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What happend on December 4th 2011

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Afghan peace at stake in Bonn

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 1:12
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Can landmark talks secure lasting Afghan peace?
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Italy theatre plays role in political drama

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 1:29
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Rome

The battle over the future of Rome's oldest theatre
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VIDEO: LatAm regional bloc established

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 4:30
related countries: Canada Canada, United States United States

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have approved the creation of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada.
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Australia uranium ban overturned

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 4:54
related countries: India India, Australia Australia
related places: Delhi

Australia's governing Labor party overturns its ban on uranium exports to India, despite Delhi's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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Zoo prepares for pandas' arrival

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 6:08
related countries: China China

Last-minute preparations are being made for the arrival of two giant pandas, which are en route from China to Edinburgh Zoo.
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Pattinson sets up Australia win

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 8:34
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand, Australia Australia

Debutant seamer James Pattinson's five-wicket haul inspires Australia to a nine-wicket win against New Zealand in the first Test at the Gabba.
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Sudan 'takes rebel border camp'

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 9:03
related countries: Sudan Sudan

The Sudanese army says it has captured a key rebel base in the embattled border state of South Kordofan.
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England can win Euros - Eriksson

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 9:05
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes Fabio Capello's side can win Euro 2012.
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Kenny to make televised address

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 9:16
related countries: Ireland Ireland

Ireland's prime minister, Enda Kenny, will make a televised address to the Irish people later to prepare them for the country's next budget.
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VIDEO: Protests at UN climate change summit

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 9:52
related countries: South Africa South Africa
related places: Durban

Protests have taken place at a UN climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, demanding faster action on climate change.
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McIlroy earns Hong Kong Open win

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 10:22
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Rory McIlroy wins the Hong Kong Open to keep alive his contest with Luke Donald at the top of the European Tour's Race to Dubai.
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Live - Sunday's Scottish football

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 12:08
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Celtic visit Dundee United on Scottish Premier League duty.
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VIDEO: Inside a Russian polling station

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 12:15
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Steve Rosenberg reports from a polling station in Moscow as Russians vote in polls that will decide the shape of the lower house for the next five years.
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Pension deal urgent, says Hutton

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 13:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Hutton

The downgrading of Britain's growth forecasts has made the case for public sector pensions reform more urgent, Labour peer Lord Hutton tells the BBC.
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Blast near UK embassy in Bahrain

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 13:46
related countries: Bahrain Bahrain, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A small explosion near the British embassy in Bahrain was caused by a bomb, according to the Bahrain Interior Ministry.
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Dundee United 0-1 Celtic

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 14:42
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Gary Hooper's strike gives Celtic victory over Dundee United as Rangers' Scottish Premier League lead is cut to four points.
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Clinton: Israel democracy concern

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 14:53
related countries: Israel Israel, United States United States

Israeli ministers hit back at concern expressed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that democracy is being eroded in the country.
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Syria faces fresh Arab ultimatum

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 15:04
related countries: Syria Syria
related places: Damascus

Damascus faces a new Sunday deadline to accept Arab League proposals to allow foreign observers in, as violence continues in Syria.
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Nadal secures Davis Cup for Spain

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 16:22
related countries: Argentina Argentina, Spain Spain

Rafael Nadal beats Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in a thrilling encounter to secure a fifth Davis Cup title for Spain.
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Germans defuse huge wartime bomb

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 16:39
related countries: Germany Germany, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Koblenz

Bomb disposal experts in Germany successfully defuse a 1.8 tonne British bomb from World War II found in the Rhine near the city of Koblenz.
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VIDEO: Australia set to sell Uranium to India

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 16:41
related countries: India India

Australia's governing Labor party has voted to overturn its long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India after a debate on nuclear proliferation.
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Bollywood great Dev Anand dies

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 17:57
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Bollywood screen legend Dev Anand dies in London of a heart attack at the age of 88, his relatives say.
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Giant pandas arrive in Edinburgh

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 19:19
related countries: China China

Two giant pandas settle into their new home at Edinburgh Zoo after a nine-hour flight from China.
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Iranians claim to down US drone

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 20:01
related countries: Iran Iran, United States United States

Iran's military claims to have shot down a US drone, as Nato-led forces say it may be a craft that was lost over western Afghanistan last week.
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New Italy austerity plans agreed

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 20:44
related countries: Italy Italy

Italy's new government adopts a package of emergency austerity measures, including a rise in pension ages and new taxes on the wealthy.
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UK commander's Afghan future plea

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 21:00
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Western nations must see the job in Afghanistan through after making an "investment in blood", the commander of British forces in the country says.
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'Shock win' in Slovenia election

Sunday 4th of December 2011, 21:51
related countries: Slovenia Slovenia

A new centre-left party headed by the mayor of Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana, appears to have won a surprise victory in elections, exit polls and partial results suggest.
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