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Can genetically modified mosquitoes prevent disease in the US?

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 0:45
related countries: United States

Can GM bugs halt disease spread in the US?
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The rapes that India forgot

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 1:07
related countries: India

The rape cases across India that people forgot
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Nepal torture suspect charged in UK

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 1:23
related countries: Nepal, United Kingdom
related places: Kathmandu

A Nepalese army officer is due before a London court after being charged with committing torture during his country's civil war in 2005.
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Thousands flee Tasmania wildfires

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 1:52
related countries: Aruba

Wildfires blaze across the Australian island of Tasmania, forcing thousands of people to flee and destroying at least 80 homes.
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US firms in cultural pitch for Chinese tourist dollars

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 1:59
related countries: China, United States

US businesses in cultural pitch for Chinese tourist dollars
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US senator admits drink-driving

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 3:16
related countries: United States
related places: Idaho

Mormon US Senator Michael Crapo of Idaho pleads guilty to drink-driving and has his driver's licence suspended for a year.
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US rape loophole prompts uproar

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 3:24
related countries: United States
related places: California

California lawmakers vow to close a loophole that allowed a man's rape conviction to be overturned because his victim was not married.
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VIDEO: Chile 'arson attack' kills two

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 4:25
related countries: Chile

A Chilean landowner and his wife, who were involved in a land dispute with a local indigenous group, have been killed in a suspected arson attack.
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Chavez 'can rule without oath'

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 5:33
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuela's vice-president says Hugo Chavez can begin his new six-year term in office, even if he is too ill to be sworn in on Thursday.
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VIDEO: Shark fins 'hidden' on Hong Kong roof

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 7:06
related countries: Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities have made a seizure of more than a metric ton of elephant tusks from Africa. It comes as traders laid thousands of shark fins out to dry on the rooftop of a building, sparking anger from activists.
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Japan tuna fetches record $1.7m

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 7:29
related countries: Japan
related places: Tokyo, Tsukiji

A single bluefin tuna sells for $1.7m in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market. almost triple the record price set last year.
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Honduras investigates wild party

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 8:01
related countries: Colombia, Honduras

Honduras is investigating reports of a wild Christmas party attended by prostitutes at its embassy in the Colombian capital.
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Rare TV interview by Spanish king

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 8:42
related countries: Spain

King Juan Carlos of Spain gives a rare television interview, admitting his 'hurt' at the forced economic migration of young Spaniards.
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VIDEO: Bullet-proof vests for US children

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 9:10
related countries: Colombia, United States

A firm in Colombia which makes bullet-proof vests is now creating body armour for children.
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Gay bishops move sparks fresh row

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 10:39
related countries: United Kingdom

The Church of England decision to allow gay men in civil partnerships to become bishops if they stay celibate prompts criticism from liberals and traditionalists.
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Missoni boss missing in Venezuela

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 11:43
related countries: Italy, Venezuela

A small aircraft carrying the director of Italian fashion house Missoni is missing after disappearing off the coast of Venezuela.
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Philippine gun 'accomplice' held

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 11:50
related countries: Philippines
related places: Manila

A man accused of reloading the gun used to kill seven people in a rampage south of the Philippine capital, Manila, on Friday is arrested.
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Six Russians die on Alps ski slope

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 12:36
related countries: Italy, Russia

Six Russian tourists die as their snowmobile flips over during a night-time run down an Alpine ski slope in north-eastern Italy, reports say.
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Djourou to join Hannover on loan

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 13:35
related countries: Germany
related places: Hannover

Arsenal defender Johan Djourou will move to German side Hannover 96 on loan until the end of the season.
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VIDEO: Somali refugees begin to return home

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 13:48
related countries: Kenya, Somalia

Somali refugees living in Kenya have begun to return home.
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Cat 'arrested' at Brazil prison

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 15:41
related countries: Brazil, Botswana
related places: Arapiraca

A cat is "arrested" in the grounds of a jail in the Brazilian city of Arapiraca, with contraband goods for prisoners taped to its body.
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Nepal torture suspect in court

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 15:50
related countries: Nepal, United Kingdom

A Nepalese colonel is remanded in custody after appearing at a UK court charged with two counts of torture during his country's civil war.
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'DNA evidence' in India rape case

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 16:16
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

DNA tests have linked five men with a gang rape and murder that has caused outrage in India, a court in Delhi is told.
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Russia red carpet for Depardieu

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 17:21
related countries: Russia

Actor Gerard Depardieu has arrived in Russia, where he is due to be given a new Russian passport during a private meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
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Body found in missing mother case

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 17:30
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Janelle Duncan-Bailey, a mother from south London, find a body.
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French plane crash kills family

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 17:55
related countries: France
related places: Grenoble

A small plane crashes on take-off near Grenoble airport in south-eastern France, killing a French-Moroccan family of five, officials say.
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Gasquet wins eighth career title

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 18:55
related countries: Qatar

Richard Gasquet earns his eighth career title beating Nikolay Davydenko 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the final of the Qatar Open.
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Chavez ally elected by assembly

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 20:26
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Chavez

Venezuela's National Assembly elects its leader, a potential stand-in for President Hugo Chavez who is struggling to recover from cancer surgery in Cuba.
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Four dead in Colorado shooting

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 21:55
related countries: United States
related places: Colorado, Aurora

Four people, including a gunman, are found dead following a shooting incident and stand-off with police in Aurora, in the US state of Colorado.
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VIDEO: Ice festival's giant crystal palace

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 22:10
related countries: China
related places: Harbin

An annual winter carnival has opened in the north-east China city of Harbin.
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Sudan leaders back buffer zone

Saturday 5th of January 2013, 22:52
related countries: Ethiopia, Sudan

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan reaffirm their commitment to setting up a buffer zone on their shared border and resuming oil exports.
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