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| Nepal beefs up security ahead of Tibet anniversary
February 28, 2009 at 7:02 am
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| Authorities in Nepal said Saturday they have beefed up security near the Chinese Embassy to stop any possible anti-Chinese demonstrations in the run-up to the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet. |
| Two rockets strike southern Israeli city
February 28, 2009 at 6:32 am
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| Two rockets were fired Saturday morning from Gaza and landed in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, one of them hitting an educational institution and the other landing in an open area, the Israeli military said. |
| Mugabe hosts lavish party despite national crisis
February 28, 2009 at 6:28 am
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| Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was celebrating his 85th birthday with a lavish all-day party Saturday despite the fact that the country is gripped by an economic and health crisis. |
| Small plane crashes in Louisiana
February 28, 2009 at 6:03 am
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| A small plane crashed in the woods of southeastern Louisiana early Saturday, local ambulance officials said. |
| India may bid as Gandhi's glasses are auctioned
February 28, 2009 at 5:39 am
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| India is trying to reclaim the famous metal-rimmed glasses and other artifacts once owned by freedom leader Mahatma Gandhi that are up for auction next week in New York, a top official said Saturday. |
| Slain reporter's father fearful of anti-Semitism on campus
February 28, 2009 at 1:10 am
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| Jewish students and faculty at California universities fear for their safety on campus because of threats aimed at them over the Middle East conflict, the father of a slain Wall Street Journal reporter said Friday. |
| Zakaria: Policy on radical Islam should see distinctions
February 28, 2009 at 12:15 am
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| The Pakistani government recently announced a truce with the Taliban and allowed it to set up Islamic courts in the country's Swat Valley. Reports abound that girls will no longer be allowed to go to school, that brutal beatings are taking place for minor infractions, and the list goes on. |
| Elie Wiesel says he can't forgive Bernie Madoff
February 27, 2009 at 10:29 pm
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| Elie Wiesel, the Nazi concentration camp survivor who went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize, showed little inclination this week to make peace with accused swindler Bernie Madoff, whom he called "one of the greatest scoundrels, thieves, liars, criminals." |
| Japan sinks deeper into recession
February 27, 2009 at 8:38 pm
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| The extent of the economic malaise that has descended on once-prosperous Japan is evident in the latest economic figures showing the steepest ever fall in the Far Eastern nation's industrial output. |
| Former RBS boss' hefty pension stirs outrage
February 27, 2009 at 8:36 pm
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| The embattled former RBS boss Fred Goodwin might want to consider leaving Britain until the media storm and outrage over his estimated £650,000-a-year ($933,000) pension has settled; it may have to be a very long break. |
| Second arrest made in immigrant's fatal beating
February 27, 2009 at 8:02 pm
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| New York police have made a second arrest in the beating death last December of an Ecuadorian immigrant -- an apparent anti-Latino and anti-gay hate crime, an official with Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes' office said Friday. |
| Turkish Airlines plane fell 'vertically' to ground
February 27, 2009 at 7:20 pm
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| The Turkish Airlines plane that crashed this week in Amsterdam fell almost vertically to the ground, making only a short track in the muddy farmer's field where it went down, Dutch investigators said Friday. |
| Alleged terrorist charged with conspiracy
February 27, 2009 at 5:55 pm
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| A Qatari man held for years in military custody in the United States was charged Friday in federal court with conspiracy "to provide material support and resources" to al Qaeda, prosecutors announced. |
| McIlroy too good for Woods' conqueror Clark
February 27, 2009 at 5:48 pm
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| Rory McIlroy continued his dream American debut when he booked a place in the quarterfinals of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona. |
| Wales Grand Slam hopes are ended by France
February 27, 2009 at 5:31 pm
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| Champions Wales have been beaten 21-16 by France in Paris, their first Six Nations rugby defeat in two years, to end any hopes of emulating their last back-to-back Grand Slam achieved 100 years ago. |
| White House set to reverse health care conscience clause
February 27, 2009 at 5:31 pm
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| The Obama administration plans to reverse a regulation from late in the Bush administration allowing health-care workers to refuse to provide services based on moral objections, an official said Friday. |
| Poll: GOP split over possible 2012 contenders
February 27, 2009 at 5:21 pm
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| As the first unofficial ballots are cast in the 2012 presidential race, a new national poll of Republicans indicates no clear front-runner for the next GOP White House nominee. |
| Children of foreclosure falling behind in school
February 27, 2009 at 5:08 pm
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| Some of the people hit hardest by this bad economy are the youngest. Almost 2 million children nationwide have had or will have their lives disrupted by home foreclosures, according to one study. |
| Bopara ton helps England rack up huge total
February 27, 2009 at 5:02 pm
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| Ravi Bopara struck a maiden Test century as England gained control on the second day of the fourth Test against the West Indies with their highest score for five-and-a-half years at the Kensington Oval, Barbados. |
| Focus on the Family's Dobson steps down
February 27, 2009 at 4:19 pm
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| James Dobson, evangelical leader of the Christian ministry Focus on the Family, has stepped down as board chairman, he announced Friday. |
| No job, no insurance -- Now what?
February 27, 2009 at 4:06 pm
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| On a recent afternoon, Pamela Rinchich quietly recalled how her cancer doctor abruptly canceled an appointment. Rinchich owed $268 from a previous visit: She didn't have the money and the doctor refused to see her until she paid. |  |
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The US threatens to boycott a UN conference on racism, calling a draft text "unsalvageable" and saying it unfairly criticises Israel.
Local authorities in England want new powers to transform empty shops into community projects during the recession.
A gene linked to a type of motor neurone disease that runs in families has been pinned down after a 10-year search.
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, not seen in public since 2006, goes for a walk in Havana, Venezuela's president says.
General Electric makes a rare cut in its shareholder dividend in a bid to conserve cash amid the economic downturn.
The head of Bangladesh's army pledges support for the government following a bloody mutiny by border guards.
A Venezuelan fishing boat is seized with five tonnes of cocaine on board, Spanish customs officials say.
A Turkish prosecutor orders excavations at sites where it is thought bodies of Kurds killed in the 1990s may have been dumped.
Wales suffer defeat for the first time in the Six Nations under Warren Gatland, beaten 21-16 by France in Paris.
Ravi Bopara makes 104 as England declare on 600-6 and reduce West Indies to 85-1 by the close on day two of the fourth Test in Barbados.
A Qatari-Saudi national held on US soil is formally charged by a court with supporting a foreign terror group.
An armed gang which has carried out the Irish Republic's biggest ever robbery at a Dublin bank is sought by police.
President Barack Obama announces details of his plan to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010.
The father of an Italian woman who died after a right-to-die row is under investigation for murder, prosecutors say.
Meredith Kercher murder suspect Amanda Knox "turned cartwheels" in the police station after the killing, a policeman testifies.
South Africa stabilised after a disastrous start to finish on 85-3 in their reply to Australia's 466 on day two of the first Test in Johannesburg.
Canadian jets intercepted a Russian bomber on the eve of US President Obama's visit to Ottawa, Canadian officials say.
The sacking of a worker suspected of pilfering provokes wrangling in Germany about public morality and big business.
Gordon Brown pledges to "use every legal means at our disposal" to claw back Sir Fred Goodwin's "unacceptable" £16m pension.
The Irish budget airline says it is considering charging passengers for using the toilet while flying.
Jacob Zuma, leader of South Africa's ruling ANC, tells the BBC he is not worried by the emergence of a new opposition.
Troops searching the site of a mutiny in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, find a grave thought to contain 58 bodies.
Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee is to head the jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers announce.
Citigroup agrees a deal which sees the US government increase its stake in the ailing bank from 8% to 40%.
The US economy shrank by 6.2% in the last three months of 2008 revised official figures show - worse than thought.
The Vatican rejects a British bishop's apology for offending people by denying the full extent of the Holocaust.
Israel's prime minister-designate says talks to include the centrist Kadima party in a coalition have ended without agreement.
Paul Collingwood makes 96 as England push towards the 500 mark on day two of the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados.
Has the mutiny strengthened Bangladesh's PM?
Ingrid Betancourt, held by Farc rebels in Colombia, was selfish in captivity, say fellow hostages in a new book.
Kenya book shops running scared of corruption expose
South East Asia's governments sign a free-trade deal with Australia and New Zealand at the Asean summit in Thailand.
Central and Eastern Europe banks are to get a 24.5bn euro rescue package to support them in the economic crisis.
Can even a model make this jacket look fashionable?
Protests against a court decision to ban Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif and his brother from elected office enter a third day.
The Simpsons is to become the longest-running prime-time series in US TV history after two more seasons were ordered.
President Obama has revealed plans to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010. Do you agree with the proposals?