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ThailandThailand is planning to revive a controversial anti-drugs campaign, which allegedly killed 2,500 people.
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Iran, 
United StatesThe US secretary of state says there is a "very strong case" for more sanctions on Iran over its nuclear plans.
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United StatesA high-tech system to control the US-Mexico border with cameras and radar gains US approval.
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MoroccoA Moroccan man has been jailed for three years for creating a Facebook profile in the name of a royal.
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Argentina, 
BrazilArgentina and Brazil agree to build a joint nuclear reactor to address looming energy shortages.
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GuatemalaFarmers in Guatemala free police officers taken hostage in a land dispute, as the government offers talks.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyTurkey says dozens of Kurdish rebels have been killed as its ground assault in northern Iraq enters a third day.
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Sri LankaAt least 18 people are injured by a blast on a bus in the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, officials say.
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Guam, United StatesA US B-2 bomber - one of the world's most expensive military aircraft - crashes on the island of Guam.
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United Kingdom, 
New ZealandNew Zealand win a rain-hit game against England by four wickets to take the one-day series 3-1.
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Saudi ArabiaProsecutors in Saudi Arabia investigate 57 young men arrested for flirting with girls at shopping centres.
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SloveniaSlovenia's ex-President Janez Drnovsek, who helped lead his nation to independence in 1991, dies aged 57.
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BangladeshClaudia Hammond discovers how the four million people living on the banks and islands of the Brahmaputra river get their healthcare.
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CubaThe BBC's Kevin Connolly meets the Cuban exiles of Miami as they bicker about the future of their country after Fidel Castro's retirement.
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Russia, 
North KoreaA Russian cargo ship is detained and boarded by North Korean coastguard agents, Russian officials say.
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JapanJapan launches a satellite designed to enable super high-speed data transmission in remote areas.
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Serbia and Montenegro, United StatesNon-essential staff at the US embassy begin leaving Serbia after Thursday's attack over Kosovo support.
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QatarMaria Sharapova extends her unbeaten run to 13 matches with victory over Agnieszka Radwanska in the Qatar Open semi-finals.
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Ireland, 
France, United KingdomEngland defeat France in Paris while Wales and Ireland both record victories in the third round of the six Nations.
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NigeriaNigerian former football international Godwin Okpara gets a 10-year prison term for rape and torture.
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UgandaUganda's government and the Lord's Resistance Army sign a truce, the latest step towards a peace deal.
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Iraq, TurkeyAny escalation of Turkey's incursion against Kurdish rebels in Iraq could destabilise the region, Baghdad warns.
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ZimbabweRobert Mugabe tells a rally to celebrate his birthday that Zanu-PF will win next month's elections in Zimbabwe.
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Ireland, United KingdomIreland produce a fine attacking display to score five tries in a comfortable Six Nations victory over Scotland in Dublin.
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Guam, United StatesThe US military investigates the first ever crash by a B-2 stealth bomber, which happened on Guam.
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IranIran's President Ahmadinejad says no amount of UN sanctions will deter Tehran from its nuclear programme.
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NigeriaA tribunal in Nigeria has annulled the election of the president of the country's senate, David Mark.
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VenezuelaThe two flight data recorders from a Venezuelan plane which crashed in the Andes, killing 46 people, are found.
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Colombia, FranceThe daughter of the kidnapped Colombian politician, Ingrid Betancourt, meets the French president.
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