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Porn pops up on New Zealand rugby show

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 0:36
related countries: New Zealand

New Zealand rugby fans tuning in to a sports programme found themselves watching hardcore pornography instead.
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End Farc 'hate', Betancourt urges

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 2:12
related countries: Colombia

Ingrid Betancourt urges Colombia's president to end the "vocabulary of hate" towards her former captors.
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N Korea nuclear talks 'to resume'

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 3:20
related countries: North Korea

Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme will restart on Thursday after a nine-month lay-off, the South's envoy says.
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Beijing 'failing pollution test'

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 4:05
related countries: China

With just one month to go until the Olympics, Beijing's air still falls short of international standards, BBC tests suggest.
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Climate focus for G8 summit talks

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 4:16
related countries: Japan

World leaders are focusing on climate change and the global economy at the second day of a key meeting in Japan.
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UN condemns India embassy attack

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 4:36
related countries: Afghanistan, India
related places: Kabul

The UN strongly condemns Monday's suicide bombing at the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Korea's won rises on support talk

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 6:51
related countries: South Korea, United States

South Korea's won hits a two-week high against the US dollar amid reports that the government had stepped in to support it.
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Six burned bodies found in Mexico

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 8:58
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: Tijuana

Mexican police find six charred corpses dumped in the city of Tijuana, the latest brutal killings on the US-Mexico border.
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Last anarchist

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 8:59
related countries: Spain

Spanish civil war survivor reflects on recent history
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Russia 'backed Litvinenko murder'

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 9:03
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

Alexander Litvinenko's murder was carried out with the backing of the Russian state, UK government sources tell the BBC.
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Iran in warning to US and Israel

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 9:17
related countries: Israel, Iran, United States
related places: Tel Aviv

A senior cleric says Iran would "set fire" to Tel Aviv and US interests around the globe if it was attacked by the US.
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Somali government base attacked

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 9:37
related countries: Somalia
related places: Baidoa

Somali insurgents attack Baidoa, the seat of the country's transitional parliament.
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Dhoni to miss Tests in Sri Lanka

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 9:37
related countries: India, Sri Lanka

Wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni opts out of India's Test series in Sri Lanka because of fatigue.
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'We accuse'

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 9:49
related countries: United Kingdom

Why the Litvinenko affair still bedevils UK-Russia relations
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'National interest'

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 9:50
related countries: India, United States

Nuclear deal with US highlights divisions in India
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Africans reject Mugabe sanctions

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 10:16
related countries: Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, Japan, United States

African leaders meeting in Japan say they oppose a push by the US and UK to impose UN sanctions on Zimbabwe.
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Inter move for Lampard rejected

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 10:17
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Chelsea

Chelsea reject an official approach from Inter Milan to discuss the transfer of England midfielder Frank Lampard.
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Sudan signs crucial election law

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 10:21
related countries: Sudan

Sudan's parliament passes a law to allow the first democratic election in more than 20 years.
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Slovak euro exchange rate is set

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 10:27
related countries: Slovakia

The European Union formally invites Slovakia to join the single currency and sets the koruna's exchange rate with the euro.
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Litvinenko widow backs UK pressure

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 11:05
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

The widow of murdered Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko backs UK calls for the extradition of a man over his death.
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Minister resigns over Kenya hotel

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 11:12
related countries: Kenya

Kenya's finance minister steps down over the controversial sale of a luxury Nairobi hotel.
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Nigeria seeks to end 'blood oil'

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 11:25
related countries: Nigeria

A cartel of oil smugglers is behind the conflict in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta, the president says.
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Child shot dead in Rio car chase

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 11:27
related countries: Botswana

A top Rio official says there are "no excuses" after Brazilian police shoot dead a child while chasing armed suspects.
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One in four Chinese 'overweight'

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 11:36
related countries: China

More than 25% of adults in China are now considered overweight or obese, according to new research.
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Siemens plans to cut 16,750 jobs

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 11:46
related countries: Germany

Germany's engineering giant Siemens plans to cut 16,750 jobs, or about 4% of its workforce, as the global economy slows.
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India left ends coalition support

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 11:54
related countries: India, United States

Communist parties in India say they are withdrawing support for the governing coalition over a civilian nuclear deal with the US.
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Slum clinic diary

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 11:54
related countries: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone medic tells of hunger due to high food prices
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Bank account for Calcutta 'coin fortune' beggar

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 12:21
related countries: India
related places: Calcutta

A beggar in India deposits thousands of coins collected during a lifetime on the streets into a bank account.
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G8 aims to halve greenhouse gases

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 12:35
related countries: Japan

World leaders at the G8 summit aim to set a target to halve carbon emissions by 2050 in an effort to tackle global warming.
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Saudis urged to curb maid abuse

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 13:17
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch calls on Saudi Arabia to do more to protect Asian domestic workers from mistreatment.
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Red faces in the White House as US insults Berlusconi

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 14:08
related countries: Italy, United States
related places: White House

The White House apologises to the Italian leader after describing him as a political "amateur" heading a "corrupt" government.
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Thaksin goes on trial in Thailand

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 14:55
related countries: Thailand

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra goes on trial for corruption, almost two years after he was ousted in a coup.
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Tablet stirs resurrection debate

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 15:27
related countries: Israel

An ancient tablet shows that the idea of a resurrected messiah originates in Jewish tradition, an Israeli academic argues.
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US home sales fall again in May

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 15:32
related countries: United States
related places: May

The downturn in the US housing market continued in May, with sales 14% lower than a year earlier, fresh data shows.
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India's climate plan 'right step'

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 15:37
related countries: India

India's plans to fight climate change can help reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, a leading environmentalist says.
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New home planned for quake pandas

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 15:42
related countries: China

Chinese officials draw up plans to rebuild a major panda reserve badly damaged in the Sichuan province quake in May.
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Iran leader plays down war talk

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 15:48
related countries: Israel, Iran
related places: Tehran

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he sees no possibility of a war between Iran and the US or Israel.
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Thai temple backing ruled illegal

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 15:52
related countries: Cambodia, Thailand

Thailand should not have backed a Cambodian bid for a controversial temple to be listed as a world heritage site, judges say.
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Plea over Iran's death row youths

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 16:14
related countries: Iran
related places: Human

Human rights groups make a joint appeal to Iran to spare the lives of four youths facing execution for crimes committed as minors.
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Ecuador state seizes TV stations

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 16:36
related countries: Ecuador

Ecuador's government seizes two TV stations in a dispute over debts, prompting accusations that it is curbing free speech.
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Afghans point finger over bombing

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 16:44
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
related places: Kabul

A spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai makes a veiled accusation against Pakistan after India's Kabul embassy is bombed.
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G8 to move against Mugabe allies

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 17:02
related countries: Zimbabwe

G8 leaders say they will seek targeted sanctions against members of Zimbabwe's government.
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US and Czechs sign defence deal

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 17:10
related countries: United States, Czech Republic
related places: Washington

The US secretary of state signs a deal to base part of Washington's missile defence system in the Czech Republic.
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In pictures

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 17:28
related countries: Yemen

Somalian refugee's life as a car washer in Yemen
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Israel raids Nablus shopping mall

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 18:05
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Israeli troops raid a popular shopping centre in the West Bank and order it closed for two years, linking it to Hamas militancy.
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Tough test

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 18:09
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

Challenges facing Serbia's uneasy new alliance
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New US nuclear sanctions on Iran

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 18:31
related countries: Iran, United States

The US puts new financial sanctions on Iranian firms and individuals said to be involved in its nuclear programme.
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Iraq warns US on withdrawal date

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 19:41
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iraq will not accept any deal with the US which does not include a pullout date of foreign troops, a senior Iraqi official says.
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Barca block Ronaldinho from Games

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 20:55
related countries: China, Brazil, Spain
related places: Beijing, Barcelona

Barcelona refuse to allow Ronaldinho to play for Brazil at the Beijing Olympics despite saying he has no long-term future at the club.
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Russia warns over US-Czech shield

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 21:19
related countries: Czech Republic, Russia, United States

Russia says it will be forced to react with military means if US-Czech missile defence shield plans go ahead.
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Resignation over Mexico stampede

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 21:36
related countries: Mexico

The police chief of Mexico City resigns over the botched raid on a nightclub that claimed 12 lives last month.
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Liverpool target Spain star Villa

Tuesday 8th of July 2008, 22:49
related countries: Spain
related places: Villa, Valencia

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez admits Valencia striker David Villa is on his list of potential striker recruits.
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