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Bailout loan withheld from Greece

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 0:36
related countries: Greece Greece

The next tranche of rescue loans for Greece will be withheld until after a bailout referendum, expected in early December, European leaders warn.
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Colombia 'Narco Queen' convicted

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 1:29
related countries: Colombia Colombia, Argentina Argentina

Former Colombian beauty queen Angie Sanclemente is convicted of smuggling cocaine in Argentina.
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China suffers amid euro slump

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 1:45
related countries: China China

Tough times at the Great Mall of China
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Can China control social media revolution?

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 2:10
related countries: China China

How micro-blog explosion is transforming China
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VIDEO: Bailout loan withheld from Greece

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 2:33
related countries: Greece Greece

The next 8bn euros of rescue loans will be withheld from Greece until after its referendum on the eurozone rescue plan, European leaders say.
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VIDEO: Global impact of Greek referendum

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 2:40
related countries: Greece Greece

There are warnings that a 'no' vote in the Greek referendum could lead to an economic crisis on a global scale.
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China media celebrates space dock

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 3:09
related countries: China China

Much of the Chinese media focuses on the country's first successful space-docking mission.
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Sebastiao Salgado's Genesis project

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 3:10
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Sebastiao Salgado's Amazon photographs on show in London
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VIDEO: Chinese spacecraft dock in orbit

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 3:24
related countries: China China

China has completed its first space docking mission by joining two space vehicles together in orbit.
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Tibetans press US on immolations

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 3:28
related countries: United States United States, China China

Tibetan exile leader Lobsang Sangay urges US politicians to ask China for access to areas where monks have been setting alight to themselves.
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VIDEO: Syria accepts Arab League peace plan

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 3:31
related countries: Syria Syria

Syria has accepted a peace plan proposed by the Arab League to end more than seven months of violence, the League says.
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MPs criticise regeneration cuts

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 3:37
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

People have been "left stranded in appalling conditions" as a result of government cuts to regeneration projects in England, MPs say.
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Lohan is given 30-day prison term

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 4:31
related countries: United States United States

Troubled US actress Lindsay Lohan is given a 30-day jail term for breaching probation for previous offences.
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China refuses to commit to EFSF

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 4:58
related countries: Greece Greece

China refuses to commit to the European Financial Stability Fund until the situation with Greece has been clarified.
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Labor denies plot against Gillard

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 5:38
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Senior officials deny media reports that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is about to be overthrown by members of her own Labor Party.
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VIDEO: G20 leaders meet amid Greek fears

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 6:42
related countries: Greece Greece, France France

G20 leaders are meeting in France amid concerns that the eurozone's debt crisis may be worsening.
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VIDEO: Inside a network of tunnels from WWI

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 7:07
related countries: France France, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Somme

Four miles of tunnels which were dug during WW1 in the Somme battlefield, are now being excavated by a team of British and French archaeologists.
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Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 7:54
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Sportsday Live featuring reaction to the verdicts in the Pakistan spot-fixing trial and build-up to Thursday's Europa League matches, plus more.
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'Strong chance' of UK recession

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 7:55
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

There is a strong chance the UK will fall back into recession even if eurozone leaders find a resolution to the debt crisis, a report says.
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Sex harassment 'rife' at academy

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 8:38
related countries: Australia Australia

Women in Australia's top military academy face "widespread low-level sexual harassment", a review triggered by a sex scandal has found.
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Capello to include Terry in squad

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 8:46
related countries: Sweden Sweden, United Kingdom United Kingdom, Spain Spain

England manager Fabio Capello will pick captain John Terry in his preliminary squad for the friendlies against Spain and Sweden, BBC Sport understands.
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Malaysia 'bans Islamic sex guide'

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 9:34
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysian officials ban a book offering sex tips to Muslim women published by a controversial group known as the Obedient Wives' Club, reports say.
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Street role for US star Vaughn

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 9:35
related countries: United States United States
related places: Vaughn

Hollywood actor Robert Vaughn lands a role in Coronation Street, making him the first major US star to join the cast of the ITV1 soap, a spokesman says.
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'Suicide attack' hits Afghan city

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 9:56
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Herat

Militants carry out a deadly attack on a private construction company in Afghanistan's western city of Herat, officials say.
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Record for S Africa rhino killing

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 10:01
related countries: South Africa South Africa

The demand for rhino horns has led to record level of poaching this year in South Africa, wildlife charity WWF says.
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Jackson exposure fine is dropped

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 11:03
related countries: United States United States

US TV network CBS should not be fined for broadcasting Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" in 2004, a federal appeals court rules.
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Chinese mines in Zambia 'unsafe'

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 11:04
related countries: Zambia Zambia, China China

Chinese-run copper mines in Zambia are dangerously unsafe and owners routinely flout the rights of workers, says a report by Human Rights Watch.
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Greek PM facing key vote revolt

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 11:47
related countries: Greece Greece

Greek PM George Papandreou appears to be heading for defeat in a confidence vote as his MPs voice opposition to a referendum on the EU bailout.
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Ethiopia reduces Swedes' charges

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 11:56
related countries: Sweden Sweden, Ethiopia Ethiopia

An Ethiopian court drops charges of participating in terrorism against two Swedish journalists, but keeps those of supporting a terrorist group.
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Latest Bond film called Skyfall

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 12:07
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Details of the 23rd Bond film are announced in London, with leading ladies confirmed as French actress Berenice Marlohe and Naomie Harris.
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Cameroon President Biya sworn in

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 12:25
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon

Paul Biya is sworn in for a sixth term as Cameroon's president after winning elections rejected by the opposition as fraudulent.
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Cameron: Right to boost IMF funds

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 12:50
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Prime Minister David Cameron says it is "right" to consider boosting IMF - as one of his ministers says the "euro is breaking up".
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ICC says corruption not rampant

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 12:51
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Cricket's anti-corruption chief Sir Ronnie Flanagan insists illegal betting is not endemic in the game, in the wake of three Pakistan players being jailed for spot-fixing.
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Croatia ex-PM denies corruption

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 12:58
related countries: Croatia Croatia

Former Croatian PM Ivo Sanader denies corruption charges over a bank loan, on the first day of his trial.
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Rwanda returns smuggled minerals

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 13:12
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda Rwanda

About 82 tonnes of smuggled minerals seized by Rwandan police is handed back to DR Congo in a sign of improved relations between the two neighbours.
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Tibet nun burns herself to death

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 13:13
related countries: China China

Tibetan Buddhist nun dies after setting herself on fire in the latest in a series of similar incidents in south-west China.
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Nadal pulls out of Paris Masters

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 13:13
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

World number two Rafael Nadal withdraws from the final Masters tournament of the year in Paris.
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Cuba legalises private home sales

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 15:30
related countries: Cuba Cuba

Cuba approves a law allowing individuals to buy and sell homes privately for the first time in 50 years, official media say.
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Israeli troops 'kill two in Gaza'

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 15:50
related countries: Israel Israel, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Israeli security forces have killed two people in a clash on the border of the Gaza Strip, local medics say.
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Jordan-Egypt ferry struck by fire

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 16:12
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Jordan Jordan

More than 1,200 passengers are evacuated from a ferry that caught fire in the Red Sea, and one Jordanian reportedly dies after jumping overboard.
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Nigeria pirates hijack oil tanker

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 16:26
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria
related places: Port Harcourt

Pirates seize an oil tanker, the MT Halifax, off Port Harcourt in southern Nigeria and kidnap the crew, officials say.
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Remote UK island to get airport

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 16:29
related countries: France France, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A remote British Island where the French Emperor Napoleon was exiled is to get an airport, the International Development Secretary has announced.
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Pakistan's murky cricket-fixing underworld

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 16:45
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan's murky underworld of bookies and betters
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Call for Berlusconi to step down

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 17:01
related countries: Italy Italy

Six former Berlusconi loyalists in the Italian parliament urge the prime minister to resign as the government fails to agree urgent economic reforms.
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Stocks up on Greek state tumult

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 17:10
related countries: Italy Italy

European stocks jump on hopes that a new Greek government will be formed in the latest twist to the eurozone debt crisis.
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Tanks 'open fire' in Syrian city

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 17:38
related countries: Syria Syria

Tanks mounted with machine-guns open fire in the Syrian city of Homs, killing at least 20 people, activists say.
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VIDEO: Bin Laden tweeter looks back on raid

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 17:42
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States

Pakistani Sohaib Ather reflects on his unexpected fame after he tweeted details of the US raid in which Osama Bin Laden was killed.
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 18:02
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A British soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Cricketers jailed for fixing scam

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 18:24
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammed Asif and Mohammad Amir have been jailed over a spot fixing plot.
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Major berg forming in Antarctica

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 18:51
related countries: Antarctica Antarctica, Germany Germany
related places: Berlin

Scientists are monitoring a big rift in the Pine Island Glacier in western Antarctica that will eventually calve an iceberg the size of Berlin.
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Jet slides off runway in Munich

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 19:28
related countries: Singapore Singapore

Two hundred passengers escape unhurt after a Singapore Airlines jet from Manchester slides off the runway at Munich Airport.
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EU-US cybersecurity stress test

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 20:43
related countries: United States United States

The EU and US carry out their first joint cybersecurity stress test to help co-ordinate their defences.
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Solyndra subpoena for White House

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 20:47
related countries: United States United States
related places: White House

US lawmakers vote to subpoena the White House over an investigation into failed solar-panel maker Solyndra.
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Greece 'ready to drop' referendum

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 20:59
related countries: Greece Greece
related places: Athens

Greek PM George Papandreou says he is seeking consensus with the opposition on a eurozone bailout as an alternative to holding a referendum.
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Georgia opens WTO door to Russia

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 21:18
related countries: Russia Russia

Georgia and Russia sign a historic trade deal after 18 years of negotiation, allowing Russia to join the World Trade Organization.
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Russia and China 'top cyberspies'

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 21:54
related countries: United States United States, Russia Russia, China China

The US says China and Russia are the top perpetrators of cyberspying against US companies, in an unexpectedly frank report.
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VIDEO: Cricketer's family 'shocked' by verdict

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 22:04
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Three of Pakistan's most famous cricketers have been jailed by Southwark Crown Court for their part in a betting scam.
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Hostage siege at Venezuela prison

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 22:09
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuelan officials are negotiating to secure the release of two police officers held hostage after a deadly riot in a prison in Tachira state.
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Sudan troops seize key rebel town

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 22:25
related countries: Sudan Sudan
related places: Kurmuk

Sudanese forces capture the key rebel stronghold of Kurmuk in the war-torn border state of Blue Nile, government and rebel sources say.
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VIDEO: Greek PM to start coalition talks

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 22:46
related countries: Greece Greece

After a day of endless twists and turns, Greece could be moving towards a new coalition government, to see it through the bailout crisis.
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Ireland to close Vatican embassy

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 23:26
related countries: Ireland Ireland, East Timor East Timor

The Irish Republic says it has decided to close its embassies to the Vatican, Iran and East Timor on cost-saving grounds.
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VIDEO: Police ram plane in smugglers chase

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 23:28
related countries: Botswana Botswana

A Brazilian police officer drove his car into a plane so it could not take off with a load of stolen computers, telephones and printers.
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VIDEO: Benefits of China-US cultural exchange

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 23:34
related countries: United States United States, China China
related places: Beijing

China and US share poetry in cultural exchange
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Greek PM faces new call to resign

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 23:47
related countries: Greece Greece

Greece's centre-right opposition calls for PM George Papandreou to resign, throwing hopes for a unity government into doubt, ahead of a confidence vote.
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VIDEO: Activists say 20 killed in Syrian city

Thursday 3rd of November 2011, 23:52
related countries: Syria Syria

Syrian tanks have bombarded the city of Homs killing at least 20 people, according to activists who filmed the assault.
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