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Fifa official in Brazil apology

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 0:01
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Senior Fifa executive Jerome Valcke apologises to Brazil for his criticism of the country's World Cup 2014 preparations.
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Turning old cars into condom machines in Sierra Leone

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 0:23
related countries: Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

From old cars to condoms
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VIDEO: McCain calls for air strikes on Syria

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 1:00
related countries: Syria Syria, United States United States
related places: America

US Senator John McCain has called for America to lead an international force to protect key population centres in Syria through air strikes on President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
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US justifies terror-target policy

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 1:01
related countries: United States United States

The US lays out for the first time when it will use "lethal force" to target Americans who are plotting attacks against the country.
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VIDEO: The story behind Russia's elections

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 1:18
related countries: Russia Russia

Newsnight's Tim Whewell reports from Russia, where police have made 550 arrests after protests against Vladimir Putin's election as president.
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Senate votes to keep China duties

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 1:40
related countries: United States United States, Vietnam Vietnam, China China
related places: Washington

The US Senate votes to uphold Washington's ability to impose duties on subsidised goods from China and Vietnam.
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Argentina plans Falklands museum

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 2:08
related countries: Argentina Argentina, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Argentina is to open a museum honouring its soldiers who died during the Falklands conflict with the UK in 1982, President Cristina Fernandez says.
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VIDEO: Vote counting in five Indian states

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 2:56
related countries: India India

Election results from five Indian states including the largest state of Uttar Pradesh are to be announced on Tuesday.
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Australia floods force 9,000 out

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 3:07
related countries: Australia Australia
related places: Wagga Wagga

Almost 9,000 people are ordered to leave their homes in the town of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales as floods continue to threaten southeast Australia.
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New breed of chefs takes over hotel kitchens in India

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 3:21
related countries: India India

The housewives overturning India's food scene
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Alien invaders threaten Antarctic

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 3:26
related countries: Antarctica Antarctica

The fringes of Antarctica are being invaded by alien plants and tiny animals, scientists have found, with the average visitor carrying 9.5 seeds.
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Singapore maids in weekly day off

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 4:11
related countries: Singapore Singapore

Singapore's government announces that maids working in the country must get a weekly rest day from next year.
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VIDEO: Congo blast site still unsafe

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 4:22
related countries: Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
related places: Brazzaville

The area where ammunitions stockpiles exploded in Congo's capital, Brazzaville, is still too unsafe to enter according to rescue workers.
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VIDEO: 'Israel has right to defend itself'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 5:37
related countries: Israel Israel, Iran Iran

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his country's right to defend itself against an Iranian nuclear threat.
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Tibet teen dies in China protest

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 6:21
related countries: China China

A young Tibetan teenager burns himself to death in China, rights groups say, becoming the third such reported case this week.
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Goldman Sachs posts loss in Asia

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 6:24
related countries: China China, United States United States
related places: Asia

US investment bank Goldman Sachs posts a loss in Asia, the first since 2008, following declines in the Chinese stock market
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Israel PM talks tough on security

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 7:23
related countries: Israel Israel, Iran Iran, United States United States
related places: White House

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tells US President Barack Obama that Israel must always remain "master of its fate", as they meet for key talks on Iran.
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McNugget sold on eBay for $8,100

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 8:02
related countries: United States United States
related places: McDonald

A three-year-old McDonald's McNugget resembling US President George Washington is auctioned on eBay for $8,100.
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Briton Tappin denied bail in US

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 8:02
related countries: United States United States

A Briton extradited to the United States over allegations of arms dealing is denied bail.
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India PM asked to lift cotton ban

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 8:24
related countries: India India

India's Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar asks Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to lift a ban on cotton exports announced on Monday.
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Papua New Guinea judge charged

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 8:35
related countries: Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's chief justice is charged with obstructing a police investigation into his management of the court.
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Flooded Bangkok airport reopened

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 8:54
related countries: Thailand Thailand
related places: Bangkok

Bangkok's Don Muang airport reopens to traffic four months after it was inundated in Thailand's devastating floods.
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Shareholders sue Tepco executives

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 9:10
related countries: Japan Japan
related places: Fukushima

Shareholders in Tokyo Electric Power Company sue the firm's directors over their role in Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.
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Fox cancels Spielberg TV series

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 9:15
related countries: United States United States
related places: Fox

US TV network Fox cancels Steven Spielberg drama Terra Nova after just one series.
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UK property prices 'fall by 0.5%'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 9:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Halifax

UK house prices fell by 0.5% in February compared with the previous month, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.
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VIDEO: Brazil economy could overtake UK

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 9:55
related countries: Brazil Brazil, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Growth figures out today could show Brazil's economy overtaking the UK to become the world's sixth largest.
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Kashmir security forces charged

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 10:11
related countries: India India

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have launched more than 400 cases alleging human rights abuses against security personnel in recent years, officials say.
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Power fault brings Eurostar chaos

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 10:25
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Eurostar services between London and Paris suffer serious delays due to an overhead cable fault, with many passengers stranded on trains.
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Marigold Hotel tops UK box office

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 10:31
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Comedy drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel knocks The Woman in Black off the top of the UK box office chart.
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Israel warns time short on Iran

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 10:56
related countries: Israel Israel, Iran Iran, United States United States

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tells a pro-Israel US lobby time is running out to stop Iran developing a nuclear weapon.
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Texas execution: How much is a death worth?

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:05
related countries: United States United States

Are rising drug costs curbing US executions?
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Gaza-West Bank exports allowed

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:19
related countries: Gaza Strip Gaza Strip, West Bank West Bank

For the first time since a ban was imposed in 2007, Israel has permitted the export of goods from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank.
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UN 'can visit key Iranian site'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:19
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Parchin

Iran says it is prepared under certain conditions to give UN nuclear inspectors access to a key military site at Parchin.
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Peru sees illegal mining protest

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:23
related countries: Peru Peru

Several thousand people march in Peru's eastern Amazon against tough new sanctions for illegal gold mining.
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Robot cheetah 'sets speed record'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:33
related countries: United States United States

US engineers working on battlefield improvements have built a four-legged robot which is able to run as fast as 18mph (29km/h) on a treadmill.
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Russia anti-Putin activists freed

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:35
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Russian police release about 250 opposition activists after an anti-Putin rally, amid reports of major election fraud.
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UK ISPs lose file-sharing appeal

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:37
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

BT and Talk Talk have lost an appeal against government plans to curb the spread of illegal file-sharing.
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What next for Putin's Russia?

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:43
related countries: Russia Russia

Can Russia's president-elect show a new face?
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Turkey begins flights to Somalia

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 11:55
related countries: Turkey Turkey, Somalia Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Turkish Airlines begins a twice-weekly service to Somalia's capital, the first major carrier from outside the East Africa to land in Mogadishu in more than 20 years.
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Sri Lanka level tri-series final

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 12:01
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Australia Australia

Tillakaratne Dilshan fires a century as Sri Lanka beat Australia to level the best-of-three one-day international tri-series.
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Nigeria gas rig fire extinguished

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 12:25
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, United States United States
related places: Chevron

A fire that killed two workers and destroyed a gas exploration rig off Nigeria's south-east coast goes out after 46 days, US oil and gas firm Chevron says.
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US-Israeli talks spark mixed press response

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 12:41
related countries: Israel Israel, Iran Iran, United States United States

The Israeli press detects some common ground with the United States on the Iranian nuclear issue; Iranian newspapers play down Obama's comments as "propaganda"
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VIDEO: 'We thought we were going to crash'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 13:34
related countries: Seychelles Seychelles

Passenger Eden Victoria Erlandsson, who was on an Air France flight forced to make an emergency landing, decribes how people were crying and screaming in panic.
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VIDEO: Skiers film French avalanche

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 13:40
related countries: France France
related places: Savoie

Skiers at a resort in the Savoie region of France escaped injury when an avalanche plunged down the St Francois Longchamp mountain, at the weekend.
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VIDEO: 'Clean-up' in Homs amid abuse claims‎

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 13:50
related countries: Syria Syria

Syrian state TV has broadcast what it says is footage of trucks and diggers 'cleaning up' debris in the embattled district of Baba Amr.
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Syrian refugees flee to Lebanon‎

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 13:51
related countries: Syria Syria, Lebanon Lebanon

Thousands of Syrian refugees have recently crossed into Lebanon, the UN says, amid reports that security forces are committing atrocities in Homs.
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Priests held in sex abuse inquiry

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 14:09
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Eastbourne

Two retired Church of England priests are arrested in the Eastbourne area on suspicion of sexually abusing children and young men.
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Sweden 'secret arms for Saudis'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 14:29
related countries: Sweden Sweden, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt is pressed to clarify a report that his government is helping Saudi Arabia plan an advanced arms factory.
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Nissan to build new model in UK

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 14:33
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Sunderland

Carmaker Nissan is to build a new model at its Sunderland factory, with investment of £125m, which it says will create 2,000 jobs.
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VIDEO: 'Bitter ironies' of Sirte destruction

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 14:43
related countries: Libya Libya

Newsnight's Mark Urban reports from the Libyan city of Sirte, which still lies in ruins months after Colonel Gaddafi's death.
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Disney composer Sherman mourned

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 15:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Robert B Sherman, who penned songs for Disney classics including Mary Poppins and Winnie the Pooh with his brother Richard M, dies in London aged 86.
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Congo's capital picks up pieces after arms depot blasts

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 15:40
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congolese city picks up pieces after deadly arms depot blasts
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Saudi man shot dead in Bangladesh

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 15:42
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh Bangladesh
related places: Dhaka

A Saudi Arabian official has been shot dead in an upmarket district of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, police say.
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Congress setback in India polls

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 15:48
related countries: India India

India's ruling Congress party suffers a blow as it fails to build on its low standing in assembly elections in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Swiss eye tax rise for foreigners

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 16:00
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

Switzerland moves closer towards enforcing a higher rate of income tax on the country's 5,000 wealthiest foreign residents.
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Ethiopia rebels 'release Germans'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 16:08
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia, Germany Germany

Ethiopian rebels say they have released two German tourists who were taken captive in January, but there is no official confirmation.
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Furore over German 'Brevik' shop

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 16:22
related countries: Norway Norway, Germany Germany
related places: Breivik, Brevik, A

A clothing label popular among neo-Nazis angers German officials by naming a shop "Brevik" - similar to the Norwegian mass killer's name "Breivik".
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Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 16:52
related countries: Canada Canada

An investigation into potentially fraudulent robocalls in advance of the 2011 Canadian election reaches internet commerce company Paypal.
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VIDEO: UN concern over Barrier Reef threat

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 17:20
related countries: Australia Australia

A UN team has arrived in Australia to investigate possible damage to the Great Barrier Reef by the mining industry.
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Brazil 'overtakes UK's economy'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 17:49
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Brazil has become the sixth-biggest economy in the world, overtaking the UK, the country's finance minister says.
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Castration introduced in Moldova

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 18:11
related countries: Moldova Moldova

Compulsory chemical castration is introduced for paedophiles in Moldova, after a vote in the country's parliament.
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VIDEO: Karzai backs sex segregation ruling

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 18:15
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Afghanistan's government is facing criticism after welcoming guidance from Muslim clerics that women should not mix with men at school, at work or in other aspects of daily life.
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Deadly avalanche in Afghanistan

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 18:42
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

At least 42 people have been killed by an avalanche in Afghanistan's remote north-eastern Badakhshan province, officials say.
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VIDEO: Brazil 'overtakes UK's economy'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 18:50
related countries: Brazil Brazil, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Brazil has become the sixth-biggest economy in the world, the country's finance minister has said.
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International 'hacker' arrests

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 18:53
related countries: Ireland Ireland, United States United States

US law authorities charge hackers in the UK, US and Ireland. The men are accused of being involved in cyber attacks by Lulzsec and Antisec.
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Fresh Iran nuclear talks agreed

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 19:03
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

Six major world powers and Iran are to hold fresh talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, the EU says, a year after the last round failed.
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Syria troops 'shell rebel towns'‎

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 19:05
related countries: Syria Syria

Security forces have been shelling rebel-held towns in Syria, activists say, as President Bashar al-Assad vows to continue fighting "terrorism".
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VIDEO: Assad regime 'blood on its hands'

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 19:15
related countries: Syria Syria, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain's Ambassador to Syria, Simon Collis, has told the BBC that the Assad regime has so much 'blood on its hands' that the Syrian people know it is doomed.
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Cable calls for RBS to be split

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 19:44
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Vince Cable says he would like to see Royal Bank of Scotland turned into a new bank for British businesses, a leaked letter shows.
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Chile mine to pay $5m for rescue

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 20:15
related countries: Chile Chile

The owners of the mine in Chile where 33 men were trapped for 69 days agree to pay $5m (£3.2m) towards their rescue.
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French PM prompts religious row

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 20:24
related countries: France France

Muslim and Jewish groups react with dismay after French PM Francois Fillon suggests the religious slaughter of animals is out of date.
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Prince Harry runs with Usain Bolt

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 21:01
related countries: Jamaica Jamaica

Prince Harry takes part in a "race" with Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt during his visit to Jamaica as part of a tour to mark his grandmother's Diamond Jubilee.
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Stocks down on Greek swap fears

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 21:22
related countries: Greece Greece

Stock markets decline sharply on concerns ahead of a key deadline to secure Greece's future in the euro.
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Lehman Brothers exits bankruptcy

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 21:54
related countries: United States United States

Lehman Brothers, the US investment bank that collapsed in 2008, exits bankruptcy protection to sell its remaining assets.
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VIDEO: Syria heartbreaking, says Obama

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 22:00
related countries: Syria Syria, United States United States

US President Barack Obama said the situation in Syria was heartbreaking but that there was no simple solution.
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FBI in $1m plea for missing man

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 22:12
related countries: Iran Iran

The FBI offers a $1m (£636,000) reward for the safe return of former agent Robert Levinson, last seen in Iran five years ago while working as a private investigator.
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Call for federalism in East Libya

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 22:15
related countries: Libya Libya

Civic leaders in eastern Libya declare semi-autonomy for the oil-rich region, saying the area has been neglected for decades.
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Bundesbank bites back amid euro fears

Tuesday 6th of March 2012, 23:34
related countries: Germany Germany

The German central bank is reasserting its authority
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