Cyprus

Australia's former foreign minister, Alexander Downer, leaves politics to become UN envoy to the Cyprus peace process.
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UK fighter 'fully combat ready'

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 4:10
related countries: United Kingdom

After years of planning and preparation, Britain's RAF says its hi-tech Eurofighter Typhoon plane is finally combat ready.
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Zimbabwe scorns sanctions calls

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 4:23
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's UN envoy dismisses calls for sanctions, as African leaders meet in the wake of polls marred by violence.
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Warning as France takes EU helm

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 4:30
related countries: France
related places: Eu

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says "something isn't right" with the EU as France takes over the presidency.
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Dalai Lama envoys in China talks

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 4:40
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

Senior envoys for Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are in Beijing for formal talks, the government-in-exile says.
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Indian Communists mull withdrawal

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 5:35
related countries: India, United States

India's main Communist party says it is discussing withdrawal of support to the government over a civilian nuclear deal with the US.
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US authorities probe UBS over tax

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 6:10
related countries: United States

US authorities step up a probe into claims that offshore accounts at UBS were used to avoid paying tax.
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Rugby: So'oialo to take over from McCaw

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 6:16
related countries: South Africa, New Zealand

Rodney So'oialo will play at open-side flanker and captain New Zealand against South Africa on Saturday in the absence of the injured Richie McCaw.
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Abu Ghraib inmates sue US firms

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 6:59
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

Four Iraqi men say they are suing US military contractors for torturing them at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
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New round of Israel-Syria talks

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 7:13
related countries: Israel, Syria, Turkey

Israeli and Syrian negotiators are to meet for a third round of indirect peace negotiations, mediated by Turkey.
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Australia row over police powers

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 7:48
related countries: Australia

Lawyers in Australia say police powers introduced for a major Roman Catholic gathering undermine free speech.
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Jumbo weddings

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 8:20
related countries: United States

The rich Indians flaunting it in the United States
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Weeded out

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 8:35
related countries: Netherlands

How Dutch coffee shops cope with tobacco ban
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Turkish ruling party put on trial

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 9:00
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's chief prosecutor presents his case for banning the ruling AK party to the constitutional court.
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Nigeria arrests ex-air ministers

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 9:18
related countries: Nigeria

Two Nigerian ex-aviation ministers are arrested over missing money for new radars.
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Vietnamese economy slowing down

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 9:32
related countries: Vietnam

Vietnam's economy slows in the first half of 2008 but lower growth is welcome to prevent overheating, economists say.
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Egypt opens Gaza's Rafah crossing

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 9:36
related countries: Egypt, Gaza Strip
related places: Rafah

Egypt temporarily re-opens its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow stranded people to cross.
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Police die in China knife rampage

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 10:04
related countries: China
related places: Shanghai

A man storms into a police station in the Chinese city of Shanghai and stabs at least five officers to death, officials say.
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Speeders to pay fuel surcharge for police chases

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 10:08
related countries: United States

A police force in a US town adds $12 to fines for offending motorists to offset high fuel costs of chasing them down.
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Algae invades China Olympic venue

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 10:25
related countries: China
related places: Qingdao

More than 10,000 people work to clean up green algae that has invaded the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao.
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Portuguese 'closing' Madeleine case

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 10:33
related countries: Portugal

Portuguese police are winding up the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, local media report.
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New Darfur peace envoy is named

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 10:53
related countries: Burkina Faso

The UN and AU appoint Burkina Faso's foreign minister as their new Darfur peace envoy.
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Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang'

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 10:53
related countries: Netherlands

A spokesman for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe rejects Western criticism of the disputed presidential elections.
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Is US surge in Iraq a success?

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 10:56
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

Since the US put more troops into Baghdad at the start of 2007, security has improved. Is the US right to maintain the same troop level?
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Kashmir shrine land order revoked

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 11:13
related countries: India

Indian-administered Kashmir's government revokes a plan to give land to a Hindu organisation, but protests continue.
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W Bank in 'grave' water crisis

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 11:21
related countries: Israel, West Bank

The West Bank is facing grave water shortages partly because of "discriminatory" Israeli policies, an Israeli rights group says.
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Envoys seek Colombia rebel talks

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 11:29
related countries: Colombia

Two European envoys are in Colombia to try to break the deadlock over the fate of rebel-held hostages, officials say.
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French army chief quits over shooting

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 11:30
related countries: France

France's army chief of staff resigns after a soldier injured 17 people at a show by using live rounds instead of blanks.
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Foreign forces' worst Afghan toll

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 12:10
related countries: Afghanistan

The month of June is the deadliest for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 fall of the Taleban, official figures show.
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South Asians face fuel price rise

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 12:27
related countries: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Bangladesh and Pakistan announce further sharp rises in fuel prices as the cost of crude oil continues to soar.
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Anwar urges supporters' protest

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 12:52
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim urges supporters to protest against what he claims is a conspiracy against him.
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China knife attacker 'kills five'

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 13:21
related countries: China
related places: Shanghai

A man storms into a police station in the Chinese city of Shanghai and stabs at least five officers to death, officials say.
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Migrant bodies washed up in Gabon

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 13:26
related countries: Gabon

The bodies of at least 12 would-be migrants are found washed up in Libreville, Gabon.
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Log off! Bhutan MPs banned from playing computer games at work

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 13:39
related countries: Bhutan

Parliament in Bhutan bans its members from bringing laptops to work - to stop them playing computer games.
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Poland in new blow to EU treaty

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 15:39
related countries: France, Poland
related places: Eu

Poland's President Kaczynski says he will not sign the EU's reform treaty at present, as France takes over the bloc's presidency.
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Militants vow joint Afghan raids

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 16:34
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

Two militant groups based in Pakistan decide to coordinate attacks against coalition forces inside Afghanistan.
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Iraqi leader shakes Barak's hand

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 17:34
related countries: Iraq, Israel

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani shares an historic handshake with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak.
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Rocky start to French presidency

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 17:48
related countries: Poland, France, Portugal
related places: Eu

President Sarkozy admits that France's EU presidency is off to a bumpy start, as Poland casts doubt on the Lisbon Treaty.
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US says Israel-Iran story false

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 20:06
related countries: Israel, Iran, United States

The US state department criticises reported comments by a defence official that Israel was getting closer to attacking Iran.
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Rasmussen receives two-year ban

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 20:25
related countries: Monaco, France

Michael Rasmussen is suspended for two years by the Monaco Cycling Federation following his expulsion from last year's Tour de France.
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US fleet on Latin American patrol

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 20:31
related countries: United States

The United States Fourth Naval Fleet resumes operations in waters off the Caribbean for the first time since 1950.
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Markets slide on inflation fears

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 20:35
related countries: United States
related places: Asia

Markets fall in the US, Europe and Asia as inflation worries and fears of further bank losses dent confidence.
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Nelson Mandela finally taken off US terror list

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 21:19
related countries: South Africa, United States

US President George W Bush signs a bill removing Nelson Mandela and South African leaders from the US terror watch list.
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Mongolia calls state of emergency

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 21:23
related countries: Mongolia

Mongolia's president declares a state of emergency following violent protests over alleged vote-rigging in elections.
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Sarkozy rebuke to TV technician becomes web hit

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 21:44
related countries: France

Off-air footage of a rebuke by French Nicolas Sarkozy of a French TV technician becomes an internet hit.
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Stab suspect 'cut baby from womb'

Tuesday 1st of July 2008, 22:16
related countries: United States

Authorities in the US say a 23-year-old woman stabbed a pregnant woman to death before cutting the baby from her womb.
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