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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika says the constitution will be amended to "strengthen democracy", following months of protests.
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The Brazilian gunman who murdered 12 schoolchildren in Rio last week before killing himself was seeking revenge for bullying, messages he left reveal.
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Sebastian Vettel will start on pole for the Chinese Grand Prix, with team-mate Mark Webber only 18th, and the McLarens of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton second and third.
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An Iraqi immigrant is sentenced to 34 years and six months in prison in Arizona for killing his daughter because she had become too Westernised.
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Pictures have emerged of a deadly storm that swept through the southern US states of Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel sets a scintillating lap to beat McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton in qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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Pro-government forces in Libya have been accused by a human rights campaign group of using cluster bombs, which are banned by more than 100 countries.
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The number of councils in England cutting back on free adult social care has increased by 13% this year, a survey suggests.
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Cuba's communist rulers gather as the island waits for real change
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The M1 is to remain closed between junctions one and four for several more hours as thousands of people head to London for weekend sporting events.
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A holistic rejuvenation for French spa towns
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Standing ovation on return of cash-strapped US orchestra after strike
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Tensions in Bahrain destroying the tranquillity it once knew
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Nick Clegg uses a campaign rally for England's local elections to praise the achievements of the coalition government and launch an attack on Labour.
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Pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya are accused by human rights campaigners of using cluster bombs, banned by more than 100 countries.
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One of Nigeria's most influential and wealthy politicians, James Ibori, is remanded in custody after appearing before magistrates in London charged with money laundering and fraud.
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The former ruling party of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak will be dissolved and its assets handed to the government, a court rules.
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Colonel Gaddafi's forces in Libya have been accused of using cluster bombs, which are banned by more than 100 countries.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani holds talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in which the leaders pledge to boost joint peace efforts with the Taliban.
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Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters rally in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, demanding early elections.
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Five foreign and five Afghan troops have died in a suicide attack at a military base in eastern Afghanistan.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has shown of his latest talent: ice hockey
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Roma become the first major Italian team to have foreign ownership after a group of American investors sign a deal to buy the club.
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Five foreign and five Afghan soldiers are killed in a Taliban suicide attack at an army base in eastern Afghanistan, one of the deadliest in months.
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Rafael Nadal beats Andy Murray to reach the Monte Carlo Masters final after the Briton almost does not start their semi-final because of an elbow injury.
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"Substantive" changes are to be made to the controversial NHS bill for England which is going through parliament, Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin says.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he expects a decades-old state of emergency to be lifted next week, after the country's worst protests for decades.
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The US aviation agency says it will bring in changes to air traffic controllers' work scheduling, as another controller falls asleep on duty.
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Tens of millions of Nigerians have taken part in Africa's biggest presidential election, amid hopes of the most credible poll in two decades.
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Amid joy over President Mubarak's detention, concerns over Egypt's military government grow
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Cuban military parades mark the 50th anniversary of the failed US invasion at the Bay of Pigs.
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Fighting escalates in the Libyan port of Misrata and elsewhere as government forces attempt to retake the rebel-held city after a two-month siege.
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Cuba holds a huge military parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, as a key Communist Party Congress opens in Havana.
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Authorities in Burkina Faso place the capital Ouagadougou under curfew as unrest continues after a mutiny in the army.
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Severe spring storms including tornados leave more than 20 people dead and destroy school buildings and homes in southern states of the US.
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Real Madrid face La Liga leaders Barcelona at the Bernabeu, the first of four 'El Clasico' meetings between the two arch-rivals in 17 days.
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Barcelona remain eight points clear of Real Madrid in La Liga as the two rivals draw 1-1 in the first of four games they will play in just over two weeks.
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Serbia's main opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic says he's started a hunger strike, as thousands of anti-government protesters gather to demand early elections.
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Parts of the fire-damaged M1 into London may now not fully reopen until Monday, the Highways Agency says.
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