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Mali forms new unity government

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 0:09
related countries: Mali Mali

A new government of national unity has been formed in Mali in the latest effort to restore stability after a military coup in March.
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US seizes 'Hezbollah crime funds'

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 1:24
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon, United States United States

The US authorities seize $150m (£95m) allegedly linked to money laundering by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, officials say.
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EU anti-piracy fight 'must go on'

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 2:21
related countries: Somalia Somalia

The EU should continue to use warships to tackle pirates off the coast of Somalia following a reduction in kidnappings, a Lords committee says.
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China online firms merger backed

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 2:48
related countries: China China

Shareholders of China's online video firms, Youku and Tudou, approve their plan to merge and create the biggest online video firm in China.
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VIDEO: Gloves turn hand gestures into speech

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 2:50
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

A team of Ukrainian students have developed gloves that can turn hand gestures into speech using computer technology.
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VIDEO: Comedian Phyllis Diller dies at age 95

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 2:51
related countries: United States United States
related places: Los Angeles, Monday

US comedian Phyllis Diller died on Monday morning in Los Angeles at the age of 95, her manager says.
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Japan journalist killed in Syria

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 3:15
related countries: Syria Syria, Japan Japan
related places: Aleppo

A Japanese journalist, Mika Yamamoto, has been killed reporting fighting in Aleppo, Syria, Japan's foreign ministry confirms.
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Maruti Suzuki's factory reopens

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 5:10
related countries: India India
related places: Haryana

Maruti Suzuki's car factory in India's Haryana state reopens, after a month-long lock-out following violent clashes.
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Embassy entry 'would be suicide'

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 5:12
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Ecuador's president says it would be diplomatic suicide for the UK to enter his country's London embassy amid the row over Julian Assange.
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Plans to change prostitution laws

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 5:59
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Proposed changes to the laws on prostitution and human trafficking in Northern Ireland are due to go out to public consultation later.
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Vietnam tycoon Bau Kien arrested

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 6:37
related countries: Vietnam Vietnam

Nguyen Duc Kien, one of Vietnam's richest businessmen, is arrested for suspected "economic violations", according to the local media.
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Philippine minister's body found

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 6:50
related countries: Philippines Philippines

The body of Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is recovered from the sea after the plane he was travelling in crashed on Saturday.
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Gaza tunnel trade squeezed by Egypt 'crackdown'

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 7:20
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Gazans feel effect of Egyptian moves to shut down tunnels
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Hospitals urged to expand abroad

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 7:36
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

High-profile NHS hospitals in England are to be encouraged by the government to set up profit-making branches abroad to help fund UK services.
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US warns Syria on chemical arms

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 8:02
related countries: Syria Syria

President Barack Obama says the use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his calculations on US military action in the conflict.
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VIDEO: Battle to fight Europe's wildfires

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 8:04
related countries: Croatia Croatia, Spain Spain

Teams of firefighters are battling to control wildfires in Spain, Greece and Croatia which have already scorched thousands of hectares of land.
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Tom Cruise leads Scott tributes

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 8:14
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Tom Cruise is among dozens of stars paying tribute to British director Tony Scott, while the Los Angeles coroner denies the film-maker had cancer.
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Venezuela prison battle kills 25

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 9:14
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuelan officials pledge action after a prison riot leaves 25 people dead, the latest bloody clash in the nation's overcrowded jails.
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VIDEO: Mont Saint Michel to be restored

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 9:15
related countries: France France

One of the biggest tourist attractions in France, Mont Saint Michel, is being restored
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Cuba gears up for Namibia 'Noah's Ark'

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 9:16
related countries: Namibia Namibia

Cuba spruces up its zoo ahead of 'Noah's Ark' gift from Namibia
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O'Donnell suffers heart attack

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 9:21
related countries: United States United States

US comedian and talk show host Rosie O' Donnell says she is "lucky to be here" after suffering a heart attack last week.
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Belize close to default on debt

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 9:24
related countries: Belize Belize

Belize is in danger of defaulting on its debt after it missed a $23m payment to bondholders that was due on Monday.
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US army chief plane hit by rocket

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 9:58
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States
related places: America

An insurgent rocket attack on a US air base in Afghanistan damages the plane of America's top military officer while he was on a visit - but no-one is seriously injured.
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Deadly clashes in north Lebanon

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 10:28
related countries: Syria Syria, Lebanon Lebanon, Libya Libya
related places: Tripoli

At least three people are killed and 25 hurt in clashes in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between opponents and supporters of Syria's president.
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Squall holds up Cuba-Florida swim

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 10:38
related countries: Cuba Cuba, United States United States

An overnight squall holds up the bid by US woman Diana Nyad to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.
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'Putin plot' man stays in Ukraine

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 10:46
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine, Russia Russia
related places: Chechen

Ukraine postpones the extradition to Russia of a Chechen man suspected of plotting to kill Russian leader Vladimir Putin this year.
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Dylan studio 'could become flats'

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 11:18
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Local residents object to plans to convert London's Church Studios, where Bob Dylan and the Eurythmics recorded, into five flats.
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Pietersen not in World T20 squad

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 11:27
related countries: South Africa South Africa, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Kevin Pietersen is left out of the England squads for both the World Twenty20 and the one-day series with South Africa.
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Coal scandal adjourns parliament

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 11:38
related countries: India India

India's parliament is adjourned for a day after opposition MPs urge PM Manmohan Singh to quit over a recent report that the country lost $33bn by selling coalfields cheaply.
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Assange protest hits UK websites

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 12:05
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK government websites are attacked as computer hackers collective Anonymous retaliates for the way the Julian Assange case has been handled.
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VIDEO: S Korea troops rehearse terror attack

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 12:10
related countries: South Korea South Korea, North Korea North Korea
related places: Seoul

South Korean troops have been rehearsing a terror attack by staging a mock exercise in Seoul.
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Romanian impeachment bid foiled

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 12:27
related countries: Romania Romania

Romania's suspended President Traian Basescu is set to return after the Constitutional Court rules that a referendum on his impeachment was invalid.
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VIDEO: Inside Syria: Treating the wounded

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 12:27
related countries: Syria Syria

Medecins Sans Frontiers says it is currently the only international medical organisation working inside Syria to treat the wounded.
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In pictures: Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 12:28
related countries: Ecuador Ecuador

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews lava and ash
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Surprise increase in UK borrowing

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 12:40
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK government borrowed £600m to cover a budget shortfall in July, usually a good month for tax receipts, leading to fears it will fail to cut borrowing this year.
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VIDEO: Akin in US rape row apology advert

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 13:17
related countries: United States United States

Missouri congressman Todd Akin has recorded a television advertisement apologising for his remarks that 'legitimate rape' rarely resulted in pregnancy.
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Man Utd complete Buttner transfer

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 13:43
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

Manchester United complete the signing of Dutch left-back Alexander Buttner from Vitesse Arnhem on a five-year deal.
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Somali Olympic runner 'drowned'

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 14:03
related countries: Somalia Somalia, Libya Libya

Somali Olympic athlete Samia Yusuf Omar drowned trying to reach Europe on a migrant boat from Libya.
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G20 doctor 'not fit to practise'

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 14:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The pathologist responsible for the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson, who died during the London G20 protests, is ruled not fit to practise.
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Tourists guilty for Buddha photos

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 14:09
related countries: France France, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan court gives suspended jail terms to three French tourists for wounding the religious feelings of Buddhists by taking pictures deemed insulting.
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Children among Turkish bomb dead

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 14:11
related countries: Turkey Turkey
related places: Gaziantep

Four children are now known to have died in a bomb blast in the south-eastern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Monday evening.
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Rescued migrants reach Lampedusa

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 14:33
related countries: Italy Italy, Malta Malta
related places: Lampedusa

More than 500 migrants from north and sub-Saharan Africa arrive on Malta and the Italian island of Lampedusa over three days.
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Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 14:45
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dies at the age of 57, the government says, after months of speculation about his health.
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VIDEO: Japanese journalist killed in Syria

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 15:05
related countries: Syria Syria, Japan Japan
related places: Aleppo

A Japanese journalist, Mika Yamamoto, has been killed in the conflict-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, Tokyo has confirmed.
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Jordan Paralympic squad arrests

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 15:15
related countries: Jordan Jordan

Three people associated with the Jordanian Paralympic squad are arrested following allegations of indecent assault in County Antrim.
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Liberian president suspends son

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 15:18
related countries: Liberia Liberia

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf suspends one of her sons from the post of central bank deputy governor, her office says.
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VIDEO: Learning to play in a refugee camp

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 15:19
related countries: Jordan Jordan, Syria Syria

The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil went to visit the Za'atari refugee in Jordan, where Syrian children have the chance to play again safe from the conflict at home.
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Croatia skewers Slovenia sausage

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 15:21
related countries: Austria Austria, Croatia Croatia, Slovenia Slovenia

Slovenia's attempt to get EU special status for a local sausage is resisted by neighbour Croatia - just months after a similar complaint from Austria.
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Russia warns against Syria action

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 15:36
related countries: Syria Syria, Russia Russia, United States United States
related places: Damascus

Russia warns against unilateral action in Syria after the US said it might intervene militarily if Damascus used chemical weapons on the rebels.
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Best Buy rocked by profit plunge

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 15:36
related countries: United States United States

Struggling US electronics chain Best Buy suspends its profit guidance for the year after a dramatic fall in earnings.
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Soros buys stake in Man United

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 16:03
related countries: United States United States

The billionaire investor George Soros buys a stake in Manchester United football club, according to a US regulatory filing.
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SA mine drops dismissal threat

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 16:16
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Mining giant Lonmin drops its threat to fire workers who fail to return to work at South Africa's Marikana mine, where 34 people were shot dead by police.
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Petty crime 'increases' in Italy

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 16:25
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Foggia, Lucera

Figures show a rise in the number of reported crimes in Italy last year, with big increases in burglaries, bag snatching and shop theft.
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Iran announces upgraded missile

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 17:28
related countries: Iran Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveils an upgraded version of the country's Fateh-110, a short-range ballistic missile.
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VIDEO: Assange embassy entry warning

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 17:45
related countries: Ecuador Ecuador, United Kingdom United Kingdom

It would be "suicidal" for British authorities to try to enter the Ecuadorian embassy to arrest Julian Assange, Ecuador's president has warned.
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Samsung boosts US iPad chip plant

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 18:02
related countries: United States United States
related places: Apple, Texas

Samsung invests $4bn into a factory in Texas that makes chips for mobile devices including Apple's products.
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Rome's zoo animals keep their cool with giant ice lollies

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 18:41
related countries: Italy Italy

How Rome's zoo animals keep cool in a record-breaking heatwave
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Jamaican activist's murder probed

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 19:29
related countries: Jamaica Jamaica

Police in Jamaica are investigating the murder on Sunday of human rights activist Clover Graham, almost five years after her son was killed in similar circumstances.
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Ethiopia 'stable' after PM death

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 19:33
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia

Ethiopia's government says the country is stable following the death of long-time Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
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US swimmer halts Cuba-Florida bid

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 20:07
related countries: Cuba Cuba, United States United States

US woman Diana Nyad is pulled from the water during her attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.
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Cuba imprisons 12 over corruption

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 20:09
related countries: Cuba Cuba

A court in Cuba sentences a group of former ministers and officials to terms of between four and 12 years for corruption.
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Tech for glasses-free 3D cinemas

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 20:19
related countries: South Korea South Korea

Technology that could lead to the creation of glasses-free 3D cinemas has been developed by in South Korea.
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Rape-remark US candidate digs in

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 20:31
related countries: United States United States

US Senate candidate Todd Akin, who caused uproar by saying women's bodies could prevent pregnancy in cases of rape, again refuses to quit the race.
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Helsingborgs 0-2 Celtic

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 20:39
related countries: Sweden Sweden

Kris Commons and Georgios Samaras are on target as Celtic earn a fine Champions League play-off win in Sweden.
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Paralympian trio facing charges

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 20:58
related countries: Jordan Jordan

Three men from the Jordanian Paralympic squad are charged following allegations of sexual assault in Northern Ireland.
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Romney calls for Akin to drop out

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 21:34
related countries: United States United States
related places: Senate, Akin

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney calls on embattled congressman Todd Akin to withdraw from the race for a Senate seat in Missouri.
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VIDEO: Zenawi's body returns to Ethiopia

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 21:43
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Belgium Belgium
related places: Addis Ababa, Brussels

The body of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrived back in Addis Ababa on Tuesday following his death in hospital in Brussels at the aged of 57.
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VIDEO: Romney urges Akin to stand down

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 21:56
related countries: United States United States
related places: Senior, Senate, Akin

Senior figures in the US Republican party, including Mitt Romney, are urging Missouri congressman Todd Akin to withdraw his candidacy for the Senate.
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Jaguars to play annual UK games

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 22:17
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Jacksonville Jaguars reach a deal to play annual regular-season games at London's Wembley Stadium from 2013 to 2016.
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Greece heads into crucial talks

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 22:31
related countries: Greece Greece

The Greek Prime Minister is expected this week to broach the idea of a possible two-year extension to his country's bailout conditions.
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US lifts Iran sanctions for NGOs

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 22:43
related countries: Iran Iran, United States United States

The US Treasury says it will temporarily lift sanctions for US-based NGOs that want to send money for earthquake relief in Iran.
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UK man and girl drown in Portugal

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 22:59
related countries: Portugal Portugal, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A British man and his five-year-old granddaughter have drowned at a beach in Portugal, but the child's grandmother was saved, Portuguese officials say.
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Hurricane could hit US convention

Tuesday 21st of August 2012, 23:07
related countries: United States United States
related places: Florida

A tropical storm forming in the Caribbean poses a potential threat to Florida next week during the Republican National Convention.
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