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Six years after legal prostitution came to New Zealand
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One man remembers the day Nigeria found oil
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Police use tear gas to scatter supporters of rival political parties in Sierra Leone.
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El Salvador's vote adds a twist to Cold War history
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An angry Barack Obama calls for a block on $165m of bonus payouts to executives of ailing US insurance giant AIG.
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Mexico says it will raise its tariffs on 90 US products, after the US halted a scheme allowing Mexican lorry drivers on to US roads.
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China says importers of Chinese-made goods should pay for carbon emitted during their manufacture.
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Madagascar's opposition leader stakes a claim to lead a new government, hours after troops storm a presidential palace.
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England thrash West Indies by 146 runs to book their place in the final of the Women's World Cup.
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A Malaysian opposition leader is charged with insulting a royal figure, a day after his son is suspended from parliament.
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At least 3% of over-12s in Washington DC are infected with HIV/Aids, says a report from the city's health department.
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Spanish politicians are planning a novel way to save vultures - by changing the law so dead animals can be left to rot.
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Demise of the Egyptian capital's bar and cafe culture
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Fierce fighting is going on between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in north-eastern Sri Lanka.
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Egyptian author Youssef Ziedan wins the second International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel Beelzebub.
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Maldives facing up to challenge of global warming
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China voices its concern over growing tensions on the Korean peninsula, as North Korea's premier begins a five-day visit.
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At least six people have been killed in the southern jungles of the Philippines, where three Red Cross hostages are being held.
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The remains of former Afghan president Mohammad Daud Khan are buried in Kabul 30 years after he was killed in a coup.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow will begin a comprehensive rearmament of the country's military from 2011.
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Madagascar's president remains holed up at his palace, a day after pro-opposition soldiers seized his offices.
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Switzerland's economy will contract by 2.2% this year, its government says, a much deeper recession than forecast.
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Russia's president unveils plans to modernise its armed forces, in response to regional instability and Nato expansion.
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Madagascar's opposition leader Andry Rajoelina moves into the president's offices, amid reports the head of state has resigned.
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Russian says it will begin a comprehensive military rearmament from 2011. Is this a new 'cold war'?
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The new head of Bangladesh's border force urges guards to respect the chain of command after a bloody mutiny.
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Nigerian oil militants attack a pipeline in the Niger Delta, the second attack in four days.
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The first group of FNL former rebels begins to lay down its weapons in Burundi after several delays.
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The rate of construction of new homes in the US soared by almost a quarter in February, figures show, surprising analysts.
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Gordon Brown tells Iran it faces a "clear choice" over its nuclear plans, with the possibility of tougher sanctions.
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The Hague tribunal slashes the jail term of Bosnian Serb ex-leader Momcilo Krajisnik, a former aide to Radovan Karadzic.
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Pakistan's sacked top judge will not have to swear a new oath when he returns to office, officials confirm.
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A Pakistani gang rape victim who won international acclaim as a campaigner for women's rights gets married.
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The verdicts in two US trials are being appealed against because jurors commented on them on social networking sites.
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A Finnish computer programmer who lost a finger in a motorcycle accident makes himself a prosthetic replacement with a USB drive attached.
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A left-wing radical who spent 24 years on the run after trying to bomb LA police cars is freed after seven years in prison.
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A peacekeeper with the joint UN-African Union force in Sudan's Darfur region is killed in a "cold-blooded" ambush.
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Italian police hunt a pack of stray dogs which killed a boy and mauled a young woman in southern Sicily.
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Madagascar's president says he is standing down, as military leaders say they are conferring power on his rival.
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Josef Fritzl shows his face to the media for the first time at his incest trial in Austria as an early verdict is predicted.
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Is the US changing its policy towards Tehran?
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Senior Israeli envoys return from indirect talks with Hamas in Cairo without a deal on the release of Gilad Shalit.
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The French parliament backs President Sarkozy's decision to take France fully back into Nato, rejecting a no-confidence motion.
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Pope Benedict rejects condoms as the answer in the fight against HIV/Aids on his first papal visit to Africa.
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The US and Mexico square up over free trucking
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