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VIDEO: Ukraine crisis: How does Obama handle uprisings?

Friday 7th of March 2014, 0:05
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

How the US president has handled world uprisings
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Safeway to be sold to Cerberus

Friday 7th of March 2014, 0:09
related countries: United States United States

US supermarket firm Safeway agrees to be bought by an investment group led by Cerberus Capital Management, the owner of Albertsons and other supermarket chains.
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Cowboy 'trick rope physics' revealed

Friday 7th of March 2014, 0:20
related countries: France France

A French scientist has unravelled a formula for trick roping, made famous in Western movies, to teach himself how to lasso like a cowboy.
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The Somali love of 'rude' nicknames

Friday 7th of March 2014, 0:38
related countries: Somalia Somalia

The country where you'll find No Fingers, Stutterer and White Hair
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Where is Thailand heading after protests?

Friday 7th of March 2014, 1:09
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Where is Thailand headed after four months of protests?
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US Army prosecutor accused of grope

Friday 7th of March 2014, 1:10
related countries: United States United States

A top prosecutor of sexual assault cases in the US Army has been accused of groping a female colleague, military officials say.
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Malaria 'spreading to new altitudes'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 1:13
related countries: United States United States

Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread in the African and South American highlands, traditionally havens from the disease, scientists say.
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Argentina finds drugs hidden in skis

Friday 7th of March 2014, 1:36
related countries: Argentina Argentina

Police in Argentina say they have foiled a scheme to smuggle cocaine into Europe by hiding the drug in specially-designed skis.
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Creator of Bitcoin 'found' in US

Friday 7th of March 2014, 1:41
related countries: United States United States

Claims by Newsweek to have found the man who invented the Bitcoin virtual cash system have drawn criticism and scepticism.
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The birthplace of Venezuela's protests

Friday 7th of March 2014, 1:50
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

On the streets in the birthplace of Venezuela's protests
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Bitcoin not a currency says Japan

Friday 7th of March 2014, 2:15
related countries: Japan Japan

Japan's government says Bitcoin is not a currency but that some transactions using the virtual unit should be taxed.
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'Drunk' man sues Las Vegas casino

Friday 7th of March 2014, 2:36
related countries: United States United States
related places: Las Vegas

A US businessman who lost $500,000 (£298,000) at a Las Vegas casino argues he should not have to pay - because he was too intoxicated.
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Lost tourist 'ate flies' to survive

Friday 7th of March 2014, 3:35
related countries: Germany Germany, Australia Australia

A German tourist who went missing for almost three weeks while walking in Australia's outback survived by eating flies, police say.
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US state bans Peeping Tom photos

Friday 7th of March 2014, 3:41
related countries: United States United States

Massachusetts passes a bill against taking indecent images of people in public, after a man who snapped photos up women's skirts goes scot-free.
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EU vote plan blights UK, says Cable

Friday 7th of March 2014, 4:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

David Cameron's commitment to an in/out referendum on Europe is "blighting" investment in the UK, Vince Cable warns.
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VIDEO: Dark trade of China's 'shadow banks'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 4:45
related countries: China China

China's debt has mounted, with a lot of money owed to unregulated "shadow banks.''
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Venezuela expels Panama diplomats

Friday 7th of March 2014, 5:12
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela, Panama Panama

Venezuela expels Panama's ambassador and three others as President Nicolas Maduro accuses the country of meddling amid ongoing opposition rallies.
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VIDEO: Risks of Peru's illegal 'gold rush'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 6:06
related countries: Peru Peru

Encouraged by the soaring price of gold, hundreds of thousands of poorer people in Peru have been trying to strike gold in the country's makeshift mines, operating outside the law.
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Queensland hit by record drought

Friday 7th of March 2014, 6:16
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia's Queensland is suffering its most widespread drought on record, with almost 80% of the state now included in the list of affected areas.
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VIDEO: Drought threat looms over Kenya region

Friday 7th of March 2014, 6:23
related countries: Kenya Kenya

The Turkana region in northern Kenya is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory with more than 1m people in need of food aid.
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Landmark default in China solar firm

Friday 7th of March 2014, 6:36
related countries: China China

Chaori Solar becomes the first Chinese firm to default on its onshore corporate bonds, say media reports quoting the firm, after failing to make an interest payment.
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Tokyo gas attack cult member jailed

Friday 7th of March 2014, 7:14
related countries: Japan Japan
related places: Tokyo

A former member of Japan's Aum Shinrikyo cult, the group which carried out a deadly sarin gas attack in Tokyo, is been jailed for nine years.
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Constable masterpiece goes on show

Friday 7th of March 2014, 7:36
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

One of the greatest masterpieces of British art goes on display at National Museum Cardiff for six months.
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Morgan replaces Vunipola for England

Friday 7th of March 2014, 10:17
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Gloucester's Ben Morgan replaces the injured Billy Vunipola at number eight for England's Six Nations match against Wales.
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Newsweek relaunches print edition

Friday 7th of March 2014, 10:22
related countries: United States United States

US current affairs magazine Newsweek relaunches its print edition just months after being bought over by digital news company IBT Media.
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Ukraine to take part in Paralympics

Friday 7th of March 2014, 10:38
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

Ukrainian Paralympians will take part in the Sochi Games, which start on Friday, after fears of a boycott were averted.
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Ireland v Italy (Saturday)

Friday 7th of March 2014, 11:15
related countries: Ireland Ireland, Italy Italy

Preview of Saturday's Six Nations fixture between Ireland and Italy at the Aviva Stadium.
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Obama pushes Putin on Crimea talks

Friday 7th of March 2014, 11:24
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine, Russia Russia, United States United States
related places: Crimea

US President Obama urges diplomacy in a telephone call with Russia's President Putin, who says the Ukraine crisis should not damage relations.
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Washington set for Grey's Anatomy

Friday 7th of March 2014, 11:52
related countries: United States United States

Actor Isaiah Washington is to return to US medical drama Grey's Anatomy, seven years after he was fired from the show after using a gay slur.
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Photo raises Malaysia religious tensions

Friday 7th of March 2014, 12:03
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

How an innocent photograph caused 'shame and distress'
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Turkey PM warns social media sites

Friday 7th of March 2014, 12:21
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan says his government could ban Facebook and YouTube, amid leaks suggesting government corruption.
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Anwar gets jail term for sodomy

Friday 7th of March 2014, 12:35
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

A Malaysian court sentences opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to five years in jail after overturning his acquittal on sodomy charges.
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The mysterious case of Wendell Simlin

Friday 7th of March 2014, 12:37
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

A team of online sleuths claim to have exposed an attempt to smear the former governor of Nigeria's central bank.
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ICC convicts Congo militia leader

Friday 7th of March 2014, 12:54
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

The International Criminal Court finds Congo militia leader Germain Katanga guilty of complicity in war crimes but acquits him of sexual offences.
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Officer dies in India navy accident

Friday 7th of March 2014, 13:24
related countries: India India
related places: Mumbai

An Indian navy officer is killed and a number of people are injured in an accident on a ship at a Mumbai dockyard, officials say.
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VIDEO: Teapot-shaped building causes a stir

Friday 7th of March 2014, 13:49
related countries: China China
related places: Wuxi

A giant teapot-shaped building is about to be opened to the public in China's eastern city of Wuxi.
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Pistorius 'fired gun in anger' - ex

Friday 7th of March 2014, 14:53
related countries: South Africa South Africa

An ex-girlfriend tells the Oscar Pistorius trial that he fired a gun from a car, as a security guard tells of the shock of finding him with a dying Reeva Steenkamp.
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Birmingham City owner Yeung jailed

Friday 7th of March 2014, 15:08
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung is jailed for six years by a Hong Kong court for money laundering.
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US economy adds 175,000 new jobs

Friday 7th of March 2014, 15:22
related countries: United States United States
related places: February

The US economy added 175,000 jobs in February, figures show, but the unemployment rate rose to 6.7%.
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Sarkozy phone 'tapped by judges'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 15:59
related countries: Libya Libya, France France

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has had his phone tapped on the orders of judges investigating alleged campaign donations from Libya, it is claimed.
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Crimea vote 'will not be recognised'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 16:08
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine, Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Ukraine's interim PM says "no-one in the civilised world" will recognise Crimea's referendum on joining Russia, as Moscow backs the vote.
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VIDEO: 'Marry me!' Harry heckled at Wembley

Friday 7th of March 2014, 16:38
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Wembley

Prince Harry has taken to the stage at Wembley Arena to address 12,000 young people taking part in the first We Day UK.
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Baltacha diagnosed with liver cancer

Friday 7th of March 2014, 17:09
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Former British tennis number one Elena Baltacha reveals she has been diagnosed with cancer of the liver.
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Canada condom piercer verdict upheld

Friday 7th of March 2014, 17:39
related countries: Canada Canada

The Canadian Supreme Court upholds the sexual assault conviction of a man who poked holes in the condoms he wore during sex with his girlfriend.
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VIDEO: Composer admits lying about deafness

Friday 7th of March 2014, 18:02
related countries: Japan Japan

Mamoru Samuragochi, one of Japan's most famous composers, officially apologises for pretending to be deaf. He was exposed last month by a music teacher, who also claimed that he wrote all of his music for him in secret for 18 years.
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Johnson calls on Scots to 'play big'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 18:05
related countries: France France

Head coach Scott Johnson rejects the notion that his pack could be outmuscled by the French at Murrayfield.
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VIDEO: ICC convicts Congo militia leader

Friday 7th of March 2014, 18:10
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Former Congo militia leader Germain Katanga has been found guilty of war crimes but acquitted of sexual offences, at the International Criminal Court.
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Russia MPs welcome Crimea referendum

Friday 7th of March 2014, 18:48
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine, Russia Russia

The heads of Russia's two houses of parliament say they will support Crimea if the region votes to leave Ukraine in a referendum on 16 March.
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Wales game 'will impact on World Cup'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 18:58
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England coach Stuart Lancaster says a win over Wales can have a psychological impact on next year's World Cup.
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Brotherhood 'terrorists', say Saudis

Friday 7th of March 2014, 19:03
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Syria Syria

Saudi Arabia designates the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, along with two jihadist groups fighting with the Syrian rebels.
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Winter Paralympics open in Sochi

Friday 7th of March 2014, 19:46
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Sochi

The 2014 Winter Paralympics are opened by Russian president Vladimir Putin in a spectacular ceremony in Sochi.
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Armed men 'seize Sevastopol base'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 20:10
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine, Russia Russia
related places: Sevastopol'

Armed men thought to be Russian have seized a Ukrainian military base in the Crimean city of Sevastopol.
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US general faces assault accuser

Friday 7th of March 2014, 22:13
related countries: United States United States

A female US Army captain who says a general sexually assaulted her weeps as she tells a court he threatened to kill her family.
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VIDEO: Muscovites on Crimea referendum

Friday 7th of March 2014, 22:20
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

People on the streets of Moscow speak about the Crimean parliament's decision to hold a referendum over whether the region should become part of Russia.
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S Africa expels Rwanda diplomats

Friday 7th of March 2014, 22:24
related countries: South Africa South Africa, Rwanda Rwanda

South Africa expels three Rwandan diplomats in connection with an attack on the home of an exiled Rwandan dissident, diplomatic sources say.
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VIDEO: Afghan aid projects 'at risk'

Friday 7th of March 2014, 23:16
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Many British aid projects in Afghanistan are too ambitious and may fail to survive the withdrawal of international forces, according to an independent report for the government.
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Boeing checks 787s for wing cracks

Friday 7th of March 2014, 23:24
related countries: United States United States

US aerospace company Boeing says it is checking 787 Dreamliner planes under production for potential "hairline cracks" in wings.
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Turkish ex-military chief freed

Friday 7th of March 2014, 23:52
related countries: Turkey Turkey
related places: Istanbul

Turkey's former army chief Ilker Basbug is released from prison in Istanbul after a local court overturns his conviction for plotting a coup.
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Kenyan president takes pay cut

Friday 7th of March 2014, 23:57
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta announces that he and his cabinet will take pay cuts to help reduce the government's ballooning wage bill.
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