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Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs (AP)

March 9, 2010

AP - British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.
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Haitian Court Frees U.S. Missionary

Two U.S. missionaries are spending another weekend in a Haitian jail.
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Togo security blocks opposition headquarters (AP)

AP - Security forces have blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters.
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Turkey quake kills 51 as villagers sleep (AFP)

AFP - A powerful pre-dawn earthquake buried sleeping villagers in remote eastern Turkey Monday, claiming at least 51 lives and leaving dozens injured, officials said.
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Chile Quake Survivors Suffer Cold, Rainy Night

A strong rain on a chilly night added to the misery Monday of survivors of Chile's terrible earthquake and tsunami, many of whom live in tents and improvised shelters as continuing aftershocks threaten to collapse what's left of their homes.
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Iraqi PM: election dispute poses risks to security (AP)

AP - Iraq's prime minister on Thursday warned that a political dispute likely to postpone January elections was a threat to security, but said American troops would not have to delay their timetable for leaving because of the vote.
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2 killed in attack on Pakistani troops (AP)

AP - A bomb blast killed two paramilitary troops Sunday in Pakistan's Khyber region, where security forces are pressing ahead with an offensive to secure a major supply route for foreign forces in Afghanistan.
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Hamas leader denies Nazi genocide of Jews (AP)

AP - A Hamas spiritual leader on Monday called teaching Palestinian children about the Nazi murder of 6 million Jews a "war crime," rejecting a suggestion that the U.N. might include the Holocaust in Gaza's school curriculum.
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Shanghai auto expo: showdown for global automakers (AP)

AP - World automakers were launching 13 new models Monday as they converged on China's commercial capital for the Shanghai Auto show, a key showcase for the only major growing car market.
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