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Many killed in Afghan bomb blasts
13 03 2010 At least 27 people have been killed in a series of suspected suicide bombings in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.

Ivory and tuna top wildlife talks
13 03 2010 UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha.

Maliki leads Baghdad poll count
13 03 2010 Partial results for Iraq's elections show PM Nouri Maliki's coalition ahead in the crucial area of Baghdad, officials say.

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Yahoo! / World News

4 suicide attacks hit Afghanistan; at least 30 die (AP)
13 03 2010

Map locates Kandahar and Kandahar province, Afghanistan where multiple explosions have been reported

AP - The Afghan president's half-brother says at least 30 people have died and dozens more hurt in four suicide attacks in the southern city of Kandahar.

Al-Qaida suspect from US tricked his Yemeni guard (AP)
13 03 2010

** RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP OF NJME107 OF MARCH 11, 2010 ** This 2002 photo provided by Roman Castro shows Sharif Mobley, 26, at a barbecue in Buena, N.J. The FBI confirmed Thursday, March 11, 2010, that the agency is looking into the case of Mobley, who grew up in Buena and is an alleged al-Qaida member raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. (AP Photo/Roman Castro) NO SALES

AP - The U.S. al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen had persuaded his guard to unshackle him so the two could pray together and then snatched his unattended gun and killed him during the suspect's failed escape attempt, senior security officials said Saturday.

Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new election (AP)
13 03 2010

Thai anti-government demonstrators converge at a check point in Wang Noi, Thailand, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Thousands of 'Red Shirt' demonstrators were expected to converge on Bangkok this weekend for a massive rally. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

AP - Thousands of red-shirted protesters surging into the Thai capital from impoverished rural areas Saturday gave the government an ultimatum to "return power to the people" or face mass marches in key locations.

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Deutsche Welle / News

Tough times ahead for Schumacher as Vettel grabs pole
13 03 2010 Racing legend Michael Schumacher, making his comeback after a three-year retirement, has his work cut out for him in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix Formula One season-opener after finishing 7th in qualifying.

Westerwelle calls South American trip success amidst criticism
13 03 2010 Westerwelle has called his trip to Latin America a success, but critics say he mixed business with personal interests while representing the state. Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her foreign minister.

Berlin's club scene shifts the focus of tourism to the city
13 03 2010 Young people looking to party love Germany's capital city. Every weekend, thousands of tourists come to Berlin's famous nightclubs and experience a city which is unique in Europe and around the world.

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Radio Netherlands / European News

N Ireland Assembly approves police devolution
10 03 2010 The Northern Ireland Assembly has approved the Hillsborough Castle Agreement on devolution by a vote of 88 to 17. This means that control of the police and judiciary will now move from London to the Northern Ireland capital Belfast. The region’s first minister of justice will be appointed on 12 April.

Cyprus police detain three for corpse theft
10 03 2010 Cyprus police have detained three men for the theft of the body of former president Tassos Papadopoulos. It was recovered on Monday, three months after being mysteriously snatched from the grave.
Police found the body at a cemetery in a Nicosia suburb, near its original burial place, following an anonymous tip-off. DNA identification tests were carried out overnight and a police spokesman has since confirmed that the body is indeed that of Mr Papadopoulos.

Irish police detain 7 for cartoonist murder plot
10 03 2010 Police in Ireland have arrested seven suspected Muslim extremists in connection with alleged plans to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. The seven suspects, four men and three women aged between 20 and 50, are believed to have come from Yemen and Morocco. Following an international operation, they were arrested in the southern Irish towns of Cork and Waterford where they were living as refugees.

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Suicide bombers kill 43 in Pakistan
12 03 2010 Police in Lahore, Pakistan, say two suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other, killing at least 43 people.

9/11 tentative deal for rescue workers reached
12 03 2010 A $650-million US tentative deal has been reached between lawyers for the City of New York and thousands of emergency workers claiming cleanup from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks made them sick.

Pope 'dismayed' about more clerical sex abuse
12 03 2010 Germany's top bishop has briefed Pope Benedict on the spiralling cases of clerical sex abuse in the pontiff's native Germany.

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Reuters / World news

Ahmadinejad says hopeful on detainees in Iran/U.S.
17 02 2010 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday he was hopeful that the cases of Americans detained in Iran and of Iranians held in the United States would be resolved and that they would be freed.

U.S. airlines' attempt to increase fares fizzles
17 02 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. airlines' second attempt of 2010 to raise ticket prices has fizzled, with major carriers pulling back fares over the long holiday weekend, according to Farecompare.com.

Missile that killed Afghan civilians not faulty: NATO
17 02 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - NATO forces in Afghanistan have resumed using a type of rocket that killed 12 civilians after concluding that the missile hit its intended target and did not veer off course, a NATO commander said on Tuesday.

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