News Headlines - 09 March 2013

▽Abu Qatada arrested after terrorism police raids | guardian.co.uk

The radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada has been arrested for allegedly breaching his bail conditions, days before a new government attempt to deport him.

▽Taliban suicide bomber attacks Afghan ministry of defence | guardian.co.uk

A Taliban suicide bomber has killed at least nine people in an attack on the ministry of defence in Kabul intended to mar the US defence secretary's first visit to Afghanistan.

▽Egyptian court confirms death sentences for Port Said football rioters | guardian.co.uk

An Egyptian court has confirmed death sentences for 21 football fans found guilty of causing a riot in the Mediterranean city of Port Said in which more than 70 people were killed.

▽Japan tsunami two years on: Teacher refused to leave students - Mirror Online

When the biggest earthquake in Japan’s history shook the cafe walls around him, teacher Paul Dixon’s first instinct was to rush back to his school and his pupils. But instead the Brit heeded the advice of locals who were desperately pleading with him to follow them to the top of a hill.

▽BBC News - Japan growth figures lift recovery hopes

Japan's economy stopped contracting in the final quarter of 2012, figures have shown, raising hopes of a recovery.