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United KingdomThe government health reform plans for England are "disgracefully unethical" and could undermine trust, the British Medical Association tells the BBC.
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BotswanaBrazilian police question a motorist accused of driving his car at high speed through a crowd of cyclists promoting the use of bikes in Porto Alegre.
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TunisiaTwo ministers quit Tunisia's interim government a day after Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announced he was resigning from his post, following demands from protesters.
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VenezuelaA Venezuelan trade union leader is jailed for seven years over a strike at the state iron ore mining company in 2009.
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United StatesChina's holding of US treasury securities is 30% more than the assessment made by the Treasury Department two weeks ago.
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United StatesAmerican sculptor Jesse Smigel's weird and wonderful creations
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Denmark, 
Indian Ocean, 
IndiaPirates have hijacked a sailing boat in the Indian Ocean seizing seven Danish people, including three children.
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Georgia, 
South AfricaGeorgia invites South African farmers to start afresh
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New ZealandNew Zealand holds a two-minute silence exactly a week after the Christchurch earthquake, as officials say the death toll could be as high as 240.
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United States, 
ChinaThe US puts China's top search engine Baidu on a list of "notorious markets" for counterfeit and pirated goods.
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South Korea, United StatesSouth Korea's president says the South is ready for talks with the North, amid heightened tensions as the South and US hold large-scale military drills.
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PakistanThe hidden players in Pakistan's 'CIA spy' saga
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North KoreaKorean carmaker Hyundai enters the company car market as a first step towards offering luxury cars for the masses.
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ChinaChina's sacked railways minister is under investigation for allegedly embezzling more than 800m yuan (£75m; $100m), state media report.
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AfghanistanHow priceless Afghan gold was kept from warlords and the Taliban
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JapanJapan wants to ban mobile phones from university examination halls after the internet was allegedly used to help students cheat.
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IndiaEleven men are sentenced to death for setting fire to a passenger train in the Indian town of Godhra in 2002, killing dozens of Hindu pilgrims.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene is considering legal action in response to commentary that implied he was guilty of match-fixing.
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Libya, United StatesA senior US diplomat says Col Muammar Gaddafi is "unfit to lead" after the embattled Libyan leader's interview with Western journalists.
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BrazilTelecom and entertainment group Vivendi beats profit forecasts thanks to good sales growth in video games, broadband and Brazil.
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BelarusA former opposition candidate in the Belarus presidential election alleges he suffered human rights abuses in detention.
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RussiaIn Russia, the militsiya will now officially be called police.
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United StatesMore than 37 million Americans tuned into the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, down 10% on the previous year.
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ChinaImpact of China's severe drought may be felt worldwide
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CubaCuban President Raul Castro admits plans to make some 500,000 state workers redundant by the end of March are behind schedule.
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TurkeyThousands of mourners gather at a mosque in Istanbul for the funeral of Turkey's first Islamist prime minister, Necmettin Erbakan.
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NigeriaAn award-winning stage musical about the life of the late Nigerian musician Fela Kuti is to be staged in his home country for the first time.
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PakistanPakistan increases fuel prices by almost 10%, sparking an outcry from political groups.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoWarfare is stopping 28 million children worldwide from receiving an education, with DR Congo one of the worst-affected places, the UN says.
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Ireland, United KingdomBowler Stuart Broad could play in England's Cricket World Cup clash against Ireland if he comes through Tuesday's training session successfully.
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United KingdomThe London School of Economics has confirmed it is investigating allegations that Colonel Gaddafi's son plagiarised his PhD thesis.
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ChinaChina's Foreign Ministry tells journalists to "co-operate" with police, after several reporters were roughed up during a crack-down on calls for anti-government protests.
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EgyptThe daily Morning Business Round-up: Middle East events still the story as Egypt again delays share trading until Sunday.
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Sri Lanka, United StatesThe US warns Sri Lanka to apply international standards to its investigation into the deaths of civilians in the final months of its civil war.
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United KingdomOnly half of 201 London ambulances available on the day of the 7/7 bombings were sent to help victims, the inquest into the attacks has heard.
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ChinaThe Chinese government is spending $1bn (£600m) on emergency measures in an attempt to combat one of the most serious droughts in decades.
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Libya, United KingdomDr Faraj Najem, a Libyan writer and historian who now lives in London, describes how his brother was shot during protests in his homeland.
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IrelandTalks between Fine Gael and Labour to discuss the possible formation of a coalition government are under way in Dublin.
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NepalThousands of sadhus - or holy men - are banned from selling cannabis to festival-goers at an ancient temple in Nepal.
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PakistanPakistan trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir file appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against bans for spot-fixing.
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Kenya, Sri LankaPace bowler Lasith Malinga claims six wickets - including a hat-trick - as Sri Lanka ease to a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Kenya in Group A.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritain is an "all-weather friend" to Afghanistan and will remain involved in the country after troops leave in 2015, David Cameron says.
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TunisiaTunisia allows banned Islamist group Ennahda to stand in the next elections, amid more resignations from the fragile interim government.
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Libya, United KingdomThe UK is prepared for a humanitarian aid effort after the political turmoil in Libya, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell says.
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United KingdomArab states look to London for public relations facelift
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Ireland, United KingdomBowler Stuart Broad could play in England's Cricket World Cup clash against Ireland if he comes through Tuesday's training session successfully.
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GreeceUp to 50 migrants are being given hospital treatment, five weeks after going on hunger strike in Greece.
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Israel, 
Yemen, United StatesTens of thousands return to the streets of Sanaa, as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh blames the US and Israel for ongoing unrest.
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IranIran security forces fire tear gas to break up demonstrations by opposition supporters in the capital Tehran.
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GermanyGerman Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg steps down after he was found to have copied large parts of his university doctorate.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA British soldier from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps has been killed in a gunfight in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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LibyaPearson says the stake in the publishing group held by Libya's sovereign wealth fund has been frozen as governments block Libyan assets.
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United KingdomThe head of Scotland's largest fire brigade claims health and safety law is preventing firefighters from saving lives.
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LibyaAnti-government protests have taken place on the outskirts of Tripoli.
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France, United KingdomThe French fashion house Christian Dior has sacked its British designer, John Galliano following alleged anti-Semitic comments he made last week.
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Iran, United KingdomIOC president Jacques Rogge dismisses Iran's suggestion that the London 2012 logo is 'racist'.
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South AfricaA South African columnist apologises for an article criticised as racist against mixed race people after her paper suspends her column.
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LibyaSeveral countries are considering imposing a military no-fly zone over Libya but how would it be imposed?
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Libya, TunisiaThe situation on Libya's border with Tunisia reaches crisis point as tens of thousands of foreigners flee unrest, the UN says.
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Libya, United StatesLibya could become a peaceful democracy or face protracted civil war in the years ahead, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells US lawmakers.
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LibyaThe UN calls for a mass humanitarian evacuation for people who have fled from Libya as it suspends the country from its Human Rights Council.
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives approves a measure to fund the US government for a further two weeks, avoiding a looming shut-down.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritain will continue to support Afghanistan after the withdrawal of troops scheduled for 2015, David Cameron has told the Afghan President Hamid Karzai. But once the transition has taken place, the Afghan police will play an important role.
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LiberiaFleeing Ivory Coast amid reports of foriegn mercenaries
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United StatesThe length of time that oil prices remain high will be significant for the US economy, US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says.
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United StatesA former Goldman Sachs board member is charged with insider trading by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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LibyaThe price of gold hits a record high as investors worry about the political turmoil in Libya and tensions in the Middle East.
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