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Border staff 'being cut too fast'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 0:29
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK Border Agency has cut 1,000 more staff than intended and is having to hire extra people and increase overtime to meet its workload, a report says.
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Olympic Games coverage: HD and 3D

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 0:58
related countries: United Kingdom

The new technology that will be used to show London 2012
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China 'monopoly' on payment cards

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 1:40
related countries: China

The World Trade Organisation rules that China discriminates against foreign credit-card and debit-card providers.
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N Korea names new vice-marshal

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 2:04
related countries: North Korea

North Korea has named a new vice-marshal, Hyon Yong-chol, the state news agency says, a day after the army chief was relieved of his post.
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VIDEO: War crimes suspect in Hungary

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 2:51
related countries: Hungary
related places: Budapest

The Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Center has urged Hungary to act against a top wanted war crimes suspect who is believed to be living in Budapest.
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African start-ups make location pay its way

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 3:13
related countries: Kenya, Uganda

The Kenyan and Ugandan firms that are making location pay
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Foreign investment in China slows

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 4:20
related countries: China

Foreign direct investment into China fell in June as an economic slowdown dampened companies' appetite for expansion.
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Hillary appeals for patience in Egypt and Israel

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 5:44
related countries: Egypt, Israel

Hillary Clinton tries to calm Mid-East nerves after Egypt upheavals
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Bolt bond to survive 2012 - Blake

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 5:44
related countries: United Kingdom

Yohan Blake says his friendship with compatriot and training partner Usain Bolt will survive no matter what happens at London 2012.
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VIDEO: Modern art in Afghanistan

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 6:33
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

A modern art exhibition has opened in the Afghan capital, Kabul, aiming to heal divisions after 30 years of conflict.
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Drugs, arms 'fuel Africa unrest'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 6:52
related countries: Liberia

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf blames growing drug trafficking and unchecked arms trade for fuelling insurgencies across Africa.
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Rescue in New Zealand mine fire

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 7:06
related countries: New Zealand

Twenty-eight workers trapped underground in a New Zealand gold mine are rescued seven hours after a truck engine caught fire.
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Solomons 'launders' exotic birds

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 7:45
related countries: Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands is exporting thousands of wild birds each year claiming they are captive-bred, concludes an investigation by wildlife trade experts.
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Wiggins praises 'gent' Cavendish

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 8:47
related countries: France

Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins thanks compatriot Mark Cavendish for his help during the 15 completed stages.
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Hurdler Liu leaves 'cold' London

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 8:54
related countries: Germany, United Kingdom, China
related places: London

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will train for his Olympic event in Germany to avoid London's "wet and cold" weather, his coach says.
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HSBC 'allowed money laundering'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 8:54
related countries: United States, Mexico
related places: Lax

A US Senate probe discloses how lax controls at Europe's largest bank left it vulnerable to being used to launder dirty money from around the world.
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Whale warning over gas project

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 9:08
related countries: Aruba

Australian conservationists warn an LNG project conditionally approved by the government could pose a threat to humpback whales.
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Revolution 'failing Egyptian women'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 9:09
related countries: Egypt

How the promise of the revolution has failed Egypt's women
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Doctors suspended for 'sex tests'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 9:19
related countries: India

Medical authorities in India's Rajasthan state suspend 12 doctors for allegedly carrying out pre-natal sex determination tests
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UK inflation rate falls to 2.4%

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 9:44
related countries: United Kingdom

Prices in the UK are rising at their slowest rate since the end of 2009, official figures have shown, due to falling food, fuel and clothing prices.
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Assad 'may use chemical weapons'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 9:54
related countries: Syria

The most senior Syrian politician to defect tells the BBC that the regime could use chemical weapons, as fighting spreads around Damascus.
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Rogue Afghan soldier condemned

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 10:09
related countries: Afghanistan, France

A military court sentences an Afghan soldier to death over the killing of five French soldiers in January, officials say.
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Kenya ivory seized in Thailand

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 10:21
related countries: Thailand
related places: Bangkok

Nearly half a tonne of ivory worth more than $700,000 is seized at the airport in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, customs officials say.
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UK set for dry and warm weather

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 10:42
related countries: United Kingdom

The changing jet stream may bring an end to the miserable weather that has affected the UK for much of the summer so far, forecasters say.
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King criticises Barclays' board

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 11:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Barclays bank sailed "close to the wind" too often, the governor of the Bank of England tells MPs on the Treasury Select Committee.
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Polio doctor attacked in Pakistan

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 11:33
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Karachi

Gunmen injure a UN doctor administering polio vaccines in Karachi, on the second day of a vaccination drive in Pakistan.
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VIDEO: Fire sweeps Turkey skyscraper

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 11:55
related countries: Turkey
related places: Istanbul

Hundreds of people are evacuated from a skyscraper in Istanbul after a large fire broke out in the 42 storey tower block.
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VIDEO: Soyuz celebrates successful space dock

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 11:59
related countries: Russia

A Russian rocket carrying a three-man crew has docked with the International Space Station.
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Turkey skyscraper fire contained

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 12:00
related countries: Turkey
related places: Istanbul

Firefighters backed by helicopters contain a large fire which swept through a 42-storey building in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
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F1 track bid for Olympic Stadium

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 12:26
related countries: United Kingdom

A plan to turn the Olympic Stadium into part of a Formula 1 track after London 2012 is one of four under consideration.
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VIDEO: Thai Customs seize half a ton of ivory

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 12:50
related countries: Kenya, Thailand

Thai Customs officers discovered half a ton of ivory, disguised as 'African handcrafts', being smuggled in from Kenya.
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Lagos demolishes slums on water

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 12:51
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Lagos

Nigeria's authorities start knocking down the famous slum dwellings built on water in its biggest city Lagos.
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India presses US over UAE death

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 12:57
related countries: United Arab Emirates, India, United States

India seeks answers after a US navy vessel kills one of its fishermen off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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VIDEO: Central Damascus hit by clashes

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 13:17
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Fighting is intensifying around the Syrian capital Damascus, activists say.
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Man Utd is 'most valuable club'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 13:22
related countries: United States
related places: Forbes

Premier League football club Manchester United is the world's most valuable sports club says US business magazine Forbes.
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Rocket fired at Nigeria school

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 13:23
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Jos

A 10-year-old boy is killed after a rocket is fired at a school in the central Nigerian city of Jos but misses and hits a nearby building, officials say.
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Profits fall at Goldman Sachs

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 13:24
related countries: United States

US bank Goldman Sachs says its net profits halved in the second quarter compared with the first quarter, blaming deteriorating market conditions.
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Australia shark attacks: Would cull work?

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 13:33
related countries: Australia

Would shark cull off western Australia reduce attacks?
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French paper prints Merah text

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 13:38
related countries: France

French newspaper Liberation prints a 173-page transcript of conversations between the Islamist killer Mohamed Merah and police negotiators.
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Shot fishermen deny US warnings

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 13:54
related countries: India, United States

Indian fishermen injured when their boat was shot at by a US Navy ship near Dubai say they received no warnings before they came under fire.
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Venezuela 'abuse of power rises'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 15:07
related countries: Venezuela

Human Rights Watch says the Venezuelan government has increasingly accumulated and abused power to silence President Chavez's critics.
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India in 'womb removals' inquiry

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 15:15
related countries: India

The Indian state of Chhattisgarh investigates reports that thousands of women had unnecessary hysterectomies so hospitals could make insurance claims.
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VIDEO: Mexico faces a major bird flu outbreak

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 15:16
related countries: Mexico

Mexico prepares vaccines for avian flu after slaughtering more than two million birds, costing the poultry industry in the country $50m.
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VIDEO: The militia who destroy Mali's ancient tombs

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 15:35
related countries: Mali

Islamist militias who have occupied parts of northern Mali, are now targeting ancient tombs in the area.
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Bernanke says Libor system flawed

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 16:03
related countries: United States

The Libor system, which sets inter-bank lending rates, is "structurally flawed", says Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US central bank.
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Young Tibet monk 'self-immolates'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 16:11
related countries: China

A teenaged Tibetan Buddhist monk burns himself to death in China, the latest in a series of protests against Chinese rule, rights activists say.
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Somali refugees top million mark

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 16:15
related countries: Somalia

More than a million Somalis have now fled the war-torn nation for neighbouring countries, the UN refugee agency says.
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Wiggins to back future Froome bid

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 16:16
related countries: France

Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins promises to back Chris Froome's future attempts to win the Tour.
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Laszlo Csatary: Is Hungary's Nazi suspect worth pursuing?

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 16:19
related countries: Hong Kong

But is new-found Hungarian suspect worth prosecuting?
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Shell urged to pay Nigeria $5bn

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 16:56
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's oil regulator asks Shell to pay $5bn (£ 3.2bn) over a spill off the country's southern coast last December.
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Sicily may default, says Italy PM

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 16:57
related countries: Italy

Italian PM Mario Monti says the region of Sicily could default on its debts, and he is seeking confirmation that the governor will resign.
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Kadima quits Israeli government

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 17:12
related countries: Israel

Israel's Kadima party quits Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government in a dispute over military conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews.
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Central Damascus hit by clashes

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 17:22
related countries: Syria, Russia
related places: Damascus

Clashes erupt in the centre of Syria's capital, as rebels announce they have launched an all-out assault called Operation Damascus Volcano.
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Train derails in Egyptian capital

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 17:57
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

A passenger train derails south of Egypt's capital, Cairo, reports say, with at least 15 people injured.
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Needles found in US airline food

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 18:17
related countries: United States
related places: Amsterdam

The FBI opens an investigation after needles are found in sandwiches on four Delta Air Lines flights bound for the United States from Amsterdam.
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Somali anger at corruption report

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 18:23
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's interim government denies allegations of massive corruption contained in a leaked UN report.
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HSBC was used by 'drug kingpins'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 18:25
related countries: United States
related places: Senate

The head of HSBC has apologised at a US Senate committee hearing which heard that HSBC provided a conduit for "drug kingpins and rogue nations".
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Arrests over Chile military death

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 18:34
related countries: Chile

Police in Chile arrest two former air force colonels in connection with the 1974 death in prison of Gen Alberto Bachelet.
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Ibrahimovic poised to join PSG

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 18:40
related countries: Sweden, France

Paris St-Germain are on the verge of signing Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from AC Milan.
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Frank Schleck fails doping test

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 18:55
related countries: France, Luxembourg

Frank Schleck of Luxembourg fails a drugs test at the Tour de France, the International Cycling Union announces.
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UK accepts Mau Mau abuse in court

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 19:10
related countries: Kenya, United Kingdom

The British government accepts that colonial forces in Kenya tortured and abused detainees during the Mau Mau rebellion, the High Court hears.
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Anderson backs Pietersen to shine

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 19:21
related countries: South Africa, United Kingdom

James Anderson says Kevin Pietersen will thrive against South Africa despite the furore surrounding his England availability.
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Spain royal family takes wage cut

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 19:30
related countries: Spain

Spain's King Juan Carlos and his family announce that they are trimming their own salaries, following a recent bitterly contested cut to public sector wages.
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Israel creates settler university

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 19:48
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Israeli officials have taken the controversial step of creating the first university in a settlement in the West Bank.
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Bank revisits Iranian account ban

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 21:12
related countries: Canada, Iran

A Canadian bank says it will reach out to dozens of Iranian-origin customers whose accounts it closed in a row over anti-Iran sanctions.
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Liberal success in Libya election

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 21:15
related countries: Libya

Results from Libya's first elections after the overthrow of Col Gaddafi show gains for an alliance led by former interim PM Mahmoud Jibril.
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VIDEO: US suffers widest drought in decades

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 21:32
related countries: United States

The US is currently suffering its widest drought since 1956, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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VIDEO: US waging war on drugs in Honduras

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 21:50
related countries: Honduras, United States

How the US is taking the war on drugs to Honduras
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Syria officials deny rebel push

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 21:51
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Syrian officials dismiss rebel claims to have launched a final assault on Damascus, saying the army repelled isolated terrorist attacks.
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Canada shooting brawl kills two

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 21:58
related countries: Canada
related places: Toronto

Two people - including a teenage girl - are killed and 24 others injured in a shooting at a barbecue in the Canadian city of Toronto.
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VIDEO: Lagos demolishes water slums

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 22:28
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Lagos

The authorities in Nigeria have started knocking down slum dwellings built on the lagoon in its biggest city Lagos.
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US Boy Scouts uphold ban on gays

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 22:46
related countries: United States
related places: America

The Boy Scouts of America say they will not change their policy of excluding openly gay members, following a two-year policy review.
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Blake eases to 100m Lucerne win

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 22:50
related countries: Switzerland

Yohan Blake says he is "on the right path for the Olympics" after winning the 100m in 9.85 seconds in Switzerland.
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Magnate held over 'mafia links'

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 22:50
related countries: Italy

Italian police arrest Giuseppe Mandara, the head of one of Italy's biggest mozzarella manufacturers, on charges he had close ties to the mafia.
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Who will be Romney's VP pick?

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 23:01
related countries: United States
related places: Romney

Who will Romney choose as his US running mate?
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Madam Mao's model operas live on

Tuesday 17th of July 2012, 23:25
related countries: China

The revival of China's state-run operas
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