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US plans to combat Mexico drugs

Friday 13th of March 2009, 0:16
related countries: United States United States, Mexico Mexico

The US says it is considering using the National Guard to counter the threat of drug violence spilling over from Mexico.
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Grim struggle

Friday 13th of March 2009, 0:38
related countries: Philippines Philippines

Life for villagers who fled fighting in the Philippines
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Water war

Friday 13th of March 2009, 1:14
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia

New pipe sparks conflict between Ethiopian rivals
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Search for Canada crash survivors

Friday 13th of March 2009, 1:43
related countries: Canada Canada

One person is confirmed dead and one survivor is found after a helicopter carrying 18 people crashes off Canada's east coast.
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Desperate lives

Friday 13th of March 2009, 1:56
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Dank Calais camps where would-be UK migrants live
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Japan to join anti-piracy patrols

Friday 13th of March 2009, 5:03
related countries: Somalia Somalia, Japan Japan

Japan orders two warships to set sail for the seas off Somalia where they will join international anti-piracy patrols.
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Friday 13th of March 2009, 6:39
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuela's National Assembly voted to give President Hugo Chavez control of the country's roads, ports and airports.
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UN to expand north Burma mission

Friday 13th of March 2009, 6:55
related countries: Burma Burma

The UN's refugee agency says it is to immediately expand its work in areas of Burma's from which Rohingya migrants are fleeing.
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Nikkei climbs on stimulus hopes

Friday 13th of March 2009, 6:59
related countries: Japan Japan

Japanese shares see their sharpest one-day gain of 2009 after the government pledges to outline a stimulus plan by April.
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Obama renews US sanctions on Iran

Friday 13th of March 2009, 7:37
related countries: Iran Iran, United States United States

US President Barack Obama extends sanctions against Iran for one year, saying it continues to pose a threat to US security.
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Juicy profit

Friday 13th of March 2009, 7:46
related countries: Ghana Ghana

Ghana fruit salad company seeks to beat trade slump
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Juicy profit

Friday 13th of March 2009, 7:46
related countries: Ghana Ghana

Ghana fruit salad company seeks to beat trade slump
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Australia beaches 'disaster zone'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 8:15
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia declares a 40-mile stretch of oil-blackened beach along its east coast a disaster zone, after a ship sheds its load.
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Prisoners use nail clippers to break out of Canada jail

Friday 13th of March 2009, 9:53
related countries: Canada Canada

Six prisoners in Canada use nail clippers and other makeshift tools to break out of jail while fellow inmates block the guards' view.
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Dutch arrest Mafia murder suspect

Friday 13th of March 2009, 10:19
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands, Italy Italy, Germany Germany
related places: Amsterdam, Duisburg

Amsterdam police arrest the main suspect in the gangland killing of six Italian men in the German city of Duisburg in August 2007.
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Miraculous escape for Indian boy speared by rod

Friday 13th of March 2009, 10:24
related countries: India India

A six-year-old Indian boy is recovering after doctors removed a two metre (6ft) iron rod that speared him when he fell from a terrace.
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Katsav claims 'lynching' by media

Friday 13th of March 2009, 10:33
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel's former President Moshe Katsav says he is being "lynched" by the media and politicians over rape and sexual assault charges.
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We are not competitive - McLaren

Friday 13th of March 2009, 10:42
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton's McLaren team admit they cannot match the pace of their Formula One rivals with just 16 days left to go until the first race of 2009.
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Binyam blames UK for mistreatment

Friday 13th of March 2009, 10:49
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A UK resident freed from Guantanamo Bay tells the BBC he would not have faced torture but for Britain's role in his case.
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Can torture ever be justified?

Friday 13th of March 2009, 10:54
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A former Guantanamo detainee says the British were involved in his torture. Is the UK to blame?
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Guinean election dates proposed

Friday 13th of March 2009, 10:54
related countries: Guinea Guinea

Guinea's political parties propose dates for elections at the end of this year, after last December's coup.
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China 'can boost stimulus plan'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 11:07
related countries: China China

China's Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing can boost its economic stimulus package should the global crisis deepen.
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Drone 'kills 24 Pakistan Taleban'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 11:35
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States
related places: Kurram

Pakistani officials say missiles fired by an unmanned US drone have killed at least 24 militants in Kurram, on the Afghan border.
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Iraq healthcare

Friday 13th of March 2009, 11:42
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Baghdad resident on the scarcity of good medical care
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Madagascar mutineers 'move tanks'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 12:23
related countries: Madagascar Madagascar

Dissident troops in Madagascar move tanks to the capital in a power struggle between the president and opposition leader.
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'Old Madoff'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 12:43
related countries: Sweden Sweden

Swedish match king whose Kreuger Crash ruined many
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'Old Madoff'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 12:43
related countries: Sweden Sweden

Swedish match king whose Kreuger Crash ruined many
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Lugovoi poised to run for mayor

Friday 13th of March 2009, 12:48
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Sochi

Andrei Lugovoi, the prime suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is set to run for mayor of the Russian city of Sochi.
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Michael Jackson tickets sell out

Friday 13th of March 2009, 13:44
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Tickets for Michael Jackson's 50-date residency at London's O2 arena sell out in a morning, organisers confirm.
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Floods hit Angola-Namibia border

Friday 13th of March 2009, 13:54
related countries: Angola Angola

Heavy rain brings flooding to both sides of the Angola-Nambia border, forcing thousands to leave their homes.
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Sudan 'is talking to kidnappers'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 14:26
related countries: Sudan Sudan

Sudan's government says it knows the location of three kidnapped aid workers and is in contact with their abductors.
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Switzerland eases banking secrecy

Friday 13th of March 2009, 14:49
related countries: Austria Austria, Switzerland Switzerland, Luxembourg Luxembourg

Switzerland makes concessions on banking secrecy, but insists it will protect account holders from "unjustified watching".
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Fire hits Dhaka shopping centre

Friday 13th of March 2009, 14:59
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh
related places: Dhaka

At least one person is killed and 17 hurt as a fire engulfs a shopping centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh, officials say.
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Austria smashes child porn ring

Friday 13th of March 2009, 15:12
related countries: Austria Austria

Austrian police say they have broken an internet child porn ring spanning 170 countries and involving nearly 1,000 people.
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IPL schedule set to change again

Friday 13th of March 2009, 15:12
related countries: India India

Indian Premier League officials are to submit a second revised playing schedule to the home ministry in order to receive security clearance.
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French Sony boss freed by staff

Friday 13th of March 2009, 15:16
related countries: France France

The head of Sony France and another executive are released after being held captive overnight by staff angry at their severance pay.
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Helmand diary

Friday 13th of March 2009, 15:29
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK colonel 'spinning plates' in Afghanistan
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Sixteen missing in Canada crash

Friday 13th of March 2009, 15:38
related countries: Canada Canada

A search continues for 16 people missing after their helicopter crashed into the sea off eastern Canada on Thursday.
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Pakistan protest crackdown widens

Friday 13th of March 2009, 16:31
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan's north-west ban rallies and a protest convoy is halted at Sindh as a crackdown on activists spreads.
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Germany gunman 'had depression'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 16:39
related countries: Germany Germany

The German teenage gunman who killed 15 people on Wednesday shot a man at a psychiatric clinic where he was to be treated.
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Missing children

Friday 13th of March 2009, 16:49
related countries: India India

Desperate search of Indian families for loved ones
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Siberian bank suspect shot dead

Friday 13th of March 2009, 16:58
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Leninsk

Russian security forces shoot dead a man suspected of holding up a bank in western Siberia and reportedly free five hostages.
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Phelps sets sights on London 2012

Friday 13th of March 2009, 16:59
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

American swimming star Michael Phelps says he expects to compete at the London 2012 Olympics, a month after threatening to retire.
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Warning to US about Taleban talks

Friday 13th of March 2009, 17:40
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States
related places: Washington, Kabul

Great caution must be exercised in any talks with Afghan rebels, a think-tank warns Kabul and Washington.
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Dutch police free 'bomb' suspects

Friday 13th of March 2009, 17:47
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands
related places: Amsterdam

Dutch authorities release five of the seven people arrested on suspicion of planning to bomb Amsterdam shops.
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Darling plays down G20 rift talk

Friday 13th of March 2009, 18:29
related countries: United States United States

Chancellor Alistair Darling plays down talks of a rift between the US and Europe at the G20 meeting of finance ministers.
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US reassures China on investment

Friday 13th of March 2009, 19:36
related countries: United States United States, China China

Barack Obama's chief economic adviser assures China its $1tn (£0.7tn) worth of investment in the US is safe.
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term

Friday 13th of March 2009, 20:08
related countries: United States United States
related places: Bush

In a break from Bush administration policy, the US will no longer hold terror suspects as "enemy combatants", officials announce.
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UN fears Sri Lanka 'war crimes'

Friday 13th of March 2009, 20:54
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Actions by the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers may amount to war crimes, the UN says.
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Madoff's lawyers contest jailing

Friday 13th of March 2009, 21:34
related countries: United States United States

The lawyers of disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff appeal against a judge's decision to send him to jail pending sentencing.
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term

Friday 13th of March 2009, 22:30
related countries: United States United States
related places: Bush

The US will no longer hold terror suspects as "enemy combatants", officials announce, ending a key Bush administration policy.
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