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Firth beaten at Standard awards

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 0:00
related countries: United Kingdom

Colin Firth's run of success during awards season takes a knock as he is beaten to a best acting prize at the London Evening Standard film awards.
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Franco-Egyptian poet Chedid dies

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 0:02
related countries: Egypt, France
related places: Paris

Andree Chedid, the Franco-Egyptian poet whose son and grandson became famous singers, dies in Paris at the age of 90.
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Senators propose NYC rail tunnel

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 0:20
related countries: United States

Democratic senators and US rail operator Amtrak propose a $13.5bn (£8.4bn) rail tunnel linking New York City and New Jersey.
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Haiti 'gives Aristide passport'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 0:42
related countries: Haiti

Haiti says it has issued former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide with a passport, paving the way for his return to the country after seven years in exile.
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Fossil forests

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 1:34
related countries: Antarctica

Antarctica's dinosaur-age jungles could provide clues to the future
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Reaching for the sky

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 1:40
related countries: Cambodia

Grand plans for high-rise buildings inch forward in Cambodia
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VIDEO: US artist offers a Kate Middleton moment to all

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 2:38
related countries: United States

An artist has made a dream come true for many woman who want to feel like they are engaged to their Prince Charming.
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US embassies' 'exploitation risk'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 2:38
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf

US investigators find "indicators" of exploitation and coercion of low-level staff at US missions in four Gulf countries.
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M25 scheme 'may have wasted £1bn'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 3:13
related countries: United Kingdom

A project to widen two stretches of the UK's busiest motorway may have wasted £1bn of public money, MPs have said.
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NHS revamp 'dilutes patient say'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 3:18
related countries: United Kingdom

Patients risk having less of a say in the running of the health service in England under the shake-up of the NHS, leading health charities say.
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Queensland towns remain cut off

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 4:14
related countries: Australia

Parts of Queensland remain cut off after Cyclone Yasi dumped huge piles of debris and caused widespread damage over north-east Australia.
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First Korean talks since shelling

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 4:21
related countries: South Korea

Officials from North and South Korea are holding their first meeting since the North shelled a Southern island last November, killing four people.
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Hunt for Swiss twins intensifies

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 4:50
related countries: Switzerland

An international police search is continuing for two Swiss six-year-old twin girls, missing since their father threw himself under a train on Friday.
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UBS returns to full-year profit

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 6:57
related countries: Switzerland

Swiss bank UBS posts a net profit of 7.2bn Swiss francs for 2010 - its first full-year profit since the financial crisis.
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US sees Brazil as yuan fight ally

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 7:09
related countries: United States, Brazil, China

The value of China's currency is back in the spotlight as the US seeks to increase the number of countries asking for a stronger yuan.
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Lashed girl exhumed in Bangladesh

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 7:38
related countries: Bangladesh

The body of a 14-year-old Bangladeshi girl who died days after a public whipping is exhumed on the orders of the High Court in Dhaka.
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VIDEO: Taylor war crime trial nears end

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 7:58
related countries: Liberia

The war crimes trial of former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor, is entering its final phase.
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N Africa unrest hits Thomas Cook

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 8:51
related countries: Egypt, Tunisia

Travel firm Thomas Cook warns that the political unrest in Egypt and Tunisia will hit its profits by an estimated £20m.
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Toyota sees profits drop by 39%

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 9:20
related countries: Japan
related places: Toyota

Japanese carmaker Toyota reported a drop in profits because of slow car sales domestically and the strength of the yen.
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Jakarta pressured over sect kills

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 9:20
related countries: Indonesia, United States

Indonesia is criticised by US groups and others after a murderous attack against supporters of a minority Muslim sect was not stopped by watching police.
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Egypt protesters seek new resolve

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 9:51
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Protesters occupying Tahrir Square in central Cairo insist they will stand firm, amid signs they are losing momentum after two weeks.
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VIDEO: Australian PM weeps over disasters

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 9:59
related countries: Aruba

Australian PM Julia Gillard pays tribute to the tens of thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by floods, cyclones and fires.
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Australian MPs weep for victims

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 9:59
related countries: Aruba

Australian MPs cry as they pay tribute to the tens of thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by recent floods, cyclones and bushfires.
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Chechen rebel admits airport bomb

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 10:51
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow, Chechen

One of Russia's most wanted men, Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, says he ordered last month's bomb attack which left 36 dead at a Moscow airport.
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Strong commodities lift Xstrata

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 11:04
related countries: Switzerland

Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata reports a jump in full-year profits thanks to stronger commodity prices.
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Super Bowl breaks viewing record

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 11:11
related countries: United States
related places: Sunday

Sunday's Super Bowl breaks the record for the biggest US television audience for a single broadcast.
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Call to discuss Burma sanctions

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 11:18
related countries: Burma

The party of veteran Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it wishes to discuss how sanctions might be "modified".
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Philippine ex-army head 'suicide'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 11:28
related countries: Philippines

Former Philippine army chief General Angelo Reyes, who had recently been accused of high-level corruption, dies in an apparent suicide.
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VIDEO: South Africa's battle with rhino poachers

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 11:36
related countries: South Africa

Three suspected rhino poachers have been shot and killed by rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park.
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Hobbit director to begin filming

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 11:52
related countries: New Zealand

Filming of the two Hobbit movies will finally begin in New Zealand next month after a series of delays, director Peter Jackson says.
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China raises interest rates again

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 12:10
related countries: China

China's central bank raises interest rates for the third time in four months as authorities ramp up efforts to tackle inflation.
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Muslims attack Indonesia churches

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 12:21
related countries: Indonesia
related places: More

More than 1,000 Muslims storm a Java courthouse and burn two churches, the latest incident in a wave of religious violence in Indonesia.
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Russia 'expels British reporter'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 12:49
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

A British journalist who reported on Wikileaks cables containing criticism of Russia's leadership says he has been expelled from the country.
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Man killed by cockfighting bird

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 12:51
related countries: United States

A US man attending an illegal cockfight died after being accidentally stabbed in the leg by an armed bird, officials say.
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Charles Taylor lawyer storms out

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 12:55
related countries: Liberia

Liberia's former leader Charles Taylor's defence lawyer walks out of the closing stages of his war crimes trial in the Hague.
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Arrests for Harare foreigner raid

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 12:55
related countries: Zimbabwe
related places: Harare

Police in Zimbabwe arrest eight people for looting after violent attacks by gangs of youths, many supporters of President Mugabe, on foreign traders.
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New rocket could lift astronauts

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 13:08
related countries: United States

US and European companies put forward the concept of a new rocket they say could pick up astronaut launch services not long after shuttle retirement.
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No food no school

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 13:11
related countries: Kenya

Drought means Kenyan children abandon their lessons
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Sreesanth called into India squad

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 13:22
related countries: India

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has vowed to learn from his past misdemeanours after replacing the injured Praveen Kumar in India's 15-man World Cup squad.
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Russian group hold Pompey talks

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 13:31
related countries: Russia

Portsmouth confirm they have held talks with Russian consortium Convers Sport Initiative (CSI), who are interested in buying the club.
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VIDEO: Rumsfeld no regrets over Iraq war

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 13:37
related countries: Iraq, United States

Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has defended decisions that he made during his time in office, in his first television interview since leaving public life in December 2006.
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Kubica requires further surgery

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 13:50
related countries: Italy

Renault driver Robert Kubica needs further surgery on the injuries he suffered in a rally accident in Italy on Sunday.
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Hussey & Hauritz out of World Cup

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 13:52
related countries: Aruba

Australian duo Mike Hussey and Nathan Hauritz are ruled out of the World Cup through injury.
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Thousands attend Sri Lanka rally

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 13:53
related countries: Sri Lanka

Opposition supporters in Sri Lanka take part in a rally to mark a year since the detention of losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka.
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Spanish bull off to North Africa

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 14:27
related countries: Spain
related places: Melilla

A Spanish national symbol, the Osborne bull, is to be erected in the enclave of Melilla in North Africa, officials say.
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Pirates seize Italian oil tanker

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 14:57
related countries: Indian Ocean, Italy, India

A group of pirates has boarded and seized control of an Italian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, Italian and EU officials say.
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Irish lenders' assets up for sale

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 15:51
related countries: Ireland

The Irish Republic will start an auction process for the sale of the deposits and assets of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide.
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Government to increase bank levy

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 15:55
related countries: United Kingdom

The government says it will increase the levy on UK banks by £800m to £2.5bn, prompting fury from bankers and provoking barbed debate in parliament.
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Three Indian WWF staff 'released'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 16:07
related countries: India

Indian police say that three female wildlife officials kidnapped in the north-eastern state of Assam have been released, but three men are held.
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Six killed in Brazil prison riot

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 16:14
related countries: Brazil

A riot at an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil leaves at least six inmates dead, some reportedly decapitated.
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Emotional fall-out

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 16:44
related countries: Thailand

Ordinary folk caught up in the Thai-Cambodia border row
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BA forces new crew strike ballot

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 16:45
related countries: United Kingdom

British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted again on strike action after the airline said a previous vote was unlawful.
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Finns to recreate old beer from shipwreck sample

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 16:46
related countries: Finland

Beer found in a 200-year-old shipwreck, the world's oldest surviving beer sample, is to be chemically analysed by Finnish scientists - and brewed again.
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UK 'deplores' reporter expulsion

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 16:51
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

Foreign Office Minister David Lidington says the government "deplores" Russia's expulsion of a British journalist with the Guardian newspaper.
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Rome statues recruited by anti-Berlusconi campaign

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 17:08
related countries: Italy
related places: Rome

Protesters hang banners on statues around Rome to condemn what they say is Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's "unacceptable" behaviour.
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VIDEO: Aftermath of Thai-Cambodian clash

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 17:13
related countries: Cambodia, Thailand

At least five people were killed in clashes over the weekend between Thai and Cambodian troops over a disputed border area near a temple.
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Pakistan strike grounds flights

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 17:18
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Pia

Pakistan's state-owned airline PIA cancels some flights as staff strike in protest at a planned route-sharing deal.
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'US teens' die in Mexico shooting

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 17:19
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: Ciudad Juarez

Three teenage boys, at least two of whom are believed to have been US citizens, were killed in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities say.
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Madrid in commuter smog warning

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 17:33
related countries: Spain
related places: Madrid

Madrid's city council is calling on commuters to take public transport and help combat a spike in air pollution levels.
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VIDEO: Attack on Indonesian churches

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 17:50
related countries: Indonesia
related places: More

More than 1,000 Muslim protesters have stormed a courthouse and burned two churches in central Java, Indonesia.
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VIDEO: Protests grow in Tharir Square

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 17:55
related countries: Egypt

The transition government in Egypt says it is developing a clear map for a peaceful transfer of power and reform of the system.
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Hague on 'reform tour' in Tunisia

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 18:18
related countries: Tunisia, United Kingdom

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague meets Tunisia's interim prime minister at the start of a tour of North African and Middle Eastern countries affected by demands for political change.
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'New risk' at Hungary sludge site

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 18:32
related countries: Hungary, Hong Kong

Waste water from a Hungarian aluminium plant still contains toxic chemicals despite a big clean-up there, Greenpeace says.
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Mubarak 'lent French PM a plane'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 18:47
related countries: Egypt, France

French PM Francois Fillon says Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak lent him a plane and paid for lodgings during a family holiday at new year.
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VIDEO: Assange claims 'improper' inquiry

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 19:36
related countries: Sweden, United Kingdom

Swedish prosecutors did not follow "proper procedure" while investigating rape claims against Julian Assange, a UK extradition hearing was told.
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VIDEO: Fonseka supporters demand release

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 19:51
related countries: Sri Lanka

Several thousand opposition activists in Sri Lanka have protested outside the prison where the former head of the armed forces, Sarath Fonseka, is being held.
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Obama 'has not smoked in a year'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 19:52
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama has not smoked a cigarette in almost a year, First Lady Michelle Obama says.
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VIDEO: Taylor's lawyer walks out of court

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 19:59
related countries: Liberia

A lawyer for Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor has walked out of court during the closing stages of the former leader's war crimes trial in The Hague.
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Tribes protest against Brazil dam

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 20:10
related countries: Brazil

Leaders of indigenous Amazon tribes hand a petition to Brazil's government opposing construction of a massive hydro-electric dam.
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Afghanistan aid teams 'must go'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 20:24
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai criticises foreign reconstruction teams for undermining his government's authority.
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Huge protest rejects Mubarak move

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 20:29
related countries: Egypt

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian protesters in central Cairo reject President Mubarak's plans for a gradual handover of power.
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US clears Toyota over electronics

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 20:30
related countries: United States

A US investigation into Toyota safety problems finds no electronic flaws to explain complaints about unintended acceleration.
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US issues insider dealing charges

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 20:41
related countries: United States

Four hedge fund managers are charged by US prosecutors with insider dealing as part of a wider crackdown on illegal trading.
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VIDEO: Gaza photo exhibition in London

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 21:43
related countries: Israel, Germany, United Kingdom
related places: London

An award-winning German photographer has been documenting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for more than two decades. The new images form part of an exhibition which is on in London.
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Republic of Ireland 3-0 Wales

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 21:45
related countries: Ireland
related places: Dublin

New Wales boss Gary Speed begins his reign as manager with a disappointing Nations Cup defeat by the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
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World shark attacks 'up in 2010'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 21:45
related countries: United States

Sharks launched 79 unprovoked attacks on humans worldwide in 2010, the highest number in a decade, US researchers report.
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US urges faster change in Egypt

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 22:29
related countries: Egypt, United States
related places: Cairo

The US calls on Egypt's government to immediately lift emergency laws, after a day of renewed protests in Cairo and other cities.
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Jordan tribes critical of queen

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 22:50
related countries: Jordan

Leaders of Jordan's tribes criticise Queen Rania and urge King Abdullah to end what they say is her interference in politics.
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'Giant' Dutch prisoner loses plea

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 23:12
related countries: Netherlands

A Dutch court rules that while the cell of a "giant" prisoner is cramped, it is not inhumane, and he must stay in jail.
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VIDEO: 'The new symbol of Egypt's revolution'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 23:15
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Cairo has seen the biggest protest so far against the rule of President Mubarak, as hundreds of thousands of people crowded Tahrir Square demanding far-reaching reforms.
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VIDEO: Rumsfeld defiant on Iraq war

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 23:28
related countries: Iraq, United States

Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely defiant about the Iraq war, saying in a new book that had Saddam Hussein remained in power, the Middle East would be "far more perilous than it is today".
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Guardiola agrees Barca extension

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 23:40
related countries: Spain
related places: Barcelona, Barca

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola will extend his contract with the Spanish champions until the end of next season.
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Air India bomber opens appeal bid

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 23:56
related countries: Canada

A man jailed in Canada over the 1985 bombing of an Air India jet appeals against his conviction for perjury in the trial of two alleged accomplices.
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Queen's trip to Ireland 'overdue'

Tuesday 8th of February 2011, 23:58
related countries: Ireland

A historic first visit to Ireland by the Queen moves a step closer, with the man likely to become the country's next prime minister giving his full support to the idea.
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