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SpainA tropical parasitic disease is becoming an increasingly common cause of stroke, Spanish research suggests.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama will attend the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, killed in an air crash on Saturday.
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Haiti, United StatesUS First Lady Michelle Obama makes an unannounced visit to Haiti, as part of her first official trip without her husband.
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North Korea, 
Japan, United StatesScientists say they have clear proof that meat from whales caught by Japan is being sold in US and Korean eateries.
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ChinaA powerful earthquake kills at least 300 people and traps many others in the province of Qinghai, Chinese officials say.
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ChinaA powerful earthquake kills at least 300 people and traps many others in the province of Qinghai, Chinese officials say.
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IndiaIndian PM Manmohan Singh rules out talks with Pakistan until it acts against the Mumbai attackers.
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ChinaA powerful earthquake kills at least 300 people and traps many others in the province of Qinghai, Chinese officials say.
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ChinaA powerful earthquake kills at least 300 people and traps many others in the province of Qinghai, Chinese officials say.
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United StatesToyota suspends US sales of one of its luxury models after a consumer group warns it has an unusually high risk of rolling over.
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ColombiaThe police at war with Colombia's cocaine gangs
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ThailandThailand's anti-government protesters combine their camps into centre of city, as the New Year holiday cuts numbers.
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IndiaIndian students urge Maoists to leave them to learn
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TokelauThe New Zealand territory of Tokelau declares a whale sanctuary in its waters, in a move conservationists say will strengthen a whaling moratorium.
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IsraelA row about how to name the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories scuppers a 43-nation scheme for managing Mediterranean water resources.
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United KingdomClothing chain Primark withdraws the sale of its range of padded bikini tops for young girls following criticism.
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PolandHow will Poland fill its empty political seats?
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ChinaAt least 400 people die and thousands more are injured as a quake hits China's remote Qinghai province, officials say.
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Australia, ChinaThe captain and chief officer of a Chinese coal ship which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef are arrested in Australia.
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PakistanA senior security source in Pakistan tells the BBC that civilians were killed in Saturday's air strike in the north.
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SingaporeSingapore will allow its currency to rise against the dollar, in an effort to dampen inflation and control economic growth.
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IranDaimler is to divest its stake in an engine company in Iran as part of a review of links to the country because of the political situation.
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United KingdomThe 2011 Six Nations will break from tradition and kick off on a Friday night for the first time as Wales host England in Cardiff.
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BrazilRio de Janeiro's towering Christ the Redeemer statue is closed after heavy floods in Brazil that have killed around 250 people.
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Poland, United StatesUS President Barack Obama and other world leaders will attend the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Sunday.
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West BankAn investigation has been launched by Israeli authorities into a vandalism attack on a West Bank mosque.
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PortugalPortugal may need to take additional steps to cut its budget deficit if conditions worsen, the European Commission warns.
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KyrgyzstanThe interim leader of Kyrgyzstan says ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev should stand trial over recent deadly unrest.
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United KingdomThere was no scientific malpractice at the unit at the centre of the "Climategate" affair, a panel says.
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AfghanistanNato troops pull out of a Taliban stronghold valley in eastern Afghanistan, commanders say.
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GermanyAndy Murray begins his clay-court season with straight-sets defeat against Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Monte Carlo Masters.
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South AfricaA 15-year-old South African, one of two accused of the murder of white supremacist Eugene Terreblanche, opts not to apply for bail.
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Hong Kong, ChinaHong Kong's South China Morning Post apologises for describing Chinese President Hu Jintao as jailed dissident Hu Jia.
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NepalNepal's holy women embrace girl power and self-discipline
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Israel, United KingdomA UK watchdog bans an Israeli tourism advert showing a picture of the Western Wall, saying it is 'misleading' to say it is in Israel.
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NigeriaNigeria's acting leader Goodluck Jonathan says he has not seen or spoken with ill President Umaru Yar'Adua in five months.
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IndonesiaViolent clashes at a Muslim cleric's tomb in the Indonesian capital Jakarta leave at least one dead and dozens injured, say reports.
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IndonesiaJakarta protests over tomb turn bloody
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SudanFour peacekeepers with the joint UN-AU mission in Sudan's Darfur region have been kidnapped, the mission spokesman says.
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South AfricaA South African farm worker accused of murdering Eugene Terreblanche acted in self-defence, his lawyer says.
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NigeriaA Nigerian court finds the police guilty of the extra-judicial killing of the father-in-law of an Islamic sect leader.
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NetherlandsA Dutch nurse convicted of murder over the deaths of seven patients is acquitted after spending six years in jail.
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DenmarkA Danish hotel offers a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike attached to a generator.
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ChinaNearly 600 people die and thousands more are injured as a quake hits China's remote Qinghai province, officials say.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaA witness at the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says he called for Muslim homes to be attacked.
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IndiaAt least 100 people die in a powerful storm that ravages the border of India and Bangladesh, officials say.
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PolandA row erupts over the decision to bury late Polish President Lech Kaczynski in a cathedral normally reserved for kings and heroes.
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IsraelIsraeli police arrest the former mayor of Jerusalem in connection with a bribery scandal linked to associates of ex-PM Ehud Olmert.
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Iran, United StatesThe United States military says Iran would need between four and six years to produce a usable atomic bomb.
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United KingdomThe UK and northern Europe could be hit by more cold winters as a result of low solar activity, say researchers.
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