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| Mar.1 |
 Florida |
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Florida man swallowed by sinkhole 
Map of Tampa Florida| Jeffrey Bush, 36, has disappeared into a 20ft-deep (6m) sinkhole that swallowed up a bedroom in his house and presumed dead | |
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Washington |
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Obama signs budget cuts into effect US President Barack Obama has signed into effect a wave of steep spending cuts which he has warned could damage the US economy
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Mali |
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Top al-Qaeda leader 'killed in Mali' |
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| Mar.2 |
Afghanistan |
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Nato apology for Afghan boys' deaths |
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 Mali |
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Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'killed in Mali' Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali, Chad's armed forces say
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| Mar.3 |
 London |
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Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized Map of King Edward VII Hospital United Kingdom| Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis. The queen was taken to the hospital 'as a precautionary measure' | |
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 Karachi |
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Double blasts killed 25, wound dozens in Karachi Back-to-back blasts in the mainly Shia Muslim area of Abbas Town destroyed several buildings and set others on fire
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Mississippi |
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HIV baby 'cured' by treatment |
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| Mar.4 |
Western Iraq |
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Syrian soldiers 'killed in Iraq'
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New York |
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Baby born to NY crash parents dies |
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London |
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Queen Elizabeth II leaves hospital
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Venezuela |
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Chavez suffers new severe infection
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Beijing |
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Wen Jiabao opens China parliament |
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 Malaysia |
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Malaysia troops launch Borneo attack Malaysian soldiers have launched an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead on Borneo...
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| Mar.5 |
New York |
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Dow Jones hits new record high| New York's Dow Jones share index set a new all-time high on Tuesday, returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis. The Wall Street index reac... | |
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Kenya |
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Kenyatta ahead in Kenya vote count
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New York |
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World stock markets hit new highs |
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 Venezuela |
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies A deeply divided Venezuela is mourning its late leader and preparing to pick a new president to replace him
| Venezuelan officials called for peace and unity after the death, emphasizing in state TV broadcasts that all branches of the government and the military were standing together
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| Mar.6 |
Venezuela |
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Thousands march with Chavez coffin
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Moscow |
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Bolshoi dancer 'confesses' to attack |
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Venezuela |
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Body of Hugo Chavez lies in state
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Syria |
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Filipinos taken hostage in Syria
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| Mar.7 |
 UN Security Council |
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U.N. passes new North Korea sanctions| The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tougher sanctions against North Korea. China, North Korea's key ally agreed to it | |
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Kenya |
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Kenya election votes 'doctored'
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Milan |
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Berlusconi convicted over wiretap |
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 North Korea |
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N Korea ends peace pacts with South Map of Seoul North Korea| North Korea says it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and shutting their shared border point | |
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New York |
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Bin Laden relative captured Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, who has served as an al Qaeda spokesman, was captured and has been brought to the United States
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Venezuela |
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Leaders gather for state funeral of Hugo Chavez
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| Mar.8 |
New York |
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Bin Laden's son-in-law pleads not guilty |
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela swears in acting president Venezuela's former vice-president Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as acting president hours after the state funeral of Hugo Chavez
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Kenya |
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Vote count 'gives Kenyatta victory' |
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| Mar.9 |
 Kenya |
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Kenyatta wins Kenyan presidency Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has been confirmed as the winner of the presidential election, and vowed to work with his rivals
| Kenyatta won 50.07% of the vote narrowly avoiding a run-off. Raila Odinga, alleged massive fraud
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Kenya |
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Kenya poll a 'triumph of democracy' |
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Falklands |
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Falklands holds vote over UK status |
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| Mar.10 |
Northern Nigeria |
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Nigeria hostages are feared dead
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Syria |
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Syria refugee numbers may soar - UN |
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 New Delhi |
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Delhi rape accused is found dead Ram Singh, a suspect in the abduction, rape and murder of a student in the capital, Delhi, has been found dead in prison, his lawyer has con...
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| Mar.11 |
Afghanistan |
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2 Americans among dead in Afghan attack
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Falklands |
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Falklands vote to stay UK territory Map of Falklands United Kingdom| The people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory | |
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Five dead in Afghan helicopter crash |
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Vatican |
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Cardinals set to elect new pope |
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| Mar.12 |
 Vatican |
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Cardinals to begin voting for new Pope 115 cardinals have entered the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, where they will begin voting to elect a new Pope
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Vatican |
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No pope after cardinals' first vote | Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that cardinals had not chosen one in the first ballot of their conclave | |
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 Shanghai |
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China river pig toll nears 6,000 Officials say the number of pig carcasses found in Shanghai's Huangpu River has risen to nearly 6,000
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Vatican |
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Cardinals to resume papal deliberations |
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| Mar.13 |
Vatican |
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Cardinals undecided on next Pope Black smoke has issued from the Sistine Chapel in Rome, signalling that the second and third votes in the Papal election have been inconclus...
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Vatican |
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Church picks first South American pope Jorge Bergoglio made history as the first non-European pope of the modern era , the first Jesuit and the first to assume the name Francis
| The election of a new Pope was signalled by white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney. Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected as the Catholic Church's new Pope Francis
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Beijing |
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Xi Jinping named China president Leaders in Beijing have confirmed Xi Jinping as president, completing China's 10-yearly transition of power
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| Mar.14 |
Vatican |
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Francis begins papacy with humility
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Venezuela |
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Plan to embalm Chavez may have hit a snag
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Vatican |
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Pope sounds warning to Catholics |
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Syria |
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Arms push on Syria war anniversary |
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Beijing |
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China confirms Li Keqiang as premier |
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| Mar.15 |
Vatican |
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Vatican denies Dirty War allegations
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North Korea |
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N Korea says US 'behind hack attack' |
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Washington |
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U.S. to beef up missile defense against North Korea U.S. will deploy additional ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast as part of efforts to enhance the ability to defend itself from...
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 Brussels |
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Eurozone agrees Cyprus bailout deal Map of Brussels| Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn euros bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy | |
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe votes in key referendum |
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| Mar.16 |
Cyprus |
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Shock in Cyprus over bailout levy
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Beijing |
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New China leader seeks renaissance |
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| Mar.17 |
Cyprus |
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Cyprus delays debate amid bailout fury |
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus leader seeks bailout change
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 Montreal |
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Canada inmates in helicopter escape Two inmates have made a daring escape from a prison in Canada by climbing up a rope into a hovering helicopter
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Central India |
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Six held over rape of Swiss woman Police in India's Madhya Pradesh state say they have arrested six people in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus MPs in bailout crisis session |
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| Mar.18 |
European Union |
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Euro ministers urge Cyprus rethink |
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| Mar.19 |
 Baghdad |
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Attacks claim 48 lives on Iraq anniversary | 17 car bombs, seven roadside bombs, rippled mostly through Shiite neighborhoods on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion | |
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus may drop tax for small savers |
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus MPs reject divisive bank tax
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Washington |
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Obama heads to Israel for first time as president |
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Berlin |
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Cyprus warned over bailout rejection |
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| Mar.20 |
 Tel Aviv |
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Obama on first Israel trip as president | Barack Obama has arrived in Israel for his first trip there as president, saying the US was proud to stand by Israel as its strongest ally | |
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Syria |
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World agencies focus on chemical weapons claim |
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Jerusalem |
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Obama, Netanyahu talk Iran in Israel
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South Korea |
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China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack
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England |
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Teen at school for first time since being shot by Taliban |
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West Bank |
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Barack Obama travels to West Bank for talks |
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| Mar.21 |
West Bank |
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Obama vows Palestinian state support President Barack Obama has said on a visit to the West Bank that the US is 'deeply committed' to creating a sovereign state of Palestine
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 Damascus |
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Syria cleric among mosque bomb dead Sheikh Mohammed al-Buti, one of the most prominent Sunni supporters of President Bashar al-Assad, has been killed in a blast in the capital
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| Mar.22 |
Israel |
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Israeli apology for flotilla deaths| Israel's prime minister has apologised to Turkey for any mistakes that could have resulted in the loss of lives during the 2010 raid on a flotilla | |
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Nigeria |
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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies |
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms MPs in Cyprus have voted to restructure the island's banks - one of several measures to ease a financial crisis, which has hit eurozone conf...
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Jordan |
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President Barack Obama arrived in refugee-flooded Jordan
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| Mar.23 |
Rome |
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Pope Francis meets his predecessor
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Mali |
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France says militant Abou Zeid dead |
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London |
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies Map of Ascot Berkshire United Kingdom| Self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has died in London, his son-in-law, Yegor Shuppe, said Saturday on Facebook. The circumstances around the death of the well-kno... | |
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London |
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'Hazard' police at Berezovsky house |
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| Mar.24 |
 CAR |
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CAR President Bozize flees capital Map of Bangui CAR| Rebels in the Central African Republic have taken the capital, Bangui, after President Francois Bozize fled | |
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Karachi |
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Musharraf returns to Pakistan | Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has arrived back in Pakistan, ending four years of self-imposed exile and defying death threats | |
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Brussels |
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Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks Map of Brussels| Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a 10bn-euro bailout to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the eurozone | |
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| Mar.25 |
London |
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Boris Berezovsky 'died by hanging' |
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Afghanistan |
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US army hands over Bagram prison |
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus banks closed until Thursday Temporary measures will be placed on transactions when they reopen despite an EU/IMF bailout deal
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| Mar.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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US court weighs gay marriage ban The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether the state of California can ban same-sex marriage
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Rome |
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Judges order retrial for Amanda Knox
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court to hear Defense of Marriage Act case |
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Myanmar |
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Burma riots prompt more curfews |
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Vatican |
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Pope Francis shuns grand residence |
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| Mar.27 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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US court hears second gay marriage case |
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NW Pakistan |
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Teacher's death sparks calls for protection in Pakistan |
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| Mar.28 |
 South Africa |
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Mandela 'responding positively' in hospital| Former South African President Nelson Mandela is 'responding positively' to treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection, the presidency says | |
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus banks reopen with tough curbs
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Rome |
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Pope Francis washes youths' feet |
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South Africa |
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Zuma reassures S Africa over Mandela |
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North Korea |
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N Korea 'readies rocket force' North Korea says it has put missile units on stand-by to attack US targets in response to US stealth bomber flights over the Korean peninsul...
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| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
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Russia warns of North Korea 'spiral' |
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North Korea |
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N Korea in 'state of war' with South| North Korea has said it is entering a 'state of war' with South Korea in its latest escalation of rhetoric against its southern neighbour and the US | |
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus eases some bank restrictions |
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| Mar.30 |
Kenya |
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Kenya court upholds Kenyatta win Kenya's Supreme Court has upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential election victory, rejecting several petitions challenging the vote
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Tanzania |
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Tanzania collapse 'leaves 17 dead'
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Kenya |
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Raila Odinga 'to continue struggle peacefully' |
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| Mar.31 |
Vatican |
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Pope delivers Easter plea for peace
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Shanghai |
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Two men die of bird flu in China |
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South Africa |
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Nelson Mandela's condition 'improves' |
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Foreign tourist raped on Rio minibus |
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South Korea |
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Park vows 'strong response' to North
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