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AfghanistanSoviet veterans see mistakes repeated in Afghan war
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United StatesAn American woman who held the record for having the world's longest fingernails has them broken off in a car crash.
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SpainVenezuela expels a Spanish deputy of the European parliament for reportedly calling Hugo Chavez a dictator.
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Pakistan, United StatesPakistani officials say a suspected US missile attack near the Afghan border has left at least 20 people dead.
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IndiaAt least 15 people are killed and 100 injured in a train derailment in the Indian state of Orissa, officials say.
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United KingdomA light as bright as a million-watt bulb could help identify early signs of Parkinson's disease, British researchers say.
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United StatesThe US Senate follows the House in giving final approval to Barack Obama's $787bn (£548bn) economic stimulus plan.
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Iran, United KingdomOpinions remain divided over book which earned UK author Salman Rushdie a fatwa from Iran's supreme leader, 20 years on.
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ZimbabweAndrew Harding finds a cautious mood in Zimbabwe despite Morgan Tsvangirai becoming the new Prime Minister.
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United StatesIn New York, Greg Wood learns that completing a tax return is far from simple.
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LebanonThousands of Lebanese mark the fourth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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TanzaniaA regional official in Tanzania is sacked for instructing police to whip primary school teachers for arriving at school late.
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United StatesUS President Obama says Congress approval of his $787bn stimulus plan is a "major milestone" to economic recovery.
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Saudi ArabiaKing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia sacks two powerful religious figures in a wide ranging shake-up of his administration.
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United Kingdom, United StatesBritish officials fly to Guantanamo Bay to visit a UK resident detained in the US military camp.
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IsraelIsrael rules out a truce in Gaza unless an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants is freed, Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says.
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ItalyInvestigators in Italy say more and more criminals are using the internet to make telephone calls to avoid wiretaps.
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France, United KingdomEngland take on Six Nations champions Wales in Cardiff after Scotland go down to a 22-13 defeat by France in Paris.
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IndiaIndian police say they have arrested a number of hardline Hindus for targeting young couples on Valentine's Day.
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RwandaThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda says it is shocked at the death in an air crash of expert Alison Des Forges.
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ZimbabweThe arrest of a top MDC leader in Zimbabwe is aimed at undermining the power-sharing agreement, PM Tsvangirai says.
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AfghanistanLyse Doucet looks back 20 years to when she was in Kabul and Soviet troops were pulling out of Afghanistan.
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United KingdomWales maintain their pursuit of back-to-back Grand Slam titles with a 23-15 win over England in Cardiff.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesPakistani officials say a suspected US missile attack near the Afghan border has left at least 27 militants dead.
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SomaliaThe new prime minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, is sworn in saying peace and security are his top priority
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GermanyPeruvian film The Milk of Sorrow wins the Berlin Film Festival's coveted Golden Bear award for best picture.
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Antigua and Barbuda, United KingdomThe hastily arranged third Test between England and the West Indies at the Antigua Recreation Ground will start as scheduled at 1400 GMT on Sunday.
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TurkeyPolice in Turkey break up a demonstration marking the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
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United StatesAn aircraft that crashed in New York state, killing 50 people, fell flat onto a house, investigators say.
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