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It's quiz time!

Friday 7th of January 2011, 0:08
related countries: Romania Romania

Hubble bubble - What got Romanian witches reaching for their spell books?
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Dangerous precedent?

Friday 7th of January 2011, 0:12
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Why African leaders may fear south Sudan split
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Dominican Republic ousts Haitians

Friday 7th of January 2011, 0:41
related countries: Haiti Haiti, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic, Dominica Dominica

The Dominican Republic launches its first major operation against illegal Haitian immigrants since it stopped deporting them after last year's earthquake.
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England seal Ashes series triumph

Friday 7th of January 2011, 1:05
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England win the final Ashes Test against Australia in Sydney by an innings and 83 runs to wrap up the series 3-1 for their first win down under in 24 years.
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Cruise ships welcomed in Cuba

Friday 7th of January 2011, 2:50
related countries: Cuba Cuba, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Havana

A British-owned cruise ship has sailed into the Cuban capital, Havana - the first in years to dock in the Communist-run island.
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Australia v England fifth Test day five as it happened

Friday 7th of January 2011, 3:12
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Australia Australia

England beat Australia by an innings and 83 runs to seal the Ashes series 3-1 and secure their first series win down under in 24 years.
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US military budget cut by $78bn

Friday 7th of January 2011, 3:55
related countries: United States United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates announces a $78bn (£50.3bn) military budget cut, to be achieved in part by scrapping weapons systems
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Going for broke

Friday 7th of January 2011, 4:03
related countries: Czech Republic Czech Republic

Why Czech doctors are quitting en masse
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Tight security for Coptic Christmas

Friday 7th of January 2011, 4:49
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas Eve amid tight security after a bomb attack on a church in Egypt in which 23 people died
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Germany's FDP 'under pressure'

Friday 7th of January 2011, 5:35
related countries: Germany Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's embattled coalition ally Guido Westerwelle has defended the record of his Free Democrats (FDP) in a defiant speech.
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Ivory Coast 'expels' foreign envoys

Friday 7th of January 2011, 5:58
related countries: Canada Canada, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo is expelling the British and Canadian ambassadors, a statement on state television says.
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Indian strikers demand new state

Friday 7th of January 2011, 6:15
related countries: India India

A strike in favour of a new state shuts schools and colleges in the Telangana region of southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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German eggs sent to UK and Holland

Friday 7th of January 2011, 6:37
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands, Germany Germany, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Holland

Eggs from German farms where animal feed has been contaminated by dioxins have been sent to the UK and the Netherlands.
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Pentagon faces further budget cut

Friday 7th of January 2011, 7:09
related countries: United States United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates announces a $78bn (£50.3bn) military budget cut, to be achieved in part by scrapping weapons systems.
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Indonesian police in terror trial

Friday 7th of January 2011, 7:26
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Two Indonesian policemen are jailed for 10 years for selling arms to Islamic militants at a training camp in Aceh.
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Honduras bus attack kills eight

Friday 7th of January 2011, 7:46
related countries: Honduras Honduras

Gunmen kill eight people - four of them children - as they open fire on a minibus in central Honduras, police say.
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Tight security for Egypt's Copts

Friday 7th of January 2011, 7:58
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas amid tight security after a bomb attack on a church in Egypt in which 23 people died.
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Hong Kong entrepreneur in bid for UK carrier

Friday 7th of January 2011, 8:01
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Hong Kong Hong Kong

A UK-based Hong Kong businessman offers £5m for the British aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, which is being auctioned.
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Judge delays Stanford fraud trial

Friday 7th of January 2011, 8:12
related countries: United States United States
related places: Stanford

A US judge delays the fraud trial of Texan billionaire Allen Stanford after hearing psychiatric evidence that he is suffering from depression.
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England yet to peak, says Strauss

Friday 7th of January 2011, 8:20
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Captain Andrew Strauss says England's Ashes-winning heroes have yet to reach their peak after the 3-1 series victory in Australia.
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Dioxin scare shuts German farms

Friday 7th of January 2011, 8:22
related countries: Germany Germany

Officials shut 4,700 farms in Germany amid a scandal over animal feed contaminated with the poisonous chemical dioxin.
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Caine collects top French honour

Friday 7th of January 2011, 8:38
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

Oscar-winning actor Sir Michael Caine receives France's highest cultural honour in Paris.
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Greek school has just one pupil

Friday 7th of January 2011, 9:09
related countries: Greece Greece

The Greek population of Istanbul, once thriving in numbers, has fallen to such a low level that one Greek school in the city has only one pupil left.
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Deadly US drone pounds Waziristan

Friday 7th of January 2011, 9:22
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States

Four people die in a US drone strike in north-west Pakistan.
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New Zealand pair hold up Pakistan

Friday 7th of January 2011, 10:03
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, New Zealand New Zealand, Bermuda Bermuda
related places: Hamilton

Tim Southee and Kane Williamson lead a New Zealand fightback as they reach 260-7 on day one of the first Test against Pakistan in Hamilton.
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Blatter expects January World Cup

Friday 7th of January 2011, 10:07
related countries: Qatar Qatar

Fifa president Sepp Blatter expects the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be held in January because of the country's intensely hot summers.
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Potter plagiarism case dismissed

Friday 7th of January 2011, 10:17
related countries: United States United States

A US judge has dismissed legal action accusing Harry Potter author JK Rowling of copying the work of another author.
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West Bank civilian killed in bed

Friday 7th of January 2011, 10:19
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli troops shoot dead a 67-year-old Palestinian man by mistake in an operation to arrest members of the Islamist militant organisation, Hamas.
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Hodgson clings to Liverpool job

Friday 7th of January 2011, 10:21
related countries: United States United States
related places: Liverpool

Roy Hodgson looks set to remain as Liverpool manager this weekend after the club's American owners take no decision over his future.
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Survival tactics

Friday 7th of January 2011, 10:30
related countries: Greece Greece, Turkey Turkey

Turkey's small Greek community struggles to keep traditions alive
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Ivanovic hopes to be fit for Open

Friday 7th of January 2011, 10:45
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic hopes to have recovered from a stomach injury in time to play at the Australian Open.
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Pakistan fuel U-turn 'a mistake'

Friday 7th of January 2011, 11:09
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States

The US and the IMF criticise the Pakistani government's decision to reverse a recent fuel price rise.
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Malian hailed as French embassy blast hero

Friday 7th of January 2011, 11:16
related countries: France France, Tunisia Tunisia, Mali Mali
related places: Bamako

A man who helped Malian police arrest a Tunisian national as he attacked the French embassy in the capital, Bamako, is hailed as a hero for his bravery.
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Nazarbayev rejects referendum bid

Friday 7th of January 2011, 11:28
related countries: Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev rejects the idea of scrapping elections and holding a referendum to extend his term in office until 2020.
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Bye bye Khartoum

Friday 7th of January 2011, 12:10
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Southern Sudan gears up for independence vote
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EU spurns Iran nuclear tour offer

Friday 7th of January 2011, 12:18
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

The EU plans to reject Tehran's invitation for an EU ambassador to tour Iran's controversial nuclear sites.
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Ivory Coast military call queried

Friday 7th of January 2011, 12:43
related countries: Ghana Ghana

Ghana's president says force will not solve the deadlock in Ivory Coast, casting doubt on West Africa's threat to send troops to oust Laurent Gbagbo.
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South Africa thieves target traffic lights for Sim cards

Friday 7th of January 2011, 13:06
related countries: South Africa South Africa
related places: Johannesburg

Some 400 high-tech South African traffic lights are out of action after thieves in Johannesburg stole the mobile phone Sim cards they contained - racking up huge bills.
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Squatters 'face off' with Sarkozy

Friday 7th of January 2011, 13:15
related countries: France France

French police seal off an office building opposite the Elysee Palace as squatters taunt President Nicolas Sarkozy over housing.
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Germany probes dioxin feed firm

Friday 7th of January 2011, 13:20
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: March

German officials investigate possible "illegal activity" after a company allegedly supplied 25 animal feed makers with 3,000 tonnes of contaminated fatty acids, triggering a health scare.
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Security level raised at airports

Friday 7th of January 2011, 13:40
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The terrorist threat level specific to major UK transport hubs has been raised from substantial to severe.
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India talks onions with Pakistan

Friday 7th of January 2011, 13:52
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, India India

India tries to persuade Pakistan to resume the export of onions overland as prices soar, putting pressure on the Indian government.
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'Journey through hell'

Friday 7th of January 2011, 14:15
related countries: Haiti Haiti

A Haitian journalist on his country's year of woes
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Africa online

Friday 7th of January 2011, 14:28
related countries: Zambia Zambia

Zambian village shows how the continent sees its internet future
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Aretha Franklin 'feeling great'

Friday 7th of January 2011, 14:46
related countries: United States United States

Aretha Franklin tells a US magazine she is "feeling great" after surgery for an undisclosed illness, saying "the problem has been resolved".
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Sri Lanka army to sell vegetables

Friday 7th of January 2011, 14:58
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan army begins buying and selling low-cost vegetables to help people deal with rising food costs in the country.
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Warning of new West Bank controls

Friday 7th of January 2011, 15:05
related countries: Israel Israel, West Bank West Bank

The United Nations says it is increasingly concerned that Israel is about to tighten access restrictions to the occupied West Bank.
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Bomber targets Afghan bath house

Friday 7th of January 2011, 15:38
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

At least 17 people die and many are injured in a blast at a public bath house in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province.
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Dioxin farm eggs exported to UK

Friday 7th of January 2011, 15:49
related countries: Germany Germany, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Eggs from German farms where animal feed has been contaminated by dioxins have been used in some British cakes and quiches, the BBC has learned.
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Dutch plan Afghan police mission

Friday 7th of January 2011, 15:58
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Netherlands Netherlands

The Netherlands is to send a 545-strong police training force to Afghanistan, months after withdrawing combat troops.
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Sudan singer campaigns for split

Friday 7th of January 2011, 16:28
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Sudanese singer Mary Boyoi has been campaigning hard for secession
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Afghans accuse Iran of fuel ban

Friday 7th of January 2011, 16:29
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Iran Iran
related places: Kabul

Hundreds of protesters in Kabul accuse Iran of blocking fuel tankers from crossing the border into Afghanistan.
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Heil-hound - the Finnish dog that infuriated Nazis

Friday 7th of January 2011, 16:29
related countries: Finland Finland

Rediscovered documents show Nazi Germany was so angry by a Finnish dog which gave Hitler salutes it launched a campaign against its owner.
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Cost of food sparks riots in Algiers

Friday 7th of January 2011, 16:35
related countries: Algeria Algeria
related places: Algiers

There has been further rioting in parts of the Algerian capital by hundreds of youths angry over increasing food prices.
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Pakistan leader rescues coalition

Friday 7th of January 2011, 16:59
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan's prime minister yanks his government back from the brink as a key ally decides to rejoin the coalition, amid mounting turmoil in the country.
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Final rallies ahead of Sudan vote

Friday 7th of January 2011, 17:12
related countries: Sudan Sudan
related places: Juba

Final rallies are held in south Sudan's capital, Juba, ahead of Sunday's vote on independence for the south of the country from the north.
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Bosses criticise 2022 switch plan

Friday 7th of January 2011, 17:19
related countries: Qatar Qatar

Premier League managers come out against the idea of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar being played in January.
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Laos Hmong leader dies in exile

Friday 7th of January 2011, 17:28
related countries: Vietnam Vietnam

Vang Pao, the former general and Hmong leader whom a CIA chief called "the biggest hero of the Vietnam War", dies in exile aged 81.
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Blast shuts Canada oil sands site

Friday 7th of January 2011, 17:36
related countries: Canada Canada

An explosion at the Horizon Oil Sands facility in Canada injures at least three workers and forces the site to suspend operations.
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Brazil 'narco' reporter arrested

Friday 7th of January 2011, 17:48
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Police in Brazil have arrested a reporter who they say was working as an informant for a drug gang in exchange for tip-offs on the gang's crimes.
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France to probe Renault spy case

Friday 7th of January 2011, 18:08
related countries: France France
related places: Renault

The French president asks the country's intelligence service to investigate suspected industrial spying at carmaker Renault.
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Feed dioxins 'at 77 times limit'

Friday 7th of January 2011, 18:17
related countries: Germany Germany

Tests on a contaminated German animal feed ingredient suggest it contained more than 77 times the approved amount of the toxic chemical dioxin.
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Mixed-sex handshakes banned

Friday 7th of January 2011, 18:21
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Men and women are banned from shaking hands or chatting in public in a district of Somalia controlled by the Islamist group al-Shabab.
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US jobless rate drops in December

Friday 7th of January 2011, 18:50
related countries: United States United States

The US unemployment rate dropped to 9.4% in December from 9.8% in November, the biggest one-month drop since April 1998, figures show.
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Bernanke fears slow US recovery

Friday 7th of January 2011, 21:02
related countries: United States United States

The US is showing signs of "self-sustaining recovery", but is growing too slowly to create jobs, the Fed's Ben Bernanke says.
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'Kidney sisters' leave US prison

Friday 7th of January 2011, 21:11
related countries: United States United States

Two imprisoned sisters whose sentences were dropped on the condition that one donate her kidney to the other are released from US jail.
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Fresh rioting in Algerian capital

Friday 7th of January 2011, 21:33
related countries: Algeria Algeria

Fresh rioting breaks out in the Algerian capital and several other cities, after days of unrest over food price increases and unemployment.
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Colombia extradites 'Drugs Queen'

Friday 7th of January 2011, 21:45
related countries: Colombia Colombia, United States United States

Beatriz Elena Henao, accused of trafficking large quantities of amphetamines, is extradited from Colombia to the US to face trial.
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Brazil floods leave thousands displaced

Friday 7th of January 2011, 22:06
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Weeks of heavy rain in Brazil have left tens of thousands homeless and so far killed 35 people.
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Ailing Nadal loses to Davydenko

Friday 7th of January 2011, 22:11
related countries: Qatar Qatar, Russia Russia

Russian Nikolay Davydenko beats ill top seed Rafael Nadal to set up a Qatar Open final date with Roger Federer.
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Man City complete Dzeko signing

Friday 7th of January 2011, 22:14
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany Germany
related places: Wolfsburg

Manchester City complete the £27m signing of Bosnian international striker Edin Dzeko from Wolfsburg.
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Bomber targets Afghan bath house

Friday 7th of January 2011, 22:14
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

An explosion in the south of Afghanistan has killed at least 17 people and wounded many others
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Under the spotlight

Friday 7th of January 2011, 22:39
related countries: Hungary Hungary

Hungary at pains not to let media furore cloud its EU leadership
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US summons Tunisia's ambassador

Friday 7th of January 2011, 22:49
related countries: Tunisia Tunisia, United States United States
related places: Washington

The US state department summons Tunisia's ambassador to Washington to express concerns about protests in the North African country.
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Brazil footballer 'faked' kidnap

Friday 7th of January 2011, 22:53
related countries: Somalia Somalia, Botswana Botswana

Somalia, a footballer for Brazilian club Botafogo, will be charged for falsely reporting he had been kidnapped when he was late for training, police say.
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New US foreclosure court trouble

Friday 7th of January 2011, 22:55
related countries: United States United States

Two of the US's biggest mortgage lenders have had two mortgage foreclosures cancelled in a case that could affect others.
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Hungary PM defuses media law row

Friday 7th of January 2011, 23:01
related countries: Hungary Hungary, Hong Kong Hong Kong

Hungary's prime minister has said he wants to defuse political tensions over his country's contentious new media law which is seen by critics as an attack on press freedom.
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Sudan prepares for referendum vote

Friday 7th of January 2011, 23:41
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Millions of people are preparing to vote in a referendum that could split one of Africa's poorest nations into two countries. The ballot in Sudan is likely to see the south break away from the north.
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'Friendly fire' killed Israeli soldier

Friday 7th of January 2011, 23:49
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel says a friendly fire incident killed one soldier and wounded four on the Gaza border.
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New law 'bars Guantanamo moves'

Friday 7th of January 2011, 23:59
related countries: Cuba Cuba
related places: Guantanamo

President Obama signs a law effectively barring him from using taxpayer dollars to empty the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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