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Brutal campaign
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 3:08related countries:
ZimbabweWitnesses describe Zimbabwe's poll violence
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Colombia backs Chavez Farc call
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 3:21related countries:
Venezuela, 
ColombiaColombia welcomes a call by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for Farc rebels to end their four-decade struggle.
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Risk of US downturn 'diminishes'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 3:52related countries:
United StatesThe threat of a major decline in the US economy has waned, says Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke.
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Danger of US downturn 'has faded'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 3:52related countries:
United StatesThe threat of a major decline in the US economy has waned, says Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke.
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EU deal on UK temporary workers
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 4:08related countries:
United KingdomBritain's 1.3 million agency workers will get the same pay and conditions as permanent staff under a new EU deal.
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Nepal forced to raise oil prices
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 5:23related countries:
NepalThe government of Nepal increases fuel prices in response to the spiralling because of the rising cost of oil.
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Argentine leader defends tax hike
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 5:26related countries:
ArgentinaArgentine leader defends a decision to impose higher grain tax which has led to months of protests by farmers.
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Tourists stranded by India strike
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 6:49related countries:
IndiaAn indefinite strike called by a regional political party in India's Darjeeling hills leaves thousands of tourists stranded.
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Shalit family 'receives letter'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 6:50related countries:
IsraelThe family of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit receives a letter from him, two years after he was seized by militants.
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Pakistan agents 'helping Taleban'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 6:56related countries:
Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, United StatesA leading US think-tank accuses members of Pakistan's intelligence service of aiding the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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Present tense
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 7:13related countries:
PakistanAhmed Rashid on Pakistan's prickly foreign relations
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Mardell's Europe
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 7:39related countries:
IrelandAn Irish 'No' vote could doom key EU treaty
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Somalia's factions sign ceasefire
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 8:37related countries:
SomaliaSomalia's government and an opposition bloc sign a UN-brokered ceasefire, but a leading Islamist leader rejects the deal.
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Puerto Rico in independence bid
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 10:08related countries:
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila calls on the UN to back his people's right to self-determination.
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World Bank urges Afghan openness
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 10:11related countries:
AfghanistanAfghanistan's government must be more accountable if it is to rebuild the economy, the World Bank warns.
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Japanese man drove fire engines and ambulances without licence
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 10:15related countries:
JapanA Japanese firefighter is sacked after driving fire engines and ambulances for more than 20 years without a licence.
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In pictures
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 10:17related countries:
Chinarelated places: Tangjiashan
Water engulfs quake-hit town of Beichuan
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US Midwest floods as East sweats
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 11:03related countries:
United StatesTorrential rains cause more flooding in the US Midwest, as the East Coast swelters in a heatwave.
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Cricket: Legal threat over Twenty20
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 11:13related countries:
IndiaThe Indian Cricket League could take legal action if its players are banned from the Twenty20 Cup or Champions League.
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Somali Islamist rejects ceasefire
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 11:19related countries:
SomaliaA top Islamist leader rejects a UN-brokered ceasefire signed by Somalia's government and an opposition bloc.
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Hopes fading for Ukraine miners
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 11:23related countries:
UkraineSearch teams hunt for 12 miners still trapped after a gas blast in Ukraine, after their colleagues were rescued.
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Head-to-head
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 11:26related countries:
Iraq, United StatesShould Canada deport this Iraq deserter to the US?
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Top Greek tycoon kidnapped
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 11:33related countries:
GreeceGreek police launch a massive search for missing industrialist George Mylonas, abducted by gunmen on Monday.
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Face of hunger
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 11:36related countries:
IndiaRising prices make malnutrition worse in India
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Austria cellar daughter conscious
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 11:48related countries:
AustriaKerstin Fritzl, the Austrian woman who fell ill after her father locked her in a cellar for her whole life, emerges from a coma.
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Nigeria sailors die in oil raids
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 12:17related countries:
Nigeria, 
NigerA second Nigerian sailor is killed in as many days in an attack by oil militants in the Niger Delta.
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Israel leaders discuss Gaza plan
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 12:41related countries:
Israel, 
Gaza StripIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert meets top ministers and military strategists to discuss a possible wider offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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Nepal ex-king set to quit palace
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 12:51related countries:
NepalNepal's ex-king will move out of his palace on Wednesday, officials say, two weeks after the monarchy was abolished.
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Football: Dutch goal 'correct'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 13:01related countries:
Netherlands, 
ItalyPremier League referees chief Keith Hackett says Ruud van Nistelrooy's controversial opening goal for the Netherlands against Italy was legitimate.
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Trump golf inquiry in full swing
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 13:40related countries:
United Kingdom, United StatesUS tycoon Donald Trump gives evidence at an inquiry into his plans for a £1bn golf resort in Scotland.
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Zimbabweans get asylum in Zambia
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 14:26related countries:
ZambiaZambia grants political asylum to 12 Zimbabwean opposition activists who have fled election violence.
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Oil imports increase US trade gap
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 14:27related countries:
United Statesrelated places: America
The soaring cost of importing foreign oil widened America's trade gap in April to $60.9bn, the biggest for 13 months.
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BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 15:06related countries:
IraqA BBC investigation estimates that about $23bn may have been lost, stolen or not properly accounted for in Iraq.
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US net firms to block child porn
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 15:15related countries:
United StatesThree of the biggest US internet service providers agree to block child sex abuse groups and remove the material from servers.
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Japan lifts Olympics swimsuit ban
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 15:34related countries:
JapanJapan lifts a ban on its swimmers wearing record-breaking - but foreign-made - Speedo suits at the Olympics.
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Pakistani lawyers in 'long march'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 15:45related countries:
PakistanThousands of Pakistani lawyers start rallies and protests to demand the reinstatement of senior judges sacked last year.
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Shortages bite in Spanish strike
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 16:33related countries:
SpainPetrol stations and supermarkets in Spain start running out of supplies, as lorry drivers continue to blockade cities.
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Treaty vote plea tests UK lawyers
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 16:44related countries:
United KingdomDavid Thompson says the attempt to force an EU referendum is set to redefine the balance of power between politics and the courts.
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S Koreans rally against US beef
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 16:54related countries:
South Korea, United StatesThousands of South Koreans are protesting against US beef imports, as the cabinet offers to resign amid the crisis.
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Zimbabwe 'run by military junta'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 17:00related countries:
ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his country is effectively being run by a military junta.
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UN agency cuts flights to Darfur
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 17:01related countries:
SudanA UN agency is cutting air services to Sudan's Darfur region, reducing the ability of aid workers to travel there.
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Quake lake battle
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 17:11related countries:
Chinarelated places: Mianyang
Daniel Griffiths in Mianyang reports on China's victory
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BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 17:25related countries:
IraqA BBC investigation estimates that about $23bn may have been lost, stolen or not properly accounted for in Iraq.
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Jordan cave may be oldest church
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 17:29related countries:
Jordanrelated places: Rihab
Archaeologists in Rihab, Jordan, say they have discovered a cave that could be the world's oldest Christian church.
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Attack on Cameroon border region
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 17:35related countries:
CameroonA government official is abducted and several policemen killed in an attack in the Cameroonian border region of Bakassi.
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China wins quake lake 'victory'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 18:09related countries:
ChinaChina has begun to successfully drain an unstable lake formed by the Sichuan earthquake, officials say.
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US and EU issue new Iran warning
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 18:21related countries:
Iran, 
Slovenia, United StatesThe EU and the US threaten to take further sanctions against Iran unless it suspends its nuclear programme.
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Ministers killed in Kenya crash
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 18:30related countries:
KenyaKenya's roads minister and a junior minister die in a plane crash near the Maasai Mara game reserve, officials say.
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Euro 2008: Spain thrash Russia
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 18:42related countries:
Russia, SpainMuch-fancied Spain beat Russia 4-1 in their Euro 2008 opener at the Stadion Tivoli Neu in Innsbruck.
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Euro 2008: Swedes beat holders Greece
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 20:38related countries:
Greece, 
SwedenZlatan Ibrahimovic's moment of magic earns Sweden victory over holders Greece in their opening game of Euro 2008.
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Marry or lose job, Iranian company tells employees
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 20:57related countries:
IranGet married or face being fired, single Iranians at a major state-owned company are told, media reports say.
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Plane abandoned at Hanoi airport
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 21:01related countries:
Vietnamrelated places: Noi Bai, Hanoi
Airport authorities say a Boeing 727 left on the tarmac at Noi Bai airport will have to be scrapped if it remains unclaimed.
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Belgian guilty of girls' murder
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 22:22related countries:
BelgiumA Belgian man is convicted of abducting, raping and murdering two young sisters in a case that shocked the country.
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Cricket: England 'may boycott Zimbabwe'
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 22:24related countries:
ZimbabweEngland batsman Andrew Strauss says players may decide to boycott next summer's matches against Zimbabwe.
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Dozens die in Sudan jet inferno
Tuesday 10th of June 2008, 23:59related countries:
Sudanrelated places: Khartoum
At least 28 people die and 50 are missing after a plane from Jordan via Syria bursts into flames after landing in Sudan.
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