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Funeral services held for Stevens

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 0:53
related countries: United States United States
related places: Alaska

Scores of mourners file into the Anchorage Baptist Temple for the funeral of former US Senator Ted Stevens, who was killed in a plane crash.
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A nation divided

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 0:57
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Thailand three months after the crackdown on the "red shirts"
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Subway works reveal Aztec bodies

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 2:19
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 50 Aztec children during excavations for a new subway line in Mexico City.
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Bull jumps into crowd at Spanish show

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 2:41
related countries: Spain Spain

A bull jumped into the stands at a bullring in northern Spain injuring up to 40 people.
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France expels Roma gypsies

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 4:32
related countries: France France

Criticism is mounting of France's move to expel hundreds of Roma gypsies.
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India, Pakistan in border clash

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 4:43
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, India India
related places: Kashmir

India's army accuses Pakistani troops of firing across the Line of Control that divides the disputed region of Kashmir.
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No niqab for witness, judge rules

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 5:22
related countries: Australia Australia

A court in Australia says a Muslim woman must remove her full veil while giving evidence in a fraud case.
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What's it like to fly in a Spitfire?

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 5:36
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Seventy years on from the Battle of Britain, Evan Davis took to the skies to find out what flying in a Spitfire is really like.
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N Korea says South boat intruded

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 5:50
related countries: North Korea North Korea

North Korea says that a South Korean fishing boat that it seized earlier this month was poaching in its exclusive economic zone.
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Nazi Warsaw Ghetto film released

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 5:54
related countries: Poland Poland

Tom Brook looks at a new film that was shot inside the Warsaw Ghetto.
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American stream

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 5:56
related countries: India India, United States United States

The huge reverse brain drain of Indian IT experts from the US
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China Mobile sees profits rise 4%

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 6:20
related countries: China China

The world's biggest mobile operator, China Mobile, reports a 4% rise in profits, slightly ahead of analysts' expectations.
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Surprise welcome for police at Canadian marijuana farm

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 7:12
related countries: Canada Canada

Police raiding a marijuana farm in western Canada were astonished to find black bears apparently guarding it.
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Satyam chief Raju freed on bail

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 7:19
related countries: India India
related places: Raju

An Indian court has granted bail to the chairman of fraud-hit Satyam Computers, Ramalinga Raju.
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Stopping the boats

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 7:21
related countries: Australia Australia

Why asylum is Australia's 'toxic' election issue
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US church sued over abuse claims

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 7:28
related countries: United States United States
related places: California

A US Catholic diocese is sued for negligence for allowing a convicted child abuser to continue working in a California church.
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Gandhi warns Delhi Games 'guilty'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 7:54
related countries: India India

Sonia Gandhi, the head of India's governing Congress party, warns those found guilty of corruption in the Commonwealth Games will be punished.
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Brazil firm fined for 'slavery'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 8:34
related countries: Botswana Botswana

A Brazilian court upholds $3m (£1.93m) fine on a company accused of keeping workers in slave-like conditions.
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General Motors in huge share sale

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 8:48
related countries: United States United States

General Motors has paved the way for an initial public offering, expected to be the second largest share sale in US history.
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Rampaging bull wounds 40 in Spain

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 9:20
related countries: Spain Spain

A bull leaps out of the arena at a Spanish bullring and rampages through the crowd, injuring 40 people.
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Deadly blast hits Xinjiang city

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 9:44
related countries: China China
related places: Xinjiang

Seven people are killed in a bomb attack in China's Xinjiang region, the scene of deadly ethnic violence last year.
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General Motors in huge share sale

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 9:57
related countries: United States United States

General Motors has paved the way for an initial public offering, expected to be the second largest, perhaps even the largest, share sale in US history.
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Scene in a Pakistan refugee camp

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 10:11
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The BBC's Lyse Doucet has visited a relief operation in flood-hit Pakistan as the UN holds a special session on the disaster.
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Brazil holds online poll debate

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 10:17
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Brazil's three main presidential candidates take part in the first online debate as they campaign for October's elections.
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Venezuela bans 'violent' photos

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 10:41
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

A month-long ban has begun in Venezuela on national newspapers printing what a court ruling has called "violent, bloody or grotesque" images.
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More India 'naked punishments'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 10:46
related countries: India India

Two more tribal women are stripped and forced to parade naked in front of large crowds in the Indian state of West Bengal, police say.
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Tri-Nations to end just before RWC

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 11:02
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

The 2011 Tri-Nations will end just two weeks before the start of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
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Sharp drop in UK car production

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 11:03
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK car production fell by 8.9% in July compared with the same month last year, industry figures show, the first drop this year.
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Police try to identify 20 bodies

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 11:47
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Police are hoping to identify 20 bodies found on Britain's rail network in the last 35 years.
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EU: Greece meets loan conditions

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 12:01
related countries: Greece Greece

Greece has met the conditions to receive the second tranche of a 110bn euro rescue loan, the European Commission says.
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Bangladesh mass prisoner release

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 12:34
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

About 1,000 long-serving prisoners in Bangladesh are released in a bid to ease overcrowding in jails.
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Rubber bullets fired at SA strike

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 12:44
related countries: South Africa South Africa

South African police have fired rubber bullets and water cannons at crowds of striking civil servants.
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Germany's economy 'to grow by 3%'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 13:28
related countries: Germany Germany

The German economy is poised to grow by about 3% this year, says the central Bundesbank.
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UN seeks Pakistan flood aid boost

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 14:10
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The UN is to urge a stronger global response for flood-stricken Pakistan at an emergency meeting in New York.
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Jakarta unveils women-only trains

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 14:18
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia
related places: Jakarta

Women-only train carriages are launched in the Indonesian capital Jakarta in an attempt to prevent sexual harassment on public transport.
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US Mid-East talks plans 'ready'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 14:46
related countries: Israel Israel, United States United States

The US is preparing to release a statement establishing details for direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the BBC has learned.
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Train carriages fall in China river

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 14:56
related countries: China China

Two carriages from a passenger train are swept into a river in southern China after floods destroy a bridge, state media says.
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Foxconn set to hire more workers

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 15:00
related countries: China China

Taiwanese iPhone-maker Foxconn says it will hire more workers in China, so it can maintain production while cutting employees' overtime hours.
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Comic Handler to front MTV VMAs

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 15:15
related countries: United States United States

US comic Chelsea Handler is to host this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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Kenya in 'illegal extraditions'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 15:47
related countries: Kenya Kenya, Uganda Uganda
related places: Kampala

Human rights activists accuse Kenya of secretly sending four terrorism suspects to Uganda after the World Cup bomb blasts in Kampala.
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Live text - Murray v Gulbis

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 16:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Latvia Latvia

British number one Andy Murray takes on Latvia's Ernests Gulbis in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.
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Live - Europa League play-offs

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 16:04
related countries: Austria Austria

Aston Villa draw with Rapid Vienna before Liverpool host Trabzonspor and Manchester City travel to FC Timisoara on a busy night of Europa League play-off action.
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Canadian economic growth 'slows'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 16:18
related countries: Canada Canada

Canadian economic growth slowed in July amid a decline in the housing market while manufacturing edged up, an economic index shows.
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SA military deployed to hospitals

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 16:25
related countries: South Africa South Africa
related places: Soweto

South Africa's army is called in to protect hospitals from striking public sector workers on an indefinite strike for higher wages.
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Live - Scottish Europa League action

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 16:49
related countries: Denmark Denmark, Netherlands Netherlands, United Kingdom United Kingdom, Greece Greece
related places: Odense, Motherwell, Utrecht

Motherwell take on Danish side Odense, Celtic face the Dutch side Utrecht and Dundee United host AEK Athens in Europa League qualifiers.
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Major egg recall extended in US

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 17:18
related countries: United States United States

A US egg company extends a nationwide food recall to 380 million eggs, after outbreaks of salmonella poisoning in a number of states.
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Reputation 'shames Guinea-Bissau'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 17:50
related countries: Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, Guinea Guinea

Guinea-Bissau's president says his citizens are ashamed of being considered incapable of solving the problems of the coup-ridden nation.
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England face battle to save Test

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 17:50
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali's unbeaten 92 on day two at The Oval leaves England in danger of losing their first Test this summer.
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Last US combat brigade exits Iraq

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 17:56
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

The last American combat brigade in Iraq leaves the country, two weeks ahead of a deadline for an end to the US combat mission.
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Delhi Games boycott call rejected

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 18:03
related countries: Aruba Aruba

An Australian Olympic swimming legend is criticised for suggesting Delhi's Commonwealth Games could end in a repeat of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.
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Last US combat brigade exits Iraq

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 18:13
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

The last US combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, seven years after the US-led invasion.
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England v Pakistan 3rd Test day two as it happened

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 18:14
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

England trail Pakistan by 69 runs after losing Andrew Strauss before stumps on an intriguing day two of the third Test at The Oval.
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France sends Roma back to Romania

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 18:59
related countries: France France

Dozens of Roma (Gypsies) are flown back to Romania from France, in the first of a wave of repatriations condemned by rights groups.
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BP oil spill: Final seal delayed

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 19:21
related countries: United States United States, Mexico Mexico

The operation to completely seal off the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is pushed back to September, US officials say.
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US pledges Pakistan full support

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 19:30
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States

The US pledges its full support for flood-hit Pakistan, as a UN session intended to boost the international response gets under way in New York.
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Father follows daughter into bear pen to save her

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 20:49
related countries: Germany Germany

A father is injured while saving his three-year-old daughter from a bear's enclosure in a German zoo.
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UN calls for more Pakistan help

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 20:58
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan's flooding crisis is a "slow-motion tsunami", the UN secretary general tells an emergency fund-raising session in New York.
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Mexico City free plastic bag ban

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 21:20
related countries: Mexico Mexico

A new law comes into effect in Mexico City giving the authorities the power to fine shops which give away free plastic bags.
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BP accused of hiding oil rig data

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 23:00
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Energy giant BP is accused of withholding key data needed to investigate the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.
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Churchill's WWII 'Few' remembered

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 23:03
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Whitehall, Churchill

The Battle of Britain is being commemorated by a reading of one of Churchill's most famous speeches and a fly-past at Whitehall.
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Rail route compensation launched

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 23:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Birmingham, London

The compensation scheme for people affected by the proposed High Speed Rail link between London and Birmingham is launched.
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Fonseka 'expects jail sentence'

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 23:06
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan armed forces chief Sarath Fonseka says he expects a jail sentence from a military court trying him on charges of corruption.
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Threat halts US flight on runway

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 23:25
related countries: United States United States
related places: San Francisco

Authorities stop an American Airlines flight before takeoff at San Francisco International Airport after there was a threat to the plane.
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UK to double Pakistan flood aid

Thursday 19th of August 2010, 23:36
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The British government has announced it will double the amount of aid it is giving to flood-hit Pakistan to £60m.
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