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'Rare' mammoth skull discovered in southern France
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 0:47related countries:
FranceThe fossilised skull of an "extremely rare" steppe mammoth has been discovered in southern France.
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Kashmir separatist leaders freed
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 5:23related countries:
IndiaThree senior separatist leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir are released from police custody.
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Australia lowers interest rates
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 5:57related countries:
AustraliaAustralia's central bank cuts interest rates for the first time in seven years as its economy slows
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Gustav dominates Republican event
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 6:37related countries:
United StatesThe Republican Party finishes day one of its national convention - scaled back because of Tropical Storm Gustav.
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South Korea in talks with Lehman
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 6:51related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Lehman
South Korea confirms speculation that it is interested in troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers.
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Al-Qaeda deputy 'nearly captured'
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 6:54related countries:
PakistanPakistani troops narrowly missed a recent opportunity to capture al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri, a top official says.
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Hanoi protests
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 7:18related countries:
VietnamChurch-state land row gathers pace in Vietnam's capital
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India boosts flood relief effort
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 7:22related countries:
Indiarelated places: Bihar
India's government steps up efforts to assist victims of the severe flooding in Bihar, amid criticism it is not doing enough.
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Dead man walking
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 8:13related countries:
Italyrelated places: Naples
The Italian author who blew the lid on the Naples mafia
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Pelosi visits Hiroshima memorial
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 8:41related countries:
United StatesNancy Pelosi becomes the highest-ranking US official to pay respects to victims of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
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Hi-tech election
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 8:44related countries:
AngolaSolar-powered faxes for landmark Angola poll
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Dubai 'sex on beach' trial delay
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 9:08related countries:
United KingdomThe trial of a British man and woman accused of having sex on a beach in Dubai has been delayed for a week.
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Lula suspends Brazil spy chiefs
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 9:10related countries:
BrazilBrazil's President Lula suspends intelligence chiefs amid allegations their agency spied on officials, politicians and judges.
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Taleban suspects held in dog pen
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 9:32related countries:
Afghanistan, AustraliaAustralia's government confirms that its forces in Afghanistan detained Taleban suspects in an empty dog pen.
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Verdict in India hit-and-run case
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 9:48related countries:
IndiaSanjeev Nanda, the son of a wealthy arms dealer, is found guilty of homicide in India's notorious "BMW hit and run case".
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Beijing air measures 'must stay'
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 9:54related countries:
Chinarelated places: Beijing
Beijing residents say they want measures aimed at cutting pollution during the Olympics to remain in place.
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Mexicans sending home less money
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 9:58related countries:
United StatesThe slowing of the US economy and the fall in the dollar has led to a sharp drop in the amount of money that Mexicans are sending home.
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S Lanka army 'captures' key town
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 10:00related countries:
Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan military says that it has captured a key town held by Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the country.
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'Hot' Monroe footage goes up for sale in Australia
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 10:10related countries:
AustraliaAmateur footage featuring Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like It Hot is put up for auction in Australia.
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Can the Thai Prime Minister survive?
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 10:11related countries:
Thailandrelated places: Bangkok
The Prime Minister of Thailand Samak Sundaravej has declared a state of emergency after clashes on the streets of Bangkok. Is his future secure?
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Bangkok under state of emergency
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 10:14related countries:
ThailandThailand's prime minister imposes a state of emergency in the capital, after at least one person dies in anti-government protests.
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UK recession this year, OECD says
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 11:04related countries:
United KingdomThe OECD says the UK economy will fall in recession in the second half of 2008 and sharply cuts its growth forecast.
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Zimbabwe 'retains aid controls'
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 11:16related countries:
ZimbabweAid agencies in Zimbabwe complain of tight controls despite the lifting of a ban on food aid.
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'Towns drowned'
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 11:39related countries:
IndiaAn aid worker describes India flood devastation
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Pakistan women's bodies exhumed
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 11:53related countries:
PakistanPolice in Pakistan exhume the bodies of two women allegedly buried alive for seeking to marry without family approval.
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Police 'break up Ingush protest'
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 12:14related countries:
RussiaPolice in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region break up a protest at the funeral of a shot journalist, media reports say.
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Two held over France camp rape
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 12:31related countries:
Canada, FranceFrench police are questioning two men in connection with the rape of a Canadian student at a migrants camp, according to reports
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India flood stranded still wait
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 12:59related countries:
Indiarelated places: Bihar
Up to half a million people are still stranded by flood waters in the northern Indian state of Bihar, aid workers say.
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Teenage dilemma
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 13:36related countries:
United StatesPalin case throws US pregnancy rate into spotlight
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Blair's relative 'stuck in Gaza'
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 13:40related countries:
United KingdomLauren Booth, human rights activist and sister-in-law of the former UK PM Tony Blair, claims she is "stuck" in Gaza.
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Azinger picks three Ryder rookies
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 14:11related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Valhalla
Chad Campbell, Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan and JB Holmes are named as US wildcard picks for this month's Ryder Cup contest against Europe.
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Venezuela and S Africa sign deal
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 14:39related countries:
South Africa, 
VenezuelaVenezuela and South Africa sign an agreement to strengthen cooperation in the countries' oil and gas industries
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Japan's Aso 'ready for PM role'
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 14:53related countries:
Japanrelated places: Aso
Taro Aso emerges as the early front-runner to replace Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda, following his shock resignation.
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Oil slides toward $100 a barrel
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 14:56related countries:
MexicoCrude oils heads back toward $100 a barrel, as oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico are spared by Hurricane Gustav
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'No survivors' in DR Congo crash
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 15:24related countries:
Democratic Republic of the CongoNo-one appears to have survived when a plane carrying aid workers crashed in eastern DR Congo.
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Gaddafi son assault case dropped
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 16:00related countries:
Switzerland, 
LibyaTwo servants who accused a son of the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, of assaulting them drop their legal action.
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Israelis guilty of Hebron killing
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 16:15related countries:
IsraelAn Israeli court convicts two guards of throwing a Palestinian teenager to his death from their vehicle in Hebron.
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Egypt tycoon held for Tamim death
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 16:26related countries:
Egypt, 
LebanonEgyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa is arrested and charged over the murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim.
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Live text - Robredo v Djokovic
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 16:35related countries:
United States, 
SpainThird seed Novak Djokovic takes on Spain's Tommy Robredo in the fourth round of the US Open.
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Russia praises EU over sanctions
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 16:37related countries:
GeorgiaPresident Dmitry Medvedev welcomes as "realistic" an EU decision not to impose sanctions over Russia's invasion of Georgia.
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Louisiana counts cost of Gustav
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 17:22related countries:
United StatesHurricane Gustav has caused "major damage" across the US Gulf state of Louisiana, says its governor, Bobby Jindal.
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Spain probes Franco-era missing
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 17:45related countries:
Spainrelated places: Franco
Spain investigates the fate of thousands of people who disappeared during the rule of Gen Francisco Franco.
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US probe finds fewer Afghan dead
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 18:01related countries:
Afghanistan, United StatesThe US military says only seven Afghan civilians were killed in an operation last month, not the 90 the UN suggests.
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Work stopped at Nano car factory
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 19:27related countries:
IndiaWork on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is suspended amid local opposition.
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Saakashvili a 'political corpse'
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 20:04related countries:
Georgia, RussiaPresident Medvedev says Russia will no longer recognise Georgia's President Saakashvili, calling him a "political corpse".
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French government plan for free English lessons angers teachers
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 20:28related countries:
FranceA proposal to give intensive English tuition to French high school pupils angers the country's main teaching union.
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Djokovic edges past Robredo test
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 20:33related countries:
United States, SpainThird seed Novak Djokovic overcomes an upset stomach to edge a 4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3 win over Spain's Tommy Robredo and reach the US Open quarter-finals.
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Live text - Andreev v Federer
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 20:42related countries:
Russia, United StatesDefending champion Roger Federer takes on Russia's Igor Andreev in the fourth round of the US Open.
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Move to evict Baghdad squatters
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 21:26related countries:
Iraqrelated places: Baghdad
Iraqi security forces in Baghdad begin to evict squatters from houses abandoned by people who fled sectarian violence.
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A wife's role
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 21:29related countries:
United StatesThe US presidential spouse needs her own persona
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Republican convention to resume
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 22:08related countries:
United StatesThe US Republican Party convention is due to return to its main agenda with the threat from Hurricane Gustav having passed.
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UK museum to unveil 'cocoon' centre
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 22:25related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: London
London's Natural History Museum unveils the interactive centre that will soon house 20 million plant and insect specimens.
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Republican convention to resume
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 22:48related countries:
United StatesThe US Republican Party convention is due to return to its main agenda with the threat from Hurricane Gustav having passed.
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Rice to make historic Libya visit
Tuesday 2nd of September 2008, 23:57related countries:
Libya, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to make a historic first visit to Libya.
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