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US casino robbed of $1.5m in chips

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 0:15
related countries: United States United States
related places: Las Vegas

An armed man steals at least $1.5m (£950,000) in chips at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas before escaping on a motorcycle, police say.
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Fair deal wanted

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 0:17
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan

Migrant workers in Taiwan seek higher wages, smaller fees
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US court indicts Dutch Farc rebel

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 0:32
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands, Colombia Colombia, United States United States

A court in the United States indicts Tanja Nijmeijer, a Dutchwoman fighting for the Colombian Farc rebel group, on charges of hostage-taking.
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King Henri IV's head is the genuine article

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 0:49
related countries: France France

Scientists say they have identified an embalmed head as belonging to King Henri IV of France, who was assassinated in 1610 at the age of 57.
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Goddess worshippers

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 1:41
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Making offerings at a sacred mountain in Venezuela
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Gunman dies at school in Florida

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 2:10
related countries: United States United States
related places: Florida

A gunman who opened fire during a Florida school board meeting fatally shot himself after being fired on by a local security chief, police say.
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Canadian military rescues drivers

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 2:23
related countries: Canada Canada

The Canadian military rescues more than 237 motorists trapped by snow on an Ontario highway, some for more than 24 hours in frigid weather.
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Cuba refuses dissident exit visa

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 3:55
related countries: France France, Cuba Cuba
related places: Eu

Cuba refuses to grant exit visa for dissident Guillermo Farinas to travel to France to receive the EU's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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Argentina hit by squatter crisis

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 4:09
related countries: Argentina Argentina

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has accused her political rival of encouraging illegal land grabs and fomenting squatter violence in which at least three people have been killed.
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Fake Faberge eggs seized in Paris

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 5:40
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

More than 350 fake Faberge eggs are set to be destroyed after they were seized by customs at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.
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Japan business confidence falls

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 7:20
related countries: Japan Japan

Confidence among Japanese companies has fallen for the first time in almost two years, the influential tankan survey suggests.
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Russian tycoon verdict postponed

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 7:40
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

A Moscow court postpones giving a verdict against oil tycoon and Kremlin-critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky on charges of theft and money laundering.
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Dail vote on 85bn euro bail-out

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 7:41
related countries: Ireland Ireland

The Irish government is to vote on Wednesday as TDs debate the 85 billion euro (£72bn) EU bail-out package.
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The King legacy

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 8:03
related countries: United States United States
related places: King

Larry King show leaves lasting mark on US media landscape
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Many dead in India wedding crash

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 8:21
related countries: India India
related places: At

Nearly 30 people die as a bus carrying wedding guests plunges into a reservoir in southern India.
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Torn admits drunken bank break-in

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 8:27
related countries: United States United States

Seventy-nine-year-old US actor Rip Torn admits to breaking into a bank while drunk and carrying a loaded gun.
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Vital trial

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 8:37
related countries: Russia Russia

Khodorkovsky's fate may foretell results of Russia's presidential poll
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Bear recaptured in S Korea after week on the run

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 8:52
related countries: South Korea South Korea

A young bear which escaped from a zoo in South Korea is safely re-captured after nine days on the run.
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Squatter protests

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 9:29
related countries: Argentina Argentina

Poverty, immigration and politics in Argentina
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Hall of Fame honour for Diamond

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 9:34
related countries: United States United States
related places: Diamond, Fame

Neil Diamond is to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year alongside artists including Alice Cooper and Tom Waits.
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Rare films of 1940s Britain released

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 10:23
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A rich archive of film footage of British life in the 1930s and 1940s has been released online for the first time.
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Ciudad Juarez death toll at 3,000

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 10:27
related countries: Mexico Mexico
related places: Ciudad Juarez

This year's death toll from drug-related violence in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez reaches 3,000 - 10 times the figure recorded in 2007.
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Electrolux set to cut 2,100 jobs

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 10:47
related countries: Canada Canada, Sweden Sweden

Sweden's Electrolux says it will cut costs by shedding 2,100 jobs in Europe and Canada in the next three years.
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Australia asylum sinking kills 27

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 10:52
related countries: Christmas Island Christmas Island, Australia Australia

Emergency crews recover 27 bodies from the sea, after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers crashed into rocks on Australia's Christmas Island.
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Rape with impunity

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 11:06
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Somalia's women still in danger after fleeing their homes
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US envoy hopes to 'calm' N Korea

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 11:07
related countries: North Korea North Korea, United States United States
related places: Pyongyang

US state governor Bill Richardson says he hopes to get North Korea to "calm down" as he makes an unofficial visit to Pyongyang.
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Ministers press on with NHS plans

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 11:09
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The government has confirmed it is to go through with big structural changes to the NHS in England.
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Wikileaks appeal set for Thursday

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 11:24
related countries: Sweden Sweden

Swedish prosecutors will make their appeal against bail for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the High Court on Thursday.
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Storm reveals ancient statue in Israel

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 11:24
related countries: Israel Israel

A Roman-era headless marble statue buried for centuries has been unearthed after a storm raked Israel's coast.
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Council pension deficit '£100bn'

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 11:24
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The deficit in the Local Government Pension Scheme in England may have more than doubled in the past three years to £100bn, research suggests.
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Senegal recalls Tehran ambassador

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 11:48
related countries: Senegal Senegal, Nigeria Nigeria, Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

Senegal recalls its ambassador to Iran after Tehran failed to provide a "satisfactory" explanation for an arms shipment seized in Nigeria in October.
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Four killed in Spain gun rampage

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 12:02
related countries: Spain Spain

A man armed with a rifle kills four people in a shooting rampage in north-east Spain, police say.
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Harley makes first Indian bikes

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 12:27
related countries: India India

The first Harley-Davidson motorbikes to be assembled in India are going on sale.
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Petrol bombs on the streets of Athens

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 12:34
related countries: Greece Greece
related places: Athens

Greek police clash with protesters in the capital Athens as unions stage a general strike against government austerity measures.
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Novartis seals $41bn Alcon deal

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 12:44
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis takes complete control of eyecare firm Alcon by buying the remaining shares for $12.9bn.
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Tokyo passes manga restrictions

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 12:54
related countries: Japan Japan
related places: Tokyo

Tokyo bans the sale and lease of anime films and manga comics depicting rape, incest and other sex crimes to under-18s.
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Raids on Indian lobbyist premises

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 13:07
related countries: India India

India's top investigation agency raids the home and offices of a corporate lobbyist in connection with a corruption inquiry.
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First oil begins pumping in Ghana

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 13:08
related countries: Ghana Ghana

Ghana's President John Atta Mills turns on the valve at an offshore platform to mark the start of the West African nation's first production of commercial oil.
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Sinking 'like a scene from a horror movie'

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 14:00
related countries: Christmas Island Christmas Island, Australia Australia

Emergency crews recover bodies from the sea after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers founders on rocks on Australia's Christmas Island.
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Downgrade threat for Spanish debt

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 14:33
related countries: Spain Spain

Credit rating agency Moody's says it is reviewing Spain's rating with a view to a possible downgrade.
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More Chinese 'unhappy with life'

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 14:53
related countries: China China

Social discontent in China has risen this year, according to a top Chinese think tank, with people worried about inflation and their personal futures.
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Anderson signs new Man Utd deal

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 15:10
related countries: Botswana Botswana

Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson signs a new four-and-a-half year deal.
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South Korea stages civil defence drill

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 15:18
related countries: South Korea South Korea

South Korea has staged its biggest ever civil defence drill aimed at quickening the country's response to any further attacks from the North.
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Rovers deny transfer policy row

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 15:20
related countries: India India

Blackburn Rovers' new owners deny the club's transfer policy is controlled by sports agency Kentaro and say the club is set to become a household name in India.
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Unemployment in UK rising again

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 15:21
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Public sector job losses caused unemployment to rise by 35,000 in the three months to October, the first increase in six months.
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Riseborough to gain Berlin honour

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 15:35
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Berlin

The Devil's Whore actress Andrea Riseborough is to honoured with a Shooting Star award at the Berlin Film Festival.
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Ghana leader 'fears drugs money'

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 16:14
related countries: Ghana Ghana, United States United States

Ghana's leader has said he is concerned that elements of his government are compromised by drugs traffickers, a US cable released by WikiLeaks reveals.
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China PM begins India trade trip

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 16:15
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, India India, China China

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao leads one of the largest Chinese business delegations ever to visit India as he begins a three-day state visit to shore up a bilateral relationship dogged by disputes.
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China PM begins India trade trip

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 16:35
related countries: India India, China China

Chinese PM Wen Jiabao has begun a three-day official visit to India to boost trade between the two Asian giants
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Stemming the flow

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 16:44
related countries: Israel Israel

African migrants present quandary for Israel
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Bulgaria diplomats in spying row

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 16:56
related countries: Bulgaria Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boiko Borisov says 45 diplomats revealed to be former agents of the country's communist secret service should be fired.
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Tymoshenko faces Ukraine inquiry

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 17:27
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine
related places: Kiev

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is under investigation for allegedly misusing public funds, and has been told she cannot leave Kiev.
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Greek strikers clash with police

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 17:46
related countries: Greece Greece

A Greek former minister is attacked by protesters who clashed with police during a general strike against austerity measures.
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ICC names Kenya violence suspects

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 17:57
related countries: Kenya Kenya

The International Criminal Court accuses six high-profile Kenyans of being behind the violence that led to 1,200 deaths following disputed 2007 elections.
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EU empty chair for Cuba dissident

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 18:07
related countries: Cuba Cuba

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas is represented by an empty chair at a ceremony to award him the EU's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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Irish parliament backs bail-out

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 18:12
related countries: Ireland Ireland

The Irish parliament votes in favour of the financial bail-out package negotiated with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
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Kuwait court cuts slander term

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 18:26
related countries: Kuwait Kuwait

Kuwait's appeals court reduces a one-year jail term given to a prominent writer and journalist for allegedly slandering the prime minister.
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ICC names Kenya violence suspects

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 18:34
related countries: Kenya Kenya

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has named six high-profile Kenyans he accuses of being behind the violence that followed the disputed 2007 elections.
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Deadly bomb attack on Iran city

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 18:37
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Chabahar

A bomb attack in the south-eastern Iranian city of Chabahar kills at least 39 people and injures many more, Iranian news sources say.
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Bookies probe Motherwell red card

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 18:52
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Motherwell

The Association of British Bookmakers investigates claims of irregular betting activity over the red card shown to Motherwell's Steve Jennings on Tuesday.
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US sues BP for clean-up damages

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 19:12
related countries: United States United States, Mexico Mexico

The US is suing BP and other companies in an effort to recover billions of dollars in connection with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, US media report.
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US Senate passes Obama tax deal

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 19:21
related countries: United States United States

The US Senate passes the tax compromise agreed between President Obama and the Republicans, setting up a crunch vote in the House of Representatives.
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Ghana oil pumped for first time

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 19:29
related countries: Ghana Ghana

The West African nation of Ghana has begun to pump its first commercial oil after the discovery of the offshore Jubilee field three years ago.
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UN lifts sanctions against Iraq

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 19:30
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The UN Security Council lifts most international sanctions imposed on Iraq during the Saddam Hussein era, citing progress made in the country.
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Police stabbed in bus stop attack

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 19:39
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Two police officers are stabbed while making checks on bus tickets in west London, the Metropolitan Police confirm.
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Germany gives to Auschwitz fund

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 20:22
related countries: Germany Germany

Germany pledges to contribute $80m to a fund set up to preserve the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz as a symbol of the Holocaust.
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Hundreds held over Russian riots

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 20:53
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

More than 800 people are arrested in Moscow in an attempt to stop ethnic clashes prompted by a football fan's shooting.
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A tour of China's 'richest village'

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 21:53
related countries: China China

For decades China has pursued economic growth by marrying capitalist policies with core principles of communism. This has generated vast wealth for a growing middle and upper class.
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English 'to pay higher Scots fee'

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 22:16
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland who go to Scottish universities could face annual fees of up to £6,000, the BBC learns.
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Soyuz blasts astronauts into space

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 22:20
related countries: Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, Italy Italy, United States United States

A Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft carrying astronauts from the US, Russia and Italy blasted off from Kazakhstan heading towards the International Space Station.
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Hundreds held over Russian riots

Wednesday 15th of December 2010, 22:51
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

More than 800 people are arrested in Moscow in an attempt to stop ethnic clashes prompted by a football fan's shooting.
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