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Harare diary

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 1:13
related countries: United States United States

Food starts to appear in shops - if you have US dollars
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Murdered Briton's family in Japan

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 1:33
related countries: Japan Japan

The family of murdered teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker return to Japan on the second anniversary of her death.
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Not cricket

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 2:59
related countries: India India

Venue change dents ambitions of chief of India's IPL
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Travel ban on Bangladesh suspects

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 3:30
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

Bangladesh's government bans people suspected of war crimes during the independence war in 1971 from travelling abroad.
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'Children die' in US plane crash

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 3:45
related countries: United States United States
related places: Montana

A plane crashes in the US state of Montana, aviation officials say, killing at least 16 people including children.
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Paris youths in row over condoms

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 3:52
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

Eleven people were arrested in Paris after clashes between groups for and against the Pope's stance on condom use.
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Fiery Tokyo plane crash kills two

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 6:41
related countries: Japan Japan
related places: Tokyo

A cargo plane bounces on the runway and bursts into flames as it lands near Tokyo, killing the two people onboard.
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Conservative leads Macedonia poll

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 7:25
related countries: Macedonia Macedonia

The candidate for Macedonia's ruling conservative party takes the lead in presidential elections praised for their lack of violence.
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Pyramid scam ringleader convicted

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 8:11
related countries: China China
related places: Beijing

A Chinese man who masterminded a massive pyramid scheme in Beijing has been jailed for 15 years.
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Mozambique police held for deaths

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 9:03
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

Three senior police officers in Mozambique are arrested after 13 people suffocated in an overcrowded police cell.
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Bombed Belgrade

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 9:12
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

Scars of Nato assault remain in city, 10 years on
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Israel's Netanyahu signs up Shas

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 10:00
related countries: Israel Israel

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish party Shas agrees to join the coalition being formed by Israeli PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Failed Israel bomb attack 'huge'

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 10:08
related countries: Israel Israel
related places: Haifa

A car bomb defused outside a shopping centre in Haifa contained a "huge quantity" of explosives, Israeli police say.
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Clerics warn against Bashir trip

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 10:30
related countries: Sudan Sudan
related places: Bashir

Sudan's president, who is facing war crimes charges, is warned against travelling to a summit by clerics worried for his safety.
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Australia fire victims go home

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 10:41
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Marysville

Residents of Marysville, one of the towns worst hit in Australia's recent devastating bushfires, are allowed to go home.
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Trial starts for Mumbai suspect

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 11:03
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, India India
related places: Mumbai

The sole known surviving suspect from last year's Mumbai attacks appears at an Indian court on a video link at the start of his trial.
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Bank heads give back stock options

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 11:16
related countries: France France

Top bosses at French bank Societe Generale hand back stock options, after public criticism and government pressure.
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Spain to withdraw Kosovo troops

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 11:19
related countries: Spain Spain

Spain says it will withdraw most of its 600 troops from Kosovo by the end of this summer, despite widespread criticism.
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Tough task

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 11:22
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States

US envoy on why Afghan challenge is 'hardest thing'
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China plans musical based on Karl Marx's Das Kapital

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 11:24
related countries: China China

A Chinese director is planning to stage a musical based on the founding text of communism, Karl Marx's Das Kapital.
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Is the Nano good for India?

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 11:25
related countries: India India

The world's cheapest car goes on sale in India. Will it help those aspiring to buy a car or will it hurt the environment?
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Wildlife flee Kenyan forest fires

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 12:58
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Hundreds of thousands of flamingos and other wildlife are at risk after five forest fires erupted in Kenya, officials say.
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Adapting tactics

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 13:16
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Can Obama really come up with new Afghan strategy?
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BJP refuses to drop Varun Gandhi

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 13:24
related countries: India India

India's BJP refuses to drop a Gandhi descendant as a candidate despite anti-Muslim accusations by election authorities.
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S Asia reporters 'at severe risk'

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 13:32
related countries: United States United States
related places: Rising

Rising violence in South Asia is increasingly endangering the safety of journalists, a US-based media rights group says.
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Deathbed murder confession returns to haunt stroke survivor

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 13:40
related countries: United States United States

A US man who thought he was dying and confessed to a 1977 killing is charged with murder after recovering, media say.
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'Deathbed murder confession' returns to haunt stroke survivor

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 13:40
related countries: United States United States

A US man who thought he was dying and confessed to a 1977 killing is charged with murder after recovering, media say.
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Fury as South Africa bans Dalai Lama

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 14:13
related countries: China China

Archbishop Tutu and FW De Klerk condemn South Africa's government for refusing a visa for the Dalai Lama.
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Malawi ex-leader fights poll ban

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 14:40
related countries: Malawi Malawi

Malawi's former president challenges the electoral commission's decision to bar him from running in May's polls.
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Lebanon bomb kills PLO official

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 15:23
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

A powerful roadside bomb in Lebanon kills a senior Palestinian official and three others, close to a refugee camp.
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Opposition media banned in Malaysia

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 16:05
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

The Malaysian government bans two main opposition newspapers in the run-up to key political developments.
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Iraqi leader gives PKK ultimatum

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 16:16
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Turkey Turkey
related places: Baghdad

Iraq's president tells Kurdish guerrillas using north Iraq as a base for attacks on Turkey to lay down their arms or leave.
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Obama ponders Afghan 'exit plan'

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 16:16
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States

President Barack Obama says the US must have an "exit strategy" in Afghanistan, despite sending more troops there.
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Cold fusion debate heats up again

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 16:35
related countries: United States United States

Researchers at a meeting in the US claim renewed evidence for the long-discredited idea of fusion at room temperature.
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Kremlin critic in ammonia attack

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 16:50
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Sochi

A prominent Kremlin critic, running for mayor of the Russian city of Sochi, says assailants squirted ammonia in his face.
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France to consider ethnic census

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 17:06
related countries: France France

France is launching a commission to investigate ways of measuring the country's ethnic make-up for the first time.
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Bomb attack on Islamabad police

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 17:13
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

A suicide bomb attack on a police station in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, kills one policeman and injures another.
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Setback for climate technical fix

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 17:18
related countries: Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The idea of curbing climate change by seeding the seas with iron gets a knock-back from a big Southern Ocean investigation.
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The 'battleground'

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 17:22
related countries: Mexico Mexico

On patrol with the army in Mexico's war on drugs
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World's cheapest car is launched

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 17:52
related countries: India India

India's Tata Motors launches the 100,000-rupee ($1,980) Nano, the world's cheapest car, as it seeks to boost its own fortunes.
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Israel army rides out T-shirt row

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 18:33
related countries: Israel Israel

The Israeli army describes a craze of printing violent imagery on T-shirts as "tasteless" and inconsistent with army values.
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EU to urge action to curb deficits

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 19:27
related countries: Ireland Ireland, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The European Commission is to give Ireland and the UK until 2013 to bring their swelling budget deficits into line with EU rules.
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EU to urge action to curb deficits

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 19:27
related countries: Ireland Ireland, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The European Commission is to give Ireland and the UK until 2013 to bring their swelling budget deficits into line with EU rules.
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Winnie Mandela 'can run in poll'

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 20:19
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie is allowed to stand in next month's general election, South African election officials say.
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US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 20:23
related countries: United States United States

The US Treasury unveils a bank bailout plan worth up to $1 trillion, triggering surges of 7% on key Wall Street share indices.
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UN criticises Israelis over Gaza

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 20:37
related countries: Israel Israel

UN human rights investigators question the legality of Israel's Gaza offensive in a wide-ranging report.
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Alaska volcano erupts five times

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 20:40
related countries: United States United States
related places: Alaska

Mount Redoubt volcano in the US state of Alaska has erupted, sending ash some 15km into the air, officials say.
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Suicide attack on Iraqi funeral

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 21:06
related countries: Iraq Iraq

At least 25 people have been killed by a suicide bomb attack on a Kurdish funeral in the Iraqi province of Diyala, police say.
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Injured Armstrong in Giro doubt

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 21:51
related countries: Spain Spain
related places: Leon

Cycling legend Lance Armstrong fractures his collarbone in Spain's Vuelta Castilla y Leon and is a doubt for the Giro d'Italia.
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Mexico offers $2m for drug lords

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 22:20
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Mexico's attorney general says it will pay a $2m reward for information leading to the arrest of its top 24 drug lords.
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Deflation drag

Monday 23rd of March 2009, 23:26
related countries: Japan Japan

How falling prices devastated Japan's economy
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