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United KingdomThe government is to begin consulting the public on the proposed £17bn high-speed rail line from London to Birmingham.
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IndiaThe Indian government is preparing to unveil its budget for 2011, but will Manmohan Singh's programme fall foul of inflation?
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BoliviaFloods and landslides strike the Bolivian city of La Paz, killing at least five people and destroying a poor suburb.
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ChileChile commemorates last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami, amid disputes and protests over the pace of reconstruction.
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IrelandIncoming Irish leader has a busy month ahead
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HondurasThousands of people join a march against violence in Honduras, which has one of the world's highest murder rates.
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ChinaChinese authorities turn brutal at any sign of 'Jasmine protests'
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CubaCuba's dissident "Ladies in White" are confronted by supporters of the communist government as they demonstrate in Havana.
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Bahrain, 
United StatesUS President Barack Obama expresses his support for the King of Bahrain's affirmed commitment to reform after two weeks of anti-government protests.
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ChinaTenants sought for China's offshore real estate
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United StatesA long stint in education is good for people's blood pressure, according to researchers in the US.
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JapanJapan's industrial output rises 2.4% in January, the third month in a row it has increased, official figures show.
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South AfricaHIV drugs and rat poison - the cocktail of choice for addicts
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LibyaDavid Cameron speaks of his delight after three RAF Hercules aircraft rescue a further 150 people - including 20 Britons - from the Libyan desert.
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BoliviaOfficials evacuated the area after weeks of torrential rains and flooding that has affected much of the country.
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ChinaChinese police block tiny protests and harass journalists for a second Sunday in a row following overseas website calls for "Jasmine" protests.
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Taiwan, ChinaTaiwan is expected to ease limits on tech-sector investment by Chinese firms to help bring money into the industry.
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IrelandFine Gael is expected to start contacting potential coalition parties on Monday after its record victory in the Irish general election.
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Iraq, United KingdomA British security guard who killed two colleagues in Baghdad speaks of his fears ahead of a murder verdict.
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Libya, 
TunisiaAn exodus of tens of thousands of Libyans from the country sees people pouring across the border to Tunisia to escape violent unrest.
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United StatesBritish film The King's Speech is crowned best picture at the Oscars and wins a further three awards including best actor for Colin Firth.
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United KingdomThis year's Academy Awards saw British film The King's Speech pick up four Oscars for best picture, best actor, best director and best original screenplay.
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Brazil, 
BotswanaAt least 17 people die in a Brazilian town after a power line comes loose and electrocutes people enjoying a pre-Carnival street party.
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Mexico, United StatesMexican authorities arrest two suspected leaders of the Zetas drug gang over the murder of US immigration agent Jaime Zapata.
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IndiaIndia's government unveils a budget projecting economic growth of 9% in 2012 and pledging an increase in social spending.
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Ukraine, Libya, United StatesA Ukrainian nurse described by a US diplomat as a "voluptuous blonde" confidante of Libya's Col Gaddafi returns to Kiev with other evacuees.
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PakistanLawyers across the Pakistani province of Balochistan are on strike to pressure the authorities to take action over a series of alleged abductions.
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ThailandThai investigators say a Reuters cameraman killed during red-shirt protests in 2010 was not shot by soldiers, reversing an earlier finding.
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BoliviaAftermath of landslides in Bolivia's main city of La Paz
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North Korea, United StatesLarge-scale military exercises involving thousands of American and South Korean troops are under way despite a North Korea threat of "all-out war" in response.
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BelarusBelarus is seriously violating the international arms embargo on Ivory Coast by supplying helicopters to the man refusing to give up the presidency, the UN chief Ban says.
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IrelandIrish national carrier Aer Lingus reports a return to profit in 2010, but warns that this year is likely to be a lot harder.
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IraqThe giant crossed swords monument in Baghdad, modelled on Saddam's own hands, is being repaired
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Libya, 
FranceFrance announces it is sending "massive" aid to opposition territory in Libya, amid allegations it has been too close to authoritarian regimes in the region.
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SudanAt least 10 people are killed in fighting in Abyei, the first ethnic clashes since last month's peace deal in Sudan's disputed, oil-producing state.
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ItalyItalian PM Silvio Berlusconi goes back on trial in Milan in a tax fraud case but, as expected, does not appear in court.
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ChinaChinese authorities have put on a show of force in Beijing and Shanghai where activists had called for people to show their opposition to government policies.
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United KingdomThe Grand Opera in Belfast confirms Sir Derek Jacobi will appear as King Lear at the theatre this week, after three shows in Wales were cancelled at the weekend, when the actor lost his voice.
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India, United KingdomCaptain Andrew Strauss says England have mixed emotions after their World Cup Group B match with India ends in a thrilling tie in Bangalore.
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Libya, IndiaSouth Asian governments begin evacuating nationals stranded in Libya, as the unrest across the country intensifies.
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EgyptEgypt's public prosecutor issues a travel ban and freezes the assets of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family.
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United KingdomPM David Cameron adds his weight to the growing international pressure on Col Muammar Gaddafi to step down as the UK freezes his British-held assets.
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AfghanistanFour Nato troops are killed in attacks across Afghanistan, the coalition says, bringing to 34 the number of soldiers killed this month.
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ChinaPollution and the scramble for resources could choke China's economic growth, its environment minister warns.
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LibyaAround 30,000 people who have fled the violence in Libya are now feeling trapped and restless on the Libya-Tunisia border.
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Ireland, India, United KingdomIan Bell tells the BBC that England will "turn up like we're playing India" when they face Ireland in Wednesday's World Cup Group B tie.
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NicaraguaNicaragua's President Daniel Ortega is set to run for a third term in November's election after securing his Sandinista party's nomination unopposed.
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VietnamA veteran Vietnamese pro-democracy activist is arrested after calling for a Middle East-style uprising to overthrow the country's communist government.
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ItalyOetzi the Iceman goes on show as a model in the Italian Alps, where he died from an arrow wound some 5,300 years ago.
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United StatesUS household incomes rise a faster-than-expected 1% in January thanks to a tax cut, but spending remains sluggish.
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Libya, United KingdomDisaster was narrowly averted when small arms fire entered the cockpit of a RAF C130 Hercules evacuating Britons and foreign nationals from Libya, it emerges.
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ArgentinaArgentina begins trying ex-leaders Jorge Videla and Reynaldo Bignone over the systematic theft of babies from political prisoners under military rule.
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OmanProtesters take to the streets in Oman for a third day, despite ruler Sultan Qaboos' promise of reforms and more jobs.
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United Arab EmiratesFour Americans are killed when their small plane crashes shortly after take-off in the United Arab Emirates.
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Denmark, 
Indian Ocean, IndiaPirates have hijacked a sailing boat in the Indian Ocean seizing eight Danish people - including three children, Danish media reports say.
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LibyaForeign ministers from around the world condemn violence against civilians in Libya, as foreign migrants struggle to cross into Tunisia.
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Libya, United StatesSpeaking at a UN human rights conference in Geneva, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi must "go now".
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United KingdomA British Airways worker based in Newcastle is convicted of using his job to plot acts including trying to blow up a plane.
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LibyaA Tripoli resident told the BBC that the situation in the capital is "not good" and he fears for the safety of his children.
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Iran, United KingdomIran could boycott the London Olympics after claiming the Games' 2012 logo is racist because it resembles the word "Zion" - a biblical term for the city of Jerusalem.
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Iraq, United KingdomBritish security guard Danny Fitzsimons is jailed for 20 years by an Iraqi court for the murders of two colleagues.
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United StatesAn American astronaut has become the 200th person to walk in space during Discovery's final mission to the International Space Station.
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BrazilA car has ploughed through cyclists staging a demonstration in Porto Alegre, hitting at least 20 people.
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Libya, United StatesThe US is repositioning some of its forces around Libya as Western nations consider options for possible intervention against Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
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IranIranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi are removed from their houses and taken to an undisclosed location, reports say.
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United KingdomA new show at the British Museum features some stunning items which were nearly lost in the years of Taliban rule.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabian intervention relieves the latest pressure on the oil market but worries that unrest may hit the kingdom remain.
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Israel, EgyptIsrael shares a long border with Egypt, which before the fall of Hosni Mubarak, was considered a safe one
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LibyaLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi tells the BBC he is loved by all his people and denies there have been any protests in the capital, Tripoli.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene says he is considering legal action in response to commentary that implied he was guilty of match-fixing.
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LibyaThere is growing concern about the exodus of tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the unrest in Libya.
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EgyptThe reopening of the Egyptian stock exchange has been delayed, the state-run news agency MENA reports.
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United States, MexicoThe US grants the first new permit for deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico since last year's spill at a BP-owned oil well there.
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