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Spain\'s Eta \'declares ceasefire\' Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out \"armed actions\" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns. |
\'US troops\' repel Iraq attackers US forces have helped repel an attack on an army base in Baghdad in which seven people died, security officials tell the BBC. |
Heavy rains devastate Guatemala A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 20 people. |
\'Banish Pakistan trio if guilty\' Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty. |
Iran stoning woman \'to be lashed\' An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says. |
Salvador police find $9m barrel Police in El Salvador find a barrel containing more than $9m of suspected drug money, with more cash in a second barrel nearby. |
Crash survivors back Chile miners Survivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground. |
Security stepped up at Kabul Bank Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse. |
New Zealand assesses quake damage Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue. |
Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987. |
Craigslist ends adult service ads Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups. |
Danish rocketeers postpone launch A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up. |
BP well \'poses no further risk\' 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. |
Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year. |
Six die in Barbados shop attack Armed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside. |
Argentina reopens Franco probe An Argentine court reopens an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under General Franco in Spain. |
Mozambique police fire at rioters Police in Mozambique\'s capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio. |
Nigerian economy \'to grow by 10%\' Nigeria\'s economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country\'s finance minister says. |
South Korea FM offers to resign The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry. |
New Zealand crash victims named Police in New Zealand name nine people, including four foreigners, who died when a light aircraft crashed after taking off from Fox Glacier on Saturday. |
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