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Charges over Mexico disco deaths
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 3:54related countries:
MexicoThe police chief who led a raid on a nightclub in which 12 people died is to be charged with homicide, prosecutors say.
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'Thousands die' in India custody
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 4:22related countries:
IndiaA new report by a human rights group says nearly 7,500 people have died in official custody in India in the last five years.
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Ecuador puts off Colombian ties
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 4:38related countries:
Colombia, 
EcuadorEcuador's President Rafael Correa says he will not restore diplomatic ties with Colombia until its president leaves office in 2010.
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South Korea lifts ban on US beef
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 4:47related countries:
South Korea, 
United StatesProtesters scuffle with police in Seoul as South Korea formally lifts an import ban on US beef.
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Australia deaths doctor to return
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 5:19related countries:
India, 
Aruba, 
Australia, United StatesAustralian ex-patients of an Indian surgeon facing multiple charges welcome his decision not to fight extradition from the US.
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Doctor 'accepts Australia return'
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 5:19related countries:
India, Aruba, Australia, United StatesAustralian ex-patients of an Indian surgeon facing multiple charges welcome his decision not to fight extradition from the US.
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Kashmir shrine violence spreads
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 6:00related countries:
IndiaProtests over the controversial transfer of forest land for a popular Hindu pilgrimage spread in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Live - Wimbledon day four
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 7:32related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: Wimbledon
Andy Murray is through to the first round as fellow Brit Anne Keothavong tumbles at Wimbledon on Thursday.
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Cambodia poll campaigning begins
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 8:03related countries:
CambodiaCampaigning gets under way across Cambodia for the country's fourth democratic general election, on 27 July.
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Three deny JFK terror plot claims
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 8:06related countries:
United Statesrelated places: John F Kennedy, New York
Three men appear in court in the US, accused of plotting an attack on New York's John F Kennedy airport.
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Miami Vice: Florida police put brakes on 'brothel-on-wheels'
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 8:34related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Florida
Police in the US state of Florida arrest several suspects accused of using a bus as a mobile brothel.
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N Korea declaration expected
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 8:43related countries:
North KoreaThere is growing expectation that North Korea is set to hand over a long-awaited declaration of its nuclear activities.
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UN warns of Somalia pirate threat
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 8:53related countries:
SomaliaThe UN food agency warns it may have to cut food aid to Somalia without new naval protection against pirates.
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Fighting to stay
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 9:08related countries:
Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Muslim soldiers who fought in Bosnia's conflict
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Pakistanis vote in by-elections
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 9:22related countries:
PakistanPakistan holds a number of by-elections, a day after voting in a seat where former PM Nawaz Sharif wants to stand was postponed.
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Zimbabwe rejects Mandela rebuke
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 9:43related countries:
ZimbabweZimbabwe rejects criticism of its leadership by Nelson Mandela ahead of a controversial presidential run-off poll.
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Land protests shut down Kashmir
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 9:47related countries:
IndiaLife in Indian-controlled Kashmir is at a standstill after protests over the transfer of land for a Hindu pilgrimage site.
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E Timor president ponders UN job
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 9:54related countries:
East TimorJose Ramos-Horta considers the top UN human rights post but is concerned about quitting as East Timor's president.
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Philippine divers face grim task
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 11:44related countries:
PhilippinesIt may take up to a month to recover the bodies of those killed in the Philippines ferry disaster, officials say.
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Basketball superstar's giant bed in massive Olympics auction
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 11:49related countries:
ChinaChina basketball star Yao Ming's big Olympic Village bed is one of 200 million items of memorabilia up for auction online.
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SA extends police chief contract
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 11:56related countries:
South AfricaSouth Africa extends the contract of the suspended police commissioner as he is ordered to stand trial.
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Lebanon bakers raise bread price
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 12:32related countries:
LebanonThe Lebanese bakeries association announces a one-third increase in the price of bread, effective immediately.
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China denies politicising Games
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 12:55related countries:
ChinaBeijing stresses it is "against politicising the Olympics" following an IOC rebuke over comments by an official in Tibet.
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Uruguay in gas field find claim
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 13:37related countries:
UruguayUruguay says it may have found a natural gas field that would change it from an importer to an exporter of gas.
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Rebels 'burn Pakistan ski hotel'
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 13:53related countries:
PakistanSuspected insurgents attack a hotel in Pakistan's only ski resort, hours after the authorities unveil plans to combat militancy.
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Nigeria needs $85bn to fix power
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 13:54related countries:
NigeriaNigeria needs $85bn of investment in order to produce 24 hours of electricity a day, a panel of experts says.
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Police forces exchange fire in SA
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 13:57related countries:
South AfricaSouth African police open fire on each other as national officers try to break up a local police strike.
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Excitement grows
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 14:02related countries:
Russia, 
SpainSpanish and Russian fans set for semi-final clash
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Afghan jail break police sacked
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 14:08related countries:
Afghanistanrelated places: Kandahar
The police chief of the Afghan city of Kandahar is sacked after 900 prisoners escaped from the main jail.
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Afghanistan's shattered history
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 14:45related countries:
AfghanistanMartin Patience reports from Afghanistan, a country worn down by 30 years of war.
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Israel hit by fresh rocket attack
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 14:53related countries:
IsraelPalestinians fire a rocket over the border from Gaza in violation of a week-old ceasefire between the two sides, Israel says.
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Fears for Hmong deported to Laos
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 14:59related countries:
Thailand, 
LaosAid agencies in Thailand express grave concern for around 1,000 ethnic Hmong refugees returned to Laos.
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Malaysia burial row fuels tension
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 15:27related countries:
MalaysiaA row over whether a man should be buried as a Hindu or Muslim stokes ethnic tensions in Malaysia.
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Airlines fined $504m in US probe
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 15:47related countries:
United StatesFive airlines agree to pay $504m in fines for conspiring to fix prices for air cargo rates, the US Justice Department says.
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Sarkozy irks female MPs with gift of grey silk tie
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 15:47related countries:
FranceThe French president includes a grey silk tie in a present to all the country's MPs, prompting calls of sexism.
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Killer Briton sentenced to life
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 16:16related countries:
United StatesBriton Neil Entwistle is jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his American wife and baby daughter.
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Tennis: Sharapova stunned
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 16:55related countries:
RussiaRussian Alla Kudryavtseva claims a massive Wimbledon upset by knocking out number three seed and 2004 champion Maria Sharapova.
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Germany recalls Berlin airlift
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 16:56related countries:
Germanyrelated places: Berlin
Events are held to mark the 60th anniversary of the Berlin airlift, when the Western allies broke a Soviet blockade.
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Nepalese prime minister resigns
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 16:57related countries:
NepalNepal's interim prime minister announces his resignation, paving the way for Maoist leader Prachanda to succeed him.
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US court overturns DC handgun ban
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 16:59related countries:
United StatesA ban on handguns in Washington DC is ruled unconstitutional, in a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court.
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Internet overhaul wins approval
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 18:45related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
A complete overhaul of the way people navigate the internet has been given the go ahead in Paris.
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N Korea hands over nuclear data
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 18:58related countries:
North Korea, Chinarelated places: Beijing
North Korea hands over a long-awaited account of its nuclear programme to China as part of a disarmament deal.
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UK pushes positive discrimination
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 19:24related countries:
United KingdomMinisters set out plans to allow UK firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minority candidates.
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Mugabe critic is released on bail
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 19:56related countries:
ZimbabweA senior member of Zimbabwe's opposition party is freed on bail, a day before a controversial presidential poll run-off.
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Many killed in Iraqi bomb attacks
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 20:09related countries:
IraqAt least 38 people die in two bombings in Iraq - including a suicide attack on a tribal council meeting in Anbar province.
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Spain crush Russia to reach Euro 2008 final
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 20:37related countries:
Austria, Spainrelated places: Vienna
Spain will play Germany in the final of Euro 2008 after they thrash Russia 3-0 in Vienna.
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Italy fingerprint plan criticised
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 21:25related countries:
Italyrelated places: Roma
Italy's interior minister sparks criticism with a proposal that would see all Roma community members fingerprinted.
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US to ease North Korea sanctions
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 22:21related countries:
North Korea, United Statesrelated places: Pyongyang
The US agrees to lift some sanctions on North Korea after Pyongyang delivers a declaration on its nuclear programme.
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Gunfight
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 22:27related countries:
United StatesWho benefits from the US Supreme Court's gun ruling?
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Greenland denied on whale catch
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 23:35related countries:
GreenlandThe first vote at this year's International Whaling Commission meeting denies Greenland's request to hunt humpbacks.
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Mexican police commander killed
Thursday 26th of June 2008, 23:52related countries:
MexicoGunmen in Mexico kill a senior police official, in what authorities say could be the latest attack by the country's drugs cartels.
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