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Talks aim to end Bolivian crisis

Monday 15th of September 2008, 2:59
related countries: Bolivia Bolivia

Bolivia's government begins talks with a key opposition leader after days of violent clashes across the country.
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Lehman set to go into insolvency

Monday 15th of September 2008, 4:33
related countries: United States United States
related places: Lehman

Preparations are made for investment bank Lehman Brothers, the latest victim of the US credit crisis, to file for bankruptcy.
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Empire of liberty

Monday 15th of September 2008, 5:31
related countries: United States United States

Candidates embody conflicting ideas of the USA
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India call for tough terror laws

Monday 15th of September 2008, 5:35
related countries: India India

The Indian media calls for tougher laws and strategies to combat rising attacks by suspected militants in the country.
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Melbourne jury convicts militants

Monday 15th of September 2008, 5:55
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Melbourne

A Muslim cleric and other men are convicted by a jury of being members of a terror group in Melbourne, Australia.
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Nepal Maoist PM begins India tour

Monday 15th of September 2008, 6:05
related countries: Nepal Nepal, India India

Former Maoist leader and new Nepalese PM Prachanda begins his first official visit to India since his April election victory.
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Ramos Horta slams UN 'hypocrisy'

Monday 15th of September 2008, 7:00
related countries: East Timor East Timor

In a BBC interview, East Timor's president accuses some members of the UN Security Council of "extraordinary hypocrisy".
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Oil station 'blown up' in Nigeria

Monday 15th of September 2008, 8:39
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, Niger Niger

Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta say they have blown up a major oil installation.
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Passenger ferry sinks in Turkey

Monday 15th of September 2008, 8:48
related countries: Turkey Turkey
related places: Bandirma

A ferry carrying nearly 100 people sinks off Turkey's north-western coast, leaving at least one person dead and five missing.
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Malaysia resignation amid arrests

Monday 15th of September 2008, 9:10
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

A Malaysian cabinet minister, Zaid Ibrahim, quits amid a crackdown on critics of the embattled government.
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Russian crash pilot 'flew oddly'

Monday 15th of September 2008, 9:11
related countries: Russia Russia

A Russian airliner took a strange path before it crashed in the Urals, killing 88 people, a controller says.
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Sinai coach crash kills tourists

Monday 15th of September 2008, 9:31
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Twelve tourists, including seven foreigners, are killed in a road accident in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, reports say.
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Father stands by Kercher suspect

Monday 15th of September 2008, 9:48
related countries: United States United States

An American student accused of murdering Briton Meredith Kercher was not involved at all, her father says.
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Pentagon chief lands in Baghdad

Monday 15th of September 2008, 10:02
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: Baghdad

US defence secretary Robert Gates is in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on a previously unannounced visit.
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Arrests over India church attacks

Monday 15th of September 2008, 10:17
related countries: India India

Police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka arrest more than 60 people after attacks on churches and clergymen.
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Toxic milk toll rockets in China

Monday 15th of September 2008, 10:18
related countries: China China

More than 1,250 children have fallen ill and two have died after drinking contaminated milk, says China's health ministry.
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Doubts mount over N Korea's Kim

Monday 15th of September 2008, 10:38
related countries: North Korea North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il fails to appear at another major holiday - fuelling fresh speculation about his health.
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Iran 'sending weapons to Taleban'

Monday 15th of September 2008, 10:49
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Iran Iran

Elements in the Iranian state are sending weapons across the border to the Taleban in Afghanistan, the BBC learns.
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Iraq bombings kill 12 in Baghdad

Monday 15th of September 2008, 11:26
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Two car bombs have exploded in central Baghdad, killing 12 people, Iraqi police say.
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AU peacekeeper killed in Somalia

Monday 15th of September 2008, 11:31
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

A second AU peacekeeper in as many days is killed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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AU peacekeeper killed in Somalia

Monday 15th of September 2008, 11:31
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

A second AU peacekeeper in as many days is killed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Who runs Russia?

Monday 15th of September 2008, 11:44
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Bridget Kendall on who is really driving Moscow policy
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Indonesia stampede leaves 21 dead

Monday 15th of September 2008, 12:01
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

At least 21 people die in a stampede in Indonesia as thousands queue to receive charity cash handouts.
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Israeli police probing 'pogrom'

Monday 15th of September 2008, 12:06
related countries: Israel Israel, West Bank West Bank

Israeli police investigate a rampage by settlers in a village in the West Bank which PM Ehud Olmert called a "pogrom".
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Pakistan soldiers 'confront US'

Monday 15th of September 2008, 12:52
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States

Pakistani troops fire shots into the air to stop US troops crossing into the South Waziristan region of Pakistan, local officials say.
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Thai faction rejects PM nominee

Monday 15th of September 2008, 14:10
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Thailand's embattled ruling party selects a new nominee for PM but within hours a powerful faction pledges to reject him.
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UN nuclear agency criticises Iran

Monday 15th of September 2008, 14:24
related countries: Iran Iran

The IAEA says it cannot resolve questions about a military link to Iran's nuclear programme as Iran is not co-operating.
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German tried over Nazi war crime

Monday 15th of September 2008, 14:35
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Munich

An 89-year-old ex-German infantry commander is tried in Munich for a Nazi war crime, in what could be one of the last such cases.
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US market joins global share fall

Monday 15th of September 2008, 15:01
related countries: United States United States

Central banks inject billions into European markets as share prices tumble following the collapse of US giant Lehman Brothers.
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Progress in move to save Alitalia

Monday 15th of September 2008, 15:25
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Rome

Italy's main airline Alitalia will cut 3,000 jobs under a rescue deal agreed with unions - though a pilots' group says it is "unacceptable".
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Troops die in Mauritania ambush

Monday 15th of September 2008, 15:31
related countries: Mauritania Mauritania

Twelve Mauritanian soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected Islamist rebels, officials say.
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US rivals react to economic woes

Monday 15th of September 2008, 15:44
related countries: United States United States
related places: Wall Street

US presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama react to the turmoil on Wall Street, calling for better industry regulation.
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Zimbabwe rivals in historic pact

Monday 15th of September 2008, 15:50
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe signs a historic power-sharing deal with the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.
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Nato restates backing for Georgia

Monday 15th of September 2008, 16:02
related countries: Georgia Georgia, Russia Russia
related places: Tbilisi

Nato's chief says he hopes for Georgia's "accelerated" integration with the alliance after its conflict with Russia.
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Israel raid 'could be war crime'

Monday 15th of September 2008, 16:23
related countries: Israel Israel

A report to the UN human rights council on Israel's shelling of Beit Hanoun in Gaza in 2006 says it may have been a war crime.
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EU launches new hi-tech institute

Monday 15th of September 2008, 17:22
related countries: Hungary Hungary
related places: Budapest

A new EU institute aimed at fostering technological innovation is launched in Budapest.
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Hague jails ex-Bosnian army chief

Monday 15th of September 2008, 17:31
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

A Bosnian Muslim ex-army chief is jailed for three years for war crimes in a ruling Serbs and Croats condemn as lenient.
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Suicide bombing kills 22 in Iraq

Monday 15th of September 2008, 18:26
related countries: Iraq Iraq

At least 22 people are killed after a suicide bomber targets a police gathering in the Iraqi province of Diyala, police say.
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Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy

Monday 15th of September 2008, 19:21
related countries: United States United States

Top US investment bank Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy protection, sending shockwaves through markets.
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UN to leave Sri Lanka rebel area

Monday 15th of September 2008, 21:56
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
related places: Kilinochchi

Tamil Tiger rebels assure the UN that its personnel will be allowed to leave the northern Kilinochchi region on Tuesday.
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Uncertainty ahead of US rate move

Monday 15th of September 2008, 22:50
related countries: United States United States

Turmoil after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy raises uncertainty over what direction US interest rates will head.
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Faldo fired up for Ryder defence

Monday 15th of September 2008, 23:04
related countries: United States United States
related places: Friday, Kentucky

Europe's Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo predicts an "electrifying" week as his side arrive in the United States ahead of the contest starting on Friday.
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