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Two shot dead at N Ireland Army base March 7, 2009 at 11:18 pm Two military personnel are shot dead and four people injured in a gun attack at an Army base in Northern Ireland. Iraqi women 'lack basic services' March 7, 2009 at 9:59 pm Women in Iraq still lack security, despite an overall drop in violence six years after the US-led invasion, aid agency Oxfam says. Demands for MI5 'torture' inquiry March 7, 2009 at 9:24 pm A judicial inquiry is demanded into a Guantanamo Bay prisoner's claims that MI5 was complicit in his torture. US 'not winning in Afghanistan' March 7, 2009 at 8:28 pm US President Barack Obama says the US is not winning in Afghanistan, saying it is more complex than Iraq. N Korea holds parliamentary poll March 7, 2009 at 8:13 pm North Korea votes in elections which observers say could give a clue to the country's eventual succession. Indigestible? March 7, 2009 at 8:05 pm Plans to redraw France's map are in trouble Rival strategies March 7, 2009 at 7:43 pm India and China compete for influence in Nepal Widows' woe March 7, 2009 at 7:08 pm Suicide vest or sex work? Fate of Iraq's grieving women Enzyme behind cancer spread found March 7, 2009 at 7:01 pm Scientists say they have identified an enzyme that helps cancer spread around the body, leading to hopes it can be "switched off". Sudan president plans Darfur trip March 7, 2009 at 5:38 pm Sudanese President Bashir says he will go to Darfur, his first visit there since an international arrest warrant was issued for him. Zimbabwe PM 'seeks Botswana care' March 7, 2009 at 4:45 pm Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai has flown to Botswana to recover after the car crash that killed his wife, his party says. Dutch recover missing paintings March 7, 2009 at 4:40 pm Dutch officials find 17th and 19th Century paintings by Renoir and other artists that have been missing since 1987. Centurions give England advantage March 7, 2009 at 4:23 pm Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior make centuries as England declare on 546-6 and then reduce West Indies to 92-1 in Trinidad. MI5 telegrams 'fed interrogation' March 7, 2009 at 3:28 pm A UK resident detained at Guantanamo Bay releases memos which he claims show MI5 collusion in his interrogation. Man Utd stroll into FA Cup semis March 7, 2009 at 2:13 pm Carlos Tevez is on target twice as Man Utd thrash Fulham 4-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals. Lloyds control 'to boost lending' March 7, 2009 at 1:19 pm The government's controlling stake in Lloyds is a vital step to get banks lending, the chancellor says, but the opposition is wary. Nadal storms to Davis Cup victory March 7, 2009 at 12:38 pm Rafael Nadal puts his injury worries behind him to thrash Janko Tipsarevic as Spain take a 2-0 lead over Serbia in the Davis Cup. In pictures March 7, 2009 at 11:54 am Thousands party at Sydney's gay Mardi Gras parade Vatican backs abortion row bishop March 7, 2009 at 11:19 am A senior Vatican cleric defends a Brazilian archbishop's excommunication of people who helped a child have an abortion.