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Israel strikes 'kill 12 Gazans'

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 0:01
related countries: Israel

At least 12 Palestinians are killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza, doctors say, amid fresh cross-border exchanges.
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Against the clock

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 0:22
related countries: Spain

Spanish author who beat HG Wells to time machine idea
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Syrian city hit by deadly clashes

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 1:48
related countries: Syria

At least 23 demonstrators are reported killed in anti-government rallies in the Syrian city of Deraa, as renewed protests spread across the country.
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Crunch talks as US shutdown looms

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 2:22
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

Republicans and Democrats continue urgent efforts to break an impasse in talks on US spending cuts, as the clock ticks ever nearer a government shutdown.
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VIDEO: Obama: 'Both sides gave ground'

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 3:42
related countries: United States
related places: White House

Democrats and Republicans in the United States have agreed a stopgap deal with the White House to avert a government shutdown.
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Live - Malaysian GP qualifying

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 4:35
related countries: Malaysia

Red Bull's reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel qualifies on pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.
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Vettel pips Hamilton to pole spot

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 7:49
related countries: Malaysia, Bermuda

World champion Sebastian Vettel pips McLaren's Lewis Hamilton to take Malaysian Grand Prix pole position.
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Pile-up in freak German sandstorm

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 8:07
related countries: Germany

A freak sandstorm sweeps across a motorway in northern Germany causing a multiple pile-up and leaving eight people dead.
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VIDEO: Yemeni forces fire on protesters

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 9:17
related countries: Yemen

Clashes between anti government protesters and security forces in the Yemeni city of Taiz carried on late into Friday.
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VIDEO: US building implodes in planned blast

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 9:19
related countries: United States
related places: California

The last remaining building of a World War II-era military hospital in the US state of California has been demolished with 363 kilograms of dynamite.
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African heads set for Libya visit

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 9:21
related countries: South Africa, Libya

A team of African leaders, headed by South African President Jacob Zuma, is heading for Libya to try to secure a ceasefire.
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Leading Bahrain activist arrested

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 10:11
related countries: Bahrain

Security forces in Bahrain have arrested and beaten one of the country's leading human rights activists, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, his daughter says.
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Indian hunger striker ends fast

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 10:31
related countries: India

Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare calls off his four-day-old hunger strike after the government agrees to all of his demands.
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Police adopt new speed guidelines

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 10:53
related countries: United Kingdom

Most police forces in England and Wales adopt new speeding guidelines that could allow drivers to do up to 86mph and avoid points on their licence.
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Loving the troops

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 11:00
related countries: United States

The volunteer army building homes for wounded US heroes
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Power of knowledge

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 11:00
related countries: Afghanistan

Midwives deliver childbirth revolution in Afghanistan
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US government shut-down averted

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 11:24
related countries: United States

US politicians agree to slash spending, in a deal reached just one hour before a government shutdown would have been enforced.
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Soldier dies year after bombing

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 12:27
related countries: Afghanistan

A soldier injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan last year has died, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Djibouti leader wins third term

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 13:54
related countries: Djibouti

Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh secures a third term in office after winning a landslide victory in elections, despite recent protests against his rule.
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Bomb 'could have caused carnage'

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 14:10
related countries: Ireland
related places: Dublin

Police say that a 500lb bomb left in a van under the main Belfast to Dublin road near Newry may have been destined for a town centre.
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RAF jets destroy tanks in Libya

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 14:17
related countries: Libya

RAF Tornados destroyed seven battle tanks in Libya as air strikes in the North African country continue, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Live - 2011 Masters day three

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 14:33
related countries: United Kingdom

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy leads the Masters by four strokes after an intriguing third round at Augusta National.
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Japanese minister visits reactors

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 14:56
related countries: Japan
related places: Fukushima

The first minister to visit Japan's stricken Fukushima plant since last month's tsunami thanks workers trying to control nuclear radiation.
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VIDEO: Army dogs use phones and cameras

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 16:34
related countries: Russia

The Russian army has begun training sniffer dogs to use cell phones and video cameras.
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Polls close in Nigeria election

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 16:37
related countries: Nigeria

Polls close in Nigeria in parliamentary elections that have been marred by bloody attacks and chaotic delays.
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Peru cancels copper mine project

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 17:22
related countries: Peru

Peru cancels a vast copper mining project in the south of the country after violent clashes between police and protesters.
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Death toll mounts in Gaza strikes

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 17:33
related countries: Israel, Gaza Strip

Four Hamas militants are killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip as the death toll climbs to 18 after three days of violence.
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Vote counting begins in Nigeria

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 18:16
related countries: Nigeria

Vote counting begins in Nigeria after relatively peaceful parliamentary elections in Africa's most populous country.
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VIDEO: Libya: Journalists' tour of Misrata

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 19:38
related countries: Libya

Rebels are still resisting Colonel Gaddafi's forces in the Libyan city of Misrata.
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Six killed in Dutch mall rampage

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 21:02
related countries: Netherlands
related places: Alphen

A gunman in the Netherlands goes on the rampage, killing six people before taking his own life in a shopping centre south-west of Amsterdam.
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Army in Egypt protest crackdown

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 21:18
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Egypt's army cracks down on protests in Cairo's symbolic Tahrir Square, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured.
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Japan frees yakuza boss Shinoda

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 21:19
related countries: Japan
related places: Yamaguchi

The head of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's biggest yakuza crime syndicate, is freed after spending almost six years in jail.
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NHS faces 'cuts and poor morale'

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 23:00
related countries: United Kingdom

Ministers are braced for more criticism of the overhaul of the NHS in England as nurses gather for their annual conference.
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Hundreds hurt in Yemen protests

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 23:14
related countries: Yemen
related places: Sanaa

Hundreds of anti-government protesters are reported to have been hurt in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a day after similar clashes in the city of Taiz.
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Cuba anger at US militant verdict

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 23:32
related countries: Venezuela, Cuba, United States

Cuba and Venezuela condemn a US court decision to acquit the veteran anti-communist militant Luis Posada Carriles as a "shameful farce".
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Street battle rages for Ajdabiya

Saturday 9th of April 2011, 23:40
related countries: Libya
related places: Ajdabiya

Pro-Gaddafi forces tackle Libyan opposition fighters on the streets of Ajdabiya in a surprise attack on the rebel-held city.
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