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Cancer Drug May Keep Lockerbie Bomber Alive for 5 Years

On 16.03.10

The Lockerbie bomber is at the center of a fresh row after it emerged he is taking a cancer drug that could keep him alive for five more years, The Sun reported on Monday.

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British Boy Kidnapped in Pakistan Freed

On 16.03.10

Kidnappers released a 5-year-old British boy unharmed Tuesday almost two weeks after abducting him from his grandparents' house in central Pakistan, British and Pakistani officials said.

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U.S. Military Hands Over Prison to Iraqi Government

On 15.03.10

The U.S. military handed over control of a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities on Monday as the Americans move ahead with preparations for a full withdrawal by the end of 2011.

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Egypt Arrests Israeli Journalist Along the Border

On 15.03.10

Egyptian security officials arrested an Israeli journalist as he tried to sneak across the porous Israeli-Egyptian border with African migrants, his newspaper reported Monday.

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Georgian Opposition Condemns Phony TV War Report

On 15.03.10

Georgia's opposition politicians are denouncing the government over a hoax television broadcast that said Russia had invaded and the president had been killed.

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Thai PM Rejects Protesters' Call for New Elections

On 15.03.10

Thailand's prime minister, backed by a formidable military force, rejected an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament on Monday as tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters vowed to wet the seat of government with their own blood if their demands weren't met.

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UN Expert: No. Korean Farm Controls Causing Hunger

On 15.03.10

North Korea should let farms produce freely and allow food to be sold in local markets because the communist government cannot provide enough food for its people, a U.N. human rights investigator urged Monday.

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Pakistan Police Find Cache of Explosives in Lahore

On 15.03.10

Pakistani police discovered a cache of bomb-making equipment and thousands of pounds of explosives Monday in an empty Lahore shop where authorities said a string of attacks on the eastern city may have been plotted.

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U.K. Lawmaker Found Dead Inside Home

On 15.03.10

U.K. Labour Party lawmaker Ashok Kumar was found dead at his home in Middlesbrough, northern England, Monday, his office said.

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German Diocese Suspends Priest Amid Sex Abuse Charges

On 15.03.10

Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese says it has suspended a priest convicted in 1986 of sexually abusing minors and accepted the resignation of his superior.

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