05/12/2008 12:20 AM
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Hezbollah rocks eastern villages
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A Hezbollah assault forces several villages loyal to a pro-government leader to hand control to Lebanon's army.
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05/11/2008 02:22 PM
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Burma eases restrictions on aid
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Increased amounts of aid reach cyclone-hit Burma amid signs the government is easing restrictions on access.
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05/12/2008 12:29 AM
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Serbian reformers claim victory
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Serbian President Boris Tadic's pro-EU alliance declares victory in elections but falls short of a majority.
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05/11/2008 10:13 PM
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Sudan 'drives Darfur rebels back'
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Sudan says Darfur rebels have retreated from Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city, after a surprise attack.
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05/11/2008 06:42 PM
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Zimbabwe police arrest activists
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Nearly 60 opposition activists are arrested in Zimbabwe as their leader Morgan Tsvangirai is set to return for elections.
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05/11/2008 07:47 PM
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Gaza blackouts as fuel runs low
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Electricity blackouts hit Gaza as the territory's only power station shuts down, with officials citing lack of fuel.
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05/11/2008 11:06 AM
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Sri Lankan government wins vote
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Sri Lanka's ruling coalition wins a provincial election seen as key to its strategy against the Tamil Tigers.
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05/11/2008 12:55 PM
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Nepal arrests 560 Tibetan women
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Nepalese police arrest more than 500 Tibetan women demonstrating against China's crackdown in Tibet.
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05/11/2008 07:00 PM
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German band topples Madonna
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German techno group Scooter knock Madonna off the number one spot in the UK album chart.
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05/11/2008 04:44 PM
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F1: Massa holds off Hamilton
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Felipe Massa wins the Turkish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton's McLaren holds off Kimi Raikkonen for second.
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05/10/2008 03:44 PM
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Tennis: Rome hit by injuries
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Novak Djokovic faces Stanislas Wawrinka in the Rome Masters final after their respective opponents withdraw injured from their semi-finals.
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05/09/2008 05:20 PM
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Zambia seizes 'Chiluba millions'
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Assets worth nearly $60m stolen under former President Chiluba have been recovered, Zambia's government says.
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05/09/2008 04:58 PM
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Burundi arrests condemned
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A Burundian rights group accuses the security forces of illegally detaining about 200 people suspected of helping rebels.
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05/11/2008 08:36 AM
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Tornado wrecks central US towns
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Tornadoes and severe storms sweep the central US, severely damaging two towns and killing at least 18 people.
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05/11/2008 03:32 AM
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Gunmen kill top Mexican policemen
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Three top Mexican police officials are shot dead in as many days as the fight against drug gangs continues.
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05/11/2008 02:24 PM
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Chinese plane business gets wings
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China launches a new plane maker to one day compete with Boeing and Airbus, state media report.
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05/10/2008 08:01 AM
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US welcomes N Korea nuclear move
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The US describes the handing over of North Korean nuclear documents as an "important first step".
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05/10/2008 08:49 AM
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Turkish strikes 'kill 19 rebels'
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Turkey's military says it has killed at least 19 Kurdish rebels in air strike in the south-east of the country.
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05/11/2008 06:02 AM
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Lessing: Nobel win a 'disaster'
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Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing says winning the award has stopped her writing.
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05/11/2008 05:43 PM
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Baghdad district calm after truce
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A ceasefire between the Iraqi government and Shia militias seems to be holding in Baghdad's Sadr City.
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05/08/2008 08:21 PM
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Israel marks its 60th anniversary
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Israel marks 60 years since its creation in 1948, a date the Palestinians remember as "the Catastrophe".
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05/11/2008 12:16 PM
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Several die in Kashmir violence
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Up to five people are reported to have been killed in violence involving armed militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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05/09/2008 11:44 PM
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Pakistani militants agree truce
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Militants who seized control of a popular tourist destination in north Pakistan last year sign a truce.
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05/10/2008 12:01 PM
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'No regrets' for Mugabe opponents
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Orla Guerin meets opponents of President Mugabe in Zimbabwe, who fear renewed violence.
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05/10/2008 12:00 PM
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Up the Congo without a helmet
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The BBC's Mark Doyle fulfils a lifelong dream of travelling along the Congo and discovers much more than the cliches.
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05/10/2008 02:11 PM
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A Basque encounter with pirates
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On a recent visit to the Spanish Basque country, Nick Rankin found himself on the fringes of a story involving piracy.
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