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MexicoAt least 20 people are killed during a riot at a prison in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, say police.
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ChinaShare prices around the world jump amid hopes China will announce an expansion to its economic stimulus plan.
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Taiwan, ChinaChina is ready to talk to Taiwan about ending hostilities, Chinese PM Wen Jiabao tells the annual session of the parliament.
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SudanSudan dismisses a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against its president as a plot, and expels aid groups.
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Venezuela, 
United StatesVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez orders the expropriation of a US-owned rice mill, amid a battle over price regulation.
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BurmaAustralia's foreign minister pledges an additional $1.5m to help displaced people from Burma's Rohingya minority.
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United StatesFormer US First Lady Barbara Bush is 'alert' after open-heart surgery, a spokesman for the Bush family says.
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United KingdomEngland prop Matt Stevens believes he can return to rugby a better player once he has served his two-year suspension.
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IsraelSeparate Israeli air attacks kill a commander and two other Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza, reports say.
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Afghanistan, 
Russia, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due at her first Nato meeting, with Russia and Afghanistan topping the agenda.
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Pakistan, 
Sri LankaCriticism mounts over apparent security lapses leading to Tuesday's attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistan.
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ChinaChina's growing budget deficit is still a flea bite
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FijiFiji's military ruler dismisses Commonwealth pressure for a return to democracy and rules out any election soon.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesPresident Obama extends US sanctions against Zimbabwe for a year because the government there is 'undermining' democracy.
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United KingdomThe European Court of Justice is to rule later on whether it is legal for UK employers to force workers to retire at 65.
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United KingdomThe Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates to a record low and start increasing the money supply.
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FranceNew dance craze is de rigueur among French youth
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West BankPalestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are suffering from an "ailing landscape" of health services, a new study claims.
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ChinaChinese Premier Wen Jiabao says the country faces unprecedented challenges, as he gives details of its economic stimulus plans.
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IndiaThe Indian finance ministry begins a public competition to select a design for the symbol of the rupee.
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Pakistan, Sri LankaSri Lankan cricketers are recovering after surgery on injuries suffered during the attacks in Pakistan.
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ItalyA classic moment in Italian cinema reaches 50
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ItalyA classic moment in Italian cinema reaches 50
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South Korea, 
AustraliaThe leaders of South Korea and Australia sign a defence cooperation pact and announce the start of free trade talks.
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United KingdomThe UK's compulsory retirement age of 65 is not in breach of EU legislation, the European Court of Justice rules.
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Thailand, 
LaosA rail track linking Thailand with neighbouring Laos opens, bringing a region-wide rail network another step closer.
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Guadeloupe, FranceUnions on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe agree to suspend a 44-day-old strike as most of their demands are met.
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NigeriaNigerian sisters, Chioma and Oluchi Ogwuegbu, have got fed up with all the bad news out of Africa. So much so that they've embarked on a journey right across Africa to try to draw attention to the good news which doesn't get reported.
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United KingdomThe Bank of England is pumping extra money into circulation in an attempt to revive the economy. Is this a good idea?
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MalaysiaThe Malaysian government unveils plans for a second stimulus package in a further attempt to revive its economy.
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South AfricaThe grandson of South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is on the ANC list of candidates for April's polls, the party says.
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BangladeshPakistan's tour of Bangladesh is postponed because of security concerns in the wake of the Lahore attacks.
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ChinaTibet's China-appointed governor says he does not expect major unrest around next week's 50th anniversary of a failed uprising.
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PakistanSuspected Taleban militants in NW Pakistan blow up the shrine of a 17th Century Sufi poet of the Pashtun language, police say.
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Thailand, United StatesThailand's army chief denies allegations that Washington had a secret jail in Thailand where al-Qaeda suspects were held.
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BoliviaHidden cells reveal clues to Bolivia's dark past
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CubaTwo top officials ousted in Cuba's cabinet shake-up admit making "mistakes", in letters published in the state press.
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FranceA woman and her son are arrested in northern France in connection with the theft of jewellery across Europe.
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IsraelIsraeli police recommend a third set of charges be brought against the outgoing Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert.
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Pakistan, Sri LankaPakistani police release sketches of four men suspected of involvement in the ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.
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SudanSudan's president vows not to "kneel" to the West, as he furiously defies the war crimes court's indictment against him.
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North KoreaPyongyang says it cannot ensure the safety of South Korean civilian flights near its airspace, amid heightened tensions.
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UgandaOpposition MPs in Uganda say they will try to block a bill to legalise phone-tapping by security agents.
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NigeriaThree people appear in a Nigerian court over the deaths of 80 children, linked to a poisonous teething mixture.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoUganda says DR Congo has agreed to let its troops continue their mission against LRA rebels on its territory.
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South Africa, ZimbabweThousands of Zimbabweans are stranded after authorities shut a makeshift refugee camp in a South African border town.
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United StatesThere is "substantial doubt" about the ability of US car giant General Motors (GM) to stay afloat, the firm's auditors say.
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BotswanaA Brazilian Catholic archbishop says all those who helped a child rape victim secure an abortion are to be excommunicated.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government says it is to open two safe routes for thousands of civilians trapped in the war zone in the north-east.
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Belgium, Russia, United StatesNato ministers agree to resume formal ties with Russia, with a call to tackle the challenge of Afghanistan.
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Russia, United StatesUS and Russian foreign ministers' first meeting
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CanadaA man accused of beheading a fellow bus passenger is not criminally responsible due to mental illness, a judge has ruled.
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IndiaWhy Tibetans old and young made the trek into India
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Lebanon, United KingdomThe UK Foreign Office confirms it is re-establishing contacts with the Lebanese political group Hezbollah.
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KazakhstanHorses were domesticated about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, evidence from Kazakhstan suggests.
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SudanUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asks Sudan to reconsider its decision to expel aid agencies from the country.
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United KingdomMichael Jackson's series of concerts at the O2 arena in London in July will be "the final curtain call", he tells fans at the venue.
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India, United StatesAn controversial auction of items belonging to Mahatma Gandhi results in a sale to an Indian businessman for $1.8m.
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United StatesUS President Obama begins public consultations on reforming the US health care system, a key election campaign pledge.
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Switzerland, United KingdomAn elderly British couple with terminal cancer die together at a Swiss euthanasia clinic.
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United StatesThe European Commission calls for a crisis meeting among EU states hosting General Motors plants.
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