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United KingdomA poll for the BBC indicates a small and diminishing appetite around the world for building new nuclear reactors, although the UK bucks the trend.
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United KingdomPublic sector strikes next week could cost the UK £500m and lead to job losses, say ministers - as unions accuse them of "fantasy economics".
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe team of Congolese cyclists seeking to cause a political upset
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MoroccoMoroccan protesters rally round arrested musician
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Egypt, 
SyriaSyria is a few hours away from a deadline to allow Arab League observers into the country, or face possible sanctions, as a months-long crackdown continues.
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Italy, 
France, 
GermanyThe leaders of France and Germany are proposing changes to EU treaties, to tighten control over the eurozone.
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Indonesia, United KingdomA tribal leader from an Indonesian province, who was granted asylum in the UK, has been named on an Interpol wanted list, the BBC learns.
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ArubaThe Australian government backs brewer SABMiller's 9.9bn Australian dollars ($10.2bn; £6.5bn) takeover of Foster's.
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Indonesia, ArubaIndonesia jails an Australian teenager for two months for cannabis possession in Bali, after a trial that caused huge controversy in his home nation.
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JapanThe ex-boss of scandal-hit Japanese camera-maker Olympus says a meeting with the company's board was "constructive and honest".
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JapanThree directors stand down at firm Olympus, amid one of Japan's biggest corporate scandals.
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IndiaA man in New Delhi has slapped India's agriculture minister in the face, reportedly to draw attention to corruption.
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IndiaIndia legend Sachin Tendulkar falls six runs short of his 100th international century, out for 94 in the third Test against West Indies in his home city of Mumbai.
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United StatesGabrielle Giffords, the US Congresswoman who was shot in the head in January, has marked another milestone in her recovery by helping to serve Thanksgiving dinner to troops at a military base in Arizona.
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PhilippinesPhilippines former President Gloria Arroyo, under arrest for election fraud, is healthy enough to leave hospital, her doctors tell court.
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RussiaRussia sets 4 March 2012 as the date for its presidential elections, in which former President Vladimir Putin is the overwhelming favourite.
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FranceSportsday Live - featuring the latest news on the leaked RFU reports, David Beckham and Carlos Tevez's possible moves and updates from the ATP World Tour Finals, plus more
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Kenya, 
SomaliaAt least three people have been killed in grenade attacks in eastern Kenya, near the border with Somalia, officials say.
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Malaysia, 
AustraliaAustralia begins releasing asylum seekers from detention into communities, following the collapse of its "Malaysia swap" plan.
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United StatesNational Book Award winner Ruth Stone, whose career flourished in her 80s and 90s, dies in Vermont at the age of 96.
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MexicoMexican authorities find 26 murdered men in vehicles abandoned in the centre of Guadalajara in a suspected escalation of a drugs feud.
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LibyaPhotojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed in April 2011 while covering the Libyan civil war, is remembered by some of those who knew him best.
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PolandOscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda begins filming a biopic in Poland about former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa.
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Hong KongMoody's cuts its rating of Hungarian government debt to junk status because of high debt and weak growth prospects.
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United KingdomMatilda, comedian Tim Minchin's musical take on the Roald Dahl classic, is a hit with critics as it opens in London's West End.
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United StatesAmerica gears up for its biggest shopping day of the year - but retailers may not have much cause for thanksgiving.
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FranceIconic Paris bar marks centenary with nostalgia-fest
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United KingdomJon Butterworth, professor of physics at University College London and Cern explains that they should know within a year whether or not the elusive Higgs Boson particle really exists or not.
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IndiaThe Indian state of West Bengal is on high alert amid fears of revenge attacks after police said they had shot dead senior Maoist rebel Koteshwar Rao.
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Pacific Ocean, MexicoSix men who escaped from an island penal colony are found floating in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico.
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BotswanaLewis Hamilton sets the pace in second practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix as Interlagos hosts the final round of the season.
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ArubaThe Australian government announces plans to establish the world's largest marine reserve in the Coral Sea, home to sharks, reefs and shipwrecks.
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United KingdomBritish actor Ben Whishaw is cast as gadget master Q in the new Bond film Skyfall, his agent confirms.
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IndiaFans expressed their disappointment after India cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar fell six runs short of his 100th international 100.
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Germany, United StatesThe social network is embroiled in a legal row after a German drugmaker claimed its page on the social network was given to a US rival.
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Costa Rica, 
ChinaA Chinese hospital ship offers Costa Ricans free treatment, in what some see as a mission to boost Chinese "soft power" in the region.
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BotswanaRed Bull's Mark Webber sets the pace from McLaren's Jenson Button in a tight first practice for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
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France, GermanyAnti-nuclear activists protest in Germany as a train carrying reprocessed waste from France crosses the border.
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BahrainDespite promises of reform from Bahrain's king, violence is continuing, with the latest flashpoint a funeral in a Shia-majority town.
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AustraliaA man who stayed behind to fire-proof his house from a bushfire in Australia survives by using scuba gear and his neighbour's pool.
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Belarus, RussiaCrisis-struck Belarus agrees a deal with Russia that will save it 60% on its gas bills in return for selling its pipelines.
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United KingdomBank of England rate-setter Martin Weale says the UK economy will take more than five years to recover and more quantitative easing may be needed.
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IndiaThere is uproar in India's parliament over the opening up of the retail market to global chains, as the trade minister defends the move.
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United KingdomFormer England boss Martin Johnson defends his regime following leaked reports into their World Cup failure.
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BulgariaVillagers in Dazhdovnik are torn between environmental concerns and potential economic gains as the government backs gold mining plans.
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LiberiaA cable recently brought ashore in Liberia brings with it the hope of a new era of high internet speeds for the country.
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United KingdomDeputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says a £1bn plan to provide subsidised work and training placements will "provide hope" to thousands of young people.
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United StatesA man who shot dead a woman, reported to be his ex-partner, in the car park of a Chicago hospital where they both worked is arrested as he flees.
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NigeriaNigerian comic actor Baba Suwe, wrongly detained for three weeks on suspicion of trafficking drugs, is awarded over $150,000 in damages.
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United KingdomTop seed Novak Djokovic is beaten 3-6 6-3 6-3 by Janko Tipsarevic in the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London.
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AustriaSinger George Michael cancels the remaining dates of his tour while he is treated in Vienna for "severe" pneumonia, his publicist confirms.
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North KoreaThree robots are set to assist prison wardens in a South Korean jail as part of the country's efforts to become a robotics leader.
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ItalyItaly is forced to pay record interest rates in a 10bn euro debt auction to borrow money for six months and for two years.
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SyriaAn Arab League deadline for Syria to allow an observer mission or face sanctions has passed with no response from Damascus to the ultimatum.
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SwitzerlandSwiss pilot Yves Rossy completes a formation flight alongside two Albatross jets above the Swiss Alps.
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SyriaAn Arab League deadline passes for Syria to allow in observers or face sanctions, as new evidence emerges of protests turning into an armed insurgency.
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The GambiaThe Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh wins a fourth term in office, taking 72% of the president vote - results his main rival dismisses as "bogus".
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EgyptTens of thousands of protesters pack into Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand that Egypt's military rulers step aside ahead of Monday's elections.
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New ZealandNew Zealanders are set to vote in a general election that could see the ruling National Party secure an historic outright majority.
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Aruba, United StatesA judge on the Caribbean island of Aruba orders the release of a man held since August over the vanishing and presumed death of a US woman.
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PeruTraditional Bedouin weaving and indigenous Peruvian sung prayers are added to Unesco's 'intangible heritage' list for safeguarding
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Czech RepublicCzech Tomas Berdych takes on world number five David Ferrer in his final round-robin match needing a victory to secure his place in the knockout stages at the expense of world number one Novak Djokovic.
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PakistanPakistan's "memogate" row has raised questions about the strength of the country's civilian government, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar tells the BBC.
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MaliAn armed gang have abducted three tourists and killed a fourth in the ancient tourist city of Timbuktu in northern Mali, security sources say.
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BelgiumBelgium has its credit rating downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's, on concerns about government debt.
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Egypt, United StatesThree US students arrested in Cairo for allegedly throwing firebombs at policemen will head home within hours, reports say.
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IraqA young Iraqi businesswoman has started a women-only taxi service in the city of Arbil.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa holds elections on Monday in what could be a turning point for the people
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PakistanIn the Pakistani city of Peshawar many locals believe that the solution to their toothache can be found at a shrine.
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MexicoActivists in Mexico ask the International Criminal Court to investigate President Felipe Calderon and other top officials over the torture and killing of civilians.
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EgyptPrime Minister-designate Kamal Ganzouri asks Egyptians to "give me a chance" as tens of thousands rally in Cairo against the military rulers.
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EgyptAs protests continue in Cairo and other Egyptian cities, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen has been assessing the support for various factions ahead of next week's parliamentary elections.
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BangladeshBangladeshi activists welcome the abolition of a century-old act which confined leprosy patients to state-run institutions.
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United StatesThe US holiday shopping season gets off to an ugly start with several shootings and two pepper-sprayings as bargain-hunters stampede stores.
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