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Eurozone may miss bailout target

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 0:19
related countries: Belgium Belgium
related places: Brussels

Plans to expand the eurozone's debt rescue fund to about 1tn euros look unlikely to be achieved, but the extra bailout money will still be "substantial".
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Patrolling Greenland by dog sledge

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 0:21
related countries: Greenland Greenland

The dogs that patrol Greenland's icy riches
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Brazil hopes wine will star at World Cup

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 0:25
related countries: Botswana Botswana

Brazilian producers aim to win over football fans in 2014
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Aruba suspect Gary Giordano freed

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 1:06
related countries: United States United States
related places: August

A US businessman is released after being held on a Caribbean island since August over the disappearance of a US woman he says was swept away snorkelling.
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China at the heart of tight Taiwan poll race

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 1:08
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan, China China

China at the heart of closely-fought Taiwan race
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Lottery 'winners' deny fourth man

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 1:43
related countries: United States United States

Three US wealth managers who picked up a $254m lottery jackpot deny claims they only collected the cheque for the real winner, a client of theirs.
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Arab League is 'serious' on Syria

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 1:52
related countries: Syria Syria

The secretary general of the Arab League tells the BBC that its approval of unprecedented sanctions against Syria has sent a serious political message.
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Strong turnout in Egypt election

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 2:18
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Votes are being counted in Egypt after the second day of voting in the first elections since former President Mubarak was overthrown.
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China redefines countryside poor

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 3:32
related countries: China China

China increases the level at which people in rural areas are considered poor to $1 a day, a move that should see millions more get state benefits.
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Tanzania urged to take BAE action

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 3:38
related countries: Tanzania Tanzania

A cross-party parliamentary group is urging the Tanzanian government to prosecute those guilty of corruption or bribery over the sale of a BAE Systems air traffic control package.
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Prada profit surges on Asia sales

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 3:55
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Prada

Profits at Italian fashion house Prada soar in the third quarter boosted by increased sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
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VIDEO: Clinton to begin landmark Burma visit

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 3:56
related countries: Burma Burma, United States United States

Hillary Clinton begins a ground breaking visit to Burma in the first such trip by an American Secretary of State for 50 years.
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Australia ends Samsung Galaxy ban

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 3:57
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Samsung wins a major battle in its tussle with Apple after an Australian court overturns a ban on the sale of its Galaxy tab.
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UK warns Iran over embassy attack

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 4:46
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tehran

UK Prime Minister David Cameron warns Iran of "serious consequences" after protesters stormed the British embassy and a UK compound in Tehran.
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N Korea claims nuclear 'progress'

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 5:06
related countries: South Korea South Korea, North Korea North Korea, United States United States

North Korea says it is "progressing apace" with the building of a nuclear reactor, in a dramatic snub to the US and South Korea.
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Minors' life sentences 'must end'

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 5:16
related countries: United States United States

Amnesty International calls on the US to stop jailing minors for life without parole, and ratify a UN convention on the issue.
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VIDEO: Britons warned: Keep low profile in Iran

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 5:35
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tehran

Britons staying in Iran are being warned to stay indoors and to keep a low profile after hundreds of protesters stormed two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran.
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Burma exiles watch and wait

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 5:37
related countries: Burma Burma

Exiles and refugees watch Burma change with a wary eye
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Protests halt Peru mine project

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 5:54
related countries: Peru Peru, United States United States

The US company Newmont which plans to build a huge open-cast gold mine in northern Peru says it is halting construction after days of protests.
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Indian GDP growth at two-year low

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 7:04
related countries: India India

The Indian economy grows at its slowest pace in two-years, as the manufacturing and mining industry suffer.
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Indian PM defends retail reform

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 7:04
related countries: India India

India's PM Manmohan Singh defends the decision to open the retail market to global chains, but parliament again adjourns in uproar.
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Russia probe: Lugovoi 'a victim'

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 9:42
related countries: Russia Russia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Russian officials say Andrei Lugovoi, the man accused by the UK of killing ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, was himself a victim of polonium poisoning.
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UK diplomats pulled out of Iran

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 10:04
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain withdraws some diplomatic staff from Iran after protesters ransack its embassy, amid worsening relations over Iran's nuclear programme.
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Probe after deadly Hong Kong fire

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 10:10
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Police in Hong Kong investigate possible arson following a fire in Mongkok that killed nine people and injured dozens more.
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'Hopeful' Clinton in Burma visit

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 10:35
related countries: Burma Burma

Hillary Clinton expresses cautious hope for reform in Burma, as she begins a landmark visit to the diplomatically isolated South East Asian nation.
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VIDEO: The hard life of Russia's pensioners

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 10:45
related countries: Russia Russia

Steve Rosenberg met a pensioner from the town, Galina Lavrukhina. A retired doctor, she receives pension of around £150 a month and by the time she has paid her utility bills and done her shopping, there is nothing left.
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Gunman killed in Istanbul palace

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 11:09
related countries: Turkey Turkey
related places: Istanbul

An armed man who shot and wounded two people is killed at Topkapi Palace in the Turkish city, Istanbul.
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Pakistan lobbied on Bonn boycott

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 11:21
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States
related places: Bonn

The US leads calls for Pakistan to reconsider its boycott of next week's Bonn Conference on Afghanistan's future.
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Honduran army assumes police role

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 12:01
related countries: Honduras Honduras

Congress in Honduras votes to allow Honduran troops to carry out police duties in a bid to curb the high level of crime and violence.
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Firms told to delist fake sites

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 12:38
related countries: United States United States

A US judge orders social media sites and search engines to remove firms selling counterfeit goods from their pages.
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VIDEO: Probe after deadly Hong Kong fire

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 12:49
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong
related places: Kowloon

Police in Hong Kong have launched an investigation into a fire in a Kowloon street-market which killed nine people and injured more than 30 others.
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China lowers bank reserve ratio

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 12:54
related countries: China China

China says it will cut the limit on the amount of cash the country's banks have to hold in reserve, a move designed to encourage more lending.
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National Theatre in comedy error

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 13:14
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

The National Theatre's production of Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors, starring Lenny Henry, opens to positive reviews in London, while the production's programme contains its own mistake.
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Snakecharmer sparks office panic

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 13:30
related countries: India India

Workers flee in panic after a disgruntled snake charmer lets loose dozens of snakes in a revenue office in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state.
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Tijuana drug tunnel impresses US

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 14:23
related countries: United States United States, Mexico Mexico

US police find one of the most sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnels to date on the border with Mexico, complete with lighting and transport carts.
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Met expands baton round training

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 14:38
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Scotland Yard is training more officers to use baton rounds - also known as plastic bullets - according to a police report into the August riots.
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German files on ex-Nazis shredded

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 15:12
related countries: Germany Germany

The German Intelligence Service (BND) destroyed files of 250 staff who were once in the Nazi police, historians discover.
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Africa observers hail Congo polls

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 15:20
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

African observers say the Democratic Republic of Congo has held "successful" elections, despite opposition calls for the polls to be annulled because of alleged fraud.
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Afghan maternal mortality 'drops'

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 15:52
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

A new national survey in Afghanistan suggests a decline in maternal mortality figures as standards in antenatal care improve.
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Close result predicted in Guyana

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 16:03
related countries: Guyana Guyana

Results from Guyana's general election on Monday continue to come in, amid indications of a strong challenge to the ruling party.
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Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 16:03
related countries: Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The London School of Economics is criticised for a "chapter of failures" in its links with the Gaddafi regime in Libya.
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Israel to free Palestinian taxes

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 16:06
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel says it will release tens of millions of dollars of tax money that it has withheld from the Palestinian Authority over the past month.
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Image shows Iran explosion damage

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 16:06
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

A satellite image captures apparently extensive damage from an explosion at a military base near Tehran earlier this month.
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Many thousands at strike rallies

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 16:15
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Tens of thousands attend rallies around the UK as a public sector strike over pensions disrupts schools, hospitals and other services.
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Debt crisis in 'critical period'

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 16:19
related countries: Belgium Belgium
related places: Brussels

EU finance ministers meet in Brussels after amid warnings that the region has days to take decisive action to resolve the crisis.
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Restored Wilde tomb is unveiled

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 17:08
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

Oscar Wilde's restored tomb is unveiled in Paris, complete with a glass barrier to make it 'kiss-proof'.
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No right to pray at German school

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 17:20
related countries: Germany Germany

A German court rules that a Muslim student does not have the right to pray at school if that act might cause conflict.
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Death penalty for Belarus bombing

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 17:39
related countries: Belarus Belarus
related places: Minsk

The supreme court in Belarus sentences two men to death for a metro bombing in Minsk in April which killed 15 people.
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Why Turkey is cautious over Syria

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 17:44
related countries: Syria Syria

Why Turkey is treading cautiously in exerting pressure on Syria
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Exports drive Canada GDP to 3.5%

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 18:24
related countries: Canada Canada

Canada's GDP third quarter growth exceeds expectations and grows by 3.5%, fuelled by exports and leaving doubts over whether it can be sustained.
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VIDEO: UK to expel all Iranian diplomats

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 19:00
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tehran

UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran by protesters, Foreign Secretary William Hague announces.
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Clinton's Burma visit: Turning point?

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 19:10
related countries: Burma Burma

Burma reform put to test on Clinton landmark visit
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England to have caretaker coach

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 19:22
related countries: South Africa South Africa, United Kingdom United Kingdom

England will appoint an interim coach for the Six Nations with the aim of appointing a permanent boss for the summer tour of South Africa.
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Acid sprayed over Afghan family

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 19:39
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

A gang in north Afghanistan reportedly indignant at a father's refusal to give his daughter up for marriage spray the family of five with acid.
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'Mistress' slams Herman Cain bid

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 19:42
related countries: United States United States

Ginger White, who says she and Herman Cain had a 13-year affair, tells US TV the former pizza mogul would not make a good president.
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Italy names wrong man to ministry

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 20:13
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Rome

The BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome explains an embarrassing blunder surrounding the naming of a new member of Italy's new technocratic government.
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US police raid two Occupy camps

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 20:34
related countries: United States United States
related places: Philadelphia, Los Angeles

US police raid Occupy Wall Street camps in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, arresting 200 protesters and tearing up their tent cities.
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VIDEO: Chinese 'Putin' is a local celebrity

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 20:35
related countries: Russia Russia, China China

A Chinese farmer has become a local celebrity as he bears a striking resemblance to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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Turkey imposes sanctions on Syria

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 21:10
related countries: Syria Syria

Turkey's foreign minister announces sanctions on Syria over its crackdown on protests, saying Syrian leaders have reached "the end of the road".
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Somali pirates jailed in France

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 21:57
related countries: Somalia Somalia, France France

A French court jails five Somali men for between four and eight years for hijacking a yacht and taking a French couple hostage.
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UK to expel all Iranian diplomats

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 21:58
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tehran

The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran by protesters, Foreign Secretary William Hague announces.
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VIDEO: Oscar Wilde's restored tomb unveiled

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 22:05
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

Oscar Wilde's restored tomb is unveiled in Paris, complete with a glass barrier to make it "kiss-proof".
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Obama ups ante on payroll tax cut

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 22:51
related countries: United States United States

US President Barack Obama warns of a "massive blow" to the economy if Republicans oppose his calls to extend a payroll tax cut.
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Colombia arrests 'girl abductors'

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 22:53
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Three alleged members of a rebel group are arrested in Colombia on suspicion of kidnapping 10-year-old Nohora Valentina Munoz last September.
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Billy Graham admitted to hospital

Wednesday 30th of November 2011, 23:30
related countries: United States United States

Reverend Billy Graham, the US evangelical preacher, has been admitted to a North Carolina hospital for possible pneumonia, his spokesman says.
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