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| Khatami 'pulls out of Iran race' March 16, 2009 at 6:59 am |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| EU making it ever harder for neighbours to join |
| What next for Pakistan? March 16, 2009 at 5:10 am |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cautious optimism greets improved security in Iraq |
| Australia cuts migrant job intake March 16, 2009 at 3:16 am |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No relief for the victims of southern Philippines rebellion |
| Text insurgency March 15, 2009 at 10:25 pm |
| SMS Islamists vying to seize Somalia and beyond |
| Vegetarians 'get fewer cancers' March 15, 2009 at 8:27 pm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cancer risk for women who work through the night |
| England can offer more - Johnson March 15, 2009 at 2:59 pm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| UK web firms aiming for digital innovation |
| Afghan attack kills Nato soldiers March 15, 2009 at 10:52 am |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| How criticism of Israel hurt Obama's intelligence choice |
| Pakistan ex-PM ignores 'arrest' March 15, 2009 at 8:56 am |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Isolated Madagascar leader remains defiant |
| G20 summit 'critical for economy' March 15, 2009 at 7:36 am |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Two senior Israeli envoys attend talks in Cairo aimed at securing the release of captured soldier, Gilad Shalit. | | |
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