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Costa Rica elects female leader

date: 2010-02-08 10:02:07 | Costa, Rica, elects, female, leader

Costa Ricans elect Laura Chinchilla as president, the first woman to occupy the post in the Central American nation.

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Iraqi female bomber kills dozens

date: 2010-02-01 12:01:57 |

Thousands mourn communist leader

date: 2010-01-19 12:53:28 |

Asian leaders attend Afghan summit

date: 2010-01-25 09:56:00 |

Former Guatemalan leader arrested

date: 2010-01-26 20:01:13 |

Pinera sworn in as new quake hits

date: 2010-03-11 16:24:48

Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 7.2-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Ukraine president forms coalition

date: 2010-03-11 16:11:16

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Sri Lanka general trial date set

date: 2010-03-11 15:45:39

Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka is to be put on military trial next week, officials say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Bill Clinton has heart procedure

date: 2010-02-11 23:27:37

Former US President Bill Clinton is in good spirits after undergoing a heart procedure following chest pains, says a spokesman.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Yemen declares truce with rebels

date: 2010-02-11 22:47:36

The Yemeni authorities declare a ceasefire with rebels in the north, who pledge to abide by the truce.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Designer Alexander McQueen dies

date: 2010-02-11 18:47:10

Top British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is found dead at his London home at the age of 40, after a suspected suicide.

source: news.bbc.co.uk


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Gambia row over wave of arrests

date: 2010-03-11 10:17:44

An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Japan opens 98th national airport

date: 2010-03-11 06:50:31

Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful public spending.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Nigeria charges over Jos killings

date: 2010-03-11 04:00:48

Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Mayawati announces compensation for victims of ashram stampede

date: 2010-03-11 00:26:00

Special Correspondent - PHOTO: PTI/ Nand Kumar Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati addresses a press conference in Lucknow on Wednesday....

source: article.wn.com

Berezovsky wins libel case over Litvinenko murder claim

date: 2010-03-11 00:21:00

The British-based businessman Boris Berezovsky has won his claim for libel after being falsely named on Russian state television as the man behind the murder of the former Moscow agent Alexander Litvinenko. Mr ...

source: article.wn.com

Greeks stage fresh general strike

date: 2010-03-11 00:10:21

Thousands of Greek workers are expected to bring the country to a halt with a second strike in a month over austerity measures.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Google to scan old Italian books

date: 2010-03-10 22:55:24

Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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