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United KingdomThe recruitment outlook during the first quarter of 2012 is at its lowest level for three years, according to a survey by Manpower.
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IndiaIndian miners are turning to innovative ways to extract gold
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SpainThe son-in-law of Spain's King Juan Carlos agrees to stand down from public duties amid a corruption scandal.
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BangladeshScars of the Indo-Pakistan war still linger 40 years on
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ChinaChina's fresh graduates face fierce competition if they want a good job, reports Martin Patience in Beijing.
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Iraq, 
United StatesUS President Barack Obama vows that the US and Iraq will enjoy a "normal relationship", with no US troops or bases in Iraq beyond the end of 2011.
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Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea faces political deadlock after the supreme court rules Peter O'Neill was illegally appointed prime minister in place of Sir Michael Somare.
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United KingdomAmbulances in England are facing major delays dropping off emergency patients at hospital, the BBC has learnt.
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India, ChinaTensions rise as China and India vie for regional influence
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MexicoA key leader of the powerful Zetas drugs cartel, Raul Lucio Hernandez Lechuga - alias El Lucky - is captured in Mexico's Veracruz state, say officials.
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United StatesHundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters cause major disruption to three ports on the US West Coast, shutting terminals and blocking lorries.
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ChinaThe star and director of a film telling the story of 1937's Nanjing Massacre say it is wrong to accuse the movie of being Chinese propaganda.
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PhilippinesPhilippines exports fall by 14.6% in October as shipments of electronic goods, the country's biggest export, plunge.
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ThailandShares in Asian makers of computer chips fall after industry leader Intel cuts its revenue forecast due to floods in Thailand.
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ArubaA court martial convicts an Australian naval commander of sexually abusing a female subordinate by spanking her.
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South Korea, 
North Korea, ChinaSouth Korea promises tough measures to halt illegal Chinese fishing, a day after a coast guard is stabbed to death in a fight at sea.
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India, United StatesIndia's rupee hits an all-time low against the US dollar, after industrial production tumbles in the month of October.
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ChinaMobile service provider China Mobile is ranked as China's most valuable brand for a second year, a survey says.
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SwitzerlandThe Swiss government cuts its growth forecast for next year, as its economy suffers from its exposure to the eurozone crisis.
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UzbekistanWestern governments are ignoring human rights abuses in Uzbekistan as they seek closer ties with the country, Human Rights Watch says.
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SyriaThe UN human rights chief urges the Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court for its "criminal" suppression of anti-government protests.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court orders states to provide adequate night shelters for the homeless during the coming winter to ensure "not a single person dies" from the cold.
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United KingdomThe rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation in the UK fell to 4.8% in November, from 5% the month before, figures show.
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GermanyGerman energy firm E.On takes a 3bn euro accounting charge due to exposures to troubled economies in southern and eastern Europe.
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United KingdomStrong winds and heavy rain hit much of Wales overnight as 22 flood alerts remain in place on Tuesday morning.
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United StatesUS singer-songwriter Billy Joel becomes the only non-classical performer to be honoured with a portrait at New York's prestigious Steinway Hall.
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France, 
MaliThe alleged kidnappers of two Frenchmen in the West African state of Mali last month have been arrested, Malian officials say.
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UkraineEU Commissioner Stefan Fuele visits jailed Ukraine opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko on the day her appeal was due to start.
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CanadaCanada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the first nation to pull out of the treaty, the environment minister has said.
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JapanStreet View reveals Japan's tsunami damage
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Israel, 
West BankJewish settlers and right-wing activists angry with the dismantling of illegal settler outposts in the West Bank attack Israeli troops.
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United StatesMartin Scorsese is to become the first director to receive the American Riviera Award at next year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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ChinaAt least 15 children have been killed after their school bus veered into a water-filled ditch in China's Jiangsu province.
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Syria, 
RussiaRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses the West of taking an "immoral" stance on Syria by refusing to condemn violence by the opposition.
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South AfricaShrien Dewani is not faking mental illness in order to avoid extradition to South Africa, his lawyer says.
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South Korea, North KoreaAn apartment complex design in Seoul, South Korea, attracts criticism for its similarity to the World Trade Center's final moments after the 9/11 attacks.
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Jamaica, United KingdomJamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will make his British indoor debut at the Birmingham Grand Prix on 18 February.
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United KingdomA report into police corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland says it is not endemic but does not give forces a "clean bill of health".
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LibyaLibyan women battle for empowerment
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Malawi, 
SudanThe International Criminal Court (ICC) refers Malawi to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, the ICC says.
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LibyaTwo months after the capture and death of Colonel Gaddafi, women in Libya are demanding a much bigger stake in the traditionally male-dominated society.
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United StatesFour are killed after two military helicopters crashed during a training exercise on Monday at a military base in the northwest US state of Washington.
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VietnamA court in Vietnam has given at least one Buddhist activist a prison sentence for distributing anti-government material, state media says.
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United StatesUS retail sales creep up a further 0.2% in November, slightly weaker than expectations inflated by strong Black Friday sales.
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United StatesFormer Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky waives his right to face his accusers at a preliminary hearing on child sex abuse charges.
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GermanyGermany's President Christian Wulff denies he misled state deputies over a large loan he received from the wife of a wealthy businessman.
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South KoreaOutrage over South Korea's '9/11' building design
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Germany, United KingdomGerman sorrow at UK's new position in Europe
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United KingdomManchester United and Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher is taking an extended break from football for health reasons.
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RussiaThe owner of Russia's leading publishing house sacks managers over a magazine issue that alleged vote fraud by PM Vladimir Putin's party.
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United KingdomTottenham boss Harry Redknapp is not interested in taking on the England manager's role "at the present time" according to his club chairman Daniel Levy.
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Pakistan, United StatesA US Congressional panel freezes $700m (£450m) in aid to Pakistan until it gives assurances that it is tackling the spread of homemade bombs in the region.
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IranAn Iranian state television documentary about the country's elite forces - tasked with safeguarding the regime - sparks online debate.
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PakistanAbout 50 students, some shackled in chains, are freed from a religious school in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, officials say.
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United StatesUS authorities charge eight former executives at industrial giant Siemens in connection with a $100m (£64m) foreign bribery scheme.
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PakistanPakistani police say they have rescued more than 60 students found in chains in the basement of an Islamic school in the southern port city of Karachi.
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SyriaClashes have left at least 28 people dead in Syria, activists say, including 20 in the restive north-western province of Idlib.
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YemenYemen will free hundreds of protesters detained over 10 months of protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the interior ministry says.
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United KingdomEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says the UK's demands on financial services would have risked the single market.
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Canada, France, 
Australia, JapanFrance, China and Japan criticise Canada for formally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, but Australia defends Ottawa's decision.
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Iran, United StatesIran rejects a US call for the return of a US surveillance drone recently captured by Iran, saying Washington should apologise for invading its airspace.
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United StatesThe US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged and says that it will continue with its bond-buying stimulus programme.
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Senegal, 
ItalyAn Italian man opens fire in two markets in central Florence, killing two Senegalese traders and injuring three others, Italian officials say.
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PakistanAs many as 50 students have been rescued from a religious school in the Pakistani city of Karachi, where they were allegedly tortured.
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BelgiumA man opens fire in the Belgian city of Liege killing at least five people including himself and a toddler, and wounding 123 others.
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