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US Open: Casey shares lead

Friday 18th of June 2010, 2:52
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: Pebble Beach

England's Paul Casey will take a share of a one-shot lead into the second round of the US Open at Pebble Beach.
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US state upholds shock ballot win

Friday 18th of June 2010, 3:40
related countries: United States
related places: Senate

Democratic Party officials in South Carolina uphold a surprise Senate primary election win by an unemployed military veteran.
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Indian Maoists 'protest' begins

Friday 18th of June 2010, 4:21
related countries: India

Security forces in India's West Bengal are on alert as Maoists began a four-day protest after eight of their fighters were killed.
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UK guards 'beat deported Iraqis'

Friday 18th of June 2010, 4:22
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom

Iraqi asylum seekers deported from the UK to Baghdad were beaten by guards during their removal, deportees tell the BBC.
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Two dead in Pakistan attacks

Friday 18th of June 2010, 4:30
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Karachi

A doctor and a soldier are shot dead in fresh violence in Pakistan's volatile southern city of Karachi.
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Bobby Fischer body to be exhumed

Friday 18th of June 2010, 8:31
related countries: Iceland

The remains of chess champion Bobby Fischer are to be exhumed to settle a paternity claim, a court in Iceland rules.
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US welcomes Rwanda lawyer release

Friday 18th of June 2010, 8:50
related countries: United States, Rwanda

The US welcomes the release by a Rwandan court of genocide lawyer Peter Erlinder on medical grounds.
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Down by the jetty

Friday 18th of June 2010, 8:56
related countries: Nigeria

Images of Nigerian fishing village where women rule
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Turning point

Friday 18th of June 2010, 9:16
related countries: France

How De Gaulle address changed France's fate
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US sailor reaches New York after record-breaking 1,152 day voyage

Friday 18th of June 2010, 9:36
related countries: United States
related places: New York

An American sailor returns to shore after spending a record-breaking three years at sea without touching dry land.
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Sweden backs new nuclear plants

Friday 18th of June 2010, 9:46
related countries: Sweden

Sweden's parliament decides to replace old nuclear plants with new ones, 30 years after Swedes rejected atomic power.
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Russia criticises EU's Iran sanctions

Friday 18th of June 2010, 10:14
related countries: Iran, United States

President Medvedev criticises US and EU sanctions on Iran, as the US warns Iran could fire 'hundreds' of missiles at Europe.
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Children's balloons 'spark South Korea military alert'

Friday 18th of June 2010, 10:39
related countries: South Korea, North Korea

Balloons released by schoolchildren sparked a major security alert in South Korea, reports say, amid heightened tensions with North Korea.
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James likely to start for England

Friday 18th of June 2010, 10:39
related countries: Algeria, United Kingdom

Fabio Capello is likely to drop Robert Green and play David James in England's World Cup match against Algeria, BBC Sport understands.
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Firing squad executes US killer

Friday 18th of June 2010, 10:49
related countries: United States
related places: Utah

The US state of Utah puts Ronnie Lee Gardner to death by firing squad, the first such execution for 14 years.
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Israel to ease blockade of Gaza

Friday 18th of June 2010, 11:24
related countries: Gaza Strip

Israel says it is easing the land blockade of the Gaza Strip, but the Palestinians say it should be lifted entirely.
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Man jailed over World Cup tickets

Friday 18th of June 2010, 11:34
related countries: Nigeria, South Africa

A special World Cup court sentences Nigerian man to three years in prison over stolen tickets in South Africa.
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Israel jails 'school row' fathers

Friday 18th of June 2010, 12:19
related countries: Israel

Dozens of ultra-orthodox Jewish men are jailed in Israel for defying a school integration ruling, but 22 mothers get a reprieve.
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Robert Peston

Friday 18th of June 2010, 12:19
related countries: United States, China

Besieged BP boss Tony Hayward's future looks bleak
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Record Austria child porn seizure

Friday 18th of June 2010, 12:29
related countries: Austria

Police in Austria seize more than one million child pornography photos and hundreds of videos from the home of a 53-year-old man.
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Nobel author Saramago dies at 87

Friday 18th of June 2010, 13:36
related countries: Portugal

Portuguese novelist Jose Saramago, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998, dies at the age of 87.
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Colombian mine blast traps dozens

Friday 18th of June 2010, 14:02
related countries: Colombia

An explosion at a coalmine in Colombia kills at least 16 workers with about 70 still trapped, officials say.
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Top French general dies aged 94

Friday 18th of June 2010, 14:21
related countries: France, Algeria

One of France's most decorated soldiers, Gen Marcel Bigeard, who fought in French Indochina and Algeria, dies at the age of 94.
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UN probes UK 'beating of Iraqis'

Friday 18th of June 2010, 14:42
related countries: United Kingdom

The UN refugee agency investigates allegations that UK officials beat deported Iraqis to get them on and off the plane.
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Sri Lanka leader condemns critics

Friday 18th of June 2010, 15:14
related countries: Sri Lanka

President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka denounces army critics at a pageant to celebrate last year's victory over Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Malaysia pressed over detentions

Friday 18th of June 2010, 15:19
related countries: Malaysia

UN officials investigating allegations of detainee abuse urge Malaysia to repeal laws that allow for detention without trial.
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Congress turns scorn on BP chief

Friday 18th of June 2010, 15:23
related countries: United States

In scathing questioning, US congressmen tell BP chief Tony Hayward his firm ignored oil well dangers in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Circumcisions kill 20 boys in SA

Friday 18th of June 2010, 15:25
related countries: South Africa

Twenty South African boys die after botched circumcisions and 60 go to hospital, officials say.
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Mozambican breaks back into jail

Friday 18th of June 2010, 16:14
related countries: Mozambique

A Mozambican man freed on parole starts a one-year jail term after breaking back into a prison for safety reasons.
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India says Bhopal case not closed

Friday 18th of June 2010, 16:28
related countries: India
related places: Bhopal

India says the Bhopal gas leak case remains open and former Union Carbide head Warren Anderson still faces charges.
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US furious over disallowed goal

Friday 18th of June 2010, 17:19
related countries: Slovenia, United States

Landon Donovan believes the US had a late winning goal "stolen" from them by the debutant referee who oversaw their 2-2 draw with Slovenia.
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Sarkozy marks war broadcast in UK

Friday 18th of June 2010, 17:41
related countries: France, United Kingdom
related places: Charles

French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits the UK for the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's historic wartime broadcast.
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Kyrgyzstan toll '10 times higher'

Friday 18th of June 2010, 18:28
related countries: Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's interim leader says the death toll in the worst ethnic violence in decades could be much higher than official figures.
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Venezuela asks for Zuloaga arrest

Friday 18th of June 2010, 21:22
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuela wants Interpol to issue an arrest warrant for Guillermo Zuloaga, owner of Globovision and a critic of President Chavez.
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Tea and coffee 'protect hearts'

Friday 18th of June 2010, 22:00
related countries: Netherlands

Drinking several cups of coffee or tea a day appears to protect against heart disease, a 13-year study from the Netherlands finds.
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Algeria surprised by poor England

Friday 18th of June 2010, 22:17
related countries: United Kingdom

Algeria coach Rabah Saadane admits he was surprised at how poorly England played in the 0-0 draw in Cape Town.
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Argentine foreign minister quits

Friday 18th of June 2010, 23:10
related countries: Argentina

Argentina's Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana steps down unexpectedly after four years in his post, citing personal reasons.
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Italian priest charged with abuse

Friday 18th of June 2010, 23:13
related countries: Italy

A former Roman Catholic priest in Italy is charged with sexual abuse of youngsters at a drug rehabilitation centre.
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BP 'strong despite spill setback'

Friday 18th of June 2010, 23:13
related countries: Mexico

BP remains strong despite the setback suffered as as result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, its chairman says.
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Iraqi attacks leave fourteen dead

Friday 18th of June 2010, 23:40
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least fourteen Iraqis are killed after car bombs in two northern cities and an ambush near the Syrian border.
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