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Singapore Air ties up with Virgin

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 1:29
related countries: Singapore

Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia have entered a partnership which allows them to carry passengers on each others' flights.
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VIDEO: China floods force 60,000 to move

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 1:34
related countries: China

More than 60,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in central and southern China after continuous downpours caused heavy flooding.
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Heaviest flyer faces extinction

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 1:58
related countries: India

The massive Great Indian bustard is now Critically Endangered, according to this year's Red List of rare birds.
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Syria vows to deal with attackers

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 3:26
related countries: Syria

Syria's government vows to deal "decisively" with the gunmen it blames for the deaths of 120 security personnel in the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour.
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Paris hosts G20's nuclear summit

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 3:29
related countries: France, Japan
related places: Paris, Fukushima

Energy ministers from the G20 countries are due to meet in Paris to discuss nuclear safety in the wake Japan's Fukushima disaster.
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Biswas on India

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 3:32
related countries: India

Has India's government lost the plot on corruption?
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Fatal China floods follow drought

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 4:09
related countries: China
related places: Guizhou

At least 14 people are killed by raging flood waters in southern China's Guizhou province, following months of crop-destroying drought.
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Lagarde to push IMF bid in India

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 5:34
related countries: India, France

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is due in India on the latest leg of a world tour backing her bid to head the International Monetary Fund.
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Australia keeps rates unchanged

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 6:12
related countries: Australia

Australia's central bank leaves interest rates unchanged at 4.75% after economy slows in first quarter.
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Peru's Humala celebrates poll win

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 6:45
related countries: Peru
related places: Humala

Leftist former army officer Ollanta Humala is confirmed as Peru's next leader, after his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori admits defeat in the presidential election.
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Strike at India's top car maker

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 7:19
related countries: India

A strike by workers at India's top car maker Maruti Suzuki enters its third day and disrupts production.
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Mosley casts doubts over Bahrain

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 7:58
related countries: Bahrain

Max Mosley, the former head of world motorsport, does not think the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead on 30 October.
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Emmerich defends Shakespeare film

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 8:15
related countries: Germany

German film director Roland Emmerich admits courting controversy with his film that questions the authorship of Shakespeare's plays.
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Australian backlash in cattle row

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 8:23
related countries: Aruba, Indonesia

Australian butchers are reporting a slump in demand for beef after ABC broadcasts an investigation into animal cruelty in Indonesian abattoirs.
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VIDEO: Chile volcano ash clogs roads

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 8:30
related countries: Chile

Eruptions from a Chilean volcano have left roads and rivers blanketed in a thick layer of ash.
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Jackson insurer sues gig promoter

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 8:35
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

The British firm that insured Michael Jackson's comeback concerts at London's O2 arena asks a judge in Los Angeles to nullify the policy.
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VIDEO: Life and death on Afghan front line

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 8:39
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

A series of recordings has been released by the Ministry of Defence which gives a unique insight into the lives of British soldiers in Afghanistan.
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HMV agrees new refinancing deal

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 8:59
related countries: United Kingdom

Troubled British music and DVD retailer HMV agrees a new refinancing deal with its lenders, worth £220m.
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Echoes of war

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 9:10
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ratko Mladic's ex-neighbours still agonise over Bosnia conflict
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Lady Gaga picks up fashion icon award in the US

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 9:19
related countries: United States

Pop star Lady Gaga is presented with the fashion icon trophy at this year's Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) award ceremony.
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NZ mourns death of elusive sheep turned national icon

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 9:23
related countries: New Zealand

Shrek the New Zealand sheep, whose ability to avoid the shearers made him a national celebrity, has died aged 16.
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US lawmaker admits lewd picture

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 9:32
related countries: United States

New York congressman Anthony Weiner admits sending a close-up picture of his crotch to a young woman, but says he will not resign.
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Live - England v Sri Lanka

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 9:33
related countries: Sri Lanka

The second Test at Lord's appears to be heading for a draw unless England can take some quick Sri Lanka wickets in the final session.
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Prada readying $2.6bn flotation

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 9:41
related countries: Hong Kong

Fashion house Prada is seeking to raise up to $2.6bn through a flotation on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
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VIDEO: World meeting over nuclear power's future

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 9:45
related countries: Japan

Two days of talks are being held with ministers and officials from 37 countries on how to learn from Japan's nuclear mistakes.
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Geithner criticises bank lobbying

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 9:52
related countries: United States

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner tells US banks to accept new financial regulations instead of trying to weaken them.
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China executes hit-and-run killer

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 10:11
related countries: China

A 21-year-old Chinese music student is executed in China, after being convicted of stabbing a woman to death in an attempt to cover up a traffic accident.
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VIDEO: Spain anger over cucumber accusation

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 10:28
related countries: Spain

MEP brandishes a cucumber as he demands compensation for Spain's farmers after cucumbers mistakenly blamed for E. coli outbreak
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Muslim cleric killed in Nigeria

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 10:40
related countries: Nigeria

A gunman on a motorbike believed to be from the Boko Haram Muslim sect shoots dead a prominent cleric from a rival sect in northern Nigeria.
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VIDEO: Tutu: Child marriage is 'abominable'

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 10:52
related countries: Ethiopia

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has travelled to Ethiopia to head an 'alliance against child marriage'.
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Child brides

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 11:28
related countries: Ethiopia

Girls fight back against forced early marriages in Ethiopia
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Australian sues over UAE jailing

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 11:49
related countries: Aruba

An Australian woman sues her government, claiming consular officials gave her bad advice when she was in trouble in the UAE which led to her being jailed.
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UK marines on Yemen exit standby

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 12:05
related countries: Yemen, United Kingdom

Eighty Royal Marines are on standby off the coast of Yemen to assist with the possible evacuation of British civilians, the BBC has learned.
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Blast kills Moldovan tennis chief

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 13:13
related countries: Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova
related places: Chisinau

Moldovan tennis federation chief Igor Turcan is killed in a car explosion near the organisation's headquarters in the capital Chisinau.
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Croatia nears EU finishing line

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 13:15
related countries: Croatia

Croatia is now close to wrapping up its EU entry talks and is on course to become the 28th member state in 2013.
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Calls for US lawmaker photos probe

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 13:23
related countries: United States
related places: New York

Democratic House leaders call for an ethics probe into a New York congressman who admitted sending flirtatious photos of himself to women.
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Japanese admit nuclear failures

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 13:43
related countries: Japan
related places: Fukushima

Japan was unprepared for a nuclear accident on the scale of the one at Fukushima, the government says in a report to be submitted to the IAEA.
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Mosque arson attack in West Bank

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 14:03
related countries: West Bank

Attackers set fire to a mosque near Ramallah in the West Bank, daubing graffiti which suggests they were Jewish settlers angry about building restrictions.
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Clashes rock south Yemen cities

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 14:13
related countries: Yemen
related places: Zinjibar

At least 30 people die in the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar and clashes are reported in Taiz, days after the president's departure to Saudi Arabia.
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Thai leader defends rise to power

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 14:25
related countries: Thailand

Thailand's prime minister posts a vigorous defence of his rise to power on his personal website and Facebook page, as a general election nears.
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Protest slows Dutch nuclear train

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 14:31
related countries: Netherlands

A train carrying waste from a Dutch nuclear plant is delayed for three hours by Greenpeace activists chaining themselves to the rails.
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VIDEO: Markets fall after Peru election

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 14:38
related countries: Peru

The leftist former army officer, Ollanta Humala, has won the presidential election in Peru after his rival accepted defeat.
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Fatal ferry sinking in Indonesia

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 14:47
related countries: Indonesia

An Indonesian passenger ship capsizes off the island of Borneo, killing at least 25 people, with officials citing overcrowding or bad weather.
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Explosions shake Libyan capital

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 15:41
related countries: Libya
related places: Tripoli

Huge explosions rock the Libyan capital, Tripoli, during a series of air strikes by low-flying Nato jets.
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Prior sorry for smashing window

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 15:48
related countries: United Kingdom

England's Matt Prior apologises for smashing a window at Lord's, causing a cut to one of the spectators.
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Deadly attack on Nigerian police

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 15:52
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Maiduguri

At least five people are killed after police stations are attacked in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, hospital sources say.
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VIDEO: Dancing policeman stops traffic

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 16:07
related countries: Philippines
related places: Manila

A Filipino traffic policeman has become a street sensation after delighting drivers and pedestrians with his unique dance moves when directing traffic in the capital Manila.
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Obama, Merkel warn on Europe debt

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 16:21
related countries: Germany, United States

US President Obama says the European debt crisis cannot be allowed to threaten the global economy, after a meeting with Germany's Angela Merkel.
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Cameron unveils major NHS rethink

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 16:28
related countries: United Kingdom

David Cameron outlines "real changes" to controversial NHS reforms in England, including more say for hospital doctors and nurses and limits on competition.
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Russia and Norway in Arctic deal

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 16:32
related countries: Russia, Norway

Russia and Norway have agreed a deal to divide up their shares of the Barents Sea, allowing oil and gas exploration in the region.
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VIDEO: Lagarde in India to push IMF bid

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 17:02
related countries: India

Christine Lagarde visits India on the latest leg of a world tour aimed at drumming up support for her bid to head the IMF.
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Yemen's Saleh 'gravely wounded'

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 17:04
related countries: Yemen, United States

Yemen's President Saleh was more badly injured than thought in a rocket attack last week, suffering 40% burns, officials tell US media.
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England forced to settle for draw

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 17:10
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Kingdom

England maintain a 1-0 series lead after they draw the second Test of the three-match contest against Sri Lanka.
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Pakistan 'failing on minorities'

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 17:43
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's government is failing to protect the country's religious minorities, a new report says.
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VIDEO: Syrian town 'fears major assault'

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 17:50
related countries: Syria

Residents in the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour are said to be fleeing ahead of an expected military assault, after the government said 120 security forces personnel had been killed there.
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VIDEO: NZ celebrity sheep, Shrek, dies

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 18:41
related countries: New Zealand

Shrek, the New Zealand sheep whose ability to avoid the shearers made him a national celebrity, has died.
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Frustrated Woods to miss US Open

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 18:50
related countries: United States

Tiger Woods reveals he will miss next week's US Open because of injuries to his left knee and Achilles.
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Germany close to Euro 2012 place

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 19:51
related countries: Azerbaijan, Germany
related places: Baku

Germany are on the brink of qualifying for the finals of Euro 2012 after beating Azerbaijan 3-1 in Baku to make it seven wins out of seven in Group A.
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Air France salvage mission ends

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 20:16
related countries: France
related places: Paris

A mission to salvage the bodies and wreckage from the Air France jet which crashed on its way from Rio to Paris in 2009 is completed.
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Gaddafi 'will fight to the death'

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 20:28
related countries: Libya

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi vows to remain in the country "dead or alive" in an audio message broadcast on state TV.
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F1 teams demand Bahrain call-off

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 20:35
related countries: Bahrain

Formula 1 teams call on motorsport's governing body the FIA to abandon its plan to hold a rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix this year.
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Syria town braces for army attack

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 20:46
related countries: Syria

The northern Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour braces for an army assault after the government says 120 security forces personnel were killed.
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Republic stun Italy in friendly

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 20:56
related countries: Ireland, Italy

The Republic of Ireland pull off a surprise 2-0 win over Italy in Tuesday's friendly match in Liege.
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US economy 'to pick up this year'

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 21:09
related countries: United States

The Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the US economic recovery will rebound in the coming months.
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VIDEO: Soyuz rocket heads to space station

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 21:17
related countries: Kazakhstan

A Soyuz spacecraft has lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station.
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In pictures

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 21:38
related countries: Argentina, Chile

Chile and Argentina covered with ash from erupting volcanic range
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VIDEO: Gaddafi defiant as bombs hit Tripoli

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 22:02
related countries: Libya
related places: Tripoli

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to remain in the country "dead or alive" in an audio message on state TV.
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Chile ash cloud disruption eases

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 22:05
related countries: Argentina, Chile

Two airports in Argentina's capital reopen after flights across the region were disrupted by clouds of ash spewed from a volcano range in Chile.
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Police search Texas 'mass grave'

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 23:06
related countries: United States
related places: Texas

US police say they want to search a house where they believe there is a mass grave containing up to 30 bodies in rural east Texas.
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China's super-rich

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 23:08
related countries: China

Who are the billionaires driving China's economic miracle?
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Brazil's chief minister resigns

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 23:25
related countries: Botswana

Antonio Palocci, the chief minister to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, resigns after coming under criticism for his high earnings while serving in the Brazilian Congress.
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Rains cause deadly Haiti flooding

Tuesday 7th of June 2011, 23:51
related countries: Haiti
related places: Port-au-Prince

At least 23 people have been killed in flooding caused by torrential rain in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, officials say.
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