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What happend on June 22nd 2008

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Saudis to host oil price summit

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 7:18
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Top officials from key oil producing and consuming nations gather in Saudi Arabia to discuss soaring oil prices.
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Farc rebels release hostage video

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 7:48
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Colombian rebels release a video designed to show that a politician they have been holding hostage is alive.
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Opposition to hold rally in Zimbabwe

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 8:07
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
related places: Harare

Zimbabwe's opposition is due to hold a rally for Friday's presidential run-off vote, after a court overturned a police ban.
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UK bishop 'will boycott Lambeth'

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 9:26
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Rochester

The Bishop of Rochester will decline an invitation to the Anglicans' Lambeth Conference, it has been reported.
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Nuclear inspectors in Syria probe

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 9:50
related countries: Israel Israel, Syria Syria

UN nuclear watchdog inspectors arrive in Syria to examine an alleged nuclear site bombed by Israel.
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Live - French Grand Prix

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 11:01
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda, France France
related places: Magny, Cours

Felipe Massa leads the French Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton languishes down the field.
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Israeli troops accused of abuse

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 11:08
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli soldiers routinely abuse shackled Palestinian prisoners, a report by an Israeli human rights group alleges.
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Armed men disrupt Zimbabwe rally

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 11:21
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe government supporters armed with clubs occupy a stadium where the opposition had planned an election rally.
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Key complaints

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 13:27
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

A guide to the complaints about Zimbabwe's poll
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Suicide bombing rocks Iraqi city

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 15:11
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Fifteen people are killed by a female suicide bomber outside a government building in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba.
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Oil summit calls for supply boost

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 16:37
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Top oil officials acknowledge the need for action to curb soaring prices but stop short of pledges on more output.
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Mugabe rival quits election race

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 17:10
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's opposition leader decides to pull out of the presidential run-off, as criticism of pre-poll violence mounts.
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Raikkonen problem gifts Massa win

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 17:15
related countries: France France

Ferrari's Felipe Massa wins the French Grand Prix after team-mate Kimi Raikkonen suffers a broken exhaust, as Lewis Hamilton finishes 10th.
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Sarkozy urges Palestinian state

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 18:42
related countries: Israel Israel, France France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for the creation of a Palestinian state, on the first such visit to Israel for 12 years.
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Journalist charged with murders

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 20:53
related countries: Macedonia Macedonia

Macedonian police charge a journalist with the rape and murder of two women - crimes he reported on for his newspaper.
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Gang robbed football legend Pele

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 21:13
related countries: Botswana Botswana

Former Brazilian football star Pele was robbed by an armed gang while on his way to his seaside home, it emerges.
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Tsvangirai withdrawal: Key quotes

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 21:19
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announces he is pulling out of the presidential run-off vote on 27 June.
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Euro 2008: Spain v Italy

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 21:28
related countries: Austria Austria, Italy Italy, Russia Russia
related places: Vienna

Cesc Fabregas scores the winning spot-kick as Spain beat Italy on penalties to book a semi-final with Russia at Euro 2008.
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MDC pull-out: Zimbabwe reacts

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 21:38
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has pulled out of the Zimbabwean presidential run-off, handing victory to Robert Mugabe. Here, readers inside Zimbabwe react to the news.
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Euro 2008: Spain v Italy

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 21:57
related countries: Italy Italy, Russia Russia, Spain Spain

Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties to set up a Euro 2008 semi-final with Russia as Spanish keeper Iker Casillas saves two spot-kicks.
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Hundreds missing as ship capsizes

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 22:10
related countries: Philippines Philippines

More than 700 people are missing from a ferry which capsized off the Philippines in heavy seas in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen.
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Nigerian militants call ceasefire

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 22:33
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

The militant group behind major attacks on Nigeria's oil network announces a unilateral ceasefire, beginning on Tuesday.
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'Culture shock'

Sunday 22nd of June 2008, 23:07
related countries: France France

The woman urging France to roll up its sleeves and work
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