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 |  | Khatami 'pulls out of Iran race' March 16, 2009 at 6:59 am
 
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 |                   |  Iran's ex-president Mohammad Khatami is expected to withdraw from June's presidential election, the BBC understands. |                                                  | 
 |  | Banks 'concerned' over model riot March 16, 2009 at 6:48 am
 
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 |                   |  America's Next Top Model host Tyra Banks says she is 'concerned' over an audition which descended into chaos. |                                                  | 
 |  | Fritzl admits rape, denies murder March 16, 2009 at 6:31 am
 
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 |                   |  Austrian Josef Fritzl, accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering her children, admits rape but not murder. |                                                  | 
 |  | Far right joins Israel coalition March 16, 2009 at 6:17 am
 
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 |                   |  Israel's PM-designate signs his first coalition deal, provisionally handing the foreign ministry to a controversial right-winger. |                                                  | 
 |  | Mini-boats are 'strongest ever' March 16, 2009 at 6:15 am
 
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 |                   |  Super-buoyant metals used to make postage stamp-sized boats could one day be the basis of "aquatic robots" |                                                  | 
 |  | West Ham & Blades end Tevez saga March 16, 2009 at 6:13 am
 
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 |                   |  West Ham and Sheffield United reach an out-of-court settlement over the long-running Carlos Tevez dispute. |                                                  | 
 |  | Vote offer rejected in Madagascar March 16, 2009 at 5:52 am
 
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 |                   |  Madagascar's opposition leader rejects the president's offer of a referendum to solve the nation's political crisis. |                                                  | 
 |  | Select club March 16, 2009 at 5:45 am
 
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 |                   |  EU making it ever harder for neighbours to join |                                                  | 
 |  | What next for Pakistan? March 16, 2009 at 5:10 am
 
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 |                   |  Pakistan's government will reinstate a sacked Supreme Court chief justice. Will this quell recent unrest? |                                                  | 
 |  | Policemen killed in Afghan blast March 16, 2009 at 4:59 am
 
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 |                   |  A suicide bomber kills 11 people, including nine policemen, and wounds many others in an attack in southern Afghanistan. |                                                  | 
 |  | Bernanke hopeful for US recovery March 16, 2009 at 4:24 am
 
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 |                   |  The head of the US central bank, Ben Bernanke, says he expects the country's recession to end this year. |                                                  | 
 |  | Baghdad park-life March 16, 2009 at 4:08 am
 
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 |                   |  Cautious optimism greets improved security in Iraq |                                                  | 
 |  | Australia cuts migrant job intake March 16, 2009 at 3:16 am
 
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 |                   |  Australia cuts its quota of foreign skilled workers to save local jobs amid the world financial downturn. |                                                  | 
 |  | US drone 'kills five in Pakistan' March 16, 2009 at 3:11 am
 
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 |                   |  A suspected missile fired by a US drone kills at least five people in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, officials say. |                                                  | 
 |  | Iraqis 'more upbeat about future' March 16, 2009 at 1:00 am
 
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 |                   |  Violence and insecurity are no longer the Iraqis' chief concerns, for the first time since the 2003 war, a BBC poll suggests. |                                                  | 
 |  | Elusive peace March 15, 2009 at 10:29 pm
 
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 |                   | No relief for the victims of southern Philippines rebellion |                                                  | 
 |  | Text insurgency March 15, 2009 at 10:25 pm
 
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 |                   |  SMS Islamists vying to seize Somalia and beyond |                                                  | 
 |  | Vegetarians 'get fewer cancers' March 15, 2009 at 8:27 pm
 
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 |                   |  Vegetarians have a lower incidence of cancer but surprisingly a higher rate of colorectal cancer, a large UK study suggests. |                                                  | 
 |  | Nasa shuttle launched after delay March 15, 2009 at 8:16 pm
 
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 |                   |  Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida on a mission to the International Space Station after weeks of delay. |                                                  | 
 |  | Sharif joins Pakistan protesters March 15, 2009 at 6:23 pm
 
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 |                   |  Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif joins a march on Islamabad amid reports that a sacked top judge has been reinstated. |                                                  | 
 |  | Israeli police officers shot dead March 15, 2009 at 5:51 pm
 
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 |                   |  Two Israeli traffic policemen are killed in the first fatal shooting of Israelis in the West Bank in nearly a year. |                                                  | 
 |  | Tourists die in Yemen explosion March 15, 2009 at 5:46 pm
 
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 |                   |  Four South Korean tourists visiting Yemen die in an explosion while posing for photographs at an historic fortress. |                                                  | 
 |  | Second generation Surface coming March 15, 2009 at 3:45 pm
 
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 |                   |  A second generation of Microsoft's Surface computing device is two to three years away, the South by SouthWest Festival hears. |                                                  | 
 |  | Night shift fears March 15, 2009 at 3:06 pm
 
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 |                   |  Cancer risk for women who work through the night |                                                  | 
 |  | England can offer more - Johnson March 15, 2009 at 2:59 pm
 
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 |                   |  England manager Martin Johnson urges his side to continue their improvement after seeing them hand out a 34-10 Six Nations hiding to France. |                                                  | 
 |  | Number of Irish dissidents 'tiny' March 15, 2009 at 2:23 pm
 
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 |                   |  Police say the number of republican dissidents trying to wreck the Northern Ireland peace process is about 300. |                                                  | 
 |  | EU peacekeeping handover in Chad March 15, 2009 at 12:05 pm
 
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 |                   |  European peacekeepers in Chad hand over operations to a larger UN force at a ceremony in the eastern town of Abeche. |                                                  | 
 |  | Cliff-hanger vote for El Salvador March 15, 2009 at 11:58 am
 
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 |                   |  Former Marxist rebels put up their strongest electoral challenge in 20 years as El Salvador elects a new president. |                                                  | 
 |  | Iraqi footballer shot dead by fan March 15, 2009 at 11:56 am
 
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 |                   |  A spectator shoots dead an Iraqi footballer, as he is about to score an equalising goal in the last minute of a match. |                                                  | 
 |  | Steve Martin backing banned play March 15, 2009 at 11:47 am
 
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 |                   |  Actor Steve Martin steps in to save a school production of his play that was banned for its adult content. |                                                  | 
 |  | Flying the flag March 15, 2009 at 11:04 am
 
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 |                   |  UK web firms aiming for digital innovation |                                                  | 
 |  | Afghan attack kills Nato soldiers March 15, 2009 at 10:52 am
 
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 |                   |  Four soldiers from the Nato-led force have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance says. |                                                  | 
 |  | Carbon-neutral goal for Maldives March 15, 2009 at 10:52 am
 
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 |                   |  The Maldives leader says his country will be carbon-neutral within a decade by switching to renewable energy. |                                                  | 
 |  | Plans for minimum alcohol price March 15, 2009 at 10:30 am
 
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 |                   |  Proposals to set a minimum price for alcohol have been drawn up by England's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson. |                                                  | 
 |  | Live text - England v France March 15, 2009 at 10:25 am
 
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 |                   |  Martin Johnson's under-pressure England take on a confident France team at Twickenham. |                                                  | 
 |  | Australia oil coast 'half clear' March 15, 2009 at 9:46 am
 
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 |                   |  Half of the beaches affected by an oil spill along the coast of north-east Australia have been cleared, say officials. |                                                  | 
 |  | Opec debates oil production cuts March 15, 2009 at 9:24 am
 
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 |                   |  Oil ministers from the 12 Opec countries meet to discuss cutting production rates amid falling prices. |                                                  | 
 |  | Freeman's fall March 15, 2009 at 9:09 am
 
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 |                   |  How criticism of Israel hurt Obama's intelligence choice |                                                  | 
 |  | Pakistan ex-PM ignores 'arrest' March 15, 2009 at 8:56 am
 
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 |                   |  Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defies what he says was an "illegal" house arrest order, to head for a protest in Lahore. |                                                  | 
 |  | Live text - Premier League March 15, 2009 at 8:46 am
 
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 |                   |  Chelsea host Manchester City in Sunday's early kick-off ahead of Tottenham's trip to Aston Villa. |                                                  | 
 |  | Madagascar president offers poll March 15, 2009 at 8:25 am
 
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 |                   |  Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana offers to hold a referendum to resolve the country's political crisis. |                                                  | 
 |  | Clinging on March 15, 2009 at 8:20 am
 
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 |                   |  Isolated Madagascar leader remains defiant |                                                  | 
 |  | G20 summit 'critical for economy' March 15, 2009 at 7:36 am
 
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 |                   |  The G20 summit in London is critical if the world wishes to avoid the turbulence seen in the 1930s, the UK warns. |                                                  | 
 |  | Bolivia leader redistributes land March 15, 2009 at 7:06 am
 
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 |                   |  Bolvia's President Evo Morales hands over thousands of acres of land seized from large-scale owners to indigenous farmers. |                                                  | 
 |  | Israel envoys seek Shalit release March 15, 2009 at 4:48 am
 
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 |                   |  Two senior Israeli envoys attend talks in Cairo aimed at securing the release of captured soldier, Gilad Shalit. |                   |  |    |  
 
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