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MaldivesWhy bling is no longer king in the Maldives
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United States, 
MexicoHundreds of Mexicans block crossings into the US in protest against the deployment of the army to fight drug traffickers.
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ChinaHIV/Aids has become China's deadliest infectious disease, the government says, killing 7,000 in nine months.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomBritish and Afghan troops have seized heroin and drug-making chemicals in Afghanistan worth more than £50m ($71m).
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PhilippinesAn interview apparently with a Red Cross worker held hostage in the Philippines calls for talks, not military action.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomSixty per cent of police in Afghanistan's Helmand province use drugs, according to British estimates obtained by the BBC.
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ArubaThe remains of an Australian boy who disappeared 10 days ago are found in the stomach of a crocodile, police say.
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Croatia, 
SloveniaCoastline spat with Slovenia blocks Croatia's EU bid
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JapanFinance minister's 'drunk' exit hits Japan's leader hard
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FranceFrench bank Societe Generale reports a fourth-quarter profit but says conditions will remain challenging in 2009.
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Sao Tome and PrincipeThirty-eight people are charged with involvement in an attempted coup on Sao Tome and Principe, off West Africa.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsraeli jets attack parts of the southern Gaza Strip, shortly after Palestinian militants fired a mortar round into Israel.
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Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea accuses Nigerian rebels of an attack on the presidential palace, but the militants deny the claim.
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Afghanistan, United StatesPresident Obama authorises the deployment of 17,000 extra US troops to Afghanistan to "meet urgent security needs".
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KenyaKenyaÂ’s PM says mediators will allow two more months for a court to be set up to try suspects of post-poll clashes.
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Russia, JapanRussian and Japanese leaders meet on Sakhalin Island to discuss a decades-old territorial row, as an LNG plant opens.
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PakistanPakistan's government completes one year in power but is still plagued by the Taleban militancy and economic concerns.
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Portugal, 
Czech RepublicThe Czech lower house of parliament approves the EU's controversial Lisbon Treaty, bringing ratification closer.
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United StatesThe ECB suspends sponsorship negotiations with Sir Allen Stanford after the Texan billionaire is charged with fraud.
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United StatesSyria's President Bashar al-Assad tells the Guardian newspaper he wants the US to engage in talks and restore full diplomatic ties.
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United StatesHobbies such as reading a book, knitting or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a US study suggests.
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MadagascarMadagascar army chiefs say they are ready to "fulfil their duties" amid the deadly political unrest on the island.
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India, 
Sri LankaIndia says it ready to help in the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians caught up in fighting in Sri Lanka.
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United StatesTroubled Chrysler and GM are to axe 50,000 jobs as they ask the government for more bail-out cash.
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GermanyThe German cabinet agrees on a draft law that will allow it to temporarily nationalise troubled banks.
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United StatesEven liberal US presidents face tough decisions
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Guadeloupe, FranceFrance appeals for calm on its Caribbean island of Guadeloupe after a man is killed amid escalating economic protests.
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Guatemala, 
Cuba, United StatesPresident Alvaro Colom of Guatemala apologises to Cuba for his country's role in the failed US-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.
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ChinaChinese police have detained several people after a pro-Tibet protest in south-west China, campaign groups say.
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Indonesia, United StatesTop diplomat Hillary Clinton praises Indonesia's modernity and calls for better ties, on the second leg of her Asian tour.
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IsraelWho can probe claims of Israeli and Hamas war crimes?
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritish and Afghan troops have seized heroin and drug-making chemicals in Afghanistan worth millions of pounds.
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PakistanHundreds march in Swat, north Pakistan, to back a deal that will bring Sharia law in exchange for an end to Taleban insurgency.
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Antigua and Barbuda, United KingdomWest Indies, chasing 503 to win, lose three second-innings wickets on day four of the third Test against England.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesZimbabwe's new finance minister says soldiers and civil servants are being paid in US dollars to help revive the economy.
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United StatesA US museum takes the bold step of placing fake art on display in an exhibition on Coptic and Pagan sculptures.
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United KingdomECB chairman Giles Clarke vows not to resign despite the fraud charges made against Sir Allen Stanford.
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Sweden, ChinaA Chinese Muslim who was held in Guantanamo Bay for almost five years is granted permission to stay in Sweden indefinitely.
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NigerA man claiming to be from an al-Qaeda affiliate says it has two Canadians and four European tourists abducted in Niger.
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Antigua and BarbudaHundreds of depositors of the Bank of Antigua withdraw their funds after bank owner Sir Allen Stanford was charged with fraud.
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NigeriaKidnappers in Nigeria's oil-producing Rivers State will now face life in jail after local MPs change the law.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAfghan President Hamid Karzai is turning a new page in US ties, his spokesman says, as 17,000 more American troops are pledged.
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ZimbabweA magistrate in Zimbabwe rules there is enough evidence for a senior MDC member to go on trial for terrorism.
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AntarcticaMore than 100 people trapped on board a cruise ship which is stuck in the ice in Antarctica are to be evacuated.
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FranceFrench President Sarkozy unveils economic benefits for people hit by the credit crunch, hoping to quell discontent.
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United StatesA US appeals court overturns a ruling that would have released 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees into the US.
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EgyptEgypt frees opposition figure Ayman Nour after three years in jail on what he said were politically motivated charges.
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Sudan, United KingdomSudanese novelist Tayeb Salih, who won fame with his 1966 novel Season of Migration to the North, dies.
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RussiaMan Utd face Fulham in the Premier League, while Aston Villa host CSKA Moscow in the first leg of the Uefa Cup last 32
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AngolaA mass animal vaccine programme is under way in Angola's capital, where 71 children have recently died of rabies.
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Sweden, United StatesThe UK, Germany and Sweden react coolly to calls from US car giant General Motors for government aid for Vauxhall, Saab and Opel.
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IsraelBombed Gaza Zoo faces bleak future after Israeli strikes
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IsraelIsrael's cabinet says there will be no truce in Gaza until an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinians three years ago is freed.
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GuadeloupeFrance deploys 260 military police to its Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, after a local official is killed in anti-inflation protests.
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SudanSudan's most active rebel group signs a deal paving the way for broader peace talks to end the six-year conflict in Darfur.
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RussiaMan Utd face Fulham in the Premier League after Aston Villa are forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with CSKA Moscow in the first leg of their Uefa Cup tie.
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United StatesThe US Federal Reserve cuts its economic forecasts for 2009, saying it now expects a decline in output.
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Antigua and BarbudaEngland set West Indies a target of 503 and then reduce them to 143-3 on day four of the third Test in Antigua.
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United StatesUBS agrees to pay $780m (£549m) to the US government to settle allegations that it defrauded US tax authorities.
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United StatesA US jury has orders Philip Morris to pay $8m (£5.6m) in compensation to the widow of a lifelong smoker who died of lung cancer.
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama reveals a plan to tackle the US housing crisis, aiming to help up to nine million families.
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