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New York banking gains on London

Friday 12th of March 2010, 0:01
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

New York and London have been ranked as the joint-top global financial centres according to new research.
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Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding

Friday 12th of March 2010, 1:46
related countries: United States

Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks.
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Drugs: the Opera - Mexico's plague gets high-brow treatment

Friday 12th of March 2010, 2:34
related countries: Mexico

The first Mexican opera to deal directly with the country's drugs conflict stages its premiere in Mexico City.
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Live - Bangladesh v England

Friday 12th of March 2010, 2:59
related countries: United Kingdom, Bangladesh
related places: Chittagong

England end the first day of the first Test on 374-3 against Bangladesh in Chittagong, with captain Alastair Cook 158 not out.
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Yes, Yukon

Friday 12th of March 2010, 3:00
related countries: Canada

Canada's best-kept secret hopes to strike tourist gold
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Japan arrests whaling activist

Friday 12th of March 2010, 4:04
related countries: Japan

An activist from New Zealand who boarded a Japanese whaling ship last month is arrested by Japan's coastguard.
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Sarkozy to meet UK party leaders

Friday 12th of March 2010, 5:19
related countries: France, United Kingdom
related places: London

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron.
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State of drinkers

Friday 12th of March 2010, 5:32
related countries: India

Why Kerala has India's biggest alcohol problem
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Rare opportunity

Friday 12th of March 2010, 5:54
related countries: United States

Door creaks ajar for undocumented Haitians in the US
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Atheists meet in Melbourne to celebrate lack of faith

Friday 12th of March 2010, 6:33
related countries: Australia
related places: Melbourne

More than 2,000 atheists from around the world meet in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.
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Live - Bahrain GP practice

Friday 12th of March 2010, 6:37
related countries: Bahrain

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg sets the fastest time in the second practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Iraq results point to tight race

Friday 12th of March 2010, 7:03
related countries: Iraq

First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi.
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China hits back at Obama on yuan

Friday 12th of March 2010, 7:59
related countries: United States, China

China has hit back at comments by US President Barack Obama that Beijing should change its currency strategy.
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Siberian tigers die at China zoo

Friday 12th of March 2010, 8:03
related countries: China

Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.
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'Militants killed' in Aceh clash

Friday 12th of March 2010, 8:50
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesian police in Aceh say they have shot and killed two suspected militants, after several recent anti-terror raids.
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On trial

Friday 12th of March 2010, 9:25
related countries: Israel

Legal battle in Israel over Franz Kafka manuscripts
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UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade

Friday 12th of March 2010, 9:37
related countries: Israel

The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements.
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Mogadishu residents told to leave

Friday 12th of March 2010, 9:58
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Mogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues.
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Israel charges over human shield

Friday 12th of March 2010, 9:59
related countries: Israel

Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
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Taiwan official quits over death penalty

Friday 12th of March 2010, 10:00
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan's justice minister, Wang Ching-feng, steps down, days after saying she would not authorise executions.
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Climate change 'makes birds shrink'

Friday 12th of March 2010, 10:05
related countries: United States

Songbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by the warming temperatures caused by climate change.
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Burma election laws a 'setback'

Friday 12th of March 2010, 10:49
related countries: Burma, United States

The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations.
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Cook and Pietersen dominate Test

Friday 12th of March 2010, 11:05
related countries: United Kingdom, Bangladesh

Alastair Cook hits 158 not out and Kevin Pietersen 99 as England close day one of the first Test against Bangladesh on 374-3.
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Sex worker goes to court over 'unfair dismissal' in South Africa

Friday 12th of March 2010, 11:18
related countries: South Africa
related places: Cape Town

A South African sex worker goes to court, saying she was unfairly sacked from a Cape Town massage parlour.
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Funeral held for Karachi cleric

Friday 12th of March 2010, 11:44
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Karachi

Security is tight in the Pakistani city of Karachi as funerals are held for a Sunni Muslim cleric and four others killed on Thursday.
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Thailand braces for 'red' protest

Friday 12th of March 2010, 12:11
related countries: Thailand

Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of rallies in Bangkok by supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Lehman bosses severely criticised

Friday 12th of March 2010, 12:45
related countries: United States

A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.
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'Murdered soul'

Friday 12th of March 2010, 13:35
related countries: Germany

German campaigner tells of childhood Catholic abuse
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Charles Taylor's wife gives birth

Friday 12th of March 2010, 13:46
related countries: Liberia

The wife of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor - on trial in The Hague for war crimes - has a baby girl.
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Schumacher keen to 'raise game'

Friday 12th of March 2010, 13:54
related countries: Bahrain

Returning legend Michael Schumacher vows to improve after Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg leads Friday practice in Bahrain.
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Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city

Friday 12th of March 2010, 14:03
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

At least 45 people die in twin suicide attacks on Pakistani security forces in the eastern city of Lahore, police say.
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IPL under way amid security fears

Friday 12th of March 2010, 15:59
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is under way amid heavy security in Mumbai.
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Obama delays visit to Indonesia

Friday 12th of March 2010, 16:02
related countries: Indonesia, United States
related places: White House

US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Indonesia by several days and will no longer take his family, the White House says.
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British ex-Tory MEP joins Lib Dems

Friday 12th of March 2010, 16:02
related countries: United Kingdom

A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats.
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Briatore must be punished - Todt

Friday 12th of March 2010, 16:28
related countries: Singapore

Formula 1 boss Jean Todt is determined former Renault team principal Flavio Briatiore will be punished for his role in the Singapore race fixing scandal.
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Same-sex couples marry in Mexico

Friday 12th of March 2010, 16:51
related countries: Mexico

Five same-sex couples tie the knot in Mexico City under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.
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Bombs kill 45 in Pakistani city

Friday 12th of March 2010, 17:03
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Twin suicide bomb attacks on the Pakistani city of Lahore kill 45 people, before other, smaller blasts cause confusion.
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Woman charged with lottery murder

Friday 12th of March 2010, 17:05
related countries: United States

A US woman is charged with murder over the killing of a truck driver's assistant who won $17m in a lottery in 2006.
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China oil demand is 'astonishing'

Friday 12th of March 2010, 17:27
related countries: China

Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January year-on-year, the International Energy Agency says.
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Village of tears

Friday 12th of March 2010, 17:30
related countries: Nigeria

No end in sight to Nigeria's brutal cycle of violence
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Pope defends celibacy of priests

Friday 12th of March 2010, 17:37
related countries: Germany

Pope Benedict XVI defends celibacy for Catholic priests, amid a new controversy about child sex abuse in Germany.
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Russia signs India nuclear deal

Friday 12th of March 2010, 17:44
related countries: India, Russia

Russia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India.
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Protests over Egypt blogger case

Friday 12th of March 2010, 20:25
related countries: Egypt

A human rights organisation in Egypt accuses the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger.
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Pope's diocese 'rehoused abuser'

Friday 12th of March 2010, 21:45
related countries: Germany

The Pope once unwittingly approved housing for a priest accused of child abuse, his former diocese in Germany says.
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Chile puts quake damage at $30bn

Friday 12th of March 2010, 21:46
related countries: Chile

The cost of rebuilding Chile after its monster earthquake will be at least $30bn, the country's new president announces.
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Clinton rebukes Israel over homes

Friday 12th of March 2010, 22:10
related countries: Israel, United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem.
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Portugal passes austerity budget

Friday 12th of March 2010, 23:22
related countries: Portugal

Portugal's parliament backs an austerity budget aimed at cutting its deficit to the level permitted for countries using the euro.
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