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Burma 'must stop Rohingya abuse'

Monday 9th of February 2009, 0:01
related countries: Burma, United States

The US calls on Burma's military rulers to stop persecuting the Rohingya Muslim minority, many of whom have fled.
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Gaza activist detained in Egypt

Monday 9th of February 2009, 0:18
related countries: Egypt, Germany
related places: Cairo

A German-Egyptian activist has been detained north of Cairo during a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
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'Jilted bride'

Monday 9th of February 2009, 0:40
related countries: Afghanistan, India

'Abandoned' Afghan wife takes her fight to India
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Corruption classes

Monday 9th of February 2009, 0:48
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesia takes the anti-bribery battle to schools
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China pursues Latin America ties

Monday 9th of February 2009, 6:19
related countries: China

Two senior Chinese officials visit Latin America in pursuit of closer economic links and new trading partners.
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Van bomb shakes Spanish capital

Monday 9th of February 2009, 9:25
related countries: Spain
related places: Madrid

A van bomb explodes near a conference centre in the east of Spain's capital, Madrid, reportedly causing no injuries.
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US warns North Korea over missile

Monday 9th of February 2009, 9:25
related countries: North Korea

The head of US forces in South Korea says he has not ruled out a military response if the North test-fires a missile.
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Synagogue suspects held in Venezuela

Monday 9th of February 2009, 9:33
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Caracas

Seven police officers are among a group accused of ransacking a synagogue in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.
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Brazil river plane crash kills 24

Monday 9th of February 2009, 9:34
related countries: Botswana

Twenty-four people, 18 from the same family, die as a small plane crashes into a river in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
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Rocker Plant raises Grammys roof

Monday 9th of February 2009, 10:05
related countries: United Kingdom

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant dominates the Grammy Awards, winning five prizes for his work with Alison Krauss.
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Senate debates Italy woman's fate

Monday 9th of February 2009, 10:58
related countries: Italy

Italy's Senate is to discuss a decree to stop the withdrawal of life support from a comatose woman, amid a growing row.
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Afghan people 'losing confidence'

Monday 9th of February 2009, 11:00
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghans are increasingly pessimistic about the future with support for the government and Nato falling, a BBC/ABC poll finds.
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Nigerian oil workers go on strike

Monday 9th of February 2009, 11:07
related countries: Nigeria

Oil workers hold a walk-out in Nigeria over lack of security in the oil-producing Delta.
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Israeli election: Where they stand

Monday 9th of February 2009, 11:27
related countries: Israel

The BBC News website outlines the positions on key issues of the leading candidates for prime minister in Israel's 10 February elections.
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Seminary sacks 'Holocaust bishop'

Monday 9th of February 2009, 11:38
related countries: Argentina, United Kingdom

An ultra-traditionalist British bishop who has denied the Holocaust is relieved of his post at an Argentine seminary.
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German economy minister resigns

Monday 9th of February 2009, 11:42
related countries: Germany

The German government moves to replace Economy Minister Michael Glos, following his surprise resignation.
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Mass grave for Kenya fire victims

Monday 9th of February 2009, 12:28
related countries: Kenya

Some 100 Kenyan victims of an oil tanker fire which killed at least 135 people are buried.
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Kazakhstan to allow US shipments

Monday 9th of February 2009, 12:31
related countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, United States

Kazakhstan says it will allow the US to ship non-military cargo through its territory to Afghanistan.
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Madagascar defence minister quits

Monday 9th of February 2009, 12:43
related countries: Madagascar

Madagascar's defence minister resigns after police shot dead 28 opposition protesters.
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Fire-raisers

Monday 9th of February 2009, 13:06
related countries: Australia

On the trail of Australia's shadowy 'enemy within'
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Final day of Israeli campaigning

Monday 9th of February 2009, 13:17
related countries: Israel

Politicians in Israel are making their final campaign appeals to voters a day before the general election on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka bomber 'kills dozens'

Monday 9th of February 2009, 13:18
related countries: Sri Lanka

A female Tamil Tiger rebel blows herself up in north-east Sri Lanka, killing 28 people and injuring dozens, the military says.
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Pakistan mortar shell 'kills 14'

Monday 9th of February 2009, 14:18
related countries: Pakistan

At least 14 people are killed in a mortar attack in Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province, military officials say.
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Nissan to cut 20,000 global jobs

Monday 9th of February 2009, 15:00
related countries: Japan

Nissan is to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide as the Japanese carmaker says the global auto industry is in "turmoil".
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Chamber of Egypt mummies found

Monday 9th of February 2009, 15:40
related countries: Egypt

Egyptian archaeologists unearth more than 20 mummies at a tomb at the Saqqara necropolis dating back at least 2,600 years.
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Latvia's economy nosedives

Monday 9th of February 2009, 15:53
related countries: Latvia

Latvia, grappling with a deep and sudden recession, saw its economy plunge by an estimated 10.5% over 12 months last year.
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China submits rights record to UN

Monday 9th of February 2009, 16:14
related countries: China

China presents an eagerly-awaited report on its rights record to the UN in Geneva.
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Al-Qaeda video belies death claim

Monday 9th of February 2009, 16:14
related countries: Pakistan

A top al-Qaeda leader who the Pakistani military said may have been killed in fighting last August reappears in a video.
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Australia counts deadly fire toll

Monday 9th of February 2009, 16:57
related countries: Australia

Arsonists who started some of the bushfires in Australia that have killed 170 people are guilty of mass murder, the PM says.
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French carmakers get 6.5bn euros

Monday 9th of February 2009, 17:28
related countries: France
related places: Renault

French President Nicolas Sarkozy announces that Renault and Peugeot-Citroen are to get 6.5bn euros ($8.5bn) of state loans.
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UN to resume aid supplies to Gaza

Monday 9th of February 2009, 17:36
related countries: Gaza Strip

The UN says it will resume aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip after Hamas returned aid supplies confiscated last week.
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BBC suspends Sri Lanka FM reports

Monday 9th of February 2009, 17:44
related countries: Sri Lanka

The BBC World Service is to stop providing radio news to Sri Lanka's state broadcaster due to "deliberate interference".
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Somali president makes peace plea

Monday 9th of February 2009, 17:45
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Somalia's new President, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, offers an olive branch to Islamist hardliners during a tour of Mogadishu.
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Four US soldiers killed in Iraq

Monday 9th of February 2009, 19:08
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Mosul

A suicide car bomb kills four American soldiers and an interpreter in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the US military says.
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Italian coma battle woman dies

Monday 9th of February 2009, 21:06
related countries: Italy

Eluana Englaro, the Italian woman at the centre of a right-to-die debate, has died, the health minister says.
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Fleeing the flames

Monday 9th of February 2009, 22:57
related countries: Australia

Tales of survival from Australia - in sound and images
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