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Sudan army base attack 'kills 63'

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 0:23
related countries: Sudan

Twenty soldiers and 43 Darfur rebels are killed in clashes at a Sudanese army base.
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Brazil police foil plan to get mobile phones to very static users

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 0:24
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian police say they have stopped a model helicopter being used to carry mobile phones to inmates in a high-security jail.
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N Korea faces new UN resolution

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 1:10
related countries: North Korea

The UN Security Council agrees to begin work immediately on a new resolution on North Korea after its nuclear test.
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Brazil floods displace thousands

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 2:12
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian authorities say 408,000 people cannot return home after floods that began last month in the north of the country.
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US 'cancer battle' teen returns

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 4:54
related countries: United States

A US mother and her cancer-stricken son return voluntarily after fleeing court-ordered chemotherapy for the boy.
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Shia books thrown in Afghan river

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 6:10
related countries: Afghanistan

Provincial authorities in south-west Afghanistan throw thousands of books on Shia Islam into a river.
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US backs North Korea's neighbours

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 6:35
related countries: North Korea, United States

President Obama pledges military support for America's East Asian allies, as the UN condemns North Korea's nuclear test.
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Six die in Afghan suicide attack

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 8:53
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Three Afghan civilians and three foreign troops are killed in a suicide car bomb attack north of the capital, Kabul, officials say.
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Giving a voice

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 8:59
related countries: India

How radio is helping poor women in India
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Live text - England v West Indies

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 9:09
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Edgbaston

England make a steady start in the final match of the one-day series at Edgbaston.
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France opens military base in UAE

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 9:34
related countries: United Arab Emirates, France

President Nicolas Sarkozy has opened a French military base in the UAE, its first permanent base in the Gulf.
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Sudan convoy bombing 'killed 119'

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 9:38
related countries: Sudan

An air raid on a smuggling convoy travelling in the Sudanese desert killed 119 people in January, the country's defence minister says.
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Germany bans cola after drug test

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 10:29
related countries: Germany

Six German states order retailers to stop selling Red Bull Cola energy drinks after traces of cocaine are found in a sample.
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US journalists got Watergate tip, but missed scoop of the century

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 10:29
related countries: United States
related places: Watergate

Two former New York Times journalists admit that they knew first about the Watergate bugging scandal - but did nothing about it.
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China farmers raid police station

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 10:35
related countries: China

Hundreds of Chinese tea farmers attack a police station over a row about social security payments, state media reports.
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North Korea 'fires more missiles'

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 11:32
related countries: North Korea

North Korea reportedly fires two short range missiles, a day after its second nuclear test provoked international outrage.
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Sri Lanka rejects Tamil Tiger offer

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 11:38
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka dismisses a Tamil Tiger offer to enter politics, as a United Nation panel prepares to discuss aid needs.
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Zimbabwe cholera 'to top 100,000'

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 11:39
related countries: Zimbabwe

The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe is forecast to reach 100,000 this week.
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Court lifts Sharif election ban

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 12:23
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court rules that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother are eligible to stand for public office.
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'No land rights' for hippy Danes

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 12:35
related countries: Denmark
related places: Christiania, Copenhagen

Residents of Copenhagen's Christiania neighbourhood have no right to the land they have used since 1971, a court rules.
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Troops reinforce Somalia airport

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 13:04
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Somalia's transitional government sends 600 extra troops to reinforce Mogadishu's airport.
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South Africa slips into recession

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 13:13
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's economy slumps into recession after shrinking by 6.4% in the last quarter.
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Thousands attend Georgia protest

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 13:14
related countries: Georgia

More than 50,000 Georgian opposition supporters gather on independence day to demand President Saakashvili resign.
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Aung San Suu Kyi denies charges

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 13:38
related countries: Burma

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells a court she did not break the terms of her house arrest, say diplomats.
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Lebanon arrests 'Israeli spy' colonel

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 14:58
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

Lebanese police say an army colonel is the latest person detained on suspicion of spying for Israel, making 30 arrests.
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Briton appeals China death term

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 15:28
related countries: United Kingdom, China

A UK citizen sentenced to death for drugs trafficking in China is to plead his case at an appeal court.
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Three die in US Iraq convoy bombing

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 16:07
related countries: Iraq, United States

A soldier and two civilians working for the US are killed when a roadside bomb explodes near their convoy in Iraq, the military says.
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Niger leader closes parliament

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 16:08
related countries: Niger

Niger's President, Mamadou Tandja, dissolves parliament after his bid to hang on to power is ruled illegal.
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Demjanjuk 'in hospital with gout'

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 16:55
related countries: Germany

Suspected Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk has been moved from jail in Germany to hospital after developing gout, his lawyer says.
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French Open day three as it happened

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 17:06
related countries: France

Second seed Serena Williams needs three sets and nine match points before beating Klara Zakopalova at the French Open, joining Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic in the second round.
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Obama chooses Supreme Court judge

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 17:13
related countries: United States

Barack Obama nominates Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the Supreme Court - the first Hispanic judge to be chosen.
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Scores are killed by Cyclone Aila

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 17:37
related countries: India
related places: Calcutta

More than 155 people are killed by Cyclone Aila which hit Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, officials say.
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New Srebrenica mass grave 'found'

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 17:50
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
related places: Srebrenica

Forensic experts investigating a mass grave in Bosnia say they have found 12 bodies thought to be of victims of the Srebrenica massacre.
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Serena survives first-round test

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 18:09
related countries: France

Second seed Serena Williams is given a huge scare before beating world number 100 Klara Zakopalova in a thrilling first-round match at the French Open.
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Explosion reported in Uzbekistan

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 18:12
related countries: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

State media in Uzbekistan says a suicide bomber has killed a police officer and wounded several people in the city of Andijan.
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UN call for Sri Lanka war probe

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 18:29
related countries: Sri Lanka

The UN's human rights chief calls for an independent inquiry into alleged atrocities during Sri Lanka's bloody civil war.
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Canada official eats seal heart, in apparent solidarity with hunters

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 20:49
related countries: Canada

Canada's governor general helps to butcher and eat a seal in what is being perceived as an act of solidarity with seal hunters.
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Canada official eats seal heart, in apparent solidarity with hunters

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 20:49
related countries: Canada

Canada's governor general helps to butcher and eat a seal in what is being perceived as an act of solidarity with seal hunters.
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Consumer confidence buoys market

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 20:53
related countries: United States

US shares rise after a survey suggested US consumer confidence was at its highest level since last September.
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UK considering Vauxhall support

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 21:03
related countries: Germany

The UK has "not ruled out making a financial contribution" to help secure the future of carmaker Vauxhall, says Lord Mandelson.
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Obama to visit Saudi before Egypt

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 21:29
related countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United States
related places: Riyadh

Barack Obama travels to Riyadh next week for talks with King Abdullah, his first visit to Saudi Arabia as US president.
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Afghans counter US deaths figure

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 22:11
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

An Afghan human rights group says 97 civilians died in a US air raid this month, many more than the US military suggests.
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US cancer teen 'to get treatment'

Tuesday 26th of May 2009, 22:48
related countries: United States

A US boy who ran away with his mother to avoid cancer treatment can receive chemotherapy, say his parents.
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