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Monday 30th of March 2009, 0:03
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United States United States

US generals turn guns on Pakistani intelligence service
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Biker violence prompts new laws

Monday 30th of March 2009, 3:46
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Sydney

Biker gang violence in Sydney, Australia, puts another man in hospital and prompts plans for new laws.
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S Korea worries over North's plan

Monday 30th of March 2009, 4:43
related countries: South Korea South Korea, North Korea North Korea

South Korea says North Korea's planned satellite launch has worrying implications but should not be tackled militarily.
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Laxman century earns India draw

Monday 30th of March 2009, 5:30
related countries: India India, New Zealand New Zealand
related places: Napier

VVS Laxman hits 124 not out as India bat through the final day of the second Test to draw with New Zealand in Napier.
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Gandhi detained under tough law

Monday 30th of March 2009, 5:55
related countries: India India

A grandson of the ex-India PM Indira Gandhi is detained under a federal law for inciting religious tensions.
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No end to Japan's industry woes

Monday 30th of March 2009, 6:17
related countries: Japan Japan

Japan's manufacturing output falls for the fifth straight month, but rebounds from January's record plunge, figures show.
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Border corruption

Monday 30th of March 2009, 7:16
related countries: United States United States, Mexico Mexico

US graft fuels the drugs war, Mexico's president tells BBC
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Morocco expels five missionaries

Monday 30th of March 2009, 8:39
related countries: Morocco Morocco

Morocco deports five European missionaries for attempting to convert local Muslims.
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Turkish PM's party slips in polls

Monday 30th of March 2009, 9:00
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party wins local elections - but with a significant fall in support.
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'No halt' to Gaza arms smuggling

Monday 30th of March 2009, 9:16
related countries: Israel Israel

The flow of explosives and weapons into Gaza has continued since Israel's military operation, Israeli intelligence officials say.
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Greek police 'violating rights'

Monday 30th of March 2009, 9:18
related countries: Greece Greece

Amnesty International accuses Greek police of serious human rights breaches since rioting broke out in December.
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Fierce clashes in north Sri Lanka

Monday 30th of March 2009, 9:19
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan troops have killed more than 50 Tamil Tiger rebels in land and sea battles in the north-east, the military says.
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'Critical' S Korean held in North

Monday 30th of March 2009, 9:24
related countries: North Korea North Korea

North Korea detains a South Korean worker at a joint industrial zone, for allegedly criticising its political system.
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Incest accusations shock Colombia

Monday 30th of March 2009, 9:41
related countries: Colombia Colombia

A Colombian man appears in court accused of raping his daughter and fathering several children with her.
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Tibet reopens to foreign tourists

Monday 30th of March 2009, 9:46
related countries: China China

China says it is reopening Tibet to foreign tourists in early April, adding that the region is now 'harmonious and safe'.
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Death toll cut in Australia fires

Monday 30th of March 2009, 10:00
related countries: Seychelles Seychelles, Aruba Aruba, Australia Australia
related places: Victoria

Police in the Australian state of Victoria reduce the death toll for February's devastating bush fires from 210 to 173.
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GM chief Wagoner ousted by Obama

Monday 30th of March 2009, 10:19
related countries: United States United States

President Barack Obama orders General Motors boss Rick Wagoner to resign and tells US carmakers to speed up reforms.
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Siege at Pakistan police academy

Monday 30th of March 2009, 10:34
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Troops are trying to retake a police academy near the Pakistani city of Lahore after gunmen seized it, with up to 40 people reported dead.
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Tanzania train wreck 'deliberate'

Monday 30th of March 2009, 11:12
related countries: Tanzania Tanzania

Police in Tanzania suspect a deadly train crash was caused deliberately to steal petrol, as they make seven arrests.
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Russia's poor 'need crisis help'

Monday 30th of March 2009, 11:13
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia's economy will shrink by 4.5% this year and its poor need more help, the World Bank predicts.
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Tanzania mine collapse kills 11

Monday 30th of March 2009, 11:15
related countries: Tanzania Tanzania

At least 11 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in north-western Tanzania.
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Google China to push music tracks

Monday 30th of March 2009, 12:52
related countries: China China

Google launches free downloads of music tracks in China, as part of an effort to widen the search engine's appeal.
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Court hears Khmer Rouge testimony

Monday 30th of March 2009, 12:55
related countries: Cambodia Cambodia

Court officials outline the case against Comrade Duch, a former leader of Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge regime.
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Monday 30th of March 2009, 13:05
related countries: United States United States

US police investigate a domestic link as the possible motive for Sunday's shooting of eight people at a North Carolina nursing home.
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Nepal prince 'angry at arms deal'

Monday 30th of March 2009, 13:38
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Nepal's former crown prince speaks out on the 2001 royal massacre in which his cousin is said to have killed nine family members before killing himself.
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Brady believes Italy are worried

Monday 30th of March 2009, 14:42
related countries: Ireland Ireland, Italy Italy

Republic of Ireland assistant boss Liam Brady feels group leaders Italy are worried about facing his side on Wednesday.
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Gaza soldier accounts 'hearsay'

Monday 30th of March 2009, 15:17
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli military police close an investigation into soldiers' accounts of abuses committed in Gaza, saying they were hearsay.
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Orchestra shut over holocaust row

Monday 30th of March 2009, 15:23
related countries: Israel Israel, West Bank West Bank

Local residents close down a West Bank children's orchestra after it performs for Holocaust survivors in Israel.
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China denies spying allegations

Monday 30th of March 2009, 15:33
related countries: China China

China denies any involvement in the electronic spy network which researchers say has infiltrated computers worldwide.
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US soldier jailed on Iraq murders

Monday 30th of March 2009, 15:47
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: Baghdad

A court martial sentences a sergeant to 35 years in prison for the murder of four Iraqi detainees in Baghdad in 2007.
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Madonna adoption plea postponed

Monday 30th of March 2009, 16:10
related countries: Malawi Malawi

A court in Malawi tells pop star Madonna to return at the end of the week for a decision on adopting a second child.
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Owen has England future - Lampard

Monday 30th of March 2009, 16:10
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Newcastle

England midfielder Frank Lampard says manager Fabio Capello has not shut the door on Newcastle striker Michael Owen.
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Lahore police academy retaken

Monday 30th of March 2009, 16:33
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistani security forces regain control of a police academy in Lahore after eight hours of clashes with gunmen.
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Gunmen target Somali ex-minister

Monday 30th of March 2009, 16:46
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

A former Somali minister and four other people accompanying him are killed in Mogadishu.
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Prominent Chechen killed in Dubai

Monday 30th of March 2009, 16:57
related countries: Russia Russia

Russian authorities confirm a prominent opponent of the pro-Kremlin Chechen president has been shot dead in Dubai.
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Walesa threatens to leave Poland

Monday 30th of March 2009, 17:07
related countries: Poland Poland

Polish anti-communist icon Lech Walesa threatens to leave Poland after a second book accuses him of being a communist spy.
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Nine die in Afghanistan attack

Monday 30th of March 2009, 17:11
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Nine people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a police compound in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Loyalty test

Monday 30th of March 2009, 18:45
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Awakening leader's arrest tests relations in Iraq
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Sri Lanka 'could halt fighting'

Monday 30th of March 2009, 18:56
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's government says it is considering pausing the offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels to allow trapped civilians out.
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Murray v Massu - live text

Monday 30th of March 2009, 19:03
related countries: Chile Chile, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain's Andy Murray takes on Chile's Nicolas Massu in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
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Thai death yachtsman's body found

Monday 30th of March 2009, 19:54
related countries: Thailand Thailand, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Fishermen in Thailand find the body of a British yachtsman who was murdered while sailing with his wife.
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Obama sets tight auto aid terms

Monday 30th of March 2009, 20:26
related countries: United States United States
related places: Chrysler

Bankruptcy protection could speed up the restructuring of carmakers GM and Chrysler, US President Barack Obama says.
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Arab leaders back 'wanted' Bashir

Monday 30th of March 2009, 20:28
related countries: Qatar Qatar, Sudan Sudan
related places: Bashir

Arab leaders reject the arrest warrant issued for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges.
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Pietersen & Flintoff declared fit

Monday 30th of March 2009, 21:24
related countries: Barbados Barbados

Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen are declared fit for England's deciding one-day international against West Indies on Friday.
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Divided opinion

Monday 30th of March 2009, 22:54
related countries: India India

Tale of two women shows India's unequal future
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Partying on

Monday 30th of March 2009, 22:55
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Rugby Sevens shrugs off recession
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Yemeni inmate to leave Guantanamo

Monday 30th of March 2009, 23:45
related countries: United States United States, Cuba Cuba, Yemen Yemen
related places: America, Guantanamo

The US agrees to transfer a Yemeni detainee from America's controversial Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
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