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Sudan ICC charges concern Mbeki

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 0:21
related countries: Sudan

South Africa's president says Sudan's leader should not be prosecuted for war crimes in case it upsets Darfur's peace talks.
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Winner takes all

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 1:03
related countries: Nigeria

Is Nigerian football suffering from Premiership fever?
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Obama missed 'injured US heroes'

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 1:53
related countries: Germany, United States

Barack Obama is criticised by electoral rival John McCain for cancelling a visit to injured US soldiers in Germany.
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Cuban leader warns of austerity

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 2:38
related countries: Cuba

Cuban President Raul Castro tells the country to be prepared for the effects of the global economic crisis.
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Deadly blasts strike Indian city

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 2:46
related countries: India
related places: Bangalore, At

At least four explosions hit the the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, a day after deadly blasts in Bangalore.
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Iran executes 29 in jail hangings

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 6:10
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Reports from Iran say 29 people guilty of murder and other crimes have been executed by hanging in Tehran.
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Beijing's Olympic village opens

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 6:28
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

The first athletes check into Beijing's newly-built Olympic village, with 12 days to go until the Games.
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In pictures

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 9:08
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

Ceremony marks opening of Beijing's Olympic village
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UK MPs 'misled' over interrogation

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 10:52
related countries: United Kingdom

MPs and peers voice concerns that they may have been misled over troops' use of banned interrogation methods.
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Egyptian film legend Chahine dies

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 11:05
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine dies in Cairo aged 82, four weeks after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
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Live text - Tour de France

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 11:32
related countries: France

Spaniard Carlos Sastre is poised to win the 2008 Tour de France as the riders enter the streets of Paris on the final stage.
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Twin pandas part of baby boom at Chinese reserve

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 12:00
related countries: China

Four giant panda cubs are born within 14 hours in China, boosting the population of the endangered species.
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Anger at Egyptian ferry verdict

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 13:21
related countries: Egypt

There are angry scenes in Egypt after a ferry-owner is cleared of all charges over a sinking in which more than 1,000 people died.
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Stability triumphs

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 13:58
related countries: Cambodia

Cambodia has come a long way since the civil war
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Tanzania albinos targeted again

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 14:06
related countries: Tanzania

Attackers in Tanzania kill an albino man - the 26th victim in a year - and leave his wife injured.
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Cambodian rulers claim poll win

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 14:41
related countries: Thailand

The governing Cambodian People's Party is claiming victory in the country's parliamentary elections.
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India on alert as bombers sought

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 14:48
related countries: India

Indian cities are on high alert as police hunt for the bombers who killed at least 45 people in Ahmedabad.
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Nato 'prevents Taleban advance'

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 15:32
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Nato

Taleban fighters have been stopped from taking over an area close to the Pakistan border, Afghan and Nato officials say.
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Russia says BP treatment is fair

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 16:05
related countries: Russia

A Russian diplomat dismisses claims that BP has been harassed, saying it has been treated like any other firm.
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Mafia boss arrested when shopping

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 16:10
related countries: Italy
related places: Naples, Rome

A leading member of one of the most notorious clans of the Naples mafia has been arrested while shopping in Rome.
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Everton bid for Moutinho rejected

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 17:19
related countries: Portugal

Sporting Lisbon claim they have turned down an £11.8m bid from Everton for midfielder Joao Moutinho.
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Sastre wins Tour de France crown

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 17:19
related countries: France

Carlos Sastre seals his first Tour de France title and becomes the third Spaniard in a row to win.
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Floods kill 16 in eastern Europe

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 18:08
related countries: Ukraine, Romania

At least 16 people die in Ukraine and Romania as severe storms and flooding force thousands to abandon their homes.
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Eta 'planned series of attacks'

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 19:20
related countries: Spain

A Spanish judge says seven alleged members of the Basque separatist group, Eta, planned a series of summer attacks.
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Cycling cash linked to Olympics

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 23:16
related countries: Japan

A BBC investigation raises concerns that a Japanese cycling event may have bought its way into the Olympic Games.
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Mobile trading

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 23:27
related countries: Italy

Italy combats the food cost crisis with text messages
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'Blood oil'

Sunday 27th of July 2008, 23:42
related countries: Nigeria

The murky world of conflict and theft in Nigeria's oil region
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