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Canada, 
United StatesLatin American and Caribbean nations agree to a new regional body without the US and Canada, Mexico's president says.
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IranIran's first woman at Winter Olympics hopes to inspire
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IndiaAustralians are urged to have a Vindaloo against Violence, in a one-day campaign against racism towards Indians.
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Canada, 
GermanyCanada's men thrash Germany to set up a potentially thrilling ice hockey quarter-final against Russia at the Winter Olympics.
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ChinaThe Chinese Communist Party issues a new ethics code, in an attempt to control growing corruption among officials.
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United StatesThe US defence department decides to allow women to serve on submarines and recommends the move to Congress.
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PakistanFour civilians are killed when Taliban militants fire a rocket into a residential area of Peshawar in Pakistan's north-west, police say.
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United KingdomEngland head coach Fabio Capello warns his players that their off-field conduct will play a big part in whether they are included in his World Cup squad.
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CubaCuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo dies aged 42 in a Havana hospital after 85 days on hunger strike.
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ChinaOxfam Hong Kong halts a training programme in mainland China, after claims that it tries to infiltrate China.
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Saudi Arabia, 
YemenThe remaining Saudi soldiers missing in fighting with Yemeni rebels are dead, rebels say.
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EgyptEgypt's leper colony thrives even as disease abates
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Saudi Arabia, 
IndonesiaA Saudi schoolteacher is on trial for funnelling money to fund last July's twin hotel suicide bombing.
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BurmaYoung Burmese seeking change through hip hop
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FranceFrench rail apologises for a note that singled out Romanians over baggage thefts and triggered accusations of xenophobia.
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Nigeria, Saudi ArabiaNigeria's president has gone home after lengthy medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, officials say, but his condition is unknown.
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IndiaIndia says three soldiers have been killed in a clash with militants in Kashmir, a day before peace talks with Pakistan.
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TurkeyTurkey's army at uncomfortable crossroads
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ItalyGoogle executives are convicted in Italy after a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied was posted online.
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South Africa, IndiaSachin Tendulkar creates history by firing the first double century in one-day internationals as India pile on runs against South Africa.
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Pakistan, United StatesMissiles fired by a suspected US drone aircraft kill at least four people in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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EgyptFormer IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei has announced he is forming a group promoting political change in Egypt.
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South AfricaFour white students accused of making a racist video in South Africa will face trial, a judge rules.
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India, GermanyGerman pen maker Montblanc apologises to an Indian court for a $25,000 pen which critics say is disrespectful of Mahatma Gandhi.
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IsraelThe son of a jailed Hamas leader who converted to Christianity and moved to California says that he spied for Israel.
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ItalyAn oil spill reaches Italy's River Po after the suspected sabotage of a former refinery leads to a massive leak.
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IndonesiaUp to 70 people are feared dead after a huge landslide buries a village in Indonesia, but rescue efforts continue.
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Serbia and MontenegroWorld number four Andy Murray meets Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championship.
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IcelandThe European Commission calls for EU membership talks with Iceland - but bank debts remain a big obstacle.
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CubaCampaign group Amnesty urges Cuba to release its political prisoners after the death of an activist on hunger strike.
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GermanyThe head of Germany's Protestant Church, Bishop Margot Kaessmann, resigns, four days after being caught drink-driving.
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NigeriaNigeria's president returns from lengthy medical treatment abroad but his deputy is to stay in charge of state affairs.
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CanadaGrizzly bears are being spotted in Manitoba, Canada, where biologists say only polar bears are usually found.
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NepalNepal's education minister is removed from his post after foreign donors suspend millions of dollars in aid over corruption allegations.
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United KingdomFalklands diplomatic offensive puts UK on back foot
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia and Pakistan exchange terse allegations over violence in disputed Kashmir ahead of peace talks in Delhi.
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Sweden, United StatesGB men's curlers and women's bobsleighers Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke crash out of the Winter Olympics in an action-packed day in Vancouver.
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Israel, United StatesThe US Secretary of State calls for a quick start to peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
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United KingdomA British Eurosceptic MEP unleashes a highly personal tirade against the new EU President Herman Van Rompuy.
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Albania, United States, Cuba, 
SpainFour inmates freed from the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, arrive in Europe - three in Albania and one in Spain.
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SudanSudan frees 57 Darfur rebels - a day after a peace deal is signed, and President Omar al-Bashir declares that the "war is over".
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GreeceScuffles break out as hundreds of thousands of Greeks strike to protest at austerity measures imposed to save the economy.
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ChinaGeneral Motors is to wind down operations of its Hummer vehicles - after a planned takeover by a Chinese firm failed.
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South AfricaSouth African trade unions threaten to strike as power firm Eskom is allowed to raise electricity prices by nearly 25%.
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United StatesA US teacher is hailed a hero after tackling a gunman who opened fire in a school car park in the US city of Denver.
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CubaCuban President Raul Castro "laments" the death of a detained activist who had been on hunger strike for nearly three months.
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United StatesToyota's president apologises for faults behind the recall of millions of its vehicles, as he faces questions in the US Congress.
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