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Japanese shares fall further as investors continue to worry about the impact of the earthquake on the country's economy.
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Nuclear projects in Europe are being reviewed in light of the emergency in Japan, following three explosions at the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant.
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The US secretary of state holds talks in Paris with Libyan opposition figure Mahmoud Jibril on ways the US can aid efforts to depose Muammar Gaddafi.
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North Korea says it wants six-party disarmament talks to resume, unconditionally, and is willing to allow discussion of its nuclear enrichment plans.
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At least five Indian border guards die in an attack by separatist rebels in India's northeastern state of Assam on Monday, officials say.
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The Bank of Japan pumps an extra $98bn into the financial markets as it looks to underpin sentiment and help recovery.
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England captain Andrew Strauss and spin bowler Graeme Swann miss practice on Tuesday because of stomach upsets.
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Nigerian battle between Islamist motorbike killers and brutal police
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Libyan government and rebel forces still battle for the oil town of Brega, as a UN envoy goes to Tripoli seeking an end to the violence.
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Nepal's central bank orders businesses and consumers to stop using banknotes with images of the former king on them.
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Chinese prosecutors are reported to be ready to put 24 people on trial for a fire in a high-rise apartment block in Shanghai, which killed 58 people.
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South Africa beat Ireland by 131 runs in Kolkata to secure their place in the World Cup quarter-finals and end Ireland's hopes of advancing.
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US technology exchange Nasdaq is to bid $12bn for NYSE Euronext this week, in competition with Deutsche Boerse, reports say.
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Ecuador plans huge hydroelectric plant but at what cost?
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Japanese shares plunge, leading Europe markets lower, on fears of a radiation leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
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The Turkish singer fighting for his life after a gun attack
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Warner Bros stops screenings of afterlife movie Hereafter following the earthquake and tsunami.
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North Korea agrees to accept the repatriation of 27 out of 31 of its citizens who drifted into South Korea last month, after four ask to stay.
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Radiation from Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has reached harmful levels the government says
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Iran says that the use of hundreds of foreign troops from neighbouring Gulf states to bolster security amid growing unrest in Bahrain is "unacceptable".
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Professor Paddy Regan describes the risks stemming from Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after it was rocked by a third blast.
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The warden of a prison in Nuevo Laredo, which saw a mass escape last year, is stabbed to death during a routine inspection, Mexican officials say.
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Raghav Bahl, managing director of India's largest TV news network, says that the Indian economy is most likely to become the second biggest in the world within a few years.
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Hurricane Fly wins on day one of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival with Ruby Walsh on board the Irish-trained gelding.
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More than 500,000 people have been made homeless in Japan
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Widespread corruption in India costs billions of dollars and threatens to derail the country's growth, a survey says.
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In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan people are trying to sustain normal life amid the chaos.
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Doctors at an emergency union meeting have called on the government to put a halt to its overhaul of the NHS in England.
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Radiation levels at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant reach levels harmful to human health, a top official warns, after a third blast and a fire.
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Rescuers in Japan have pulled out alive a man who spent four days stuck under debris following Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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A man accused of ordering the murder of his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa can continue to remain on bail.
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More than 8,000 prisoners sentenced to death by Pakistani courts over the past 20 years still languish in jail, the Asian Human Rights Commission says.
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The Israeli navy has intercepted an Egypt-bound ship carrying arms intended for militant groups in the Gaza Strip, military officials say.
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Egyptian villagers search for unity after church destruction
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Residents have voiced concern after the Japanese government warned that radiation from Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has reached harmful levels.
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Arsenal reiterate their belief that Johan Djourou will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, despite the Swiss FA saying he could return this month.
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Royal Dutch Shell sets out "ambitious" oil production targets as it embarks on new investments to meet soaring demand
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Hundreds of foreigners have decided to leave Japan amid growing fears for their safety after the government warned radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reached harmful levels.
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Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games go on sale 500 days ahead of the event, priced from £20 to £2,012.
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Germany coach Joachim Loew has signed a two-year contract extension, which will keep him in the role until after the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
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The official Olympic countdown clock to London 2012 in Trafalgar Square has stopped just one day after it was unveiled.
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South Africa book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup and end Ireland's hopes of progressing in the tournament with a 131-run win in Kolkata.
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Swiss banking giant UBS says it is being investigated by US regulators for allegedly manipulating the interbank lending rate Libor.
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The Japanese government is trying to calm fears about radiation leaking from the Fukushima nuclear power plant which was badly damaged in Friday's earthquake and tsunami.
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Germany temporarily shuts down seven of its nuclear reactors while it reconsiders its nuclear strategy.
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Italian fashion retailer Benetton reports a fall in profits and warns that rising raw material costs could hit profitability this year.
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Italy prevents a ferry carrying 1,800 people fleeing Libya from docking in Sicily as 41 migrants are feared drowned off Tunisia.
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Rio Ferdinand is "very upset" over plans to reinstate John Terry as England captain, a source close to the player has told BBC Sport.
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Egypt's interior ministry dissolves the country's notorious internal security agency, which has been accused of human rights abuses.
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Another UK team flies to quake-hit Japan to help search for the thousands still missing amid growing concerns for UK citizens caught up in the disaster.
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A Christian convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan dies in mysterious circumstances in a jail in the southern city of Karachi.
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Hundreds of protesters have staged rare protests in the Syrian capital Damascus and in Aleppo, the country's second largest city, reports say.
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After a third explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Linda Walker from the Chernobyl Children's project
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G8 foreign ministers warn Libyan leader Col Gaddafi he could face "dire consequences" but stop short of agreeing to a no-fly zone.
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The US commander in Afghanistan says the Taliban's momentum has been halted in key areas, keeping the US on track to start withdrawing forces in July.
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The king of Bahrain has declared a state of emergency for three months, starting immediately, state television reports.
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Hundreds of people have been injured in clashes in Bahrain, according to a doctor who spoke to the BBC by phone from the Gulf state.
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The Federal Reserve signals no change to US interest rates, which will remain near zero, in a unanimous vote.
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At least two people are killed and as many as 200 injured in clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces in Bahrain.
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A US nurse is convicted of aiding the suicides of a British man and a Canadian woman after seeking out depressed people online and urging two to kill themselves.
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At New York's JFK airport each passenger flying to or from Tokyo has their own story.
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Radiation levels fall at Japan's earthquake-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant after two more explosions and a fire, officials say.
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World stock markets dive as Japan's earthquake threatens to undermine supply chains for global manufacturers.
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Thirteen Somalis and a Yemeni plead not guilty to charges over the hijacking of a yacht near Oman that ended with the deaths of four US sailors.
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The first day of ticket sales for the 2012 London Olympics was going "very well", Games organisers say.
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Thousands of migrant workers remain stranded in Tripoli following weeks of unrest in Libya.
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Lessons from the 1979 nuclear disaster seared into US memory
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