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Dutch MP lashed by asylum storm
16.05.2006 07:30 - source: BBC News
Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali - a fierce critic of radical Islam - is pressed to quit over false asylum claims. Read more…
Anger in Mali over Sarkozy visit
16.05.2006 07:30 - source: BBC News
A group of Malians deported from France is to protest at the visit of hardline Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy. Read more…
Brazil state's prison revolts end
16.05.2006 07:29 - source: BBC News
Order is restored in 70 Brazilian prisons after sparking violence in Sao Paulo which left inhabitants terrified. Read more…
Canada set for longer Afghan stay
16.05.2006 07:29 - source: BBC News
Canada is reportedly planning to extend its 2,300 troops' mission in Afghanistan for two more years. Read more…
China marks Cultural Revolution
16.05.2006 07:29 - source: BBC News
Tuesday marks 40 years since the start of China's Cultural Revolution, which plunged the nation into turmoil. Read more…
Vietnam PM names his successor
16.05.2006 07:29 - source: BBC News
Vietnam's Prime Minister Phan Van Khai says he will step down, nominating his deputy to take his place. Read more…
WWII bomb alert in Liverpool
16.05.2006 07:29 - source: BBC News
About 250 passengers and crew are stranded on ships after an unexploded bomb is found in the River Mersey. Read more…
Germany orders press spy halt
16.05.2006 07:28 - source: BBC News
Germany's foreign intelligence service is told not to spy on reporters amid claims it used journalists to trace leaks. Read more…
US to renew full ties with Libya
16.05.2006 07:28 - source: BBC News
The US says it will take Libya off its list of state sponsors of terrorism and restore full diplomatic ties after 25 years. Read more…
PLO back in Beirut after 24 years
16.05.2006 07:28 - source: BBC News
The PLO opens an office in Lebanon for the first time since the Israeli invasion in 1982 led to its expulsion. Read more…