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Promoting 'love'

Monday 5th of July 2010, 0:01
related countries: Thailand

Music video builds unity in protest-hit Thai capital
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Belgian sex abuse 'death threats'

Monday 5th of July 2010, 0:32
related countries: Belgium

Belgian police investigating alleged child sex abuse by Belgian priests investigate death threats against witnesses and magistrates.
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Japan's former hot dog champ arrested after fracas at contest

Monday 5th of July 2010, 1:44
related countries: United States

Former hot dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi is arrested in the US after he tried to get on stage at this year's event.
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Many killed in Afghan drug raid

Monday 5th of July 2010, 4:57
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan authorities say more than 60 militants and drug traffickers have been killed in Helmand province during a three-day raid.
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China bus fire kills 24 workers

Monday 5th of July 2010, 5:07
related countries: China

A shuttle bus carrying steel factory workers catches fire in eastern China, killing 24 people and injuring at least 19 others.
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Clinton tour moves on to Georgia

Monday 5th of July 2010, 6:18
related countries: Georgia, United States

Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton is to visit Georgia on the final leg of her tour of former Communist states.
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Pakistan car bomb kills soldier

Monday 5th of July 2010, 6:41
related countries: Pakistan

A soldier dies when a suicide car bomber shoots at guards and detonates explosives at the gate of a paramilitary base in Pakistan.
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Indigenous Australians win battle

Monday 5th of July 2010, 7:09
related countries: Australia

Indigenous islanders in the Torres Strait celebrate Australia's largest ever marine rights victory, after a nine-year legal battle.
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Former Bosnian president in court

Monday 5th of July 2010, 7:19
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, United Kingdom
related places: London

Former Bosnian President Ejup Ganic is due at an extradition hearing in London requested by the Serbian government.
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Hezbollah 'mentor' dies in Beirut

Monday 5th of July 2010, 9:29
related countries: Lebanon

Lebanon's top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, seen as a mentor to militant group Hezbollah, has died aged 74.
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No excuses

Monday 5th of July 2010, 9:31
related countries: Poland

Boosted Polish leaders have to deliver the goods
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BP oil spill costs pass $3bn mark

Monday 5th of July 2010, 9:46
related countries: Mexico

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has cost BP a total of $3.12bn to date, the company says, up $500m from last week.
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'In it to win it'

Monday 5th of July 2010, 9:53
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

What tactics for new US commander in Afghanistan?
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Thais warned over emergency rule

Monday 5th of July 2010, 10:27
related countries: Thailand

Thailand must immediately lift emergency rule or face possible "illegal and violent actions", an international think tank warns.
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Live - Tour de France stage two

Monday 5th of July 2010, 10:44
related countries: Belgium, France
related places: Spa, Brussels, Tour

Sylvain Chavanel wins the 201km second stage of the Tour de France from Brussels to Spa.
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French ministers quit over perks

Monday 5th of July 2010, 11:09
related countries: France

Two French junior ministers embroiled in spending scandals resign from the government as taxpayers face cuts.
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Dunga sacked as Brazil head coach

Monday 5th of July 2010, 11:35
related countries: Brazil

Dunga is sacked as Brazil coach after the quarter-final exit from the World Cup.
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World Cup strike threat averted

Monday 5th of July 2010, 11:36
related countries: South Africa

South Africa electricity company Eskom averts a strike that threatened to cause black-outs during the World Cup.
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Uruguay make plans to stop Robben

Monday 5th of July 2010, 11:39
related countries: Netherlands

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez earmarks Dutch star Arjen Robben as the danger man in their World Cup semi-final on Tuesday.
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Clinton plans Chelsea's wedding

Monday 5th of July 2010, 11:41
related countries: United States
related places: Chelsea

Hillary Clinton on the pressures of preparing for daughter Chelsea's wedding and being US Secretary of State.
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McEnroe tips Nadal for Slam sweep

Monday 5th of July 2010, 11:50
related countries: United States
related places: Wimbledon, Nadal

John McEnroe says Wimbledon winner Rafael Nadal is capable of winning the US Open - the only major title to elude him.
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Nigeria awaits Fifa ban deadline

Monday 5th of July 2010, 12:55
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria will discover at 1700 BST whether they will be expelled from world football by governing body Fifa.
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Prank leaves singer Justin Bieber facing tour of North Korea

Monday 5th of July 2010, 12:58
related countries: Canada, North Korea

Justin Bieber tour page is the target of internet pranksters, voting for the Canadian singer to play North Korea.
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China jails US man in 'spy' trial

Monday 5th of July 2010, 14:05
related countries: United States, China

A Chinese-born US geologist is sentenced to eight years in jail in China for stealing state secrets, prompting US "dismay".
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Troops out in force in Xinjiang

Monday 5th of July 2010, 14:10
related countries: China
related places: Xinjiang, Urumqi

Security is stepped up in China's Xinjiang on the anniversary of the ethnic riots in Urumqi that left almost 200 people dead.
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Taylor blood diamond link denied

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:05
related countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone

A Sierra Leone ex-rebel tells a war crimes tribunal he did not give "blood diamonds" to Liberia former leader Charles Taylor.
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India strike over fuel price rise

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:22
related countries: India

Normal life is disrupted in many parts of India because of a strike called by opposition parties against fuel price rises.
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Review backs climate panel report

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:25
related countries: Netherlands

A Dutch inquiry into the UN climate science panel backs its main findings, but calls for more transparency.
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Tour de France: Chavanel wins dramatic stage

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:28
related countries: France

Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel braves the tricky wet conditions to win the second stage of the Tour de France and take the yellow jersey.
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'Magic' World Cup snake seized in South Africa

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:32
related countries: South Africa

A snake used by a traditional doctor in South Africa hoping to affect the outcome of World Cup matches is seized by animal welfare inspectors, a spokesperson says
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Komorowski wins Polish presidency

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:47
related countries: Poland

Bronislaw Komorowski is declared the winner in a dramatic race for the Polish presidency, securing 53% of the vote.
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Giant oil skimmer tests unclear

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:48
related countries: Mexico

Tests of a giant tanker refitted to scoop up oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico prove inconclusive because of high seas.
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Odinga slams Kenya MPs' pay rise

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:50
related countries: Kenya

Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga criticises MPs for voting themselves a huge pay rise, saying it is "unfair".
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Bobby Fischer remains are exhumed

Monday 5th of July 2010, 15:53
related countries: Iceland

The remains of chess champion Bobby Fischer are exhumed in southern Iceland in order to settle a paternity claim.
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African World Cup 'is a success'

Monday 5th of July 2010, 16:13
related countries: South Africa

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says the World Cup in South Africa can already be rated a success.
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Breaking even

Monday 5th of July 2010, 16:25
related countries: United States

African-American women aim to close US wealth gap
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Split results in Mexico elections

Monday 5th of July 2010, 16:34
related countries: Mexico

Mexico's opposition PRI is the main winner in state elections but does not sweep the board as widely expected.
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Turks threaten break with Israel

Monday 5th of July 2010, 16:38
related countries: Israel

Turkey threatens for the first time to break diplomatic ties with Israel - hardening its stance over a raid on Gaza aid ships.
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Punjab links with Taliban alleged

Monday 5th of July 2010, 17:15
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban, Lahore

Pakistani clerics accuse Punjab's leaders of contacts with the Taliban, a week after a deadly shrine attack in Lahore.
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Greece claims deficit turnaround

Monday 5th of July 2010, 17:16
related countries: Greece

Greece's finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, says the country cut its deficit by 42% in the last six months.
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Iranian aircraft 'refused fuel'

Monday 5th of July 2010, 17:41
related countries: United Arab Emirates, Iran, United Kingdom

Iran accuses the UK, Germany and the UAE of refusing to refuel its passenger jets, days after tough new US sanctions.
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Nigerian president lifts team ban

Monday 5th of July 2010, 18:26
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's president drops his threat to ban the national football team for two years after a poor World Cup campaign.
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Japanese probe saw deep Moon rock

Monday 5th of July 2010, 19:21
related countries: Japan

Olivine rocks that may have originated deep within the Moon were spied on its surface by a Japanese probe, scientists report.
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Umar Akmal stars in Pakistan win

Monday 5th of July 2010, 19:28
related countries: Pakistan, United Kingdom, Australia

Umar Akmal sets up a 23-run win for Pakistan over Australia in the first of two Twenty20 internationals in the UK.
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Lovers reunited

Monday 5th of July 2010, 21:27
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuela honours the mistress of its independence hero
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Spain to press Cuba on dissidents

Monday 5th of July 2010, 21:29
related countries: Cuba, Spain

Spain is set to increase pressure on Cuba to free political prisoners, some of whom are on hunger strike.
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England need English coach - Weah

Monday 5th of July 2010, 22:05
related countries: Liberia, United Kingdom

Former AC Milan and Liberia star George Weah believes England should pick an English coach to ensure they get the best out of their stars.
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Israel confirms new Gaza policy

Monday 5th of July 2010, 22:40
related countries: Israel, Gaza Strip

Israel confirms details of its new policy to allow more goods to enter the Gaza Strip with the easing of its blockade.
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Tangled web

Monday 5th of July 2010, 23:15
related countries: Indonesia

Debate over Indonesia sex scandal goes online
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