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Republicans block Obama jobs bill

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 1:15
related countries: United States

US Senate Republicans block President Barack Obama's $447bn (£287bn) jobs bill in a procedural vote.
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VIDEO: 'Huge' turnout in Liberian poll

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 1:58
related countries: Liberia

Liberian voters have braved heavy rain to cast their ballots in the country's second election since the end of a 14-year civil war.
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NZ oil spill ship captain charged

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 2:39
related countries: New Zealand

The captain of a container ship that ran aground off the coast of New Zealand and is leaking fuel oil has been arrested and charged, officials say.
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India PM in new corruption pledge

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 3:57
related countries: India

Indian PM Manmohan Singh assures campaigner Anna Hazare that he is committed to bringing about strong laws to curb corruption.
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Japan core machinery orders jump

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 5:33
related countries: Japan

Japan's core machinery orders jump in August as Japanese manufacturers continue to recover from the earthquake and tsunami.
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VIDEO: Oil spill ship captain charged

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 5:56
related countries: New Zealand

The captain of a cargo ship that has grounded off New Zealand and is leaking oil into the sea has been arrested and charged, officials say.
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HK to subsidise house purchases

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 6:09
related countries: Hong Kong

Hong Kong is to resume a programme to subsidise home purchases after public frustration over sky-high property prices.
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Kirin wins Brazil beer court case

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 6:42
related countries: Brazil, Japan, Botswana
related places: Sao Paulo

Japanese beermaker Kirin says a Sao Paulo court has cleared it to take over family-run Brazilian brewer, Schincariol.
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Hurricane Jova hits Mexico coast

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 7:18
related countries: Mexico
related places: Manzanillo

Hurricane Jova reaches Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to tourist resorts and the busy port of Manzanillo.
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Adele leads US music award nods

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 7:48
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: Adele

British singer Adele leads this year's American Music Awards nominations with four nods, including artist of the year.
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Uganda MPs suspend all oil deals

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 8:11
related countries: Uganda

Uganda's parliament orders President Museveni's government to suspend all oil deals amid claims top officials received multi-million dollar bribes.
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Australia carbon tax law passed

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 8:53
related countries: Australia

Australia's lower house of parliament passes a controversial carbon tax measure, with an upper house vote in favour expected next month.
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US Senate passes China yuan bill

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 8:55
related countries: United States, China

The US Senate votes through a bill which aims to put pressure on China to increase the value of the yuan.
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Michael Douglas to play Liberace

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 9:12
related countries: Isle of Man

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are to star in Behind the Candelabra, a movie based on the life of flamboyant musician Liberace.
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Tiny teeth re-write rodent record

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 9:13
related countries: Peru

Rodent fossils found in Peru are at least 41 million years old - South America's oldest - and indicate an African origin.
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VIDEO: Ukraine's former PM jailed

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 9:14
related countries: Ukraine

One of the figureheads of Ukraine's Orange revolution, former Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko, is beginning a seven year jail term convicted of abuse of office.
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China and Vietnam reach sea deal

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 9:49
related countries: Vietnam, China

China and Vietnam sign an agreement to manage their sometimes bitter maritime dispute over the South China Sea, after months of tension.
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Liberia election count under way

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 9:51
related countries: Liberia

Votes are being counted in Liberia's presidential election, with the current incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Winston Tubman tipped to be the front-runners.
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India 'murder policeman' is freed

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 10:16
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

The high court in the Indian capital Delhi overturns the conviction of a senior police officer found guilty of murdering an Indian Express journalist.
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Colombian outcry over girl's abduction

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 10:20
related countries: Colombia

Outcry in Colombia over young girl's abduction
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VIDEO: Kashmir graves to be investigated

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 10:26
related countries: India

The government in Indian-administered Kashmir has ordered an investigation to determine the identity of nearly 6,000 bodies buried in unmarked graves.
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India monsoon satellite launched

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 10:38
related countries: India

India successfully launches a new satellite, the Megha-Tropiques, to study monsoon patterns.
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US to pressure Iran over 'plot'

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 11:19
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Iran, United States
related places: Washington

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for a "very strong message" to be sent to Iran after allegations of a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the US.
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Pro-Assad Syrians throng Damascus

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 11:38
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Tens of thousands of Syrians throng the centre of Damascus in a huge show of support for embattled President Bashar al-Assad.
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Is necklacing returning to South Africa?

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 11:38
related countries: South Africa

Is necklacing - death by burning tyre - returning to South Africa?
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VIDEO: 69 days: Miners' long wait for rescue

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 12:16
related countries: Chile

The 33 miners trapped deep underground for 69 days in northern Chile have been rescued, one by one.
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Bomb attacks hit Baghdad police

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 13:48
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least 28 people are killed in a string of car bomb attacks around the Iraqi capital Baghdad, say security officials.
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VIDEO: Burmese government frees prisoners

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 14:23
related countries: Burma

The Burmese government has freed more than 150 political prisoners as part of a general amnesty, activists say.
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Serbian EU bid moves step forward

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 14:24
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

The European Commission recommends Serbia for EU candidate status but says talks may only start after it normalises relations with Kosovo.
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Paper 'used fake Obasanjo letter'

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 14:39
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian police arrest four journalists after ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo says their newspaper published a letter carrying a forgery of his signature.
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UK unemployment hits 17-year high

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 14:46
related countries: United Kingdom

UK unemployment rose by 114,000 between June and August to 2.57 million, a 17-year high, according to official figures.
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VIDEO: Australia passes divisive carbon tax

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 14:49
related countries: Australia

Australia's lower house of parliament has narrowly passed a bill for a controversial carbon tax.
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Mid-East prisoner swap welcomed

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 15:14
related countries: Israel

Israelis and Palestinians take to the streets in celebration over a prisoner exchange deal which will free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
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Government wins key NHS bill vote

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 15:49
related countries: United Kingdom

The House of Lords votes against a proposal for more detailed scrutiny of the NHS bill for England, which ministers warned could kill it off altogether.
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Encephalitis kills 400 in India

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 16:08
related countries: India

More than 400 people, mainly children, die in an outbreak of water-borne viral encephalitis in northern India, health officials say.
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Law to kick off London film gala

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 16:10
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Jude Law is among the stars expected later at the opening night gala of this year's London Film Festival, which opens with globetrotting romantic drama 360.
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Slovak rivals reach bailout deal

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 16:21
related countries: Slovakia

Political rivals in Slovakia agree to support a crucial bill ratifying the expansion of the EU bailout fund in exchange for early elections.
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Iran: Bank protests to topple US

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 16:30
related countries: Iran, United States

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tells a mass rally that the Occupy Wall Street protests will bring down the capitalist system.
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Egypt army defends protest action

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 16:40
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Egypt's army denies troops opened fire and drove vehicles into crowds during Sunday's deadly clashes between Coptic Christians and soldiers in Cairo.
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VIDEO: Small plane crashes into house

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 17:33
related countries: Argentina

Three men are lucky to be alive after a small aircraft crashed into a rooftop in Argentina.
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Lawyer beaten 'for Kashmir views'

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 17:53
related countries: India

A senior Indian lawyer is beaten up in his chambers during a TV interview after making a comment on the Kashmir dispute.
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Burma frees political prisoners

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 18:02
related countries: Burma

Burma frees about 200 political prisoners as part of a general amnesty, activists say, in a move welcomed by campaigners.
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Accused Uganda ministers resign

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 18:10
related countries: Uganda

Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and two other top officials resign after being accused of corruption.
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VIDEO: 'Underpants bomber' pleads guilty

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 18:18
related countries: Nigeria, United States
related places: Detroit

A Nigerian accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 has told his trial in Detroit that he is pleading guilty to all charges
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Sahara buys into Force India team

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 18:30
related countries: India

Indian conglomerate Sahara Group announces a deal to buy a 42.5% stake in the Force India Formula 1 team for $100m.
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US man 'spied for Syrian agency'

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 18:31
related countries: Syria, United States
related places: Damascus

A Syrian-born American is charged with spying on US activists attending rallies to oppose the regime in Damascus.
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VIDEO: Mid-East prisoner swap 'welcomed'

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 18:34
related countries: Israel

Israelis and Palestinians have welcomed the announcement of a deal to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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VIDEO: Five dead in 51 car pile-up

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 19:01
related countries: Chile

At least five people have been killed in a massive car pile-up in Chile.
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Iran airline hit by US sanctions

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 19:13
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Iran, United States

The US imposes sanctions on an Iranian airline it says flew members of an elite force linked to an alleged plot to kill the Saudi envoy on US soil.
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Blackberry problems spread to US

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 20:33
related countries: United States
related places: Atlantic

Blackberry users on both sides of the Atlantic are now suffering loss of services, with phone-maker RIM blaming an email backlog for the latest outages.
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VIDEO: Iran dismisses assassination plot

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 20:35
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Iran, United States
related places: Tehran

US Vice President Joe Biden has said that the discovery of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate a Saudi Arabian envoy on US soil will have serious consequences for Tehran.
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'Arms deal' trial for Viktor Bout

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 20:36
related countries: United States
related places: New York

The trial of Viktor Bout, charged with selling weapons and explosives to anti-American groups, begins in New York.
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'Underwear bomber' pleads guilty

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 20:41
related countries: Nigeria, United States
related places: Detroit

A Nigerian accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 tells his trial he is pleading guilty to all charges.
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Gaddafi's Sirte forces 'cornered'

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 21:09
related countries: Libya

Heavy fighting continues in the Libyan city of Sirte, with pro-Gaddafi fighters holding out in just two small areas, government commanders say.
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Trafficked for Juju

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 21:14
related countries: United Kingdom

The children smuggled to Britain for blood rituals
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Gaddafi son 'captured in Sirte'

Wednesday 12th of October 2011, 22:57
related countries: Libya

Reports that Col Muammar Gaddafi's son Mutassim has been captured spark celebrations in Libya, although there is no official confirmation.
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