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Cricket: World Cup opens

Monday 12th of March 2007, 1:16
related countries: Jamaica

West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers officially opens the ninth Cricket World Cup in Jamaica.
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Tennis: Canas ends Federer wins

Monday 12th of March 2007, 7:02
related countries: India

Guillermo Canas ends Roger Federer's 41-match winning streak at the Indian Wells Masters Series.
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Japan's growth rate picks up pace

Monday 12th of March 2007, 7:16
related countries: Japan

Japan's economy, the world's second largest, grew more quickly than many experts forecast, state figures show.
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Five die in Fiji flash flooding

Monday 12th of March 2007, 7:28
related countries: Fiji

Five people have been killed in flash flooding after days of heavy rain in Fiji, local media reports.
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Swiss man admits Thai king insult

Monday 12th of March 2007, 8:02
related countries: Switzerland, Thailand

A Swiss man who drunkenly spray-painted portraits of the Thai king faces jail for insulting the monarch.
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Bush applauds Colombian support

Monday 12th of March 2007, 9:23
related countries: Colombia

US President George W Bush thanks Colombia's leader for his help in the fight against drug trafficking.
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Two Britons die on Norwegian peak

Monday 12th of March 2007, 9:34
related countries: Norway, United Kingdom

Two British cross-country skiers freeze to death on a Norwegian mountain, local police say.
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Mauritania vote 'free and fair'

Monday 12th of March 2007, 9:36
related countries: Mauritania

Mauritania's presidential poll, the final stage of transition to civilian rule after a coup, is free and fair, observers say.
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Nuclear chief warns over N Korea

Monday 12th of March 2007, 9:36
related countries: North Korea

The UN's nuclear chief says the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear programme will be a "complex process".
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Uganda lawyers in protest strike

Monday 12th of March 2007, 10:09
related countries: Uganda

Ugandan lawyers begin a strike in protest at the storming of the High Court by security agents.
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US comic dies in apparent suicide

Monday 12th of March 2007, 10:22
related countries: United States
related places: Los Angeles

US stand-up comedian Richard Jeni dies of gunshot wounds in a suspected suicide in Los Angeles.
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Casablanca blast wounds three

Monday 12th of March 2007, 10:47
related countries: Morocco
related places: Casablanca

An attack on a cafe in Casablanca leaves three injured and a suicide bomber dead, Moroccan police say.
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Dubai airport shut after accident

Monday 12th of March 2007, 11:31
related countries: Bangladesh

Dubai airport is shut for more than seven hours after a Bangladesh Airlines flight aborts its take-off.
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Nigerian army rescues Europeans

Monday 12th of March 2007, 11:32
related countries: Nigeria, Niger

Three Europeans abducted three weeks ago from a bar in Nigeria's oil-rich south are freed in a military operation.
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Lawyers protest against Musharraf

Monday 12th of March 2007, 11:40
related countries: Pakistan

Lawyers and police clash amid protests over President Musharraf's suspension of Pakistan's top judge.
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Bush tour makes stop in Guatemala

Monday 12th of March 2007, 12:28
related countries: Guatemala

Security, immigration and trade are on the agenda as George Bush visits Guatemala as part of his L America tour.
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EU's Solana begins Mid-East tour

Monday 12th of March 2007, 13:00
related countries: Lebanon

Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, arrives in Lebanon to start a Middle East tour including Syria.
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Report condemns Sudan over Darfur

Monday 12th of March 2007, 13:03
related countries: Sudan

A UN team accuses Sudan of directing atrocities in Darfur, and condemns the world for a "pathetic" response.
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Mauritania rivals set for run-off

Monday 12th of March 2007, 13:27
related countries: Mauritania

With most votes in Mauritania's presidential poll counted the two favourites seem certain to face a run-off.
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Hilali 'to start political party'

Monday 12th of March 2007, 13:57
related countries: Australia

Australia's controversial Muslim cleric Sheikh Hilali says he is to form a political party for upcoming elections.
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'Naked ambassador' recalled

Monday 12th of March 2007, 14:05
related countries: El Salvador, Israel

Israel recalls its envoy in El Salvador after he is found outside by police, drunk, wearing only bondage gear.
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Atwal in Florida car crash probe

Monday 12th of March 2007, 14:06
related countries: India

Indian golfer Arjun Atwal is under investigation after a man dies in a high-speed Florida car crash.
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Nepal's PM says king should quit

Monday 12th of March 2007, 14:11
related countries: Nepal

Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala says it would be good if King Gyanendra were to abdicate.
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Kremlin parties lead Russian vote

Monday 12th of March 2007, 14:16
related countries: Russia

Kremlin-backed parties lead in all 14 Russian regions holding elections, preliminary results indicate.
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Afghan bomb kills nine policemen

Monday 12th of March 2007, 14:25
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Farah

At least nine policemen are killed by a bomb in the western Afghan province of Farah, officials say.
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Ninth World Cup set for lift-off

Monday 12th of March 2007, 14:59
related countries: Australia

The ninth Cricket World Cup begins on Tuesday - with holders Australia favourites once again.
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'Thousands riot' in China protest

Monday 12th of March 2007, 15:49
related countries: China

As many as 20,000 rural workers in central China reportedly clash with police in a large-scale protest.
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Khatami calls for nuclear caution

Monday 12th of March 2007, 16:11
related countries: Iran

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami urges more caution over Iran's nuclear programme.
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Syria urges broader US dialogue

Monday 12th of March 2007, 17:09
related countries: Syria, United States
related places: Damascus

Syria calls for a "serious dialogue" with the US as the most senior US official in two years visits Damascus.
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Ex-Fiji PM 'faces treason charge'

Monday 12th of March 2007, 17:28
related countries: Fiji

Fiji's former prime minister says he faces treason charges following a military coup that ousted him.
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Top US Army doctor out in scandal

Monday 12th of March 2007, 17:28
related countries: United States

The US Army's top doctor retires in the wake of a scandal over the treatment of wounded veterans.
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US immigration move targeted

Monday 12th of March 2007, 17:47
related countries: United States

Latino groups in a US town mount a legal challenge to the local authorities' power to tackle illegal immigration.
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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai 'beaten'

Monday 12th of March 2007, 18:45
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been badly beaten in police custody, his lawyer says.
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EU optimistic after Lebanon talks

Monday 12th of March 2007, 19:02
related countries: Lebanon

The EU foreign policy chief begins a Mid-East tour holding positive meetings with political rivals in Lebanon.
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Sarkozy signals break with Chirac

Monday 12th of March 2007, 19:23
related countries: France
related places: Chirac

French presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy distances himself from President Chirac's legacy.
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Egypt shows 1967 'killings' films

Monday 12th of March 2007, 20:24
related countries: Egypt, Israel

Egyptian anger as a controversial Israeli film about the treatment of Egyptian troops in 1967 airs.
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Tennis: Murray marches on

Monday 12th of March 2007, 21:19
related countries: India

Andy Murray beats Nicolas Mahut 6-1 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters.
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Somalia MPs back Mogadishu move

Monday 12th of March 2007, 22:15
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Parliament votes for Somalia's cabinet to relocate to the capital, as AU troops take control of the airport.
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Nobel laureate in Colombia talks

Monday 12th of March 2007, 23:30
related countries: Colombia

Colombian Nobel-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez is to join government peace talks with ELN rebels.
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