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Dane guilty of genital mutilation

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 0:15
related countries: Denmark

A Danish mother is found guilty of having her two daughters genitally mutilated in the first such case to be heard in the country.
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Obama lifts ban on abortion funds

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 0:30
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama overturns a ban on US funding for groups which provide abortion services abroad.
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Two detained over Travolta 'scam'

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 2:36
related countries: The Bahamas

Bahamas police detain two people over an alleged plot to extort money from grieving actor John Travolta, officials say.
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Mexican 'dissolved 300 bodies'

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 4:49
related countries: Mexico

A Mexican arrested by police says he disposed of 300 bodies for a drugs gang by dissolving them in chemicals.
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Serena secures fourth-round place

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 4:55
related countries: Aruba, China

Serena Williams produces an uneven performance against China's Peng Shuai but still reaches the last 16 of the Australian Open.
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Bolivia nationalises energy firm

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 5:17
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivia seizes control of a foreign-owned energy company two days before a vote on a proposed constitution that consolidates state control over the economy.
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Cambodian slum dwellers evicted

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 6:50
related countries: Cambodia
related places: Phnom Penh

Cambodian police oversee the eviction of hundreds of people from a slum community in the centre of Phnom Penh.
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Eight face Peru phone-tap charges

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 8:47
related countries: Peru

Peru's attorney-general presents charges against eight men, some serving or former naval officers, accused of illegally recording telephone conversations.
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Afghanistan raid leaves 15 dead

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 10:01
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US-led forces killed 15 militants in eastern Afghanistan, the US military says, but local officials say civilians died in the raid.
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Australia's thrill for the grill

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 11:52
related countries: Australia

Nick Bryant reflects on why the barbecue is a national pastime for many people down under.
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Clinical Sri Lanka secure series

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 12:50
related countries: Pakistan, Sri Lanka
related places: Lahore

Sri Lanka thrash Pakistan by 234 runs in Lahore to win the one-day series 2-1.
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Live text - Australian Open

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 13:03
related countries: Aruba

Britain's Andy Murray cruises past Jurgen Melzer of Austria to seal a place in the last 16 at the Australian Open, while Rafael Nadal beats Tommy Haas.
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Somali capital bombing kills 16

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 13:19
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

A policeman and 15 civilians are killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, officials say.
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Falluja car bomb blast 'kills 13'

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 14:15
related countries: Iraq

Thirteen people are killed in a car bomb attack against a police patrol in the Iraqi city of Falluja, police say.
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Obama issues US recovery pledge

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 15:33
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama says his administration will be held accountable for his economic recovery plan.
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UN reopens schools in Gaza Strip

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 15:49
related countries: Israel

UN schools in Gaza, used to shelter Palestinians during the recent Israeli offensive, reopen for classes.
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Brazil model dies from infection

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 15:55
related countries: Botswana

A prominent Brazilian model whose hands and feet were amputated because of an infection dies in hospital.
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Belgian charged over creche attack

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 16:37
related countries: Belgium

A 20-year-old man is charged with killing two babies and an adult in a frenzied attack at a nursery in Belgium.
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New SA party promises reforms

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 17:27
related countries: South Africa

A breakaway party from South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) pledges electoral reform in its manifesto.
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Greek police battle with rioters

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 20:31
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

Hundreds of anarchist protesters in Greece fight running battles with police through the centre of the capital Athens
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Kim son 'not interested' in power

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 22:40
related countries: North Korea

The eldest son of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il says that he has "no interest" in succeeding his father.
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Indian PM 'stable' after heart op

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 22:50
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Indian PM Manmohan Singh, 76, is in a stable condition after undergoing heart bypass surgery, Indian media report.
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Migrants escape on Italian island

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 22:51
related countries: Italy
related places: Lampedusa

Hundreds of illegal immigrants on an Italian island break out of a detention centre which has been criticised by the UN.
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Live text - Australian Open

Saturday 24th of January 2009, 23:45
related countries: Aruba

Novak Djokovic and Marcos Baghdatis face each other after epic victories for Roger Federer and Jelena Dokic at the Australian Open.
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