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VIDEO: Praise for low budget Wall St film

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 0:08
related countries: United States

A small low budget US thriller set amid the world of high finance, Margin Call, has been earning some recognition as movie awards season gets under way.
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Rwandan rebels 'kill 26 in Congo'

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 0:20
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda

At least 26 people have been killed in recent attacks by Rwandan FDLR rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese army says.
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'Strong case' for assisted dying

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 0:35
related countries: United Kingdom

There is a "strong case" for allowing assisted suicide for people who are terminally ill in England and Wales, a group of experts says.
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Paypal's Thompson to head Yahoo

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 0:35
related countries: United States
related places: Thompson

US web portal Yahoo names Scott Thompson, president of online payments firm Paypal, as its new chief executive.
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Deadly floods hit southern Brazil

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 1:05
related countries: Brazil

Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in south-eastern Brazil kill at least six people and force thousands from their homes.
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Bachmann ends bid for White House

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 2:01
related countries: United States
related places: Iowa, White House

Iowa loser Michele Bachmann ends her presidential bid, while caucus winner Mitt Romney rolls out an endorsement from Senator John McCain.
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Pinochet textbook row in Chile

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 2:12
related countries: Chile

A political row breaks out in Chile as it emerges that school textbooks will no longer refer to Gen Pinochet's 1973-1990 rule as a dictatorship.
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Saudi men in lingerie sales ban

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 2:19
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is to finally enforce a decree allowing only women to work in lingerie shops, despite disapproval from senior clerics.
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Huawei feels US pressure on Iran

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 2:24
related countries: China, Iran, United States
related places: Huawei

Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei is under pressure from the US because of its business links with Iran.
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VIDEO: UK's Hague urges more Burma reform

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 2:55
related countries: Burma, United Kingdom

British Foreign Secretary William Hague will call on Burma's leaders to release more political prisoners during his visit to the country.
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VIDEO: Deadly floods hit southern Brazil

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 3:07
related countries: Brazil

Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in south-eastern Brazil have killed at least six people and forced thousands from their homes.
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Ransom sought for Australian man

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 3:32
related countries: Philippines, Aruba

Kidnappers holding an Australian man in the southern Philippines demand $2m (£1.3m) in ransom for his release, in a video message sent to his wife.
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Kodak tumbles 28% on future fears

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 3:57
related countries: United States

Shares in Eastman Kodak dip 28% on speculation the photography firm is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection in the US.
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US rivals focus on New Hampshire

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 4:22
related countries: United States
related places: New Hampshire, Iowa, Republican

The six hopefuls vying for the Republican nomination focus on the New Hampshire primary, as Michele Bachmann steps aside after Iowa's caucuses.
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Virat Kohli fined for finger sign

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 4:55
related countries: India, Australia
related places: Sydney

Indian batsman Virat Kohli is fined 50% of his match fee for making an obscene gesture to fans at Sydney on the second day of the second Test with Australia.
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Philippines landslide 'kills 25'

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 7:09
related countries: Philippines

At least 25 people die and 150 more are missing after a landslide triggered by rains hits a mining village in the southern Philippines, officials say.
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Clarke hits landmark triple ton

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 7:10
related countries: India, Australia

Captain Michael Clarke scores the first triple century at the Sydney Cricket Ground as Australia continue to dominate the second Test against India.
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Fight in Mexican prison kills 31

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 7:34
related countries: Mexico
related places: Altamira

A fight between prisoners armed with makeshift weapons at a jail in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas leaves 31 inmates dead, authorities say.
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Japan tuna fetches record price

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 7:53
related countries: Japan
related places: Tokyo, Tsukiji

A new sale record of $736,000 is set for a bluefin tuna at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, almost doubling last year's price.
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Police deny closing Lawrence team

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 8:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Scotland Yard denies it is planning to disband the dedicated team of detectives investigating the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
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VIDEO: Pakistan's school of hockey stars

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 8:49
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's hockey team is indebted to one school in the Punjab.
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Climate changes outlook for seals

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 9:02
related countries: Canada

Warming oceans and melting sea ice may have a major impact on harp seals, the doe-eyed animals that are the prime target for Canada's annual seal hunt.
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US sales fall at Toyota and Honda

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 9:05
related countries: Thailand, Japan, United States
related places: Honda, Toyota

Toyota and Honda saw US sales fall sharply in 2011 as production was hit by natural disasters in Japan and Thailand, figures show.
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Marie Antoinette to open Berlin

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 9:15
related countries: France, Germany
related places: Berlin

A drama set around the French Revolution, in which German-born Diane Kruger plays Marie Antoinette, will launch the Berlin Film Festival next month.
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Burma 'to release more prisoners'

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 9:22
related countries: Burma, United Kingdom

William Hague says his Burmese counterpart has vowed to free more political prisoners at talks during the first visit by a UK foreign secretary in 55 years.
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China 2011 trade surplus shrinks

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 10:07
related countries: United States, China

China's trade surplus narrows for a third straight year in 2011 after demand for its products weakened in the US and Europe.
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VIDEO: New tuna sale record in Japan

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 10:14
related countries: Japan
related places: Tokyo

A bluefin tuna has been sold for three quarters of a million dollars in Tokyo - a price almost double last year's record sale.
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Service sector growth 'buoyant'

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 10:32
related countries: United Kingdom

Activity in the UK service sector grew in December at its fastest rate since July, according to the purchasing managers' index.
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Kidnapped Pakistan police killed

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 10:49
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban

At least 15 members of a tribal security force are found shot dead in the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan in north-west Pakistan.
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MPs urge foreign aid conditions

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 11:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Aid given by the UK to countries with a history of fraud and corruption should be conditional on them improving their governance, MPs say.
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In pictures: Species in the US-Mexico borderlands

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 11:10
related countries: United States

Animal life in the US-Mexico borderlands
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China 'angry dragon stamp' outcry

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 11:21
related countries: China

A Chinese postage stamp to mark the upcoming Year of the Dragon sparks uproar because the dragon is thought to look "too fierce".
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New corruption charges for Olmert

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 11:22
related countries: Israel

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is charged with taking bribes in a Jerusalem property scandal.
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Hungary's forint falls to new low

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 11:38
related countries: Hong Kong

The Hungarian forint drops to a new record low against the euro as the country scales back a debt sale and continues talks over a bailout.
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US spaceplane 'spying on China'

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 11:46
related countries: United States, China

Is America's secret space plane spying on China?
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US music sales increased in 2011

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 11:52
related countries: United States

US music sales increased last year for the first time since 2004, according to figures released by Nielsen Soundscan.
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Storms prompt Dutch evacuations

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 11:55
related countries: Netherlands

Dutch villagers have been asked to leave their homes as high winds and flooding hit several countries across Western Europe.
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Naked man embarrasses French firm

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 12:03
related countries: France

A French fashion label's photo gaffe showing a naked man behind a group of children goes viral on the internet.
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VIDEO: Burma makes promise of progress

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 12:35
related countries: Burma

British Foreign Secretary William Hague is making a landmark visit to Burma - the first such since 1955 - marking a new phase in relations between the country and the outside world.
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Los Angeles arson suspect charged

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 13:49
related countries: Germany

A German man is charged in Los Angeles with 37 counts of arson as it emerges he has also been linked to a fire in his home country, prosecutors say.
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Sweden's file-sharing 'religion'

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 13:49
related countries: Sweden
related places: An

An organisation dedicated to file-sharing is officially recognised as a religion in Sweden.
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China airlines shun EU carbon tax

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 13:51
related countries: China

China's biggest airlines will not pay a new European Union tax aimed at cutting carbon emissions, their trade body says.
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Somali MPs in punch-up over vote

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 14:09
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Somalia's government launches an investigation after a punch-up in the parliament in the capital, Mogadishu, over the election of a new speaker.
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Winds cause disruption around UK

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 15:26
related countries: United Kingdom

Gusts of up to 112mph cause damage and disruption across much of the country and leave thousands of homes without power.
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US service sector growth quickens

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 15:40
related countries: United States

The pace of the US service sector's growth picks up in December, according to the Institute of Supply Management.
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Pentagon review 'will axe troops'

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 15:43
related countries: United States
related places: Asia

President Obama is to unveil a major review of US military priorities likely to see tens of thousands of troops cut and a focus on security in Asia.
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Ban on 12 settlers in West Bank

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 16:02
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Israeli police issue restraining orders banning 12 settlers from entering the occupied West Bank for up to nine months.
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Nigeria fuel protest tear-gassed

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 16:04
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Kano

Police fire tear gas to break up an overnight fuel subsidy protest at a roundabout in Nigeria's northern city of Kano.
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Mercedes-Benz sees sales record

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 16:14
related countries: Germany

German carmaker Daimler says that it sold a record number of Mercedes-Benz cars in 2011.
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Hackers take on German far-right

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 16:17
related countries: Germany

Hackers claiming to be part of Anonymous launch a Wikileaks-style site targeting the German far-right.
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Pakistan Taliban free 17 hostages

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 16:24
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban

The Taliban have freed 17 young men from north-west Pakistan who they seized four months ago, officials say.
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Death penalty sought for Mubarak

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 16:35
related countries: Egypt

Prosecutors demand the death penalty for Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak if he is found guilty of ordering the killings of demonstrators.
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Swiss bank head denies wrongdoing

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 16:39
related countries: Switzerland

Swiss National Bank head, Philip Hildebrand, denies any "legal breaches" resulting from his wife's currency trades and says he will not resign.
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In pictures: The work of Eve Arnold

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 17:14
related countries: United States

The work of US photographer Eve Arnold, who has died aged 99
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Thousands flee Brazil dam burst

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 17:27
related countries: Brazil, Botswana
related places: Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian officials try to evacuate several thousand people after a dam bursts in the north of Rio de Janeiro state, amid continuing heavy rains.
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German president's loan row grows

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 17:52
related countries: Germany

German President Christian Wulff rejects a request to allow publication of a voicemail at the heart of a home loan scandal.
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Malawi vendors go on the rampage

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 18:45
related countries: Malawi
related places: Lilongwe

Some 30 people are arrested after clashes between police and illegal street traders in Malawi's capital Lilongwe - forcing the army to intervene.
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Suu Kyi foresees democratic Burma

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 18:58
related countries: Burma

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells the BBC she is optimistic Burma will hold "full democratic elections" in her lifetime.
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Federer & Nadal make Qatar semis

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 19:23
related countries: Qatar
related places: Doha

Defending Qatar Open champion Roger Federer and world number two Rafael Nadal are through to the semi-finals in Doha.
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Syria opposition leader looks to future

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 19:37
related countries: Syria

Syrian opposition plan for a future without Assad
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Barnes & Noble eyes Nook options

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 19:42
related countries: United States
related places: Nook

US bookseller Barnes & Nobel says it is considering options for its Nook e-book division and predicts it will make a bigger than expected loss.
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Ugandan city enforces litter ban

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 19:54
related countries: Uganda

The new authorities in Uganda's capital begin to enforce a 10-year-old law banning litter - sentencing more than 40 people to community service.
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Scotland defend Shingler call-up

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 20:20
related countries: United Kingdom

Scotland insist they have a right to include Steven Shingler in their Six Nations squad despite a challenge from Wales.
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Obama unveils smaller US military

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 20:33
related countries: United States
related places: Pacific, Asia

The US military will become "leaner" while maintaining superiority as it switches focus to the Asia-Pacific, US President Barack Obama announces.
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US girl escapes raid death charge

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 20:43
related countries: United States

A US woman who shot dead an intruder after asking the emergency services for permission will not be charged, but the man's alleged accomplice will.
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Probe into film on Bin Laden raid

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 20:45
related countries: United States
related places: Laden, Oscar

US officials are investigating if classified information about the killing of Osama bin Laden was given to Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow.
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UK warns Iran over trading route

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 21:16
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom, United States

Any attempt by Iran to close a vital trade route would fail, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond tells the Atlantic Council think tank in the US.
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Iraq bombings leave scores dead

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 21:26
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least 72 people are killed after attacks on Shia Muslims in southern Iraq and the capital Baghdad, the deadliest since the last US troops pulled out.
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Syria monitors 'must act or quit'

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 22:56
related countries: Syria

The leader of the main Syrian opposition group says the Arab League observer mission should either prove itself or leave Syria.
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Deadly shooting at Nigeria church

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 23:22
related countries: Nigeria

A pastor in north-eastern Nigeria says gunmen have killed six people in an attack on his church, amid renewed sectarian violence in the country.
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Chile firefighters die in blaze

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 23:37
related countries: Chile

Six Chilean firefighters die battling the latest in a series of forest fires to ravage the south of the country.
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Euro declines over banking fears

Thursday 5th of January 2012, 23:50
related countries: France

The euro drops to its lowest rate against the dollar and pound in 16 months as concerns continue over the health of Europe's banks.
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