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Argentina, 
United KingdomArgentina asks the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to bring Britain into talks over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
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AfghanistanAfghan journalist describes scene in war zone Marjah
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MexicoGunmen storm a ranch and kill 13 people in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, police say, in a suspected drugs attack.
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Canada, 
RussiaCanada power past Russia 7-3 in the quarter-finals of the men's ice hockey at the Winter Olympics, while Slovakia beat defending champions Sweden.
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TongaThe captain of a Tongan ferry is arrested, after the Princess Ashika sank in August with the loss of 74 lives.
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MongoliaThe UN launches a programme to pay Mongolia herders to collect the carcasses of millions of cattle killed by a freezing winter.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA Scottish company is helping tourists visit Afghanistan in a bid to help the country's mountain tourism industry.
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Italy, United KingdomUK tax lawyer David Mills could learn on Thursday whether his conviction for bribery is to be upheld in Italy.
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TurkeyTwenty military officers are formally charged in Turkey with attempting to overthrow the government.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congo faces a battle on its western front
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IndiaIndian newspapers hail cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's feat of creating the first double century in one-day internationals.
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India, 
QatarA prominent Indian artist, under attack from hardline Hindus for his paintings of Hindu goddesses, is offered Qatari nationality.
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IraqThe IMF is to lend Iraq $3.6bn, the largest such loan the country has received to date, to rebuild its infrastructure.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia says it has taken a "first step" towards rebuilding trust with Pakistan. How should the two countries resolve their differences?
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CubaSpin-offs show Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club legacy
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NigeriaNigeria's Senate votes to amend the constitution, obliging sick presidents to step aside, after the recent crisis.
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Aruba, 
AustraliaFormer Australian Guantanamo detainee Mamdouh Habib wins the right to sue his government for alleged complicity in torture.
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ColombiaMario Uribe, cousin of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, is rearrested over alleged paramilitary ties.
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UkraineViktor Yanukovych is sworn in as Ukraine's new president, despite complaints from his main rival, PM Yulia Tymoshenko.
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Syria, 
Iran, 
United StatesIran has insisted its ties with Syria are "deep" despite a recent warming of relations with the United States.
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UgandaA former Ugandan witch doctor is charged with lying about carrying out child sacrifices in a BBC report.
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United KingdomManchester City defender Wayne Bridge announces he does not wish to be chosen for England duty, thereby ruling himself out of this summer's World Cup.
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Brazil, CubaCuba's former leader Fidel Castro is described as being in good shape by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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NigerNiger's new military rulers will not be allowed to run future democratic elections, the junta says.
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TurkeyTurkey's investigation into alleged military plotting reflects the country's divided secular and religious loyalties explains Jonathan Head.
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FranceFrench rugby thrives only in the south-west of France, but Chris Bockman finds unease among fans that attempts to spread its appeal could put the famous French flair at risk.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's highest court rules that the death penalty, not carried out since 1997, does not violate the constitution.
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France, 
RwandaFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy, in Rwanda, acknowledges the "errors" made by his country during the 1994 genocide.
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JapanNissan, Daihatsu and Suzuki Motor announce the recall of thousands of their vehicles, mostly in Japan.
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PakistanWhat is behind Pakistan's latest Taliban arrests?
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Israel, Aruba, AustraliaAustralia asks Israel to explain the use of Australian passports by three suspects in the Dubai killing of a Hamas official.
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Sri LankaDefeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka - currently in detention - is to stand in parliamentary elections.
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SudanHeavy fighting is reported in Darfur despite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir declaring the war in the western region "over".
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia says it has taken a step towards rebuilding trust with Pakistan after their first formal talks since the Mumbai attacks.
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IndiaIndian Karun Chandhok is poised to make his Formula 1 debut for the Campos team in 2010, BBC Sport has learned.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan's cricketers return to a heroes' welcome in Kabul after qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
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AlgeriaThe chief of Algeria's national police force has been shot dead at police headquarters in the capital, Algiers, officials say.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 
SpainSpanish oil company Repsol says it is to drill for oil near the Falkland Islands but within Argentine waters.
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France, 
MaliA French aid worker held by al-Qaeda in Mali says he was beaten and that his captors tried to convert him to Islam.
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GermanyCanada and Norway win through to the men's curling final, while Canada beat USA 2-0 in the women's ice hockey final in Vancouver.
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PortugalEverton take on Sporting Lisbon in Portugal, after Liverpool and Fulham progress to the last 16 of the Europa League.
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New Zealand, AustraliaNew Zealand take on Australia in Napier in the first of five one-day internationals.
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New Zealand, AustraliaNew Zealand take on Australia in Wellington in the first of two Twenty20 internationals
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Greece, United StatesUS regulators are investigating the role of Wall Street firms in deals that may have allowed Greece to mask its debt woes.
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FranceMen seen as likely to be violent towards their wives could be forced to wear an electronic tag under new French proposals.
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United KingdomThe European parliament president summons a British Eurosceptic MEP over his tirade against European Council President Herman van Rompuy.
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United StatesTwo men plead not guilty to plotting to blow up New York's subway system in a US federal court.
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BangladeshAt least 21 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a fire at a clothes factory in Bangladesh, reports say.
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RwandaThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentences a former defence ministry official to 25 years in prison for genocide.
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TurkeyTurkey's president says tensions over an alleged coup plot will be resolved within the law, after meeting the armed forces chief.
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PortugalMiguel Veloso, Pedro Mendes and Matias Fernandez score for Sporting Lisbon as Everton crash out of the Europa League.
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RussiaA court in Moscow jails nine neo-Nazi skinheads for up to 23 years for a series of racist attacks, including murder.
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NigeriaNigeria's Goodluck Jonathan remains acting president despite the return home of President Yar'Adua, senior officials say.
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