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United StatesThe US military says 128 soldier killed themselves in 2008, a record level for the second year in a row.
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TurkeyThousands cheer Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his return to Istanbul after storming out of a Gaza debate in Davos.
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ArubaVenus and Serena Williams win the Australian Open doubles title, their eighth Grand Slam trophy.
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IraqWhy polls in the city of Najaf could shape Iraq's future
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Pakistan, 
United KingdomPakistan's report on the Mumbai attacks will show they were not planned there or in the UK, a top envoy says.
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IndonesiaA fraud trial involving four Indonesian bankers accused of embezzling money and bribing MPs begins in Jakarta.
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North KoreaA South Korean man confesses to murdering seven women in a two-year killing spree, according to police.
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JapanJapan's industrial output declined 9.6% in December - the biggest fall since records began - as exports slumped.
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United StatesA Californian woman who gave birth to octuplets this week already has six children, according to US media reports.
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Burma, 
ThailandBurma says Rohingya migrants arriving in Thailand cannot be from its shores as they are not a recognised ethnic group there.
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PakistanNine suspected al-Qaeda operatives appear in court in Pakistan over two-high profile attacks on foreigners.
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ZimbabweMore than 60,000 have been infected by cholera in Zimbabwe, which the WHO had described as a "worst case scenario".
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ArubaWorld number one Rafael Nadal faces fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco at the Australian Open, with Roger Federer waiting in the final.
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IraqIraqi and coalition forces are on a high security alert ahead of key provincial elections, after three candidates are killed.
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South Africa, 
AustraliaSouth Africa beat Australia by 39 runs in the final one-day international at Perth to replace them as the world's top-ranked ODI team.
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SwitzerlandA local Swiss government plans to take action against a sudden and apparently unwelcome phenomenon - naked hikers.
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KenyaTeachers in Kenya call off a 10-day strike as the government agrees to double their salaries over the next three years.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's president pledges safe passage for 250,000 civilians trapped by fighting and urges rebels to let them pass.
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ArubaRafael Nadal will meet Roger Federer in the Australian Open final after battling past fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
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North KoreaWhat lies behind the latest outburst from North Korea
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United KingdomStrikes break out across the UK in support of a walkout by energy workers against the use of foreign labour.
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Sri LankaThe Tamil Tigers say civilians in the conflict zone in north-east Sri Lanka want to stay to be protected by the rebels.
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MozambiqueScientists uncover new animal species in Mozambique
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AustraliaA record heatwave in south-east Australia causes fires, power cuts and an apparent increase in deaths among the elderly.
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Italy, 
BrazilItaly's defence minister demands the scrapping of a football match against Brazil in a row over extradition.
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Israel, United StatesUS envoy George Mitchell says Washington is committed to "actively and aggressively" seeking peace in the Middle East.
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IsraelIsrael has concealed key data detailing illegal settlement-building activity, reports Haaretz newspaper.
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GermanyGermany's Porsche becomes the latest car company to cut back its worker hours amid falling global demand.
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United KingdomA Muslim convert is jailed for life after launching a failed suicide bomb attack in a rural British restaurant.
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Canada, 
Norway, United StatesNorway's state investment fund blacklists "unethical" US arms firm Textron and Canadian miner Barrick Gold.
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South Korea, North KoreaNorth Korea says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South over its "hostile intent", as ties worsen.
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IrelandLean times beckon for Dublin after the boom years
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Nigeria, 
NigerMilitants in Nigeria's Niger Delta say they are calling off a ceasefire after a military attack on one of their camps.
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KenyaRescue teams combing the debris of a store destroyed by fire in Nairobi have recovered 13 bodies, officials say.
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IsraelThe Gaza deaths that made an impact in Israel
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA court in hears testimony from a man who says he trained child soldiers in DR Congo for warlord Thomas Lubanga.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition MDC looks set to enter a unity government with President Mugabe, the BBC learns.
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United StatesPresident Obama calls the recession a "continuing disaster" for the US and urges immediate action.
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United States, 
ChinaUS President Barack Obama phones China's Hu Jintao - and is quoted in Chinese media as calling for stronger bilateral links.
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JapanJapanese electronics giant NEC says it will be cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide by March 2010, as Hitachi loses up to 7,000.
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United StatesMichael Steele is chosen to head the Republican National Committee, the first African American to hold the post.
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Sri LankaA growing number of children have been killed or injured in Sri Lankan fighting over the last 10 days, a UN agency says.
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IraqA sculpture of a shoe erected in Iraq to honour a journalist who threw his footwear at George W Bush is removed on official orders, reports say.
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