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Indonesia scrubs NZ football game March 3, 2009 at 9:28 pm Indonesia cancels a New Zealand football match over security fears around upcoming elections, New Zealand officials say. Rock of stability March 3, 2009 at 8:49 pm Gibraltar well-positioned to ride out financial storms Poor being hit by crisis says IMF March 3, 2009 at 8:38 pm Poor countries are beginning to be hit by the global downturn and need more money, says the International Monetary Fund. Gold Rush March 3, 2009 at 8:28 pm Cash-strapped Californians sell off the family jewels San Diego jet crash 'avoidable' March 3, 2009 at 8:01 pm The crash of a US F-18 fighter jet in San Diego last year, killing four people on the ground, was avoidable, the military says. Audio slideshow March 3, 2009 at 7:57 pm Sword swallower Dan Meyer explains how he got hooked Darfur confession March 3, 2009 at 7:48 pm Sudan army deserter's tales of rape and murder Boom and bust March 3, 2009 at 7:42 pm Why Shanghai's new home owners feel the pinch ICRC warns of S Lanka 'disaster' March 3, 2009 at 7:36 pm The International Committee of the Red Cross warns of an impending humanitarian catastrophe in NE Sri Lanka. Climate 'hitting Europe's birds' March 3, 2009 at 7:15 pm Climate change is already having an impact on European bird species, according to British scientists. Fancy a termite? Clever chimps craft the ultimate fishing rod March 3, 2009 at 7:08 pm : Fancy a termite? Clever chimps craft the ultimate fishing rod New guidelines on behavioural ads March 3, 2009 at 7:05 pm Trades body draws up code of practice for targeted online advertisements. Hunt for Lahore cricket attackers March 3, 2009 at 5:26 pm Pakistani police are hunting gunmen who attacked a convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, killing seven people. Pakistan cricket future in doubt March 3, 2009 at 5:20 pm The future of international cricket in Pakistan is in doubt following Tuesday's attack, says the International Cricket Council. Liverpool ease to victory over Sunderland March 3, 2009 at 4:54 pm David Ngog and Yossi Benayoun score the goals as Liverpool arrest their recent slump with a 2-0 win over Sunderland. UK snowboarder is killed in Alps March 3, 2009 at 4:01 pm A 29-year-old man entrepreneur plunges to his death in the Swiss Alps, as a rescue operation is aided by the Twitter website. Man accused of US intern's murder March 3, 2009 at 2:54 pm A jailed Salvadorean immigrant is charged with the 2001 murder of US intern Chandra Levy, a case which gripped the nation. Kenya leader denies 'second wife' March 3, 2009 at 2:16 pm Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki holds a rare press conference to deny rumours that he has a second secret wife. GM Europe 'could run out of cash' March 3, 2009 at 2:02 pm The European divisions of General Motors could collapse within weeks without European governments' help, GM top executive warns. Stranger than fiction - author Frederick Forsyth in Bissau on day president assassinated March 3, 2009 at 1:14 pm Author Frederick Forsyth tells the BBC of his surprise to find himself in Guinea-Bissau on the day the president was killed. 'Top mutineer' held in Bangladesh March 3, 2009 at 12:47 pm Police in Bangladesh say they have arrested the leader of a mutiny staged by border guards which left 74 people dead. US Afghan supplies cross Russia March 3, 2009 at 11:47 am A first shipment of non-military supplies has crossed Russia on its way to US forces in Afghanistan, a Russian news agency says. Jackson to announce London dates March 3, 2009 at 11:31 am Michael Jackson is widely expected to announce a series of comeback concerts at the O2 arena in London. Law and disorder March 3, 2009 at 11:02 am Traffic cops return to Iraqi streets with variable results China talks for US envoy on N Korea March 3, 2009 at 9:46 am The new US envoy on North Korea arrives in Beijing for talks aimed at breathing life into the stalled nuclear deal. Child protection review ordered March 3, 2009 at 9:26 am Child protection services in Dundee are to be reviewed after a man is convicted of killing Brandon Muir. What does the cricket attack mean? March 3, 2009 at 7:39 am Several Sri Lankan cricketers are injured by gunmen in the Pakistani city of Lahore. What now for the country?