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Iran tells the IAEA it does not accept the terms of a deal to ease concerns about its nuclear programme, diplomats say.
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President Obama has warned Democrats not to "jam" healthcare reforms through the Senate after the Republicans won a key seat in Massachusetts. What does the defeat mean for Barack Obama?
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How supplies are getting to Haiti's quake victims
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Malaysian police say they have arrested eight people over the firebombing of a church earlier this month.
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US troops step up aid operations in Haiti's capital and outlying areas, a week after the devastating earthquake.
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Dense fog envelops the Indian capital, Delhi, leading to major disruption in air and rail traffic.
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At least 200 people die in three days of clashes between Christian and Muslim gangs in the Nigerian city of Jos, say Human Rights Watch.
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Andy Murray brushes aside Marc Gicquel at the Australian Open after a surprise win for fellow Scot Elena Baltacha, while Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick also advance.
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Eight people have been killed by a lone gunman in the US state of Virginia who also shot and downed a police helicopter.
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Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh and three other democracy activists go on trial in Vietnam on subversion charges.
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The trial of two policeman charged with shooting a teenager dead in Greece, sparking major riots, opens and is adjourned.
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Three men accused of plotting to kidnap the president of Panama - including two of his bodyguards - are arrested.
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Andy Murray advances to the third round of the Australian Open with a straight-sets victory over France's Marc Gicquel.
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Kenya says it is tired of giving a safe haven to Somali MPs, accusing them of fleeing to Kenya after ruining their own country.
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The dark side of Greece's economic troubles
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The US Republican party's shock win in the Massachusetts Senate race threatens to derail President Obama's healthcare plan.
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Complex climate message of UK ads and African divinity
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Arrivals from Haiti swamp border hospital
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A Pakistani woman alleged to have shot at US soldiers yells at jurors on the first day of her trial on Tuesday.
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Former champion Justine Henin overcomes fifth seed Elena Dementieva to reach the Australian Open third round.
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Fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro needs five sets to beat American James Blake in round two of the Australian Open.
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The first shipment of highly radioactive nuclear waste from the UK has left Sellafield and arrived in Barrow, Cumbria.
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Yemen bombs a suspected al-Qaeda leader's house, a week after the military said he had been killed, reports say.
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The UN and aid agencies warn that the Israeli-Egyptian blockade of Gaza is putting the Strip's residents' health at risk.
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China pulls the 2D version of Avatar from cinemas amid claims the plot mirrors forced land evictions in the country.
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Violent protests take place in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to support the demand for a separate Telangana state.
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South Africa's ruling party backs a court move to force reporters to reveal their sources about criminals targeting the World Cup.
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Four Vietnamese activists, including prominent lawyer Le Cong Dinh, are jailed for trying to overthrow the government.
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A strong aftershock rocks Haiti, sending panicked people into the streets, eight days after a devastating earthquake.
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The US defence secretary says al-Qaeda is trying to destabilise South Asia to provoke war between India and Pakistan.
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Russia's president names a new special envoy to the North Caucasus, where Islamist and separatist violence are rife.
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Web search giant Google says it will stream all Indian Premier League cricket matches live on its YouTube video-sharing site.
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Coded references to biblical passages are inscribed on gunsights used by the US and British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, it emerges.
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President Obama's choice as head of US transport security withdraws because of obstructive "political ideology".
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A US journalist with a Palestinian news agency is expelled from Israel a week after he was refused entry, the agency says.
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A man suspected of shooting eight people in rural Virginia surrenders after a manhunt in which a US police helicopter is fired on.
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The Israeli tourism minister meets an Iranian official , discussing the possibility of Israelis one day visiting Iran.
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A brawl between rival gangs kills 23 inmates at a prison in Durango, north-east Mexico, say officials.
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Nigeria's army says the riot-hit city of Jos is under control after days of Muslim-Christian fighting left scores dead.
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Hairdressers in Catalonia in Spain launch a campaign to avoid paying tax for playing the radio in their salons.
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Britain bars flights to and from Yemen and announces new security measures after the Christmas Day bomb attempt.
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The number of people killed in a decade of war in DR Congo may be half of the accepted toll of 5.4m, a study suggests.
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Germany's Munich airport is partly closed down for a few hours after a traveller's laptop sets off an explosives detector.
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Nigeria ease through to the last eight with a 3-0 win over Mozambique in the African Nations Cup.
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Egypt progress from the Africa Cup of Nations group stages after beating Benin 2-0 in Group C.
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Europe wrestles with fallout from Copenhagen
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US President Barack Obama warns his party not to "jam" healthcare reforms through the Senate after losing a key seat.
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Ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya is offered safe passage to the Dominican Republic, officials say.
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Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Fernando Verdasco are in action on day four, after wins for the Williams sisters and Novak Djokovic but a defeat for Ana Ivanovic.
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