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US man guilty of family murders

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 1:26
related countries: United States
related places: Memphis, Tennessee

A jury convicts a man of murdering his brother, two nephews and three others at a home in Memphis, in the US state of Tennessee.
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University tuition fees 'to rise'

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 2:42
related countries: United Kingdom

Graduates in England will have to pay significantly more for their degrees, a review of higher education funding is expected to say.
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Elite Colombian soldiers guilty

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 2:49
related countries: Colombia

A court in Colombia finds seven members of an elite anti-kidnapping squad guilty of killing a civilian and claiming he was a left-wing guerrilla.
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Live - Commonwealth Games day nine

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 2:58
related countries: India, United Kingdom
related places: Delhi

English divers Tom Daley and Max Brick win gold, Scottish shooters claim two titles while Nigerian hurdler Samuel Okon fails a drugs test.
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On a roll - US pranksters make point with tissue

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 3:14
related countries: United States
related places: Bell

Toilet paper is strewn round the home of the former manager for the Californian town of Bell, accused of involvement in a pay scandal.
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Asian military ties warm in Hanoi

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 4:39
related countries: Vietnam, China
related places: Hanoi

Progress is being made in military ties with China and Vietnam at a regional defence ministers' meeting in Hanoi.
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Iceland 'top for gender equality'

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 4:43
related countries: Iceland

Iceland remains the country that has the greatest equality between men and women, says the World Economic Forum.
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Poonia wins discus gold for India

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 5:16
related countries: India

Discus thrower Krishna Poonia becomes the first Indian woman to win a Commonweath Games athletics gold as she leads a home clean sweep of the medals.
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Korean Grand Prix given go-ahead

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 6:35
related countries: North Korea

The Korean Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled after Formula 1 officials gave their approval on Tuesday following a track inspection.
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Kashmir separatist calls protest

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 6:47
related countries: India

A day-long curfew is imposed by the authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir to foil a protest march called by a hardline separatist group.
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'Slowdown' in UK economic growth

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 7:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Growth in the UK economy is slowing, with the service sector particularly affected, two surveys suggest.
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Gap scraps new logo after outcry

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 7:06
related countries: United States
related places: Gap

US clothes retailer Gap scraps a new logo just one week after its introduction following an "outpouring of comments" online.
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Two Yemen bombings strike Aden

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 7:24
related countries: Yemen

Medical workers in the city of Aden in southern Yemen say two explosions there have killed at least one person and injured at eight others.
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Facebook film stays top of chart

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 7:26
related countries: United States

A movie about the rise of internet phenomenon Facebook, holds on at the top of the US box office chart for a second week.
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Students to face unlimited fees

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:36
related countries: United Kingdom

Universities in England should be able to charge any level of tuition fees, a major review of university funding recommends.
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Guinea poll body split over head

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:39
related countries: Guinea

Almost half the members of Guinea's election commission want its head to be sacked, casting fresh doubts on the run-off due in two weeks.
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UK inflation rate stays at 3.1%

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:39
related countries: United Kingdom

UK Consumer Prices Index inflation remained at 3.1% in September, above the Bank of England's target for the 10th month in a row.
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US concern for Nobel winner wife

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:40
related countries: China, United States

The United States calls on China to end the apparent house arrest of the wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner and jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo.
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Drug hitmen ambush Mexico police

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:42
related countries: Mexico

Suspected drug gang members ambush a police patrol in western Mexico, kiling eight officers.
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'37 people' die in Ukraine crash

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:42
related countries: Ukraine

At least 37 people are killed in a collision between a train and a small bus reportedly trying to cross tracks, in eastern Ukraine, police say.
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Tanker collision off Dutch coast

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:47
related countries: Netherlands

A tanker transporting kerosene is involved in a collision with a container ship off the Dutch coast in the North Sea.
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India factory output growth slows

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:49
related countries: India

Indian factory output grew at its slowest rate for 15 months in August as output in the volatile capital goods sector shrank.
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Kim eldest son 'opposes dynasty'

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:54
related countries: North Korea

The eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il says he opposes a dynastic succession that would see his younger half-brother take power.
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Second Nigerian fails drugs test

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 8:56
related countries: Nigeria

Samuel Okon, who was sixth in the 110m hurdles, becomes the second Nigerian to fail a drugs test at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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Race to build Hungary dam

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 9:14
related countries: Hungary

The BBC's Duncan Kennedy reports on the race to finish an emergency dam to contain an expected second toxic sludge spill.
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Blast hits Nato Afghan helicopter

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 9:42
related countries: Afghanistan

One person is killed and eight wounded in an explosion on board a Nato helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, coalition officials say.
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Nigeria police station destroyed

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 9:48
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Maiduguri

A police station in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri is destroyed and three officers injured in an attack blamed on the Boko Haram Islamic sect.
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Polish road crash leaves 18 dead

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 10:03
related countries: Poland
related places: Warsaw

A minibus and lorry collide at dawn in heavy fog, south of Poland's capital, Warsaw, leaving 17 people dead, police say.
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Freeman to receive lifetime award

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 10:09
related countries: United States
related places: Hollywood

Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.
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French unions launch new strike

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 10:23
related countries: France

French unions stage the third national day of strikes against pension reforms in a month, with a vote due on whether to launch open-ended industrial action.
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South Korea's cabbage crisis

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 10:59
related countries: South Korea

The price of cabbage in South Korea has rocketed thanks to bad weather so the government has reduced the tariff on imported cabbages.
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Germany seeking releases in Iran

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 12:18
related countries: Iran, Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her government is seeking the release of two foreigners arrested in Iran - believed to be German reporters.
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Hurricane heads to Mexico coast

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 18:34
related countries: Honduras, Mexico

Hurricane Paula heads for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after buffeting and drenching north-east Honduras.
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Eleven jailed over Van Gogh theft

Tuesday 12th of October 2010, 22:01
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Eleven culture ministry employees have been jailed in Egypt for negligence, following the theft of a Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum.
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