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Zimbabwe, 
New ZealandNew Zealand's cricket team delays its forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe by a year citing "security concerns".
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TurkeyA leading Kurdish MP breaks Turkish law by giving a speech in parliament in Kurdish, and a live TV relay is cut.
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JapanJapan's exports fall more than 45% in January, compared to a year ago, to hit a new low, as the trade deficit soars.
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United StatesA proposal to name the marionberry as the official berry of the west coast US state of Oregon is scuppered by a grower of a rival berry type.
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Saudi ArabiaCampaign to reform underwear sales in Saudi Arabia
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United StatesBarack Obama makes his first speech to Congress, vowing that the US will emerge stronger from economic crisis.
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GuatemalaAmnesty International calls on the Guatemalan authorities to do more to secure justice for victims of its civil war.
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IndiaA total shutdown begins in Indian-administered Kashmir to protest against the killings of two men allegedly by Indian troops.
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Seychelles, 
AustraliaScores more firefighters are drafted in to battle bushfires in Australia, ahead of hot weather at the weekend.
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IndiaA bus plunges into a gorge in the Jammu region of Indian-administered Kashmir killing at least 35 people, police say.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe farmer's wife standing up to the land invaders
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Sierra LeoneA war crimes court is to deliver its verdict on three Sierra Leone rebel chiefs accused of raping, mutilating and killing civilians.
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Colombia, 
SyriaA Syrian-born arms dealer is jailed for 30 years for conspiring to sell millions of dollars of weapons to Colombian rebels.
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JapanLeading Japanese carmakers report a significant drop in their global output in January amid the downturn.
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North KoreaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il tours North Hamgyong Province, where diplomats believe a missile test is being prepared.
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JapanJapan's trade deficit hits a record as exports fall 45.7% in January compared with a year ago to hit a 10-year low.
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JapanA Japanese unit of banking group UBS says a computer error caused it to mistakenly place a $31bn bond order.
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Argentina, 
United KingdomA Roman Catholic bishop embroiled in a Holocaust denial row has returned to the UK after being told to leave Argentina.
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BangladeshA mutiny takes places at a paramilitary HQ in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, with talks now under way to end the action.
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FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is still finding time in his busy schedule to collect stamps, it has been revealed.
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Ireland, United KingdomThe NI secretary of state rules out a £12,000 payment to all families bereaved as a result of the Troubles.
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ChileCommerce and conservation join forces in Chile
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BangladeshBangladesh's prime minister offers a general amnesty to try to end a mutiny at a paramilitary HQ in the capital, Dhaka.
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IsraelIsrael's Likud party meets parties of the far right and religious right for talks on forming the next government.
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LebanonLebanon frees three suspects held over the death of former PM Rafik Hariri but four generals remain in custody.
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ChinaThree people with "grievances" set themselves on fire near Tiananmen Square in the Chinese capital, state media reports.
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court upholds bans on former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, from elected office.
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United KingdomDavid and Samantha Cameron pass on their thanks for messages of sympathy after the death of son Ivan.
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IndonesiaConservationists urge Indonesia to halt illegal deforestation, after six people are killed by Sumatran tigers.
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United KingdomThe City of London and other financial institutions should be supervised by a new European watchdog, a report says.
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RussiaCrisis takes its toll on Russia's migrant workers
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Russia, 
IranIranian and Russian nuclear officials inaugurate a test run at Iran's first nuclear power plant at Bushehr.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaSomalia's al-Shabab rebel group, which has links to al-Qaeda, captures yet another town, as fighting continues in Mogadishu.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
RwandaThousands of Rwandan troops start to leave DR Congo five weeks after they entered to attack Hutu rebels.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says the country's attorney general is blocking the release of political detainees.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama picks former Washington state governor Gary Locke to be his Commerce Secretary.
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KenyaA UN investigator urges the removal of Kenya's police chief and attorney general over a wave of alleged extrajudicial killings.
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Russia, 
EstoniaA former Estonian defence ministry official found guilty of selling Nato secrets to Russia is jailed after a secret trial.
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BangladeshDhaka runs for cover as border guards mutiny
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IraqThe Iraqi parliament lifts the immunity of Mohammed al-Daini, MP, leaving him liable to arrest over several fatal attacks.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerb officials suspend 11 guards at a Belgrade jail, amid reports that an inmate held for political murders was planning to escape.
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IndiaThe man identified as the sole surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks is charged with "waging war" against India.
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Sierra LeoneAn international tribunal finds three Sierra Leone rebel commanders guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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SpainLiverpool win at Real Madrid and Chelsea beat Juventus in their Champions League last 16 first-leg ties, while Boro and West Ham meet in an FA Cup replay.
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IsraelIsraeli doubles player Andy Ram says he is pleased to have played in Dubai despite his first-round defeat.
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TurkeyA Turkish Airlines plane breaks up after landing short of the runway at Amsterdam airport, killing nine people and injuring 84.
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SpainYossi Benayoun earns Liverpool a 1-0 win at Real Madrid in their Champions League first leg tie.
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BangladeshBangladeshi border guards who have been staging a mutiny have begun laying down their arms, a minister tells reporters.
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AfghanistanThe governor of Afghanistan's Helmand province tells the BBC that the Taleban insurgency can eventually be defeated.
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United StatesThe US president promises clear rules to "protect consumers and investors", but the banks get access to more money.
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France, ChinaTwo 18th-Century statues claimed by China are sold at the Paris auction of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's collection.
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