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Romania, 
United Kingdom, 
ArubaBritish number one Andy Murray is drawn against Romanian Andrei Pavel in the first round of the Australian Open.
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United StatesPresident Bush strongly defends his record in office during his farewell television address to the American people.
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United StatesA US airliner on a domestic flight with 155 people aboard ditches in the Hudson River in New York but with no loss of life.
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PeruPeru's highest court rules that employees cannot be fired for turning up to work drunk, in a move which dismays the government.
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PeruPeru's highest court rules that employees cannot be fired for turning up to work drunk, in a move which dismays the government.
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ItalyItaly's focus at the Kercher murder trial is on Amanda Knox
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Turkey, 
Gaza Strip, 
IsraelTurkey outraged by Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip
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IndiaIndia breaks a three-decade tradition by banning the use of elephants in its yearly military parade in Delhi.
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United KingdomColin Montgomerie has emerged as a strong contender for the role of European Ryder Cup captain in Wales in 2010, BBC Sport understands.
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SudanThe family of Sudanese Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi say he is in solitary confinement and are worried for his health.
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PakistanPrivate schools in Pakistan's north-west Swat district close to comply with a Taleban edict banning girls' education.
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Colombia, 
Togo, United StatesThe Togolese government agrees to extradite a suspected Colombian drugs kingpin to the US.
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North KoreaConflicting reports suggest ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has chosen one of his sons to be his successor.
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ChinaSome 70% of Chinese women want to have more than the one child allowed by law, according to newly-released state research.
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South Africa, 
AustraliaSouth Africa beat Australia by three wickets after a tense finish to the first one-day international in Melbourne.
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IndiaAn Indian court extends custody of Ramalinga Raju, head of fraud-hit Satyam, until Monday and will hear a bail plea then.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesA Z$100tr, currently worth about US$30 is to be introduced in Zimbabwe, state media says.
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United StatesStruggling US banking giant Citigroup is to split the firm in two, as it reports a quarterly loss of $8.29bn (£5.6bn).
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United StatesBank of America, the US's largest bank, will receive $20bn in government aid and $118bn of guarantees against bad assets.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaTens of thousands of Somalis gather at a stadium in Mogadishu to celebrate the withdrawal of Ethiopians from the city.
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Sri LankaThe Red Cross says that intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka has caused a "massive displacement" of civilians.
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Libya, 
Russia, 
YemenRussia has decided to establish naval bases in Libya, Syria and Yemen, an official is reported as saying.
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Burma, 
ThailandThe Thai military takes into custody more Burmese refugees, amid accusations they cast previous groups adrift at sea.
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ThailandBoat survivor's accusations of Thai military treatment
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VietnamJournalist Nguyen Viet Chien - jailed for his reports on official corruption in Vietnam - is among 15,000 prisoners to be freed.
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Italy, United KingdomAn Italian judge rules that trial of an American and an Italian accused of murdering a British student will be held in public.
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SudanTwo Sudanese groups formally request the ICC not to issue a warrant for the president's arrest.
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Pakistan, India, United KingdomUK Foreign Secretary David Miliband urges Pakistan to act more quickly against extremists in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.
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United KingdomSinger Boy George is jailed for 15 months after being found guilty of imprisoning a male escort at his London flat.
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EgyptMohamed Aboutrika of Al Ahly and Egypt tops the BBC poll for the best African player of 2008.
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United StatesThe Northeast and Midwest US are expected to experience some of their coldest weather in years.
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SpainReal Madrid president Ramon Calderon resigns over a vote-rigging scandal.
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Ethiopia, SomaliaIslamists execute a Somali politician who they accused of betraying his religion by working with non-Muslim Ethiopian forces.
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Russia, 
GermanyRussian PM Vladimir Putin says a deal to end the European gas crisis may be nearer after talks in Germany.
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UgandaFresh details emerge of horrific attacks by Uganda's LRA rebels in neighbouring countries.
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CyprusMediators in the effort to reunite Cyprus express optimism that a deal may be reached.
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SomaliaThe UN Security Council adopts a resolution agreeing in principle to a peacekeeping force in Somalia.
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VenezuelaVenezuela will vote next month on a proposal for President Hugo Chavez to seek indefinite re-election, officials say.
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