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The winery on the frontline in a dispute between Greece and Macedonia
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The US Army apologises for distress caused after new images of US troops posing with the bodies of Afghan civilians are published in a magazine.
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US President Barack Obama has defended the first war launched under his presidency, insisting US military involvement in Libya will be limited.
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England boss Fabio Capello reveals he has spoken to striker Andy Carroll about his use of alcohol.
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Japanese PM vows to redouble efforts to tackle damage at a nuclear plant where radioactive water has leaked creating a "maximum alert".
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Speculation is growing that the Japanese government could begin talks to nationalise the company that owns the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Ricky Ponting resigns as Australia Test and one-day captain but says he wants to play on for the team, ahead of the tour of Bangladesh.
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Ricky Ponting resigns as Australia Test and one-day captain but says he wants to play on for the team, ahead of the tour of Bangladesh.
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Tour operator Thomas Cook says it expects the disruption caused by the political unrest in Egypt and Tunisia to cost it £20m.
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The Foreign office chartered two planes to fly just 18 people out of crisis-hit Bahrain
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Sunderland striker Danny Welbeck is called into the England squad for Tuesday's international friendly against Ghana at Wembley.
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Dame Helen Mirren describes joining the hand and foot prints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as a "moment of triumph" on a par with winning an Oscar.
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Sri Lanka lose three wickets in quick succession to set up a tense finish as they chase New Zealand's total of 217 with a place in the World Cup final on the line.
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Australian PM Julia Gillard's parliamentary computer and those of at least two senior ministers are suspected of being hacked, reports say.
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Thousands of Malians cheer Libya's football team, playing in Bamako because of unrest at home, with many fans carrying pro-Gaddafi posters.
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Barack Obama defends coalition efforts against pro-Gaddafi forces as justified, but says US involvement in Libya will be limited.
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Canadian athlete Olga Kotelko didn't start training until the age of 77, and at 91 she is still winning medals and breaking world records.
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The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index is expected to show a further blow to the US property market.
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The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in the last three months of 2010, revised figures show, which is less than previously thought.
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Dame Helen Mirren has joined the celebrity hand and foot prints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
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British detective writer HRF Keating, best known as the creator of Inspector Ghote of the Mumbai CID, dies at the age of 84.
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Russian forces kill 17 militants and destroy a forest base during a major operation in the volatile North Caucasus, Russian officials say.
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South and North Korea hold talks about volcanic activity on North Korea's Mount Paektu - after an earlier agreed repatriation of 27 border-crossers is completed.
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Misrata is one of the key battlefields of the Libyan uprising.
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Rallies have been held in several cities in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Managing sleep and stress levels can help fight obesity, according to scientists in the US.
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Tens of thousands of Syrians rally in several cities in support of President Bashar al-Assad, who has faced a wave of unrest in recent days.
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Workers at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant are trying to prevent radioactive water from seeping into the sea.
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How the under-30s are redefining today's American Dream
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A French father's 29-year fight for justice after the death of his daughter ends in her kidnapped stepfather going on trial accused of her killing.
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Low levels of radioactive iodine believed to be from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan are detected in Glasgow and Oxfordshire.
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Thirty eight patients may have been put at risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) during surgery in south Wales, it is revealed.
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England rugby player Ben Foden is arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage in central London.
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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan says his government is on maximum alert over the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Tens of thousands are demonstrating in cities across Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, who has faced a wave of unrest in recent days
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The Syrian cabinet resigns, says state-run television, after more than a week of mass protests.
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A German teenage tourist admits throwing a banana at Brazil star Neymar at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, Arsenal football club confirm.
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At least 13 Pakistani soldiers have been killed by one of their own mortar shells during a battle with Taliban militants in the north-west, the military says.
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Israeli troops detained 60 people in an overnight raid on a West Bank village as the search continues for the killers of a settler family, Palestinians say.
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Indian and Pakistani officials are to visit each other's countries to investigate the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in what is being seen as a breakthrough in relations.
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An inquest jury looking into the death of Ian Tomlinson has seen new video footage of his final moments at the G20 protests in London in 2009.
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Pro-government forces have intensified attacks on Libyan rebels, forcing them away from Sirte and the key town of Bin Jawad.
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US actor Farley Granger, best known for his roles in Hitchcock's films Rope and Strangers on a Train, dies in New York at the age of 85.
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Construction work on London's Olympic Stadium finishes as the last piece of turf is laid, although the venue's track is yet to be installed.
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Israel's parliament passes a law that allows courts to revoke the citizenship of anyone convicted of spying, treason, or aiding its enemies.
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An adviser to Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir accuses southern leaders of training rebels from Darfur, as north-south tensions continue to worsen.
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Sri Lanka reach the World Cup final after holding their nerve to beat a spirited New Zealand by five wickets.
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Sri Lanka reach the World Cup final after holding their nerve to beat a spirited New Zealand by five wickets.
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Patients in Wales and Essex may have been put at risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) during surgery, it has been revealed.
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England host Ghana and the Republic of Ireland face Uruguay in friendlies, while Northern Ireland play Slovenia in a Euro 2012 qualifier and there are several games in League One and League Two on a busy night of international and domestic football.
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Former Rwandan mayor, Jean-Baptiste Gatete, is sentenced to life in prison by the UN tribunal for Rwanda for his role in the genocide of 1994.
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At least 41 people are killed and dozens wounded after gunmen storm council offices in the Iraqi city of Tikrit.
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Libyan rebels retreat tens of kilometres under pro-Gaddafi attack, as delegates attend a conference in London on Libya's future.
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Hollywood star George Clooney is among 78 possible witnesses named for Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's trial on charges of sex with an under-age prostitute.
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The US Supreme Court hears evidence on whether the largest sex discrimination lawsuit in US history, against retailer Wal-Mart, should go ahead.
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Debt fears over Portugal and Greece force ratings agency Standard & Poor's into downgrading the countries.
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Embattled Syrian president rallies the faithful
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US single family home prices fell for the seventh month in a row in January, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller index of prices.
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The Syrian government has resigned, state-run television has said. President Bashar al-Assad accepted the cabinet's resignation following a meeting on Tuesday.
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Mardy Fish moves closer to overhauling Andy Roddick as the leading American with victory over Juan Martin del Potro at the Sony Ericsson Open.
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World Cup semi-finalists Uruguay beat a battling Republic of Ireland side in an entertaining friendly in Dublin.
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A love letter written by poet John Keats to his neighbour in London before his death is auctioned for £96,000.
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Northern Ireland drop two vital points in a goalless Euro 2012 qualifier at home to Slovenia.
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Asamoah Gyan scores an injury-time leveller to earn Ghana a draw against England at Wembley, cancelling out Andy Carroll's first international goal.
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Allied strikes on Libya will continue until its leader, Muammar Gaddafi, meets UN terms, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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The US fines Virginia Tech university $55,000 (£34,413) for failing promptly to notify students of a deadly 2007 shooting on campus.
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Facebook removes a page calling for a new Palestinian uprising against Israel, after more than 350,000 people sign up to it.
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Brazil's former vice-president, Jose Alencar, dies at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer.
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Military action against the Libyan regime will continue until Colonel Gaddafi stops his attacks on civilians, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.
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For almost two decades, Macedonia has been locked in a row with Greece over its name.
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Coach Fabio Capello believes striker Andy Carroll is still short of his best form, despite scoring his first England goal in the 1-1 draw against Ghana.
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The death toll from explosions at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen rises to 150, adding to protests against President Saleh.
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US President Barack Obama says he does not rule out arming the rebels in Libya as government forces push them back.
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