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At least seven policemen are killed in an ambush by suspected Islamists in Algeria, security officials say.
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Taleban leader Mullah Omar and al-Qaeda commanders are living in Pakistan, says a senior US official.
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England bat dismally in the first one-day international and lose by six wickets to New Zealand in Wellington.
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A British man is found guilty of murdering his wife in Australia and hiding her body in a barrel for more than 20 years.
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Japan accuses Russia of violating its airspace over the Pacific Izu islands and demands an explanation.
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Ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy nations pledge action over global economic turmoil, but warn it could get worse.
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Turkey's parliament votes to ease the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in universities.
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China's leaders say they feel their people's pain as they make rare apologies in the country's big freeze.
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Lyse Doucet reports that the international community's efforts to rebuild Afghanistan need to be better co-ordinated.
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The speaker of the Lebanese parliament postpones the election of a new president for the 14th time.
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A doctor suspected of running a kidney-trading racket in India is deported from Nepal, police say.
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A second man being questioned after huge losses at French bank Societe Generale is freed without charge.
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Burma's military junta announces a constitutional referendum in May and a general election in 2010.
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The UN emergency relief head John Holmes urges a peace deal after visiting Kenya violence flashpoints.
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Vincent Clerc's hat-trick of tries gives France enough daylight to beat Ireland despite the visitors' brave fightback.
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Soul legend Aretha Franklin has been honoured by the US music industry ahead of Sunday's Grammys.
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Wales defeat Scotland in Cardiff while France hold on for victory against Ireland.
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At least 18 people die in a blast at an opposition election rally in Pakistan's North West Frontier, reports say.
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Media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi launches a campaign to become Italian prime minister for the third time.
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Two children die and other Iraqis are critically ill, after eating cake poisoned with thallium in Baghdad.
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An Egyptian court rules to recognise Christians who converted to Islam and reverted to Christianity.
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Venezuela says it has made progress on securing the release of three more Farc hostages in Colombia.
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Sudan's government agrees rules on how the UN-led peacekeeping force can operate in Darfur.
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Up to 100 firefighters have fought a major blaze in the market area of Camden Town, north London.
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