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HaitiFive defeated candidates in Haiti's presidential election back Michel Martelly, who faces Mirlande Manigat in the 20 March run-off vote.
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Pakistan, 
United KingdomThe former president of Pakistan says he was never told about Britain's disapproval of torture, a claim denied by British ex-officials.
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India, 
SeychellesHow Victoria's fondness for Indian servant set tongues wagging
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United KingdomSix leading health groups have dealt the government a blow by refusing to sign up to its new "responsibility deal" on alcohol in England.
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Sweden, India, 
ChinaIndia overtakes China to become the world's largest importer of arms, a Sweden-based think tank says.
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ChinaChinese officials say parents of Chinese students lost in the Christchurch earthquake should receive higher compensation.
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PakistanAt least three suspected militants die in a drone strike in the troubled Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say.
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LibyaThe uprising in Libya appears to be losing ground - reports from the east of the country suggest that rebel fighters are being forced back after government forces recaptured all or at least part of the town of Brega.
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JapanOfficials in Japan are warning that a third reactor is suffering cooling problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant raising fears of another explosion.
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IraqAt least nine soldiers are killed and many others injured in a suicide bomb attack on an Iraqi army base north-east of Baghdad, officials say.
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ChinaChinese Premier Wen Jiabao says once again that China needs to carry out political reforms, as the country's annual parliament session ends.
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United KingdomA rise in UK interest rates over the next couple of months could derail the economic recovery, says a new report.
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India, 
MozambiqueDozens of pirates aboard a Mozambican ship are captured by the Indian navy after a gun battle in the Arabian Sea.
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ChinaChina will not change its policy on the value of the yuan in order to control inflation, Premier Wen Jiabao says.
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United KingdomAdele continues her reign at the top of the UK album and singles charts this week.
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PakistanA Pakistani court declines to rule on whether a CIA contractor arrested for killing two men in Lahore has diplomatic immunity.
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IndiaWorld number two Roger Federer makes a winning start at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and there were also victories for Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters.
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Ireland, United KingdomCoach Martin Johnson says England must up their game if they are to seal a Six Nations Grand Slam against Ireland on Saturday.
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JapanThe Bank of Japan is to inject $183bn into the banking system to stabilise financial markets as the Nikkei falls 6.2%.
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ThailandMore anti-government protest leaders are released on bail after Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announces plans to call an early election.
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IndiaSix Maoist rebels have been killed in a gun battle in the Indian state of Bihar, police say.
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United KingdomBritain is on course to secure a record medal haul at the London 2012 Olympics, says UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl.
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JapanThe International Skating Union postpones next week's World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Netherlands, United KingdomBangladesh ease to a six-wicket win over Netherlands to boost their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup quarter-finals and dent England's in the process.
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Christmas Island, 
AustraliaAustralia's immigration minister says tear gas was used on hundreds of protesting asylum seekers at the over-crowded Christmas Island holding centre.
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United KingdomAn investigation starts into whether three Metropolitan Police officers colluded to falsely arrest a man at a tuition fees rally in central London last year.
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JapanA Japanese nuclear plant stricken by Friday's quake and tsunami has been hit by a second explosion, while a third reactor has lost its cooling system.
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JapanFriday's disasters have left parts of Japan's economy frozen but it will bounce back later this year, say analysts.
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TurkeyTurkish singer Ibrahim Tatlises is shot in the head and critically wounded in an attack in Istanbul.
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West BankPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas strongly condemns the murder of a family of Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
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IndiaThe licenses of all pilots in India will be checked after four people were discovered flying aircraft with what authorities say are fake documents.
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United KingdomMigrants from outside the European Economic Area will no longer be allowed to work in the UK as chefs in takeaway restaurants, the government says.
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YemenThe governor of Yemen's Marib province has been attacked and wounded as anti-government protests rock the country.
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AfghanistanAt least 36 people are killed in an apparent suicide attack on an army recruitment centre in northern Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.
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JapanThe BBC's George Alagiah has been assessing the impact in Sendai after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan's north-east coast.
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Israel, 
United StatesIsrael urges the United Nations to cancel the US premiere, at its New York headquarters, of a film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Libya, 
FranceForeign ministers from the Group of Eight major world powers are in Paris to consider whether to back a no-fly zone over Libya.
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NigerNiger opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou won Saturday's presidential run-off with nearly 58% of the vote, the election commission announces.
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United Kingdom, JapanIncreasing numbers of Britons raise concerns about friends and relatives possibly caught up in Japan's earthquake, as a UK rescue team begins work.
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United Kingdom, ChinaChina overtakes the UK as a global art market for the first time, a report suggests.
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South AfricaA convicted former aide to South Africa President Jacob Zuma, Schabir Shaik, is arrested after allegedly assaulting two people while out on medical parole.
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JapanThe Japanese port town of Minamisanriku was completely wiped out by the Friday's tsunami, with the scale of the devastation just becoming clear some 72 hour later.
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JapanJapan has asked the US for assistance as technicians battle to stabilise a third reactor at a quake-stricken nuclear plant, which has been rocked by a second blast in three days.
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Germany, JapanGermany suspends a controversial plan to extend the lives of its ageing nuclear power stations, in response to the unfolding Japanese crisis.
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JapanTokyo resident Luke Cummings gives a first hand account of what he experienced when he arrived in Sendai to help with the relief effort.
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Zimbabwe, PakistanPakistan book a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a comfortable seven-wicket victory (D/L method) over Zimbabwe in a rain-hit Group A match in Pallekele.
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Cuba, United StatesCuba devalues its currency by 8% in relation to the US dollar as part of efforts to revive its economy.
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JapanDavid Shukman explains what is going on inside Japan's quake stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, and assesses the potential risks from radiation.
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SwedenA man who was arrested in Glasgow in connection with a suicide bombing in Sweden appears in court on terrorism offences.
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United StatesLawyers representing Guatemalans deliberately infected with syphilis sue the US government for compensation.
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Somalia, United StatesFive Somali men convicted of attacking a US Navy ship they mistook for a merchant vessel are sentenced to life in prison.
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Libya, United KingdomImposing a no-fly zone over Muammar Gaddafi's Libya is "perfectly deliverable", UK Prime Minister David Cameron says.
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JapanThe BBC's Damian Grammaticas has travelled to a tsunami-hit town in eastern Japan, which he says was "once a pleasant fishing port" but has been "wiped from the map".
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JapanInsurance shares around the world are hit as concerns grow about the cost of reconstruction in Japan following Friday's earthquake.
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JapanEngineers battle to cool a third reactor at a Japanese nuclear plant after a second blast in three days, amid continuing fears of a possible meltdown.
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LibyaCol Muammar Gaddafi's forces are slowly pushing towards the main rebel-held towns in Libya, reports say.
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Saudi Arabia, 
BahrainGulf states, including Saudi Arabia, send troops to Bahrain at the request of the small Gulf kingdom after violent anti-government protests.
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LibyaCol Gaddafi's forces are pushing towards the main rebel-held towns in Libya, as the UN Security Council fails to reach consensus on a no-fly zone.
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Saudi Arabia, BahrainGulf states, including Saudi Arabia, send troops to Bahrain at the request of the small Gulf kingdom after violent anti-government protests.
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Canada, United StatesParents of a terminally ill Canadian boy transfer him to a US Catholic hospital after an Ontario court rules doctors can remove a breathing tube keeping him alive.
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JapanA fresh explosion is heard at a nuclear plant in northern Japan that was damaged in Friday's earthquake, amid fears of a meltdown.
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JapanHow will the Japan disaster affect America's nuclear energy plans?
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Haiti, United StatesThe US urges former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to delay his return from exile until after presidential elections on 20 March.
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United Kingdom, JapanPrime Minister David Cameron says there are "severe concerns" for a number of British nationals after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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BangladeshThe Bangladeshi Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus against a High Court decision to uphold his sacking.
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