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Georgia, 
RussiaRussia's newly-returned ambassador to Georgia says Moscow wants to normalise its ties with Tbilisi.
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United KingdomA court is shown dramatic CCTV footage of an alleged attempt to set off a bomb on a Tube train on 21 July 2005.
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ArubaMaria Sharapova sees off Anna Chakvetadze to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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PolandRyszard Kapuscinski, who wrote books on the fall of Haile Selassie and the Shah, dies in Warsaw, aged 74.
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BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales replaces nearly half of his cabinet - a day after marking a year in office.
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Iraq, 
United StatesPresident Bush urges America to give his new Iraq strategy "a chance to work" in his State of the Union address.
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ArubaFourth seed Kim Clijsters beats Martina Hingis in three sets in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
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United States, 
ChinaChina could have more internet users than the US within two years' time, the country's state media reports.
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North KoreaNorth Korea has shown 'flexibility' during recent meetings on its nuclear ambitions, the South says.
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ChinaBeijing police arrest 151 people in a big crackdown on an internet prostitution gang, state media says.
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CanadaA Canadian pig farmer accused of killing 26 women described the initial charges as "hogwash", a court hears.
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United KingdomWhite men with a rare surname in a from Yorkshire may have black African roots, research suggests.
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GuineaGuinea's government calls on demonstrators to remain calm ahead of talks to end a violent two-week strike.
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VietnamVietnam's Communist Party leaders end a 10-day meeting to discuss how the party should change.
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Iraq, United StatesIraqi forces backed by US helicopters battle insurgents in central Baghdad as part of a new security plan.
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Greece, United KingdomLondon-based Christie's auctions off Greek royal family treasures, despite a plea from Athens not to proceed.
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Sudan, 
ChadA hijacker who seized control of a Sudanese passenger jet is arrested after diverting the plane to Chad.
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PeruFloods and mudslides in central Peru leave at least 16 people dead and scores homeless, officials say.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripThe Israeli military says its forces have shot dead one Palestinian in the Gaza Strip and detained two others.
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JapanJapanese schools should rethink a ban on corporal punishment, a government-backed panel suggests.
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ArubaFernando Gonzalez blows away second seed Rafael Nadal to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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India, United KingdomIndia could overtake Britain and have the world's fifth largest economy within a decade, a report says.
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ChinaChina's President Hu Jintao makes a rare intervention over the controversial killing of a journalist, state media says.
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LebanonLebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition warns of new unrest, as the country clears up after a violent strike.
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Kenya, 
Somalia, United StatesSomalia's main airport is attacked a day after Ethiopian forces began their withdrawal from the capital.
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Republic of the Congo, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoSome 200 inmates escape from jail in the Republic of Congo - reportedly in a row over poor food.
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ItalyItalian police dismantle a people-trafficking and prostitution network, making almost 800 arrests.
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GhanaEx-UN boss Kofi Annan returns to his native Ghana to a big welcome as people urge him to enter politics.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan forces are accused of colluding with breakaway rebels in the abduction of children for combat.
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IranIran hangs four men convicted of involvement in 2006 bombings in Ahwaz that killed eight people and injured 45.
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IndiaIndia clinch a tense 20-run win over West Indies in Cuttack to take an unassailable 2-0 one-day series lead.
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NepalTroops and Maoists should face trial for atrocities in Nepal's civil war, the UN's human rights chief says.
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Puerto RicoThe world's oldest person, Emiliano Mercado Del Toro, dies at home in Puerto Rico aged 115
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IsraelIsrael's PM calls on President Moshe Katsav to resign over rape allegations but the president says he is innocent.
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SudanSudan's president confirms government forces bombed rebels in Darfur, but denies breaching a ceasefire.
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LebanonAn oil spill resulting from last year's conflict in Lebanon is largely contained, says the UN, but problems remain.
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HungaryHungary reports a new outbreak of the bird flu strain that can kill humans at a farm in the south.
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CambodiaA Cambodian woman believed to have lived in the jungle for 19 years, is smiling and trying to speak.
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GermanyGerman chancellor Angela Merkel defends globalisation at the opening of the World Economic Forum.
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United StatesSenator John Kerry, who lost to George W Bush in 2004, will not run for US president in 2008, he says.
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France, Lebanon, United StatesThe US and France pledge $1.4bn in aid and loans ahead of a major summit in Paris to help rebuild Lebanon.
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Turkey, 
ArmeniaTurkish prosecutors charge a teenager with murdering prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
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Iraq, United StatesA US Senate panel rejects President Bush's Iraq plan, a day after he asks Congress to give it "a chance".
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