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Japan urges global food support

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 3:48
related countries: Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda calls for urgent action to ensure food supplies to poor nations.
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Explosions hit Dhaka hotel

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 4:11
related countries: Bangladesh
related places: Dhaka

At least 30 people are injured in explosions at a multi-storey hotel in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, police say.
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Australian troops start leaving Iraq

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 4:50
related countries: Iraq, Australia

Australia, one of the first nations to send troops to Iraq, ends combat operations there under a new policy.
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Warne's Royals win inaugural IPL

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 6:24
related countries: India

Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals beat the Chennai Super Kings by three wickets in the IPL final.
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Japanese auto sales see decline

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 7:02
related countries: Japan

Automobile sales in Japan fell by 6.1% in May, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.
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Teacher admits killing student

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 8:31
related countries: Pakistan

The teacher of a religious seminary in Pakistan confesses to torturing a seven-year-old student to death, police say.
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Gaza Fulbright grants reinstated

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 8:47
related countries: United States
related places: Fulbright, Gaza

The State Department reinstates Fulbright grants for seven Palestinians in Gaza to study in the US.
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Puerto Rico victory buoys Clinton

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 8:53
related countries: Puerto Rico, United States

Hillary Clinton says her fight for the Democratic ticket will go on, after a largely symbolic win in Puerto Rico.
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Bolivian regions 'back autonomy'

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 9:02
related countries: Bolivia

Two more Bolivian provinces have voted overwhelmingly for further autonomy from the centre, exit polls suggest.
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Liberian fans die in crush

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 9:27
related countries: The Gambia, Liberia

At least eight Liberian football fans are killed amid overcrowding at Liberia's opening World Cup qualifier.
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French Open men's scores

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 9:30
related countries: France

The latest score updates from the men's fourth round at the French Open.
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US Open men's singles latest

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 9:30
related countries: United States

The latest score updates from the US Open.
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PM claims win in Macedonian poll

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 9:31
related countries: Macedonia

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski claims victory in Macedonia's snap general election, marred by ethnic violence.
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Burmese still lack aid a month on

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 9:47
related countries: Burma

A month after a cyclone hit Burma, aid agencies say 250,000 people have still not received any help.
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Nuclear inspectors to visit Syria

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 10:55
related countries: Syria

The UN nuclear agency says inspectors are to be allowed into Syria to investigate an alleged nuclear site.
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India tops list of murder numbers

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 12:05
related countries: India

More murders are committed in India than in any other country in the world, according to an official report.
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Bones found at WWI 'mass grave'

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 12:33
related countries: France, Aruba, United Kingdom

Archaeologists in France believe they may have found the WWI grave of hundreds of British and Australian troops.
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Nepal ex-king 'to go gracefully'

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 12:36
related countries: Nepal

The deposed king of Nepal has agreed to vacate his palace within a fortnight, the home minister says.
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Indonesia hardliner in war threat

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 13:15
related countries: Indonesia

A hardline Indonesian Muslim leader tells his followers to "prepare for war" after clashes with liberal Muslims.
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Iran news agency hit by closure

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 13:33
related countries: Iran
related places: Fars

Iran orders the temporary closure of the semi-official Fars news agency in a row over a report.
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Liberia crush 'could have been worse'

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 14:01
related countries: Liberia

The Liberia Football Association says more than eight fans could have died in Sunday's crush.
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UK gets high rating for beaches

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 14:09
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's coastal waters receive a 96.5% rating for cleanliness in an EU report.
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Macedonian poll 'unsatisfactory'

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 14:17
related countries: Macedonia

Violence and apparent rigging meant Macedonia's election fell short of international standards, observers say.
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Thai shares dip amid coup rumour

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 15:01
related countries: Thailand

Thailand's stock market falls for the sixth day as ongoing anti-government protests fan rumours of a military coup.
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Briton's US murder trial begins

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 15:03
related countries: United States

Neil Entwistle is appearing in court in the US at the start of his trial for the murder of his wife and baby.
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Whalemeat traders 'defying ban'

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 15:22
related countries: Iceland, Norway, Japan

Icelandic and Norwegian firms start exporting whalemeat to Japan, outraging environmentalists.
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Abbas-Olmert in new peace talks

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 15:26
related countries: Israel

Israeli and Palestinian leaders hold further talks as they continue to try to advance peace negotiations.
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French train crash kills children

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 15:37
related countries: France

A train strikes a school bus in the French Alps, killing six children and an adult and injuring dozens, police say.
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Tennis: Safina stuns Sharapova

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 15:55
related countries: France

Dinara Safina beats world number one Maria Sharapova to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.
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Sharapova v Safina as it happened

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 15:56
related countries: France

World number one Maria Sharapova is beaten by Dinara Safina at the French Open.
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Bomb hits Danish embassy

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 16:03
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

At least six people die and 30 are hurt in a bomb attack near the Danish embassy in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
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Tributes for Yves Saint Laurent

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 16:05
related countries: France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy leads tributes to designer Yves Saint Laurent after his death at the age of 71.
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Nigeria seizes 80 tonnes of drugs

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 16:34
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seizes 80 metric tonnes of cannabis.
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Football: France calls in Flamini

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 16:46
related countries: France

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini joins France's Euro 2008 squad after Patrick Vieira is ruled out of France's opening game.
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Football: France calls in Flamini

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 16:46
related countries: France

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini joins France's Euro 2008 squad after Patrick Vieira is ruled out of France's opening game.
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Kennedy brain surgery 'a success'

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 18:38
related countries: United States
related places: Monday

US Senator Edward Kennedy has undergone "successful" surgery for a cancerous brain tumour, his doctor says.
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Football: Italy rocked by Cannavaro injury

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 20:04
related countries: Italy

Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro will miss Euro 2008 after tearing ligaments in his left ankle during training.
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Nine killed by Mosul suicide bomb

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 21:49
related countries: Iraq
related places: Mosul

Nine people are killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police say.
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Cricket: Australia take charge

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 21:56
related countries: Australia

Brett Lee takes advantage of poor umpiring to take 5-5 in 18 balls as Australia take charge against the West Indies in the second Test.
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UN peace mission tackles Somalia

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 22:21
related countries: Somalia

The UN Security Council begins an African peace mission by meeting with Somalia's government and its opponents.
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Mugabe food talks trip 'obscene'

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 22:39
related countries: Italy, Zimbabwe
related places: Rome

The presence of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at a UN food summit is condemned by the UK and Australia.
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Navies to tackle Somali pirates

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 23:03
related countries: Somalia

The UN votes unanimously to allow countries to send warships into Somali waters to tackle pirates.
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Bolivia grabs control of gas firm

Monday 2nd of June 2008, 23:48
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivia takes full control of a gas pipeline company, continuing its nationalisation of key industries.
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