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BangladeshBangladesh's most famous executioner
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Malaysia, 
ChinaHow China's rise is shaping diaspora in Malaysia
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ChileChilean Education Minister Felipe Bulnes resigns for "personal reasons" after less than six months, during which he faced mass student protests.
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United KingdomMost economists polled by the BBC say recession will return to Europe next year, while UK interest rates will stay at 0.5%.
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Samoa, 
TokelauThe tiny Pacific Islands of Samoa and Tokelau are going to miss out an entire day when they move across the international dateline.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's inflation rate stays above the central bank's target range in December, despite attempts to slow price growth.
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North Korea, 
United StatesNorth Korea tells the international community not to "expect any change" in the wake of Kim Jong-il's death, as the US sends a top diplomat to the region.
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ChinaChina white paper spells out space plans for the next five years, including the use of cleaner fuel and steps to building its space station.
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JapanA key panel of Japan's ruling party agrees to postpone a planned sales tax increase amid rising opposition to the move.
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IndiaIndia's opposition parties bitterly criticise the government for its failure to put a controversial anti-corruption bill to a vote in the upper house of parliament.
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ChinaPolice arrest a man suspected of attempting to rob a pub in Sydney after a six-hour stand-off that saw him flee to the grounds of the nearby Chinese consulate.
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United KingdomCycling superstar Mark Cavendish believes David Millar has paid the price for his doping past and deserves a second chance at London 2012.
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SyriaActivists in Syria are planning more demonstrations during the day as Arab League observers continue to visit towns which have seen some of the worst violence against anti-government protesters.
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JamaicaJamaica's opposition People's National Party has won national elections, preliminary results show, after a campaign dominated by the economy.
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JapanJapan's main share index, hit by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, closes at its lowest year-end level since 1982.
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JamaicaJamaica's opposition PNP, led by veteran politician Portia Simpson Miller, triumphs in an election dominated by the economy.
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VenezuelaA petrol tanker crashes in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, engulfing other vehicles in flames and killing at least 13 people.
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United KingdomThe Olympics will cause "a bloodbath of a summer" for London theatres in 2012, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber warns.
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UkraineUkraine transfers former PM Yulia Tymoshenko from Kiev to a jail in the eastern city of Kharkiv.
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IsraelAn Israeli air strike to the east of Gaza City killed the leader of an Islamic militant group, the Israeli military says.
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United StatesKaye Stevens, the US singer and actress known for her appearances with the Rat Pack and on Johnny Carson's chat show, dies in Florida.
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Samoa, TokelauSamoa and Tokelau skip a day and jump to the other side of the international dateline to align with trade partners.
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RussiaA fire that engulfed a nuclear submarine undergoing repairs in Russia's northern Murmansk region is now out, the emergency minister says.
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Spain2012 is set to be a year of austerity for Spain as its new government struggles to bring down one of Europe's highest budget deficits and avoid an EU/IMF bailout
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JapanReflections on one of Japan's biggest disasters
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LibyaThe uprising that brought an end to the 42-year rule of Col Muammar Gaddafi began in the city of Benghazi, but some residents feel they are already being left behind in the new Libya.
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ChinaA series of hack attacks on Chinese net users have prompted action by the government to help keep web users safe.
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HungaryHungary passes a controversial new law that critics say could undermine the independence of its central bank.
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South AfricaA South African newspaper apologises after tweeting an inaccurate report about Nelson Mandela being hospitalised.
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MaldivesTourism operators in the Maldives express concern over a government order to shut down spas in resorts amid claims they are used for prostitution.
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United KingdomThe UK government awards new exploratory drilling licenses to firms looking for oil and gas - including in the English Channel.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomThe head of a UK charity that supplied a big consignment of wheelchairs to Sri Lanka attacks the decision to impose customs duties of over $8,000.
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United StatesThe largest bank which lets Somalis in the US send money back home is due to close this service, raising fears for the famine-hit country.
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FranceFormer Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is confirmed as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain.
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SwitzerlandFC Sion are deducted 36 points by the Swiss Football Association for fielding ineligible players, ending the prospect of a Champions League reprieve for Manchester United.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyTurkey expresses regret over the deaths of 35 young Kurdish civilians in an air strike near the border with Iraq.
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Pakistan, United StatesPakistan's Supreme Court sets up an inquiry into a controversial unsigned memo that asked for US help in curbing the powers of the military.
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YemenMass demonstrations in Yemen have called for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to face trial for the deaths of anti-government protesters.
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SpainSpain's new conservative government announces 8.9bn euros in austerity measures in order to lower the country's borrowing.
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FranceDavid Beckham is more likely to extend his spell with Los Angeles Galaxy than sign for Paris Saint-Germain, BBC Sport understands.
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Canada, ChinaThe suspected head of a massive smuggling ring in China, Lai Changxing, has confessed after his extradition from Canada, Chinese media say.
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Pakistan14 people from the same family have been killed in a dispute over land in central Pakistan, most of them were burned alive in their own homes.
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ChinaChina says about 44,000 ancient ruins, temples and cultural sites have disappeared, after its first heritage census for 20 years.
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United Arab EmiratesNovak Djokovic continues his 2012 preparations with victory over Roger Federer at the World Tennis Championship exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
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Belgium, 
Somalia, 
IndonesiaTwo aid workers shot dead in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are identified as Belgian and Indonesian nationals.
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IranThe website of Iran's ex-President Rafsanjani has been blocked for carrying material critical of the government, his brother says.
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United StatesThe US band's frontman reveals he and wife Lily Aldridge are expecting their first child.
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ChileThe Chilean government declares the Torres del Paine National Park a disaster area as firefighters struggle to control a huge blaze.
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United Kingdom, United StatesBritish comedian Russell Brand files for divorce from American singer Katy Perry after 14 months of marriage.
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SyriaSyrian troops fire on tens of thousands of protesters as they hold rallies in front of visiting Arab League monitors, killing 35, activists say.
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ChinaA debate on surrogacy and equality has arisen in China after it emerged that a wealthy couple in Guangdong are being investigated for having eight babies - five by surrogate mothers.
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NigeriaAn attack blamed on the Islamist Boko Haram group hits the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, reports say, killing at least two people.
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Egypt, United StatesOfficials in Egypt reassure the United States that police raids on the offices of pro-democracy groups will stop, after coming under strong criticism.
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