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Peru stands by asylum decisions

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 0:16
related countries: Bolivia, Peru

Peru defends its controversial granting of asylum to an opponent of President Hugo Chavez and three Bolivian politicians.
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Spy wars

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 4:48
related countries: Lebanon

Has Israel lost its eyes and ears in Lebanon?
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In pictures

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 5:40
related countries: United States

US talk show king Jay Leno leaves after 17 years
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US 'opposes' nuclear North Korea

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 6:08
related countries: North Korea, United States

The US "will not accept" a nuclear-armed North Korea, the country's defence secretary tells an Asian security conference.
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Germany picks Magna to save Opel

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 7:54
related countries: Canada, United States
related places: Magna

Canadian firm Magna agrees a deal to take over the Opel wing of US carmaker GM, which is soon expected to file for bankruptcy.
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US man fined in Israeli spy case

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 8:51
related countries: Israel, United States

An elderly former employee of the US army is fined, but spared jail, for passing classified documents to Israel in the 1980s.
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Live - French Open

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 9:02
related countries: France

Roger Federer is in action on day seven at Roland Garros, after Novak Djokovic and Elena Dementieva go out.
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Porsche recovered in Paris murder hunt

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 10:45
related countries: France, United Kingdom
related places: Paris

UK police find a sports car thought to belong to a man whose girlfriend was found beaten to death in a Paris hotel.
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US presses Australia to take Uighurs

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 10:56
related countries: Australia, China

The US asks Australia to accept a group of Chinese Muslim detainees waiting to be freed from Guantanamo prison camp.
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Religious flame burns in Knock

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 11:43
related countries: Ireland
related places: Knock

Kieran Cooke visits Knock in the west of Ireland where for years Catholic pilgrims have flocked to commemorate what they believe to have been a sacred apparition.
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Chinese woo business in Bangladesh

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 11:43
related countries: China, Bangladesh

Duncan Bartlett describes some of the tactics used by the Chinese they seek stronger business ties with Bangladesh.
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In pictures

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 11:51
related countries: South Korea

The secret state - as viewed from South Korea
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Live text - Royal XV v Lions

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 12:29
related countries: Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom
related places: Rustenburg

The British and Irish Lions begin their tour of South Africa with a match against the Royal XV in Rustenburg.
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Plane arrest for ex-Iraq minister

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 12:56
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Iraq's ex-trade minister has been arrested at Baghdad airport on corruption charges after trying to leave the country, officials say.
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Obama 'helped' Opel rescue deal

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 14:05
related countries: Germany

The German chancellor says President Obama helped swing a deal to save carmaker Opel from GM's imminent bankruptcy.
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Berlusconi wins ban on potentially embarrassing party pictures

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 14:41
related countries: Italy

The Italian PM blocks publication of potentially embarrassing photos of young women at a party at his villa.
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Suu Kyi's health 'is improving'

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 14:54
related countries: Burma

Jailed Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's health is improving after she complained of feeling unwell, her lawyer says.
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Pakistan army 'regains' Swat city

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 15:03
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban, Swat

The Pakistan military says it has regained control of Mingora, the Swat valley's largest town, from the Taliban but battles continue.
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Classy Chelsea hit back to win FA Cup

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 16:24
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Everton, Chelsea, Wembley

Frank Lampard scores a stunning winner as Chelsea come from behind to beat Everton 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
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Former Sudan leader Nimeiri dies

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 16:45
related countries: Sudan

Former Sudanese President Jaafar Nimeiri, who brought Islamic law to the country, dies aged 79, officials say.
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Why Obama's Cairo speech matters

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 17:58
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Expect Barack Obama to reach out to Muslims but also to challenge them when he makes his speech in Cairo, the BBC's Justin Webb writes.
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Abuses in Zimbabwe 'still go on'

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 18:07
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's PM Morgan Tsvangirai says political intimidation and rights abuses continue despite the power-sharing deal.
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Djokovic suffers shock Paris exit

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 18:29
related countries: France, Germany
related places: Paris

Novak Djokovic becomes the most high-profile casualty so far at this year's French Open as he loses to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber.
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S Africans battle to save beached whales

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 18:34
related countries: South Africa

Rescuers in South Africa manage to return to the water 20 pilot whales which beached near Cape Town but others are put down.
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Harry goes to Harlem on US visit

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 20:22
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: New York, Harlem

The UK's Prince Harry visits a children's centre in Harlem on the final day of his official visit to New York.
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Paris jewel thief takes $8m haul

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 20:30
related countries: France
related places: Paris

A lone gunman robs an elite Parisian store of jewellery worth more than 6m euros ($8m) in broad daylight.
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Iran executes three men for mosque bombing

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 21:06
related countries: Iran

Three men convicted of bombing a mosque two days ago are publicly executed by Iran, state media reports.
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Iran reformist backs women's rights

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 23:05
related countries: Iran
related places: Mir

A leading reformist candidate in Iran's presidential election, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, vows to back women's rights if elected.
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Back to Beijing

Saturday 30th of May 2009, 23:33
related countries: China

Kate Adie returns to Tiananmen, 20 years on
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