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IndiaIndia's finance minister says poverty is fast declining in the country and could be "wiped out" by 2040.
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United StatesA major climate change report prompts calls for urgent action, but the US rejects controls on emissions.
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United StatesRescuers in Florida search for survivors after storms and a tornado kill at least 19 people in the US state.
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PeruEnvironmentalists in Peru criticise plans to auction off large swathes of the Amazon to oil and gas firms.
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Central African RepublicThe government of the Central African Republic reaches a peace deal with one of the main rebel groups.
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United StatesThe Pentagon prepares fresh charges against three men held at the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
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IndonesiaFloods hit large parts of the Indonesian capital after two days of torrential rain, forcing thousands out of their homes.
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PakistanTwo Pakistani soldiers are killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the north-west of the country, police say.
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IndiaAt least 15 people are dead after a wall of a warehouse under construction collapsed, officials in India say.
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Ireland, 
United KingdomIreland is witnessing important steps towards peace with Sinn Fein's vote to support the police and Croke Park hosting the England rugby team, reports Kevin Connolly.
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United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi will host a Formula One Grand Prix race from 2009.
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LebanonThe BBC's Jim Muir reports from Beirut on how divisions between Sunni and Shia Muslims are threatening regional stability.
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RussiaHundreds of anglers are rescued after ice-floes broke away from the shore in the Russian Far East.
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Italy, 
FranceFrance open the defence of their Six Nations title with a five-try win over a disappointing Italy at the Stadio Flaminio.
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ChileA fire at a hotel in the southern Chilean town of Punta Arenas kills 10 foreign tourists, officials say.
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United KingdomThe strain of bird flu which killed 2,600 turkeys in the UK is identified as the H5N1 virus.
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Saudi ArabiaTen people are arrested in Saudi Arabia on suspicion of funding terror-related activities, officials say.
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United KingdomExperts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a Suffolk turkey farm is the Asian strain.
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AfghanistanThe Afghan government and Nato-led troops are preparing to recapture a town stormed by the Taleban.
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IraqAt least 130 people are killed and 305 hurt in a lorry bombing at a market in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
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IranAmbassadors from non-aligned countries undertake a "transparency visit" to an Iranian nuclear facility.
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ZambiaChina announces new investment worth $800m in Zambia, the latest stop on President Hu's African tour.
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NigeriaNigeria's first human fatality from bird flu is confirmed as the H5N1 virus by the World Health Organisation.
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United KingdomGovernment experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a Suffolk turkey farm is the Asian strain.
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United StatesThe US president declares four Florida counties disaster areas, after storms killed at least 20 people.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President George W Bush tells Democrats he welcomes debate in a conciliatory speech on Iraq.
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