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Sudan, 
United StatesUS President Barack Obama says the expulsion of foreign aid workers from the Sudanese region of Darfur is "unacceptable".
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BurmaA miniature Burmese fish has developed extraordinary fangs made of bone, scientists report.
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ChinaAt least nine workers die when a railway construction site in China's Jiangsu province collapses.
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Cuba, United StatesThe US Congress votes to lift restrictions on travel to Cuba imposed by the previous Republican administration.
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United StatesAsian markets take up where US and European markets left off and surge ahead after news that US bank Citigroup has made a profit.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAre negotiations in Afghanistan now on the US agenda?
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AustriaThe UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, amid criticism that its policies have fuelled organised crime.
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ChinaChinese exports sank 25% in February from a year ago, figures show, as demand for the country's goods overseas falls.
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United Kingdom, 
BangladeshA team from Scotland Yard arrives in Bangladesh to help the investigation into a border guard mutiny that left 74 dead.
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MadagascarMadagascar opposition leader Andry Rajoelina will not take part in peace talks, due for Thursday, his spokesman says.
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IranInternational media outlets, including the BBC, call on Iran to allow access to detained journalist Roxana Saberi.
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IndiaNearly half of Indian women wed before they are 18 years old, the legal age for marriage since 1978, a survey says.
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Malaysia, BangladeshMalaysia revokes the visas of at least 55,000 Bangladeshi workers after protests aimed at keeping jobs for Malaysians.
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ZimbabweAustralia becomes the first Western country to announce aid to Zimbabwe's power-sharing government installed in February.
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IndiaIndia's poppadom ladies celebrate 50 years of success
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North Korea, 
JapanA former North Korean spy tells the son of a Japanese woman abducted by Pyongyang in 1978 that she believes she is alive.
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FranceEngland call up Simon Shaw, Tom Croft and Ugo Monye for Sunday's Six Nations match against France.
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PakistanA ban on rallies is imposed in two Pakistani provinces and dozens of activists held to prevent them protesting, the opposition says.
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Germany, United StatesProsecutors in Germany file charges against John Demjanjuk, an alleged Nazi death camp guard living in the US.
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United KingdomRallies have taken place across Northern Ireland as people show their anger at the murders of two soldiers and a policeman.
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EgyptThe fugitive owner of an Egyptian ferry that sank in 2006 has been sentenced to seven years in jail for involuntary manslaughter.
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IraqTariq Aziz, one of Saddam Hussein's closest advisers, is jailed for 15 years over the 1992 executions of Iraqi traders.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, 
Sri LankaWhile cricketers shun Pakistan following the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, the Afghan side arrives in the country.
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UgandaUganda's baby boom is fuelled by power shortages which push couples to go to bed early, a minister claims.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's Supreme Court orders the state to free MDC ministerial nominee Roy Bennett on bail.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels fight fierce battles in the north, amid unconfirmed reports that a senior rebel is killed.
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NigeriaGay activists tell Nigeria's lawmakers they should throw out a new law banning gay marriage.
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United StatesDavid Beckham tells BBC Sport he can handle any hostility from LA Galaxy fans when he eventually returns to the United States to continue his MLS career.
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GermanyOfficials say a teenage gunman has killed himself after going on a rampage and killing 15 people in south-west Germany.
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FranceFour people are dead after being swept away by an avalanche in the French Alps, according to reports.
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ZimbabweThousands of people turn out to see the wife of Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai buried at their rural home.
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United StatesA gunman in Alabama kills 10 people before turning his gun on himself, in one of the worst US shootings in recent times.
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Kuwait, 
Saudi Arabia, 
SyriaSaudi Arabia's king holds a mini-summit with Syria, Egypt and Kuwait in an effort to thaw long-strained relations.
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GermanyCoach of German 'killer' says he was a normal boy
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Israel, United StatesCharles Freeman, a US diplomat who had been named to head the National Intelligence Council, quits after coming under fire for his past criticism of Israel.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama says that countries must take concerted action to spur global economic growth.
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IndiaIndian businessman Anil Ambani is the biggest loser on the 2009 Forbes World Billionaire list, losing $31.9bn in the past 12 months.
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China, United StatesThe US and China will work to avoid clashes like the current sea dispute, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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Cuba, United StatesUS President Barack Obama signs into law a government spending bill that will ease some sanctions on Cuba.
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GermanyGermany is in shock after a teenager kills 15 people - including nine students - in a gun rampage before shooting himself.
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MadagascarThe US envoy to Madagascar warns of a possible civil war after pro-opposition soldiers force the army chief to resign.
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