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United StatesThe US census kicks off in a remote Alaskan village, as census director Robert Groves goes about his business by dog sled.
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ChinaPressures faced by gay people to conform in China
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NigeriaGruesome discoveries after Nigeria riots
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Canada, 
HaitiHaiti's government can lead efforts to rebuild the quake-hit country, its prime minister tells a conference in Canada.
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United KingdomGordon Brown and Brian Cowen mediate in talks to avert the collapse of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government.
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TurkeyTurkey's military chief responds angrily to a report that the army is plotting to overthrow the government.
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IndiaIndian security forces say they have foiled an attempt by militants to infiltrate the border in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Mexico, United StatesCalifornia's governor suggests the US state could cut costs by sending undocumented inmates to Mexican jails.
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Aruba, ChinaAn Australian company aims to sell poisonous cane toads to China for use in traditional medicine or even as food.
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AfghanistanAt least four policemen are killed in an attack in Afghanistan's volatile southern Helmand province, officials say.
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MongoliaThe United Nations warns that extreme winter weather has killed more than a million livestock in Mongolia.
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South Africa, IndiaCoach Mickey Arthur quits four days before South Africa depart for a tour of India.
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ChinaTalks resume between envoys for the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and Chinese officials after a 15-month break.
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Ireland, United KingdomAttempts to reach a deal on policing and justice in Northern Ireland, brokered by the British and Irish PMs and described as "hard going", enter a second day.
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United StatesThe US bail-out watchdog announces two investigations into the government's rescue of insurance firm AIG.
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LiberiaLiberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says she intends to seek re-election, despite promises to only serve one term.
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China, 
Hong KongFive pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong have resigned their seats in a bid to pressure Beijing for full democracy.
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United KingdomLondon conference seeks response to security fears
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KenyaThe ICC writes to Kenyan officials over concerns that witnesses to deadly post-election violence are being intimidated.
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VenezuelaClashes erupt in Venezuela after a TV channel critical of President Hugo Chavez is taken off air.
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PeruPeruvian authorities begin the airlift of nearly 2,000 tourists, stranded by heavy rains near the Machu Picchu ruins.
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IraqA suicide car bomber kills at least 18 people and injures 80 at an Iraqi forensics centre in Baghdad, police say.
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Pakistan, 
AustraliaRyan Harris takes 5-43 as Australia beat Pakistan by 40 runs to take a winning 3-0 lead in their one-day series.
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ArubaAndy Murray reaches the semi-final of the Australian Open after Rafael Nadal is forced to retire hurt from their quarter-final.
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Egypt, 
Algeria, 
AngolaThe Algerian government says it will airlift hundreds of fans to Angola for the Cup of Nations match against Egypt.
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Kenya, 
JamaicaDeporting radical Muslim preacher Abdullah al-Faisal from Kenya to Jamaica cost more than $500,000, a minister says.
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FranceFrance is proposing a partial ban on Islamic face veils in some public places. What do you think of the proposal?
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Ethiopia, 
LebanonThe Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, officials say.
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AustraliaGoogle is criticised after removing a flag of Australia's indigenous people from a child's prize-winning homepage drawing.
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United KingdomThe UK becomes the last major economy to exit recession, as figures show growth of 0.1% in the last three months of 2009.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomThe UK's ambassador in Kabul is to be the new Nato senior civilian representative for Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan, 
GermanyGermany will increase its military deployment in Afghanistan by 500 troops, Chancellor Angela Merkel says.
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ChinaA mountain in central China is renamed Avatar Hallelujah Mountain as officials claim it inspired scenery in the sci-fi blockbuster.
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New ZealandAir New Zealand unveils the first beds in economy class travel, for couples or small families.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama says the latest tape said to be from Osama Bin Laden shows a "weakened" al-Qaeda.
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FranceMuslim women should not be allowed to wear face-covering veils in public facilities, a French parliament report says.
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United StatesThe US budget deficit is expected to reach $1.35 trillion (£837bn) in 2010, according to US Congress estimates.
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Russia, 
RomaniaRomania has overtaken Russia as the top country of origin of migrant sex workers in the EU, a new survey finds.
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India, AustraliaTwo Indian students are attacked in Melbourne, as the Australian PM's nephew stages a controversial anti-racism protest.
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Kenya, United StatesThe US freezes $7m of funding for free primary schools in Kenya until fraud allegations are investigated, officials say.
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HaitiWhat can Haiti learn from post-tsunami aid?
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama is to announce a spending freeze aimed at reducing the country's $1.4tn (£860bn) budget deficit.
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SudanSudan's ex-Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi says he will stand for president in April, vowing to take action on Darfur.
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AfghanistanA suspected suicide bomber strikes near a US military base in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, causing casualties, officials say.
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Israel, GermanyIsraeli president's visit sparks clampdown in Berlin
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Pakistan, IndiaPakistan demands India investigate why none of its cricketers were signed at the Indian Premier League auction.
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Guatemala, United StatesGuatemalan authorities capture ex-President Alfonso Portillo, who is wanted in the US on money-laundering charges.
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GuineaThe new interim prime minister of Guinea, charged with steering the country towards elections, takes office.
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NetherlandsGeneral Motors agrees to sell its Saab subsidiary to Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker and vows to suspend wind-down activities.
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Iraq, United KingdomA Briton held for two-and-a-half years as a hostage in Iraq tells of his ordeal, including mock executions.
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NetherlandsA Dutch branch of McDonald's was wrong to fire an employee for giving a colleague a piece of cheese on a burger, a court rules.
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HaitiHaitian President Rene Preval calls for 200,000 more tents to house those left homeless by the quake two weeks ago.
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Sri LankaVotes are counted after a bitter campaign in Sri Lanka's first peacetime presidential election for more than 25 years.
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