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Briton fined over Iraq oil scam

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 1:28
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

A businessman avoids jail for his role in a scheme involving illegal payments to Saddam Hussein's regime.
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US intelligence nominee withdraws

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 1:36
related countries: United States United States

US President Barack Obama's choice for a top intelligence job withdraws following questions about his knowledge of CIA interrogations techniques
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Death trap

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 5:29
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Why did 76 people die in a South African gold mine?
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Two charged as Cuban spies in US

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 5:50
related countries: Cuba Cuba, United States United States

The US charges a former government official and his wife with spying for Cuba over a 30-year period.
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Rewriting history

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 7:03
related countries: Germany Germany

Stasi spy fired shot that changed Germany
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Live - Turkish GP qualifying

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 7:30
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Felipe Massa aims to take pole position for the fourth year running at the Turkish Grand Prix after topping final practice.
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Campaigns end in key Lebanon vote

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 7:49
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Campaigning closes for Lebanon's fiercely-contested elections, with voting set to begin on Sunday amid tight security.
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Rebels 'kill Pakistan Islamists'

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 7:56
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Swat

Two arrested aides to radical cleric Sufi Mohammed are killed in an ambush by militants in Pakistan, the army says.
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Brown awaits reshuffle response

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 8:57
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

British PM Gordon Brown waits to see if his cabinet reshuffle quells unrest among Labour MPs after a tumultuous week.
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Smooth Massa tops Turkey practice

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 9:14
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Ferrari's Felipe Massa is quickest in a tight final practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix.
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Pakistanis turn backs on 'erring' Taliban

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 11:00
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Taliban

Mohammed Hanif explains the extraordinary turnaround in support for the Taliban across Pakistan after the militants made a surprising public relations disaster.
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Pollution and poverty in Kyrgyzstan

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 11:00
related countries: Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Alex Kirby discovers the economic and strategic challenges facing the former Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan.
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'Motor City' in mourning for GM

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 11:00
related countries: United States United States
related places: Detroit

As General Motors becomes the biggest industrial bankruptcy in the history of the US, Greg Wood assesses the impact on Detroit.
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Live text - New Zealand v Scotland

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 11:06
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, New Zealand New Zealand

New Zealand face Scotland at The Oval on the second day of the ICC World Twenty20.
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Bissau military kills politicians

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 12:43
related countries: Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, Guinea Guinea

A presidential candidate and a former defence minister are shot dead by soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on suspicion of plotting a coup.
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Mexican nursery fire kills many

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 13:09
related countries: Mexico Mexico
related places: Sonora

At least 38 children die after a fire sweeps through a day-care centre in Mexico's north-western Sonora state, officials say.
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No 'reward' for N Korea, US vows

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 14:07
related countries: North Korea North Korea, United States United States

The US will not reward North Korea's "extraordinarily provocative" recent actions, President Barack Obama says.
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Philippines captures 'rebel base'

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 14:24
related countries: Philippines Philippines
related places: Mindanao

Troops in the Philippines seize a separatist camp and killed 30 rebels on Mindanao island, the country's military says.
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Kuznetsova wins French Open title

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 14:27
related countries: Russia Russia, France France
related places: Paris

Svetlana Kuznetsova beats world number one and fellow Russian Dinara Safina to win her second Grand Slam title at the French Open in Paris.
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Dead US man gets parking tickets

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 15:06
related countries: United States United States
related places: New York

Officials in New York find the decomposing body of a man inside a van parked beneath a highway overpass, gathering parking tickets.
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Blast at Islamabad police station

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 15:30
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

At least one person has been killed in a blast at a police building in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, reports say.
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Rampant Windies overpower Aussies

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 16:50
related countries: Australia Australia

Chris Gayle hits 88 off 50 balls as West Indies thrash Australia by seven wickets in the ICC World Twenty20.
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Irish government hit in polls

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 17:58
related countries: Ireland Ireland

The Republic of Ireland's governing party has had a drop in support in the local elections, early results indicate.
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Shot abortion doctor buried in US

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 18:21
related countries: United States United States
related places: Wichita, Kansas

Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of murdered US abortion doctor George Tiller in the Kansas city of Wichita.
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Militants attack army base in CAR

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 19:53
related countries: Central African Republic Central African Republic

Gunmen in the Central African Republic attack a north-eastern military base, killing at least two people.
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Peruvian police captives killed

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 20:56
related countries: Peru Peru
related places: Bagua

Nine Peruvian police officers seized by indigenous protesters in Bagua are reported dead after a rescue bid which frees 22 others.
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Close shave

Saturday 6th of June 2009, 23:17
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Taliban, Swat

Barbers thrive in Pakistan's Swat valley, post-Taliban
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