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FBI 'cracks $50m healthcare scam'

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 2:13
related countries: United States
related places: Florida, Colorado

The FBI says it has cracked a $50m (£30m) healthcare scam, making arrests in Florida, Michigan and Colorado.
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Protesters 'in new Iran clashes'

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 3:45
related countries: Iran

Iranian riot police are reported to have clashed with demonstrators defying orders to stop street protests over disputed elections.
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Baghdad market bomb kills scores

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 4:02
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A blast at a market in Baghdad's Sadr City kills nearly 70 people, six days before US troops are due to leave Iraqi cities.
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US troops bolster UK in Afghanistan

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 4:06
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom, United States

US troops have been sent to Helmand because British forces "lacked capacity", the UK's top commander in Afghanistan says.
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Bolivian Mennonite women 'raped'

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 4:26
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivia arrests seven members of its Mennonite community over the alleged rape of 60 women or girls from their own community.
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S Lanka 'accepts' Tamil aid ship

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 4:53
related countries: India, Sri Lanka

Indian officials say Sri Lanka has agreed to accept an aid cargo from Europe for Tamil civilians displaced in the civil war.
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Cyclone victims 'still homeless'

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 5:46
related countries: Bangladesh

A month after the devastating Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh, many people are still not able to return home.
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PNG minister may have swine flu

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 5:48
related countries: Australia, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's Health Minister, Sasa Zibe, is being tested for swine flu after a visit to Australia.
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US stun Spain to reach Cup final

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 6:04
related countries: United States, Spain
related places: Sunday

The US cause a huge upset in world football, beating European champions Spain to reach the Confederations Cup final.
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'Shift needed' in Afghan combat

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 6:18
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US and Nato-led troops in Afghanistan must make a "cultural shift" to protect Afghan civilians, the new US commander says.
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US, Venezuela to restore envoys

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 7:00
related countries: Venezuela, United States

Venezuela and the US are to restore their ambassadors after a nine-month diplomatic dispute, officials say.
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Rapist confession

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 7:06
related countries: South Africa

South African man begs for his victim's forgiveness
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Jailed N Korea reporters visited

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 7:14
related countries: Sweden, North Korea, United States

Sweden's ambassador to North Korea has visited two US journalists jailed there, the US embassy says.
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BP names Svanberg as new chairman

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 7:23
related countries: Sweden

BP appoints Carl-Henric Svanberg, the current head of Swedish telecoms company Ericsson, as its new chairman.
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Holiday fume deaths trial delayed

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 7:58
related countries: United Kingdom

Relatives of two British children who died on holiday in Corfu arrive for the manslaughter trial of two holiday reps.
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India slams 'ferocious' attacks

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 8:30
related countries: India, Australia

India's overseas minister expresses concern over the "ferocity" of recent attacks on Indian students in Australia.
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Tamim death sentences confirmed

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 8:34
related countries: Egypt, Lebanon

Egyptian court confirms death sentences against Hisham Talaat Moustafa and a security guard for the murder of a Lebanese singer.
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US governor admits having affair

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 9:10
related countries: United States
related places: Republican

The governor of the US state of South Carolina, a potential 2012 presidential candidate, admits an affair and will quit a key post.
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African al-Qaeda 'killed' US man

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 9:33
related countries: Mauritania, United States

Al-Qaeda's North African branch claims the killing of a US aid worker shot dead in Mauritania, al-Jazeera TV reports.
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Israel marks Gilad Shalit capture

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 9:47
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israel marks three years since Sgt Gilad Shalit, then 19, was seized by Palestinian militants and held in the Gaza Strip.
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Many die in acute Indian heatwave

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 10:00
related countries: India

A severe heatwave claims the lives of nearly 100 people across India with the state of Orissa worst affected, reports say.
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Kyrgyzstan approves base deal

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 10:06
related countries: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, United States

Kyrgyzstan's parliament approves a deal allowing the US to continue using an airbase to support Afghan operations.
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Politkovskaya case to be retried

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 10:10
related countries: Russia

Russia's Supreme Court overturns the acquittal of three men accused over the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
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What next for Iran?

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 10:15
related countries: Iran

More than 100 MPs snub the Iranian presidentÂ’s victory party, local press reports claim. What next for Iran?
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Google access disrupted in China

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 10:26
related countries: United States, China

The US calls on China to scrap its plan to put Green Dam net-filtering software into all its computers.
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Saudis hold 'cross-dressing men'

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 11:22
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Human rights groups urge Saudi Arabia to drop charges against 67 men arrested for wearing women's clothes.
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Eta suspects arrested in France

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 11:28
related countries: France
related places: Paris

French authorities arrest two suspected members of the Basque separatist group Eta in Paris, officials say.
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Burma denies link to N Korea ship

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 11:33
related countries: Burma, North Korea, United States

Burma's junta says it has no links with a N Korean ship in the South China Sea which the US believes could be heading its way.
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Indonesia acts in maid abuse row

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 12:08
related countries: Malaysia, Indonesia

Indonesia says it will temporarily stop sending domestic workers to Malaysia, in a long-running row over work conditions.
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Lebanese veteran is speaker again

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 12:34
related countries: Lebanon

Lebanon's newly-elected parliament convenes for the first time and re-elects long-standing speaker Nabih Berri.
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US economy better than expected

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 13:21
related countries: United States

The US economy shrank at an annualised rate of 5.5% in the first three months of 2009, better than previously thought.
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Capturing the beat of 1950s Paris

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 13:33
related countries: France

As the 50th anniversary of William Burroughs's controversial book Naked Lunch approaches, Christine Finn travels to the Beat Hotel, a place where photographers, models and Burroughs lived.
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Brazilian v Brazilian in battle for football's Confederations Cup final

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 13:40
related countries: South Africa, Brazil, Botswana

For the first time in a Fifa tournament, two Brazilian football coaches go head to head, as their teams, Brazil and South Africa, vie for a place in Sunday's Confederations Cup final.
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Iraq rocked by more bomb attacks

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 14:21
related countries: Iraq, United States

At least six people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Iraq, just days before US troops are due to leave Iraqi cities.
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Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 14:27
related countries: Nigeria, Russia

Gazprom signs a $2.5bn deal with Nigeria's NNPC, which could boost Russia's control over European energy supplies.
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Somalis watch double amputations

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 14:47
related countries: Somalia

Some 300 people watch as four men have their hands and feet cut off in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Bumper crop, but Zimbabwe hungry

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 14:47
related countries: Zimbabwe

Some three million people face hunger in Zimbabwe, despite a significant rise in food production, the UN says.
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Kenya officials defy big car ban

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 15:08
related countries: Kenya

A BBC spot-check finds Kenyan politicians ignoring a directive to give up their luxury cars and limit themselves to a single vehicle.
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Honduran armed forces boss sacked

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 15:11
related countries: Honduras

President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras sacks the country's top general amid divisions over a referendum on constitutional reform.
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Stoned wallabies 'make crop circles' in Tasmania

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 15:14
related countries: Aruba

Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official says.
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Strip-search of US girl illegal

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 15:26
related countries: United States

The US Supreme Court rules that school staff broke the law by strip-searching a 13-year-old girl for painkillers.
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India to launch 'ID card' scheme

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 15:45
related countries: India

The Indian government begins moves to provide unique identification numbers to all of its citizens.
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Key US aide hails Pakistan's war

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 16:21
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: Islamabad, Taliban

President Obama's national security adviser reiterates US support for Islamabad's ongoing battle with the Taliban.
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Ten killed in Czech flash floods

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 16:41
related countries: Czech Republic

At least 10 people die in floods that struck the eastern Czech Republic, and hundreds are evacuated.
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Iran's Mousavi defies crackdown

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 17:41
related countries: Iran

Iran's protest leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says those who "rigged" its elections are responsible for the ensuing bloodshed.
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Indian armed forces to put hot chilli in hand grenades

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 17:54
related countries: India

Defence scientists in India want to put one of the world's hottest chilli powders into hand grenades to control riots and fight insurgents.
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Late strike fires Brazil into final

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 20:27
related countries: South Africa, Brazil

An 87th minute free-kick from defender Daniel Alves sends Brazil into the Confederations Cup final and leaves hosts South Africa heartbroken.
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Brazil v South Africa as it happened

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 20:33
related countries: South Africa, United States
related places: Johannesburg

Dani Alves's late goal earns Brazil victory against South Africa to earn a place in the Confederations Cup final against USA.
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Bernanke defends Fed on bank deal

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 20:40
related countries: United States
related places: America

The head of the US Federal Reserve says it acted with "integrity" in Bank of America's takeover of Merrill Lynch.
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US says weapons sent to Somalia

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 21:40
related countries: Somalia, United States

The US confirms it has sent weapons to help Somalia's UN-backed transitional government in its fight against Islamist militias.
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Justice denied?

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 22:01
related countries: Spain

Spain moves to rein in its crusading judges
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Hard labour

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 22:13
related countries: North Korea

Life inside North Korea's infamous gulag camps
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Gravely ill Jackson in hospital

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 22:42
related countries: United States
related places: Los Angeles

Pop star Michael Jackson is rushed to hospital in Los Angeles, with some US media reporting that he has died.
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Germany 'must rely less on trade'

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 23:01
related countries: Germany

Germany must begin to reduce its dependence on foreign trade, the German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück tells the BBC.
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US billionaire pleads not guilty

Thursday 25th of June 2009, 23:43
related countries: United States
related places: Stanford

Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford pleads not guilty to $7bn (£4.3bn) fraud charges at a court appearance.
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