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Limbaugh apologises for slut slur

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 0:39
related countries: United States

US radio host Rush Limbaugh apologises for calling a law student who testified to a congressional committee in support of contraception a "slut".
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'Up to 50 killed' in Guinea crash

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 1:18
related countries: Guinea

Reports from Guinea say up to 50 people have died after a lorry taking people to market crashed in the east of the country.
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Three killed by bomb in Colombia

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 2:13
related countries: Colombia

A child and two soldiers are killed in a bomb attack in eastern Colombia which officials blame on the largest left-wing rebel group, the Farc.
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US government to continue BP case

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 3:01
related countries: United States

The US government says it will continue its case against BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, despite a deal reached by BP with other claimants.
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Romney wins Washington caucuses

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 5:06
related countries: United States
related places: Washington, Republican

US presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins caucuses in the state of Washington as Republican hopefuls prepare for contests on Super Tuesday.
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Scots 'Yes' campaign set for May

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 6:02
related countries: United Kingdom

The "yes" campaign for Scottish independence will begin soon after the May local elections, First Minister Alex Salmond says.
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Japanese Emperor leaves hospital

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 8:19
related countries: Japan
related places: Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Akihito leaves hospital after having a heart bypass operation at a Tokyo hospital in February.
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VIDEO: Dublin patron saint's heart stolen

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 9:04
related countries: Ireland
related places: Dublin

The preserved heart of Dublin's patron saint has been stolen from the city's Christ Church Cathedral
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MSP suspended over abuse claims

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 10:23
related countries: United Kingdom

A member of the Scottish parliament is suspended by his party over allegations of domestic abuse published in a Sunday newspaper.
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Cardinal criticises gay marriages

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 11:06
related countries: United Kingdom

The government's plans for gay marriage are criticised as "grotesque" by the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in Britain.
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Meteor witnessed across Britain

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 11:59
related countries: United Kingdom

Police forces say they have received a number of calls reporting what is believed to have been a meteor streaking through the night sky.
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Red Cross pushes for Homs access

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 12:06
related countries: Syria

The Red Cross says it still cannot access the Baba Amr district of Homs, so has begun to deliver aid to victims in surrounding areas of the Syrian city.
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VIDEO: China's military budget tops $100bn

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 13:38
related countries: United States
related places: Asia

China has announced an 11% increase in military spending for 2012, in its first defence budget since US President Barack Obama announced that influence across the Asia-Pacific region was a "top priority".
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Poland suffers deadly train crash

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 13:51
related countries: Poland

Two trains collide on the Warsaw-Krakow mainline in southern Poland, leaving 16 people dead and about 58 injured, local officials say.
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Russians vote for new president

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 14:42
related countries: Russia

Vladimir Putin seeks a third term as Russia votes in presidential elections, but his opponents allege numerous election violations.
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Yemen soldiers killed in clashes

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 15:47
related countries: Yemen

At least 30 soldiers and a number of militants have been killed in fighting near an Islamist-held part of southern Yemen, military officials say.
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VIDEO: Munitions blasts 'kill scores' in Congo

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 16:40
related countries: Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
related places: Brazzaville

At least 146 people are reported to have been killed following huge explosions at an arms dump in Congo's capital Brazzaville.
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'Scores killed' in Congo blasts

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 16:55
related countries: Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
related places: Brazzaville

At least 200 people are reported killed and hundreds more injured after accidental explosions at a munitions dump in Congo's capital Brazzaville.
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France 17-17 Ireland

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 17:02
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Ireland end France's Grand Slam hopes by securing a draw in an entertaining and keenly fought Six Nations match in Paris.
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Picasso painting 'could leave UK'

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 17:06
related countries: United Kingdom

A Picasso painting Child with a Dove - which has been on public display in Britain since the 1970s - is up for sale and could go abroad.
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VIDEO: Two dead as Australia floods continue

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 17:19
related countries: Australia

Flooding in south-eastern Australia has claimed the life two men, and forced thousands of people from their homes.
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Lawyer named in bomb trial dies

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 18:50
related countries: Pakistan, United Kingdom

A lawyer, who two men are accused of trying to murder, as well as Celtic manager Neil Lennon, dies in Pakistan.
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Chavez says tumour was malignant

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 18:54
related countries: Venezuela, Cuba
related places: Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a lesion he had removed from his pelvic region earlier this week was malignant.
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VIDEO: Putin 'elected Russian president'

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 19:07
related countries: Russia

Vladimir Putin has been elected Russian president for the third time, exit polls suggest, after spending the last four years as the country's PM.
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Obama warns of force against Iran

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 20:19
related countries: Iran, United States

President Obama says the US "will not hesitate" to use force to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, but that diplomacy can still succeed.
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Fury over Libya war graves attack

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 20:52
related countries: Libya, United Kingdom

Attacks on the graves of British servicemen in the Libyan city of Benghazi are described as "horrific" by Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt.
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Putin declares win in elections

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 21:37
related countries: Russia

Vladimir Putin declares victory in Russia's presidential elections, returning for a third term after four years as prime minister.
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Tibet woman sets herself on fire

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 21:44
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

A Tibetan woman burns herself to death in south-west China, activists say, the latest in a spate of self-immolations in protest against Beijing's rule.
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Peru captures 'Shining Path boss'

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 22:01
related countries: Peru

A man accused of leading the remnants of the Shining Path rebel group in northern Peru is captured by police.
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UK journalists 'spying' in Libya

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 22:27
related countries: Libya, United Kingdom

Two British journalists detained in Libya nearly two weeks ago are suspected of spying, the militia that is holding them says.
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VIDEO: What will Putin's return mean for Russia?

Sunday 4th of March 2012, 22:28
related countries: Russia

Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in Russia's presidential election, but what does that mean for the country and its often strained relations with the West?
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