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Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 0:07
related countries: United States United States

US scientists have produced new evidence suggesting eating lots of red and processed meat damages health.
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Motors and Mary

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 0:47
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

Why Dutch Christians have issues with the EU
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Rwandan found guilty of murders

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 0:47
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands, Rwanda Rwanda

A Dutch court finds a Rwandan Hutu guilty of lethal torture during the 1994 genocide, but not of war crimes.
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UK 'treasure' divers due in court

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 1:21
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Spain Spain

Three British divers accused of stealing treasure from a shipwreck are due to appear in court in Spain.
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UK court to hear Hindu pyre case

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 3:12
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A Hindu man's fight to allow bodies to be burned in open-air cremations in England and Wales is due at the High Court.
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UN says Burma detention 'illegal'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 3:39
related countries: Burma Burma

The UN says the detention of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi breaks domestic laws as well as international norms.
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UK PM Brown launches G20 'offensive'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 4:09
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Gordon Brown will begin a pre-G20 tour to rally support for his plans to tackle the global downturn, with an address to the European Parliament.
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Australian leader in US for talks

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 4:57
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United States United States

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd arrives in the US for his first meeting with President Barack Obama.
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S Korea-EU talks yield trade deal

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 5:05
related countries: South Korea South Korea

South Korea says it has reached a provisional free trade deal with the European Union after two years of talks.
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Nuclear ambition

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 6:43
related countries: Iran Iran

Bridget Kendall: West should set an example to Iran
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Tensions threaten peace in Aceh

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 6:46
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Hostility between the Indonesian army and former rebels in Aceh is at its highest since a 2005 peace deal, as elections near.
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Pakistan judge celebrates return

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 7:03
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

Pakistan's chief justice celebrates his return to work in Islamabad after mass protests forced his reinstatement.
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Tough at the top

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 8:21
related countries: Madagascar Madagascar

Pressure grows on Madagascar's army-backed leader
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Congress sets out poll manifesto

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 8:22
related countries: India India

India's governing Congress party appeals for a new term of office so it can continue to work for economic growth.
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Zimbabwe cholera 'past its peak'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 9:05
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic appears to have passed its peak, say the World Health Organization.
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State executions 'almost double'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 9:08
related countries: China China

The number of state executions almost doubled worldwide in 2008, with China accounting for most deaths, Amnesty says.
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Asian stock markets extend rally

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 9:27
related countries: United States United States

Asian shares gain ground in Tuesday trading, taking heart from a US plan to deal with banks' toxic assets.
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N Korea warns over rocket launch

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 10:08
related countries: North Korea North Korea

North Korea warns that any UN sanctions over its planned rocket launch would trigger the end of talks on its denuclearisation.
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Ex-ministers arrested in Guinea

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 10:10
related countries: Guinea Guinea

Three former ministers, including a prime minister, are arrested by Guinea's military authorities.
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Soft drink drought hits Ethiopia as economy loses its fizz

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 10:36
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia
related places: Addis Ababa

Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa runs out of Coca-Cola as the credit crunch takes the fizz out of the economy.
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Injury problems mount for Scots

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 10:41
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Defenders David Weir and Kirk Broadfoot and winger Kris Commons have withdrawn from the Scotland squad.
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Italian surgeon completes brain operation despite angina attack

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 10:52
related countries: Italy Italy

An Italian surgeon is recovering after completing a brain operation despite suffering an angina attack during the procedure, reports say.
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Italian surgeon completes brain operation despite angina attack

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 10:52
related countries: Italy Italy

An Italian surgeon is recovering after completing a brain operation despite suffering an angina attack during the procedure, reports say.
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Israel army 'used human shields'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 11:16
related countries: Israel Israel

A UN report says Israeli troops used a Palestinian boy, 11, as a human shield during its Gaza offensive, among other violations.
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France offers nuclear test money

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 11:29
related countries: France France

France says it will compensate people who suffered health problems as a result of three decades of nuclear tests.
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Sri Lanka fury at 'aid coalition'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 11:38
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan government condemns what it calls a "vicious coalition" of aid and rights agencies over the civil war.
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China 'blocks YouTube video site'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 12:04
related countries: China China

China reportedly blocks YouTube because of footage that purports to show soldiers beating monks and other Tibetans.
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Putin scorns EU-Ukraine gas deal

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 12:15
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine, Russia Russia

Russian Prime Minister Putin condemns as "unprofessional" an EU deal with Ukraine to secure stable gas supplies.
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Border patrol

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 12:15
related countries: United States United States, Mexico Mexico

Follow US agents as they check for drugs from Mexico
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Top AIG bosses 'to repay bonuses'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 12:16
related countries: United States United States
related places: New York

Nine of the 10 executives paid top bonuses by US insurance giant AIG agree to return them, officials say.
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Relief worker shot dead in Darfur

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 12:24
related countries: Canada Canada, Sudan Sudan

A Sudanese worker with a Canadian aid agency is shot dead in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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Volcano in Alaska blows top again

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 12:38
related countries: United States United States
related places: Alaska

Mount Redoubt volcano in the US state of Alaska erupts for the sixth time in 24 hours, after a 20-year lull.
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Can drug warfare in Mexico be controlled?

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 12:59
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Mexico is offering a reward of $2 million for informers who help arrest drug lords. Do you think this will work?
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German far-right leader on trial

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 13:06
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Berlin

The head of Germany's far-right National Democratic Party goes on trial in Berlin charged with racial incitement.
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Dalai Lama ban halts conference

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 13:45
related countries: South Africa South Africa

A peace conference for Nobel laureates is postponed indefinitely after South Africa refuses the Dalai Lama a visa.
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Lebanon approves Syria ambassador

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 14:13
related countries: Syria Syria, Lebanon Lebanon
related places: Beirut

Beirut approves the appointment of Syria's first envoy, five months after the neighbours set up diplomatic contacts.
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South Africa police in taxi clash

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 14:18
related countries: South Africa South Africa

South African police fire rubber bullets at taxi drivers protesting over a new transport system ahead of next year's World Cup.
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Japan's Ozawa stays amid scandal

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 14:33
related countries: Japan Japan

Japan's opposition leader says he will not resign despite a close aide being charged in connection with a fundraising scandal.
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Serbia marks bombing anniversary

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 14:45
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

Air raid sirens sound and church bells peal across Serbia as it marks 10 years since Nato's bombing campaign.
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Kenyan forces deployed for fires

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 15:19
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Kenya mobilises 3,500 security personnel to fight bush fires in forests across the country.
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Farm strike grips Argentina

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 15:24
related countries: Argentina Argentina

A strike by Argentine farmers against an export tax on soya beans - the seventh such stoppage in a year - enters its fourth day.
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Clash in tense Israeli-Arab town

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 15:31
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli-Arabs clash with police as Jewish Israeli right-wingers march in the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm.
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King leaves England training camp

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 15:37
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine, Slovakia Slovakia, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tottenham

Defender Ledley King returns to Tottenham to continue his rehabilitation from injury and will play no further part in England's training camp for the matches against Slovakia and Ukraine.
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Taleban tap into Swat's emeralds

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 15:46
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Swat

The Taleban in Pakistan's strife-torn north-western district of Swat take over operations in its emerald mines.
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Ex-Madagascar leader resurfaces

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 15:57
related countries: Madagascar Madagascar, Swaziland Swaziland

The ousted Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana resurfaces in Swaziland.
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Mass grave

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 16:04
related countries: Ireland Ireland, United States United States

Secrets of Irish migrants who died on US railroad
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Teacher's fret

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 17:18
related countries: Lesotho Lesotho

Lesotho educator's heartbreak over Aids orphans pupils
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Europe 'must lead downturn fight'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 17:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK Prime Minister Brown says a history of co-operation makes Europe "uniquely placed" to lead the fight against recession.
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Pilot jailed for Sicily air crash

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 17:49
related countries: Italy Italy, Tunisia Tunisia

An Italian court jails a Tunisian pilot who paused to pray before ditching his plane off Sicily's northern coast, killing 16 people.
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Albanian 'torturer' found in London

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 18:07
related countries: Albania Albania, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

A man thought to be Albania's former spy chief is found living on benefits in London under an assumed identity.
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Positive legacy?

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 18:09
related countries: United States United States

Kyrgyz consider impact of US air base closure
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UK 'in Afghanistan for long term'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 18:42
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

British forces may be in Afghanistan for five years and civilians for 20 years or more, Britain's new envoy says.
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Nigeria's opposition 'to unite'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 19:38
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Opposition parties in Nigeria agree to unite against President Umaru Yar'Adua's PDP.
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Labour backs Netanyahu coalition

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 19:48
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel's Labour party votes to join a coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who leads the right-wing Likud party.
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IPL confirms South Africa switch

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 20:06
related countries: India India, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Indian Premier League will now be hosted by South Africa following the decision to move it from India.
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Czech MPs oust government in vote

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 20:14
related countries: Czech Republic Czech Republic

The Czech government loses a vote of confidence in parliament midway through the country's six-month EU presidency.
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US wants power to seize insurers

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 22:28
related countries: United States United States

The US Federal Reserve boss says he wanted to sue to stop insurer AIG paying millions in bonuses but was advised not to.
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World uber-view as Germans build biggest model railway

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 23:19
related countries: Germany Germany

Uber-view German brothers build biggest model railway
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Joint Darfur aid warning issued

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 23:27
related countries: Sudan Sudan

More than a million people in Darfur could go without food by May, a joint Sudanese-UN assessment says.
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Briny pools 'may exist on Mars'

Tuesday 24th of March 2009, 23:45
related countries: United States United States
related places: Mars

Pools of salty water might be able to exist just below the surface of Mars, planetary scientists tell a major US conference.
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