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MexicoTens of thousands of Mexicans join a march in Mexico City to protest against the rising price of tortillas.
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IndiaFour die and 18 are wounded in an oil refinery fire in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials say.
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Hong KongHong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang formally announces that he will run for a second term in office.
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IndonesiaNew rules take effect in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, banning people from keeping domestic birds.
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Iraq, 
Iran, 
United StatesThe US issues a further warning to Iran, telling Tehran to stop helping Iraqi militants make lethal bombs.
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United KingdomLaws doubling the passenger duty people must pay when taking flights from the UK have come into force.
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Netherlands, IndiaThe Indian media hails firm Tata for winning a $12.1bn bid to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.
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ChinaChina bans commercial fishing for three months along a stretch of the Yangtze River in a bid to protect fish stocks.
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United StatesUS police investigate a media company after its advertising campaign causes a major security scare in Boston.
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Norfolk Island, 
New ZealandA New Zealand man goes on trial on the remote Norfolk Island, charged with the first murder there in 150 years.
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United KingdomBritish anti-terror police question nine suspects over an alleged plot to kidnap a member of the armed forces.
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FranceFrance becomes the latest European country to introduce a ban on smoking in workplaces.
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United KingdomScreening for TB by the United Kingdom discriminates against Kenyans with HIV, say Aids activists.
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RussiaRussian prosecutors look into allegations babies in a Yekaterinburg hospital had their mouths taped shut.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, ChinaJohn James reports on the extraordinary leatherback turtles and the invasion of Chinese workers in the Congo.
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IndiaA senior Congress party leader in the Indian state of Assam is killed by suspected separatists, police say.
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FranceMilitant French farmer Jose Bove says he will stand in the presidential race if he can muster enough support.
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Somalia, 
MalawiBurundi offers to contribute 1,000 troops to the proposed African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia.
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RussiaRussia's President Putin denies claims that Russia is using its energy exports as a foreign policy tool.
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United StatesHigh energy prices help US oil giant Exxon Mobil report the highest ever annual profit by a US company - $39.5bn.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli troops shoot dead three Palestinians in the West Bank, two of them known militants.
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France, IranFrench President Jacques Chirac plays down the threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, but later reconsiders.
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NepalAt least three protesters are shot dead by police as unrest spreads in southern Nepal, reports say.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomEight hundred more British troops are to take on the Taleban in southern Afghanistan.
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CanadaA Canadian couple fights the state for custody of their premature babies, whom they refuse transfusions.
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Iraq, United StatesPresident Bush's choice for the new army chief of staff denies that current US policy on Iraq has failed.
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NigeriaA Nigerian senator says he has received death threats after saying 90% of electoral candidates are corrupt.
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FranceLights across France dim for five minutes as part of a campaign designed to raise awareness of climate change.
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IraqAt least 58 people are killed and 150 hurt in a double suicide bombing in the Iraqi town of Hilla, police say.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoAt least 58 people are killed in clashes between a religious sect and DR Congo police in an election dispute.
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Japan, United StatesJapanese car firm Toyota once again outstrips its US rivals in monthly car sales, figures for January show.
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Liberia, 
CameroonChina's President Hu Jintao signs a number of deals in Liberia, pledging more aid and investment.
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