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Cuba, 
United StatesA Cuban-American university professor and his wife are jailed in Florida for spying for Cuba.
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IraqThe US says it will attend a meeting on Iraq in Baghdad which will include delegates from Syria and Iran.
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MexicoMexico's Supreme Court rules that soldiers cannot be expelled from the country's military for being HIV-positive.
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Afghanistan, 
United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK foreign secretary is in Kabul, a day after a suicide attack during US Vice-President Dick Cheney's stay.
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ThailandThai Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula quits, blaming infighting in the military-backed government.
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JapanJapan's whaling fleet cuts short its annual hunt after a fire two weeks ago crippled the main boat.
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IndonesiaIndonesia's Vice-President Yusuf Kalla is taking a high-profile train journey to highlight transport safety issues.
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IraqA car bomb explodes in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing 10 people and wounding at least seven.
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CanadaCanada's parliament votes against renewing anti-terror measures brought in after the 9/11 attacks.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli troops kill three Palestinian militants in the West Bank town of Jenin.
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IndiaIndia targets agriculture in its annual budget as a key to continued "growth and stability" in the economy.
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Venezuela, CubaCuban President Fidel Castro appears in a live broadcast for the first time since falling ill seven months ago.
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ChinaFour people are killed and 30 injured after strong winds topple 11 carriages of a train in northern China, media say.
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SomaliaFive people are killed in separate attacks in Somalia's capital, including a relative of the prime minister.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's navy says it has sunk a vessel smuggling arms and killed at least 15 rebels in a separate sea battle.
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SenegalTwo opponents in Senegal reject unofficial results showing President Wade heading for a second term.
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North KoreaSouth Korea urges the North to quickly implement its pledge to halt its nuclear programme at high-level talks.
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Canada, Israel, 
EgyptThe trial has resumed in Cairo of an Egyptian-Canadian dual national accused of spying for Israel.
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Iraq, 
JordanJordan introduces new regulations making it more difficult for Iraqi refugees to enter its territory.
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SudanSudan's humanitarian affairs minister says accusations against him of war crimes in Darfur are political.
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FranceTwo Picasso paintings worth 50m euros are stolen from the home of the artist's granddaughter in Paris.
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PolandFormer owners of property lost to the Nazis and Communists meet the Polish PM to ask for compensation.
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South AfricaCulling and contraceptives are options South Africa is considering to limit an elephant population boom.
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United StatesThe US economy grew at a pace of 2.2% in the last three months of 2006, down from a previous estimate of 3.5%.
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PolandThe European Commission says a road through an environmentally protected area should not be built.
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United KingdomThe UK Independence Party suspends one of its MEPs, while alleged financial irregularities are investigated.
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France, 
GermanyPlanemaker Airbus announces 10,000 job losses across Europe, affecting Germany, France, Britain and Spain.
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IndiaSeven policeman are charged with murdering a civilian in a staged gun battle in Indian-held Kashmir.
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ChadChad says it will not accept a UN peacekeeping force on its eastern border - only one made up of police officers.
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United StatesNearly 40 people are missing after being held in secret CIA prisons, a report by Human Rights Watch claims.
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Iraq, 
Iran, United StatesIran says it will take part in security talks in Baghdad, set for 10 March, if it is "in Iraq's best interests".
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe European Union says it will withdraw about 60% of its forces from Bosnia in the coming months.
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IsraelIsraelis vote overwhelmingly for a song about nuclear annihilation as their entry in the Eurovision song contest.
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SpainSevilla's Spanish Cup game at Real Betis is abandoned after their coach Juande Ramos is hit by a missile.
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ChinaAsian stock markets suffer the knock-on effect of Tuesday's dramatic slump in Chinese shares, but Shanghai rallies.
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ItalyItalian Prime Minister Romano Prodi wins a confidence vote in the Senate, resolving a week-long crisis.
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United StatesSuspected al-Qaeda conspirator Jose Padilla is ruled mentally fit to stand trial on terror charges.
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The BahamasA Florida court upholds a ruling that ex-Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith should be buried in the Bahamas.
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