Russians jailed over race murder

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man.

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Turkey and Sweden in genocide row

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI.

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Turkey and Sweden in genocide row

Pinera sworn in as new quake hits

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

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Thalidomide effect mystery solved

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

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A student at a high school in Mississippi says the school board cancelled her school’s prom rather than let her attend it with her lesbian girlfriend

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US school prom axed as lesbian student asks to bring girlfriend

Nigeria women protest at killings

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last Sunday’s violence near Jos, where many women and children were massacred.

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Extradition over Auschwitz theft

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

A Stockholm court rules a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland for trial over the theft of a sign from Auschwitz.

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Extradition over Auschwitz theft

Burma annuls 1990 Suu Kyi poll win

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

Burma’s leaders formally annul the National League for Democracy’s 1990 election win, as more details of new poll laws emerge.

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Japan protest over tuna ban plan

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.

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Lula criticised for Cuba comment

by | March 11, 2010 | In bbc-news

Brazil’s President Lula is criticised for comments that appear to compare Cuban dissidents on hunger strike to common criminals.

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