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MalaysiaMalaysia considers criminalising suicide to stem increase
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CubaCuba's cabinet secretary and foreign minister are sacked in President Raul Castro's first major cabinet reshuffle.
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AfghanistanA senior UN official says it will be nearly impossible to hold credible elections in Afghanistan in April, as ordered by President Karzai.
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Pakistan, 
Sri LankaGunmen fire on a convoy carrying Pakistani and Sri Lankan cricketers in the Pakistani city of Lahore, police say.
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Hong Kong, 
MacauA new state security law takes effect in Macau, raising rights concerns in neighbouring Hong Kong.
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Aruba, 
SeychellesFirefighters in the Australian state of Victoria are on alert as high winds threaten to ignite more deadly bushfires.
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Burkina FasoRed carpets roll out at Africa's answer to the Oscars
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MalaysiaMalaysian opposition lawmakers are barred from entering a state parliament, amid a power struggle in Perak.
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Pakistan, Sri LankaThe second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been called off following the attack on the bus carrying the tourists' team in Lahore.
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RussiaRussian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky goes on trial in Moscow on new embezzlement and money laundering charges.
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ChinaA Chinese official rejects campaigners' reports of protests in a Tibetan-populated area of south-west China.
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Iran, 
United StatesThe US military investigates how data about a presidential helicopter is found on an Iranian computer.
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JapanEuropean markets fall away in mid-morning trading, wiping out early gains and dashing hopes of a sustained bounce.
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SpainThe number of unemployed people in Spain rose by 154,058 to almost 3.5 million in February - up 10% in just two months.
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Pakistan, Sri LankaSeveral Sri Lankan cricketers are injured by gunmen in the Pakistani city of Lahore. What now for the country?
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Pakistan, Sri LankaGunmen attack Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistani city of Lahore, wounding several players and killing at least seven other people.
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United Arab Emirates, PakistanDiscussions begin over England hosting Australia's postponed Test tour of Pakistan this summer.
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United StatesEthical Man on why US must depend less on foreign oil
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Canada, 
PolandA Canadian police officer who killed a Polish immigrant with a Taser stun gun said he believed the man intended to attack.
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China, 
North Korea, United StatesThe new US envoy on North Korea arrives in Beijing for talks aimed at breathing life into the stalled nuclear deal.
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Israel, United States, 
West BankHillary Clinton declares "unshakeable" US support for Israel during her first visit to the region as secretary of state.
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CanadaCanada's central bank cuts its key interest from 1% to 0.5%, a record low, as it tries to stem the effects of the downturn.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaEx-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refuses to enter a plea to amended war crimes charges at his Hague trial.
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Iran, Russia, United StatesUS President Barack Obama has written to his Russian counterpart suggesting co-operation over Iran's plans, officials say.
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IraqTraffic cops return to Iraqi streets with variable results
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GermanySales of new German cars reach their highest level in 10 years, thanks to a government incentive worth 2,500 euros.
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Israel, 
United KingdomMore than 400 people back protests against Israeli Day of Science events in London and Manchester.
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Afghanistan, Russia, United StatesA first shipment of non-military supplies has crossed Russia on its way to US forces in Afghanistan, a Russian news agency says.
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Iran, United StatesAn Iranian judiciary official confirms US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi is being held in prison, but gives no reason.
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KenyaKenya's unity deal has brought peace but at what cost?
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BangladeshPolice in Bangladesh say they have arrested the leader of a mutiny staged by border guards which left 74 people dead.
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ZambiaRegina Chiluba, the wife of Zambia's former President Frederick Chiluba, is sent to prison for corruption.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaAuthor Frederick Forsyth tells the BBC of his surprise to find himself in Guinea-Bissau on the day the president was killed.
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KenyaKenya's President Mwai Kibaki holds a rare press conference to deny rumours that he has a second secret wife.
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United StatesA jailed Salvadorean immigrant is charged with the 2001 murder of US intern Chandra Levy, a case which gripped the nation.
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United StatesA jailed Salvadorean immigrant is charged with the 2001 murder of US intern Chandra Levy, a case which gripped the nation.
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JapanGM, Ford, Toyota and Nissan report sharp drops in US vehicle sales as consumers remain reluctant to make expensive purchases.
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Switzerland, United KingdomA 29-year-old entrepreneur plunges 60 feet to his death in the Swiss Alps, as a rescue operation is aided by the Twitter website.
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Switzerland, United KingdomA 29-year-old man entrepreneur plunges to his death in the Swiss Alps, as a rescue operation is aided by the Twitter website.
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PakistanThe future of international cricket in Pakistan is in doubt following Tuesday's attack, says the International Cricket Council.
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United Kingdom, United StatesUS President Barack Obama says there is a bond between the US and UK "that will not break", after talks with Gordon Brown.
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Pakistan, Sri LankaPakistani police are hunting gunmen who attacked a convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, killing seven people.
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GermanyThree people are feared missing after an archive building collapsed in the city of Cologne, German officials say.
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