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Swat schoolgirl
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 0:03related countries:
PakistanBBC diarist flees fighting in north-west Pakistan
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East Timor set for police switch
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 0:09related countries:
East TimorThe authorities in East Timor are to take back responsibility from the UN for their policing, after three years.
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New Zealand fugitive finds infamy after repeatedly evading capture
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 0:11related countries:
New ZealandThe notoriety of William Stewart, New Zealand's most wanted man, who has evaded police for more than six months.
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Obama defends abuse photos U-turn
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 0:19related countries:
United StatesBarack Obama says releasing more photos of prisoner abuse by US soldiers is unnecessary and could inflame anti-US opinion.
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Migrants die as boat sinks off US
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 0:56related countries:
Haiti, United Statesrelated places: Florida
At least 10 people die after a boat carrying nearly 30 migrants - most of them Haitian - sinks off southern Florida.
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Craigslist ditches erotic adverts
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 2:09related countries:
United StatesUS classified ads website Craigslist is to remove its erotic category, following claims that it promotes prostitution.
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India parties meet after election
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 6:41related countries:
IndiaIndia's main political parties, the Congress and the BJP, hold meetings to discuss strategy a day after voting ends.
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Peru 'bar gay people from police'
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 7:06related countries:
PeruPeru says it will ban gay people from the police force, as part of measures said to be designed to improve its image.
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Symonds given Australia contract
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 7:22related countries:
AustraliaAustralia all-rounder Andrew Symonds retains his status as a centrally contracted player.
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UN 'grave concern' over Sri Lanka
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 7:35related countries:
Sri LankaThe UN Security Council urges the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers to ensure the safety of civilians.
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South Africa shanty town bill row
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 8:05related countries:
South Africarelated places: Durban
The South African government is being taken to court over plans to abolish shanty towns in the city of Durban.
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Israel's Katsav rape trial opens
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 8:15related countries:
Israelrelated places: Tel Aviv
The trial of former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, charged with rape and sexual offences, opens in Tel Aviv.
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Bar-coding forests
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 8:17related countries:
LiberiaLiberia to track trees by satellite to reboot timber trade
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Complaints in Japan force Google to reshoot all Street View images
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 8:56related countries:
JapanGoogle's Street View service suffers a second blow this week after numerous complaints in Japan force the firm to start reshooting all the photos.
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Spanish economy shrinks rapidly
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 9:23related countries:
SpainSpain's economy suffered its largest contraction in 50 years in the first three months of 2009, preliminary estimates show.
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Live text - England v West Indies
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 9:38related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: Riverside
Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara record centuries after England opt to bat in the second Test against West Indies at the Riverside.
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Burials at last for Kenya victims
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 10:07related countries:
KenyaThirty-six victims torched to death in a church during Kenya's post-poll violence in January 2008 are finally to be buried.
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Egyptian boy contracts bird flu
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 10:36related countries:
EgyptA four-year-old from the Nile Delta is diagnosed with potentially deadly bird flu, the latest in a spate of infections.
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Eight months for Kenya aristocrat
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 10:52related countries:
KenyaA white Kenyan aristocrat convicted of the manslaughter of a poacher is sentenced to eight months in jail.
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Secret Tiananmen memoirs revealed
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 10:53related countries:
ChinaMemoirs of China's former leader Zhao Ziyang are published, recording his views on the Tiananmen crackdown.
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Sony makes first loss in 14 years
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 11:00related countries:
JapanJapanese electronics giant Sony reports its first annual loss in 14 years, after being hit by a big drop in sales.
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Telescopes ready for rocket ride
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 11:23related countries:
France, 
French Guianarelated places: Kourou
Europe prepares to launch the 1.9bn-euro Herschel and Planck observatories from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
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Election Express
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 11:24related countries:
IndiaSights and sounds from the BBC train across India
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Slumdog star's home is demolished
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 11:31related countries:
Indiarelated places: Mumbai
Indian authorities demolish the Mumbai home of one of the child stars of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.
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Somali pirate ships 'work as one'
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 11:43related countries:
SomaliaThere is evidence that Somali pirate ships are co-ordinating their attacks, the commander of the EU's anti-piracy mission says.
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Hostages seized in Nigerian Delta
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 12:01related countries:
NigeriaNigerian oil militants say they have taken at least 15 foreign hostages following an attack on a camp in southern Delta state.
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Polish monk publishes book of advice on how to spice up sex life
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 12:15related countries:
PolandA Polish Catholic monk publishes a book providing married couples a theological and practical guide to spicing up their sex lives.
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Burma's Suu Kyi taken to prison
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 12:26related countries:
Burma, United StatesBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is jailed pending trial over the visit of a man to her home, her lawyer says.
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Varun Gandhi restrictions lifted
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 12:29related countries:
IndiaIndia's Supreme Court lifts a ban on speech-making by the BJP's Varun Gandhi, who is accused of inciting religious tension.
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Israel PM Netanyahu visits Jordan
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 12:56related countries:
Israel, 
JordanIsraeli leader Netanyahu travels to Jordan for unannounced talks with King Abdullah in Aqaba.
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Lift-off for European telescopes
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 13:12related countries:
France, French Guianarelated places: Kourou
An Ariane 5 rocket carrying Europe's Herschel and Planck space telescopes launches from Kourou in French Guiana.
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BT to shed a further 15,000 jobs
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 14:33related countries:
United KingdomBT says it will cut about 15,000 jobs this year, most in the UK, as the telecoms giant reports an annual loss of £134m.
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Chrysler to close 25% of dealers
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 15:49related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Chrysler
US carmaker Chrysler tells a bankruptcy court that it plans to close 789 of its 3,200 dealerships.
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Spain plans abortion law changes
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 16:28related countries:
SpainThe Spanish government plans to liberalise its strict abortion laws, allowing abortion in most cases up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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Safina through to Madrid quarters
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 16:49related countries:
Spain, 
Czech Republicrelated places: Madrid
World number one Dinara Safina overcomes unseeded Czech Lucie Safarova 6-0 4-6 6-3 to book her place in the quarter-final of the Madrid Masters.
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'Exodus' from Sri Lanka war zone
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 17:06related countries:
Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan army says more than 2,000 civilians have crossed a lagoon to flee the war zone in the north-east of the country.
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UN calls for massive Pakistan aid
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 17:12related countries:
PakistanThe UN's refugee chief calls for a huge aid effort to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by fighting in Pakistan.
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Cook & Bopara flay ragged Windies
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 17:54related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: Riverside
Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara compile centuries as England close day one of the second Test against West Indies on 302-2.
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Pelosi says CIA lied on 'torture'
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 18:46related countries:
United StatesUS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she was misled by the CIA about the use of harsh methods during terror interrogations.
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Pope 'is asked to condemn Iran'
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 19:36related countries:
Israelrelated places: Nazareth
Israel's new PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he asked Pope Benedict to condemn Iranian threats when they met.
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Western outcry over Suu Kyi case
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 21:24related countries:
BurmaThe US and other Western states condemn new charges brought against Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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N Korea to try reporters in June
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 21:30related countries:
North Korea, United Statesrelated places: March, June
North Korea sets a date for the trial of two US female journalists it accuses of entering the country illegally.
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Egypt tries US adoption bid pair
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 21:41related countries:
Egypt, United Statesrelated places: Cairo
Egypt tries a US couple for child trafficking after they allegedly attempted to adopt newborn twins with forged papers in Cairo.
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Egypt tries US adoption bid pair
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 21:41related countries:
Egypt, United Statesrelated places: Cairo
Egypt tries a US couple for child trafficking after they allegedly attempted to adopt newborn twins with forged papers in Cairo.
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Fears of Sri Lanka 'catastrophe'
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 22:00related countries:
Sri LankaThe Red Cross says Sri Lanka is facing an "unimaginable" catastrophe in the area where troops have trapped Tamil Tigers.
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Human noses too cold for bird flu, say UK researchers
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 23:02related countries:
United KingdomBird flu may not have become the threat to humans that some predicted because our noses are too cold for the virus to thrive, say UK researchers.
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Greatest threat
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 23:03related countries:
BurmaWhy are Burma's generals afraid of Aung San Suu Kyi?
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Hunt for news
Thursday 14th of May 2009, 23:29related countries:
Sri LankaSri Lankan Tamils abroad struggle to trace relatives
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