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Best in Show: US terrier is named top dog at controversial Crufts

Monday 9th of March 2009, 0:21
related countries: United States

A Sealyham Terrier named Charmin wins Best In Show at Crufts, after a turbulent year for the event.
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In pictures

Monday 9th of March 2009, 0:56
related countries: Philippines

Refugees who fled fighting in southern Philippines
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Russia chooses Ukrainian singer to represent it at Eurovision

Monday 9th of March 2009, 3:53
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Kiev

Despite political differences with Kiev, Russia picks a Ukrainian singer to represent it at Eurovision.
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Sudan Islamist leader 'released'

Monday 9th of March 2009, 4:10
related countries: Sudan

Sudanese Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi has been released from prison, his family say, two months after he was arrested.
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Japan's Ozawa pressured to resign

Monday 9th of March 2009, 4:19
related countries: Japan
related places: Ozawa

Japan's opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa is facing increasing pressure to step down after the arrest of a close aide.
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N Korea's Kim 'elected' to seat

Monday 9th of March 2009, 5:07
related countries: North Korea

State media in tightly-controlled North Korea says leader Kim Jong-il is unanimously elected in parliamentary vote.
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India party faces confidence vote

Monday 9th of March 2009, 5:10
related countries: India

A key former ally of India's main opposition party will face a vote of confidence after it lost its majority in a state assembly.
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'Militants die' in Pakistan clash

Monday 9th of March 2009, 6:48
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

Pakistani troops kill four militants in the Bajaur tribal district near the Afghan border, the army says.
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Plane crash near Uganda airport

Monday 9th of March 2009, 8:45
related countries: Uganda
related places: Entebbe

At least 10 people are feared dead after a cargo plane crashed near Uganda's main airport, Entebbe, police say.
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N Korea warning over 'satellite'

Monday 9th of March 2009, 8:52
related countries: South Korea, United States

The US and South Korea hold major military exercises amid a war warning from the North over a planned "satellite" launch.
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Bomb blast outside bank in Greece

Monday 9th of March 2009, 9:34
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

A bomb explodes behind a bank in Athens, damaging two cars but causing no injuries, according to reports.
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Tsvangirai crash driver in court

Monday 9th of March 2009, 9:42
related countries: Zimbabwe

The lorry driver in the road collision that killed the Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife, Susan, is due in court.
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U2 confirm plans to tour Europe

Monday 9th of March 2009, 9:49
related countries: Ireland

Irish rock band U2 announce plans to tour Europe to showcase their number one album, No Line On The Horizon.
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China 'will not have democracy'

Monday 9th of March 2009, 9:55
related countries: China

China will never adopt Western-style democracy and introduce a multi-party system, its top legislator says.
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Blasts ahead of Tibet anniversary

Monday 9th of March 2009, 10:00
related countries: China

Two bombs explode in western China, amid tight security ahead of the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising.
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Swiss 'gigolo' admits blackmail

Monday 9th of March 2009, 10:31
related countries: Switzerland, Germany

A Swiss man pleads guilty to blackmailing Germany's richest woman, BMW heiress Susanne Klatten, at a trial in Munich.
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Nato 'struggling in Afghan south'

Monday 9th of March 2009, 10:47
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Coalition forces in Afghanistan are not winning in large parts of the south, the commander of Nato and US forces says.
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Soldiers 'saved lives' at NI base

Monday 9th of March 2009, 10:51
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's top soldier in Northern Ireland praises soldiers at the base where two were shot dead on Saturday.
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Chavez warns Colombian minister

Monday 9th of March 2009, 10:55
related countries: Colombia, Venezuela

Venezuela's President Chavez criticises the Colombian defence minister, calling him a threat to the region.
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Shalit campaign steps up a gear

Monday 9th of March 2009, 10:56
related countries: Israel

The parents of captured soldier Gilad Shalit spend a first full night in a protest tent to raise pressure on Israeli leaders.
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Israeli West Bank mines 'illegal'

Monday 9th of March 2009, 17:00
related countries: Israel

An Israeli human rights group asks the High Court to call a halt to "illegal" mining in the occupied Palestinian West Bank.
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Dying hope

Monday 9th of March 2009, 17:17
related countries: Zimbabwe

Tsvangirai crash leaves Zimbabwe's MDC in disarray
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Obama ends stem cell funding ban

Monday 9th of March 2009, 17:58
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama lifts restrictions on US federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells.
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Boos as Lebanon camp is rebuilt

Monday 9th of March 2009, 19:05
related countries: Lebanon

The UN begins rebuilding a war-torn refugee camp in Lebanon, but to booing from its disillusioned Palestinian residents.
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Bolivia orders US diplomat to go

Monday 9th of March 2009, 20:49
related countries: Bolivia, United States

Bolivian President Evo Morales orders the expulsion of a US diplomat whom he has accused of colluding with opposition groups.
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England set for final-day charge

Monday 9th of March 2009, 21:41
related countries: Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom

England close on 80-3 with a lead of 82 going into the last day of the final Test against West Indies in Trinidad.
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France protects Madagascar rival

Monday 9th of March 2009, 22:29
related countries: Madagascar, France

Madagascan opposition leader Andry Rajoelina is being protected by France after two days in hiding, the UN says.
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