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Last Updated: Tuesday, 09 March 2010, 09 : 21 AM GMT
 
 
US And Russia Resume Nuclear Talks
US and Russian negotiators are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to negotiate a treaty aimed at reducing their nuclear weapons arsenals.
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Aid Effort Mounted For Turkish Quake Victims
Disaster officials rushed food and shelter to southeastern Turkey on Tuesday after a strong earthquake rattled the area a day earlier, killing at least 51 people and injuring dozens more.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010,  08 : 59 AM
Deadlock Over India Womens' Bill
India's parliament has postponed a vote on a bill seeking to reserve one third of parliamentary seats for female candidates after strong opposition caused proceedings to be repeatedly adjourned.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010,  08 : 56 AM
Iraq Election Turnout 62%, Officials Say
The voter turnout in Iraq's general elections was 62%, officials said, despite attacks that killed 38 people.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010,  08 : 53 AM
Bali Bombing Mastermind 'Killed' In Shootout
A police raid on the outskirts of Jakarta Tuesday may have killed one of Indonesia's most-wanted terrorists, though officials said they would await tests to verify the man's identity.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010,  08 : 42 AM
Shias Targeted In Pakistan Blast
At least twelve people have been killed in northwest Pakistan as a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of Shia Muslims guarded by security forces, police have said.
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Friday, 05 March 2010,  07 : 47 AM
Iraq Inquiry: Gordon Brown Says War Was
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the 2003 war was "right", as he gives evidence to the UK's Iraq inquiry.
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Friday, 05 March 2010,  07 : 44 AM
Terror Threat Issued For Tankers In Strait Of
A terrorist group might be planning attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, Singapore's navy warned Thursday.
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Friday, 05 March 2010,  07 : 34 AM
Bahrain Shia Demand Cabinet Change
Bahrain's largest Shia parliamentary group is demanding the cabinet be chosen by its elected parliament, and not appointed by the king.
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Friday, 05 March 2010,  07 : 30 AM
China 'Must Reduce Rich-Poor Gap' - Premier Wen
Texas Police Warn Spring Breakers: Stay Out Of Mexico Border Towns
German Court Convicts Bomb Plotters
Many Die In India Temple Stampede, Police Say
Aftershocks Ripple Through Taiwan
Early Voting Ahead Of Iraq Election
China Slows Rise In Military Spending
Giant Waves Hit Cruise Ship; 2 Passengers Killed
Sri Lanka To Extend Emergency Laws
East Timor Jails 23 Rebels For Shooting President