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Big fish

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 0:15
related countries: Namibia Namibia

Namibia's first female trawler captain shows the way forward
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Paraguayan president has cancer

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 0:44
related countries: Paraguay Paraguay

Doctors say Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has a malignant, but treatable tumour.
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Call for gay weddings to resume

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 1:47
related countries: United States United States
related places: California

Top California officials ask a US federal judge to allow gays to wed pending an appeal against his rejection of a same-sex marriage ban.
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Climate talks 'backslide' at Bonn

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 2:10
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States
related places: Bonn

Climate talks are backsliding from commitments made last year while deadly floods in Pakistan highlight the dangers of inactivity, says the top US negotiator.
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Bear hug

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 2:19
related countries: Poland Poland, Russia Russia

Russia's Polish charm offensive sees dawn of new relations
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Miners trapped underground in Chile

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 4:42
related countries: Chile Chile

Rescue workers in Chile are trying to reach 34 miners who are trapped underground at a copper mine in the north of the country.
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Adultery case woman attacks Iran

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 9:15
related countries: Iran Iran

An Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery accuses officials of lying about her case to justify her execution.
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New Zealand keep Australia at bay

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 9:27
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand, Australia Australia
related places: Christchurch

New Zealand rack up a ninth straight victory over Australia to win the Bledisloe Cup in Christchurch.
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Live - England v Pakistan

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 9:33
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan reach stumps on day two of the second Test on 19-1 in their second innings, still 160 runs behind England.
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Laxman helps India level series

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 10:34
related countries: India India, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

VVS Laxman hits an unbeaten 103 as India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets to draw their three-Test series 1-1.
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Threatened oasis

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 11:03
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Berlin

The struggle to preserve Berlin's historic 'garden colonies'
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Turk accused of beating wife 'was dancing'

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 11:37
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

A man accused of beating his wife tells a New Zealand court they were performing a traditional dance, not fighting.
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Turkish 'coup' warrants annulled

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 12:27
related countries: Turkey Turkey

A Turkish court annulls arrest warrants against 102 military officers charged over an alleged coup plot in 2003.
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Pakistan on flooding 'red alert'

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 14:01
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan issues a red alert as floods that have devastated northern areas sweep south into the agricultural heartland of Sindh province.
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Saudi Blackberry deal 'in sight'

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 14:12
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

An agreement to prevent a ban on the Blackberry smartphone in Saudi Arabia is close to completion, Saudi officials say.
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Castro's cave

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 15:00
related countries: Cuba Cuba

Unseen photos show how Cuba's revolutionaries lived in hiding
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Health alert as Moscow under smog

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 15:52
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Russian health officials have warned people in Moscow to stay inside and avoid physical exertion as smog from wildfires blankets the city.
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Race against time in Pakistan floods

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 16:13
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The BBC's Orla Guerin has spent the day with Pakistan's military on a rescue operation in Sindh, to find flood victims before it is too late.
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Fidel Castro delivers rare speech

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 16:56
related countries: Cuba Cuba

Cuba's former president, Fidel Castro, makes his first speech to parliament since he stepped down due to ill health four years ago.
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Ice island breaks from Greenland

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 17:23
related countries: Greenland Greenland, United States United States

A giant sheet of ice measuring 260 sq km (100 sq miles) breaks off a glacier in Greenland, according to researchers at a US university.
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Turkish aid vessels return home

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 17:28
related countries: Turkey Turkey, Israel Israel

A Turkish aid ship that was raided by Israeli forces in May arrives back in Turkey after its release by Israel.
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Pirates quit captured sugar ship

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 17:33
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Pirates abandon a sugar cargo ship a day after seizing it in the Gulf of Aden, the EU naval task force off Somalia says.
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Medics shot dead in Afghanistan

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 18:08
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Ten medical charity workers, including US, German and British nationals, are killed in north-eastern Afghanistan.
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England on top despite Ajmal haul

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 18:17
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Edgbaston

Saeed Ajmal takes 5-82 but Pakistan, still 160 runs behind England with nine second-innings wickets in hand, face a monumental task to save the second Test with three days remaining.
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Shot UK medical worker identified

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 18:51
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A British aid worker who was among 10 people killed by gunmen in a remote part of north-east Afghanistan is named as Dr Karen Woo.
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Medic's mission

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 18:58
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Blog posts written by Briton Dr Karen Woo, killed in Afghanistan
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Uncapped trio in England overhaul

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 19:51
related countries: Hungary Hungary, United Kingdom United Kingdom

England call up the uncapped trio of Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs and Bobby Zamora as only 10 of the 23-man World Cup squad return for Wednesday's friendly against Hungary.
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Zardari ends UK visit with rally

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 19:52
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Birmingham

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari ends his UK visit with a rally in Birmingham, while his son appeals for flood relief donations.
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Deadly 'generator' blast in Iraq

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 20:38
related countries: Iraq Iraq

An explosion, said to have been caused by a power generator, kills 14 people and injures 35 in the Iraqi city of Basra.
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Fluminese announce Deco signing

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 20:57
related countries: Botswana Botswana

Brazilian side Fluminense announce they have signed Deco from Chelsea, although the Premier League club are yet to confirm his departure.
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Capello sorry for England debacle

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 22:58
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Fabio Capello apologises for England's dismal World Cup and insists he will fight to turn things around.
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Close-Up

Saturday 7th of August 2010, 23:49
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

Taking the plunge in the Swiss capital's fast-flowing river
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