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Beshir names administrator for Sudan oil flashpoint

Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 11:11 am
AFP - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Friday appointed by decree a chief administrator for the contested oil district of Abyei, where fighting last May threatened to reignite a north-south civil war.

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Baghdad zoo welcomes pair of US-donated tiger cubs
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 8:38 am - AP
AP - The Baghdad Zoo on Friday welcomed a pair of rare Bengal tiger cubs that were donated by a North Carolina animal sanctuary despite protests by animal rights activists.

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Bush gives pep talks to US Olympians in Beijing
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 6:43 am - AP
AP - Eager for the Olympics to begin, President Bush gave a pep talk to U.S. athletes Friday and then settled in for the opening ceremonies, after starting his day with another swipe at China's human rights record.

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Bush hails better ties with China, while urging greater freedoms
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 4:28 am - AFP
AFP - US President George W. Bush on Friday hailed the growing relationship between the United States and China, even as he urged Beijing to accept greater freedom of expression and religion.

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Beijing quiet before opening ceremony
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 3:30 am - AP
AP - After seven years of buildup and billions of dollars in preparations, world leaders and China's elite gathered Friday for the most lavish opening ceremony in Olympic history. But Beijing residents without a ticket were asked to stay home.

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British scouts hurt in Canada bus crash
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 3:11 am - AFP
AFP - Ten British teenagers were hospitalised after their coach smashed head-on into a lorry in Canada.

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British 'spiderman' arrested after Olympic protest in Hong Kong
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 1:16 am - AFP
AFP - A British man was arrested in Hong Kong Friday after climbing on to the city's largest bridge and unfurling two protest banners, just hours before the start of the Beijing Olympics.

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British man protests China's record in Hong Kong
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 12:18 am - AP
AP - A British man was taken away after unfurling banners that denounced China's human rights record on a major bridge in Hong Kong ahead of the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony Friday.

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Bush challenges China to lessen repression
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 10:42 pm - AP
AP - Speaking on China's turf the very day it hosted the opening of the Olympic Games, President Bush on Friday prodded the communist country to lessen repression and "let people say what they think."

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Bin Laden's driver sentenced to just 5 1/2 years
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 8:47 pm - AP
AP - A U.S. military jury sentenced Osama bin Laden's driver Thursday to just 5 1/2 years in prison, a surprise rebuke to Pentagon prosecutors who portrayed him as a member of the al-Qaida leader's inner circle worthy of a life sentence.

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Boks out to hone skills before Tri-Nations showdown
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 8:27 pm - AFP
AFP - South Africa and Argentina go head to head here on Saturday, in a repeat of last year's World Cup semi-final, with the hosts seeking to hit top form ahead of New Zealand and Australia clashes.

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Bush dedicates new massive US embassy in Beijing
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 7:49 pm - AP
AP - President Bush dedicated the massive new $434 million U.S. embassy in Beijing on Thursday, saying it is a symbol of deepening ties between the two trading partners and sometimes political rivals.

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Brazil temporarily frees US nun's killers
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 3:01 pm - AP
AP - Two men convicted in the 2005 killing of American nun and rainforest defender Dorothy Stang will be allowed to spend Brazilian Fathers' day at home, court officials said Thursday.

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Berlusconi, in gesture, sweeps streets in Naples
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 3:01 pm - AP
AP - Silvio Berlusconi is sparing no effort to solve the garbage crisis in Naples — even picking up a broom himself.

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Bowlers on target for Pietersen's England
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 1:25 pm - AFP
AFP - England's bowlers made it a good first day in charge for new captain Kevin Pietersen when South Africa were bowled out for 194 on the first day of the fourth and final Test at the Oval on Thursday.

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Brazil police find stolen paintings, make arrest
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 1:06 pm - AP
AP - Brazilian police say they've recovered two stolen paintings but have yet to find a missing Picasso from a Sao Paulo art museum heist in June.

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Bank of England puts interest rates on ice
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 12:46 pm - AFP
AFP - The Bank of England froze British interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday for the fourth month in a row as it mulled slowing economic growth and high inflation.

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British Airways executives to be tried for price-fixing
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 12:08 pm - AFP
AFP - Four former and current British Airways executives will appear in court next month over price-fixing on fuel surcharges which has already led to record fines for the airline, officials said Thursday.

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Bin Laden driver seeks leniency from Gitmo jury
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 10:13 am - AP
AP - Salim Hamdan pleaded with a military jury on Thursday to spare him from a life in prison, saying he worked as Osama bin Laden's driver because he needed a job.

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Bulgarian archaeologists discover ancient chariot
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 6:42 am - AP
AP - Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday.

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BoE keeps rates on hold at 5 pct
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 6:22 am - AP
AP - The Bank of England has kept official interest rates steady at 5 percent for the fourth month running as it grapples with opposing factors of slowing economic growth and rising inflation.

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Bush scolds China on rights day before Games
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 5:25 am - Reuters
Reuters - Just hours before flying to Beijing for the Olympics on Thursday, U.S. President George W. Bush used some of his bluntest language yet in publicly pressing China to improve its human rights record.

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