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Pacific Ocean, 
JapanJapanese record breaking hot air balloonist Michio Kanda goes missing during a flight over the Pacific Ocean.
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BoliviaMore than 150 passengers survive as a plane operated by Lloyd Aereo Boliviano crash lands in a swamp.
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Sweden, 
United KingdomA British man is jailed for 14 years in Sweden after infecting two under-age girls with HIV.
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Sri LankaAt least 18 people die as an explosion hits a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla.
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ChinaChina's authorities warn that the bad weather which has crippled parts of the country could last several more days.
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Poland, 
United StatesPoland has agreed in principle to allow an American missile defence system on Polish territory.
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ZimbabwePakistan hand debuts to four players but still thrash Zimbabwe in the final one-day international.
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IraqThe toll from Baghdad market bombs, carried by mentally disabled women, rises to nearly 100, say officials.
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EgyptPaul Martin meets the Palestinians crossing the breached Egypt-Gaza border to do some essential shopping.
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United StatesJustin Webb sees the intimacy of the US presidential campaign evaporate ahead of Super Tuesday.
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LebanonAs the BBC's Kim Ghattas leaves Lebanon, she reflects on growing up in Beirut - the city that made her a reporter.
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Italy, United KingdomAn inspired second-half peformance sees Wales beat England 26-19 at Twickenham.
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KenyaMore than 20 people die in fresh violence in western Kenya, despite a peace deal to end the bloodshed.
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RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin's favoured successor, Dmitri Medvedev, launches his election campaign.
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United KingdomA passenger jet carrying 100 passengers makes an emergency landing at Leeds Bradford Airport.
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FranceFrance's President Nicolas Sarkozy marries his girlfriend, ex-model Carla Bruni, an official statement says.
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TurkeyThousands rally in Ankara to protest against a plan to allow women to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.
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United KingdomWales claim their first win at Twickenham for 20 years as they stage an astounding second-half comeback to defeat England.
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