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Death 'looms for Saudi sorcerer'
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 0:24related countries:
Saudi Arabia, 
LebanonThe lawyer for a Lebanese TV host sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft appeals for international help to save him.
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UN Haiti pledges surpass targets
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 1:06related countries:
HaitiAid pledges totalling nearly $10bn are made for earthquake-hit Haiti, exceeding the target set at a donor conference.
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India launches right to education
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 5:48related countries:
IndiaA landmark law which makes education a fundamental right for children comes into effect in India.
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Karzai election decree rejected
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 6:10related countries:
AfghanistanThe Afghan parliament rejects a decree that would give President Karzai more control over a key electoral watchdog.
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Condoms 'can help tackle poverty'
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 6:56related countries:
United KingdomThe leader of Catholics in England and Wales says contraception is an "attractive" idea in tackling Third World poverty.
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Japan economic confidence grows
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 7:05related countries:
Japanrelated places: Toyota
A key survey of Japanese manufacturers shows confidence improving and Toyota reports a big jump in domestic sales.
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Seoul urges restraint over ship
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 7:30related countries:
South KoreaSouth Korea's president says there must be "no suspicion" as officials investigate what sank a navy warship.
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Risk worth taking
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 8:26related countries:
Israel, 
ThailandThe Thai labourers tilling Israeli land in range of rockets
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Biswas on India
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 8:33related countries:
IndiaWhy epic census is a major achievement
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Mexico gang 'targeted US guard'
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 8:58related countries:
United States, 
MexicoA suspect in the murder of three people linked to the US consulate in Juarez says the target was a US guard, Mexican officials say.
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Mugabe names rights, poll heads
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 9:45related countries:
ZimbabwePresident Mugabe swears in Zimbabwe's first human rights and electoral commissions intended to oversee free polls.
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NZ calls for whaling compromise
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 9:59related countries:
New ZealandAllowing whaling nations to kill a limited number of the animals is the only way to control hunting, New Zealand says.
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In pictures
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 10:02related countries:
VenezuelaA traditional Easter procession in Venezuela's capital
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Prisoners escape from Yemen jail
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 10:09related countries:
YemenDozens of prisoners escape from a jail in southern Yemen after an explosion at the prison causes chaos.
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Malaysia woman's caning commuted
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 10:23related countries:
MalaysiaMalaysian religious authorities say a woman who admitted drinking beer will not be caned but will instead do community service.
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Missing girl case shocks Mexico
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 11:14related countries:
MexicoA four-year-old girl whose disappearance was the focus of much media attention in Mexico City is found dead at home.
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Iran takes nuclear case to China
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 11:33related countries:
United States, 
Iran, 
Chinarelated places: Western
Iran's top nuclear official visits China, amid signs Beijing may relax opposition to a new round of sanctions against Tehran.
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Sri Lanka president visits Jaffna
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 12:01related countries:
Sri Lankarelated places: Jaffna
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa makes a rare visit to Jaffna, the cultural capital of the country's Tamil minority.
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Conflict resolution
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 12:14related countries:
IsraelPalestinian views on planned indirect talks with Israel
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India launches biometric census
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 13:43related countries:
IndiaIndia launches a census in which every person over the age of 15 will be fingerprinted to create a biometric national database.
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Kenya ends Somali pirate trials
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 14:27related countries:
Kenya, 
SomaliaKenya says it will not accept any more Somali pirates to be tried in its courts, because of a lack of support from other nations.
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US envoy holds Sudan crisis talks
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 14:49related countries:
Sudan, United Statesrelated places: Khartoum
The US envoy to Sudan holds crisis talks in Khartoum after the main opposition candidate pulls out of April's presidential election.
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US manufacturing growth speeds up
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 14:54related countries:
United Statesrelated places: March
The US manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest rate for six years during March, a report says.
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Kremlin challenge
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 15:15related countries:
RussiaWhat Metro bombs say about Russia's Chechnya policy
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Nepalese mountaineer to take Edmund Hillary's ashes up Everest
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 15:17related countries:
Nepal, New ZealandA Nepalese mountaineer announces he will take the ashes of New Zealand explorer Sir Edmund Hillary to the summit of Everest.
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UN accused over Afghan poll fraud
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 15:34related countries:
AfghanistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai launches a stinging attack on foreign officials, accusing them of fraud in last year's elections.
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US Navy seizes suspected pirates
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 15:37related countries:
Seychelles, United StatesA US warship seized five suspected pirates after an exchange of fire near the Seychelles, the US Navy says.
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Brazil's election race kicks off
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 16:07related countries:
BrazilThe two front-runners for Brazil's presidency leave their current jobs to be able to run in October's election.
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Pirate 'swarm'
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 16:57related countries:
SomaliaNavies struggle with upsurge in attacks off Somalia
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Protest at Saudi sorcery sentence
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 17:02related countries:
Saudi Arabia, LebanonLebanon's prime minister is urged to intervene to stop the execution of a man accused of sorcery in Saudi Arabia.
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Edgy city
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 17:24related countries:
Russiarelated places: Moscow
Moscow residents remain nervous after attacks
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US puts sanctions on 'militants'
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 17:38related countries:
United StatesThe US Treasury imposes sanctions on two men based in Europe who it says support radical Islamist groups.
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Karadzic loses bid to delay trial
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 17:53related countries:
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAn international court rejects an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to have his war crimes trial delayed.
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Medvedev visits bomb-hit republic
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 18:17related countries:
Russiarelated places: Chechen, Moscow
Russia's president makes a surprise visit to Dagestan, a day after a double suicide attack in the North Caucasus republic.
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Toyota sees rebound in US sales
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 19:29related countries:
United StatesToyota's US sales bounce back as substantial discounts help to win back customers shaken by the firm's mass safety recalls.
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'Coup' attempt in Guinea-Bissau
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 21:09related countries:
Guinea-Bissau, 
Guinearelated places: Bissau
Army officers in Guinea-Bissau detain the nation's top general and arrest the prime minister, but deny staging a coup.
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Fulham 2-1 Wolfsburg
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 21:19related countries:
Germanyrelated places: Wolfsburg
Fulham take a narrow lead to Germany for the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final following a hard-fought victory over Wolfsburg.
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Daimler admits worldwide bribery
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 21:35related countries:
Germany, United StatesGerman carmaker Daimler pleads guilty to US corruption charges and agrees to pay $185m (£121m) to settle the case.
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UN envoy denies Afghan poll fraud
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 22:15related countries:
AfghanistanA former UN envoy to Afghanistan dismisses accusations of electoral fraud levelled by President Hamid Karzai.
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Cuba and US hold rare talks at UN
Thursday 1st of April 2010, 23:23related countries:
Cuba, United StatesCuba's foreign minister talks to a senior US official - in one of the highest level contacts between the two nations for years.
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