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Brazil to file charges on Chevron

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 0:09
related countries: United States United States, Botswana Botswana
related places: Chevron

Brazilian prosecutors say they will bring charges against 17 executives from the US oil firm Chevron and a drilling contractor after a new leak.
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Thorpe fails to make London 2012

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 0:09
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Five-time Australian Olympic champion Ian Thorpe fails to qualify for London 2012 after finishing 21st in the trials for the 100m freestyle.
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Wider ban on junk food ads urged

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 0:12
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Scotland's public health minister writes to the UK health secretary urging support for a pre-watershed ban on junk food adverts.
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VIDEO: Close-up: Dancing at dawn in Cambodia

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 0:30
related countries: Cambodia Cambodia

Dancing at dawn in the streets of the Cambodian capital
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Why I'm risking my life to treat protesters

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 0:39
related countries: Syria Syria

Why I'm risking my life to treat Syrian protesters
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Chile diplomat's daughter killed

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 0:43
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela, Chile Chile
related places: Maracaibo

Several police officers are arrested in Venezuela after the teenage daughter of a Chilean diplomat was shot dead in the western city of Maracaibo.
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Profile: Ansar al-Sharia in Yemen

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 0:58
related countries: Yemen Yemen

Al-Qaeda offshoot in Yemen builds support
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Colombian soldiers die in attack

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 1:29
related countries: Colombia Colombia, Venezuela Venezuela

Ten Colombian soldiers and an officer are killed in an ambush by suspected Farc rebels in the south-east near the border with Venezuela.
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VIDEO: Clashes at Guinea opposition rally

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 2:16
related countries: Guinea Guinea
related places: Conakry

Security forces clashed with opposition protesters in Guinea when over 1,000 demonstrators rallied in the capital, Conakry.
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Cyclone batters Australia coast

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 3:31
related countries: Australia Australia

A tropical cyclone batters communities along Western Australia's north-west coast with torrential rain and damaging winds.
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VIDEO: Italian coastguard rescues migrant boat

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 3:37
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Lampedusa

More than 50 immigrants have been rescued from a stranded boat off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
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VIDEO: 'Batman' helping Brazilian police

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 5:12
related countries: Brazil Brazil, Botswana Botswana

Police in one of Brazil's most crime-ridden areas have called in "Batman" to help in the fight against Drug trafficking.
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Dominant Button wins in Australia

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 7:45
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda, Aruba Aruba, Australia Australia

McLaren's Jenson Button dominates the Australian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finishes third behind Sebastian Vettel.
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E Timor president trails in vote

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 8:02
related countries: East Timor East Timor

East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta trails in third place and faces elimination in the first round of elections, with more than 50% of votes counted.
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Iran 'blocks' Foreign Office site

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 11:19
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Tehran

Tehran has blocked a UK Foreign Office website in Iran as part of its "ever-tightening stranglehold of censorship", the foreign secretary says.
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Muamba remains 'critically ill'

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 11:20
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Bolton

Bolton's Fabrice Muamba remains in a critical condition in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital.
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Thousands mourn Egypt Coptic Pope

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 11:29
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Tens of thousands of Egypt's Coptic Christians hold an overnight vigil and attend a Mass for Pope Shenouda III, who died on Saturday aged 88.
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Indian Maoists 'kidnap Italians'

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 12:37
related countries: India India

Indian Maoists kidnap two Italians in eastern Orissa state, the first time Westerners have been abducted there, and demand the release of leaders.
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Oprah Winfrey axes The Rosie Show

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 13:18
related countries: United States United States

Rosie O'Donnell's daily US talk show is axed from Oprah Winfrey's TV channel after five months for failing to attract high ratings.
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Profile: Germany's Joachim Gauck

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 14:11
related countries: Germany Germany

Lutheran pastor Joachim Gauck takes on German presidency
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German pastor elected president

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 14:12
related countries: Germany Germany

Joachim Gauck - an outspoken anti-communist pastor from the East - is elected Germany's new president by lawmakers.
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US teacher 'shot dead in Yemen'

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 15:07
related countries: Sweden Sweden, Yemen Yemen, United States United States

An American teacher, deputy director of a Swedish language centre, is shot dead by gunmen in Yemen's second city of Taiz, officials say.
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Libya demands handover of Senussi

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 15:18
related countries: France France, Mauritania Mauritania

Libya asks Mauritania to hand over Col Gaddafi's former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi, also sought by the International Criminal Court and France.
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Dozens held in Russia TV protest

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 15:35
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Russian police arrest dozens of people picketing Moscow's TV tower over footage that accused the opposition of paying anti-government protesters.
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VIDEO: Troops sent in to Bolivian cities

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 16:16
related countries: Bolivia Bolivia

The government in Bolivia has sent troops to the streets of the country's main cities to fight rising crime.
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VIDEO: Ex-pastor voted German president

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 16:41
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Lutheran

A former Lutheran pastor and civil rights activist has been elected as Germany's new president, replacing Christian Wulff who resigned last month.
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Two held in Uruguay clinic deaths

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 16:56
related countries: Uruguay Uruguay
related places: Montevideo

Two male nurses are arrested in Uruguay over dozens of suspected induced deaths at two hospitals in the capital Montevideo, police say.
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Celtic 0-1 Kilmarnock

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 16:59
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Kilmarnock win the Scottish Communities League Cup for the first time in their history and end Celtic's domestic treble hopes.
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'Deadly car bomb' in Syrian city

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 17:52
related countries: Syria Syria
related places: Aleppo, Damascus

A car bomb has exploded in the Syrian city of Aleppo, with reports of dead and injured, a day after two blasts in the capital Damascus.
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Tonga's King Tupou V 'dies in HK'

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 19:02
related countries: Tonga Tonga, Hong Kong Hong Kong

King George Tupou V of the South Pacific nation of Tonga dies in Hong Kong at the age of 63, media reports say.
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Venizelos to lead Greece's Pasok

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 20:03
related countries: Greece Greece

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos claims victory in the centre-left Pasok party's leadership vote, ahead of a general election.
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UK journalists are freed by Libya

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 20:25
related countries: Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Two British journalists detained in Libya after being accused of entering the country illegally are being released.
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St Patrick's Day riot in Ontario

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 20:44
related countries: Canada Canada

Crowds of Canadian youngsters battle with police and set fire to a van in Ontario, after St Patrick's Day parties spill on to the streets.
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Second vigil held for Coptic pope

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 22:24
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Crowds of Egyptian Coptic Christians are holding a second all-night vigil to mourn the death of their spiritual leader Pope Shenouda III.
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VIDEO: Bangkok's celebrity taxi tweeter

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 22:29
related countries: Thailand Thailand

A motorcycle taxi driver has found celebrity after tweeting scoops on the city's news events.
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Count held in Guinea-Bissau poll

Sunday 18th of March 2012, 23:03
related countries: Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, Guinea Guinea

Votes are being counted in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau following an election to choose a new president.
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