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Scarlett's body to return to UK

Monday 31st of March 2008, 0:29
related countries: United Kingdom

The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling is due to fly back to the UK with her daughter's body.
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Turkey court mulls party ban case

Monday 31st of March 2008, 1:48
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's constitutional court will rule whether to hear a case aimed at closing down the governing AK party.
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Olympic torch arrives in Beijing

Monday 31st of March 2008, 2:26
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

A plane carrying the Olympic torch lands in Beijing, as the flame lit by the Greeks starts a world tour.
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Seized Israeli soldier 'is alive'

Monday 31st of March 2008, 2:44
related countries: Israel

The Hamas leader says that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, seized by Palestinian militants in 2006, is alive.
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Guantanamo inmate gag expires

Monday 31st of March 2008, 2:58
related countries: Australia

A order preventing former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks giving interviews expires in Australia.
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Open skies deal comes into effect

Monday 31st of March 2008, 7:38
related countries: United States

The "open skies" deal between the US and Europe comes into effect, aiming to open up trans-Altantic air travel.
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Pernod Ricard wins Absolut race

Monday 31st of March 2008, 7:46
related countries: Sweden, France

French alcohol giant Pernod Ricard is to buy Vin & Sprit, maker of Absolut vodka, from the Swedish government.
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Blast kills two British soldiers

Monday 31st of March 2008, 8:01
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

Two British soldiers are killed in an explosion on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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Venezuela bombs drugs airstrips

Monday 31st of March 2008, 9:39
related countries: Colombia, Venezuela

Venezuela launches an operation to destroy clandestine airstrips used to transport Colombian cocaine.
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Zimbabwe announces first results

Monday 31st of March 2008, 9:45
related countries: Zimbabwe

First results from elections in Zimbabwe are split between the opposition MDC and President Mugabe's Zanu-PF.
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Rice on last leg of Mid-East tour

Monday 31st of March 2008, 9:52
related countries: United States

The US secretary of state holds more talks with Israelis and Palestinians, wrapping up her Middle East tour.
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Dutch MP's film angers Indonesia

Monday 31st of March 2008, 10:00
related countries: Netherlands, Indonesia

Indonesian Muslims protest against a Dutch MP's film which claims the Koran inspires violence.
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Beijing welcomes Olympic torch

Monday 31st of March 2008, 10:03
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

The Olympic torch is taken to Tiananmen Square, as the flame lit by the Greeks starts a world tour.
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Three-day curfew ends in Baghdad

Monday 31st of March 2008, 10:05
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Iraqis return to the streets of Basra and Baghdad, after a curfew is lifted and militiamen follow orders to withdraw.
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European take-off for open skies

Monday 31st of March 2008, 12:08
related countries: United States
related places: Heathrow

The first European flight to benefit from the US and European Union "open skies" deal will leave Heathrow later.
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Foreign minister loses bags in T5

Monday 31st of March 2008, 14:08
related countries: United Kingdom

An unnamed EU foreign minister complains to the UK's David Miliband after losing luggage at Heathrow T5.
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Sharapova to miss Fed Cup semis

Monday 31st of March 2008, 16:37
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Moscow

Maria Sharapova will not play for Russia in their Fed Cup semi-final against the USA in Moscow next month.
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French aid staff freed from jail

Monday 31st of March 2008, 22:16
related countries: France, Chad

Six members of a French charity convicted of kidnapping 103 children in Chad are released from prison.
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