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Mexican prison riot 'kills 20'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 0:15related countries:
Mexicorelated places: Ciudad Juarez
At least 20 people are killed during a riot at a prison in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, say police.
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Shares up on China stimulus hopes
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 1:43related countries:
ChinaShare prices around the world jump amid hopes China will announce an expansion to its economic stimulus plan.
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China offers Taiwan peace talks
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 2:27related countries:
Taiwan, ChinaChina is ready to talk to Taiwan about ending hostilities, Chinese PM Wen Jiabao tells the annual session of the parliament.
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Arrest warrant draws Sudan scorn
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 4:27related countries:
SudanSudan dismisses a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against its president as a plot, and expels aid groups.
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Venezuela seizes US rice producer
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 4:29related countries:
Venezuela, 
United StatesVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez orders the expropriation of a US-owned rice mill, amid a battle over price regulation.
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Australia ups aid for Rohingyas
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 4:58related countries:
BurmaAustralia's foreign minister pledges an additional $1.5m to help displaced people from Burma's Rohingya minority.
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Barbara Bush undergoes heart op
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 6:23related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Bush
Former US First Lady Barbara Bush is 'alert' after open-heart surgery, a spokesman for the Bush family says.
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Stevens vows to return 'better'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 6:32related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: Bath
England prop Matt Stevens believes he can return to rugby a better player once he has served his two-year suspension.
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Air raids kill militants in Gaza
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 7:15related countries:
IsraelSeparate Israeli air attacks kill a commander and two other Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza, reports say.
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Nato to discuss Afghanistan
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 7:24related countries:
Afghanistan, 
Russia, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due at her first Nato meeting, with Russia and Afghanistan topping the agenda.
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Pakistan criticised for 'lapses'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 7:33related countries:
Pakistan, 
Sri LankaCriticism mounts over apparent security lapses leading to Tuesday's attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistan.
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Peston in China
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 7:44related countries:
ChinaChina's growing budget deficit is still a flea bite
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Fiji coup leader rules out vote
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 7:45related countries:
FijiFiji's military ruler dismisses Commonwealth pressure for a return to democracy and rules out any election soon.
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Obama renews Zimbabwe sanctions
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 7:59related countries:
Zimbabwe, United StatesPresident Obama extends US sanctions against Zimbabwe for a year because the government there is 'undermining' democracy.
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Age campaign awaits Euro verdict
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 8:25related countries:
United KingdomThe European Court of Justice is to rule later on whether it is legal for UK employers to force workers to retire at 65.
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UK interest rates to fall further
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 8:41related countries:
United KingdomThe Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates to a record low and start increasing the money supply.
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Tecktonik shift
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 8:52related countries:
FranceNew dance craze is de rigueur among French youth
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Palestinian health care 'ailing'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 9:10related countries:
West BankPalestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are suffering from an "ailing landscape" of health services, a new study claims.
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China 'faces most difficult year'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 9:21related countries:
ChinaChinese Premier Wen Jiabao says the country faces unprecedented challenges, as he gives details of its economic stimulus plans.
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Indian contest for rupee symbol
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 9:30related countries:
IndiaThe Indian finance ministry begins a public competition to select a design for the symbol of the rupee.
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Sri Lankans recover after attacks
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 9:39related countries:
Pakistan, Sri LankaSri Lankan cricketers are recovering after surgery on injuries suffered during the attacks in Pakistan.
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La Dolce Vita
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 9:51related countries:
ItalyA classic moment in Italian cinema reaches 50
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La Dolce Vita
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 9:51related countries:
ItalyA classic moment in Italian cinema reaches 50
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Seoul, Canberra sign defence pact
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 10:00related countries:
South Korea, 
AustraliaThe leaders of South Korea and Australia sign a defence cooperation pact and announce the start of free trade talks.
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EU judges back UK retirement age
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 10:12related countries:
United KingdomThe UK's compulsory retirement age of 65 is not in breach of EU legislation, the European Court of Justice rules.
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First Thai-Laos rail link opens
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 10:16related countries:
Thailand, 
LaosA rail track linking Thailand with neighbouring Laos opens, bringing a region-wide rail network another step closer.
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Guadeloupe strike ends after deal
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 10:21related countries:
Guadeloupe, FranceUnions on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe agree to suspend a 44-day-old strike as most of their demands are met.
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Nigerian sisters tell of African good news odyssey
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 11:16related countries:
NigeriaNigerian sisters, Chioma and Oluchi Ogwuegbu, have got fed up with all the bad news out of Africa. So much so that they've embarked on a journey right across Africa to try to draw attention to the good news which doesn't get reported.
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Should the Bank create more money?
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 11:19related countries:
United KingdomThe Bank of England is pumping extra money into circulation in an attempt to revive the economy. Is this a good idea?
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Malaysia in $2.7bn economy boost
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 11:25related countries:
MalaysiaThe Malaysian government unveils plans for a second stimulus package in a further attempt to revive its economy.
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Mandela grandson enters politics
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 11:37related countries:
South AfricaThe grandson of South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is on the ANC list of candidates for April's polls, the party says.
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Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh off
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 11:37related countries:
Pakistan, 
Bangladeshrelated places: Lahore
Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh is postponed because of security concerns in the wake of the Lahore attacks.
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Tibet 'calm' ahead of anniversary
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 11:47related countries:
ChinaTibet's China-appointed governor says he does not expect major unrest around next week's 50th anniversary of a failed uprising.
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Sufi Shrine 'blown up by Taleban'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 11:53related countries:
PakistanSuspected Taleban militants in NW Pakistan blow up the shrine of a 17th Century Sufi poet of the Pashtun language, police say.
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Thai military deny secret US jail
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 12:29related countries:
Thailand, United Statesrelated places: Washington
Thailand's army chief denies allegations that Washington had a secret jail in Thailand where al-Qaeda suspects were held.
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Torture tales
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 12:47related countries:
BoliviaHidden cells reveal clues to Bolivia's dark past
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Cuban officials 'admit mistakes'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 12:59related countries:
CubaTwo top officials ousted in Cuba's cabinet shake-up admit making "mistakes", in letters published in the state press.
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France 'holds Europe jewel thief'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 13:08related countries:
FranceA woman and her son are arrested in northern France in connection with the theft of jewellery across Europe.
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Israeli leader faces more charges
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 13:24related countries:
IsraelIsraeli police recommend a third set of charges be brought against the outgoing Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert.
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Lahore suspect sketches released
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 13:49related countries:
Pakistan, Sri Lankarelated places: Lahore
Pakistani police release sketches of four men suspected of involvement in the ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.
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Bashir vows to defy Darfur charge
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 13:59related countries:
Sudanrelated places: Bashir
Sudan's president vows not to "kneel" to the West, as he furiously defies the war crimes court's indictment against him.
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N Korea threatens civilian planes
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 14:15related countries:
North Korearelated places: Pyongyang
Pyongyang says it cannot ensure the safety of South Korean civilian flights near its airspace, amid heightened tensions.
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Row over phone-tapping in Uganda
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 15:23related countries:
UgandaOpposition MPs in Uganda say they will try to block a bill to legalise phone-tapping by security agents.
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Nigerians face baby poison charge
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 15:31related countries:
NigeriaThree people appear in a Nigerian court over the deaths of 80 children, linked to a poisonous teething mixture.
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Uganda to continue Congo LRA hunt
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 15:36related countries:
Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoUganda says DR Congo has agreed to let its troops continue their mission against LRA rebels on its territory.
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SA shuts Zimbabwe refugees' camp
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 15:51related countries:
South Africa, ZimbabweThousands of Zimbabweans are stranded after authorities shut a makeshift refugee camp in a South African border town.
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'Substantial doubt' for GM future
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 15:53related countries:
United StatesThere is "substantial doubt" about the ability of US car giant General Motors (GM) to stay afloat, the firm's auditors say.
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Rape row sparks excommunications
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 16:31related countries:
BotswanaA Brazilian Catholic archbishop says all those who helped a child rape victim secure an abortion are to be excommunicated.
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Colombo offers 'safe route' plan
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 17:08related countries:
Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government says it is to open two safe routes for thousands of civilians trapped in the war zone in the north-east.
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Nato woos Russia on Afghanistan
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 17:08related countries:
Belgium, Russia, United Statesrelated places: Brussels
Nato ministers agree to resume formal ties with Russia, with a call to tackle the challenge of Afghanistan.
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Reset button
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 17:28related countries:
Russia, United StatesUS and Russian foreign ministers' first meeting
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Canada bus killer not accountable
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 17:49related countries:
CanadaA man accused of beheading a fellow bus passenger is not criminally responsible due to mental illness, a judge has ruled.
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Journey into exile
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 18:15related countries:
IndiaWhy Tibetans old and young made the trek into India
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UK restores links with Hezbollah
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 18:30related countries:
Lebanon, United KingdomThe UK Foreign Office confirms it is re-establishing contacts with the Lebanese political group Hezbollah.
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Horses tamed earlier than thought
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 19:19related countries:
KazakhstanHorses were domesticated about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, evidence from Kazakhstan suggests.
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UN pleads with Sudan over aid ban
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 19:25related countries:
SudanUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asks Sudan to reconsider its decision to expel aid agencies from the country.
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'Final curtain call' for Jackson
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 20:21related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: London
Michael Jackson's series of concerts at the O2 arena in London in July will be "the final curtain call", he tells fans at the venue.
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Gandhi items 'to return to India'
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 21:40related countries:
India, United StatesAn controversial auction of items belonging to Mahatma Gandhi results in a sale to an Indian businessman for $1.8m.
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Obama launches US health review
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 22:25related countries:
United StatesUS President Obama begins public consultations on reforming the US health care system, a key election campaign pledge.
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Pair die together at Swiss clinic
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 22:31related countries:
Switzerland, United KingdomAn elderly British couple with terminal cancer die together at a Swiss euthanasia clinic.
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EU calls for crisis talks over GM
Thursday 5th of March 2009, 22:56related countries:
United StatesThe European Commission calls for a crisis meeting among EU states hosting General Motors plants.
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