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BBC News - World
The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.
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Obama unveils $50bn building plan
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President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:15:40 GMT
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Greek PM reshuffles his cabinet
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Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis.
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:40:47 GMT
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Australia 'kingmakers' to decide
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Three independent Australian MPs are due to reveal who they will back as prime minister, ending two weeks of deadlock since inconclusive elections.
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:07:48 GMT
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'No climate link' to African wars
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A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:47:23 GMT
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France faces pension plan strike
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France faces disruption in a strike over pension reform on Tuesday, when MPs will also debate a ban on full face veils and a new security bill.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:44:05 GMT
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Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods
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Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:57:36 GMT
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SA public sector strike suspended
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South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:14:38 GMT
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Iran 'hampers IAEA investigation'
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has hindered its investigations by repeatedly objecting to its choice of inspectors.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:56:31 GMT
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Guatemala mudslide search halted
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Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:24:35 GMT
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France support for Iran 'adulterer'
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France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:39:34 GMT
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Travolta extortion case dismissed
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Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:30:31 GMT
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BP well 'poses no further risk'
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The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:27:10 GMT
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Tropical storm Earl hits Canada
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Tropical Storm Earl reaches Nova Scotia, on the eastern Canadian coast, with hundreds of thousands of people experiencing power cuts.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:02:43 GMT
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Salvador police find $9m barrel
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Police in El Salvador find a barrel containing more than $9m of suspected drug money, with more cash in a second barrel nearby.
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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:36:20 GMT
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Vicar jailed for sham marriages
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A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:23 GMT
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SA ex-police chief Selebi appeals
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Jackie Selebi, the former South African police chief convicted of taking bribes from a drug dealer, is allowed to appeal against his 15-year jail sentence.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:56:11 GMT
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NZ quake 'damaged 100,000 homes'
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Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:28:08 GMT
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Japan convicts whaling activists
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A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:54:39 GMT
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Germany extends nuclear lifespan
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Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:16:34 GMT
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Spain dismisses Eta 'ceasefire'
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The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:48:02 GMT
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Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge
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Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:11:59 GMT
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Israel settlement ban 'will end'
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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman vows his party will block any attempt to extend the partial freeze on settlements in the West Bank.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:19:57 GMT
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Suicide attack on Pakistan police
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Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:02:58 GMT
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Afghan journalist knifed to death
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The body of a prominent Afghan broadcast journalist is found near his home in the capital, Kabul, police say.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:56:48 GMT
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Labour MPs call for hacking probe
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Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:47:25 GMT
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Scam fear over electricity credit
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Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:46 GMT
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BA boss reveals takeover ambition
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British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:01:59 GMT
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Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m
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Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:19:46 GMT
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Chinese pilots lied about records
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China is checking the qualifications of all its commercial pilots, after it emerged that more than 200 of them lied about their experience.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:55:25 GMT
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Live text - US Open day eight
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Roger Federer takes on Jurgen Melzer in the US Open night session after Caroline Wozniacki sees off Maria Sharapova.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:59:21 GMT
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Capello insists Rooney will play
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England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:09:40 GMT
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Woods set to learn Ryder Cup fate
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Tiger Woods will find out on Tuesday if he has made the United States Ryder Cup team to play Europe at Celtic Manor.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:44:43 GMT
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Saatchi gallery deal hits setback
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Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:18:10 GMT
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Clooney slays box office rivals
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George Clooney's The American is top film at the North American box office over a lacklustre Labour Day weekend.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:45:39 GMT
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American Pie star gets probation
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American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:04:05 GMT
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Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11
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Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:35:20 GMT
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India's illegal betting syndicates
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The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:31:14 GMT
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Guatemala landslide rescue hopes fade
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Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens of people buried when a landslide engulfed a highway north-west of the capital.
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:24:02 GMT
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Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan
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The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:23 GMT
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Eta ceasefire 'insufficient'
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The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:55:50 GMT
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Obama announces US infrastructure plan
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President Obama has announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on a huge infrastructure project to create jobs and boost confidence in the American economy.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:12:58 GMT
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Hokey Cokey world record bid
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They put their right feet in, they put their right feet out and broke the world Hokey Cokey record.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:15:59 GMT
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One-minute World News
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Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:56:06 GMT
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Reluctant return
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Roma angry and disillusioned after being thrown out of France
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:11:06 GMT
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Unswung 60s
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What does Mad Men tell us about this most mythologised decade?
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:35:37 GMT
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Brilliant ideas
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The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:23:00 GMT
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Zero tolerance?
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US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:20:39 GMT
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Foreign fall-out
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Case of condemned female 'adulterer' creating problems abroad for Iran
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:55:08 GMT
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Cloak and dagger
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How the BBC learned that Eta was calling a ceasefire
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:57:31 GMT
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Hero's welcome?
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Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust
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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:07:42 GMT
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