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Iraq PM seeks high vote turnout

date: 2010-03-07 04:16:59

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki calls on voters to turn out in large numbers for national elections, as polls open.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Swiss vote on animal rights

date: 2010-03-07 03:44:50

A nationwide referendum is taking place in Switzerland on a proposal to give animals the constitutional right to be represented in court.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Swiss vote on lawyers for animals

date: 2010-03-07 03:44:50

A nationwide referendum is taking place in Switzerland on a proposal to give animals the constitutional right to be represented in court.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Iceland rejects bank payback deal

date: 2010-03-07 02:05:00

Icelanders have rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for their losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank, the government said after partial referendum results. Some 93.1 per cent of voters cast ballots opposing the deal,  partial results showed after 32 per cent of ...

source: article.wn.com

Rove regrets weak defence of Bush

date: 2010-03-07 01:55:46

Strategist Karl Rove says he regrets not doing more to reject claims his boss President George W Bush lied about WMDs in Iraq.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Iceland rejects bank payback plan

date: 2010-03-07 01:20:44

Voters in Iceland overwhelmingly reject a plan to repay debts to the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of the Icesave collapse.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Indian writer accepts talks role

date: 2010-03-06 23:27:38

Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she is ready to be an observer at any government talks with Maoist rebels.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Gang robs Berlin poker tournament

date: 2010-03-06 22:25:04

Armed robbers storm a luxury Berlin hotel hosting a poker tournament and make off with an undisclosed sum, police say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Togo leader declared poll winner

date: 2010-03-06 22:11:39

The current president of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe, has won re-election in a disputed vote, electoral authorities say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

UN chief visits Chile quake city

date: 2010-03-06 19:29:02

UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits a Chilean city badly hit by the earthquake as doctors warn that debris poses a health risk.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

US city hands out female condoms

date: 2010-03-06 17:46:18

Washington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, local media say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

With Haitian Schools in Ruins, Children Are in Limbo

date: 2010-03-06 17:35:00

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Thousands of schools in and around this devastated capital could remain closed for months or never reopen, according to Haitian and United Nations education officials. That leaves vast numbers of children languishing in camps or working in menial jobs as they struggle ...

source: article.wn.com

If Greece falls, euro is pointless: Sarkozy

date: 2010-03-06 17:06:00

France will support Greece following its efforts to reduce its deficit and has no intention of seeing the country fall by the wayside, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Saturday. "If we created the euro, we cannot let a country fall that is in...

source: article.wn.com

Brain behind Bali blasts killed, says Indonesia

date: 2010-03-09 22:26:00

JAKARTA: Indonesian counter-terrorism forces on Tuesday killed a man who was believed to have been one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings during a raid in the capital Jakarta, police and reports said. The man was among three people killed ...

source: article.wn.com

Producer admits Letterman blackmail

date: 2010-03-09 21:38:35

A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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US apology for Gaddafi comments

date: 2010-03-09 20:24:35

The US State Department apologises for comments by a spokesman on a call by Libya for holy war against Switzerland.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Pakistan live burial convictions

date: 2010-03-09 18:10:59

A court in Pakistan sentences four men to life for the murder of two women buried alive in western Balochistan in 2008.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

EU concern over end of tanker bid

date: 2010-03-09 16:03:45

Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.

source: news.bbc.co.uk


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Brown sees troops in Afghanistan

date: 2010-03-06 15:46:17

UK PM Gordon Brown visits British troops in Afghanistan amid a growing row over his evidence to the Iraq war inquiry.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Icelanders vote on payback plan

date: 2010-03-06 15:09:47

Iceland is voting on a deal to repay the UK and Netherlands over the Icesave bank collapse, with a big "No" vote expected.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Philippine troops die in ambush

date: 2010-03-06 11:21:37

Left-wing rebels ambush a Philippine army patrol on Mindoro island south of Manila, killing 11 soldiers, a military spokesman says.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Iraq: Car bomb strikes Shiite holy city, killing 3

date: 2010-03-06 11:18:00

Blasts in other Iraqi cities have killed dozens this week, underscoring warnings that insurgents would attempt to disrupt the vote with violence. An al-Qaida front group issued a statement on Friday telling ...

source: article.wn.com

Africa in bid to wipe out polio

date: 2010-03-06 10:48:15

A campaign is launched to eradicate polio in west and central Africa, targeting 85 million children.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Precious sweeps indie film awards

date: 2010-03-06 10:48:12

Harrowing drama Precious sweeps to victory at the Independent Spirit Awards, taking five prizes including best feature.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

US to conduct Blackwater review

date: 2010-03-06 05:27:20

The US defence secretary will review allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan by the security firm once known as Blackwater.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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