Italian court rejects Berlusconi government ballot appeal (Reuters)

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Reuters - Italy's top administrative court Saturday dealt a blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's regional election hopes when it refused to reinstate the ruling coalition's candidate list submitted late for the poll in Rome province.

Bluefin ‘meets criteria’ for trade ban: CITES (AFP)

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The head of the UN wildlife trade organisation Willem Wijnsteker addresses the opening session of the triennial meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha. Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and clearly meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, Wijnsteker said on Saturday.(AFP)AFP - Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and clearly meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation said on Saturday.


Vatican says bid to link pope to abuse issue failed (Reuters)

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Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German Bishops' Conference, looks on during a news conference at the Vatican March 12, 2010. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - The Vatican rallied around Pope Benedict Saturday, dismissing suggestions he had tried to cover up priestly child abuse in Germany.


Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha (AP)

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In this Jan. 12, 2010 photo, a man drags a frozen tuna which he purchased in the morning auction at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japan. A U.N. body best known for protecting tigers and elephants will focus on the world's overfished oceans beginning this week with proposals to regulate the shark trade and ban the export of a tuna species prized by sushi lovers. Japan, which consumes 80 percent of Atlantic bluefin, has said it will ignore the ban. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - A contentious battle between Asia and the West over the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna prized by sushi lovers overshadowed a United Nations conference that opened Saturday in the Gulf state of Qatar.


Asia, Pacific nations vow to fight threats to civil aviation (AFP)

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Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara (C) delivers a speech to open the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Aviation Security in Tokyo. Asia and Pacific nations vowed Saturday to fight emerging terror threats to commercial aircraft by boosting international security standards and measures, including screening technology.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Asia and Pacific nations vowed Saturday to fight emerging terror threats to commercial aircraft by boosting international security standards and measures, including screening technology.


4 suicide attacks hit Afghanistan; at least 30 die (AP)

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Map locates Kandahar and Kandahar province, Afghanistan where multiple explosions have been reportedAP - The Afghan president's half-brother says at least 30 people have died and dozens more hurt in four suicide attacks in the southern city of Kandahar.


Drogba sends Chelsea back to top of Premiership (AFP)

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Chelsea's striker Didier Drogba shoots during the English Premier League football match against West Ham United at Stamford Bridge in London. Drogba struck twice as Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League with an impressive 4-1 win over relegation-threatened West Ham(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Didier Drogba struck twice as Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League with an impressive 4-1 win over relegation-threatened West Ham on Saturday.


27 dead, more than 50 wounded in Afghan attacks (Reuters)

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Soldiers of Army National Guard 162 Engineer Company attached with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps stand in front of their Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicles after completing a convoy at Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 13, 2010.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)Reuters - Twenty-seven people have been killed and 50 more wounded in a string of suicide attacks on Saturday in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar city, the head of the city's main hospital said.


Hiddink rejects Ivory Coast approaches over World Cup (AFP)

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Guus Hiddink, pictured in 2009, will not coach the Ivory Coast at June's World Cup finals in South Africa, the Dutchman said in a newspaper column on Saturday.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan)AFP - Guus Hiddink will not coach the Ivory Coast at June's World Cup finals in South Africa, the Dutchman said in a newspaper column on Saturday.


Iraq’s PM leads in early Baghdad vote count (AP)

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Counting and data input workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 12, 2010. Partial tallies have been released from seven of Iraq's 18 provinces, excluding Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - A coalition led by Iraq's prime minister held a comfortable lead Saturday in the crucial contest for the nation's capital, bolstering his chances in an election deciding who will lead the country as U.S. forces go home.


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