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United Kingdom, 
SpainA new Crimestoppers' campaign targeting UK suspects thought to be hiding in Spain is being launched in Alicante.
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EstoniaTen children are killed by a fire at a home for disabled children in the western Estonian town of Haapsalu.
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China, 
United StatesHuawei, a Chinese telecom equipment maker, drops its controversial acquisition of US server firm 3Leaf.
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PhilippinesIntramuros, forgotten walled city in the heart of Manila
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ChinaChina raises fuel prices for the second time in three months as global oil prices climb, raising concerns about inflation.
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IndiaAncient Warli art still flourishes in rural India
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United States, 
MexicoThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill's effects on sealife will not be fully established for a decade, says a scientist at the AAAS science conference.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndian authorities ask Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to pay a fine of $33,000 for breaking foreign exchange rules.
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IndiaMediators engaged to secure the release of two officials held by Maoists say they will not be harmed.
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MexicoTennis players are warned about security ahead of the start of the Mexican Open in the troubled Pacific resort of Acapulco.
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Australia, 
New Zealand, United StatesNew Zealand calls for help from Australia and the US to save the last sustainable fisheries of the Pacific before it is too late.
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EgyptEgypt re-opens many of its museums and historical sites, which had been closed since the civil uprising started in January.
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Pakistan, United StatesA 15-year-old teenager from Pakistan who says he lost both legs and one eye during a US drone strike, calls for an end to the attacks.
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LibyaThe anti-government protests in Libya have spread to the capital, Tripoli, with reports of gunfire, tear gas and buildings being set on fire.
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United KingdomLiver specialists warn up to 250,000 lives could be lost to drinking in England and Wales by 2030 unless industry regulation is improved.
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BermudaFelipe Massa takes Ferrari back to the top of the timesheets with a late burst of pace on the final day of the Barcelona test.
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United KingdomSusan Boyle scored the most successful album overseas by a UK artist for a second year running, research by Music Week magazine reveals.
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SudanSudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not stand in the next presidential election due in four years, a ruling party official says.
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Denmark, 
RussiaDanish brewer Carlsberg reports a fall in fourth-quarter net profit due to an increase in excise duty in Russia.
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JapanExcavations begin at a site in Tokyo linked to Unit 731, the military unit said to have carried out experiments on prisoners during World War II.
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AzerbaijanSeven conscript troops are shot and killed by a fellow soldier at a military base in western Azerbaijan.
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LibyaUn-named protester in Tripoli: "We are doing our best" to oust Colonel Gaddafi
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United StatesAction thriller Unknown, starring Liam Neeson, goes straight to the top of the North American box office chart.
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IraqA car bomb detonated by a suicide attacker in the central Iraqi city of Samarra has killed 10 policemen and wounded 16 others, police say.
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MexicoMexico's most dangerous city, Ciudad Juarez, sees at least 40 murders in drug-related violence since Friday, officials say.
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LibyaThe son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi goes on TV to warn of civil war, as protests that have left scores dead spread to Tripoli.
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ChinaChina's security tsar warns of the need to find new ways to defuse unrest, after an internet campaign to provoke a "jasmine revolution" in the country.
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TurkeyDrinks manufacturer Diageo says it will buy Turkish spirits firm Mey Icki and expand its presence in emerging markets.
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LibyaAs unrest in oil-rich Libya spreads to the capital, the price of Brent crude hits a new post-financial-crisis high.
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United StatesThe American who wrote the rules for toppling dictators worldwide
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South Korea, 
IndonesiaSouth Korea says it will investigate claims its spies broke into an Indonesian official's hotel room to access information on a possible arms deal.
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Libya, United KingdomBritish nationals in eastern Libya are being helped to reach a "place of safety", according to the Foreign Office.
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ThailandThailand's economy emerges from recession after a pick up in exports, government figures show.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least four suspected militants are killed in a US drone strike in north-west Pakistan, local officials say.
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IrelandOn 25 February, Irish voters go to the polls to choose a new government, Chris Buckler spends the week in Ireland ahead of the General Election
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Saudi Arabia, 
TunisiaTunisia is formally requesting the extradition of ex-President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali from Saudi Arabia, where he fled last month.
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AfghanistanAt least 30 people are killed after a suicide bomber targeted a government building in northern Afghanistan, officials say.
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India, United KingdomUK oil giant BP and Reliance Industries announce a $7.2bn "transformational" strategic oil and gas partnership in India.
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United Kingdom, SpainTen suspected British criminals, thought to be on the run in Spain, are named in a most wanted list
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United StatesHacker group Anonymous appears to have singled-out its next target - the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church in the US.
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BangladeshA tiger which strayed into villages near the Sundarbans mangroves of Bangladesh has been successfully released into the wild, officials say.
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Libya, United KingdomUK Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged the Libyan leadership to behave with "humanity and restraint".
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SomaliaA suicide car bomber attacks a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people, officials say.
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GermanyThe German opposition Social Democrats (SPD) inflict a heavy defeat on Chancellor Merkel in a regional election in Hamburg.
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EgyptEgypt's top prosecutor requests the freezing of the foreign assets of Hosni Mubarak, 10 days after he was forced to stand down amid mass rallies.
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BahrainThe Bahrain Grand Prix is called off because of anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom.
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MoroccoFive burned bodies are found in a bank which was set on fire following anti-government protests in Morocco on Sunday, officials say.
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United StatesPress agent and film-maker Walter Seltzer, who produced Charlton Heston movies Soylent Green and The Omega Man, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 96.
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ZimbabweDefending champions Australia beat Zimbabwe by 91 runs in their opening 2011 World Cup group match in Ahmedabad to extend their winning run to 24 matches.
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PhilippinesHundreds of people have been evacuated from towns in the Philippines after a volcano spewed hot ash on Monday.
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EgyptDavid Cameron meets Egypt's leaders - after becoming the first world leader to visit the country since President Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office.
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United KingdomMI5's chief of staff has told the 7 July inquests that the security service cannot be held responsible for the 2005 London suicide attacks.
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LibyaCol Gaddafi's regime comes under mounting pressure amid unprecedented protests in the Libyan capital and defections by senior diplomats.
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LibyaCol Gaddafi's regime comes under mounting pressure amid unprecedented protests in the Libyan capital and defections by senior diplomats.
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El SalvadorIn an excerpt from a 1982 radio programme, BBC correspondent Paul Reynolds reflects on the brutality of El Salvador's civil war.
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Pakistan, United StatesA US man held in Pakistan over the shootings of two men in Lahore was secretly working for the CIA at the time, reports quoting unnamed US officials state.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA military court in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo investigating a case of mass rape sentences a colonel to 20 years in jail.
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LibyaDuring his 40 year rule of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi has been shunned as a supporter of international terrorism but in more recent years relations with the West have been improving.
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IrelandThe Irish head to the polls this Friday in a General Election that was forced by the collapse of the country's finances.
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GuineaGuinea's President Alpha Conde tells the BBC the military junta that held power before he was elected has left the country bankrupt.
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United KingdomThe 6,000-seat velodrome for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics will open on Tuesday.
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United KingdomThe 6,000-seat velodrome for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics will open on Tuesday.
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Libya, United KingdomThe UK strongly condemns violence carried out by the Libyan regime as anti-government protests there spread to the capital Tripoli.
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Somalia, United StatesFriends of a US couple aboard a yacht hijacked off Somalia say the pair knew of the risks, but were determined to press on with their Christian mission.
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LibyaThe killing of protesters by the Libyan regime has been widely condemned around the world, leaving Gaddafi almost completely diplomatically isolated
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LibyaEU ministers condemn the Libyan government's violent repression of protesters in crisis talks in Brussels, which also focus on fears of an influx of immigrants.
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LibyaRenewed fighting breaks out in Libya's capital as senior diplomats defect, putting intense strain on Colonel Gaddafi's regime.
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United StatesAn American spacecraft will make history in the next few weeks when it becomes the first to enter orbit around the planet Mercury.
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Libya, 
Venezuela, United KingdomThe Venezuelan government has dismissed remarks by Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague suggesting that Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi was on his way to Venezuela as "irresponsible".
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LibyaRenewed fighting breaks out in Libya's capital as senior diplomats defect, putting intense strain on Colonel Gaddafi's regime.
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