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A US military judge has ruled that the trial for Osama bin Laden's former driver should be delayed by seven weeks.
17/05/2008
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George Bush, the US president, has arrived in Saudi Arabia to renew his appeal to help tame record oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain Iran's growing influence.
16/05/2008
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A suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more at a funeral being attended by Sunni Arab tribesmen opposed to al-Qaeda.
14/05/2008
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Spain's worst drought in decades has forced the city of Barcelona to begin shipping in drinking water in an unprecedented effort to avoid water restrictions before the start of the holiday season.
14/05/2008
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has began her first visit to Turkey in 37 years in a trip designed to underscore her country's support for Turkish membership of the European Union.
14/05/2008
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The Bangladeshi military-backed government has announced that elections will be held in the third week of December.
13/05/2008
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Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has been given approval by his Spanish club to join defending champion Argentina if his country wants him to play at the Beijing Olympics in August.
13/05/2008
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Evo Morales, Bolivia's president, has signed a law setting August 10 as the day he and opposition regional governors will face recall referendums.
13/05/2008
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Silvio Berlusconi has been sworn in as prime minister of Italy for the third time after forming one of the country's most right-wing cabinets since the second world war.
09/05/2008
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Evo Morales, Bolivia's president, has agreed to hold a vote of confidence on his rule amid a power struggle between his government and wealthy provinces.
09/05/2008
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Serbia's rival nationalists and pro-Europeans are campaigning ahead of weekend elections that give the nationalists their best shot at power since Slobodan Milosevic.
09/05/2008
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Six people have been killed and 15 people wounded in Lebanon, according to security sources, as the country's political crisis threatened to spiral out of control.
08/05/2008
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Barcelona club president Joan Laporta has announced that manager Frank Rijkaard will leave Barcelona at the end of the season with former captain Pep Guardiola replacing the former Netherlands international.
08/05/2008
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George Bush, the US president, has said he is extending sanctions against Syria following Washington's charge that Damascus has been building a nuclear reactor with North Korea's help.
08/05/2008
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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister-elect, has unveiled his government, with Franco Frattini, the EU justice commissioner, becoming foreign minister.
08/05/2008
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