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Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 3:27 am
US attacks East Jerusalem plans
The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 3:21 am
Indonesia militant 'was killed'
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed terror suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 1:47 am
Formal Suu Kyi ban in Burma poll
A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 11:12 pm
Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 11:07 pm
Arrests in Cyprus body theft case
Three men are arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus's ex-President Papadopoulos, officials say.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 11:55 pm
Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni affair rumours sweep France
France was swirling with rumours on Tuesday about the relationship of Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 10:54 pm
Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre, review
The follow-up to Phantom, the most successful show in history.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 10:05 pm
US 'Jihad Jane' charged with planning terror attacks in Europe
An American woman known as "Jihad Jane" was charged by US prosecutors on Tuesday with recruiting jihadist fighters to plan terror attacks in Europe and South Asia.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 9:59 pm
Girl, 3, thought loaded gun was Wii controller in fatal accident
A three-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed herself after mistaking a handgun for a Nintendo Wii video game controller.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 4:21 pm
Millions will have to wait until 4pm for post
Millions of householders will have to wait until 4pm to receive their mail under a controversial new contract for postmen.

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 12:55 am
The speed camera trap on the M6 that's racing towards record £3m haul in fines

In little more than five weeks, this three-mile length of road in the scenic borderlands of North-West England has smashed the British record for speed camera victims.

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 12:48 am
Facebook 'putting children at risk' by snubbing paedophile panic button

Both the Home Secretary and the mother of murdered schoolgirl Ashleigh Hall condemned the social networking website for refusing to implement the system.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 10:34 pm
'I'm NOT Jon Venables': Terror of young father, 27, accused on Facebook of be...

A social networking group was set up asking whether Venables is a man called David Calvert, aged 27, from Fleetwood, near Blackpool.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 10:03 pm
Pharmacist refuses to give mother, 38, contraceptive pills for period pain 'b...

Shocked Janine Deeley initially thought the female pharmacist must be joking, but became angry when she was told to try another chemist or come back the next day.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 7:51 pm
Young woman jumped 100ft to her death just hours after father begged psychiat...

Graham Nye was so concerned for his daughter Victoria's wellbeing that he warned hospital staff 'if she goes back to her flat she will throw herself off the balcony'.

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BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | UK Edition

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 9:28 pm
Sunderland 4-0 Bolton
Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 8:41 pm
Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham
Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birming ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 8:41 pm
Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 8:40 pm
Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers
Second-half goals by Steven Whittaker and Ken ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 8:39 pm
West Brom 1-0 Sheff Wed
Robert Koren fires West Brom back into second ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 8:37 pm
Fiorentina 3-2 B Munich (4-4)
Bayern Munich reach the quarter-finals of the ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 3:35 pm
Man Utd return 'excites' Beckham
AC Milan's David Beckham says he is excited t ...

Reuters: Business News Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 3:34 am
Asian stocks near 6-week highs, cool to China data
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks hovered near six-week highs on Wednesday as Chinese data showed exports and imports in February were better than expected, while the euro and the pound suffered on renewed concerns about Europe's fiscal problems.



Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 3:06 am
Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius
LOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.



Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 1:13 am
Darling set to announce budget date
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling will announce the date of the budget for the 2010-11 financial year later on Wednesday, Sky TV reported.



Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 11:41 pm
EU monetary fund idea played down
LUXEMBOURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European policy makers played down on Tuesday the idea of creating a European Monetary Fund, saying it was at most a long-term project that did not offer a solution to Greece's immediate debt problems.



Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 11:12 pm
Glaxo signs Cellzome drug discovery deal
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has strengthened its ties with Anglo-German biotech company Cellzome by signing a second drug discovery deal worth up to 508 million euros (460 million pound).

Financial Times - Financial markets news Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 2:43 am
Queensland picks banks for A$7bn rail IPO
The Queensland state government has appointed five banks to run a A$7bn share float of Queensla ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 9:23 pm
Sugar suffers as India raises output estimate
Sugar prices endure another pounding after estimates for India?s production this season were re ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 7:51 pm
Equities rally on hold as caution sets in
Global Markets Overview: It is a year ago that stocks began to bounce from their cyclical nadir ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 6:54 pm
Imperial Tobacco hit by earnings worry
London equity markets erased early gains on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected results held the mi ...

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 5:16 pm
Wall St up on one-year anniversary of bottom
US equities rallied modestly a year to the day since markets closed at their lows during the fi ...

 

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 1:45 pm
Lambiel retires, Weir skips Worlds
According to the International Skating Union, two-time World champion Stephane Lambiel officially announced his retirement from competitive skating today.  Lambiel is the most successful male Swiss skater of all time, winning the Swiss championships

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 10:02 am
Alpine Meadows welcomes Errol Kerr home from Olympics as judge of Red Bull Sc...
By Inga Aksamit, Inga’s Adventures Olympic athletes are enjoying increased visibility after the wildly successful 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and Errol Kerr is no exception. Finishing in the top 10 in mens’ ski cross, Kerr, who trains

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 at 7:27 am
Two Boise fitness events Saturday: Jeret "Speedy" Peterson' Champion's Run, "...
Saturday will be a busy day for Boise fitness enthusiasts with two great events for the whole family. With our beautiful spring-like weather, there’s no excuse to stay home on the couch. Time to get out there and have some fun. First up

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 12:25 pm
It's time for NHL to get tough on hits to the head
Yesterday, Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins used his shoulder to check Boston Bruin star Marc Savard. Cooke's shoulder hit Savard's head, leaving him with a concussion and out of the Boston Bruin lineup for the foreseeable future.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 at 11:51 am
Canadian Curling Association considers changing its Olympic selection process
Canada won a gold medal in men's curling and a silver medal in women's curling at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver ten days ago, but there are now reports that the Canadian Curling Association are considering tinkering with the qualification