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UK humbled?

Friday 15th of January 2010, 0:01
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

British anxiety over influence in Europe after crisis
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Bomb near Israel convoy in Jordan

Friday 15th of January 2010, 0:45
related countries: Israel Israel, Jordan Jordan

A bomb has gone off near a convoy of Israeli diplomats in Jordan, Israel's foreign ministry confirms.
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'Snow joke' as too much snow closes Scottish ski resort

Friday 15th of January 2010, 0:48
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The CairnGorm Mountain ski centre in the Highlands will be closed for the day - because of too much snow.
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Murray lies in Nadal's path at Australian Open

Friday 15th of January 2010, 1:00
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain's Andy Murray will face a qualifier in the first round of the Australian Open, but Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro could block his path to the final.
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Haiti quake toll 'may be 50,000'

Friday 15th of January 2010, 1:41
related countries: Haiti Haiti

The Red Cross estimates 45,000-50,000 people have died in Haiti's devastating earthquake, as rescue efforts continue.
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Charge in Hong Kong acid attack

Friday 15th of January 2010, 6:22
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Police in Hong Kong say they have charged a man over one of a series of acid attacks that has baffled investigators.
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Afghan mission

Friday 15th of January 2010, 6:57
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

US troops surge brings new focus for UK forces
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Pakistan 'militant bodies' found

Friday 15th of January 2010, 7:01
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The bodies of five suspected militants are found in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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US soldier killed in Afghan blast

Friday 15th of January 2010, 8:13
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States

An American soldier is killed by a bomb explosion in troubled southern Afghanistan, Nato-led forces say.
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Ex-soldier named Tibet governor

Friday 15th of January 2010, 8:22
related countries: China China

China appoints a former soldier as the new governor of Tibet after the previous one resigned unexpectedly.
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900 jobs go as Bosch quits Wales

Friday 15th of January 2010, 8:47
related countries: Germany Germany, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Around 900 workers are to lose their jobs after German car parts firm Bosch says it is to close its south Wales plant in 2011.
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Beer-loving Belgians could see taps run dry

Friday 15th of January 2010, 9:36
related countries: Belgium Belgium

Disaster could be brewing - or not - in beer-loving Belgium, where the taps could be about to run dry on two of the country's most popular beers.
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Call for Guinean leader's return

Friday 15th of January 2010, 9:47
related countries: Guinea Guinea

Senior Guinean military officials call for injured coup leader Capt Moussa Dadis Camara to be returned to Guinea.
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Honduras officers to face trial

Friday 15th of January 2010, 10:21
related countries: Honduras Honduras

A Honduras judge orders military chiefs to stay in the country and appear in court next week over the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya.
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Greece to outline plans on debt

Friday 15th of January 2010, 10:48
related countries: Greece Greece

Greece is to submit a three-year plan to cut its huge budget deficit to the European Commission later on Friday.
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US charges three for 'India plot'

Friday 15th of January 2010, 10:57
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, India India, United States United States
related places: Chicago

A leader of a Pakistani militant group, a retired soldier and a man from Chicago face US charges over the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Bodies from 2005 quake discovered

Friday 15th of January 2010, 11:09
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, China China
related places: Kashmir

Chinese road workers in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir dig up a van with 17 bodies which disappeared in the 2005 quake.
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Kashmir police station attacked

Friday 15th of January 2010, 11:32
related countries: India India

Militants in Indian-administered Kashmir attack a police station, killing one police officer and a civilian, officials say.
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North Korea allows aid from Seoul

Friday 15th of January 2010, 12:40
related countries: South Korea South Korea, North Korea North Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea accepts an offer of food aid from South Korea, officials say, the first such aid in two years.
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Live - South Africa v England

Friday 15th of January 2010, 13:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

South Africa are 215-2, 35 runs ahead of England, at stumps on a weather-hit second day of the final Test in Johannesburg.
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Iraqi body bars 500 candidates

Friday 15th of January 2010, 13:17
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Iraq's election commission has barred around 500 candidates from running in national elections in March.
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Berlusconi bribe trial postponed

Friday 15th of January 2010, 14:04
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Milan

Italian prime minister's corruption trial is suspended until the end of February, pending an appeal by his co-defendant.
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Most Indian plastic toys 'toxic'

Friday 15th of January 2010, 14:17
related countries: India India

Many plastic toys sold in India may contain chemicals harmful to children, an environmental group says in a report.
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'Police cancel' China gay pageant

Friday 15th of January 2010, 15:17
related countries: China China

Organisers of the first Mr Gay China pageant say police forced them to cancel the event, one hour before it was to open.
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Yemen jets 'strike al-Qaeda cell'

Friday 15th of January 2010, 15:33
related countries: Yemen Yemen

Six al-Qaeda suspects have been killed in an air strike in north Yemen, says the Yemeni defence ministry.
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Israel 'cult leader' arrested

Friday 15th of January 2010, 15:41
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli police arrest the leader of an alleged polygamist cult and accuse him of enslavement and sexual offences, including rape.
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Russia MPs support rights reform

Friday 15th of January 2010, 15:43
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia's lower house of parliament backs a long-delayed reform to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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Housekeeper sues Israel PM's wife

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:00
related countries: Israel Israel

Sarah Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a lawsuit filed by her former housekeeper.
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Haiti quake aid effort hampered

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:04
related countries: Haiti Haiti

Delays hamper the aid effort in Haiti as anger spreads among quake survivors spending another day without food and shelter.
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'Loud explosion' in central Kabul

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:06
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Germany Germany
related places: Kabul

A loud explosion has been heard near the German embassy in Afghanistan, witnesses in Kabul say.
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Reprieved Smith makes England pay

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:12
related countries: South Africa South Africa, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Graeme Smith hits a controversial century as South Africa compile 208-2 - a lead of 28 over England - on a weather-hit second day at the final Test.
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Burning issue

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:13
related countries: Finland Finland

Finland takes war on tobacco to a new level
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'Three killed' by Pakistan drone

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:24
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States

Four missiles fired by a US drone in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan kill three militants, officials say.
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Togo funerals after Angola attack

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:35
related countries: Togo Togo, Angola Angola
related places: Lome

A funeral ceremony is held in the Togo capital, Lome, for the two football officials killed in Angola ahead of the Cup of Nations.
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England to lodge umpire complaint

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:41
related countries: South Africa South Africa, United Kingdom United Kingdom

England will make an official complaint following a controversial decision on day two of the final Test against South Africa.
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Guinea head 'threatens to resign'

Friday 15th of January 2010, 16:54
related countries: Guinea Guinea

Gen Sekouba Konate threatens to resign as Guinea's interim leader, as splits worsen within the military junta.
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Kenya riots over race-hate cleric

Friday 15th of January 2010, 17:32
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Kenyan police clash with supporters of Muslim cleric Abdullah al-Faisal notorious for preaching racial hatred.
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Ivory Coast v Ghana as it happened

Friday 15th of January 2010, 17:56
related countries: Ghana Ghana

Ivory Coast beat Group B rivals Ghana 3-1 to secure their passage to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
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49ers to play Broncos in London

Friday 15th of January 2010, 18:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

The San Francisco 49ers will play the Denver Broncos in London later this year, the NFL reveals.
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Haiti earthquake: Your stories

Friday 15th of January 2010, 18:21
related countries: Haiti Haiti

Delays hamper the aid effort in Haiti as quake survivors spend a third night without shelter. Here Haitians describe the devastation and how it has affected them.
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US duck hunters spark nuclear plant alert

Friday 15th of January 2010, 18:52
related countries: United States United States
related places: Texas

A pair of armed duck hunters trigger a security alert at a Texas nuclear weapons assembly plant.
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Ivory Coast reach last eight

Friday 15th of January 2010, 20:38
related countries: Ghana Ghana

Ten-man Ivory Coast reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Ghana 3-1.
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US creates images of older Bin Laden

Friday 15th of January 2010, 20:51
related countries: United States United States

The US State Department issues a digitally-altered photo showing how Osama Bin Laden may look now, aged 52
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Fort Hood probe recommends action

Friday 15th of January 2010, 21:25
related countries: United States United States

Several US army officers should face investigation over their supervision of the Fort Hood massacre suspect, a report says.
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US sending 10,000 troops to Haiti

Friday 15th of January 2010, 21:54
related countries: Haiti Haiti, United States United States
related places: Monday

Up to 10,000 troops will be in Haiti by Monday to help the earthquake aid effort, US defence officials say.
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Guinea coup leader 'steps back'

Friday 15th of January 2010, 22:23
related countries: Guinea Guinea

Guinea's wounded coup leader agrees to let his deputy lead the country while he recovers from an assassination attempt.
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UK Iraq inquiry meets 'in private'

Friday 15th of January 2010, 23:03
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Iraq Inquiry met behind closed doors to hear from the general who ran UK operations in the conflict, it emerges.
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