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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Niger's capital, Niamey, calling for the resignation of President Mamadou Tandja.
23/11/2009
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World leaders at a United Nations summit have drawn criticism for not signing on to a declaration aimed at eradicating hunger by the year 2025.
17/11/2009
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Nigeria's president has held talks with former rebel leaders in the oil-rich Niger Delta in a bid to end the conflict in the region, his spokesman said.
16/11/2009
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A "significant amount" of frozen water has been found on the Moon, Nasa says.
14/11/2009
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Bahrain suffered World Cup heartbreak when Sayed Adnan's saved penalty denied them a first appearance at the finals – and sent New Zealand through to South Africa 2010.
14/11/2009
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The leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah has accused Barack Obama, the US president, of "absolute bias" in favour of Israel and of disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims.
12/11/2009
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North Korea has warned South Korea that it will face "costly consequences" over a naval clash along the two countries' disputed sea border earlier this week.
12/11/2009
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Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and he said his prognosis is encouraging.
10/11/2009
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An investigation has begun on whether a Nato air raid was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and foreign troops during a joint operation in the northwest of Afghanistan.
08/11/2009
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North Korea has disclosed producing more arms-grade plutonium for its atomic weapons programme, a day after threatening to "go its own way" unless the US agrees to direct talks on the nuclear standoff, official media has reported.
03/11/2009
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North Korea has stepped up pressure on the US to agree to direct bilateral talks, warning it is ready to go its own way if Washington rejects the proposal.
02/11/2009
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Niger's leading opposition figure has said he is ready to face charges of money laundering, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
31/10/2009
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South Korean officials have reportedly held North Korea responsbile for a series of cyber attacks in July.
30/10/2009
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Nasa has postponed the test-launch of a rocket, part of a planned new generation of vehicles to replace its current space shuttle fleet.
28/10/2009
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The US space agency Nasa is preparing for its first test launch of a new rocket it hopes will take astronauts back to the moon and beyond.
27/10/2009
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