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IrelandThe unique sporting business model of Ireland's GAA
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NorwayTrying to steer Norway's pensions supertanker
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IranDrinking steaming hot tea has been linked with an increased risk of oesophageal (gullet) cancer, Iranian scientists say.
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AfghanistanBarack Obama's new direction in Afghanistan
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IndiaEconomist Arvind Panagariya on India's election
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ArubaNico Rosberg dominates both practice sessions in Melbourne ahead of the Australian GP as Williams, Brawn GP and Toyota outshine the likes of Ferrari and McLaren on Friday.
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SudanThe UN Security Council calls on Sudan to reconsider its decision to expel international aid agencies from the Dafur region.
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New ZealandNew Zealand's former prime minister Helen Clark is to head the United Nations Development Programme.
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United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi woman's tale of escaping sexual abuse
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United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi woman's tale of escaping sexual abuse
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ChinaInternational torch relays are scrapped in the wake of protests that dogged last year's Beijing Olympic relay.
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BermudaWilliams's Nico Rosberg sets the pace in Melbourne as Lewis Hamilton struggles in the first practice sessions of the new Formula 1 season.
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North Korea, 
JapanJapan says it will intercept and destroy any parts of a North Korean rocket that might fall on its territory.
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RussiaRussia to put humans through mock Mars mission
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South AfricaA judge in South Africa is expected to deliver a verdict in the trial of three men accused of killing reggae singer Lucky Dube.
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PakistanA bomb explodes at a mosque in Jamrud in north-west Pakistan, with a number of people feared dead and injured.
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IndonesiaDozens of people die after a dam bursts on the outskirts of the Indonesia capital Jakarta, flooding hundreds of homes.
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ChinaChinese officials say a missing lead ball containing potentially deadly radioactive material may have been found at a steel mill.
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India, 
United StatesThe US collector who sold rare belongings of Mahatma Gandhi apologises in Delhi for "unintentionally hurting" Indian sentiments.
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AfghanistanPresident Obama has announced a fundamental rethink of US strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Will it work?
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IndiaA minister in India's Gujarat state, Mayaben Kodnani, accused over anti-Muslim riots in 2002, surrenders to police and resigns.
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IsraelAn Israeli soldier is removed from combat for shooting a Palestinian woman in the leg "by mistake" during the Gaza offensive.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vows to arrest anyone invading farms - in an apparent challenge to Robert Mugabe.
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Barbados, 
United KingdomChris Gayle gets West Indies off to an electric start as they chase 117 in 44 overs for a 2-1 series lead.
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RussiaRussia announces plans to set up a military force to protect its Arctic interests, in a move which may worry its rivals.
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FranceThe French composer Ravel may have left a hidden message - a woman's name - inside his work.
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Iraq, United KingdomThe kidnappers of five Britons being held in Iraq claim to have reached a deal over their release, according to unconfirmed reports.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK offices of US financier Bernard Madoff may have been significant in his $50bn fraud, says the Serious Fraud Office.
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Sri LankaThe UN urges the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to observe a 'humanitarian pause' in fighting.
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PakistanA mosque collapses after a suicide bomb attack in north-western Pakistan, killing dozens of people and injuring many more.
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KenyaKenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga defends the power-sharing government and blames the judiciary for corruption.
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NigerNiger's President Mamadou Tandja says he will not try to change the constitution to let him seek a third term in office.
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ItalyItalian police arrest a man and his son on suspicion of raping their daughters in the northern city of Turin.
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Afghanistan, United StatesPresident Obama announces a major rethink of strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with fresh forces and funds.
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United KingdomEngland are bowled out for 117 as they crash to an embarrassing eight-wicket defeat by West Indies.
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RussiaRussia's president says the troubled republic of Chechnya may be stable enough to ease security restrictions there.
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KenyaA man arrested in Kenya on suspicion of war crimes is not fugitive Bosnia-Serb commander Ratko Mladic, Interpol says.
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Belgium, IranAn Iranian diplomat meets a Nato official for "informal talks" in Brussels for the first time in 30 years, Nato officials say.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAn Afghan soldier shot dead two US coalition troops and wounded a third before turning the gun on himself, the US military says.
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama meets with top US bankers to discuss his latest plans to stabilise the US financial system.
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