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Blind Chinese activist confined to village but not forgotten
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US football scandal shows how child abuse is kept quiet
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China's Sinochem plans to raise up to 35bn yuan from a share sale in Shanghai, making it the biggest in China this year.
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Colombian students protest against educational reform plans
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A member of the Washington Nationals baseball team in the United States has been kidnapped by gunmen in Venezuela.
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Federal prosecutors in New York charge a Moroccan man with conspiring to provide weapons and other help to al-Qaeda.
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A mine where 21 Chinese workers were killed and 22 more remain trapped was being operated illegally, state media say.
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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urges Asia-Pacific countries to increase efforts to restore growth to the global economy.
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A US military court jails a 26-year-old American soldier for life for leading a rogue "kill team" that murdered three unarmed Afghan civilians for sport.
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The UK's biggest business group criticises the government's decision to halve the subsidies for household solar electricity by next month.
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US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta seeks to quash speculation of a military strike against Iran, saying it could have "unintended consequences".
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A former mine boss is among those charged over last year's Pike River mining disaster in New Zealand, one of the country's worst mining disasters.
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New Greek PM Lucas Papademos says the priority of his incoming coalition cabinet is to keep Greece in the eurozone by approving an EU bailout.
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Some 140,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds could qualify for free nursery places under a scheme due to be rolled out in England.
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South Korea's household debt rises 12.7% in the year to the end of March, raising fresh concerns about its impact on economic growth.
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The Irish Republic's ninth president, Michael D Higgins, will be inaugurated at a ceremony in Dublin Castle on Friday.
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Gary Gardner's late double completes an emphatic 5-0 win for England Under-21s against Iceland in their European Championship 2013 qualifier at Colchester.
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The convicted killers of a Welsh couple shot on honeymoon in Antigua are due to be sentenced.
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Human Rights Watch calls on the Arab League to suspend Syria for what it calls crimes against humanity by security forces in Homs.
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The Italian upper house is to vote on austerity measures demanded by the EU, paving the way for Silvio Berlusconi's resignation.
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Every day, hundreds of young Kurds living in northern Iraq cross the border into Iran.
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British Library's treasure trove of manuscripts
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Lewis Hamilton sets the fastest time in second practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after McLaren team-mate Jenson Button goes quickest in FP1.
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Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei says he will use money loaned from supporters to challenge his tax demand in court.
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India's Supreme Court expresses shock at the number of Pakistanis held without charge in Indian jails and orders a full report.
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Is a billionaire tycoon Georgia's knight in shining castle?
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Germany insurer Allianz says profits fell 80% in the third quarter thanks to losses on Greek debts and other investments.
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A group of armed men stone and shoot dead a woman and her daughter in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, security officials say.
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Iceland's president is asking Icelandic citizens to open their doors to tourists so they can truly experience Iceland. President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson is leading by example, inviting visitors into his own home, the Presidential Palace, for pancakes.
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An image of the Rhine taken by German artist Andreas Gursky has sold for $4.3m (£2.7m) in New York, breaking the auction record for a photograph.
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The Spanish economy failed to grow in the July to September quarter as domestic spending fell, latest official data indicates.
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UK broadcaster Channel 4 screens an interview with Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, which has angered the star's family.
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Sportsday Live featuring reaction to London's successful bid to host 2017 World Athletics Championships, plus all the build-up to a busy weekend of international football.
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Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf pledges reconciliation after a highly divisive run-off election in which she was the only candidate.
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Puerto Rican rappers Calle 13 win a record nine awards at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including best album for Entren Los Que Quieran.
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Rescuers in Turkey recover more bodies from collapsed buildings in the eastern city of Van following Wednesday's earthquake.
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Spanish telecoms group Telefonica, which owns the O2 network, reports its first quarterly loss for nine years after being hit by redundancy costs.
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The Italian prime minister will resign on Saturday, according to Senator Lucio Malan, of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party.
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Once nomadic people fear Israeli plans to move them to towns
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The trial connected to India's biggest corruption scandal, involving alleged mis-selling of telecoms licences, begins in Delhi.
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A nurse from east London is jailed for three years for causing the death of her 10-month-old daughter by force-feeding her.
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South Sudanese officials condemn Sudan after an aerial bombardment of a refugee camp in their territory.
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Yulia Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian former prime minister jailed for abuse of office in October, is charged with new offences dating back to the 1990s.
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India's second-biggest carrier, Kingfisher Airlines, cancels more flights and sees shares hit a record low amid continuing debt fears.
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US TV star Ashton Kutcher hands control of his Twitter account to his management after his tweets about a sex abuse case.
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Why can't Nigeria counter growing threat from Islamist militants?
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Frank Lampard will captain England against world champions Spain but John Terry will return to skipper the team against Sweden.
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New Zealand conservationists blame a technical glitch after 800 endangered giant land snails accidentally freeze to death in their containers.
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A seven-year-old Argentine boy has defied doctors' predictions that he would never walk, with help from a homemade rehabilitation device built by his father.
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At least 11 people are reported to have been killed in fighting in the Yemeni city of Taiz, as a visiting UN envoy presses for a peace deal to be implemented.
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Adele and singer-songwriter Frank Turner win two prizes each at the inaugural Aim Independent Music Awards in London.
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Crackdowns on anti-government protests have continued across Syria leaving at least 13 people dead, activists say.
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UK music group EMI - home to the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Coldplay - is to sell its recorded music unit for £1.2bn to Universal Music.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai call for political violence to end, as tension rises ahead of elections.
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As Syrian security forces are reported to have killed at least 14 protesters, mostly in Homs, a doctor based in the city tells the BBC hospitals "are surrounded by tanks and military forces".
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London is selected ahead of Doha to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
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UK Chancellor George Osborne warns the eurozone crisis is still "dangerous" as a new Greek leader takes office and Italy comes closer to passing austerity measures.
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Lewis Hamilton heads Jenson Button in a McLaren one-two ahead of the Ferraris in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice.
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Very low levels of radioactivity are detected in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe but pose no risk, the UN nuclear agency says.
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Mike Tindall is fined £25,000 by the Rugby Football Union and removed from England's elite player squad for his conduct during the World Cup.
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The Republic of Ireland take on Estonia in Tallinn while the likes of Portugal and Croatia are also in Euro 2012 play-off action, after Scotland win a friendly in Cyprus on a busy night of internationals.
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UN human rights chief Navi Pillay calls for an investigation into the bombing of a refugee camp in South Sudan, allegedly by Sudan.
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A passenger ferry is hijacked in the Sea of Marmara in north-western Turkey, media reports say.
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Sean Quinn, who was once thought to be the richest man on the island of Ireland, has been declared bankrupt at the High Court in Belfast.
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Greece's new coalition government and interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos are sworn in, ending days of political wrangling.
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Mexican Interior Secretary Francisco Blake Mora has died in a helicopter crash outside Mexico City, the government says.
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World number four Roger Federer registers the 800th win of his career as he overcomes Juan Monaco 6-3 7-5 in their Paris Masters quarter-final.
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An elderly Amish man has his hair and beard cut off by his own son in the latest such attack in the community in the US state of Ohio, said police.
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Ever since the recent economic sanctions imposed by the US on Iran, travelling to foreign destinations on Iranian carriers has become a daring adventure.
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Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla both hit centuries to help guide South Africa to an eight-wicket win over Australia inside three days in the first Test.
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Attracted by the supposedly auspicious date, thousands of Chinese couples were set to break the year's record of marriages on a single day.
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Argentina condemns the Duke of Cambridge's posting to the disputed Falkland Islands to train as a helicopter rescue pilot as a "provocative act".
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Stock markets rise after Italy's senate approves austerity cuts designed to avoid a bailout of the eurozone's third largest economy.
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Millions of people across the UK observe a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day.
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The Republic of Ireland look assured of a place in the Euro 2012 finals as they win 4-0 away to Estonia in the play-off first leg.
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Violent clashes take place in the Polish capital Warsaw as rival groups rally on the country's Independence Day.
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Police are investigating two fatal shootings at or near Occupy protest camps in US cities, amid calls for the demonstrators to be dispersed.
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Vladimir Putin has defended his decision to stand in next year's Russian presidential election - saying he is campaigning to keep his country strong - and not for personal gain.
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UK music firm EMI has said it will sell its recorded music unit for £1.2bn ($1.9bn) to Universal Music.
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Prosecutors in Germany are investigating whether the murders of 10 people over seven years were linked to far-right extremists.
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Reports from Syria say up to 26 people have been killed in Friday protests, in what is shaping up to be the bloodiest month since the uprising began in March.
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Croatia and the Czech Republic enjoy wins, while Portugal draw in Bosnia-Hercegovina, in the first legs of the Euro 2012 play-off ties.
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The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast after the Australian city beat off the challenge of Sri Lankan town Hambantota.
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