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Pakistan police targeted by bomb
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 0:48related countries:
Pakistanrelated places: Kohat
At least 16 people have been killed and scores injured in a bombing near police headquarters in the north-western Pakistani town of Kohat.
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Abandoned babies
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 0:52related countries:
MalaysiaMalaysia opens 'baby hatch' to save unwanted newborns
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City of corpses
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 1:07related countries:
Somaliarelated places: Mogadishu
Trying to survive as fighting in Mogadishu spikes
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UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 1:13related countries:
Democratic Republic of the CongoA senior UN official says its peacekeepers failed the victims of mass rape in DR Congo, with the numbers affected double the previous estimate.
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Powerful tremor rattles NZ city
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 2:06related countries:
New Zealandrelated places: Christchurch
A powerful aftershock near the New Zealand city of Christchurch causes further damage and sends residents running into the streets, reports say.
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Trapped miners watch football match
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 2:13related countries:
ChileThe miners trapped underground in Chile were able to watch a football match after rescue workers provided a mini TV screen.
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Nadal powers into quarter-finals
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 5:19related countries:
United StatesRafael Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez in straight sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals.
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Japan may intervene to curb yen
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 6:16related countries:
JapanThe Japanese finance minister says there could be market intervention as the yen hits a new 15-year high.
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Row over Japan-China boat crash
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 6:25related countries:
Japan, 
ChinaA diplomatic row between China and Japan intensifies after collisions between two Japanese patrol boats and a Chinese trawler.
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Gunmen hit Honduras shoe factory
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 6:54related countries:
HondurasMen armed with automatic weapons burst into a shoe factory in northern Honduras, killing 18 people in a suspected gang attack.
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Mexico massacre officials 'dead'
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 7:02related countries:
MexicoThe authorities in Mexico say they believe they have found the bodies of two officials investigating the killing of 72 foreign migrants last month.
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400,000 hit by flooding in Mexico
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 7:28related countries:
MexicoAt least 400,000 people have been affected by flooding in Mexico following torrential rains.
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Sir Paul to get US culture honour
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 7:58related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Washington, White House
Sir Paul McCartney is to be presented with a Kennedy Center honour at the White House in Washington in December.
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Australia, NZ top 'giving' index
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 9:02related countries:
New Zealand, 
AustraliaAustralia and New Zealand top the table in the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour, but some poor countries also scoring high.
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Six die in Pakistan drone strike
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 9:28related countries:
Afghanistan, Pakistan, United Statesrelated places: Six
Six people have died in a US missile strike targeting militants in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border, security officials say.
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Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 9:32related countries:
Philippinesrelated places: Manila
The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner.
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Dana says Korean bid 18% too low
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 9:32related countries:
North KoreaDana Petroleum tells shareholders independent valuers found Korean oil's bid is too low and should be rejected.
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UK moviegoers Exorcised by horror
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 9:45related countries:
Ireland, 
United KingdomHorror movie The Last Exorcism debuts at the top of the UK and Ireland box office, taking £1.1m in its opening weekend.
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Outreach outrage?
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 10:41related countries:
United StatesThe US church threatening to burn Korans on 9/11
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Kampusch releases book on ordeal
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 10:44related countries:
Austriarelated places: Vienna
Natascha Kampusch, who was kidnapped and held in a cellar for more than eight years as a child, launches her autobiography in Vienna.
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Vodafone to pay India $2.6bn tax
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 10:59related countries:
IndiaAn Indian court tells Vodafone it has to pay $2.6bn in tax for its takeover of Hutchison Telecom's Indian phone assets.
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Cine 'film eating' fungus threatens UK archives
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 11:23related countries:
United KingdomA fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.
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Church defiant over Koran burning
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 11:31related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Koran
A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
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Two missing in China rig accident
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 11:37related countries:
ChinaAt least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously.
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UK's Afghanistan envoy steps down
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 11:47related countries:
Afghanistan, United KingdomThe UK's most senior diplomat in Afghanistan has stepped down with immediate effect, the Foreign Office says.
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Thousands caught in Mexico floods
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 11:57related countries:
MexicoHundreds of thousands of people in eastern and southern Mexico see floodwaters inundate their homes.
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Jolie praise for Pakistan military
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 12:07related countries:
Pakistanrelated places: Nowshera
Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.
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Zhang Ziyi signs up to Mulan film
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 12:13related countries:
Chinarelated places: Mulan
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is to team up with Speed director Jan de Bont to make an English-language version of the Chinese legend Mulan.
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Sect members escape Nigeria jail
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 12:24related countries:
NigeriaAbout 700 prisoners escape after members of an Islamist sect storm a jail in northern Nigeria, where many of its followers were held.
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Vodafone makes $6.5bn China sale
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 12:25related countries:
ChinaVodafone pockets $6.5bn in cash following the sale of its 3.2% stake in China's biggest wireless operator, China Mobile.
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How BP will kill the oil spill
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 12:47related countries:
MexicoA scale model of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and how it is being repaired
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Man in court over India Pune bomb
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 14:22related countries:
India, 
Germanyrelated places: Mumbai, Pune
A man appears in court in Mumbai in connection with a bomb blast at a German bakery in the Indian city of Pune six months ago.
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Canada in third bank rate rise
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 14:41related countries:
CanadaCanada now has interest rates of 1%, after raising its key lending benchmark for the third time this year.
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Dublin to break up Anglo Irish
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 14:56related countries:
IrelandThe Irish government says it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank as part of the failed lender's resolution.
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Russian pilot lands plane after power failure at 10,000m
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 15:00related countries:
RussiaA Russian passenger plane makes a safe landing in the Siberian taiga after a power failure at more than 10,000 metres.
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EU ruling opens up German gambling market
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 15:02related countries:
GermanyGerman gambling restrictions breach European Union law, the EU's highest court rules
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UN seeks to placate Rwanda leader
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 15:03related countries:
RwandaThe UN's secretary general urges Rwanda not to withdraw its peacekeepers from Sudan over a leaked report saying its troops may have committed genocide.
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BP spreads blame over oil spill
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 15:09related countries:
United States, MexicoA BP report says "a series of failures" by BP and its contractors were to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Sri Lanka leader gets sweeping powers
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 15:16related countries:
Sri LankaSri Lankan MPs overwhelmingly approve proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek an unlimited number of terms.
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Nigeria replaces security leaders
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 15:51related countries:
NigeriaNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new military and police chiefs ahead of planned January presidential election.
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Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 15:52related countries:
PhilippinesA powerful family accused of being behind the worst political massacre in the Philippines plotted the killings over dinner, a court has heard.
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European police in pirate raids
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 16:00related countries:
SwedenPremises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown
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Woods & Mickelson 'could team up'
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 16:29related countries:
United StatesUnited States Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin refuses to rule out pairing world numbers one and two Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Celtic Manor.
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Cameron's father dies in hospital
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 16:31related countries:
FranceDavid Cameron's father Ian dies in hospital in France shortly after the Prime Minister joined other members of his family at his bedside.
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Secretive militia
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 16:47related countries:
West BankWest Bank crackdown pushes Hamas militia deeper underground
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Live text - US Open day 10
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 16:57related countries:
United StatesMore semi-final places at the US Open are up for grabs with Vera Zvonareva, Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Robin Soderling and Roger Federer all in action.
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Higgins cleared of fixing claims
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 17:12related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: London
John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November.
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Ferrari escape further punishment
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 17:15related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
Ferrari have avoided further punishment for using banned team orders, a Formula 1 disciplinary hearing in Paris has ruled.
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Senegal convictions over begging
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 17:15related countries:
SenegalSeven Koranic teachers in Senegal are given suspended jail sentences for forcing their students to beg.
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Pressure mounts against Koran burning
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 17:46related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Koran
A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
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Merkel: Koran burning 'abhorrent'
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 18:03related countries:
Germany, United Statesrelated places: Koran
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described as "abhorrent" a US pastor's plan to burn the Koran.
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UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 18:31related countries:
Democratic Republic of the CongoUN peacekeepers "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said.
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Greece economy contracts by 1.8%
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 19:03related countries:
GreeceThe debt-laden Greek economy shrank by a surprise 1.8% in the second quarter as households slashed spending.
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Residents of 'Lustful' street seek less sinful name
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 19:29related countries:
Georgia, United StatesResidents of a small street called Lustful Court in the US state of Georgia are told to raise a petition if they want a less provocative street name.
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Sect members escape Nigeria jail
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 20:42related countries:
NigeriaAt least 700 prisoners have escaped during an attack on a jail in northern Nigeria, including members of a militant Islamist sect.
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Hip hop helps vulnerable children
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 21:20related countries:
South AfricaSouth African artist Emile Jansen has embraced the challenge of reaching out to the youth with the help of hip hop.
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Morgan to replace host Larry King
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 22:48related countries:
United Kingdom, United StatesFormer newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.
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Rig firms hit back at BP report
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 23:55related countries:
MexicoContractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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