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US air strike kills 'Iraq allies'

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 1:46
related countries: Iraq, United States

Six people are killed in a US air strike in Iraq, with some reports suggesting they were US-allied Sunni fighters.
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Hearst gang woman back in jail

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 3:34
related countries: United States

A former US radical freed on parole is returned to jail after the authorities say they miscalculated her sentence.
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Taiwan victor promises China ties

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 7:28
related countries: Taiwan, China

Taiwan's newly-elected president says he wants to work for better political and commercial ties with China.
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Mambo creator 'Cachao' dies at 89

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 9:25
related countries: Israel, Cuba

Cuban-born jazz musician Israel "Cachao" Lopez, credited with inventing the mambo, dies in Miami.
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Musharraf vows to back coalition

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 9:47
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf pledges full support to the incoming coalition government of his opponents.
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Cheney backs Israel on security

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 10:14
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Jerusalem

US Vice-President Dick Cheney backs Israel on security issues ahead of talks with Palestinian leaders.
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F1: Raikkonen wins in Malaysia

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 10:56
related countries: Malaysia, Bermuda

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen dominates the Malaysian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton's McLaren down in fifth.
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Pope calls for Easter Day peace

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 11:27
related countries: Italy
related places: Rome

Thousands hear Pope Benedict call for peaceful solutions to the world's problems on Easter Day.
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US-Afghan forces kill insurgents

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 12:54
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

More than a dozen insurgents are killed in a joint US-Afghan operation in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Dutch Islam film website 'shut'

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 13:30
related countries: Netherlands

A website expected to be used for the publication of a controversial Dutch film critical of Islam is suspended.
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Two die in Turkey Kurdish clashes

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 14:38
related countries: Turkey

New clashes between Turkish police and Kurdish protesters marking the Newroz spring festival kill two.
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UK murder family fly to Japan

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 15:27
related countries: United Kingdom, Japan

The parents of murdered teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker fly to Japan to help renew the hunt for her killer.
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Egypt releases Hamas men

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 15:38
related countries: Egypt

Egypt frees 33 Palestinian detainees from the militant group Hamas who were held after crossing from Gaza.
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Soldiers die in Kashmir violence

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 16:29
related countries: India
related places: Srinagar, At

At least five people are killed in clashes between troops and rebels in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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MPs urged to support embryo bill

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 19:22
related countries: United Kingdom

A coalition of more than 200 charities urges UK MPs to back a bill allowing creation of human-animal embryos.
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Dozens die in attacks across Iraq

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 20:19
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Many people die in a day of suicide attacks, shootings and rocket strikes across Iraq.
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UK mother's Goa safety fear

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 21:32
related countries: United Kingdom

The mother of a UK teenager says she fears for her safety after speaking out over her daughter's death in Goa.
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Cheney urges concessions

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 22:20
related countries: United States

US Vice-President Dick Cheney says peace in the Middle East will require painful concessions on both sides.
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Tennis: Djokovic wins title

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 23:16
related countries: India

Third seed Novak Djokovic beats Mardy Fish to win the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells.
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Several die in Alaskan shipwreck

Sunday 23rd of March 2008, 23:18
related countries: United States
related places: Alaska

At least four crew members of a fishing boat die after the vessel sinks off the coast of Alaska, US coast guards say.
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