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Driving force

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 2:20
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

Luxury sales and salivating CEOs at Beijing car show
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US Senate bars bank reform debate

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 4:03
related countries: United States

US Republican senators block moves to debate a bill proposing the most sweeping financial regulation reforms for 60 years.
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England have best World Cup base - Hoddle

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 5:30
related countries: South Africa

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle says Fabio Capello's World Cup base in South Africa is "the best facility any of the nations have got".
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Iraq impasse 'heightens violence'

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 5:53
related countries: Iraq

Continuing political uncertainty in Iraq is contributing to a rise in the number of civilian deaths, Amnesty International warns.
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Hostage reunion

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 6:54
related countries: Lebanon, United Kingdom

UK former captive in Lebanon finally meets his saviour
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Darfur rebels free peacekeepers

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 7:05
related countries: Sudan

Four peacekeepers with the joint UN-AU mission in Sudan's Darfur region have been released, the mission spokesman says.
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Nauru poll fails to end deadlock

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 7:08
related countries: Nauru

A snap election on the South Pacific island of Nauru returns all 18 MPs to parliament, failing to end political deadlock.
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US evacuates oil rig after leak

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 7:26
related countries: United States, Mexico

US authorities evacuate an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico near where another oil rig sank after an explosion last week.
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Deutsche Bank posts bumper profit

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 8:11
related countries: Germany

Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank announces net profits of 1.8bn euros for the first three months of the year.
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Afghan court jails British ex-army man

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 8:21
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

A British man found guilty of corruption is sentenced to two years in one of Afghanistan's most notorious prisons.
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Result!

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 8:50
related countries: Sudan
related places: Bashir

Outcome of Sudan's disputed poll is perfect for Bashir
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Australia shelves climate scheme

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 9:05
related countries: Australia

Australia says a key emissions trading scheme will not start until 2013 at the earliest, after it was repeatedly blocked in the Senate.
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Fowler moves to Aussie side Perth

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 9:06
related countries: Australia
related places: Perth

Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is to play for Perth Glory in Australia next season after being released from his deal with cash-strapped North Queensland.
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Exports boost South Korea economy

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 9:11
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's economy grew by a faster-than-expected 1.8% in the first quarter of the year, figures show.
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Chan in Qinghai quake charity gig

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 9:20
related countries: China
related places: Qinghai

Hollywood actor Jackie Chan joins more than 100 stars in a charity concert for victims of the recent earthquake in China.
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Obama aims to boost Muslim ties

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 9:24
related countries: United States

The US president unveils educational and business exchanges in an effort to improve relations with the Muslim world.
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US extradites Noriega to France

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 9:29
related countries: Panama, France, United States

Panama's ex-leader Manuel Noriega is extradited from the US to France, where he is wanted for money laundering.
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Indian strike over food prices

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 10:04
related countries: India

Nationwide protests over the rising price of food and fuel hits various Indian states, disrupting some transport services.
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West Ham bid for Dorrans rejected

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 10:40
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: West Ham

Newly promoted West Brom turn down a bid of about £4m from West Ham for Scotland international Graham Dorrans.
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Should Australia delay climate plan?

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 10:46
related countries: Aruba

A key emissions trading scheme is delayed after being repeatedly blocked in the Australian Senate. Do you agree with the decision?
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Born free

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 10:48
related countries: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone scraps fees for maternity healthcare
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Chaos as Ukraine votes on fleet

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 10:50
related countries: Ukraine, Russia
related places: Kiev

Chaos erupts in Ukraine's parliament as members vote to extend the lease on a Russian naval base in Ukraine.
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Israel army disciplines soldiers

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 10:58
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Israel's top military commander disciplines four officers involved in the deaths of four Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.
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Sierra Leone launches free care

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 11:31
related countries: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone launches a free healthcare programme for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five.
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Detroit bomb suspect 'in video'

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 12:12
related countries: Yemen, United States
related places: Detroit

New video apparently shows the Detroit jet bomb suspect at a militant camp as well as a fugitive US-Yemeni cleric.
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Norway agrees border with Russia

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 12:27
related countries: Norway, Russia

Russia and Norway resolve a long-running dispute over an Arctic border in the resource-rich Barents Sea.
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Burma leaders 'set for poll run'

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 12:31
related countries: Burma

Several senior Burma leaders have resigned their military posts so they can run in forthcoming elections, reports say.
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Army officer to face Bhutto panel

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 13:34
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Bhutto

A committee of Pakistani civilians is to question a senior officer over the 2007 murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
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Snow leopards and bear cubs - Kyrgyz ex-leader's zoo discovered

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 13:43
related countries: Kyrgyzstan

A pair of snow leopards and two bear cubs are among the exotic animals found in the private zoo of ousted Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
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Dubai fury as Kenya expels rulers

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 14:01
related countries: Kenya, United Arab Emirates

Kenyan officials are in the United Arab Emirates trying to end a row after four Dubai rulers were deported as terror suspects.
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In pictures

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 14:14
related countries: Ukraine, Russia

Images of Russia's Black Sea fleet, based in Ukraine
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India holds diplomat for 'spying'

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 14:26
related countries: Pakistan, India
related places: Islamabad

India arrests one of its diplomats on charges of spying for Pakistan as the two countries' leaders prepare for a regional summit.
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Year of offensives

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 15:51
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban

Have anti-Taliban assaults in Pakistan been a success?
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South Korean woman claims 14 peaks climbing record

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 16:32
related countries: North Korea

A South Korean scales Annapurna to claim the record for being the first woman to climb the world's 14 highest peaks.
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China lifts ban on HIV carriers

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 16:49
related countries: China

China lifts travel restrictions for foreigners with HIV and Aids, in a move welcomed by the World Health Organization.
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Noriega 'to fight French charges'

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 17:04
related countries: United States, France, Panama

Panama ex-leader Manuel Noriega faces French prosecutors after his US extradition and will fight money-laundering charges.
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High achiever?

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 17:19
related countries: North Korea

Korean woman finds her climbing record in dispute
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Mexicans warned over Arizona law

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 17:28
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: Arizona

Mexico urged its nationals to carry documentation with them to Arizona in response to a new immigration law in the US state.
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Tunisia dissident reporter free

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 17:41
related countries: Tunisia

Taoufik Ben Brik, a journalist critical of Tunisia's president, leaves prison after serving a six-month sentence for assault.
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Gulbis shocks Federer in Masters

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 18:27
related countries: Italy, Latvia

Roger Federer is out of the Rome Masters after losing to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis in the second round.
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France keeps Noriega in detention

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 19:04
related countries: France, Panama
related places: Paris

Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is to be held in French custody until his trial, a judge in Paris rules.
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Markets hit by Greece junk rating

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 20:03
related countries: Greece

Greece's debt is downgraded to junk status by ratings agency Standard & Poor's amid fears its financial crisis is out of control.
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Murray v Seppi as it happened

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 20:28
related countries: Italy

Britain's Andy Murray ends a run of three defeats with a straight-sets defeat of Italian Andreas Seppi in his opening match at the Rome Masters.
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Malcolm X gunman freed on parole

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 21:05
related countries: United States

The only man to have admitted his role in the killing of controversial US black leader Malcolm X is released from jail on parole.
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UN backs tougher stance on piracy

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 22:21
related countries: Somalia

The UN Security Council adopts a resolution aimed at making it easier to prosecute and jail Somalia pirates.
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Mourinho taunts 'obsessed' Barca

Tuesday 27th of April 2010, 22:39
related countries: Spain
related places: Barcelona, Barca

Jose Mourinho, whose Inter Milan side face Barcelona on Wednesday, claims the Catalans are "obsessed" with winning the Champions League at the Bernabeu - home of rivals Real Madrid.
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