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*At least 70 people are killed after a [[Tank truck|fuel tanker]] explodes in [[Nigeria]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geGC-NGbzQiBzcsSJQ2Y5gHFGsbQ (AFP)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/10/content_12206302.htm (Xinhua)] |
*At least 70 people are killed after a [[Tank truck|fuel tanker]] explodes in [[Nigeria]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geGC-NGbzQiBzcsSJQ2Y5gHFGsbQ (AFP)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/10/content_12206302.htm (Xinhua)] |
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*186 people are killed by landslides in the [[Philippines]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/10/10/philippines.floods/index.html?iref=mpstoryview (CNN)] |
*186 people are killed by landslides in the [[Philippines]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/10/10/philippines.floods/index.html?iref=mpstoryview (CNN)] |
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*[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]'s [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] votes by 84% to endorse a new Programme for Government |
*[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]'s [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] votes by 84% to endorse a new Programme for Government with government partners [[Fianna Fáil]].[http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSLA23874620091010 (Reuters)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1010/greens.html (RTÉ)] [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1010/breaking2.htm (''The Irish Times'')] |
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*Over 300 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Member of Parliament|MPs]] will be asked to [[United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal|repay or explain expenses]] after controversy earlier this year. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/6293282/MPs-expenses-325-MPs-told-to-pay-up-or-explain.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')] |
*Over 300 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Member of Parliament|MPs]] will be asked to [[United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal|repay or explain expenses]] after controversy earlier this year. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/6293282/MPs-expenses-325-MPs-told-to-pay-up-or-explain.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')] |
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*Three people are sentenced to death for [[2009 Iranian election protests|being arrested]] after [[Iran]]'s [[Iranian presidential election, 2009|disputed presidential election]] earlier this year. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/2009101013811496700.html (Al Jazeera)] |
*Three people are sentenced to death for [[2009 Iranian election protests|being arrested]] after [[Iran]]'s [[Iranian presidential election, 2009|disputed presidential election]] earlier this year. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/2009101013811496700.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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- Ten to fifteen security personnel are taken hostage by militants after an attack on Pakistan's military headquarters in Islamabad. (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph) (Xinhua)
- Armenia and Turkey normalise their relationship when their foreign ministers sign an accord in Zurich, Switzerland. (BBC) (The Sofia Echo) (Al Jazeera)
- President of Poland Lech Kaczyński signs the Treaty of Lisbon, leaving the Czech Republic as the last national opponent. (BBC News) (RTÉ) (Deusche Welle)
- At least 70 people are killed after a fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria. (AFP) (Xinhua)
- 186 people are killed by landslides in the Philippines. (CNN)
- Ireland's Green Party votes by 84% to endorse a new Programme for Government with government partners Fianna Fáil.(Reuters) (RTÉ) (The Irish Times)
- Over 300 British MPs will be asked to repay or explain expenses after controversy earlier this year. (The Daily Telegraph)
- Three people are sentenced to death for being arrested after Iran's disputed presidential election earlier this year. (Al Jazeera)
- Unions in Guinea call for a two day strike in protest at the deaths of opposition supporters at a rally last month. (Bloomberg) (BBC)
- United States President Barack Obama announces he will end the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy against homosexuals serving in the U.S. military. (Associated Press) (BBC)
- More than 40 people are arrested after clashes between anti-Islamic and anti-racist demonstrations in Manchester, England. (The Times) (BBC) (Times of India)
- The Argentine Senate passes a controversial media bill regarding the ownership of media outlets in the country. (Buenos Aires Herald) (AFP) (CNN)
- Thousands of protesters gather in St Petersburg, Russia, against a plan to build a 77 storey building for Gazprom. (The Guardian) (AFP)
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