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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the murders of nine immigrant workers and a policewoman by suspected neo-Nazis are "shameful" for Germany.
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What will it take to solve the Afghanistan quagmire?
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New mayor reshapes South Korea's political scene
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Austrian officials say they have exhumed more than 220 skeletons from a Nazi-era graveyard in a psychiatric hospital in the province of Tyrol.
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Bank of America is planning to further reduce its stake in China Construction Bank in a bid to strengthen its capital base.
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Australian leader Julia Gillard is urging her governing Labor Party to overturn a ban on selling uranium to India.
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Maoist rebels in the Indian state of West Bengal call off a month-old ceasefire, and hours later suspected rebels kill two people.
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Gabrielle Giffords, the US congresswoman shot in the head in January, has spoken about her recovery for the first time in an interview with ABC.
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US Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain struggles to answer when the editors of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ask if he agreed with President Obama's policies toward Libya.
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Coke says it will invest $2bn (£1.2bn) in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country.
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David Cameron says the turmoil in Europe provides scope for the UK to "refashion" its relationship with Brussels and reclaim some powers in future.
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The migrating whales travel on a 5,000km round trip to give birth off the coast of Australia before heading back to Antarctica to their main feeding grounds.
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Two staff members at a prison in the Australian city of Hobart are freed unharmed, hours after inmates took them hostage.
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A US drone attack kills at least six suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials say.
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Spain's governing socialist party seems to be heading for its worst ever defeat in this week's general election.
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India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines reports a doubling in losses between July and September, fanning fears about its future.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that China's financial system "faces a steady build up in vulnerabilities".
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Two girls have been rescued after being trapped, hanging upside down, on a fairground ride in China.
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Sportsday Live featured the build-up to another big night of international football, plus other breaking sports stories.
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International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell called for the release of all Burma's political prisoners on the first day of a visit to the country.
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Afghan girl Shabana describes her horrific treatment at the hands of a family she was given to in a form of compensation known as baad.
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Australia is to deport an Afghan man whose application for asylum was rejected, the first time it has carried out such a move.
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England coach Fabio Capello believes David Beckham will be part of Great Britain's Olympic football squad at next year's London 2012 Games.
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Swiss bank UBS appoints Sergio Ermotti as its new chief executive in the wake of an alleged $2.3bn rogue trading scandal.
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In the modelling business, 30 is often considered old, but one American icon is still rocking the fashion world at the age of 80.
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Former Tottenham and Newcastle midfielder David Ginola is suing his one-time France coach Gerard Houllier over remarks made in a book.
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Dozens of people have been killed in clashes in Syria, activists say, as the king of neighbouring Jordan urges President Assad to step down.
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Salvage crews are struggling to remove containers from a grounded ship off New Zealand, although the vessel has now been emptied of oil.
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The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation in the UK fell to 5% in October, down from 5.2% in September, figures show.
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Russia cracks down on illegal migration from Tajikistan days after it jails two cargo pilots who made a fuel stop en route from Afghanistan.
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Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei hands over a $1.3m (£820,000) bond to the government in order to begin an appeal against a massive tax bill.
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New research has found that radioactive material in parts of north-eastern Japan exceeds levels considered safe for farming.
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Meryl Streep puts in a fine performance as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, according to early reviews of The Iron Lady.
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Britain's Andy Murray will play world number one Novak Djokovic in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London.
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US safety dilemma over Cuba's nascent oil industry
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Six men go on trial in Paris over an attack on a yacht in September 2008, in the first French prosecution of suspected Somali pirates.
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Three men accused of plotting to carry out an attack on the offices of a Danish newspaper which printed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed go on trial in Norway.
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A top human rights group in Bangladesh praises a bride who disowned her husband within minutes of their wedding because he demanded a dowry.
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A Victorian painting, which has been hanging undiscovered in a US beach house for 50 years, could fetch £500,000 at auction.
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Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo is stopped from boarding a plane out of Manila, despite a court overturning her travel ban.
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Cholera breaks out in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, housing Somalis fleeing famine and conflict, the UN says.
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Syria's opposition says it has failed to convince Russia to back calls for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad over his crackdown on protests.
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Thousands of women refuse to work on farms in north-west Cameroon's Wum district after a spate of rapes and assaults blamed on cattle herders.
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Customs officials in Hong Kong seize a record haul of rhinoceros horns and ivory shipped from South Africa, estimated to be worth $2m (£1.26m).
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Republican candidate Herman Cain's campaign says his stumble on an interview question about Libya, which has gone viral, was due to lack of sleep.
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Hard times are grist for Spanish conservatives' mill
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London 2012 chairman Lord Coe defends the role of chemical company Dow in providing a fabric wrap around the Olympic Stadium.
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Cash-strapped Swaziland takes out an emergency bank loan to pay the wages of 35,000 public sector workers, spokesman Percy Simelane tells the BBC.
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Lebanon TV debate on Syria leads to studio punch-up
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British Olympic Association chairman Colin Moynihan says "toothless gestures towards zero tolerance" have allowed "drugs cheats" to compete at London 2012.
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Security forces are on high alert in the Afghan capital, Kabul, ahead of a traditional assembly of elders and leaders, due to begin on Wednesday.
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Security forces are on high alert in the Afghan capital Kabul ahead of a traditional assembly of elders and leaders.
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A court in Nepal sentences six men to life in jail for murdering seven rivals in a fight over a rare caterpillar fungus highly prized as an aphrodisiac.
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Turkey increases pressure on Syria over the crackdown on protests, with PM Erdogan warning Damascus against shedding "the blood of the oppressed".
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The economy of the 17-nation eurozone grew by 0.2% between July and September, with faster growth seen in Germany and France.
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A Spanish court acquits four police officers jailed for torturing two members of the armed Basque separatist group, Eta.
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Mexico's military says it has arrested a local leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel which operates in the country's west.
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Israeli police arrest at least six Palestinian activists in the West Bank after they board a bus used by Jewish settlers.
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The Republic of Ireland reach Euro 2012 with a 5-1 aggregate win over Estonia in their play-off while England beat Sweden for the first time since 1968 thanks to a first-half own goal at Wembley.
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Touring exhibition of Liz Taylor's jewels opens in Paris and will end with auction in New York.
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Italy's cost of borrowing hits the 7% danger level again, putting the new PM Mario Monti under pressure as he tries to form a government.
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Chile says its consul in Venezuela, Juan Carlos Fernandez, was abducted and held for two hours before being released on a Caracas street.
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Extremist murders raise awkward questions in Germany
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The ex-head of the UK border force Brodie Clark tells a committee of MPs he "did not extend or alter" a passport checks pilot set up by the home secretary.
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Turkey increases pressure on Syria over the crackdown on protests, with PM Erdogan warning Damascus against shedding "the blood of the oppressed".
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The UK's International Development Secretary has called for the release of all Burma's political prisoners on the first day of a visit to the country.
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Colombian Farc rebels choose a new leader - known by the alias Timochenko - less than two weeks after their previous commander was killed by the security forces.
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England record their first win over Sweden since 1968 thanks to Daniel Majstorovic's first-half own goal.
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Volunteers rescue and shelter abandoned dogs but say many will end up dying.
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England's troubled Rugby World Cup campaign will be subject to "the most comprehensive review ever undertaken," the Professional Game Board has said.
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Italy's Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti says he is convinced Italy can overcome its debt crisis, ahead of unveiling his new government.
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Charities call for Britain's Privy Council to block an American speculator from taking $100m from the Democratic Republic of Congo through a 'vulture fund' which sued in Jersey.
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England coach Fabio Capello believes he has unearthed a new generation of talent ahead of Euro 2012 following back-to-back wins over Spain and Sweden.
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