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STORYURL=/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_745000/745697.stm
HEADLINE=Cease-fire for Aceh
SHORTDESC=The Indonesian government will sign a cease-fire agreement with rebels from the province of Aceh.
LONGDESC=The Indonesian government is due to sign an historic ceasefire agreement with separatist rebels from the province of Aceh. The agreement, to be signed in Geneva, is expected to produce a three month ceasefire. It could also mark the beginning of a process leading to long-term peace.
ID=745831
TIMESTAMP=958118280
SECTION=World
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STORYURL=/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_745000/745439.stm
HEADLINE=US fire continues to rage
SHORTDESC=A huge forest fire continues to rage close to the US nuclear research facility in New Mexico.
LONGDESC=A huge forest fire continues to rage close to the largest United States nuclear research facility at Los Alamos in New Mexico. Winds gusting at more than 60kph are fanning the flames and it is thought the blaze could continue for days. The government says all the nuclear materials at the nulcear weapons laboratory are safe and that measures put in place to prevent fire damage had worked. Hundreds of homes in the nearby town have been destroyed.
ID=745854
TIMESTAMP=958118339
SECTION=World
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STORYURL=/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_742000/742323.stm
HEADLINE=Afghanistan facing drought
SHORTDESC=Afghanistan is hit by one of the most severe droughts in decades and farmers are facing ruin as their crops fail.
LONGDESC=Afghanistan has been hit by one of the most severe droughts in decades. Afghan farmers are facing ruin as their crops fail and their fruit trees die. Nomads are watching their flocks perish. Ten of thousands have fled north from the worst hit area around Kandahar. Many have gone to the grazing areas around Ghazni, south west of the capital, Kabul. But the nomads are finding that even these pastures have dried up.
ID=745862
TIMESTAMP=958119418
SECTION=World
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STORYURL=/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_745000/745323.stm
HEADLINE=Mugabe opponent forced off farm
SHORTDESC=A white Zimbabwean farmer is prevented from returning to his land after refusing to renounce his support for the opposition to the ruling party.
LONGDESC=President Mugabe of Zimbabwe is meeting farmers leaders and representatives of the war veterans to discuss the continuing occupation of farms across the country. One white farmer, who is also a prominent opposition activist, has decided to give up the struggle after his farm was seized when he was away. He has handed over control of the farm to the occupiers.
ID=744636
TIMESTAMP=958038841
SECTION=World
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STORYURL=/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_744000/744423.stm
HEADLINE=Government roadblocks protect Jaffna
SHORTDESC=Tamil Tiger guerrillas battling Sri Lankan government forces for control of the Jaffna peninsula say they are closing in on the regional capital.
LONGDESC=Tamil Tiger guerrillas battling Sri Lankan government forces for control of the Jaffna peninsula say they are closing in on the regional capital, Jaffna. The rebels claim they have captured vital strategic locations in a meticulously planned lightning attack. The government admits that its forces have been engaged in fierce fighting, which is now closer to the city of Jaffna than at any point during this latest offensive.
ID=744731
TIMESTAMP=958043341
SECTION=Business
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STORYURL=/hi/english/business/newsid_743000/743301.stm
HEADLINE=Microsoft appeals
SHORTDESC=The giant software firm tries to persuade a United States court to drop plans to break the company in two.
LONGDESC=The world's largest software manufacturer, Microsoft, has called on a United States court to drop plans to break the company in two. Last month a judge ruled that Microsoft had broken the law by using its market dominance to thwart competition and harm consumers. The US Justice Department has since recommended the break-up of the company.
ID=744810
TIMESTAMP=958043400
SECTION=World
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PHOTOURL=/olmedia/740000/images/_744810_bb_iraq.jpg
STORYURL=/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_731000/731730.stm
HEADLINE=Iraq suffers as rivers run dry
SHORTDESC=Unusually low rainfall and high temperatures threaten the country's agricultural base.
LONGDESC=Iraq is facing one of its worst droughts as record low rainfall threatens the country's agricultural base. Crops and livestock have been devastated under the rising temperatures. The World Health Organisation's representative in Iraq has called on the international community to provide assistance.
ID=744690
TIMESTAMP=958041621
SECTION=Sci/Tech
CLIPURL=/olmedia/740000/video/_744690_bb_insects_matthews_vi.rm
PHOTOURL=/olmedia/740000/images/_744690_bb_insects.jpg
STORYURL=/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_728000/728125.stm
HEADLINE=Insect infestation
SHORTDESC=Sweeping up the swarm in Nicaragua, where a plague of bugs is making life unbearable.
LONGDESC=A plague of insects is making life miserable in San Carlos, Nicaragua. Locals have been told not to turn on lights or television sets at night as the glow attracts the bugs. With tourists avoiding the area, many businesses have been forced to close.
ID=744716
TIMESTAMP=958040702
SECTION=Entertainment
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PHOTOURL=/olmedia/740000/images/_744716_bb_cannes.jpg
STORYURL=/hi/english/entertainment/newsid_736000/736015.stm
HEADLINE=Dripping with glamour
SHORTDESC=International film stars brave bad weather to walk up the red carpet at the opening of the 53rd Cannes film festival.
LONGDESC=Hollywood stars brave thunderstorms in the South of France as they turned out for the opening of the 53rd Cannes film festival. British actors Jeremy Irons and Kristin Scott-Thomas are part of the judging panel for the festival's top prize, the Palm D'or. But although there are plenty of international films showing this year, some of the major studios are staying away.
ID=743040
TIMESTAMP=957951382
SECTION=World
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STORYURL=/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_742000/742922.stm
HEADLINE=Philippines' bid to free sick hostage
SHORTDESC=A Philippines and a Libyan negotiator are reported to have set off for their first meeting with Muslim separatists holding 21 hostages, mostly foreigners, on the southern Philippine island of Jolo.
LONGDESC=A Philippines and a Libyan negotiator are reported to have set off for their first meeting with Muslim separatists holding 21 hostages, mostly foreigners, on the southern Philippine island of Jolo.
The top government negotiator, Ghazali Ibrahim, said they would ask the rebels to free one of the hostages - a German woman who is seriously ill.