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Mercy plea for held US reporters

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 1:23
related countries: North Korea, United States

The families of two US journalists sentenced to 12 years' hard labour in North Korea plead for their release.
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Australia wind farm gets go-ahead

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 3:42
related countries: Australia
related places: Broken Hill

Approval has been given for Australia's biggest wind farm to be built near Broken Hill in New South Wales.
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Cable trips and monitor falls see home computer injuries soar

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 6:17
related countries: United States
related places: Home

Home computer-related injuries have increased more than sevenfold, with children hurt most often, US research reveals.
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Kaka completes Real Madrid switch

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 6:59
related countries: Spain

Real Madrid announce the signing of Brazilian playmaker Kaka from AC Milan on a six-year deal.
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Zimbabwe 'facing fresh violence'

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 8:06
related countries: Zimbabwe

Opponents of Zimbabwe's power-sharing government are planning to renew political violence, a senior MDC minister says.
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Brown chairs new cabinet meeting

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 8:39
related countries: United Kingdom

UK PM Gordon Brown chairs his first cabinet meeting after a week of walk-outs and election failures that battered his standing.
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Fiat dismisses Chrysler deadline

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 8:40
related countries: Italy, United States
related places: Chrysler, Fiat

Fiat says it will go ahead with its deal to take 20% of Chrysler even if a Supreme Court ruling means it misses a 15 June deadline.
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Albino trials begin in Tanzania

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 8:47
related countries: Tanzania

Seven people go on trial in Tanzania, accused of killing albinos and selling their body parts to witchdoctors.
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EU finance chiefs tackle Latvia

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 9:19
related countries: Latvia

The crisis in Latvia is among the topics to be discussed at a meeting of European Union finance ministers.
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More Sri Lankan displaced go home

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 9:25
related countries: Sri Lanka

Two thousand people are being resettled in their villages in Sri Lanka's north-west after being displaced by the civil war.
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Shell settles Nigeria deaths case

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 9:43
related countries: Nigeria

Oil firm Shell agrees to pay $15.5m to families of a group of Nigerian activists executed in 1995, but accepts no liability.
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Bongo's son calls for Gabon calm

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 9:49
related countries: Gabon

The son of the late Gabonese President Omar Bongo calls for calm after the death of Africa's longest-serving leader.
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S Korean firm quits joint complex

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 10:07
related countries: North Korea

A South Korean company becomes the first to pull out of a joint industrial complex set up in North Korea as a symbol of reconciliation.
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Army denies role in Thai attack

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 10:36
related countries: Thailand

A Thai military spokesman rejects the possibility that the army was responsible for Monday's deadly attack on a mosque.
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'Great game'

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 11:05
related countries: Russia

Russia and Europe fight pipeline 'war' with huge stakes
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France 'freezer baby' case begins

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 11:09
related countries: France

The trial begins in France of a woman accused of killing three of her babies and hiding two of them in a freezer.
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China defends screening software

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 11:22
related countries: China

China installs new filter software in all computers, to weed out violent and - critics say - politically sensitive material.
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More Sudan rebels face the noose

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 12:06
related countries: Sudan

A Sudanese court sentences another 12 rebels from the Darfur region to death by hanging.
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Peru protest leader takes refuge

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 12:29
related countries: Nicaragua, Peru

A Peruvian indigenous leader facing arrest seeks shelter in Nicaragua's embassy, after protests left at least 30 dead.
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TV chef Gordon Ramsay angers Australian PM

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 12:50
related countries: Aruba

The Australian Prime Minister criticises Gordon Ramsay after the chef made insulting remarks about TV host Tracy Grimshaw.
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Kidnap hope after Shia's handover

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 13:24
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

An imprisoned Iraqi militant whose release has been demanded by the kidnappers of UK hostages is freed, officials say.
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Does peace pay?

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 13:27
related countries: Nigeria

Will Ogoni pay-out affect Nigerian militants?
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CIA warns over terror documents

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 13:41
related countries: United States

CIA chief Leon Panetta says releasing documents on al-Qaeda suspects' interrogation would gravely damage US security.
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Kashmir hit by renewed protests

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 13:42
related countries: India

Students in Indian-administered Kashmir hold further protests over the rape and killing of two women last month.
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Hacker 'too fragile' to extradite

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 13:59
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

A British hacker who gained access to US military computers is renewing his fight against extradition to the US.
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Atomic kitty

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 14:16
related countries: France

France moves to compensate nuclear test victims
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Cairo dorm under swine flu quarantine

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 14:46
related countries: Egypt, United States
related places: Cairo

Five more residents test positive for swine flu at a dormitory belonging to the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
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Pakistan go through with easy win

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 15:21
related countries: Netherlands, Pakistan

Pakistan beat the Netherlands by 82 runs to go through to the Super Eight phase of the World Twenty20.
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HIV in South Africa 'levels off'

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 15:35
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's HIV epidemic is levelling off and the rate of infection in children and teenagers is falling, a study says.
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Guinea-Bissau keeps to poll plan

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 15:53
related countries: Guinea-Bissau, Guinea

Guinea-Bissau is to press ahead with presidential elections, despite the killings of a candidate and ex-defence minister.
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Gunship backing for Taliban fight

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 16:03
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban

Helicopter gunships are sent to a district in north-western Pakistan where hundreds of tribesmen are fighting the Taliban.
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Arcandor files for bankruptcy

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 16:18
related countries: Germany

Germany retailer Arcandor, which owns 52% of travel firm Thomas Cook, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Joy at Nigeria oil deaths pay-out

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 16:40
related countries: Nigeria

Lawyers for families of nine Nigerian activists hanged in 1994 say they are thrilled by the settlement from oil giant Shell.
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The deadliest catch - Florida fisherman hooks live missile

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 17:19
related countries: Mexico
related places: Florida

A fisherman in Florida has a lucky escape after reeling in a live Sidewinder missile while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Federer pulls out of Halle event

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 17:24
related countries: France
related places: Halle

Roger Federer opts not to defend his Gerry Weber Open title, citing exhaustion after his historic French Open triumph.
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Gabon to get new leader

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 17:26
related countries: Gabon

The head of Gabon's senate is to be sworn in as interim head of state on Wednesday, following the death of Omar Bongo.
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Turkey censured on domestic abuse

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 17:31
related countries: Turkey

A top European court says Turkey denied a woman her "right to life" by failing to prevent her murder by her son-in-law.
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Live text - World Twenty20

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 17:41
related countries: Netherlands

South Africa take on New Zealand after Pakistan beat the Netherlands by 82 runs to qualify for the next stage of the World Twenty20.
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US urges quick Mid-East talks return

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 18:03
related countries: Israel, United States

US Middle East envoy George Mitchell urges a swift return to peace talks as he begins meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
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Lions call for Jones after Ferris blow

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 18:17
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

Wales captain Ryan Jones is called up by the Lions after Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris is ruled out of the tour with a knee injury.
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Pakistan shells 'Taliban hideout'

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 18:17
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Bannu, Taliban

The Pakistani army begins shelling Taliban hide-outs in Bannu in the country's northwest, officials and local people say.
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Ten US banks to pay back bail-out

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 19:14
related countries: United States

Ten of the largest US banks will be able to repay $68bn in government bail-out money, the US Treasury says.
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In pictures

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 20:49
related countries: Brazil

Air France crash bodies brought back to Brazil
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Jet crash bodies arrive in Brazil

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 20:57
related countries: Brazil

The first human remains from the Air France jet which crashed into the Atlantic a week ago are flown back to Brazil.
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Guantanamo man denies guilt

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 21:47
related countries: United States
related places: New York

The first Guantanamo detainee to face a US civilian trial, Ahmed Ghailani, denies bombing charges in a New York court.
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Romanian judges bar populist MEP

Tuesday 9th of June 2009, 23:31
related countries: Romania

Romanian judges ban politician Gigi Becali from taking his seat in the European Parliament amid a criminal inquiry.
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