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An international gathering of finance ministers promises to make a “sustained effort” to pull the world economy out of recession. Your views?
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Having a bit of fun while looking for a job in crisis-hit US
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The leader of Lebanon's Islamist Hezbollah movement rejects US calls to recognise Israel as a precondition for talks.
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The number of claims of sex abuse against US Roman Catholic priests rose by 16% last year, a Church report says.
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Six makers of babies' bottles in the US are to remove a chemical from their products, amid growing concern over its possible effects.
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Three aid workers held hostage in Sudan's Darfur will shortly be freed, officials say, denying that they had already been released.
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Pakistan's information minister resigns after a clampdown on Geo TV over reporting protests by lawyers and opposition groups.
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Mike Sergeant considers how life may appear to be improving in Iraq, but says many Iraqis worry about what the future may hold.
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Tim Whewell meets a former Russian colonel with fond memories of his time guarding the Soviet nuclear deterrent.
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Allan Little reflects on France's long journey to reconcile itself with one of the darkest chapters in its history and its difficult relationship with the US and Britain.
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At least 18 Tamil Tiger rebels die in fresh clashes with Sri Lankan troops in the north-east, the defence ministry says.
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President Barack Obama says the US food safety system is a "public health hazard" and in need of an overhaul.
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Australia's biggest music stars are joined by international bands for a charity concert for victims of recent natural disasters.
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Ireland aim to maintain their bid for a Six Nations Grand Slam against Scotland at Murrayfield after Wales win 20-15 in Italy.
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An oil spill along the coast of Queensland is 10 times worse than originally thought, Australian authorities say.
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At least nine Russian tourists and a Vietnamese national are killed in a bus crash in southern Vietnam, state media reports.
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Two Japanese warships set sail for the seas off Somalia to join an anti-piracy international mission.
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Madagascar's opposition leader threatens to topple President Marc Ravalomanana from power if he does not resign within hours.
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Pakistan's government says it will seek a review of a ruling that bars opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from elected office.
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Ireland keep their Grand Slam dream alive with a hard-fought win over Scotland.
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G20 finance ministers pledge to make a "sustained effort" to pull the world economy out of recession at talks in the UK.
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President Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar defies an ultimatum to resign in the face of a mass opposition rally in the capital.
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Hundreds of German mourners attend the first funeral of a victim of the Winnenden school massacre, a schoolgirl aged 16.
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Three foreign aid workers abducted in the Darfur region of Sudan on Wednesday are freed and in good health.
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The last major clinic in Sri Lanka's war-torn Tamil-held territory may close due to a medicine shortage, an official warns.
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Captain Brian O'Driscoll insists Ireland are used to the pressure they will face as they aim for a Grand Slam victory against Wales in Cardiff.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warns about the risks of protectionism at his first meeting with US President Barack Obama.
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