World Update from BBC News
How tarantulas helped street kidsThere are 20,000 children living rough or working on the streets of the Cambodian capital. Alvin Hall finds how an unlikely mix of tourists and tarantulas helped some of them.Polanski lawyers file new appealLawyers for Roman Polanski file an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s US trial for sex with a 13-year-old girl.Can 'rich' sports learn from Gaelic games?Unlike glamorous and better-funded professional sports, the Gaelic Athletic Association is also a model of financial prudence. Joe Lynam looks at whether those richer sports could learn from Gaelic football and hurling.City Diaries: 19 March"Raising VAT to 20% would be a brave move"Rocket fire from Gaza kills manA rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel kills a man, the first fatal rocket attack since Israel's campaign last year.Baby boy abandoned at shop diesA newborn baby boy dies after being abandoned at the back of a shop in Cwmcarn, Gwent Police say.Netanyahu offers 'to build trust'Israel's PM phones Hillary Clinton to say his country will make a "real effort" to help the US restart Mid-East peace talks.
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