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Follow your nose - new scan could be better than fingerprints

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 0:22
related countries: United Kingdom

Noses could be an even better method of identification than iris and fingerprint scanning, says a UK study.
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Real top football rich list again

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 0:26
related countries: Spain
related places: Barcelona

Real Madrid beat Barcelona and Manchester United to head the 2008/09 list of the richest football clubs in the world.
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US plans 'dramatic' nuclear cuts

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 1:02
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama is planning "dramatic reductions" in the country's nuclear arsenal, a senior US administration official says.
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'Unblock' arteries with low-carb, low-fat or Mediterranean diet

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 1:42
related countries: Israel

Three diets - low-carbohydrate, low-fat diet and Mediterranean - are equally effective in helping reverse blocked arteries, say Israeli researchers.
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Irish town rapped for Israel snub

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 2:17
related countries: Ireland, Israel

Ireland's foreign minister criticises the decision of a town council to remove the Israeli ambassador's signature from its guestbook.
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Niger appoints interim government

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 3:12
related countries: Niger

The military in Niger names a transitional government with renewed promises of elections, 10 days after taking over in a coup.
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Muslim scholar condemns terrorism

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 3:43
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

An influential Muslim scholar is to launch in London a global ruling against terrorism and suicide bombing.
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Call to end China housing permits

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 4:56
related countries: China

More than a dozen Chinese newspapers publish a joint editorial calling for the abolition of household registration or "hukou".
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Troops deployed amid Chile unrest

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 5:04
related countries: Chile

Thousands of Chilean troops head to the devastated earthquake zone as looting by desperate survivors continues.
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Ice deposits found at Moon's pole

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 5:10
related countries: India

A radar experiment aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft detects large deposits of water ice near the Moon's north pole.
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US senator blocks benefit payout

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 6:37
related countries: United States

A single US senator brings to a sudden halt unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands.
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Live - Bangladesh v England

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 7:26
related countries: United Kingdom, Bangladesh
related places: Mirpur

Eoin Morgan hits a magnificent unbeaten century as England beat Bangladesh by two wickets in the second one-day international in Mirpur to clinch the ODI series.
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China flooded mine traps dozens

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 7:37
related countries: China

At least one miner has died and 31 are trapped in a flooded mine in the Inner Mongolia region of China, say officials.
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Egyptian blogger trial criticised

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 8:13
related countries: Egypt

Egypt is strongly criticised by Human Rights Watch for trying a blogger who wrote about corruption before a military court.
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US 'ready to help' on Falklands

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 8:21
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US "stands ready to help" resolve the UK-Argentinian dispute over the Falklands.
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Forgotten children

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 9:40
related countries: Zimbabwe

A heartbreaking glimpse of life for Zimbabwe's youth
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Dubai to screen Israeli arrivals

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 10:18
related countries: Israel

Dubai will use stricter screening measures and refuse entry to Israeli with dual citizenship, its police chief says.
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Deadly landslide hits east Uganda

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 10:33
related countries: Uganda
related places: Bududa

About 30 people are killed in a landslide in the mountainous eastern region of Bududa in Uganda, police say.
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South Africa ready for Cup - Fifa

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 10:59
related countries: South Africa

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says there is "no doubt" South Africa is ready to host the World Cup, with the first game kicking off in exactly 100 days.
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Egg shells illustrate human story

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 11:06
related countries: South Africa

Inscribed ostrich shell fragments found in South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism by modern humans, scientists say.
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China firm on Iran nuclear talks

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 11:18
related countries: United States, Iran, China
related places: Beijing

China again calls for talks on Iran's nuclear dispute, as US diplomats arrive in Beijing seeking support for new sanctions.
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India unrest over Nasreen article

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 11:23
related countries: India, Bangladesh

Police are on alert in India's Karnataka state after violence over an article by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.
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Ukraine ruling alliance collapses

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 11:36
related countries: Ukraine

The ruling coalition of Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko has disintegrated, says the speaker of parliament.
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Chad lets UN peace force stay on

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 11:39
related countries: Chad

Chad agreed to extend the stay of UN peacekeepers tasked with protecting Darfuri refugees despite hostility to the force.
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Long shadow

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 11:40
related countries: Iraq, Iran, United States

US fears Iran's 'malign influence' in neighbouring Iraq
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Yemen building collapse kills 10

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 12:17
related countries: Yemen

At least 10 people are killed when an explosion causes a six-storey building to collapse in southern Yemen.
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Afghans ban live attack coverage

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 12:17
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghanistan bans live coverage of militant assaults in the country saying broadcasts could help gunmen during attacks.
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Pilots die as S Korea jets crash

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 12:53
related countries: South Korea

Three pilots die as two South Korea fighter jets crash into a mountain in the east of the country, say military officials.
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Journalists kidnapped in Nigeria

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 13:02
related countries: Nigeria, South Africa

Three employees of South African TV channel SuperSport are seized in south-east Nigeria.
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Somali pirates 'in land attack'

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 13:39
related countries: Somalia

The hijacking of three UN trucks by Somali pirates may be a cause for concern, a UN spokesman tells the BBC.
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Iran arrests critical film maker

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 13:56
related countries: Iran

Iranian police arrest an internationally acclaimed film director but prosecutors deny the move is connected to politics.
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German court orders data deletion

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 14:57
related countries: Germany

Vast amounts of telephone and e-mail data held in Germany must be deleted, the country's highest court rules.
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Karadzic denies Bosnia atrocities

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 15:29
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic denies as myths the alleged two worst atrocities of the Bosnia war in the 1990s.
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Morgan inspires tense England win

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 15:39
related countries: United Kingdom, Bangladesh

Eoin Morgan hits a stunning unbeaten 110 as England beat Bangladesh by two wickets to take a winning 2-0 series lead.
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Under pressure

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 16:18
related countries: South Africa, United Kingdom

South African leader in UK as criticism mounts
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Iraqi PM pins funds row to rivals

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 16:21
related countries: Iraq

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki accuses his rivals of taking money from foreign countries to fund their campaigns.
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Chile troops aim to stop looting

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 16:25
related countries: Chile
related places: Concepcion

A curfew in Chile's second city, Concepcion, comes to an end as troops prepare to hold back looters in the earthquake-hit city.
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Rwanda president's widow arrested

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 16:35
related countries: France, Rwanda

The widow of assassinated Rwandan President Habyarimana is arrested in France and accused of links to the 1994 genocide.
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Montenegrin 'war criminal' held

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 16:57
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain

Spanish police arrest a Montenegrin man accused of committing war crimes while commanding Serb forces during the Bosnian civil war.
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Top militant 'killed in Pakistan'

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 18:16
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lashkar

The head of militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi died in a drone attack in north-west Pakistan last week, the BBC learns.
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Obama reaches out over healthcare

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 21:18
related countries: United States

The US president says he is considering four ideas floated by Republicans at last week's summit on healthcare reform.
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Ford outsells GM after sales jump

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 22:11
related countries: United States

Ford reports a jump in US sales of 43% last month, selling more cars than its great rival General Motors, as Toyota sales slip.
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Brazil seal victory over Ireland

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 22:18
related countries: Ireland

Brazil turn on the style in the second half in London to beat the Republic of Ireland 2-0, with Robinho scoring the second.
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Guatemala police chief arrested

Tuesday 2nd of March 2010, 22:51
related countries: Guatemala

Guatemala's chief of national police and the country's top anti-drugs official are arrested over alleged links to drug trafficking.
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