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US extends aid to Syrian rebels

Friday 1st of March 2013, 0:01
related countries: Italy, Syria, United States
related places: Rome

Secretary of State John Kerry says the US will provide "non-lethal" support to Syrian rebels for the first time, as well as extra aid to the opposition.
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Will Swiss 'fat cats' be put on diets?

Friday 1st of March 2013, 0:03
related countries: Switzerland

Will Swiss 'fat cats' be put on diets?
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Taiwan: Can you recycle a city?

Friday 1st of March 2013, 0:03
related countries: Taiwan

Creating clothes from old bottles and furniture from scrap paper
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Zuma condemns SA 'police drag' case

Friday 1st of March 2013, 0:38
related countries: South Africa

South African President Jacob Zuma condemns an incident captured on video showing a taxi driver being dragged through the streets by a police van.
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VIDEO: France crowns pig squealing kings

Friday 1st of March 2013, 0:56
related countries: France

One of the big crowd-pullers at France's annual agricultural fair is the national pig-noise contest.
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Bucking the teen curfew in Switzerland

Friday 1st of March 2013, 1:13
related countries: Switzerland

The Swiss towns banning kids from being out late
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VIDEO: Manning pleads guilty to some charges

Friday 1st of March 2013, 1:15
related countries: United States

The US soldier accused of leaking large numbers of secret documents to Wikileaks has pleaded guilty to 10 of the 22 charges against him.
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The silent nightmare of domestic violence in Russia

Friday 1st of March 2013, 1:16
related countries: Russia

Plight of battered women in Russia where abuse is not a crime
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Kenya rape victim fears repeat of 2007 ordeal

Friday 1st of March 2013, 1:19
related countries: Kenya

Raped Kenyan woman is leaving home on polling day
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Mexico union replaces Gordillo

Friday 1st of March 2013, 1:31
related countries: Mexico

The SNTE teachers' union in Mexico picks a new leader after previous head Elba Esther Gordillo was charged on Wednesday with fraud.
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Charity reaches rainforest goal

Friday 1st of March 2013, 2:05
related countries: United Kingdom

A charity founded to save tropical rainforest the size of Wales has achieved its goal.
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VIDEO: 'Baby Doc' Duvalier appears in court

Friday 1st of March 2013, 2:24
related countries: Haiti
related places: Jean

Haiti's former ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has appeared in court for a hearing to determine if he can be charged with crimes against humanity.
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Japan consumer prices drop continues

Friday 1st of March 2013, 2:27
related countries: Japan

Japan's consumer prices dip for the third straight month, underlining the challenge faced by policymakers as they try to stoke inflation.
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Warning over NHS competition rules

Friday 1st of March 2013, 2:42
related countries: United Kingdom

An architect of the government's NHS changes in England warns they may be undermined by rules opening the health service to more competition.
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VIDEO: Record snowfall in northern Japan

Friday 1st of March 2013, 6:06
related countries: Japan

Northern Japan usually has a high snow fall but this year's has broken all records.
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Six hurt in southern Thai bomb blast

Friday 1st of March 2013, 6:24
related countries: Thailand

Six people are injured by a bomb in southern Thailand, a day after the government signed a peace talks deal with Muslim rebels.
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US wins Kim Dotcom evidence appeal

Friday 1st of March 2013, 7:10
related countries: New Zealand, United States
related places: Appeal

New Zealand's Court of Appeal has said that US prosecutors do not need to disclose their evidence in their fight to extradite Megaupload's Kim Dotcom.
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England recover in NZ tour match

Friday 1st of March 2013, 7:32
related countries: New Zealand, United Kingdom

Kevin Pietersen and Nick Compton fall cheaply but England extend their lead to 333 against a New Zealand XI in Queenstown.
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Fresh violence erupts in Bangladesh

Friday 1st of March 2013, 8:13
related countries: Bangladesh

Fresh violence erupts in northern Bangladesh a day after a senior Islamist party leader was sentenced to death by a special war crimes tribunal.
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Sky buys O2 broadband and fixed line

Friday 1st of March 2013, 9:31
related countries: United Kingdom, Spain

British Sky Broadcasting is buying the UK broadband and fixed line businesses of Spain's Telefonica, currently branded as O2 and BE.
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VIDEO: No deal in sight on US budget cuts

Friday 1st of March 2013, 9:43
related countries: United States
related places: Friday, Congress

The US is braced for steep budget cuts after Republicans and Democrats in Congress adjourn for the weekend despite a Friday deadline for a deal.
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N Korea's Kim meets Dennis Rodman

Friday 1st of March 2013, 10:17
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Kim, Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman at a game in Pyongyang.
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Ethiopian church elects new pope

Friday 1st of March 2013, 10:29
related countries: Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church elects Abune Mathias as its new head six months after the death of the previous patriarch.
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'Two dead as shots fired' in Sabah

Friday 1st of March 2013, 10:35
related countries: Malaysia, Philippines

At least two Malaysian policemen are reportedly killed in clashes at a village in Sabah province occupied by a clan from the Philippines.
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House prices 'up 0.2% in February'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 10:36
related countries: United Kingdom

UK house prices rose by 0.2% in February compared with the previous month but were the same as a year ago, the Nationwide says.
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US sailors jailed over Okinawa rape

Friday 1st of March 2013, 10:38
related countries: Japan, United States
related places: Okinawa

Two US sailors who pleaded guilty to the rape of a Japanese woman in Okinawa are sentenced to nine and 10 years in prison.
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Lib Dems win Eastleigh by-election

Friday 1st of March 2013, 10:49
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Eastleigh

Nick Clegg hails a "stunning victory" for the Liberal Democrats in the Eastleigh by-election, as the UK Independence Party pushes the Conservatives into third place.
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Prescription charges to rise by 20p

Friday 1st of March 2013, 10:50
related countries: United Kingdom

The cost of prescription charges in England will rise by 20p to £7.85 from 1 April, the government has announced.
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Vanessa Redgrave wins rave reviews

Friday 1st of March 2013, 10:54
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Broadway

The veteran British actress has won rave reviews for her performance in Jesse Eisenberg's new play The Revisionist, in an intimate off-Broadway production.
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VIDEO: Rodman: Kim is 'a friend for life'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 11:17
related countries: North Korea, United States

North Korea has released photographs of its leader Kim Jong-un meeting retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman.
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PM criticised for Marbles remarks

Friday 1st of March 2013, 11:34
related countries: Greece, India

The prime minister has been criticised after he opposed calls to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece and the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India.
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Court convicts Bahrain activist

Friday 1st of March 2013, 11:42
related countries: Bahrain

A Bahraini court sentences pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja to three months in jail for entering the site of the former Pearl Roundabout.
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Air New Zealand pilot 'fell asleep'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 11:47
related countries: United Kingdom, New Zealand
related places: London

Air New Zealand says one of its pilots twice nodded off during a flight between London and Los Angeles but the flight was never in danger, reports say.
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Obama: Court must back gay marriage

Friday 1st of March 2013, 12:23
related countries: United States
related places: California

A California ban on gay marriages, Proposition 8, should be overturned by the US Supreme Court, the Obama administration says.
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Undercover police laws 'need change'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 12:29
related countries: United Kingdom

Unacceptable sexual relationships by undercover police show an urgent review of laws regulating such activities in England and Wales is needed, MPs say.
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Nigeria leader 'eligible for 2015'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 12:38
related countries: Nigeria

A high court in Nigeria rules that President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to stand for another term in office in elections due in 2015.
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'14 dead' in Sabah stand-off clashes

Friday 1st of March 2013, 12:57
related countries: Malaysia, Philippines

At least 14 people are reported to have died in clashes to end a siege at a village in Malaysia's Sabah province by a Philippines clan, police say.
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VIDEO: Riots continue in Bangladesh

Friday 1st of March 2013, 13:01
related countries: Bangladesh

The BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan reports on violence in Bangladesh following the sentencing to death of an Islamist party leader, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi.
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In pictures: Berlin Wall protest

Friday 1st of March 2013, 13:34
related countries: Germany

Protests over plans to move surviving part of the Berlin Wall
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Dutch woman jailed for Rwanda crimes

Friday 1st of March 2013, 13:36
related countries: Netherlands, Rwanda

A Rwandan-born Dutch citizen has been sentenced to six years and eight months in jail for inciting genocide in 1994, but cleared of other charges.
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Caterpillar stash found in luggage

Friday 1st of March 2013, 14:37
related countries: Burkina Faso

A haul of almost 100kg of dried caterpillars is found at Gatwick Airport in the luggage of a passenger travelling from Burkina Faso.
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China parades condemned killers

Friday 1st of March 2013, 14:40
related countries: China

Four men are paraded live on television before being executed in China for the murder of 13 Chinese fishermen on the Mekong river in 2011.
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Hugo Chavez 'battling for his life'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 14:47
related countries: Venezuela, Cuba

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez is "battling for his health and his life" following his latest cancer treatment in Cuba, the vice-president says.
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Iraq market bombings 'kill five'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 14:48
related countries: Iraq

At least five people have been killed in a double car bombing at a market in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya, officials say.
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Pakistan-Iran pipeline 'to start'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 15:01
related countries: Pakistan, Iran, United States

Work on a gas pipeline between Iran and Pakistan is to begin on 11 March, Pakistani officials say, despite US warnings of possible sanctions.
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Congolese flee rival rebel clashes

Friday 1st of March 2013, 15:11
related countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo

More than 4,000 people flee over night from a border town into Uganda after rival rebel factions fought in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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McIlroy walks off course in US

Friday 1st of March 2013, 15:42
related countries: United States

World number one Rory McIlroy walks off the course after just eight holes of his second round at the Honda Classic.
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Arrests in Hong Kong over milk curbs

Friday 1st of March 2013, 15:47
related countries: Hong Kong

Ten people are arrested in Hong Kong as new restrictions over taking baby milk formula out of the territory come into force.
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Brazil economy grew 0.9% in 2012

Friday 1st of March 2013, 15:54
related countries: Botswana

The Brazilian economy grew at its slowest pace for three years in 2012, according to official figures, expanding by 0.9%.
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US faces $85bn budget cuts deadline

Friday 1st of March 2013, 16:37
related countries: United States
related places: Friday

US political leaders meet for a deadline-day summit at the White House as hopes fade for a deal to avoid $85bn (£56bn) in budget cuts.
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President rejects new polls in Italy

Friday 1st of March 2013, 16:58
related countries: Italy

The prospect of an early repeat vote in Italy to break the February election gridlock recedes after the outgoing head of state rejects the idea.
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Turkey PM's Zionism remarks attacked

Friday 1st of March 2013, 17:17
related countries: Turkey, United States

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is condemned by the US, Israel and the UN for branding Zionism a "crime against humanity".
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Kerry holds Syria talks in Turkey

Friday 1st of March 2013, 17:26
related countries: Turkey, Syria, United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry holds talks with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on the conflict in neighbouring Syria, amid differences on how best to support the opposition.
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Delhi protest at 'child sex attack'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 17:38
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Angry crowds protest outside a hospital in the Indian capital, Delhi, after reports that a seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at school.
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No deal on steep US budget cuts

Friday 1st of March 2013, 17:52
related countries: United States
related places: White House

US political leaders leave last-ditch White House talks without a deal to avoid steep budget cuts President Obama calls "unnecessary" and "inexcusable".
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VIDEO: Africa's film festival in full swing

Friday 1st of March 2013, 17:59
related countries: Burkina Faso
related places: Ouagadougou

This week the biennial pan-African film festival, Fespaco, has turned Burkina Faso's Ouagadougou into the capital of African cinema, reporters the BBC's Laeila Adjovi.
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Russian ex-banker wins asylum in UK

Friday 1st of March 2013, 18:09
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom
related places: London

A Russian former banker who fled to London after being accused of alleged fraud has been granted political asylum in the UK, the BBC learns.
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SA police held over dragging death

Friday 1st of March 2013, 18:16
related countries: South Africa, Mozambique

Eight South African police officers are arrested over the death of a Mozambican man who was dragged through the streets behind a police vehicle.
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Top al-Qaeda leader 'killed in Mali'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 18:48
related countries: Mali

A senior al-Qaeda militant has been killed in northern Mali, reports say.
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UK 'using less petrol but more gas'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 19:49
related countries: United Kingdom

A report from the Office for National Statistics shows that Britons are becoming more economical with vehicle fuel but more profligate with gas.
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Kenya leader urges peaceful poll

Friday 1st of March 2013, 20:03
related countries: Kenya

President Mwai Kibaki calls on Kenyans to vote peacefully in Monday's general election, and for losers to accept defeat.
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Medellin is 'most innovative city'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 21:05
related countries: Colombia
related places: Medellin

The Colombian city of Medellin is voted as the world's most innovative for its modern transport system, environmental policies and cultural offerings.
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Ex-Harper aide 'child porn' remarks

Friday 1st of March 2013, 21:56
related countries: Canada

A former senior adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is under fire for expressing doubts about jailing viewers of child pornography.
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Russian-US boy's death 'accidental'

Friday 1st of March 2013, 22:36
related countries: Russia, United States

The death in Texas of an adopted three-year-old Russian boy has been ruled an accident, US officials say, amid diplomatic tension over the case.
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Held Bolivia soldiers return home

Friday 1st of March 2013, 22:39
related countries: Bolivia, Chile

A Chilean court suspends a trial against three Bolivian soldiers, whose arrest had led to diplomatic tensions between the neighbouring countries.
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US judge orders cut in Apple award

Friday 1st of March 2013, 23:29
related countries: United States
related places: Apple

A judge in the US has ordered $1bn in damages awarded to Apple last year against Samsung be cut by 40% and set a new trial.
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