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United KingdomCash-strapped local authorities in Britain failed to collect £530m in council tax in 2009-10, a BBC investigation finds.
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ChinaA three year old boy from China, kidnapped three years ago, has just been found and returned to his parents.
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BahrainWashington urges Bahrain to show restraint in dealing with protesters and calls for real reform after a bloody clampdown.
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United KingdomThe UK government's decision on whether to allow badger culling to curb cattle TB in England is to be delayed.
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AfghanistanAbused Afghan women oppose shelter takeover plans
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United StatesA US judge quashes an attempt by Jose Padilla, jailed for terrorism offences, to sue senior US officials over alleged torture at a US navy prison.
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NetherlandsPalestinian art lovers are to get a rare chance to view a Picasso painting on loan from a museum in the Netherlands.
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United States, ChinaA Chinese-born US geologist loses his appeal against an eight-year sentence in China on charges of stealing state secrets.
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ArubaThe tiny Australian town of Speed changes name to SpeedKills in a traffic safety bid for fame.
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IndiaThe government in the Indian state of Orissa halts an offensive against Maoist rebels after they abducted a senior official.
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IndiaThe offices of an Indian TV channel owned by the family of an ally of the ruling Congress party are raided in connection with the telecoms scandal.
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EgyptOpposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei has called the Higher Military Council a "black box", saying no-one really knows who is running the country or what they are planning.
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Libya, 
YemenFurther unrest is expected in Yemen, and in Libya, thousands have been out in the streets demanding an end to the rule of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
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United StatesLawyers for Amanda Knox and for the family of her victim, Meredith Kercher, have both demanded the show be stopped before it is broadcast on Monday.
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United StatesAllen Stanford files a $7.2bn countersuit against US prosecutors, including the FBI and SEC, accusing them of illegal tactics.
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AfghanistanA suicide car bomber strikes a crowded area of the eastern Afghan city of Khost killing at least 11 people, police say.
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GermanyOne of Germany's most popular politicians has dismissed accusations of plagiarism as "fanciful", after claims he passed off others' work as his own in his PhD thesis.
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SpainAll 12 Formula 1 teams are in Spain for day one of the penultimate pre-season test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
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EgyptThere are calls for change at one of Egypt's oldest newspapers, Al-Ahram, which is owned by the government.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea may launch new provocative action within months, a senior US military commander says, as satellite images emerge of a missile launchpad.
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United KingdomChildren's writers - including Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary - dominate a list of the 10 most borrowed authors at UK libraries.
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Pakistan, United StatesA Pakistani judge has ordered the arrest of the driver of a second US vehicle involved in a shooting in Lahore, which has fuelled tensions with the US.
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BrazilThe Shanghai Stock Exchange and Brazil's BM&F Bovespa are due to sign an agreement on Monday that could lead to closer ties.
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United StatesMining firm Anglo American sees pre-tax profits almost treble in 2010, helped by rising commodity prices and improvements in productivity.
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JapanJapan asks Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands to take action against the anti-whaling group, Sea Shepherd, after it calls off its Antarctic whale hunt.
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VietnamVietnam raises rates in its fight against inflation, but analysts warn it may still face price growth.
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IsraelCaroline Wozniacki regains the world number one spot after beating Israel's Shahar Peer in the last eight of the Dubai Championships.
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LibyaAt least 24 people have died in anti-government protests in Libya over recent days, rights activists say.
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SingaporeSingapore unveiled a budget filled with handouts for poorer citizens and warned that inflation remains a threat to growth.
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United StatesFormer long-running CNN talk show host Larry King claims his successor Piers Morgan was "oversold" to US television audiences.
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GermanyGerman Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg temporarily renounces his doctorate title following claims of plagiarism.
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YemenAt least one person dies after a grenade is thrown at anti-government protesters in Yemen's city of Taiz, witnesses say.
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JordanJordanian protesters fight with government supporters in Amman, where crowds had gathered after Friday prayers to demand political reform.
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South AfricaThe head of South Africa's athletics body Leonard Chuene is sacked after a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of financial misconduct.
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NetherlandsDutch navigation systems maker TomTom reports a sharp drop in quarterly profits and forecasts flat revenue for this year.
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BahrainSunni and Shia united in call for democracy in Bahrain
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EgyptTens of thousands of people have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark one week since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.
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ChinaChina raises the reserve requirement for banks by 0.5% in its latest attempt to curb inflation.
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United StatesThe US government will have to go further on tackling climate change, says President Obama's science adviser John Holdren.
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BahrainTroops in Bahrain are reported to have fired at protesters after thousands voiced anger at the funerals of victims of Thursday's unrest.
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LibyaAt least one person has been killed in protests in Libya on Thursday in what anti-government activists described as a "day of rage".
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YemenThere have been rival demonstrations in Yemen between anti-government protesters and those who support President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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SenegalA former soldier sets himself on fire in front of the official residence of Senegal's president, apparently as part of demands for compensation for military injuries.
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RussiaJoint venture TNK-BP ponders a possible role in parent BP's Arctic oil exploration deal with Russian state-owned Rosneft.
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Afghanistan, GermanyA man dressed as an Afghan soldier kills two German troops in an attack in northern Afghanistan, Nato says.
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United KingdomDavid Cameron says a proposed change in the UK voting system would be "bad for democracy", as he lines up against his own deputy ahead of a referendum.
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BahrainFormula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone remains hopeful the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead despite unrest in the country.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaThree Muslim inmates are found guilty of committing a revenge attack in Wakefield Prison against a Bosnian war criminal.
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DjiboutiThousands of people march in Djibouti, calling for President Ismael Omar Guelleh to step down after 34 years in power.
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Mongolia, Germany, United KingdomMongolian spy chief Bat Khurts, who claims he was lured to the UK so he could be arrested, can be extradited to Germany, a judge ruled at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.
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BahrainFormula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he will await developments over the weekend before deciding whether the season-opening grand prix can go ahead following further unrest in Bahrain.
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LibyaThere have been further deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and police in the Libyan city of Benghazi, eyewitnesses say.
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Israel, 
Iran, EgyptThe Egyptian authorities have agreed to allow two Iranian warships to transit through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea, state media report.
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EgyptHundreds of thousands of people in Cairo's Tahrir Square mark one week since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and to press for political reforms.
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ItalyItalian PM Silvio Berlusconi launches an attempt to reform the judicial system, days after being charged with having sex with an under-age prostitute.
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BahrainBahraini troops fire on protester; it's reported dozens of people are in hospital.
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FranceNegotiators fail to agree targets to reduce global economic imbalances on the first day of the two-day G20 meeting in Paris.
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BahrainBahraini troops fire on protesters, injuring at least 25, after mourners buried those killed earlier.
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United KingdomBarclays paid £113m in corporation tax to the UK in 2009, 2.4% of its annual profit of £4.6bn, a Labour MP reveals.
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TunisiaTunisian police disperse dozens of Islamists demanding the closure of a brothel in the capital Tunis.
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EgyptEgypt's ruling military council says it will not tolerate any more strikes which disrupt the country's economy, as Egyptians celebrate the victory of their revolution.
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LibyaCol Muammar Gaddafi's government in Libya has taken a series of measures, including blocking internet sites and shutting off electricity to try to quell rising unrest.
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EgyptTahrir square in Egypt's capital, Cairo, has been filled with tens of thousands of people.
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BahrainKing Hamad of Bahrain asks his son, Crown Prince Salman, to start a national dialogue after bloody clashes in the capital Manama.
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PortugalNewsnight examines the tough economic choices Portugal has to make after the financial crisis.
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Bahrain, United KingdomDozens of licences for the sale of arms to Bahrain and Libya are revoked after a Foreign Office review prompted by violence in the Middle East.
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