Monthly Archives: March 2011

Man arrested over girl’s shooting

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - BBC World News

31 March 2011 Last updated at 17:35 ET Thusha Kamaleswaran was hit in the chest A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a five-year-old girl who was shot in a shop in south London. … Continue reading →

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Scots prescription fees abolished

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

31 March 2011 Last updated at 19:15 ET Prescriptions were free for all when the NHS was first set up. England is now the only part of the UK still charging for some prescriptions after Scotland joined Northern Ireland and … Continue reading →

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Ex-foreign minister could be key to Gadhafi ouster (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

LONDON – Moussa Koussa is the ultimate Libyan insider, a one-time intelligence chief and the keeper of Moammar Gadhafi’s darkest secrets. Now that the ex-foreign minister has fled Tripoli and landed in Britain, Western diplomats and intelligence officials were pressing … Continue reading →

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Padres beat Pujols, Cardinals 5-3 in 11 innings (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

ST. LOUIS – Cameron Maybin tied it with a two-out homer in the ninth inning and grounded a single that led to the go-ahead run in the 11th Thursday as the San Diego Padres opened with a 5-3 win over … Continue reading →

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Williams declines Breakfast move

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

31 March 2011 Last updated at 12:22 ET Williams (l) and Hollins will “continue to be involved” in Breakfast, the BBC said BBC Breakfast presenter Sian Williams will not move north with the programme when it relocates to its new … Continue reading →

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Gaddafi army ‘not at breaking point’

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - BBC World News

31 March 2011 Last updated at 18:49 ET Pro-Gaddafi forces are locked in a pattern of advances and retreats in the east Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi’s armed forces are not close to breaking point despite hundreds of allied air strikes, … Continue reading →

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League to curb player behaviour

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Premier League to act on player behaviour Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has announced a crackdown on the “unacceptable” behaviour by players and managers towards referees. “The clubs unanimously backed … Continue reading →

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Defendant testifies in NJ church shooting trial (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

PATERSON, N.J. – A California man charged with killing his estranged wife and another parishioner inside a New Jersey church took the stand Thursday to describe the killings and a marriage full of turbulence that he blamed on meddling from … Continue reading →

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Selig says MLB wants to ban smokeless tobacco (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

MINNEAPOLIS – Commissioner Bud Selig says Major League Baseball wants to ban smokeless tobacco in the majors. In a letter to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Selig told the group’s president that he believes “smokeless tobacco should be banned … Continue reading →

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Premier League to curb indiscipline

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - BBC World News

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Premier League to act on player behaviour Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has announced a crackdown on the “unacceptable” behaviour by players and managers towards referees. “The clubs unanimously backed … Continue reading →

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