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US opens Afghan deaths tribunal
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 1:38
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US Marine Corps launches a special tribunal into the deaths of Afghan civilians, allegedly killed by US fire.
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Liberia to launch truth hearings
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 2:51
related countries: Liberia

Public hearings on Liberia's lengthy conflict are to start at its Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Suharto condition 'deteriorating'
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 5:06
related countries: Indonesia

The condition of hospitalised Indonesian ex-leader Suharto is getting worse, his doctors say.
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Kenya diplomatic moves intensify
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 5:26
related countries: Kenya

The chairman of the African Union is due to arrive in Kenya to try to end the country's political crisis.
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Thaksin's wife back in Thailand
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 7:26
related countries: Thailand

Ousted Thai PM Thaksin's wife returns to fight corruption charges, as his allies try to form a government.
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US says Iran incident 'dangerous'
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 7:53
related countries: Iran, United States

The US secretary of state denounces alleged threats by Iranian boats against the US navy in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US recession 'has arrived'
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 7:56
related countries: United States

The feared recession in the US economy has already arrived, according to a report from Merrill Lynch.
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China Eastern rebuff to Singapore
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 8:26
related countries: China, Singapore

Singapore Airlines' offer to buy a stake in China Eastern Airlines is rejected by a shareholders' vote.
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Colombia rejects foreign missions
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 8:31
related countries: Colombia

Colombia says it will not accept any more international input after the failed handover of hostages held by rebels.
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Japan payout over tainted blood
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 9:37
related countries: Japan

Japanese lawmakers pass a bill compensating people infected with hepatitis C by tainted blood products.
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Indian shares hit intraday record
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 9:38
related countries: India

India's main stock index hits a new high on confidence about strong corporate earnings and foreign investment.
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Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 9:41
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

Two Katyusha rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say.
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Sarkozy 'serious' about ex-model
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 11:54
related countries: France

France's President Sarkozy says his relationship with a former model is "serious", even hinting at a wedding.
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Malawians with HIV get pay rise
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 12:09
related countries: Malawi

Malawian civil servants with HIV will be given a pay rise to help them buy more food, a government minister says.
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Baghdad armed volunteers seized
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 12:24
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Gunmen seize up to 10 members of a local volunteer security force in north-east Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 12:25
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

Two Katyusha rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say.
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Bolivian leaders seek crisis exit
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 12:47
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors meet to tackle a political crisis over a draft new constitution.
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Bhutto's son seeks media privacy
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 13:08
related countries: Pakistan

Bilawal Bhutto, son of murdered Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto, urges the media to respect his privacy.
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'Bribes' free top Taleban leader
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 13:55
related countries: United Kingdom

A Taleban commander who led attacks on British troops says he was freed from prison for a $15,000 bribe.
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UK extradites three Eta suspects
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 14:10
related countries: United Kingdom, Spain

Two men and a woman arrested in Britain on suspicion of being Eta terrorists are extradited to Spain.
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ANC backs Zuma for elections
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 15:08
related countries: South Africa
related places: Zuma

South Africa's ruling ANC confirms that its new leader Jacob Zuma will be the party's presidential candidate in 2009.
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Sri Lankan minister dies in blast
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 15:29
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Colombo

A Sri Lankan minister is killed in a powerful roadside bomb blast near the capital, Colombo, doctors say.
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Cricket: Test row umpire dropped
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 15:48
related countries: India, Australia
related places: Perth

India will play on in Australia but could pull out if Harbhajan Singh's ban is not overturned.
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Taylor's trial hears of massacre
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 16:26
related countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone

Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial hears how Sierra Leone rebels massacred 101 people.
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Bomb strikes UN Lebanon patrol
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 16:54
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Beirut

A roadside bomb hits a UN patrol south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, wounding two soldiers, officials say.
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'Trash tsar' to clear Naples dirt
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 17:11
related countries: Italy
related places: Naples

Italy's PM names a former police chief to tackle a waste disposal crisis in Naples and promises incinerators.
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Confusion over Malaysia jobs ban
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 17:11
related countries: Malaysia, India

Reports that Malaysia had banned Indian migrant workers are denied by a cabinet minister.
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Attack on president of Maldives
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 17:46
related countries: Maldives

The President of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, escapes unhurt after an attempted knife attack.
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Bedouin attack Sinai border post
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 17:54
related countries: Egypt, Israel

Bedouin attack police at a border crossing between Egypt and Israel, injuring two officials.
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Peacekeepers attacked in Darfur
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 18:20
related countries: Sudan

The new joint AU-UN peacekeeping force comes under attack for the first time in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Nigerian TV may lose Nations Cup
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 18:33
related countries: Nigeria

A row over TV rights for the African Cup of Nations could stop Nigerians from watching the tournament.
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UN protests after Darfur attack
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 20:03
related countries: Sudan

The UN protests to Sudan after its new peacekeeping force comes under fire for the first time in Darfur.
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EU presidency wants Serbia deal
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 20:15
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia

Slovenia says it aims to sign an EU accord with Serbia, possibly by the end of January.
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Leaders prepare for key Bush tour
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 21:48
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Bush

Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to tackle "core issues" to try to ease peace talks problems ahead of the US president's tour.
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Kenya leader names ministers
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 22:03
related countries: Kenya, Ghana

President Kibaki names 17 new Kenyan ministers, as Ghana's leader arrives to mediate in the election crisis.
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Georgia opposition ups challenge
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 22:35
related countries: Georgia

Georgia's opposition ups its challenge to presidential election results, threatening a mass rally and a hunger strike.
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US releases Iran stand-off video
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 22:49
related countries: Iran, United States

The US releases video of a US-Iranian stand-off in the Gulf, condemned by President Bush as "provocative".
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High turnout in crucial US vote
Tuesday 8th of January 2008, 22:52
related countries: United States
related places: New Hampshire

US voters stream to the polls in the New Hampshire primary, a key early contest in the race for the presidency.
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