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Exotic species of spiders make their homes in the UK

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 4:50
related countries: United Kingdom

Exotic species of spider are making their homes in the UK- could the black widow be next?
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'American' arrested in Pakistan

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 5:37
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States

A man thought to be a US citizen is arrested in a tribal area close to the Afghan border, police say.
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India bus crash 'claims 23 lives'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 6:08
related countries: India
related places: At

At least 23 people are killed and dozens are hurt in a bus crash in India's north-eastern state of Assam, police say.
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Vietnam trial tests media freedom

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 6:53
related countries: Vietnam

Two journalists who exposed corruption go on trial in Vietnam, in a case seen as a test for the country's media freedoms.
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Asian stocks repeat US successes

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 6:58
related countries: Japan, United States
related places: Tokyo, New York

Tokyo's Nikkei index jumps a record 14%, as confidence starts to return to financial markets.
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Zardari seeks urgent Chinese cash

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 7:11
related countries: Pakistan, China
related places: Beijing

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrives in China on his first state visit seeking urgent financial help.
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Depardieu's actor son dies at 37

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 7:40
related countries: France

The son of French actor Gerard Depardieu has died from pneumonia, hospital officials confirm.
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Ex-minister barred for ANC threat

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 7:58
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, suspends an ex-minister after he threatened to form a breakaway political bloc.
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Four jailed for Cambodia murders

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 8:05
related countries: Cambodia, United Kingdom

Four ex-members of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge are jailed for their part in the murder of a British mine-clearer and his interpreter.
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SA minister calls for HIV vaccine

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 8:16
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's new health minister signals a new direction in the fight against HIV as she addresses an Aids conference.
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Child dumped under Nebraska law

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 8:28
related countries: United States
related places: Nebraska

A mother drives for 12 hours across the US to leave her 13-year-old son in Nebraska, under a unique safe-haven law.
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India state elections announced

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 8:40
related countries: India

Assembly elections are to begin in five Indian states next month, in what is being seen as a key test before 2009 general elections.
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Reds face Atletico ground switch

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 8:49
related countries: Spain

Liverpool's Champions League game with Atletico Madrid next week is switched to a neutral venue because of a Uefa ban.
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UK backs down on terror detention

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 8:56
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK government is forced to abandon plans to extend the period terror suspects can be held without charge.
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Syria to open embassy in Beirut

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 9:24
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Beirut

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issues a decree to set up diplomatic ties with Lebanon and open an embassy.
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Indian airlines agree on alliance

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 9:39
related countries: India

India's two largest private airlines, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, agree an alliance to cut costs.
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Colombian police find stolen Goya

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 9:45
related countries: Colombia, Spain
related places: Goya, Francisco

An engraving by Spanish master Francisco de Goya is discovered a month after it was stolen, Colombian police say.
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Sudan summons envoys over arms

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 10:02
related countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan

Sudan summons the Kenyan and Ethiopian envoys over alleged arms deliveries to the south.
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Minority festival

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 10:10
related countries: Pakistan

Roller coasters and prayers for Pakistan's Hindus
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Ice hockey prodigy dies in match

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 10:42
related countries: Russia

Alexei Cherepanov, 19 years old and already one of Russia's top strikers, dies after collapsing during a game.
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'Dragged by hair'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 10:51
related countries: Israel

Residents of Israel town describe Arab-Jewish rioting
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'Trade in trash' takes letter from Leeds to India

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 11:01
related countries: India

A businessman from the English city of Leeds says that he is "shocked" that rubbish he put out for re-cycling has ended up being dumped in India.
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Israeli Arab arrested after riots

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 11:02
related countries: Israel

Police arrest an Israeli-Arab man who sparked rioting in Acre by driving through a Jewish area during the Yom Kippur holiday.
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Germany 'on brink of recession'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 11:15
related countries: Germany

Germany's economy is heading for recession and will only expand by 0.2% in 2009, the country's four leading economic think tanks warn.
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New Zealand secure series victory

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 11:26
related countries: New Zealand, Bangladesh
related places: Chittagong

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 79 runs in Chittagong to clinch the one-day series 2-1.
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Liverpool fans fume at Uefa move

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 11:33
related countries: Spain

Liverpool fans' plans for next week's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid are in "tatters" after Uefa switches the game to a neutral venue.
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'Surge in unfair' Saudi beheading

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 11:44
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International says executions are surging in Saudi Arabia and the main victims are foreigners or the disadvantaged.
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Land disputes 'threaten Liberia'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 11:59
related countries: Liberia

Disputes over land and property boundaries are a key threat to peace in Liberia, a report says.
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Hunger in India states 'alarming'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 12:24
related countries: Ethiopia, India, Chad

Hunger levels are "alarming" in 12 Indian states with Madhya Pradesh being comparable to Ethiopia and Chad, a report says.
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French 'Grumpies' sue over the TV family they say sullies their surname

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 12:51
related countries: France
related places: Bougon

A French court rejects an attempt by people with the surname Bougon, which means "grumpy", to change the title of a new TV series.
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Live text - Murray v Bolelli

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 13:38
related countries: Spain

Britain's Andy Murray takes on Simone Bolelli in the second round of the Madrid Masters in Spain.
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Computer fault 'caused jet dive'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 13:57
related countries: Aruba

A fault in a computer caused last week's plunge by a Qantas passenger jet, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says.
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Taleban official to sue Pakistan

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 14:14
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

The Afghan Taleban's former ambassador to Pakistan says he is suing Pakistan over his arrest there in 2002.
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Hamilton hits back at criticism

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 14:47
related countries: Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton admits he has made mistakes this season but insists some people's perception of him as arrogant is misplaced.
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Uganda to raze embassy 'drug den' in Belgium

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 15:03
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

Uganda is hoping to demolish the derelict ex-residence of its Brussels ambassador which is reportedly being used by drug addicts.
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China orders milk product recall

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 16:03
related countries: China

China withdraws all liquid and powdered milk produced before the tainted milk scandal which broke out last month.
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Somalis storm pirate-held vessel

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 16:10
related countries: Somalia, Panama

Security forces in northern Somalia storm a Panamanian-registered ship seized by pirates.
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US court rejects death row appeal

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 16:34
related countries: Georgia, United States

The US Supreme Court rejects a final appeal by Troy Davis, who was convicted in 1991 of killing a policeman in Georgia.
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England expect tough Belarus tie

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 16:37
related countries: Belarus, United Kingdom

England coach Fabio Capello and skipper Rio Ferdinand say Belarus will provide stern opposition in their World Cup qualifying tie.
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Chinese toy firms forced to close

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 17:14
related countries: China

More than half of China's toy exporters have been forced out of business this year, officials say.
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Expedition set for 'ghost peaks'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 18:04
related countries: Antarctica

Scientists prepare to survey Antarctica's Gamburtsev mountains - one of the most enigmatic ranges on Earth.
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McCain vows fight-back on economy

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 18:09
related countries: United States

US presidential hopeful John McCain unveils a new economic plan as he pledges to overhaul Barack Obama's lead in the polls.
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Russian rights lawyer 'poisoned'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 19:29
related countries: France, Russia
related places: Strasbourg

French police investigate claims that a prominent Russian human rights lawyer may have been poisoned in Strasbourg.
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Bush to host crisis talks with EU

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 19:54
related countries: France, United States
related places: Eu

US President George W Bush is to hold economic talks on Saturday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and EC President Jose Manuel Barroso.
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US unveils $250bn banking rescue

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 21:09
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

The US government will buy stakes in major banks to try to stabilise the battered financial sector.
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Turkey apology over prison death

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 21:15
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's justice minister issues a rare apology over the death of a human rights activist allegedly beaten by prison officers.
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Zimbabwe crisis talks to continue

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 21:42
related countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe

Talks on rescuing Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal end without result but will resume in the morning, key leaders say.
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Iceland 'working day and night'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 22:02
related countries: Iceland

Iceland's government is working "day and night" to solve the country's financial crisis, Prime Minister Geir Haarde tells the BBC.
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Afghan violence 'worst in years'

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 22:22
related countries: Afghanistan

Attacks on troops, civilians and aid workers in Afghanistan are at their highest level for six years, according to the UN.
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Recession fears hit Wall Street

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 22:27
related countries: Japan

Stocks markets in Europe and Asia power ahead, as investors welcome government action to shore up banks.
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Sweet pill tackles child malaria

Tuesday 14th of October 2008, 23:17
related countries: Tanzania

Tanzanian researchers say an easy-to-swallow cherry-flavoured pill could help halt malaria in children.
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