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What happend on November 1st 2008

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Live text - India v Australia

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 3:48
related countries: India India, Australia Australia
related places: Delhi

trail India by 36 runs on the fourth day of the third Test in Delhi.
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S Lanka navy 'kills Tamil rebels'

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 7:32
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's navy destroys four rebel boats and kills 14 Tamil Tigers in a clash in the north, the government says.
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Schwarzenegger backs John McCain

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 8:00
related countries: United States United States

Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gives a rousing speech in support of John McCain for US president.
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Mud eruption 'caused by drilling'

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 8:02
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Leading geologists decide that a mud volcano disaster in Indonesia was triggered by oil and gas exploration.
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Live text - New Zealand v PNG

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 8:29
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

New Zealand take on PNG at the rugby league World Cup with both teams looking for their first win.
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Rudd angered by Gallipoli remarks

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 9:52
related countries: Australia Australia

A row erupts between Australia's PM Kevin Rudd and a Labor predecessor over the significance of the WWI battle at Gallipoli.
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Clarke gives Aussies hope of win

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 11:20
related countries: India India, Australia Australia

Michael Clarke makes a fine century and India lose two late wickets as Australia give themselves an outside chance of victory in the Test.
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The greatest political show on earth

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 12:01
related countries: United States United States

As election day draws near, Justin Webb looks back at some of the moments that defined the US presidential campaign for him.
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Ossetia's 'Braveheart' connection

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 12:38
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Tim Whewell travels to North and South Ossetia and discovers what links the Ossetians to Scotland.
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Execution of Bali bombers 'near'

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 13:03
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia
related places: Bali

Speculation mounts in Indonesia that three men convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings may shortly be executed.
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Live text - Brazil GP qualifying

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 13:06
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda, Botswana Botswana

Title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa vie for pole ahead of the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
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SAS commander quits 'over kit'

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 14:55
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Reports say that the British SAS reservist commander in Afghanistan has resigned in protest at poor equipment.
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Passport offer for Spanish exiles

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 15:27
related countries: Spain Spain

Spain is to offer up to 500,000 descendants of its civil war-era exiles the chance to take Spanish citizenship.
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Refugee fears prompt Congo talks

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 16:19
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda Rwanda

Concerns grow for the fate of refugees within DR Congo, as European diplomats try to find an end to the conflict.
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Massa on pole as Hamilton falters

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 17:03
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda, Botswana Botswana
related places: Hamilton

Felipe Massa will start on pole while Lewis Hamilton is back in fourth for the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
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UK minister shocked by Afghan claim

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 18:15
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK government denies it has been cavalier with British soldiers' lives in Afghanistan.
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UK calls for urgent aid for Congo

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 18:42
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK foreign secretary says the need for aid is "absolutely pressing" for thousands displaced by fighting in eastern DR Congo.
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PM calls for oil price stability

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 20:07
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Gordon Brown is in Saudi Arabia to ask oil-rich Gulf states to play their part in stabilising world oil prices.
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In pictures

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 20:18
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Images of the humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
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Live text - Stanford XI v England

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 20:42
related countries: Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda, United Kingdom United Kingdom

England are bowled out for just 99 against the Superstars in the $20m Twenty20 showdown.
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Thaksin phones up Bangkok rally

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 20:52
related countries: Thailand Thailand
related places: Bangkok

Exiled former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra gives an emotional address by phone to thousands of supporters in Bangkok.
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Banda poised to win Zambian poll

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 20:59
related countries: Zambia Zambia

Ruling party candidate Rupiah Banda has a narrow lead in Zambia's presidential election.
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ANC dissidents attend convention

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 21:48
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Dissident members of South Africa's governing ANC meet to plan a new political party.
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Bolivia halts US anti-drugs work

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 22:10
related countries: Bolivia Bolivia, United States United States

Bolivia's President Morales says he is suspending "indefinitely" the operations of the US anti-drug officials in his country.
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Deep sea submarine pioneer Jacques Piccard dies

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 23:00
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

Swiss-based explorer Jacques Piccard, part of the deepest submarine dive in history, dies, aged 86.
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Trick-or-treat boy killed in US

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 23:24
related countries: United States United States

A man fearing he was being robbed shoots dead a 12-year-old boy during Halloween festivities in South Carolina, reports say.
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Gaddafi seeks Russia energy pact

Saturday 1st of November 2008, 23:28
related countries: Libya Libya, Russia Russia

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says he hopes to increase energy ties with Russia, during his first visit since the Soviet era.
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