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Kenyan athletes hit by the global economic downturn
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A court in Spain will consider charging six former US officials with giving legal cover for alleged torture at Guantanamo Bay.
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Jenson Button leads the Australian GP following a frenetic opening to the race in Melbourne.
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Rescuers start a third day of searches after a dam burst near Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, killed 93 people.
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Britain's Jenson Button wins the Australian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello to mark a stunning debut for the new Brawn GP team.
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Andrew Marr meets media-savvy Russian president
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The Sri Lankan army says it has killed at least 15 Tamil Tiger rebels in intense battles in the north.
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Jenson Button believes there is "more to come" from him and Brawn GP despite their one-two finish at the Australian Grand Prix.
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US art in Cuba could herald start of cultural thaw
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Andrew Strauss hits a half-century as England chase 135 off 20 overs to win the fourth one-day international against West Indies.
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Janet Jagan - an American communist who became the president of a South American country - dies at the age of 88.
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Record-breaking flood waters in the US state of North Dakota breach a dike protecting a school campus.
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Residents of a small town in central Spain vote to cancel their annual bullfighting festival because of the economic crisis.
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrives in Qatar for an Arab summit which is to discuss the war crimes warrant against him.
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Supporters of both Madagascar's ousted president and the man who replaced him hold rival demonstrations in Antananarivo.
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Pop star Madonna arrives in Malawi to begin the process of adopting a second child from the African country.
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Key politicians from Australia, Russia, China and the UK urge a unified response to the economic crisis at the G20 summit.
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Profits at Asia's biggest oil refiner Sinopec nearly halved in 2008 because of caps on oil prices, figures show.
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An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers around the world, Canadian researchers say.
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US President Barack Obama says he will consult Pakistan's leaders before targeting militants in that country.
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The US defence secretary says North Korea is likely to launch a rocket soon and Washington will not attempt to stop it.
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People on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte vote overwhelmingly in favour of it becoming an integral part of France.
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The Afghan Supreme Court rules Hamid Karzai may remain president until elections later this year.
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Security forces in Baghdad take control of main roads leading to a district where clashes broke out on Saturday.
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At least 15 people die after a passenger train ploughs into a cargo train in central Tanzania.
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An official in Montenegro's ruling coalition claims victory in a parliamentary election seen as vital to EU and Nato ambitions.
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A gunman shoots dead eight people at a nursing home in the US state of North Carolina.
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Captain Andrew Strauss hits 79 not out as England beat West Indies by nine wickets to level the one-day series at 2-2.
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Playing action video games can boost an aspect of an adult's eyesight, US research shows.
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