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Under pressure

Monday 7th of June 2010, 0:05
related countries: China

China HIV/Aids charity struggles amid restrictions
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Mexican man 'gave away children'

Monday 7th of June 2010, 4:41
related countries: Mexico

A cash-strapped Mexican man gave his children away to pay a debt, then faked their kidnapping, police say.
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Europeans 'could play Gaza role'

Monday 7th of June 2010, 5:08
related countries: Israel, France
related places: Eu

The EU could monitor aid to Gaza, France says, after Israel rules out an international probe into its deadly flotilla raid.
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Australia in sex-tourism campaign

Monday 7th of June 2010, 5:36
related countries: Australia

Australia launches a nation-wide advertising campaign to accompany tough new laws on sex tourism.
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Ex-UK Army chief due at Mousa probe

Monday 7th of June 2010, 6:40
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom

The former head of the British Army is due to give evidence at a public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian.
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Foxconn raises workers' pay again

Monday 7th of June 2010, 7:55
related countries: China

A Taiwanese firm hit by a spate of suicides raises employee salaries in China for the second time in less than a week.
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UK to be 'assertive over Europe'

Monday 7th of June 2010, 8:15
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's new coalition government will be "assertive" in its dealings with Europe, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.
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In Pictures

Monday 7th of June 2010, 8:25
related countries: Brazil

Millions join Brazil's annual gay pride march
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Tornadoes rip through US Midwest

Monday 7th of June 2010, 8:48
related countries: United States
related places: Michigan

Tornadoes and thunderstorms sweep through Illinois, Ohio and Michigan, killing seven people, US officials say.
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England face final warm-up match

Monday 7th of June 2010, 8:52
related countries: South Africa, United Kingdom

England play their final game on Monday before the start of the 2010 World Cup in a warm-up match against local South African side the Platinum Stars.
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Colombia hostage videos released

Monday 7th of June 2010, 9:29
related countries: Colombia

Farc guerrillas in Colombia release videos indicating that five men they are holding are still alive after more than 10 years.
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Red Bull extend Webber contract

Monday 7th of June 2010, 9:39
related countries: Aruba

Australian driver Mark Webber signs a one-year contract extension with Red Bull.
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N Korea in leadership reshuffle

Monday 7th of June 2010, 10:14
related countries: North Korea

North Korea replaces its premier and promotes Kim Jong-il's brother-in-law at a special session of parliament.
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Roman 'gladiator cemetery' unearthed in northern England

Monday 7th of June 2010, 10:59
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: York

Skeletons unearthed in York over the past decade may be part of the world's only well-preserved Roman gladiator cemetery, researchers say.
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No favourite at Red Bull - Vettel

Monday 7th of June 2010, 11:25
related countries: Turkey

Sebastian Vettel denies Red Bull favour him over team-mate Mark Webber as the fall-out from their Turkish Grand Prix crash continues.
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Indian PM Singh in Kashmir visit

Monday 7th of June 2010, 11:35
related countries: India

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a two-day visit to Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Two dead in Rwandan rally crash

Monday 7th of June 2010, 11:37
related countries: Rwanda

Two people are killed and 14 others injured in Rwanda after a car ploughs into a crowd of spectators at a rally.
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Argentine media heirs in DNA row

Monday 7th of June 2010, 11:45
related countries: Argentina

DNA tests are ordered to see if the heirs to an Argentine media empire were stolen as babies during military rule.
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Japan asteroid probe aimed for Earth

Monday 7th of June 2010, 12:07
related countries: Australia

Japan's space probe Hayabusa, designed to return samples from an asteroid, is placed on course for a landing in Australia.
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Israeli navy kills four off Gaza

Monday 7th of June 2010, 12:21
related countries: Israel

Israel shoots dead four Palestinians wearing diving gear off the Gaza coast, Israeli and Palestinian officials say.
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Briton jailed over Dubai killing

Monday 7th of June 2010, 12:49
related countries: United Kingdom

A British man has been convicted in Dubai of murdering his South African ex-girlfriend and sentenced to 15 years in jail.
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'Liar and traitor'

Monday 7th of June 2010, 12:51
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan ex-army chief threatened with execution
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Key Kyrgyzstan official resigns

Monday 7th of June 2010, 13:22
related countries: Kyrgyzstan

A senior official in Kyrgyzstan's interim government resigns, saying he doubts its commitment to democratic reform.
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Markets reel on double-dip fears

Monday 7th of June 2010, 13:28
related countries: Germany

European markets open down amid renewed fears of a double-dip recession, before bouncing on strong German industrial data.
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'Russians stole' from Polish wreck

Monday 7th of June 2010, 13:33
related countries: Poland, Russia

Polish officials claim credit cards were stolen from a passenger killed when the Polish president's plane crashed in Russia.
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US missile 'used in Yemen raid'

Monday 7th of June 2010, 13:35
related countries: Yemen, United States

American cruise missiles were used in a raid against al-Qaeda in Yemen in which civilians died, Amnesty says.
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Live - World Cup warm-up matches

Monday 7th of June 2010, 13:43
related countries: Brazil, Tanzania

England beat the Platinum Stars in their World Cup warm-up game in Moruleng, while Brazil play Tanzania.
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Live - England v Platinum Stars

Monday 7th of June 2010, 13:43
related countries: Brazil, Tanzania

England face a World Cup warm-up games against the Platinum Stars, followed by Brazil against Tanzania.
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Portugal marks first gay marriage

Monday 7th of June 2010, 13:48
related countries: Portugal

A lesbian couple become the first to wed in Portugal after a law recognising same-sex marriages comes into effect.
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Bird's eye view

Monday 7th of June 2010, 14:11
related countries: Mexico

Journey to the centre of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak
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Yemen 'al-Qaeda man' surrenders

Monday 7th of June 2010, 14:36
related countries: Yemen

A top al-Qaeda operative surrenders in Yemen, the second accused militant to do so in a week, officials say.
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Bank ditches BP stake over spill

Monday 7th of June 2010, 15:07
related countries: United States

Nordic bank Nordea ends investment of BP, accusing the oil giant of a lack of transparency over the US oil spill.
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Field of screams?

Monday 7th of June 2010, 15:28
related countries: South Africa

'Graft and threats' at South African World Cup arena
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Banned GM maize sown in Germany

Monday 7th of June 2010, 15:34
related countries: Germany

A genetically modified (GM) variety of maize banned in the EU has contaminated fields in seven German states.
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More Nigeria poison deaths feared

Monday 7th of June 2010, 16:28
related countries: Nigeria

Hundreds more children could die of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria, an expert tells the BBC, but officials downplay fears.
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Eight sentenced over Bhopal gas disaster

Monday 7th of June 2010, 16:39
related countries: India
related places: Bhopal

An Indian court hands down the first convictions over the 1984 Bhopal disaster, but campaigners criticise the sentences.
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Maple spirit

Monday 7th of June 2010, 17:05
related countries: Canada, United Kingdom

Why the UK government hopes to turn Canadian
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Sharp rise in Darfur death toll

Monday 7th of June 2010, 17:09
related countries: Sudan

About 600 people died in fighting in the Sudan region of Darfur in May, the highest monthly toll since 2008, officials say.
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US intelligence analyst arrested

Monday 7th of June 2010, 17:24
related countries: United States

A US military analyst is arrested on suspicion of leaking combat video and thousands of classified documents.
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US 'seeks new way ahead' in Gaza

Monday 7th of June 2010, 17:32
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Gaza

The US says it is looking for new ways to address Gaza's crisis, after last week's Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
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Robben confident of quick return

Monday 7th of June 2010, 18:11
related countries: Netherlands

Netherlands winger Arjen Robben says he is confident he can play a part in the World Cup after his first physiotherapy session on a torn left hamstring.
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Germany agrees to austerity plan

Monday 7th of June 2010, 18:12
related countries: Germany

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees 80bn euros of savings over four years with her coalition cabinet.
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Bhopal convictions 'inadequate'

Monday 7th of June 2010, 18:29
related countries: India
related places: Bhopal

Campaigners say convictions over a 1984 gas plant leak that killed thousands in Bhopal, India, are "too little, too late".
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Nato hit by 10 Afghanistan losses

Monday 7th of June 2010, 19:20
related countries: Afghanistan

Ten Nato soldiers, at least five American, die across Afghanistan in the deadliest day in months for coalition troops.
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Jihad suspects appear in US court

Monday 7th of June 2010, 21:09
related countries: Somalia, United States

Two US men accused of planning to join a Somali terror group are held in custody after their initial court appearance.
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South Africa deports 'hooligans'

Monday 7th of June 2010, 21:18
related countries: South Africa

South Africa deports 10 Argentines who police say were planning World Cup disruption.
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WH reporter quits over Israel remark

Monday 7th of June 2010, 22:55
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Palestine

US White House reporter Helen Thomas retires after she said in an interview that Israelis should "get the hell out of Palestine".
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