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Canadian bikers guilty of murder

Friday 30th of October 2009, 0:03
related countries: Canada

Six men are convicted of murdering eight fellow bikers in the worst mass murder in the Canadian province of Ontario.
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Biker massacre

Friday 30th of October 2009, 0:13
related countries: Canada

Gang feud behind the slaughter that shocked Canada
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Payout over water-drinking death

Friday 30th of October 2009, 2:20
related countries: United States

The family of a US woman who died after drinking litres of water in a radio station contest wins $16m (£9.7m).
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It's quiz time!

Friday 30th of October 2009, 2:33
related countries: Iceland

McDonald's is leaving Iceland, but what will replace it?
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Blame and anger

Friday 30th of October 2009, 2:42
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Anti-US sentiment in Pakistan is spreading
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Orphan life

Friday 30th of October 2009, 2:59
related countries: South Africa

South African 10-year-old left to raise her siblings
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UN to boost Afghanistan security

Friday 30th of October 2009, 3:35
related countries: Afghanistan

The UN Security Council backs a call by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to offer more protection to UN staff in Afghanistan.
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Civilians killed in Afghan blast

Friday 30th of October 2009, 7:38
related countries: Afghanistan

At last eight civilians are killed as a roadside bomb hits their vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Fugitive Thai banker faces trial

Friday 30th of October 2009, 7:49
related countries: Canada, Thailand

A fugitive Thai banker loses a 13-year extradition battle and is sent back to Thailand from Canada to face trial.
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Honduras rivals resolve deadlock

Friday 30th of October 2009, 7:57
related countries: Honduras

Honduras' interim leader says he is ready to sign an accord that could see ousted President Manuel Zelaya return to power.
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Five die in huge India oil blaze

Friday 30th of October 2009, 8:02
related countries: India

A massive fire at an oil depot in the western Indian state of Rajasthan kills at least five people and injures 150 others, officials say.
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Live - Abu Dhabi GP practice

Friday 30th of October 2009, 8:28
related countries: United Arab Emirates

McLaren enjoy a productive Friday at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as their cars top both practice sessions.
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9/11 passport 'found in Pakistan'

Friday 30th of October 2009, 8:56
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani forces say they have found a passport of an Islamist militant linked to two hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks.
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Magistrate calls for Chirac trial

Friday 30th of October 2009, 11:27
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Former French President Jacques Chirac is ordered to stand trial over alleged false contracts made when he was Paris mayor.
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Death risk alluring, says prince

Friday 30th of October 2009, 11:52
related countries: Australia

Prince Edward suggests on a trip to Australia that the risk of death attracts young people to the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.
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EU push for climate funding unity

Friday 30th of October 2009, 12:16
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

EU leaders attempt to break an impasse over funds to help poor countries fight global warming, on the last day of their summit.
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Release of Turkmen activist urged

Friday 30th of October 2009, 12:20
related countries: Turkmenistan

An environmentalist sentenced to prison in Turkmenistan was jailed on trumped-up charges, human rights campaigners say.
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Semenya tests 'must be annulled'

Friday 30th of October 2009, 13:10
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's governing ANC calls for gender test results carried out on the runner Caster Semenya to be annulled.
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Colombia and US sign bases deal

Friday 30th of October 2009, 13:24
related countries: Colombia, United States

The United States and Colombia sign a deal giving the US military access to seven Colombian bases.
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UN's Zimbabwe trip 'provocative'

Friday 30th of October 2009, 14:35
related countries: Zimbabwe

The attempt by the UN's torture investigator to visit Zimbabwe was "calculated" to provoke, a Zanu-PF minister says.
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Medvedev blasts Stalin defenders

Friday 30th of October 2009, 14:47
related countries: Russia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hits out at those seeking to rehabilitate former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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Nine missing after US air crash

Friday 30th of October 2009, 14:53
related countries: United States
related places: California

A search is under way for nine people missing after a US Coast Guard plane and a military helicopter crash off California.
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Israel endorses Iran nuclear plan

Friday 30th of October 2009, 15:23
related countries: Israel, Iran

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu praises a UN proposal on Iran's nuclear enrichment programme as a "positive first step".
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Clinton ends tough Pakistan trip

Friday 30th of October 2009, 15:26
related countries: Pakistan, United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets tribal leaders on the final day of a testing trip to Pakistan.
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Search under way for Brazil plane

Friday 30th of October 2009, 15:32
related countries: Brazil, Botswana

The Brazilian air force is searching for a military plane that disappeared over the Amazon region with 11 people on board.
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Pirate ransom demand 'imminent'

Friday 30th of October 2009, 15:42
related countries: Somalia, United Kingdom

A ransom demand for a British couple being held by Somali pirates is to be made later, the BBC learns.
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Nigerian MP's election 'rigged'

Friday 30th of October 2009, 16:45
related countries: Nigeria

An election appeals tribunal in Nigeria sacks an influential senator, ruling his election two years ago was rigged.
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Kovalainen top as McLaren shine

Friday 30th of October 2009, 16:49
related countries: United Arab Emirates, Bermuda
related places: Abu Dhabi

Heikki Kovalainen grabs top spot from his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Friday's second practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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US to lift HIV entry ban soon

Friday 30th of October 2009, 18:27
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama says he will end the 22-year ban on people with HIV entering the US from the start of 2010.
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BP fined $87m for Texas explosion

Friday 30th of October 2009, 18:57
related countries: United States
related places: Texas

BP is fined a record $87m by the US authorities for failing to correct safety violations at its Texas oil refinery.
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Biswas on India

Friday 30th of October 2009, 20:00
related countries: India
related places: Calcutta

Bridge eaten by spit and other Calcutta oddities
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EU strikes climate funding deal

Friday 30th of October 2009, 20:02
related countries: Denmark
related places: Copenhagen

EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit.
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Putin in new Ukraine gas warning

Friday 30th of October 2009, 20:14
related countries: Ukraine, Russia

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Ukraine may be having problems paying for gas, raising concerns over European supplies.
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Charging elephant kills BBC guide

Friday 30th of October 2009, 20:15
related countries: Tanzania

An expedition guide for a BBC children's programme died after being charged by an elephant in Tanzania, it is revealed.
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Ransom demanded for yacht couple

Friday 30th of October 2009, 22:14
related countries: Indian Ocean, Somalia, India, United Kingdom

Somali pirates issue a ransom demand of $7m (£4.3m) for a couple from Kent kidnapped in the Indian Ocean.
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Dutch girl's solo voyage banned

Friday 30th of October 2009, 22:26
related countries: Netherlands

A Dutch court puts a 13-year-old girl under care, stalling her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
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Anna Nicole drug trial goes ahead

Friday 30th of October 2009, 22:27
related countries: United States

The ex-boyfriend of late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith and two doctors must stand trial for supplying drugs, a US judge says.
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Brazil tribe finds crash survivors

Friday 30th of October 2009, 22:53
related countries: India, Brazil

An Indian tribe in Brazil has found at least nine survivors of a plane crash in the Amazon region, Brazil's air force says.
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