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Midwest braced for more flooding

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 0:50
related countries: United States United States
related places: Iowa

People in the US state of Iowa prepare for more of the floods which have already forced thousands from their homes.
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Rice hails Lebanese democracy

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 3:22
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon, United States United States

US Secretary of State Rice makes an unannounced visit to Lebanon following a crucial power-sharing deal.
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Gore backs Obama for presidency

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 4:12
related countries: United States United States

Former US Vice-President Al Gore endorses the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Barack Obama.
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Three prisoners hanged in Japan

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 4:25
related countries: Japan Japan

Three death row inmates are executed in Japan, two months after four other prisoners were hanged.
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UN assesses N Korea food supply

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 6:05
related countries: North Korea North Korea

UN officials are given rare access to North Korea's countryside to assess how serious food shortages there are.
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India tea region strike resumes

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 6:28
related countries: India India

A strike called by separatists in India's tea-producing Darjeeling area resumes.
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Four die in Pakistan gun attack

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 7:22
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Four Shia Muslims are killed in a gun attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
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China's yuan rises as talks begin

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 7:49
related countries: United States United States, China China

China's yuan is at its highest level since July 2005 as US and Chinese officials begin a two-day meeting.
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France's military faces overhaul

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 8:02
related countries: France France

More than 50,000 military jobs are to be cut in France under plans to be announced by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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In pictures

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 8:08
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Kenyan scavengers live by recycling plastic bags
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Champion spellers

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 9:56
related countries: India India, United States United States

Why S Asia children do so well in US spelling contests
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Nigeria oil watchdog suspended

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 10:03
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Nigeria's oil industry regulator head is suspended pending a probe into licences awarded under ex-President Obasanjo.
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Chad anger at EU as rebels attack

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 10:03
related countries: Chad Chad

Chad's president accuses an EU peace force of co-operating with rebels trying to advance on the capital.
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Fifth human foot found in Canada

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 10:07
related countries: Canada Canada
related places: Vancouver

Police in Canada discover a human foot on a beach near Vancouver, the fifth to be found in the area in a year.
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Forgotten Kenyan conflict exposed

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 10:09
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontiers exposes torture and sexual violence in a little-known conflict in western Kenya.
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US woman denies 'cyber-bullying'

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 10:45
related countries: United States United States

A US woman denies using a fake MySpace profile to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself.
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Police out as torch hits Xinjiang

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 10:51
related countries: China China
related places: Xinjiang

Security is very tight as the Olympic torch begins its passage through China's predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang.
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Peru mine protesters seize police

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 10:51
related countries: Peru Peru

Peruvian demonstrators demanding a greater share of mining taxes overpower police and take dozens hostage.
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Troops held over Rio gang deaths

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 10:57
related countries: Botswana Botswana

Eleven Brazilian soldiers are arrested after allegedly handing over three men to a drug gang that killed them.
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West Bank 'attackers' arrested

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 11:15
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli police arrest two Jewish settlers over an apparent assault of Palestinians that was captured on film.
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France refuses EU treaty revision

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 11:25
related countries: Ireland Ireland, France France, Portugal Portugal
related places: Lisbon, Eu

The EU must not renegotiate a reform treaty despite the Irish rejection of the Lisbon deal, France says.
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French defence to counter terror

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 11:43
related countries: France France

President Nicolas Sarkozy says terrorism is the greatest threat to France as he presents a new defence strategy.
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Three dead in fresh Lebanon clash

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 11:59
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Fierce fighting breaks out between Lebanese government supporters and opposition supporters in the eastern Bekaa.
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No-man's land

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 12:32
related countries: Denmark Denmark

The asylum-seekers caught in legal limbo in Denmark
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Pakistan militants 'suspend' deal

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 12:46
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Swat

Militants from Pakistan's troubled northern Swat district break off contact with the government.
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Australia warns of threat to bees

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 12:50
related countries: Australia Australia

A deadly mite could threaten Australia's vital honey bee population, a parliamentary committee warns.
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Fighting fit?

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 14:19
related countries: France France

Why cuts in the French military are no retreat
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Italian PM defends trials freeze

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 14:33
related countries: Italy Italy

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi defends a move to suspend some trials for a year amid accusations of conflict of interest.
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Chad town 'under attack by Sudan'

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 14:48
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Chad's government accuses the Sudanese army of attacking a town on their border after days of rebel raids.
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Egypt conscripts on murder charge

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 14:57
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Ten Egyptian paramilitary police conscripts are charged with beating a colleague to death.
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US producer prices up 1.4% in May

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 15:19
related countries: United States United States
related places: May

US producer prices jumped by more than many analysts expected in May amid soaring fuel and food prices.
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'Olmert to face Assad' in Paris

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 15:26
related countries: Syria Syria, France France
related places: Paris

Israel's Ehud Olmert and Syria's Bashar al-Assad will come face to face next month in Paris, says France's foreign minister.
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Villagers in Romania elect a dead man as their mayor

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 15:42
related countries: Romania Romania

Villagers in north-eastern Romania elect a dead man as their mayor, to avoid giving votes to his living rival.
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E Guinea seeks 30 years for Mann

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 15:43
related countries: Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea call for British mercenary Simon Mann to serve 30 years in jail for his 2004 coup plot.
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Space cameras to monitor forests

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 15:45
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Plans to use high resolution cameras in space to monitor deforestation in the Congo Basin are unveiled.
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More floods threaten south China

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 16:05
related countries: China China

Mass evacuations and river reinforcements are under way in southern China amid fears of more bad flooding.
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Atom expert rejects weapon 'lies'

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 16:26
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, Pakistan Pakistan

Disgraced Pakistani scientist AQ Khan denies giving blueprints for advanced nuclear warheads to Swiss smugglers.
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Yeti quest

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 17:06
related countries: India India

Could an ape-like creature roam hills in north-east India?
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'Historic' Pakistan defence move

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 17:16
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The Pakistani finance minister reveals defence budget details for the first time in 40 years.
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Lithuanian ban on Soviet symbols

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 17:23
related countries: Lithuania Lithuania

Lithuania passes the toughest curbs anywhere in the former Soviet Union on the display of Soviet and Nazi symbols.
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Guinea troops clash with police

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 17:39
related countries: Guinea Guinea

Fighting breaks out in the West African state of Guinea between soldiers and striking police officers.
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Off base

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 18:11
related countries: France France

Military cuts spark economic fears for French towns
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TV hostages freed in Philippines

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 19:28
related countries: Philippines Philippines

A popular Philippines TV presenter, her cameraman and an academic are freed by suspected Abu Sayyaf kidnappers.
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Zimbabwe politician stays jailed

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 20:39
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's main opposition loses a bid for its secretary general to be freed from custody, where he faces treason charges.
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France 0-2 Italy

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 20:40
related countries: Italy Italy

Italy will meet Spain in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals after beating 10-man France 2-0 in their final Group C game.
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Charges dropped in Haditha trial

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 21:11
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

A US judge drops charges against a marine officer accused of failing to investigate deaths of Iraqi civilians in Haditha.
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Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51'

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 21:24
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A car bomb at a busy bus stop in northern Baghdad kills 51 people and leaves another 75 wounded, say police.
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Bargain buy

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 22:42
related countries: Peru Peru, China China

Peru's lucrative copper mountain in Chinese hands
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Lasting legacy

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 23:18
related countries: Japan Japan, Botswana Botswana

Brazilian-Japanese mark 100 years of immigration
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US cracks down on oil speculators

Tuesday 17th of June 2008, 23:51
related countries: United States United States

US regulators slap limits on oil contracts traded overseas amid fears speculators are artificially boosting oil prices.
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