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NetherlandsBarclays says it will move its HQ to Amsterdam to help smooth its £80bn takeover of Dutch rival ABN Amro.
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United StatesThe fossil remains of small dinosaurs that burrowed into the ground have been found by scientists in Montana, US.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesThe US envoy to Zimbabwe says people are more willing to defy President Mugabe despite a crackdown.
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United StatesThe US president rebuffs Senate efforts to question his staff in the escalating row over the firing of prosecutors.
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IraqIraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi calls for talks with the country's insurgents in an attempt to bring peace.
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Aruba, 
AustraliaIslamic clerics in Australia are being encouraged to volunteer as firemen, to improve the image of Muslims.
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IndonesiaPoor countries meet in Indonesia to discuss proposals they say would make a fairer global trade system.
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SudanLawyers in Sudan's war-torn Darfur have begun probing reports of slavery during the conflict, the BBC learns.
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IndonesiaIndonesian police arrest a number of alleged members of militant Muslim group Jemaah Islamiah.
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PakistanAt least 31 people die in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, officials say.
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IsraelEngland train at the new Wembley Stadium as coach Steve McClaren awaits injury news ahead of the Euro 2008 qualifier in Israel.
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Pakistan, 
JamaicaJamaican police say they are treating the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer as suspicious.
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IndonesiaThree Indonesian Muslim militants are jailed for the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls in 2005.
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RussiaRussia is holding a day of mourning for at least 176 people who died in three disasters over four days.
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Sri LankaAt least 12 people are killed in fighting between troops and rebels in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says.
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NigeriaA Nigeria Senate committee probing graft allegations against the president and his deputy quits over pressure.
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FranceOutgoing French President Jacques Chirac backs the centre-right's Nicolas Sarkozy in April's election.
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Trinidad and Tobago, Sri Lanka, 
BangladeshSanath Jayasuriya gives Sri Lanka an excellent start in the key Group B game against Bangladesh.
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United StatesA US woman who says her cat died after eating tainted pet food involved in a massive health scare sues makers.
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North KoreaSix-party nuclear talks on North Korea are to continue for a fourth day after delays over frozen bank accounts.
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France, 
IranThe boss of French oil giant Total is questioned by police as part of a probe into alleged corruption in Iran.
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EgyptEgypt's biggest opposition group says it will boycott next week's controversial constitutional referendum.
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MexicoMexican police deaths in drug-related crimes this year are up 50% compared with the same period last year.
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NepalAt least 25 people are killed as Maoists and activists seeking more rights clash in southern Nepal, police say.
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ZimbabweZambia's leader likens the crisis in Zimbabwe to the Titanic's sinking and calls for a new diplomatic approach.
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TurkeyKurds celebrate the solar New Year, but clashes and arrests mar the festivities in south-eastern Turkey.
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NigeriaA Nigerian Senate committee indicts the president and his deputy for corruption over an oil fund.
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IsraelIsrael's main trade union ends a general strike that shut banks and disrupted flights and many public services.
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RussiaRussia's richest woman wins a libel case against business magazine Forbes, raising questions about press freedom.
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PakistanAt least 100 people die in clashes between local and foreign militants in Pakistan, the government says.
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SomaliaFifteen people are killed in clashes in Somalia's capital where angry crowds dragged soldiers' bodies in the streets.
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Iraq, United StatesTalks are taking place between the Iraqi government and some insurgent groups, a senior Iraqi official says.
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Afghanistan, 
ItalyJournalists' groups call for the release of an Afghan translator seized with a recently freed Italian reporter.
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CambodiaA Cambodian court clears Phnom Penh ex-police chief Heng Pov of kidnapping charges, but more will follow.
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NigeriaPupils in northern Nigeria kill a teacher after apparently accusing her of desecrating the Koran, police say.
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LebanonThe UN is likely to extend its probe into the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, officials say.
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United StatesThe US Federal Reserve leaves its main interest rate unchanged for a sixth meeting in a row at 5.25%.
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Sri Lanka, BangladeshSri Lanka trounce Bangladesh by 198 runs under the D/L method in Group B in Trinidad.
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BelgiumNearly 700 couples symbolically wed in a town where three couples refused to be married by a black man.
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United StatesThe US is to cut funds earmarked for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, amid fears they could reach Hamas.
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IranIran's supreme leader says nuclear activities could be pursued illegally, as the UN discusses new sanctions.
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Zimbabwe, Pakistan, JamaicaImran Nazir hits 160 as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 93 runs, meaning Ireland qualify for the Super 8 phase.
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United StatesFormer US Vice-President Al Gore testifies in Congress about the need to counter global warming.
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