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Syria, 
Germany, 
United KingdomThe United Nations human rights committee condemns Syria's crackdown on opposition protests, calling on it to implement an Arab League plan to end the violence.
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Pakistan, 
QatarCustom officials in the Pakistani city of Karachi release 52 falcons they say were unlawfully transported into the country from Qatar.
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United StatesMany more entrepreneurs in Europe and the US are optimistic than pessimistic about the year ahead, despite the debt crisis, a survey suggests.
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ZambiaRemote Zambian farmers gain a written language for first time
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New ZealandA New Zealand pilot has escaped without serious injury after an accident where his helicopter's blades appeared to get caught in cables attached to scaffolding.
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United KingdomPrivate data has been lost by or stolen from UK local councils more than 1,000 times since 2008, a campaign group's report says.
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ArubaThe Australian government's plan to impose a 30% tax on big mining companies has cleared a major hurdle, passing through parliament's lower house.
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South KoreaSouth Korea holds ceremonies to remember an attack by the North on Yeonpyeong island a year ago, which sparked an international crisis.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's music company YG Entertainment rallies on its first day of trading on the stock exchange, doubling its share price.
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United StatesThe story of Dubuque, the US town that reinvented itself
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EgyptAn offer from Egypt's military rulers to hand over power more quickly has been rejected by protesters, who are demanding the leaders step down.
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BahrainA report into the suppression of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain earlier this year is expected to confirm widespread violations of human rights.
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IndiaIndia has spent $3m in the past three years to keep Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in jail.
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United States, 
ChinaChina overtakes the US to become the world's largest smartphone market by volume with 24m smartphones shipped during the period.
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United KingdomThe standards of basic home care for the elderly in England are so bad in some cases that they breach human rights, an inquiry says.
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GermanyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel says that EU treaty changes rather than eurobonds will help solve the eurozone debt crisis.
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ChinaChinese manufacturing output shrinks to its lowest level for 32 months in November, preliminary figures compiled by HSBC indicate.
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RussiaContact has finally been made with Russia's troubled Mars mission, Phobos-Grunt, says the European Space Agency.
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ThailandA Thai man is jailed for 20 years for sending text messages to an aide of ex-PM Abhisit Vejjajiva that were deemed offensive to the royal family.
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HondurasGangs and police corruption give Honduras unenviable record
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JapanIs the traditional Japanese kimono dying out?
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EgyptProtesters continue to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square despite Egypt's military rulers promising to speed up the transfer to democratic rule.
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VenezuelaA new price control law takes effect in Venezuela as President Hugo Chavez's government steps up efforts to curb inflation, set to be 27% this year.
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Saudi Arabia, 
YemenYemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is in Saudi Arabia to sign a deal which will see him stand down after months of unrest, Yemen's state media say.
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United KingdomA play based on eyewitness accounts of this summer's riots in England receives praise for shedding light on the underlying causes of the unrest.
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ItalyTorrential rain in southern Italy causes landslides which kill three people in one small Sicilian town and derail a train in Calabria.
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ItalyA mudslide caused by torrential rain has killed at least three people in Sicily, Italian authorities say.
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Sweden, United Kingdom, 
SpainEngland climb to fifth in the Fifa world rankings on the back of victories over Spain and Sweden.
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ArubaA teenager from Scunthorpe, who won the Australian version of The X Factor, says he wants to return to the town to perform.
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The GambiaThe Gambia does not have an environment conducive for free and fair presidential elections to be held, the West African regional body Ecowas says.
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LibyaThis year's Rory Peck Award for Features, has been given to a Abdullah Omeish for his Benghazi film, Libya: Through the Fire - a portrait of the city.
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ArubaA Twitter competition draws thousands of angry responses after Australian airline Qantas launches it in the middle of a major labour dispute.
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GermanyOpera singer Sena Jurinac, one of the most celebrated sopranos of the post-war period, has died in Germany at the age of 90.
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CambodiaTwo Khmer Rouge leaders on trial for the 1975-79 Cambodian genocide tell the UN-backed court it has no authority to hold the trial.
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ItalyAn Italian court rules that Silvio Berlusconi may call the actor George Clooney and footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as witnesses at his sex trial.
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MexicoHundreds of mariachi musicians gather to celebrate their patron saint
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United Kingdom, 
Czech RepublicWorld number nine Janko Tipsarevic, a replacement in the event for the injured Andy Murray, takes on in-form Czech Tomas Berdych in the ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2.
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France, 
PanamaPanama's former strong man Gen Manuel Noriega is to be sent back to serve sentences there, after a French court grants an extradition request.
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EgyptThere is mounting pressure on Egypt to end violence against activists protesting against military rule.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoHopes for DR Congo's volcanic tourism
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United KingdomLewis Moody says success on the field was his motivation, not money, as he defends his reign as England captain in the wake of critical reports.
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BahrainThe Bahraini authorities used "excessive force" during a crackdown on protests earlier this year, an independent commission says.
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IndiaTata Group has announced that Cyrus Mistry will succeed Ratan Tata when he retires as chairman of the Indian giant next year.
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TurkeyThe Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, apologises for the killing of more than 13,000 Kurds by the Turkish military in the late 1930s.
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Afghanistan, PakistanAn Afghan team investigating the assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani arrives on a fact-finding mission in the Pakistani city of Islamabad.
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GermanyEuropean Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso unveils consultation plans for eurobonds as financial powerhouse Germany fails to attract enough buyers to a bond auction.
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BahrainThe king of Bahrain has promised reforms to prevent abuses by security forces, after an independent report about a crackdown on protests said authorities had used "excessive force".
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EgyptUN human rights chief Navi Pillay condemns "excessive use of force" by Egypt's security forces as clashes between protesters and police resume.
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YemenYemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a Gulf Arab-brokered deal, which will see him stand down after months of unrest.
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France, GermanyRiot police in north-western France battle protesters trying to stop a final trainload of treated nuclear waste leaving for Germany.
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United StatesPakistan appoints Sherry Rehman as its new US ambassador, after the previous envoy quit over a controversial memo.
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YemenYemen deal on president's power could yet fail
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United KingdomChelsea lose out to a late Bayer Leverkusen winner but Arsenal earn a win over Borussia Dortmund to earn Champions League progression on a busy night of European, FA Cup and Scottish football.
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United KingdomSportsday Live - featuring the latest on the appeals of the Pakistan cricketers, details of some strong player criticism of England's Rugby World Cup campaign, plus more.
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United KingdomThe parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann have told a judge-led inquiry into UK media practices they were left distraught by press suggestions they were responsible for their daughter's death.
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Russia, United StatesRussian President Dmitry Medvedev says missiles could be deployed on the EU's borders if the US pursues its missile defence plans.
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NigeriaThe head of much-criticised Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, Farida Waziri, is sacked by the president.
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LibyaHow will a post-Gaddafi Libya handle Saif al-Islam in the dock?
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United KingdomWorld number one Novak Djokovic takes on David Ferrer in Wednesday evening's singles match at London's O2 knowing that victory would secure his place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals.
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United StatesSeven men are charged over hair-cutting attacks in a US Amish community, as bizarre details emerge of the alleged ringleader's rule of fear.
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Egypt"Rage against a system they believe was built to benefit others" motivated clashes that erupted in Cairo on Wednesday, according to the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
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YemenYemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal under which he will step down after months of unrest.
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GermanyChelsea's hopes of qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League are in the balance after a late winner gives Bayer Leverkusen a 2-1 win in Germany.
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Iraq, United StatesAn Iraq War veteran who was badly disfigured in a landmine explosion has become the surprise winner of the TV programme, "Dancing With the Stars".
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BahrainBahrain's king promises reforms to prevent abuses by security forces after a report says authorities used "excessive force" against protesters.
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LibyaThe International Criminal court has accepted that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will be tried on Libyan soil and not at The Hague.
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Brazil, United StatesBrazil is temporarily banning the US oil company Chevron from drilling in its territory after a spill at its field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
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AustriaGeorge Michael has postponed a series of concerts, including two weekend shows in Cardiff, after being taken to hospital in Austria with pneumonia.
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