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AustraliaAustralia's PM is still popular but not without critics
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United StatesSenior Democrats in the US Congress consider backing a huge stimulus plan to boost the flagging US economy.
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ChinaTrade is suspended in shares of Gome amid claims of wrongdoing by its owner Huang Guangyu, one of China's richest men.
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IraqAt least 18 people have been killed and many other wounded in two rush-hour bomb attacks in Baghdad.
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India, 
United KingdomEngland captain Kevin Pietersen urges his players to bounce back swiftly after losing the one-day international series in India.
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Greece, ChinaChina's President Hu Jintao visits Greece for talks expected to focus on trade, amid warming relations.
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ThailandThousands of demonstrators surround Thailand's parliament building, in a "final battle" to topple the government.
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United KingdomInternational nuclear firms land huge UK contract
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AustriaAustria's two centrist parties agree to form a governing coalition, keeping the country's far-right out of the cabinet.
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JapanA ceremony to commemorate 187 Christian martyrs from the 17th Century is being held in Nagasaki, Japan.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaSenegal sends troop reinforcements to the Guinea-Bissau border, after the weekend "coup attempt".
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FranceFrance's Socialists investigate complaints about their leadership contest, after Segolene Royal refuses to admit defeat.
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Iran, 
LebanonLebanese President Michel Suleiman is in Tehran for talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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AfghanistanA top-level UN delegation arrives in Afghanistan to assess security and discuss how to use $20bn pledged from donors.
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GermanyA German court approves the release from jail of Christian Klar, a leader of the militant leftist Red Army Faction.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan army says an offensive is on to try to take Kilinochchi, the Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto capital in the north.
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SpainA city in north-eastern Spain installs solar panels at its main cemetery in a move to generate power for homes.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoCivilians in eastern DR Congo stone a UN convoy after it was stopped by soldiers searching for rebels.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsrael temporarily reopens border crossings with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential supplies of food and fuel.
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IranIran's President Ahmadinejad says his country will not be damaged by sharply falling oil prices.
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Canada, ThailandA court in Thailand sentences Canadian paedophile to six more years in jail for the abuse of a second Thai boy.
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South Africa, 
ZimbabweThe leader of South Africa's governing ANC, Jacob Zuma, says a solution to Zimbabwe's crisis is urgently needed.
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SomaliaA group of tanker owners proposes a naval blockade off the coast of Somalia to stop pirate attacks.
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SpainThe suspected leader of Basque separatist group Eta is charged over the December 2006 Madrid airport bombing.
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IraqAt least 19 people have been killed and many others wounded in three bomb attacks in Baghdad.
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Somalia, India, JapanSome of the Indian crew of a Japanese ship who were released by Somali pirates after two months in captivity return home.
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VenezuelaAllies of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez win most states in key regional elections but the opposition scores important wins.
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IsraelIsraeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says Hezbollah has three times as many missiles as it had before the 2006 Lebanon war.
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South AfricaSir Clive Woodward calls for a root-and-branch review of English rugby union's structure after Saturday's "humiliating" defeat by South Africa.
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United StatesPresident-elect Barack Obama names his top economic advisers to oversee a huge stimulus package.
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SomaliaRival Somali politicians agree to an international investigation into atrocities committed during the civil war, a UN envoy says.
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Saudi Arabia, SomaliaOne of the Somali pirates holding a giant Saudi oil tanker tells the BBC they have no intention of harming its crew.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesFormer US President Jimmy Carter, part of a delegation of world leaders, says Zimbabwe's crisis is far worse than expected.
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United KingdomChancellor Alistair Darling cuts VAT but signals future tax rises, with UK borrowing set to soar to record levels.
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ItalyA far-right Italian party offers 1,500 euros to parents who name their children after the fascist dictator Mussolini or his wife.
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New ZealandNew Zealand Cricket appoints former Warwickshire player, Englishman Andy Moles, as their new coach.
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United StatesShares in Citigroup jump almost 60% as investors welcomed the US government's rescue plan for the bank.
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