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Air war

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 0:06
related countries: Georgia, Russia

Troubled launch for Georgia's Russian-language TV
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Afghan endgame

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 0:11
related countries: Afghanistan

Can talking to the Taliban stop the war?
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Huge Brazil dam moves step closer

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 0:42
related countries: Brazil

Brazil grants an environmental licence for a controversial hydro-electric dam - the world's third largest - in the Amazon.
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Haiti criticises US missionaries

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 2:35
related countries: Haiti, United States

Haiti's PM says US missionaries arrested trying to take children out of the country "knew what they were doing was wrong".
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Maoist violence 'grave concern'

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 4:55
related countries: India

Maoist violence in India continues to be cause for "grave concern", with rising casualties on all sides, the country's home minister says.
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Pakistan 'captures Taliban base'

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 7:56
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban

A major Taliban base in a north-western tribal region of Pakistan is captured after days of fierce fighting, officials say.
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China police chief stands trial

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 8:10
related countries: China
related places: Chongqing

Former senior police chief Wen Qiang faces charges of corruption, rape and protecting gangs in Chongqing, China.
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Australia in surprise rate freeze

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 8:19
related countries: Australia

Australia's central bank surprises analysts by keeping interest rates on hold at 3.75%, but hints that more rises may be needed.
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Karachi ethnic clashes intensify

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 9:15
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Karachi

At least nine people are killed in the Pakistani city of Karachi as clashes between rival ethnic groups continue, officials say.
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ANC backs Zuma over 'love-child'

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 9:33
related countries: South Africa
related places: Zuma

South Africa's African National Congress defends President Jacob Zuma over claims he fathered a child outside marriage.
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US anti-missile test fails in Pacific

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 10:11
related countries: Iran, United States

A US missile defence test simulating an attack by Iran or North Korea has failed, the defence department says.
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Obama skipping Spain EU-US summit

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 10:20
related countries: United States, Spain
related places: May

US President Barack Obama is to stay away from a Spanish US-EU summit scheduled for May, in what some see as a blow to Europe's diplomatic prestige.
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Mexican party massacre 'random'

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 10:25
related countries: Mexico
related places: Juarez

The mayor of the Mexican city of Juarez says he believes the killing of 16 people at a student party was 'random' as the victims had no drug ties.
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Live text - F1 testing

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 10:26
related countries: Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton is driving the new McLaren for the first time as major teams try out their 2010 cars in pre-season testing.
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Court to rule on fan extradition

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 10:54
related countries: Portugal, United Kingdom

An England football fan will learn later whether he is to be extradited to Portugal to serve a jail sentence.
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Iran's Mousavi vows to fight on

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 10:59
related countries: Iran

Mir Hossein Mousavi says Iran's opposition will continue its peaceful struggle against the government.
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UN aiding rebels, says Sudan army

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 11:06
related countries: Sudan

Sudan's army says the UN has supplied rebels in Darfur with equipment - a claim dismissed as unfounded by the UN.
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Pope in attack on UK equality law

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 11:30
related countries: United Kingdom

Pope Benedict urges Catholic bishops in England and Wales to fight the UK's Equality Bill with "missionary zeal".
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They were all Yellow - Coldplay get The Simpsons treatment

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 11:43
related countries: United States
related places: Simpsons

A new episode of The Simpsons, featuring a cameo by Coldplay, is broadcast in the US.
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Protests over Kashmir boy's death

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 11:44
related countries: India

A strike is held in Indian-administered Kashmir to protest at the killing of a 15-year-old boy by a police tear gas round.
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Explosives found on Israel shores

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 11:49
related countries: Israel

Israeli police search the beaches along the country's southern coast after two barrels packed with explosives wash ashore there.
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We are the World - US stars re-record song for Haiti

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 12:04
related countries: Haiti, United States

Music stars including Kanye West and Celine Dion re-record the 1985 charity hit We Are the World to raise money for Haiti.
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US jury considers Siddiqui charge

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 12:13
related countries: Pakistan, United States

A US jury retires to consider charges against a Pakistani neuroscientist accused of shooting at special agents.
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Indonesian man loses six teeth when cigarette explodes

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 12:27
related countries: Indonesia

An Indonesian man is given compensation after a cigarette he was smoking exploded, taking out six teeth.
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US men in Pakistan claim 'set up'

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 12:38
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Five American men detained in Pakistan for alleged links to extremist groups say they have been "set up" and tortured in custody.
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Saudi child bride drops divorce

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 12:46
related countries: Saudi Arabia

There is surprise in Saudi Arabia after a 12-year-old girl drops her request for a divorce from an 80-year-old man.
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China warns Obama over Dalai Lama

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 13:05
related countries: United States

China says ties with the US will be damaged if President Obama holds talks with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
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Germany Jesuit head's abuse shame

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 13:22
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

The head of a Catholic order in Germany apologises for the sex abuse committed at a prestigious Berlin school.
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Arrest bid over Auschwitz theft

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 14:07
related countries: Poland

Poland issues a European arrest warrant for a Swede allegedly behind the theft of the Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz.
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'Used to the smell of urine' - the Chinese migrants living in a toilet

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 14:17
related countries: China
related places: Hangzhou

Ten Chinese migrant workers are living in a public toilet in the city of Hangzhou, according to local media.
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Hamas: Talks over Shalit stopped

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 15:10
related countries: Israel

Hamas politician Mahmoud Zahar tells the BBC that talks to agree a prisoner swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have collapsed.
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Gibson named as new Windies coach

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 15:44
related countries: United Kingdom

Ottis Gibson has been appointed as the new head coach of West Indies after resigning from his post as England bowling coach.
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Malaysia's Anwar in sodomy trial

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 15:56
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim denounces "corrupt" sodomy charges against him as he appears in court.
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Hamilton happy with new McLaren

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 16:09
related countries: Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton declares himself happy after his first test in McLaren's new car despite lagging behind Felipe Massa's Ferrari.
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Bosnia police raid Muslim village

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 16:22
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian police launch a major raid against a conservative Muslim community, which they say poses a threat to the country.
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Sri Lanka leader wins extra year

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 16:43
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gets an extra year in power after a court rules his new term begins in November 2010.
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New Iran sanctions needed - Brown

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 16:54
related countries: Iran

Gordon Brown calls for further sanctions against Iran as a test of the international community's "strength".
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Feng shui master denied Wang cash

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 17:42
related countries: Hong Kong

A court in Hong Kong rejects a feng shui master's claim to the multibillion dollar estate of Asia's richest woman, Nina Wang.
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Chinese aircraft

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 17:47
related countries: China

Boeing and Airbus will soon face new challenger
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French Concorde crash trial opens

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 17:54
related countries: France, United States
related places: Continental

US airline Continental and five individuals go on trial in France over the Concorde crash of 2000, in which 113 people died.
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Guinea aide blamed for massacre

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 18:58
related countries: Guinea

An investigation for Guinea's junta blames a former aide for September's massacre, not the military leader.
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South Sudan hunger rises sharply

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 19:25
related countries: Sudan

The number of people needing food aid in south Sudan has quadrupled in a year to more than four million, the UN says.
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LA bomb plot sentence 'too short'

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 19:39
related countries: United States
related places: Los Angeles

A US court rules that a man's 22-year sentence for plotting a millennium eve attack on Los Angeles airport is too short.
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US military gay ban 'should go'

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 19:50
related countries: United States

Openly gay people should be allowed to serve in the US military, the top commander says, as a review of a ban is declared.
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Obama firm on Dalai Lama meeting

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 19:57
related countries: United States, China
related places: White House

US President Barack Obama intends to meet the Dalai Lama despite warnings from China not to, the White House says.
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Ukraine, Russia trade spy charges

Tuesday 2nd of February 2010, 22:26
related countries: Ukraine, Russia
related places: Kiev

Ukraine and Russia trade spying accusations as Kiev expels four Russians and detains another on suspicion of espionage.
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