The US Federal Reserve lowers interest rates to 3%, its second cut in nine days, in a bid to ward off recession.
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Win for disability rights woman
A British woman wins the initial stages of a landmark legal case which could give new rights to millions of carers.
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Afghanistan's future 'in peril'
Nato is not winning in Afghanistan and the country faces a humanitarian catastrophe, new reports say.
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German elections blow for Merkel
Guyana shooting rampage kills 11
Deadly blast in Istanbul suburb
An explosion kills at least 17 people and injures more than 40 in an industrial suburb of Istanbul.
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France bids to mend Rwandan ties
Bomb kills top Afghan official
The deputy governor of Afghanistan's Helmand province is killed in a bomb attack on a mosque.
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Funeral for Greek church head
The funeral of the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, is held in Athens.
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Four militants killed in Kashmir
Authorities in Indian administered Kashmir say security forces have killed four militants.
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Japan scare over China dumplings
A probe is under way after dozens of Japanese people report falling ill from eating Chinese-made dumplings.
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Peacekeepers 'deface ancient art'
Peacekeepers in Western Sahara have vandalised ancient rock paintings with graffiti, a UN official says.
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Jury is out in Snipes tax trial
Football: Cameroon go through
Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o becomes the top scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations as the Indomitable Lions reach the last eight.
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Fans want to buy Liverpool
Liverpool supporters launch an ambitious plan to buy the football club from its current American owners.
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YouTubers given share of ad cash
UK contributors to YouTube will get the chance to earn money from advertisements.
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Ugandans die in school collapse
At least nine Ugandan builders are killed after the school building they were working on collapsed.
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Pilot guilty of activist murder
Fifteen die in Yangtze ship crash
SA police arrest 1,500 in church
South African police raid a Johannesburg church and arrest some 1,500 homeless people and Zimbabweans.
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Warning over cannabis lung harm
Heavy cannabis use may raise the risk of chronic lung disease more than smoking, two studies suggest.
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Mann loses extradition appeal
Zimbabwe's High Court rules that Simon Mann can be extradited to Equatorial Guinea to face coup charges.
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Oscars team prepares back-up show
A contingency plan is drawn up for the Oscars ceremony as the writers' strike continues.
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Canada PM issues Afghan ultimatum
Canada tells the US that it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan unless Nato deploys more troops there.
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Call for EU-wide food labelling
Iran's FM questions UN resolution
Gaddafi warns Africa over unity
Suharto buried in state funeral
Afghan MPs back blasphemy death
Gaza militant killed near Rafah
Israeli troops shoot dead an armed Palestinian in the southern Gaza Strip, near Israel's border fence.
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Turkish MPs plan headscarf reform
Serbia poll rivals in TV battle
Serbia's two presidential rivals clash in a TV debate, as pollsters say they are neck-and-neck.
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Deep stimulation 'boosts memory'
Cup of Nations - as it happened
Japanese PM warns of economy risk
Chinese troops to aid snow relief
Afghanistan 'failed state' risk
Iran to limit execution in public
The head of Iran's judiciary issues a order that no executions be carried out in public without his permission.
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Severed cables disrupt internet
Internet services are disrupted in the Middle East, Egypt and India following damage to two undersea cables.
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Shell sets new UK profits record
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits for a UK-listed company, making £13.9bn.
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Food warnings amid China freeze
China struggles to cope with its worst snowfall in years, as officials warn of catastrophic damage to crops.
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EU leaders call for transparency
Mercury's volcanic past revealed
A flyby by a Nasa unmanned space probe has revealed evidence of "widespread" volcanism on the planet Mercury.
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Stop Kenya burning, says AU head
The AU chairman tells African leaders they cannot ignore the crisis triggered by disputed polls in Kenya.
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Coen pair win top directing award
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Guyana shooting rampage kills 11
German elections blow for Merkel
Chinese troops to aid snow relief
The Chinese government deploys almost half a million troops to help people hit by the worst snow in decades.
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Turkish MPs plan headscarf reform
Turkey's ruling AK Party and opposition MPs present a plan to ease the headscarf ban in universities.
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France bids to mend Rwandan ties
Pilot guilty of activist murder
Cup of Nations - as it happened
Afghan MPs back blasphemy death
The upper house of the Afghan parliament supports a death sentence issued against a journalist for blasphemy.
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Afghanistan 'failed state' risk
Afghanistan risks turning into a failed state and becoming a forgotten war, a US study says.
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Japanese PM warns of economy risk
Gaddafi warns Africa over unity
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi warns he will turn his back on Africa if continental unity is again rejected.
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Coen pair win top directing award
Pakistani pupils 'held hostage'
Iran's FM questions UN resolution
EU leaders call for transparency
The leaders of Europe's biggest economies call on financial institutions to be more open.
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Call for EU-wide food labelling
The European Commission proposes a single system of food labelling across the union.
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Fifteen die in Yangtze ship crash
At least 15 people drown and one is missing after two ships collide on China's Yangtze river near Shanghai.
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Australia apology to Aborigines
The Australian government will issue a formal apology to Aborigines when parliament convenes on 13 February.
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Suharto buried in state funeral
Jury is out in Snipes tax trial
The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax fraud and conspiracy trial in Florida has retired to consider its verdict.
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US zoo baffled by tiger's escape
Deep stimulation 'boosts memory'
Electrical stimulation of areas deep within the brain could lead to improved memory, research suggests.
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France to seek Chad staff return
FBI investigates sub-prime crisis
The FBI probes 14 firms embroiled in the sub-prime mortgage crisis as it cracks down on improper lending.
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Obama triumphs in South Carolina
Thaksin ally elected as Thai PM
Football: Ronaldo seals Man U win
Hundred feared dead in Congo lake
At least 100 passengers are feared dead as a boat sinks off the shore of the DR Congo on Lake Tanganyika.
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Iran claims nuclear power triumph
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that Iran is approaching the "summit" of nuclear development.
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Kasyanov barred from Russia poll
Lords issue landmark abuse ruling
Victims of sex crimes and abuse may be able to sue years later, after a key ruling in the "lotto rapist" case.
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Canada isotope plant 'was unsafe'
Canada re-opened a nuclear reactor despite safety risks, the nuclear watchdog's former head tells parliament.
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Kenya parties to begin mediation
Kenya's government and opposition are due to begin full negotiations to try to end the country's political crisis.
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Football: Nigeria fend off Benin
Nigeria save themselves from elimination with a crucial 2-0 win over Benin to set up a enticing tie with Ghana.
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'Leading Pakistani militant' held
Pakistani police say they have captured a leading militant, Qasim Toori, in a shoot-out in the city of Karachi.
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Palestinian radical Habash dies
Skies dim for British astronomers
Israeli PM braced for war report
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert awaits the publication of the final report into the conduct of the 2006 Lebanon war.
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Australia close in on series win
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UK iPhone users get better deals
Improved tariffs for UK iPhone users are launched less than three months after the mobile hit British stores.
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Societe board begins crisis talks
Directors at scandal-hit Societe Generale begin talks to decide the fate of the bank's head, Daniel Bouton.
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Egyptians host Gaza rivals talks
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals hold separate talks in Cairo over Gaza's border breach.
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Gandhi's ashes scattered at sea
The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi are scattered in the sea on the 60th anniversary of his assassination.
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BNP Paribas reveals profit tumble
French bank BNP Paribas warns a "deepening crisis" in the financial markets dented its profits during the last three months of 2007.
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Space weather science rues cuts
Science that safeguards satellites and aircraft against solar outbursts could be wiped out in the UK, scientists warn.
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McCain wins key Florida election
John McCain wins a close victory in Florida over Mitt Romney in the Republican battle to run for US president.
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Cricket: Aussies win India series
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thaksin ally elected as Thai PM
Thai MPs elect Samak Sundaravej prime minister, 16 months after the army ousted ally Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Coen pair win top directing award
Cricket: Aussies win India series
Adam Gilchrist's final Test ends in a draw as Australia secure a 2-1 series victory over India.
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Football: Ronaldo seals Man U win
German elections blow for Merkel
Drug reactions 'kill thousands'
Suharto buried in state funeral
Former Indonesian President Suharto, who died on Sunday at the age of 86, is buried in a state funeral.
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Pakistani pupils 'held hostage'
Islamist militants take children and teachers hostage in a school near the Pakistani district of North Waziristan, officials say.
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
US zoo baffled by tiger's escape
Iran's FM questions UN resolution
Iran's foreign minister urges restraint over a new draft UN sanctions resolution, in a BBC interview.
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Israeli cluster bomb use 'legal'
Drug reactions 'kill thousands'
Pilot guilty of activist murder
Kasyanov barred from Russia poll
Russia's Central Election Commission bars opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president.
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Cup of Nations - as it happened
Tunisia beat South Africa 3-1 after Angola overcame Senegal by the same scoreline in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations Group D games.
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Australia close in on series win
Ponting and Clarke make centuries as Australia all but end India's chances of tying their Test series.
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German elections blow for Merkel
A close ally of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffers a dramatic electoral setback in regional elections.
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Obama triumphs in South Carolina
Barack Obama nets a big win in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary over his main rival, Hillary Clinton.
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Guyana shooting rampage kills 11
Gunmen in Guyana go on a rampage, killing 11 people, including at least three children.
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Palestinian radical Habash dies
The founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), George Habash, dies.
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Skies dim for British astronomers
Astronomy cuts mean UK scientists will no longer have direct access to an 8m-class telescope in the Northern Hemisphere.
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France bids to mend Rwandan ties
France's foreign minister defends his country's stance during Rwanda's genocide on a visit aimed at improving ties.
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Japanese PM warns of economy risk
Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda warns action is needed to tackle the growing risks to the world economy.
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France to seek Chad staff return
Fighting spreads in western Kenya
In Kenya at least 17 people are reported dead in fresh fighting, apparently linked to disputed elections.
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Snow hampers China New Year
China orders emergency measures to fight nationwide transport chaos caused by severe weather conditions.
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Football: Ronaldo seals Man U win
Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice to put Manchester United into the last 16 of the FA Cup after an entertaining tie.
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Davos bosses get a reality check
Economic turmoil overshadows the annual meeting of the world's movers and shakers in Davos.
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Malaysia court rejects Hindu bid
Coen pair win top directing award
Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men wins top prize at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards.
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Annan hits out at Kenya 'abuses'
Twenty dead in Jordan bus crash
Tennis: Djokovic wins Aussie title
Serbia's Novak Djokovic beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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Israel drops Arab killings case
Israel's attorney general says no police will be prosecuted over the killing of 13 Arab Israeli protesters in 2000.
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Kashmir mosque siege ends
Seven killed in Beirut violence
Seven people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence.
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Musharraf issues warning to West
UK tycoon 'arrested in Zimbabwe'
British property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten is arrested in Zimbabwe, according to local media.
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Satellite could plummet to Earth
Public service planned for Ledger
A public memorial service for late actor Heath Ledger is expected to take place in Los Angeles next week.
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Female smokers 'double in Russia'
Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say.
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Serbia MPs issue Kosovo warning
Sickle cell 'causes daily pain'
Egypt watches Gaza traffic go on
Ashdown pulls out of Afghan role
Britain's Paddy Ashdown says he will not become UN envoy to Afghanistan after strong opposition from Kabul.
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Johnson denies donor laws broken
Alan Johnson says he and his team broke no rules regarding donations during the Labour deputy leadership race.
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Trader 'staked 50bn euros'
The French financial trader at the centre of a massive fraud case gambled around 50bn euros, his employer says.
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Touch cube points to future toys
Saturday, January 26, 2008
US zoo baffled by tiger's escape
Satellite could plummet to Earth
A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is due to crash to Earth within two months, US sources say.
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Iran's FM questions UN resolution
Iran's foreign minister urges restraint over a new draft UN sanctions resolution, in a BBC interview.
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Touch cube points to future toys
Japanese PM warns of economy risk
Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda warns action is needed to tackle the growing risks to the world economy.
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Estonia fines man for 'cyber war'
A 20-year-old Russian man is the first person to be convicted for taking part in cyber attacks against Estonia.
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Sea cucumber 'new malaria weapon'
Annan hits out at Kenya 'abuses'
Former UN chief Kofi Annan says he saw "systematic" human rights abuses on a tour of violence-hit Kenya.
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Israeli cluster bomb use 'legal'
Kashmir mosque siege ends
Sickle cell 'causes daily pain'
Daily pain from sickle cell disease may be far more common - and severe - than previously thought, research suggests.
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Twenty dead in Jordan bus crash
At least 20 people are killed in a bus crash in Jordan, when the vehicle collided with a water tanker.
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France to seek Chad staff return
Thaksin allies 'can form alliance'
Cameroon 5-1 Zambia
Cameroon punish Zambia's poor defending as they show they are still genuine Africa Cup of Nations contenders.
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Kabul vetoes Ashdown envoy role
Afghanistan makes it clear it does not want Paddy Ashdown as the new United Nations envoy to the country.
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Serbia MPs issue Kosovo warning
Drug reactions 'kill thousands'
Queen urges caring for needy
Malaysia court rejects Hindu bid
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Egypt watches Gaza traffic go on
Thousands of Gazans pour into Egypt for a fourth day, after Egyptian attempts to reseal the border failed.
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Musharraf issues warning to West
President Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan's success in fighting terror is critical and failure could affect the West.
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Skies dim for British astronomers
Astronomy cuts mean UK scientists will no longer have direct access to an 8m-class telescope in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Pilot guilty of activist murder
An ex-pilot is jailed for 20 years for the murder of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib in 2004.
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Palestinian radical founder dies
The founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), George Habash, dies.
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Democrats vote in South Carolina
Democratic Party supporters in South Carolina are choosing who they want to run for president.
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Beavers could be released in 2009
Football: Liverpool win through
Havant & Waterlooville lead twice before Liverpool hit back to reach the FA Cup fifth round.
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Turkish jets in fresh Iraq strike
Agreement on UN Iran sanctions
A travel ban for nuclear scientists is among sanctions in a draft UN resolution on Iran, diplomats say
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Call to boost Peru court security
Peru's justice minister calls for better security after a witness in a drugs case is shot dead en route to court.
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McCall melt links the Arctic eras
Labour hit by new donations row
Health Secretary Alan Johnson is accused of accepting a donation channelled through a third party.
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Solomons ex-law chief extradited
Pfizer arrests sought in Nigeria
The technology with impact 2007
Six found shot dead near Seattle
Cricket: Gilchrist ends Aus career
Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist announces his retirement from international cricket.
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Serb minister hurt in car crash
Serbia's Interior Minister, Dragan Jocic, is badly injured after a car accident, police say.
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Guyana shooting rampage kills 11
Gunmen in Guyana go on a rampage, killing 11 people, including at least three children.
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France bids to mend Rwandan ties
France's foreign minister defends his country's stance during Rwanda's genocide on a visit aimed at improving ties.
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US woman seized in Afghanistan
An American woman working for an aid agency is kidnapped in southern Afghanistan, along with her driver.
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Southerners to take Sudan posts
UK tycoon 'arrested in Zimbabwe'
British property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten is arrested in Zimbabwe, according to local media.
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Clue to migraine headache cause
Commandos free Sri Lanka minister
US network faces $1m nudity fine
US TV network ABC could be fined $1.4m for airing an episode of NYPD Blue which showed female nudity.
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