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India, 
United Kingdom, 
ChinaBritish science is in danger of being sidelined by China, South Korea and India within 10 years, a report warns.
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IraqTwo bombs at a Baghdad university kill 70, as President Bush defends his decision to send more US troops to Iraq.
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ArubaRoger Federer continues his serene progress at the Australian Open with victory over Jonas Bjorkman.
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Aruba, 
SeychellesBush fires destroy eight homes in the Australian state of Victoria, a day after they cut a key power line.
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Iraq, 
United StatesPresident Bush defends his decision to send more US troops to Iraq, after 70 people die in twin blasts in Baghdad.
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India, United KingdomUK chancellor Gordon Brown begins his first official visit to India in the southern technology hub of Bangalore.
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China, 
Hong KongHong Kong announces new rules to limit the number of mainland Chinese women arriving to give birth.
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GermanyHindus in Europe oppose a German move to ban the display of the swastika across the EU, a Hindu leader says.
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United StatesA team of doctors in New York say they are planning to perform the first uterus transplant in the US.
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Taiwan, ChinaTrade between China and Taiwan grows significantly despite continuing political tensions between the two.
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IsraelIsrael's chief of staff, Gen Dan Halutz, resigns over the handling of last year's conflict in southern Lebanon.
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PhilippinesAbu Sulaiman, a key member of Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf, has been killed in a gun battle, the army says.
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IndonesiaThe Indonesian authorities are to ban all poultry from the capital Jakarta in a bid to control bird flu.
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Iraq, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ends her tour of the Mid-East seeking support for the US' new Iraq plan.
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IndonesiaIndonesian coffee growers are illegally clearing an important wildlife reserve, says conservation group WWF.
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Uganda, 
SudanUganda's rebels formally write to the government asking for south Sudan's VP to be sacked as a mediator at talks.
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ArubaAmelie Mauresmo defeats Olga Poutchkova to reach the third round at the Australian Open.
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United StatesA radio station dismisses 10 of its staff after a woman who took part in a water-drinking contest dies.
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NigeriaA Nigerian newspaper owner is charged with receiving funding from al-Qaeda to sponsor terror.
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Cuba, 
SpainAiling Cuban leader Fidel Castro's health worsened after he chose risky surgery, a Spanish media report says.
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United StatesPrices of oranges and other citrus fruits have been pushed sharply higher, following a severe freeze in California.
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Aruba, SudanAn Australian town says it will now allow Sudanese families to settle there, reversing an earlier rejection.
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RussiaRussian prosecutors charge the head of a private bank with ordering the murder of central banker Andrei Kozlov.
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United StatesA Pentagon official apologises for criticising US law firms for representing Guantanamo detainees.
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GermanyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel warns Europe it faces an "historic failure" if it fails to revive the EU constitution.
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Israel, 
LebanonIsraeli opposition figures call on the PM to quit after the country's military chief resigns over the Lebanon conflict.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia is to protest to Pakistan after two of its border guards are injured in a shooting incident in Kashmir.
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NepalNepal's Maoists begin locking up their weapons in a key part of the country's peace process.
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Iraq, 
Iran, United StatesOne of Iraq's most powerful Shia politicians accuses the US of undermining Iraqi sovereignty.
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United StatesSevere weather continues across a huge swathe of the US, leaving at least 50 dead and thousands without power.
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RussiaRussia deploys extra police around the country after warning the public of a possible terrorist attack.
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PakistanA captured Taleban official says the group' s leader Mullah Omar lives in Pakistan protected by its spy agency.
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SomaliaSomalia's transitional parliament votes to sack its speaker, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan.
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TaiwanA Taiwanese ethnic group thought to have been wiped out more than 100 years ago is given official status.
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SudanUN agencies working in Sudan's Darfur region warn that insecurity could cause operations to collapse.
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ChinaThe European Union and China start lengthy talks that will update and expand relations between them.
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FranceThe French cabinet adopts a bill to create a legal right to housing, after protests made the president pledge action.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe police arrest nearly 25,000 people during a crackdown on illegal gold and diamond mining.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe DR Congo military announces a peace deal with a dissident army general, Laurent Nkunda.
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IraqMore than 20 people are killed and dozens injured in bomb attacks in Iraq, after a day of bloodshed in the capital.
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Afghanistan, United StatesLikely presidential contender Senator Hillary Clinton urges a limit on US Iraq troops and more forces for Afghanistan.
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United StatesPresident Bush decides not to renew a scheme allowing domestic spying on terror suspects without a warrant.
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SudanThe government of southern Sudan probes the fate of $60m it received in 2005 as part of a peace deal.
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