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Lehman Bros head took home $300m

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 2:44
related countries: United States
related places: Congress

The head of failed US bank Lehman Brothers tells Congress he took home $300m in the past eight years.
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Paedophile faces new Thai charges

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 5:50
related countries: Canada, Thailand

Convicted Canadian paedophile Christopher Neil appears in a Thai court to face a new charge of abusing children.
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US renounces Afghan 'defeatism'

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 6:19
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom, United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates rejects as 'defeatist' a comment by a top British commander that the war in Afghanistan cannot be won.
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Assam state violence toll rises

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 8:11
related countries: India

Police in India's Assam state use helicopters to spot rioting mobs as the death toll in days of violence rises to 47.
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Turkey sends new raids into Iraq

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 8:33
related countries: Iraq, Turkey

Turkish warplanes carry out further air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Turkey and Iraq, after last week's deadly attack on Turkish troops.
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Bus murder suspect fit for trial

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 9:31
related countries: Canada

A man accused of beheading a passenger on a Canadian bus in July is now fit to stand trial, his lawyers say.
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Prophet bride book appears in US

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 9:48
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

A novel about the Prophet Muhammad's child bride appears in the US after an attack on the UK publisher.
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Falls halt Russian market trading

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 10:07
related countries: Russia

Russia's two leading stock exchanges are forced to close for several hours, a day after suffering huge index falls.
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Iraq says US troop deal is close

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 10:16
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

The US and Iraq are close to an agreement over US troops remaining in Iraq after 2008, Iraq's foreign minister says.
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Comedy of terrors

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 10:27
related countries: Iraq

Iraqi actors brave bombs to put on hit show
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Darfur ambush kills peacekeeper

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 10:46
related countries: Sudan

A peacekeeper in Sudan's Darfur region has been killed in an ambush by dozens of armed bandits, a UN official says.
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Date set for Indian Moon mission

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 10:47
related countries: India

India is to launch an unmanned mission to the Moon on 22 October, the country's space officials say.
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In pictures

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 10:55
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

Beijing returns to normal after the Olympic Games
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Curfew in Kashmir comes to an end

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 11:07
related countries: India

A two-day curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir is lifted, allowing life in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley to return to normal.
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Village dilemma

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 11:13
related countries: Pakistan

Shall we stand up to the Pakistan Taleban?
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Oil contract scandal shakes Peru

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 11:20
related countries: Peru

Peru's energy minister resigns amid a scandal allegedly involving bribes in return for oil concessions.
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Ganguly to quit after Test series

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 11:56
related countries: India, Australia

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is to retire after the upcoming Test series against Australia in India.
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Philippines angry at Enfield show

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 12:03
related countries: Philippines, United Kingdom
related places: Enfield, London

The Philippine embassy in London complains over a sketch featuring a Filipina maid in Harry Enfield's BBC show.
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Yemen seizes 'Israel-linked' cell

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 13:03
related countries: Israel, Yemen

Yemen's president says the security services have arrested a group of alleged Islamist militants linked to Israel.
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Canada dropped from F1 calendar

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 13:07
related countries: Canada

The Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2009 Formula One calendar, leaving North America without a round.
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Australian jet plunge injures 40

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 14:52
related countries: Aruba, Australia

A plane makes an emergency landing in Australia after 40 people are injured following a "sudden change in altitude".
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Somali shoppers killed by shells

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 14:59
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Shells are fired near Mogadishu's main market, leaving at least 20 people dead, witnesses say.
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Iran 'forces down foreign plane'

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 15:05
related countries: Iran, United States

Iran says a foreign plane was forced to land there after straying into its airspace before being released.
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'Thirty children' die in hospital

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 15:25
related countries: India
related places: At

At least 30 children have died from infections in an Indian hospital in one week, doctors say.
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China makes Nobel prize warning

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 15:47
related countries: China

China says it hopes the 'right person' will win the Nobel Peace Prize, amid reports jailed Chinese dissidents are on the short list.
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Hijacked tanks 'for South Sudan'

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 16:09
related countries: Ukraine, Somalia

The BBC sees evidence suggesting tanks held by pirates was bound for South Sudan.
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Pakistan 'clarifies' Kashmir view

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 16:50
related countries: Pakistan, United Kingdom
related places: Kashmir, London

Pakistan's top diplomat in London seeks to clarify President Zardari's remarks on "terrorism" in Kashmir.
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Arms race

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 16:57
related countries: Sudan

Seized tanks uncover Sudan's precarious peace
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Middle East stock markets plunge

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 17:00
related countries: United States
related places: Arab

Shares on the main Arab stock markets fall sharply amid concern the financial crisis in the US and Europe is spreading to the Middle East.
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Big-money England match in doubt

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 17:53
related countries: Antigua and Barbuda, United Kingdom

The $20m match between England and Sir Allen Stanford's Caribbean team is in doubt after a High Court ruling over sponsorship.
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Syria 'boosts troops on border'

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 18:11
related countries: Syria, Lebanon

Syria moves troops to Lebanon's eastern border, weeks after boosting numbers on its northern frontier, reports say.
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Prince Charles to visit Japan

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 18:24
related countries: Brunei, United Kingdom, Japan

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are to tour Japan and Brunei to highlight the countries' trade links with Britain, Clarence House says.
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Iran announces plans for a car designed specially for women

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 18:33
related countries: Iran

Iran announces plans for a car designed specially for women, with features aimed at appealing to females.
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US stocks sink to five-year low

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 20:51
related countries: United States

The financial crisis sends US stocks to their lowest levels in five years despite earlier gains on European markets.
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Bush urges joint crisis response

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 20:58
related countries: United States

US President George W Bush calls for co-ordinated action by industrialised countries to tackle the worldwide credit crunch.
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Ex-leader extradited to Guatemala

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 21:18
related countries: Guatemala

Mexico extradites former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo to his home country to face corruption charges.
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UK to unveil bank rescue plan

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 21:49
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK government is poised to announce details of a comprehensive £50bn rescue package for the banking system.
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Anger over Guantanamo ruling

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 22:16
related countries: China, United States

The White House criticises a US judge who ruled 17 Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay should be freed into the US.
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UK firm in US body armour pay-out

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 22:21
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

A subsidiary of UK defence giant BAE Systems has agreed to pay millions of dollars to the US government over defective body armour.
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Tense stand-off in Thai capital

Tuesday 7th of October 2008, 22:35
related countries: Thailand
related places: Bangkok

Troops are on the streets of Bangkok after the Thai capital's worst anti-government protests for 16 years.
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