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CubaFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro, not seen in public since 2006, goes for a walk in Havana, Venezuela's president says.
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Israel, 
United StatesThe US threatens to boycott a UN conference on racism, calling a draft text "unsalvageable" and saying it unfairly criticises Israel.
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Peru, 
GermanyPeru is criticised for rejecting a $2m donation from Germany to build a museum for victims of civil conflict.
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ColombiaColombian forces ambush Farc rebels, killing 10 and capturing another eight, among them a notorious rebel kidnapper.
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AustraliaA drop in temperatures brings brief relief for firefighters still battling bush fires in south-eastern Australia.
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BurmaBurma says it will take back thousands of ethnic Rohingyas who have fled, but only if they identify themselves as Bengali.
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MalaysiaMalaysia 'to oust foreign workers' amid slump
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Iraq, United StatesUS Republicans broadly welcome President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw most troops from Iraq by the middle of 2010.
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MadagascarChristina Corbett examines the tensions underpinning the recent street violence in Madagascar.
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United StatesThe US economy has suffered a sharp nosedive. Kevin Connolly in the US looks at why we are now talking trillions as well as billions.
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FranceEmma Jane Kirby reflects on why the unpredictability of French President Nicolas Sarkozy means it is difficult to define him.
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Pakistan, 
Sri LankaPakistan take on Sri Lanka in the second Test in Lahore.
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LebanonLebanese inmates shame officials with play about justice
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Barbados, 
United KingdomEngland look to take early wickets on day three of the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados.
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IsraelPalestinian militants in Gaza reportedly fire five rockets into Israel territory but there is no indication of casualties.
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ChinaA Tibetan monk is shot after setting fire to himself during a protest against Beijing's rule, reports say.
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Ireland, 
Italy, United KingdomEngland face Ireland in Dublin after Scotland beat Italy.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan's President Hamid Karzai urges the country to hold elections in May, rather than August as decided by the electoral commission.
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IrelandPolice in the Irish Republic recover up to 4m euros, believed to be from the country's biggest bank robbery.
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Iraq, United StatesA US military jury finds an army officer guilty of the murder of an Iraqi detainee during questioning last May.
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BangladeshFresh graves containing bodies of murdered officers are found in the Bangladeshi capital following a border guard mutiny.
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AfghanistanAfghan president's poll call does little to ease tension
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AfghanistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai calls for polls to be held in April - earlier than the date set by the electoral commission.
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ZimbabweZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marks his birthday with a vow to continue seizing land from white farmers.
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RomaniaA small airliner makes a dramatic emergency landing in Romania with none of its 51 passengers or crew injured.
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SomaliaSomalia's President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed agrees to introduce Sharia law to defuse clashes with tribal leaders.
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ChinaChina passes a strict new food safety law, after a series of scandals involving food processing companies.
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Ireland, United KingdomIreland stay on course for the Grand Slam as they scrape a 14-13 win over England at Croke Park.
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United StatesA suspected store robber lands himself in custody after turning up to take a police entrance examination in California.
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United KingdomEngland's Graeme Swann defends the controversial umpire review system after three lbw appeals were referred on the third day of the fourth Test against the West Indies.
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