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Live - Clijsters v Zvonareva

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 0:20
related countries: United States United States

Defending champion Kim Clijsters takes on seventh seed Vera Zvonareva in the final of the US Open.
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Clijsters storms to third US Open title

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 1:37
related countries: United States United States

Defending champion Kim Clijsters thrashes Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-1 to win her third US Open title at Flushing Meadows.
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Kosovo clash after sport defeat

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 2:02
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey Turkey, Albania Albania

Mobs of Albanian and Serb youths clash in Kosovo following the defeat of Serbia by Turkey in a basketball championship game.
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Chilean miners to get cigarettes

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 2:06
related countries: Chile Chile

Miners trapped underground in Chile for more than a month are allowed to smoke following improvements to the ventilation system.
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Coppola wins at Venice Film Festival

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 2:13
related countries: Bulgaria Bulgaria

Sofia Coppola wins the coveted Golden Lion award for her new film Somewhere as the Venice Film Festival comes to a close.
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Journalists killed for their craft in Iraq

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 4:00
related countries: Iraq Iraq, France France, United States United States

More than 200 journalists and media workers have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, according to French report.
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Foreign priest influx in France

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 5:08
related countries: France France

It is thought there are more than 1,000 foreign priests working in France with a big influx of priests from Africa.
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Drug groups 'threaten Colombia'

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 6:18
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Armed drug-traffickers overtake left-wing rebels in Colombia as the country's main source of violence, a think tank says.
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Brazil rescues 'slaves' at farms

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 7:14
related countries: Botswana Botswana

The Brazilian authorities say they have rescued 95 farm workers who were being kept in slave-like conditions in two south-eastern states, reports say.
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French couples 'succumb to sex misery'

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 7:45
related countries: France France

More than three-quarters of French couples have bad sex lives, a survey by a leading market research group finds.
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Soldier shot in Afghanistan named

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 8:30
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A British soldier who died in hospital from injuries he suffered in Afghanistan is named as Kingsman Darren Deady.
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Miners get signed shirts and ciggies

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 8:37
related countries: Chile Chile

The 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for more than a month have been granted permission to smoke after improvements to the ventilation system.
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Live - England v Pakistan

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 8:55
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan win the toss and bat first against England in the second one-day international at Headingley, with both sides unchanged.
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Turkey votes on new constitution

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 8:56
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Turks vote on a referendum on reforming the constitution with opinion polls suggesting a close result.
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Girl, 11, dies in boat incident

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 9:31
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

An 11-year-old girl dies after being seriously injured at a watersports centre in west London.
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Taiwan-China trade deal in effect

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 9:41
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan, China China

A trade pact between China and Taiwan, seen as the most significant agreement since civil war divided them in 1949, comes into effect.
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Greece rejects debt restructuring

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 12:22
related countries: Greece Greece

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says restructuring the nation's debt would be "catastrophic" for the country's economy
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Curfew in Kashmir after protests

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 12:33
related countries: India India
related places: Srinagar

Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir impose an indefinite curfew in the main city of Srinagar and other big towns.
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French begin 1994 Rwanda inquiry

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 13:30
related countries: France France, Rwanda Rwanda

A French legal team arrives in Rwanda to begin a week-long inquiry into the 1994 killing of President Juvenal Habyarimana.
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Catholicism 'not valued' - poll

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 13:38
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Almost six in 10 Catholics say that their faith is not "generally valued" in British society, a poll commissioned by the BBC finds.
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Alonso beats Button to Monza win

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 14:30
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Monza, Ferrari

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso beats McLaren's Jenson Button to win the Italian Grand Prix and blow open the world championship title race.
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French film-maker Chabrol dies

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 15:18
related countries: France France

One of France's best-known film directors, Claude Chabrol, has died at the age of 80, according to the AFP news agency.
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Deutsche Bank to raise 10bn euros

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 15:23
related countries: Germany Germany

Germany's biggest bank announces a major rights issue to bolster its balance sheet and help it buy Postbank.
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Koran burning 'would be disaster'

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 15:45
related countries: United States United States
related places: New York

The New York imam backing plans for an Islamic centre near Ground Zero says plans by a small US church to burn Korans would have sparked "a disaster".
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Alonso revels in Ferrari home win

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 15:48
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Ferrari

Fernando Alonso said winning the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari was one of the most enjoyable victories of his career.
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Iran 'to free US hiker on bail'

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 16:25
related countries: Iran Iran, United States United States

Iranian authorities are ready to release on $500,000 (£325,000) bail one of the three US hikers detained last year, state media report.
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Strauss century helps England win

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 17:27
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Captain Andrew Strauss hits a century as England beat Pakistan by four wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the one-day international series.
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Israeli tank kills three in Gaza

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 17:33
related countries: Israel Israel, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

At least three Palestinians are reported killed by Israeli tank fire near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
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British troops 'smuggling heroin'

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 19:38
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Military police launch investigation into allegations that British soldiers may have trafficked heroin from Afghanistan.
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Six dead after US breakfast row

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 21:18
related countries: United States United States
related places: Kentucky

A man in Kentucky kills himself after shooting dead five people during a row with his wife over how he liked his breakfast.
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Surgery for ex-Argentine leader

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 21:44
related countries: Argentina Argentina

The former president of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner, has surgery to clear a blocked coronary artery.
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Clashes in Guinea ahead of poll

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 21:49
related countries: Guinea Guinea
related places: Conakry

One person is killed and 50 are injured during clashes in Guinea's capital, Conakry, a week ahead of a presidential run-off election.
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US seal World Championship title

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 21:58
related countries: Turkey Turkey, United States United States

The United States win the World Basketball Championship for the first time since 1994 with a win over home favourites Turkey.
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Nadal & Djokovic delayed by rain

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 22:50
related countries: United States United States
related places: Monday

The US Open final between world number one Rafael Nadal and third seed Novak Djokovic is postponed until Monday because of rain.
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Living nightmare

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 23:16
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The children left traumatised by Pakistan's floods
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Alcohol first aid classes urged

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 23:24
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The British Red Cross wants children to learn first aid as a survey suggests one in seven has been in an alcohol-related emergency.
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Sectarian clash

Sunday 12th of September 2010, 23:55
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Christians feel pressure from conservative Muslims in Indonesia
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