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JapanA powerful earthquake strikes off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, triggering a brief tsunami alert.
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FranceWales coach Warren Gatland feels France did "not play a lot of rugby" despite handing his side a 26-20 beating.
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Afghanistan, 
ItalyPrime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, mired in fraud charges, compares Italian prosecutors and judges to the Afghan Taliban.
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CubaSeveral Cuban dissidents say they will go on hunger strike in protest at the death of a jailed government opponent.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka accused of stifling media freedoms
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United StatesUS forces are to be allowed to use social networking websites following a review by the defence department.
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ColombiaConstitutional judges in Colombia reject a referendum to allow President Alvaro Uribe to stand for a third term in office.
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ChinaNineteen people die in a fireworks blast in the southern China province of Guangdong, reports say.
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Slovakia, United StatesCanada edge to a 3-2 victory over Slovakia to set up an eagerly anticipated final against the United States in the men's ice hockey.
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PhilippinesAl-Qaeda-linked militants attack a village in the southern Philippines, killing at least 11 people, military officials say.
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PakistanA suicide bomb attack on a police station in north-west Pakistan kills at least three officers, officials say.
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Nigeria, 
SwedenNigeria appoint former Sweden coach Lars Lagerback to lead them at the World Cup in South Africa in June.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomBritain will be "militarily engaged" in Afghanistan for a further five years, head of the Army General Sir David Richards says.
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IraqThe Iraqi city of Najaf is thriving as a religious tourist destination for Shia Muslims, including Iranians, but the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse finds it is treading a fine line between religion and politics.
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IndiaKrupa Padhy discovers that a visit to one of India's famous temples is not all serenity.
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PakistanWaqar Younis is set to be the new coach of Pakistan after apparently accepting a Pakistan Cricket Board offer to take up the position.
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West Bank'Settlement' for Palestinians to go up in West Bank
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Ireland, Italy, United KingdomEngland host Ireland at Twickenham after Italy beat Scotland in Rome in the Six Nations on Saturday.
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United StatesThe US president seeks common ground on healthcare reform, saying millions cannot wait another generation for change.
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Italy, United KingdomPablo Canavosio's try proves the difference as Italy record their first Six Nations win of the season and leave Scotland without a point.
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Israel, 
EgyptThe supreme court in Egypt overturns an earlier ruling by a lower court that banned gas sales to Israel.
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Sweden, 
SwitzerlandSwitzerland beat Sweden to win the men's curling bronze as Giuliano Razzoli leads after the first leg of the men's slalom on a busy penultimate day.
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Afghanistan, 
RussiaThe head of Russia's drug control agency accuses Nato of not doing enough to curb Afghanistan's heroin production.
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Ireland, United KingdomA fine brace of tries from Tommy Bowe ends England's Grand Slam hopes as Ireland win 20-16 at Twickenham.
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United StatesSeaWorld Orlando's killer whale show reopens, three days after a performing orca killed one of the trainers.
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ChileA massive quake hits central Chile, killing at least 147 people, causing widespread destruction and triggering Pacific tsunami warnings.
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ItalyThousands of Italians protest in Rome against what they say are PM Silvio Berlusconi's attempts to evade justice.
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