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Clinton pledges to fight on

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 0:14
related countries: United States United States

Democratic US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton vows to fight on despite losing North Carolina's primary vote.
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Olympic flame lit at Everest peak

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 2:40
related countries: China China

Chinese climbers bearing the Olympic flame reach the summit of Mount Everest, shown live on Chinese TV.
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Argentina farm row unresolved

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 4:23
related countries: Argentina Argentina

Argentina's farmers say they will resume protests over export tax, after talks with the government break down.
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China 'to top Games medal table'

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 5:30
related countries: United States United States, China China

A leading academic predicts China will win more gold medals than the US at the Beijing Olympics.
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Car bomber brother back in India

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 5:37
related countries: India India

The brother of a man who died in a suicide car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport has been deported to India.
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India children's health 'ignored'

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 6:03
related countries: India India

More than half of Indian children under five do not get the health care they need, a report says.
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Pakistan tests ballistic missile

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 6:14
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan carries out a second successful test of a cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
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China hosted 'frank' Tibet talks

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 7:34
related countries: China China

A spokesman for the Dalai Lama says talks with Chinese officials last week were "open and frank".
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Fears rise over Burma aid delays

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 8:21
related countries: Burma Burma

Concerns grow over Burma's reluctance to accept foreign help, with vital food aid unable to enter the country.
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Colombia massacre troops jailed

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 8:22
related countries: Colombia Colombia

A Colombian army colonel and 14 soldiers are sentenced to up to 54 years for killing undercover police in 2006.
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Indian painter work 'not obscene'

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 8:38
related countries: India India

Three obscenity cases against leading Indian painter MF Husain are thrown out of court.
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Morocco denies drowning migrants

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 8:59
related countries: Morocco Morocco, Spain Spain

Moroccan authorities deny its soldiers deliberately punctured and sank a boat with migrants going to Spain.
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Getting the boot from Burma

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 9:05
related countries: Burma Burma

Andrew Harding was reporting on the cyclone disaster when he was suddenly deported and then censured on Burmese television.
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Putin confirmed as new Russia PM

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 10:04
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia's parliament overwhelmingly approves Vladimir Putin as PM, a day after he stood down as president.
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'Fifty killed' in Burundi clashes

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 10:31
related countries: Burundi Burundi

Burundi's army says it has killed 50 rebel fighters, as the insurgents say they will discuss a ceasefire.
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Fritzl daughter letters published

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 10:50
related countries: Austria Austria

The Austrian woman held captive by her father was planning to move out shortly before she was locked up.
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Body is found after Gaza clashes

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 11:14
related countries: Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

The body of a woman killed during clashes in the Gaza Strip is found at her home, Palestinian medics say.
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Zimbabwe 'too violent for poll'

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 11:15
related countries: South Africa South Africa, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

There is too much violence in Zimbabwe to hold a presidential run-off, a South African observer says.
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Malaysian woman can leave Islam

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 11:27
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

In a landmark ruling, a religious court in Malaysia decides that a Muslim convert can leave the faith.
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Nepal lifts ban on Everest summit

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 11:44
related countries: Nepal Nepal, China China

Nepal reopens Mount Everest to climbers on its side after a Chinese team carries the Olympic flame to the summit.
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Slovakia given euro green light

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 12:26
related countries: Slovakia Slovakia

Slovakia is told it has passed the test to become the 16th country to join the euro in 2009.
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The 'creaking' US airline industry

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 12:57
related countries: United States United States

Matthew Price finds a sense of crisis in the US airline industry with warnings of summer delays.
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More pressure on Pakistan truce

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 13:33
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier is killed in the north-west of the country, casting more doubt on a militants' ceasefire.
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Russia 'expels US embassy staff'

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 14:20
related countries: Russia Russia, United States United States
related places: Moscow

Russia orders the expulsion of two military attaches from the American embassy in Moscow, US officials say.
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Brazilian girl's parents arrested

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 15:04
related countries: Botswana Botswana

Police arrest the parents of a five-year-old Brazilian girl thrown to her death from a sixth-floor window.
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Farm-workers flee Zimbabwe homes

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 16:00
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Some 40,000 farm workers and their families have fled their homes in Zimbabwe poll violence, a union says.
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Berlusconi is sworn into office

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 16:04
related countries: Italy Italy

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his 21-member cabinet are officially sworn into office.
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UN aid flights to Burma under way

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 16:05
related countries: Burma Burma, United States United States

The US says it has no permission yet for aid flights to cyclone-hit Burma despite reports of eased access.
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Baghdad clashes 'kill 17 gunmen'

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 16:06
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

Seventeen militants are killed in clashes over the last 24 hours with US and Iraqi forces, the US military says.
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Fresh fears over Chilean volcano

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 16:17
related countries: Chile Chile
related places: Chaiten

More activity is detected in Chile's Chaiten volcano as almost all residents leave the area after Friday's eruption.
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Hezbollah warns cabinet of 'war'

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 16:17
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon
related places: Beirut

The Hezbollah leader accuses Lebanon's pro-Western government of declaring war against the militant group.
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Spain claims shipwreck treasure

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 16:21
related countries: United States United States, Spain Spain

Spain demands a US salvage firm hand over a $500m bounty taken from a sunken Spanish galleon.
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Baltic backing for Lisbon Treaty

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 18:15
related countries: Lithuania Lithuania, Portugal Portugal, Latvia Latvia

The parliaments in two Baltic states, Latvia and Lithuania, vote to approve the EU's Lisbon Treaty.
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Top policeman shot dead in Mexico

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 18:33
related countries: Mexico Mexico

The Mexican policeman in charge of co-ordinating operations against drugs traffickers is shot dead.
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Israel marks its 60th anniversary

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 19:21
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel marks 60 years since its creation in 1948, a date the Palestinians remember as "the Catastrophe".
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UN 'disappointed' at Burma access

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 20:59
related countries: Burma Burma

The UN says it is disappointed at Burma's slow progress in allowing access to victims of last weekend's cyclone.
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Manhunt nets abuse suspect

Thursday 8th of May 2008, 23:33
related countries: United States United States

A man suspected of sexually abusing boys in South East Asia is arrested in the US after a rare Interpol appeal.
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