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SingaporeFew, if any, civilian deals expected at Asia's largest air show in Singapore, though there could be military deals.
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SingaporeMilitary hardware sales crucial to Singapore air show
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India, 
United StatesIndian composer AR Rahman wins two Grammy Awards for his soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.
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ChinaA Chinese activist, Feng Zhenghu, agrees to end his protest stay at Narita airport after Chinese officials visit him.
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United StatesPop star Beyonce wins six prestigious Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, closely followed by country singer Taylor Swift.
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United KingdomMan City sign Boro's Adam Johnson for £7m and Spurs striker Robbie Keane is to have talks with Celtic on a busy transfer deadline day.
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PakistanAt least 12 people are killed in two days of violence in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.
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Nigeria, 
NetherlandsRoyal Dutch Shell shuts oil flow stations in Nigeria after a pipeline is sabotaged, shortly after a militant group ended its truce.
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MexicoGunmen kill at least 14 people and injure some 20 others at a high school student party in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez.
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Pakistan, 
AustraliaPakistan's chief cricket selector, Iqbal Qasim, resigns following the team's disastrous tour of Australia.
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South AfricaSouth African President Zuma, who has three wives, is criticised after a report he has fathered a child with another woman.
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Taiwan, United States, ChinaChina's state media accuses the US of "arrogance" and "double standards" over its planned $6.4bn arms sale to Taiwan.
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FranceAllegations that a CAR rebel was tortured to death need to be investigated, opposition leaders, rights groups and France say.
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ChileMoving house - literally - to avoid ghosts in Chile
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IndonesiaA nine-year-old Indonesian boy is cleared of "severe abuse" by a court, for stinging a classmate with a bee.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaA key suspect in a multi-billion dollar South Korean pyramid scheme is arrested in Seoul, according to reports.
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IndiaViolent protests take place in Indian-administered Kashmir, one day after a 15-year-old boy was killed by a police tear gas shell.
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IraqAt least 41 people are killed and more than 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in north-east Baghdad.
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United KingdomThe main parties in Northern Ireland discuss plans to break the province's deadlock over devolving policing and justice.
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United StatesThe US military must prepare to fight a range of threats, from cyber attacks to terrorism, the Pentagon's draft strategy says.
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NigeriaA Nigerian rights group urges the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate violence between Muslims and Christians in Jos.
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IsraelIsrael reveals it has reprimanded two officers over an artillery attack in Gaza in which white phosphorus was used.
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Sri LankaAnxiety in Jaffna after Sri Lanka leader re-elected
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SomaliaSomali Islamist rebel group al-Shabab confirms for the first time that its fighters are aligned with al-Qaeda's global campaign.
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BurmaBurma's army frees a child it had forcibly recruited, after an appeal by his mother for his release on the BBC and Radio Free Asia.
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France, 
Georgia, 
RussiaGeorgia accuses Russia of forcing a French satellite operator to drop its new news channel - a claim denied by the French.
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ChinaA man has been arrested on suspicion of killing nine people after he allegedly stabbed his boss, stole a bus then crashed it, Chinese media reported.
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Sri LankaA group of senior Sri Lankan military officers described as a "threat to national security" have been dismissed, officials say.
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South AfricaA South African MP says polygamous President Zuma should seek sex therapy after fathering a child out of wedlock.
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Israel, United StatesCharges will not be brought against Israeli police officers who shot an American pro-Palestinian activist.
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United StatesPresident Obama announces a budget plan which, despite cuts in some programmes, will see the US deficit rising to record levels.
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CyprusUN chief Ban Ki-moon says he is encouraged by efforts to find a permanent solution to the division of Cyprus.
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United StatesA small plane makes an emergency landing on a highway in the US state of New Jersey, officials say.
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YemenThe Yemeni government says it has clashed with Houthi rebels in northern Yemen, a claim denied by a rebel spokesman.
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Haiti, United StatesThe US resumes medical evacuation flights for badly injured Haiti quake victims, after a suspension of several days.
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Somalia, United KingdomThe UK Foreign Office defends its position of not paying a ransom to help free a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates.
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United KingdomSunderland draw with Stoke in Monday's sole Premier League match at the tail end of an intriguing transfer deadline day across Britain.
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United StatesUS defence chief Robert Gates sacks the marine general overseeing a $40bn strike fighter project following missed targets.
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United StatesUS deficit dilemma and why Obama needs to get it right
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Greece, SomaliaSomali pirates release the Greek-owned cargo ship Filitsa and its crew of 22, held since November, after a ransom is paid, officials say.
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New ZealandA teenage surfer from New Zealand has used her body-board to fend off an attack by a shark, pounding the fish over the head.
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