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MexicoMore than 20 police officers in the north Mexican city of Tijuana are charged with involvement in organised crime.
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IndonesiaHopes remain high at Wedgwood's Indonesian plant
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United StatesFlight recorder data from the plane that landed in the Hudson River confirms that a collision with birds caused the crash.
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BotswanaA church roof collapse in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo kills seven people and injures at least 50, officials say.
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Gabon, 
FranceSeven French soldiers are killed in a helicopter crash during a naval exercise off Gabon.
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ChinaThe deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu claims its second victim this year in China, as a toddler with the disease struggles to survive.
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Iraq, 
SwitzerlandThe Iraqi who hurled his shoes at George W Bush is seeking asylum in Switzerland, a Swiss newspaper reports.
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IsraelIsrael's PM says he wants Israeli troops to leave Gaza "as quickly as possible" after Hamas and Israel declare ceasefires.
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IndiaIndia's cabinet recommends direct rule in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
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ArubaRoger Federer is two sets up against Italy's Andreas Seppi as he begins his quest for a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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ArubaTop seed Jelena Jankovic and fifth seed Ana Ivanovic claims victories to reach round two of the Australian Open.
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NigeriaNigeria's military denies claims it shot civilians during a failed attempt to rescue hostages.
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Burma, 
ThailandThailand investigates claims that Burmese migrants were sent to their death at sea, as Indian media report hundreds of deaths.
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CambodiaA tribunal in Cambodia has set 17 February as the start date for the long-awaited first Khmer Rouge trial.
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Aruba, ThailandAustralian writer Harry Nicolaides is jailed for three years after being found guilty of insulting the Thai monarchy in his novel.
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Yemen, 
GermanyA gas firm in Yemen says armed tribesmen have kidnapped a German engineer and two Yemeni colleagues.
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ChinaAbout 1,000 Chinese applicants for prized jobs in the civil service are caught cheating, some with technology used by spies.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanTaleban militants blow up five more schools in north-west Pakistan despite a government pledge to safeguard education.
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PakistanDiary of a Pakistani girl struggling for an education
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IndiaA top Indian artist says he was outraged to find many of his paintings at a show he was inaugurating were fakes.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoUganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army reportedly sets fire to a crowded church in DR Congo.
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Italy, ArubaRoger Federer is two sets up against Italy's Andreas Seppi as he begins his quest for a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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Germany, 
United KingdomSteve Rosenberg reflects on how the UK and Germany have very different ideas about how their economies should be run.
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Iraq, SwitzerlandThe brother of the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at George W Bush tells the BBC he is not seeking asylum in Switzerland.
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NigeriaIslamic police in northern Nigeria tell divorcees to stop a planned protest over women's rights.
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ArubaWorld number two Roger Federer and defending champion Novak Djokovic reach the second round of the Australian Open.
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United KingdomThe UK government announces a set of measures to support the banking system that it hopes will encourage more lending.
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IsraelThe full scale of damage in Gaza is becoming clear as a tense calm follows three weeks of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
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India, United KingdomIndia's media continue their assault on UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband after he urged a resolution to the Kashmir dispute.
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New ZealandNew Zealand Prime Minister John Key shook hands with 120 rugby players - without realising his arm was broken in two places.
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ArubaAndy Murray is confident ahead of his opening match against Andrei Pavel at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
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Mexico, United StatesThe UN's top court says the US was in breach of an order not to execute a Mexican man after a flawed trial.
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KenyaKenya's teaching union leader says a nationwide strike is "100% successful", with pupils finding their schools empty.
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Turkey, 
BelgiumTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Brussels for talks on his country's flagging bid to join the EU.
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PakistanFrustrating electricity supplies in Pakistan's capital
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Kuwait, Israel, 
SyriaDivisions among Arab countries re-emerge at a summit in Kuwait that has been dominated by the crisis in Gaza.
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Ukraine, 
RussiaThe Ukrainian and Russian prime ministers sign a deal which they say will enable gas to flow into Europe again.
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BotswanaAC Milan fans protest outside the club's headquarters over the possible sale of Brazilian star Kaka to Man City in a £100m transfer.
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United StatesTwo 9/11 suspects make defiant appearances at pre-trial hearings at Guantanamo Bay, on the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe DR Congo government cancels nearly 60% of contracts to cut timber in the world's second-largest tropical rainforest.
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United StatesIn one of his last acts as president, George W Bush commutes the prison sentences of two US border patrol agents who shot an unarmed man.
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RussiaA lawyer for the family of a Chechen woman murdered by a Russian army officer is shot dead in Moscow.
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El SalvadorThe party of El Salvador's former leftist guerillas seems poised for victory in the parliamentary election.
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ItalyTwo doyens of design, Italian fashion houses Armani and D&G, row over a pair of padded trousers shown during Milan Fashion Week.
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ZimbabweTalks between Zimbabwe's president and opposition leader end without agreement on a power-sharing pact.
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Romania, United Kingdom, ArubaBritish number one Andy Murray reaches round two of the Australian Open after Andrei Pavel retires with a back injury.
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