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Global shares continue to fall over fears about the banking system, with US markets hitting a fresh 12-year low.
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Ethiopian people's new king faces baptism of fire
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Colombia extradites an ex-militia leader to the US, in a move criticised by victims' advocates seeking further confessions.
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The US Secretary of State calls for a conference on Afghanistan to get all countries involved, including Iran, to work together.
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Life at Russian convent devastated in Soviet era
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The mayor of a town in the North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan dies when a roadside bomb explodes near his car.
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A US army captain is charged with stealing nearly $700,000 intended for Iraq and Afghan relief efforts.
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A prominent Kenyan human rights activist is shot dead weeks after meeting a UN investigator probing extra-judicial killings.
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At least 12 people are killed and many are wounded in a car bomb attack near a busy livestock market in Iraq.
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China's growing budget deficit is still a flea bite
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South Africa take on Australia in Durban in the second of a three-Test series.
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China says it had nothing to do with false bidding for two looted sculptures from Yves Saint Laurent's art auction in Paris.
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The African Union appoints South Africa's ex-leader Thabo Mbeki to chair a committee to investigate human rights violations in Darfur.
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China's central bank governor says China will be quick, decisive and flexible in responding to the world economic situation.
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Brussels officials approve a major facelift of the city's European quarter, which is dominated by EU office blocks.
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The Indian Premier League will go ahead as planned - despite the attack on Sri Lanka's team in Pakistan, says IPL commissioner.
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A British politician has had green custard thrown over him by a protester in London. Is there still a place for direct action?
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Markets fall in Asia, after fresh concerns over the American economy drive US shares to a 12-year low.
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Amnesty International says Israeli forces wantonly destroyed homes during the Gaza conflict, violating international law.
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Police in Zimbabwe arrest a magistrate who ordered the release of MDC ministerial nominee Roy Bennett.
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India's north-eastern state of Assam recruits 700 surrendered rebels as "special police officers" to fight separatists.
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German carmaker Opel should consider insolvency instead of state aid, the country's interior minister has said.
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Maintaining stability in the restive Xinjiang region will be a more difficult task this year, a top Chinese official says.
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A US sheriff files a lawsuit against the online ad site Craigslist, accusing its of knowingly promoting prostitution.
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Thai police arrest the editor of a leading political website, on charges of carrying content that threatens national security.
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South Korean airlines re-route planes to avoid the North's airspace amid escalating tension and threats from Pyongyang.
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A Chilean man is arrested after his broken leg is found to be clad in a cast made from cocaine, Spanish police say.
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British police arrest a London lawyer accused of moving millions of dollars in bribes to Nigeria to win contracts for a US firm.
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Unemployment in the US rose by 651,000 in February? How is the downturn affecting you?
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Israel closes its embassy in Mauritania - one of just three Arab League members to have recognised the Jewish state.
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Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki urges the nation to forgive those who worked with the government of ex-President Saddam Hussein.
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Pop queen Shakira goes back to roots to help children
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The Afghan president still wants an election in April but may be prepared to compromise, his spokesman says.
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Two US envoys say America's recent moves towards improving ties with Syria do not pose a threat to Lebanon.
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UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says Pakistan must unite to tackle a "mortal threat" from militants in the country.
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Italy's government revives plans to build a controversial bridge to Sicily as part of a massive public works project.
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A US immigration cell can offer safety from drug gangs
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A UN investigator calls for an international inquiry into the murder of two Kenyan human rights activists.
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The UN says that thousands of civilians have been killed and wounded in the north-east of Sri Lanka.
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Investment bank Merrill Lynch confirms it has discovered an "irregularity" in the deals of a London-based trader.
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Andrew Strauss makes his 17th Test century as England push towards the 250 mark on day one of the fifth Test against West Indies.
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The US Supreme Court throws out an appeal by an al-Qaeda suspect against his detention by the US military.
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Morocco severs diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over comments made by an Iranian politician last week.
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Disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff, may plead guilty next week , reports suggest.
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The number of people unemployed in the US rose by 651,000 in February, official figures show.
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England captain Andrew Strauss hits his 17th Test century as the tourists make 258-2 on day one of the fifth Test against West Indies.
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The wife of Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai has died in a car crash which has left him slightly hurt, party officials say.
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Why US-Russian relations had to improve
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Brazil's president criticises an archbishop for excommunicating people who helped a young girl have an abortion.
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Josef Fritzl, the Austrian accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years, is likely to plead guilty, his lawyer says.
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