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Democratic Republic of the CongoCulture of kleptocracy drags DR Congo to ruin
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FranceParis street artists struggle against false imports
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United StatesCuts in air pollution in US cities have added an average of five months of life to their inhabitants, research suggests.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe British forensics which may solve an American murder
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United StatesWhy the new US treasury secretary failed to pay
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AustraliaA Muslim cleric in Australia, who reportedly said husbands may force wives into having sex, is told by PM Rudd to apologise.
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Egypt, 
IsraelAn Israeli envoy is to hold talks in Egypt on how to achieve a lasting truce in Gaza, following Israel's offensive there.
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South Korea, 
ChinaChina and South Korea announce sharp falls in economic growth, as the global downturn sweeps through east Asia.
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ChinaChinese economic growth slowed to 9% last year after a fall in exports, its lowest rate of growth for seven years.
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India, 
Burma, 
Thailand, 
BangladeshMigrants rescued by India as they tried to reach Thailand from Bangladesh and Burma say they want to return home.
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United Kingdom, ChinaBritain is to make improving relations with China a "major priority" in the years ahead, the foreign secretary is to announce
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GermanyHow the luxury German carmaker made billions
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PakistanSuspected al-Qaeda members are among seven men held during a raid near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, officials say.
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Thailand, Australia, 
ArubaAustralia asks Thailand for a royal pardon of author Harry Nicolaides, jailed for three years for insulting the monarchy.
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ArubaAndy Murray faces Spain's Marcel Granollers in the second round of the Australian Open after Venus Williams crashes out.
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CubaReports that the health of former Cuban President Fidel Castro has worsened is dismissed by the visiting Argentine leader.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama is sworn in for a second time, after a slight error when the oath was first administered.
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United StatesCaroline Kennedy says she is no longer interested in taking up the seat Hillary Clinton has vacated in the US Senate.
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IranTen convicted murderers are put to death in a single day in Iran, state-owned media reports.
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AustriaJosef Fritzl, the Austrian accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years, will go on trial on 16 March.
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IndiaA member of India's elite Assam Rifles shoots dead six other soldiers after an argument in Manipur state, the army says.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan army says it has captured what it believes is the main operations centre of Tamil Tiger rebels in the north.
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ChinaTwo men get the death penalty and an ex-dairy boss gets life for China's tainted milk scandal which left thousands of children ill.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe British forensics which may solve an American murder
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GuineaGuinea's new military government summons several ex-ministers and business leaders to a commission investigating graft claims.
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ArubaAndy Murray makes short work of his second-round tie in the Australian Open by beating 22-year-old Spaniard Marcel Granollers in straight sets.
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Russia, 
UzbekistanRussian President Medvedev is set to discuss economic co-operation - particularly in gas - during a trip to Uzbekistan.
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PakistanPakistani security forces say they have killed a top Taleban commander in the north-west, claim denied by the militants.
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MalaysiaMalaysia bans the recruitment of foreign workers to protect its citizens from unemployment during the economic downturn.
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GermanyGerman teachers condemn state of their schools
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India, United KingdomEngland players will be able to play in the Indian Premier League this season after the England and Wales Cricket Board agrees to release them for three weeks.
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Indian Ocean, 
Somalia, IndiaPiracy off Somalia is a cause of falls in tuna catches in the Indian Ocean, one of the world's richest sources of the fish, experts say.
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Nigeria, 
Niger, 
RomaniaNigerian militants free a hostage seized from a fuel tanker off the coast of the Niger Delta
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
RwandaInviting Rwandan troops into east DR Congo carries a "high risk of collateral damage", the parliamentary speaker warns.
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ChinaChinese migrants going home for New Year
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama is ready to sign an order to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay camp within a year.
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TurkeyTurkish police arrest as many as 30 people over the ongoing investigation into an alleged coup plot.
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GermanyThe former head of German postal giant Deutsche Post, Klaus Zumwinkel, is on trial for tax evasion.
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Israel, EgyptIsrael warns of fresh military strikes on Gaza, as Palestinians start work on tunnels used for smuggling.
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ZimbabweThe main impact of Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic has shifted from urban areas to rural areas, a medical charity says.
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Denmark, FranceDanish cyclist Michael Rasmussen will not be able to ride in this year's Tour de France after the Court of Arbitration for Sport uphelds his two-year ban.
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Sri LankaAt least five civilians die after a makeshift hospital is shelled in a rebel-held area of northern Sri Lanka, health officials there say.
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United StatesUS president Barack Obama has ordered the closure of Guantanamo Bay? What do you make of the decision?
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South AfricaA prominent member of South Africa's governing ANC and close ally of party leader Jacob Zuma is killed, police say.
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JapanTwo Japanese companies unveil a security robot that can be commanded from a mobile phone to hurl a net over suspects.
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LibyaLibya's only internet service provider launches its "highly advanced" first commercial wireless network.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama orders the closure of the Guantanamo prison camp and overseas CIA detention centres.
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ArubaRoger Federer joins Novak Djokovic in the fourth round with a straight-sets win over Marat Safin, but women's fifth seed Ana Ivanovic crashes out.
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United StatesTwo Roman Catholic priests in Florida are accused of embezzling church money for gambling and property.
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