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FranceThe New York Times says a letter purporting to be from the mayor of Paris that attacked Caroline Kennedy was a fake.
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EgyptEgyptian archaeologists say they have discovered two ancient tombs, indicating that a burial site is bigger than expected.
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IndiaOxfam is ending its emergency relief programme for the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the UK-based charity says.
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CanadaCanada is blanketed in snow from coast to coast as severe winter storms disrupt transport and leave thousands without power.
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GuineaThe president of the West African state of Guinea, Lansana Conte, dies, aged 74, after almost a quarter of a century in power.
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India, 
United KingdomIndia clinch a 1-0 victory in the two-Test series against England after the second match in Mohali ends in a draw.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe UN extends the mandate of its peacekeeping force in DR Congo, boosting its powers to protect civilians.
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France, 
BrazilBrazil should have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, says French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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AustraliaAustralia must reform its terror laws, according to an inquiry into the wrongful arrest of Dr Mohamed Haneef in 2007.
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Thailand, 
United StatesAlleged arms dealer Viktor Bout takes the stand as a three-day hearing into his possible US extradition opens in Bangkok.
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Sri LankaA rights group urges Sri Lanka's government to allow aid agencies into the country's north where fighting has displaced thousands.
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NepalMany newspapers in Nepal appear with a blank space instead of an editorial to protest against attacks by Maoists.
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RussiaRussia outlines plans to increase weapons' procurement over the next three years, including 70 new strategic nuclear missiles.
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IndiaBread, butter and freedom in Indian-controlled Kashmir
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IraqThe Security Council resolution stops foreign governments and companies seeking compensation from Iraq during 2009.
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ChinaThe Chinese couple who left Shanghai to embrace rural life
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Taiwan, ChinaTwo giant pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, arrive in Taiwan from China, a gift from Beijing to symbolise warming ties.
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Turkey, 
Syria, 
IsraelOutgoing Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has held "intensive and fruitful" talks on Syria and Gaza with Turkey's PM, his office says.
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PakistanThree Pakistani Christians have gone missing from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area, their families say.
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India, United KingdomIndia clinch a 1-0 victory in the two-Test series against England after the second match in Mohali ends in a draw.
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France, 
RwandaRwandan presidential aide Rose Kabuye is allowed to leave France to return home for Christmas, one month after her arrest.
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IndiaEngland captain Kevin Pietersen praises his players for returning to India to complete the Test series after the Mumbai attacks.
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ChinaMore than 150 writers and activists call on Chinese President Hu Jintao to release of a prominent rights advocate.
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AfghanistanTaleban leader Mullah Omar says reports of talks to end the Afghan insurgency are "baseless propaganda".
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India, United KingdomIndia captain Mahendra Dhoni defends his side's final day tactics in the draw against England.
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United Kingdom, 
BangladeshA court in Bangladesh sentences three men to death for a 2004 attack that killed three people and wounded a British diplomat.
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Saudi ArabiaA Saudi TV and newspaper campaign against the abuse of domestic workers in the country sparks controversy.
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UkraineUkraine's struggling old mines put lives at risk
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United KingdomThe European Commission gives the go ahead for British government changes to its support package for the banking sector.
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New Zealand, 
FijiNew Zealand and Fiji expel each other's top diplomats in a deepening row over Fiji's slow return to democracy.
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IsraelHamas could consider renewing the Gaza truce if Israel met its initial conditions, a group spokesman says.
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Israel, 
Jordan, 
West BankPope Benedict XVI is to make his first visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in May, Jerusalem's Latin patriarch says.
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GuineaGuinea's army dissolves the government and suspends the constitution following the death of President Lansana Conte.
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Iraq, United StatesThe speaker of the Iraqi parliament resigns, paving the way for a vote on allowing non-US forces to stay in the country.
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United StatesUS rescue crews using helicopters and boats battle to pull motorists from ice-cold floodwater near Washington, DC.
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ItalyNorthern Italy is rocked by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, officials say, but there are no reports of casualties so far.
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IndiaGlobal police agency Interpol says that India has not yet shared any information on the deadly Mumbai attacks.
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SingaporeThe Singapore Flyer, the world's largest big wheel, breaks down, trapping more than 100 people for over six hours.
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UgandaA Ugandan judge awards $7,000 to two lesbians, saying their rights were infringed when harassed by police.
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Taiwan, ChinaChina creates a stir by panda diplomacy with Taiwan
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United KingdomA British tourist has discovered almost 300 gold coins dating from the 7th Century at a dig just outside Jerusalem's Old City.
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CyprusFive people are charged with manslaughter over a 2005 plane crash that became Cyprus's worst airline disaster.
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United Kingdom, United StatesZimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says the US and UK are "stupid and foolish" for saying he should step down.
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RussiaRussia's Vladimir Putin warns that the era of inexpensive natural gas is coming to an end, in a keynote speech to gas-exporting nations.
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France, BrazilBrazil signs a $12bn deal with France to buy 50 helicopters and five submarines, in a move aimed at helping Brazil's arms industry.
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Netherlands, 
BelgiumA Belgian baby who was allegedly "sold" to a Dutch couple is returned to Belgium, Dutch officials say.
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Iraq, United Kingdom, United StatesIraqi MPs authorise the government to sign agreements allowing British and other non-US troops to stay on after 2008.
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GuineaThe head of Guinea's army says plotters trying to launch a coup after President Conte died do not represent most troops.
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FranceA French investment manager who put $1.4bn into Bernard Madoff's fraud-hit fund kills himself, police say.
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MexicoTroops at a checkpoint in Mexico detain a beauty queen and seven other suspects along with guns and cash, police say.
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PeruPeru passes a law allowing foreign prisoners to serve out their sentences in their home countries.
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ItalyA Catholic priest is criticised by parents in the city of Novara in northern Italy for telling their children that Father Christmas does not really exist.
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