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Bailout plan

Monday 26th of April 2010, 0:11
related countries: Greece

Greece's financial rescue deal inches forward
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Environmental fears over US spill

Monday 26th of April 2010, 1:20
related countries: United States
related places: Louisiana

Oil is leaking at the rate of 1,000 barrels a day after a rig sank off Louisiana in what US officials call "a very serious spill".
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Ladies in White harassed in Cuba

Monday 26th of April 2010, 3:11
related countries: Cuba

Government supporters in Cuba confront wives of political prisoners, the Ladies in White, blocking their march.
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Massive fire engulfs Manila slum

Monday 26th of April 2010, 3:17
related countries: Philippines
related places: Manila

Firefighters tackle a blaze which has destroyed hundreds of homes in shanty town outside the Philippines capital. Manila.
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Attack 'near UK envoy' in Yemen

Monday 26th of April 2010, 6:14
related countries: Yemen, United Kingdom

An explosion is heard near the convoy of the British ambassador to Yemen, but he is unhurt, reports say.
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Afghan bombs 'target police boss'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 6:47
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

Two bombs, reportedly targeting a police chief, explode in the Afghan city of Kandahar killing two civilians, officials say.
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India uproar over 'phone tapping'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 7:03
related countries: India

India's opposition parties disrupt parliament over reports of secret phone-tapping by the government.
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'I attacked friend'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 7:03
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian forgives friend who burnt his house down
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Pope memo 'will not affect UK visit'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 7:04
related countries: United Kingdom

The Vatican draws a line under the Pope "condom memo", saying it will not affect the Papal visit to the UK in September.
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Indian cricket suspends IPL chief

Monday 26th of April 2010, 7:15
related countries: India

India's cricket board suspends IPL chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations in the worst crisis in the Indian game since 2000.
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Drone hits Pakistan 'militants'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 8:28
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Missiles fired from a US drone kill four suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say.
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Avatar breaks US DVD sales record

Monday 26th of April 2010, 8:34
related countries: United States

Avatar becomes the fastest-selling home entertainment release of all time in North America, shifting 6.7 million DVDs and Blu-rays in four days.
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Israel troops kill Hamas militant

Monday 26th of April 2010, 8:50
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Israeli troops surround a house in the West Bank and kill a Hamas militant wanted for the alleged killing of an Israeli soldier.
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China mayor sacked over protests

Monday 26th of April 2010, 9:04
related countries: China

A mayor in north-eastern China is sacked for failing to respond to a mass "kneeling" protest over alleged local corruption.
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Envoy's Mid-East talks 'positive'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 9:37
related countries: Israel, United States

US envoy George Mitchell says talks were "positive" as he ends a visit aiming to break the deadlock over Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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Russia 'returns Kyrgyz minister'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 9:39
related countries: Kyrgyzstan, Russia

Russia has detained Kyrgyzstan's former interior minister and returned him, the interim Kyrgyz government says.
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Seoul mourns ship sinking victims

Monday 26th of April 2010, 9:57
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's leader joins mourners to pay last respects to 46 sailors killed when a warship mysteriously sank last month.
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Taiwan politicians mix with gangsters at mafia funeral

Monday 26th of April 2010, 10:25
related countries: Taiwan

A group of senior politicians are among thousands paying their respects to Taiwanese mafia boss Lee Chao-hsiung.
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Investors still nervous on Greece

Monday 26th of April 2010, 10:32
related countries: Greece

Investors remain nervous over plans to rescue the Greek economy, despite indications of progress on bail-out talks.
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Sausage solution to toad invasion

Monday 26th of April 2010, 10:37
related countries: Australia

Scientists in Australia design a cane toad "sausage" to help protect vulnerable predators from the poisonous toads.
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US tornadoes claim more victims

Monday 26th of April 2010, 11:06
related countries: United States

Twelve people are now known to have died in violent storms that tore through several southern US states at the weekend.
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Denmark's Sorensen may be fit for World Cup

Monday 26th of April 2010, 11:30
related countries: Denmark

Goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen could still be fit for Denmark's World Cup campaign, despite dislocating his elbow in Stoke's 7-0 defeat at Chelsea.
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UK envoy escapes 'suicide bomb'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 12:05
related countries: Yemen, United Kingdom

A suspected suicide bomber targets the convoy of the British ambassador to Yemen, who was unhurt in the attack.
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Kenyan football fans condemn Muslim World Cup TV ban

Monday 26th of April 2010, 12:38
related countries: Kenya

Football fans in a Kenyan town express anger at a ban on satellite TV ahead of the World Cup, imposed because of fears of pornography.
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Colombian war victims 'forgotten'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 13:19
related countries: Colombia

The ICRC warns that Colombians caught up in the decades-long civil conflict are in danger of being forgotten.
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Twin to run for Polish president

Monday 26th of April 2010, 13:48
related countries: Russia, Poland

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of the Polish president killed in a plane crash, is to run for office to replace him.
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Revised car could help Schumacher

Monday 26th of April 2010, 14:22
related countries: Spain

Mercedes will make changes to Michael Schumacher's car for next week's Spanish Grand Prix in a bid to save his season.
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Iraqi vote winners disqualified

Monday 26th of April 2010, 14:22
related countries: Iraq

A judicial committee in Iraq orders two election winners to be disqualified because of links to Saddam Hussein's party.
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Call for action against Thai reds

Monday 26th of April 2010, 14:52
related countries: Thailand
related places: Bangkok

Thailand's pro-government yellow-shirts call for the government to act, as red-shirt protests spread to provinces.
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President wins key Sudan election

Monday 26th of April 2010, 15:15
related countries: Sudan

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is declared the winner of this month's landmark polls, despite facing war crimes charges.
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US 'good Samaritan' left to die

Monday 26th of April 2010, 15:18
related countries: United States

A homeless man in the US who was stabbed after coming to a woman's aid is left to die by passers-by, CCTV footage shows.
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IPL chief faces corruption probe

Monday 26th of April 2010, 15:36
related countries: India

Indian cricket officials demand suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi answer corruption accusations, as an interim head is appointed.
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Retrial over Lebanon singer death

Monday 26th of April 2010, 15:43
related countries: Egypt, Lebanon

An influential Egyptian businessman stands trial again after being found guilty of killing a popular Lebanese singer in 2008.
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Israel jails 'holy semen' abuser

Monday 26th of April 2010, 16:05
related countries: Israel

An Israeli court imprisons a man for 10 years for tricking women into sexual acts by claiming his semen was holy and had healing powers.
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Nigeria party leader is charged

Monday 26th of April 2010, 16:30
related countries: Nigeria

The chairman of Nigeria's governing party is charged with fraud, as the party considers its presidential candidate.
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Former US President George W Bush to release memoirs

Monday 26th of April 2010, 16:53
related countries: United States

The memoir of George W Bush, due for release in November, will detail his "flaws and mistakes" as well as achievements, say the publishers.
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Belgian king ends government

Monday 26th of April 2010, 18:36
related countries: Belgium

Belgium's king accepts the resignation of PM Yves Leterme's government after the collapse of the ruling coalition, officials say.
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Merkel backs Greek bail-out plans

Monday 26th of April 2010, 19:43
related countries: Greece, Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel pledges German support to a European financial aid package for Greece, under "certain conditions".
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Site chosen for super-telescope

Monday 26th of April 2010, 20:47
related countries: Chile

Europe intends to build the world's biggest optical telescope on a mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert.
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Subs sent to stem US oil rig leak

Monday 26th of April 2010, 21:48
related countries: United States, Mexico

Robotic submersibles are being used to try to stop a serious oil leak nearly a mile below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mexico blasts Arizona migrant law

Monday 26th of April 2010, 21:49
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: Arizona

Mexican President Felipe Calderon warns that relations with US border state will suffer after it brings in tough law.
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Beckham targeting November return

Monday 26th of April 2010, 22:19
related countries: South Africa

David Beckham says he is hopeful of returning in November from the Achilles injury that ended his dream of playing in the World Cup in South Africa.
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Al-Qaeda 'tried to bomb UK envoy'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 23:37
related countries: Yemen, United Kingdom

Al-Qaeda is behind a suspected suicide attack on the convoy of the UK ambassador to Yemen, reports say.
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Goldman Sachs 'misled investors'

Monday 26th of April 2010, 23:39
related countries: United States

Goldman Sachs profited at the expense of clients in the housing market collapse, a US Senate investigation finds.
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