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Greece, 
ItalyA judge in Italy orders the Getty Museum in Los Angeles to return an ancient Greek bronze statue.
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MalaysiaRows highlight race and faith divide in Malaysia
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HaitiOne month on, where to begin rebuilding Haiti?
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MexicoMexico's Felipe Calderon gets a public barracking as he unveils an anti-crime plan in his country's most violent city, Ciudad Juarez.
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ChileThe Chile mint's general manager is dismissed after thousands of coins were issued with the name of the country spelt wrongly.
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IranThree leading international broadcasters condemn Iran for its "deliberate electronic interference" in their output.
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United States, 
ChinaChina urges the US to reconsider its "wrong decision", as the White House confirms President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama.
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IraqCampaigning for next month's elections in Iraq is under way amid a continuing row over the ban on scores of candidates.
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IcelandIcelandic MPs and whistle-blowing website Wikileaks propose to turn Iceland into a 'journalism haven'.
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JapanJapan reacts angrily after Sea Shepherd activists throw acid made from rancid butter at a whaling ship in the Antarctic.
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IndiaTwo trains run over a man in the Indian city of Delhi in quick succession as his body lay on the tracks.
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RussiaA Russian farmer is given a suspended sentence for planting landmines around his field to ward off trespassers.
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GreeceEuropean readers fear Greek debt contagion
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MauritaniaMauritania's liaison officer to Interpol is among several people sent to jail over a cocaine trafficking ring.
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TogoTogo's football authority appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their ban from the Africa Cup of Nations.
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BrazilJose Roberto Arruda, the governor of Brazil's capital Brasilia, hands himself in to face corruption allegations.
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United StatesFormer US President Bill Clinton is "in good spirits" after undergoing a heart procedure following chest pains, his doctor says.
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Pakistan, IndiaKey Indian and Pakistan envoys will meet in Delhi on 25 February for peace talks stalled since the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan says.
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GermanyGermany's recovery from recession faltered in the final quarter of 2009, preliminary figures show.
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RussiaAt least 20 insurgents die in an operation by Russian security forces in the restive republic of Ingushetia, officials say.
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Nigeria, United StatesThe US says the handover of power to Nigeria's vice-president "served the principles of democracy".
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IraqGhosts of Saddam's Baathists haunt Iraq election
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ChinaChina orders banks to increase their reserves for a second time this year in a bid to curb lending and cool the economy.
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South AfricaSouth African township full of anger, not hope
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Ireland, 
FranceScrum-half Morgan Parra becomes the latest France player to hit out at Grand Slam champions Ireland in advance of Saturday's Six Nations clash.
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United StatesFormer US President Bill Clinton leaves hospital in New York after undergoing a heart procedure to correct a blocked artery.
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GermanyA singer from a German girl band has been charged with causing bodily harm for failing to inform partners she was HIV positive.
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Japan, ChinaThe Japanese city of Tokyo agrees to rent two giant pandas from China, at a cost of $1m (£640,000).
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IndiaA new film featuring Shah Rukh Khan opens in Mumbai amid tight security after protests by hardline Hindus.
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Iraq, Iran, United StatesThe US and Iraqi military say its forces attacked suspected members of an Iranian-backed militant group in southern Maysan province.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's Supreme Court agrees to hear a petition against the arrest of defeated presidential candidate, Gen Sarath Fonseka.
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YemenYemeni rebels have opened fire on government soldiers hours after a peace deal was announced.
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KenyaPolice in Kenya arrest five men accused of planning a "gay wedding" - a day after another union was halted.
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Canada, 
GeorgiaThe 21st Winter Olympics gets under way in Vancouver, hours after a Georgian luger dies in a training crash.
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Japan, ChinaAn activist refused re-entry to China finally goes home after three months in a Japan airport, but vows to continue his work.
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Canada, IndiaVancouver's Indo-Canadian community rallies to provide funding and uniforms for India's three-man Winter Olympics team, local press reports say.
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ArubaA hacktivist group plans to keep up with attacks aimed at Australian government websites
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ZimbabweFresh elections may be needed in Zimbabwe after political leaders fail to end their deadlock, the MDC says.
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IraqAt least six people are killed in a string of explosions in the Iraqi Shia city of Najaf.
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HaitiLife in a temporary camp set up after the Haiti quake
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GreeceGreek PM George Papandreou criticises the European Union's response to Greece's financial crisis as timid and too slow.
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Canada, GeorgiaGeorgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili is seriously injured in a 95mph crash during Winter Olympic training in Canada.
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Iraq, 
United KingdomThere is enough evidence for eight Iraqi suspects to face trial over the 2003 killing of six British soldiers, a judge indicates.
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SomaliaThousands of people have fled Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, in the past two days, the UN refugee agency says.
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United StatesUS retail sales rise more than expected in January, but a separate survey shows consumer confidence remains weak.
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HaitiHaiti's President Rene Preval vows that his country will live on, during a day of national mourning a month after the earthquake.
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