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Battle to stabilise stricken Reef vessel
Monday 5th of April 2010, 2:11related countries:
ArubaAustralian authorities battle to stabilise a ship aground near the Great Barrier Reef, but say it may take weeks.
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Ingushetia hit by suicide attack
Monday 5th of April 2010, 6:37related countries:
RussiaA suicide attacker kills two police officers in Ingushetia, in the latest bombing to hit Russia.
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Burning ambition
Monday 5th of April 2010, 6:55related countries:
SudanEx-child soldier's life in Sudan in sound and pictures
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Earthquake rocks western Mexico
Monday 5th of April 2010, 7:28related countries:
Mexicorelated places: Los Angeles, Baja California, Nevada
A 7.2 magnitude quake rocks Mexico's Baja California, killing two people and causing tremors as far away as Nevada.
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Scores rescued from Chinese mine
Monday 5th of April 2010, 7:49related countries:
ChinaMore than 100 miners are rescued from a flooded Chinese mine, but others are still thought to be trapped underground.
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Spies online?
Monday 5th of April 2010, 8:04related countries:
IsraelHamas says Israel is using Facebook to recruit informers
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Gang raid frees Mexican prisoners
Monday 5th of April 2010, 8:25related countries:
Mexicorelated places: Reynosa
Attackers stormed a jail in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, freeing 13 prisoners, authorities say.
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Oil price up amid jobs joy in US
Monday 5th of April 2010, 8:35related countries:
United StatesOil prices extend gains above $80 a barrel amid optimism that improved US job creation will boost economic recovery.
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Hassan murder retrial postponed
Monday 5th of April 2010, 8:37related countries:
United KingdomThe retrial of a man charged with the kidnap and murder of UK aid worker Margaret Hassan is postponed.
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Second Moscow bomber 'a teacher'
Monday 5th of April 2010, 9:25related countries:
RussiaA female teacher from the North Caucasus may have been the second Moscow Metro bomber, a Russian newspaper says.
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Cuba 'will not cede to blackmail'
Monday 5th of April 2010, 9:44related countries:
Cuba, United StatesCuba's Raul Castro says Europe and the US are waging a media war against Cuba over the death of a hunger striker.
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Will Terreblanche death cause violence?
Monday 5th of April 2010, 10:32related countries:
South AfricaScuffles break out at Terreblanche hearing. Will his killing trigger racial violence?
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UN chief warns Uzbeks on rights
Monday 5th of April 2010, 10:46related countries:
UzbekistanUN leader Ban Ki-moon urges Uzbekistan to improve its record on human rights, during a Central Asia tour.
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The Canadian insect collector who eats his specimens
Monday 5th of April 2010, 10:53related countries:
CanadaCanadian George Brossard has spent 35 years collecting and exhibiting insects from around the word, but also enjoys them in wine or with a nice sauce
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Morales hails Bolivia poll 'wins'
Monday 5th of April 2010, 11:13related countries:
BoliviaBolivia's Evo Morales hails success in regional elections but exit polls suggest the opposition still holds sway in some key areas.
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SA warning against race violence
Monday 5th of April 2010, 11:18related countries:
South AfricaSouth African leaders warn white supremacists against any attempt to avenge the murder of Eugene Terreblanche.
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Egypt releases ElBaradei backer
Monday 5th of April 2010, 11:57related countries:
EgyptOfficials in Egypt say they have released the publisher of a book calling for political reform and praising Mohammed ElBaradei.
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China rejects Mekong dam claims
Monday 5th of April 2010, 12:11related countries:
ChinaChina rejects claims that its dams on the Mekong River are to blame for record low water levels in downstream nations.
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Court bails Egyptian opposition
Monday 5th of April 2010, 12:45related countries:
EgyptA court in Egypt orders the release of 16 Muslim Brotherhood members, but relatives say they have not yet been freed.
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Bomber kills dozens at Pakistan rally
Monday 5th of April 2010, 12:54related countries:
PakistanAt least 43 people are killed in a suspected suicide attack at a political rally in north-west Pakistan, reports say.
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Nato admits killing Afghan women
Monday 5th of April 2010, 13:41related countries:
AfghanistanNato admits its forces were responsible for the deaths of three women during a botched raid in Afghanistan in February.
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Leaders pay Terreblanche respects
Monday 5th of April 2010, 13:59related countries:
South AfricaSouth African leaders pay their respects to the family of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche, killed on Saturday.
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Trail blazer
Monday 5th of April 2010, 14:41related countries:
ChinaThe button seller who was China's first entrepreneur
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Red-shirts blockade Bangkok shops
Monday 5th of April 2010, 14:45related countries:
Thailandrelated places: Bangkok
Anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok's shopping district for a third day and briefly storm an election office.
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Threat to Asia celebrity wedding
Monday 5th of April 2010, 15:30related countries:
Pakistan, 
IndiaPolice question cricketer Shoaib Malik over claims he is already married ahead of his wedding to tennis star Sania Mirza.
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Korea ship chases Somali pirates
Monday 5th of April 2010, 15:35related countries:
South Korea, 
Indian Ocean, 
Somalia, India, 
North Korearelated places: Seoul
A huge South Korean oil tanker has been hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.
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Troops retake airport in DR Congo
Monday 5th of April 2010, 15:43related countries:
Democratic Republic of the Congorelated places: Mbandaka
A joint operation by DR Congo troops and UN peacekeepers seizes control of Mbandaka airport from a local militia.
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Terreblanche revenge vow revoked
Monday 5th of April 2010, 16:13related countries:
South AfricaThe party of the murdered South African white supremacist, Eugene Terreblanche, retracts a threat to avenge his death.
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After the Tigers
Monday 5th of April 2010, 17:00related countries:
Sri LankaPeacetime uncertainty for Sri Lanka Tamils
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Attack on Pakistan US consulate
Monday 5th of April 2010, 17:06related countries:
Pakistan, United Statesrelated places: Peshawar
Militants attack the US consulate in Peshawar, hours after another attack in north-west Pakistan kills 43 at a political rally.
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Russia 'in $5bn Chavez arms deals'
Monday 5th of April 2010, 17:25related countries:
Venezuela, Russiarelated places: Caracas
Russia could sell $5bn worth of weapons to Venezuela, PM Vladimir Putin says after a visit to Caracas last week.
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US anger at Pakistan mission raid
Monday 5th of April 2010, 21:28related countries:
Pakistan, United Statesrelated places: Peshawar
The US expresses "great concern" over a deadly assault by militants on the US consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
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Karzai defends Afghan fraud claim
Monday 5th of April 2010, 22:46related countries:
AfghanistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai defends criticism of the West about fraud in the presidential election, speaking to the BBC.
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Toyota faces record US $16m fine
Monday 5th of April 2010, 23:12related countries:
United StatesThe US government accuses Toyota of failing to tell it about accelerator pedal defects and will press for a record fine.
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Jordanian officials take dim view of 1 April 'alien invasion'
Monday 5th of April 2010, 23:20related countries:
JordanA Jordanian mayor is considering suing a newspaper over an April Fools' Day report saying aliens had landed nearby.
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