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FranceFrance's president pledges $730m (£507m) in economic aid to its Caribbean territories in a bid to head off escalating protests.
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Brazil, 
United KingdomBritish tourists are among a group held hostage for several hours during a robbery at a hostel in Brazil.
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Canada, 
Afghanistan, 
United StatesBarack Obama, in his first foreign trip as US president, promises to co-operate with Canada on trade, energy and Afghanistan.
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ChinaChina's factory towns hard-hit by economic slump
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BotswanaBrazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer says it is to lay off more than 4,000 employees as a result of the global economic downturn.
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ChileChile evacuates 150 people who had returned to the southern town of Chaiten after it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption last year.
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South Korea, 
North Korea, United StatesThe US secretary of state warns North Korea that relations will not improve until it talks to the South and ends its nuclear ambitions.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesZimbabwe workers motivated by US dollar promise
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Pakistan, United StatesThe US expresses concern over a deal Pakistani authorities reached with pro-Taleban militants in the north-western Swat valley.
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BurmaA UN human rights envoy says the situation in Burma is "challenging", as the search for an effective policy continues.
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United KingdomPolygamy may be on the rise among British Muslims
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SyriaThe UN nuclear agency says it has found more uranium particles in samples from the site of an alleged Syrian nuclear facility.
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United StatesMining giant Anglo American is to cut 9,000 more jobs, on top of 10,000 losses already announced at its Anglo Platinum unit.
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North KoreaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il promotes a close aide to a top role on the body which controls the country's military.
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IndiaHealth authorities in India begin investigations into some 25 deaths caused by hepatitis B in the western state of Gujarat.
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ChinaNearly 70% of multinational firms in China plan to cut recruitment, and more than a quarter have laid off staff, a survey suggests.
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MadagascarSecurity forces in Madagascar disperse opposition supporters who had seized four government ministries.
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United KingdomCaptain Andrew Strauss defends his decision not to declare earlier as England fail to beat West Indies in the third Test.
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IsraelIsraeli President Shimon Peres is to meet leaders of the two main political groups to assess who should form the next government.
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Philippines, 
JapanForty-seven people are injured as an airliner is hit by severe turbulence on a flight from Manila to Tokyo.
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South Korea, North KoreaMourners in South Korea attend the funeral of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, a major figure in promoting democracy.
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Sri LankaHuman Rights Watch accuses the Sri Lankan army of "slaughter" and rebels of "brutality" towards civilians in the north-east.
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Aruba, 
AustraliaThe deadline is approaching for applications for "the best job in the world" - caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
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PakistanAt least 25 people are killed in a bomb explosion at a funeral procession in north-western Pakistan, police say.
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Iraq, United KingdomIran offered to stop attacks on UK troops in Iraq in return for concessions on its nuclear programme, the BBC learns.
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United States, ChinaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Beijing, with the global economic crisis and climate change likely to top the agenda.
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France, 
GermanyGermany says it will ease the granting of citizenship to "war children" fathered by German soldiers in France during WWII.
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Antigua and Barbuda, United KingdomWorld cricket's governing body the ICC will hold talks next week to ensure the Antigua ground fiasco is never repeated.
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Afghanistan, 
Tajikistan, 
Uzbekistan, United StatesTajikistan and Uzbekistan agree to allow Nato supplies for Afghanistan through their territory, the US says.
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RussiaA Russian judge orders a new investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, after the acquittal of three men.
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IsraelThe centrist Kadima party narrowly beat Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in Israeli elections - but it is Mr Netanyahu who has been invited to form a government.
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Rwanda, 
FinlandFinland refuses to extradite a Rwandan man suspected of genocide, saying he may not receive a fair trial at home.
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Senegal, 
Belgium, 
ChadBelgium lodges a case at the International Court of Justice to compel Senegal to prosecute Chad's ex-leader Hissene Habre.
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SwedenThe board of the Swedish carmaker Saab files for reorganisation, seeking to create a fully independent business.
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SwitzerlandUBS deal puts Swiss banking privacy in jeopardy
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GermanyGermany approves a 50bn euro ($63bn) stimulus plan aimed at spurring a recovery in Europe's largest economy.
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Ukraine, 
GeorgiaUp to 20 Nato countries offer to boost their commitments to Afghanistan, US defence secretary Robert Gates says.
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Saudi Arabia, United StatesCrown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, the heir to the Saudi throne, is in the US for medical tests, reports say.
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LatviaLatvian PM Ivars Godmanis resigns, amid political turmoil triggered by the Baltic state's economic crisis.
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IsraelPresident Shimon Peres asks right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form Israel's next government.
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United KingdomEngland's Andrew Flintoff will discover the result of a scan on his injured hip and his future in the West Indies tour on Saturday.
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ChinaChina launches a legal case aimed at removing two 18th Century statues from an auction of art owned by Yves Saint Laurent.
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ItalyItaly rushes through a law on sexual violence and illegal immigration after a spate of rapes blamed on foreigners.
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United KingdomThe England and Wales Cricket Board terminates all of its contracts with Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford.
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Iraq, United StatesA US soldier is convicted of murder for shooting an Iraqi detainee in 2007 and dumping the body in a canal.
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SomaliaIn his second diary entry from aboard a British Royal Navy frigate, the BBC's Jonah Fisher describes patrolling Somali waters in search of pirates.
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Germany, United KingdomA UK soldier is held after allegedly taking two armoured vehicles from a British Army base in Germany and crashing one.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaSerb authorities in Bosnia-Hercegovina are ordered to pay $42m to Muslims for destroying mosques in the Bosnian civil war.
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ArgentinaArgentine farmers and ranchers begin four days of protests and stoppages ahead of a key meeting with the government.
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IsraelThe Dubai Championships is fined a record $300,000 after Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer is barred from taking part.
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United KingdomA British resident held at Guantanamo Bay detention camp is to be freed soon, the Foreign Office says.
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