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'Last Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia 03/10/2010 02:14 AM |
| Indonesia's president confirms security forces have killed the last main main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin. | |
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China's exports see big increase 03/10/2010 01:36 AM |
| China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade. | |
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Collider to shut down for a year 03/09/2010 05:19 PM |
| The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned. | |
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US 'hid terror suspect treatment' 03/10/2010 12:36 AM |
| A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired. | |
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Jerusalem row clouds Biden visit 03/10/2010 02:43 AM |
| US Vice-President Joe Biden meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, with discussions dominated by Israeli plans for 1,600 more homes in East Jerusalem. | |
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Iran attacks US over Afghanistan 03/10/2010 02:51 AM |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. | |
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Gaza activist's death case opens 03/10/2010 02:16 AM |
| A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel. | |
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Five killed in Pakistan attack 03/09/2010 11:09 PM |
| Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say. | |
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Ring may be giant 'impact crater' 03/09/2010 06:26 PM |
| Deforestation in central Africa has revealed what could be an impact crater left by a giant space rock, scientists say. | |
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Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints '3D edition' 03/09/2010 06:35 PM |
| A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses. | |
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China wages war on pervasive corruption 03/10/2010 02:14 AM |
| Public corruption is not exclusive to China, but it is considered a more serious problem here because it could threaten Communist ... | |
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6 killed in attack on aid group in Pakistan 03/10/2010 01:49 AM |
| Gunmen attacked the offices of an international aid group in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six eople working for the ... | |
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Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early 03/10/2010 01:46 AM |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge ... | |
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Iraqi parties both claim lead in election 03/09/2010 06:44 PM |
| The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after ... | |
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Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from election 03/09/2010 06:30 PM |
| A new election law issued by Myanmar's ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political ... | |
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Egypt to pay for restoration of all its Jewish synagogues 03/09/2010 05:39 PM |
| Egypt will shoulder the costs of restoring the country's Jewish houses of worship said the culture minister Tuesday, two days ... | |
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2 U.S. soldiers die in accident in Iraq 03/09/2010 03:48 PM |
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The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
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Britain may force owners to microchip, insure their dogs 03/09/2010 02:32 PM |
| British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's ... | |
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3 arrested for theft of Cyprus ex-leader's body 03/09/2010 12:25 PM |
| Cypriot police say three men have been arrested over the theft of the corpse of former president Tasos Papadopoulos. | |
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Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan 03/09/2010 02:48 PM |
| Israel approved the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday a move that immediately clouded ... | |
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U.S. condemns new Israel housing units 03/09/2010 04:24 PM |
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Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood, calling it "a step that undermines the trust we need right now." |
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Myanmar bars Suu Kyi's election participation 03/10/2010 12:47 AM |
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Myanmar's ruling junta has announced a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections. |
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Child abuse claims hit German Catholic institutions 03/10/2010 12:25 AM |
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Norbert Denef says for years he couldn't speak about the crimes committed against him during his childhood in Germany. |
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5 killed in attack at charity in Pakistan 03/10/2010 12:59 AM |
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Militants attacked the office of a humanitarian organization in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killing five people, police said. |
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Bali bombing mastermind 'killed' in shootout 03/10/2010 12:31 AM |
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A police raid on the outskirts of Jakarta Tuesday may have killed one of Indonesia's most-wanted terrorists, though officials said they would await tests to verify the man's identity. |
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China may ban eating dogs, cats 03/09/2010 10:23 AM |
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As part of a revamping of animal welfare laws, China is considering banning consumption of meat from cats and dogs. Such a ban would show "China has reached a new level of civilization," one proponent says. |
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Nigerian security chief replaced after massacre 03/09/2010 11:24 AM |
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Nigeria's acting president replaced his national security adviser Tuesday, two days after mobs massacred hundreds in villages in central Nigeria. |
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Irish police arrest 7 on murder plot charges 03/09/2010 09:33 AM |
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Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday suspected of plotting to commit a murder abroad, they announced. |
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Freed from Haiti, missionary returns 'with mixed emotions' 03/09/2010 05:47 PM |
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After more than a month in a Haitian jail, an American missionary was free Monday night, looking forward to a hot shower and a long night in bed on home soil. |
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Bahrain hot for racing 03/09/2010 05:43 AM |
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Champagne won't be sprayed this weekend in Bahrain at the country's Formula One Grand Prix, a hotly anticipated race that kicks off the season. |
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Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans 03/10/2010 02:11 AM |
| RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Israel's new plan to build 1,600 apartments for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday.... | |
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Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killed 03/10/2010 02:15 AM |
| JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after fighting between Christians and Muslims in the area left more than 200 dead including dozens of children.... | |
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Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism 03/10/2010 01:11 AM |
| DHARMSALA, India (AP) -- The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region.... | |
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Brazil's Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo 03/10/2010 02:24 AM |
| BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influential nation.... | |
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Iran leader: US playing `game' in Afghanistan 03/10/2010 02:16 AM |
| KABUL (AP) -- Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported.... | |
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Tasmanian devil colony shows immunity to cancer 03/10/2010 02:22 AM |
| ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Australian scientists said Wednesday that the discovery of a genetically distinct colony of Tasmanian devils may save the species from being wiped out by a contagious cancer that has decimated the population.... | |
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Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack 03/10/2010 01:43 AM |
| CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's state-owned news agency says the country's top Muslim cleric has died of a heart attack during a visit to Saudi Arabia.... | |
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Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections 03/10/2010 01:23 AM |
| YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's military rulers have barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in upcoming elections and may force her own political party to expel her under a new election law unveiled Wednesday.... | |
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Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raid 03/10/2010 01:53 AM |
| JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesian counterterror authorities won international praise on Wednesday for killing a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadly 2002 Bali bombings.... | |
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Taliban claim suicide attack on NATO-Afghan base 03/10/2010 12:06 AM |
| KHOST, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.... | |
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Ethiopia Denies $95M from 'Live Aid' Proceeds Was Spent on Weapons 03/10/2010 12:03 AM |
| Zenawi said that the BBC had fallen for lies fabricated by his political opponents. | |
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Women’s Bill in India Passes 03/09/2010 11:58 PM |
| A bill that will reserve a third of the seats in the legislature for women passed in India’s upper house Tuesday. | |
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Tibetans Detained Outside Chinese Embassy in New Delhi 03/09/2010 11:51 PM |
| The activists, wearing headbands, holding placards, and calling out slogans of “Free Tibet,” arrived at the heavily guarded embassy. | |
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Internet Restrictions Lifted on Cuba, Sudan and Iran 03/09/2010 11:43 PM |
| The U.S. Department of the Treasury has loosened restrictions on Internet services provided in Iran, Cuba, and Sudan. | |
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Ireland Arrests Seven Over Cartoonist Plot 03/09/2010 11:39 PM |
| In 2007, the Swedish newspaper published his sketch depicting a dog with the human bearded head and turban. | |
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Ninth U.S. Missionary Released from Haiti 03/09/2010 11:33 PM |
| Charisa Coulter, one of the two last American missionaries still detained in Haiti was released from prison. | |
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French Fishermen Rescue Capsized Pirates After Attack 03/09/2010 11:27 PM |
| Six Somali pirates whose boat had flipped over were rescued by the French fishermen they had just tried to assault. | |
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Terrorists Killed by Police in Indonesia 03/09/2010 10:20 PM |
| Indonesian police said they killed three suspected militants in two separate raids conducted in the outskirts of capital Jakarta. | |
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Japan Confirms Secret Nuclear Pact with U.S. 03/09/2010 09:40 PM |
| On Tuesday, Japan Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada confirmed the existence of a secret nuclear pact with the United States. | |
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Ukraine's President Amends Constitution to Allow Non-Party Coalitions 03/09/2010 08:21 PM |
| Ukraine’s new president, Victor Yanukovych changed the constitution to improve his chances for keeping power. | |