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Castro makes rare TV appearance

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 1:48
related countries: Cuba Cuba

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appears in a video broadcast on state TV, for the first time since he ceded power.
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Torch passed to Silk Road oasis

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 3:44
related countries: China China

China's Olympic torch relay moves to the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar in the mainly Muslim Xinjiang region.
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US interrogation policy condemned

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 4:14
related countries: United States United States

US senators criticise military officials for the way they developed interrogation methods used at Guantanamo Bay.
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Israel and Hamas 'agree truce'

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 4:43
related countries: Israel Israel, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Israel and Hamas agree a truce starting this Thursday, Palestinian officials tell the BBC after Egyptian-brokered talks.
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Afghans flee amid fears of battle

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 5:19
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Hundreds of people flee their homes in a district of southern Afghanistan fearing fighting between troops and the Taleban.
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Syrian leader in key India trip

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 5:30
related countries: India India, Syria Syria

President Bashar al-Assad begins a five-day state trip to India, the first by a Syrian leader in three decades.
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Australian rivers 'face disaster'

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 5:35
related countries: Aruba Aruba, Australia Australia

Parts of Australia's Murray-Darling river basin will be beyond recovery unless they receive water soon, scientists warn.
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Peru mine protesters free police

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 6:40
related countries: Peru Peru

Peruvian demonstrators demanding a greater share of mining taxes release 48 police officers they were holding hostage.
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Poisoned lions

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 8:11
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Kenyan farmers use lethal insecticide to ward off predators
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Malaysia PM faces confidence vote

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 8:48
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysian lawmakers say they will present a motion of no confidence in beleaguered leader Abdullah Badawi.
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Rogue Iraq militia 'ordered bomb'

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 9:05
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: Baghdad

The US military blames a rogue Shia militia for Tuesday's deadly car bombing in a Shia area of Baghdad, as the death toll rises.
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Mississippi breaks Midwest levee

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 9:35
related countries: United States United States
related places: Midwest

The Mississippi river bursts through a levee in Illinois and threatens to break 27 more through the American Midwest.
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Algeria players 'in bomb threat'

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 10:00
related countries: The Gambia The Gambia, Algeria Algeria

Gambian footballers accuse their Algerian opponents of saying they are "terrorists" who will blow up the Gambian hotel.
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Politkovskaya murder charges laid

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 10:13
related countries: Russia Russia

Russian officials charge three men over the killing of journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.
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Italy holds 'Tamil Tiger' members

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 10:26
related countries: Italy Italy, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Police in Italy arrest more than 30 suspected members of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebel group in a series of raids across the country.
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Keeper Demirel given two-game ban

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 10:28
related countries: Turkey Turkey, Czech Republic Czech Republic

Turkey keeper Volkan Demirel is given a two match ban after being red carded against the Czech Republic.
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Cambodia lawmaker in court threat

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 10:50
related countries: Cambodia Cambodia

The leader of Cambodia's main opposition party faces possible prosecution - just weeks before a general election.
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Beef crisis

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 11:06
related countries: United States United States

S Koreans explain their protests against US imports
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China and Japan strike gas deal

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 11:20
related countries: Japan Japan, China China

China and Japan reach an agreement in a long-running dispute over a gas field in the East China Sea.
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Four UK soldiers die in Afghanistan

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 11:33
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Four British soldiers are killed in Afghanistan when as their vehicle is caught in an explosion, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Turkish singer tried over dissent

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 11:59
related countries: Turkey Turkey

One of Turkey's most popular singers, Bulent Ersoy, goes on trial accused of turning the public against the military.
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Hindus upset over Hollywood film

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 12:20
related countries: United States United States
related places: Friday, Hollywood

Hindus in the US say they are offended by the Hollywood comedy Love Guru, ahead of its release on Friday.
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Historic Bangladesh papers 'lost'

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 12:37
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, Bangladesh Bangladesh

The Bangladesh proclamations of independence - drafted on paper during the war against Pakistan in 1971 - go missing, officials say.
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Somali president targeted in bomb

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 12:52
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Two policemen are killed in the Somali capital by a roadside bomb minutes after the president's convoy goes past.
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Fuel protesters target Brussels

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 13:01
related countries: Belgium Belgium
related places: Brussels

Trucks and tractors converge on the Belgian city ahead of a EU summit to protesting against swelling oil prices.
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Timely truce

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 13:04
related countries: Israel Israel

What impact will Israel-Hamas deal have?
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Florence makes moves to revoke 700-year-exile of poet Dante

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 14:26
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Florence

The Italian city of Florence is set to revoke the exile imposed on the Renaissance poet Dante Aleghieri.
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German coach given touchline ban

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 14:28
related countries: Portugal Portugal, Germany Germany

Germany coach Joachim Low is banned from the touchline for his side's Euro 2008 quarter-final against Portugal on Thursday.
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Chinese South Africans now black

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 14:51
related countries: South Africa South Africa, China China

Ethnic Chinese people in South Africa are reclassified as black, to benefit from Affirmative Action.
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Swiss TV in German anthem mistake

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 14:55
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, Germany Germany

Swiss TV subtitles the wrong version of the German national anthem during a live broadcast of a Euro 2008 football match.
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Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 15:05
related countries: Israel Israel, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Israel's government approves a ceasefire with militant group Hamas following months of bitter clashes in the Gaza Strip.
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UN Srebrenica immunity queried

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 15:11
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

A Dutch court considers whether the UN can be sued for failing to stop the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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Observer warning on Zimbabwe poll

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 15:24
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

The head of an African observer mission in Zimbabwe warns he will not endorse the run-off if violence continues.
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Tribe in Rajasthan quota deal

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 15:25
related countries: India India

The government of India's Rajasthan state and leaders of the Gujjar tribe reach a deal over access to jobs and education.
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UN shock at Colombia coca rise

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 16:18
related countries: Colombia Colombia

The UN says it is shocked by a 27% increase last year in the cultivation of coca, the basis for cocaine, in Colombia.
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Anti-Taleban operation launched

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 16:19
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

Nato and Afghan forces launch an operation to drive Taleban insurgents from Kandahar's outskirts.
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Israel 'detained' French diplomat

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 17:10
related countries: Israel Israel, France France

France complains to Israel about the treatment of one of its diplomats, who it says was detained at a Gaza crossing.
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India army provides flood relief

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 17:40
related countries: India India

The Indian army is called to help civil authorities tackle a worsening flood situation in the states of West Bengal and Assam.
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Spain and SA 'backed coup plot'

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 17:42
related countries: Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, South Africa South Africa, Spain Spain
related places: Sa

Spain and South Africa "gave the green" light for a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea, a British mercenary tells a court.
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Taser ban threat to Canada police

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 19:02
related countries: Canada Canada

Canadian police should be banned from using stun guns if current levels of use are not curbed, the force's watchdog says.
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More levees yield to Mississippi

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 19:34
related countries: United States United States

The Mississippi River spills over two more levees in the US Midwest, adding to the region's flood misery.
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UK parliament approves EU treaty

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 19:55
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK effectively ratifies the European Union's reform treaty, hours before an EU summit begins.
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Russia secure quarter-final place

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 20:39
related countries: Sweden Sweden, Greece Greece, Spain Spain

Russia book a quarter-final with the Netherlands after a stylish 2-0 win over Sweden.
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Guns and gunmen

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 20:53
related countries: United States United States, Mexico Mexico

The role of US guns and hitmen in Mexico's drugs war
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Bush calls for offshore drilling

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 21:33
related countries: United States United States

President Bush asks the US Congress to end a ban on offshore oil drilling, as fuel prices rise up the political agenda.
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US-held terror suspects 'abused'

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 22:09
related countries: United States United States

Examinations of 11 former detainees at US military jails show evidence of torture, a human rights group says.
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UN chief questions Zimbabwe vote

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 22:17
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the violence in Zimbabwe could undermine the outcome of the presidential run-off.
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'Dirty money' sent back to Mexico

Wednesday 18th of June 2008, 22:39
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, Mexico Mexico

Swiss authorities are to return $74m from frozen accounts of a former Mexican president's brother to Mexico.
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