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United KingdomHow France and Britain won WWI arms race
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United KingdomBristol and Birmingham top the areas of England where the government wants to convert primary schools into academies, the BBC discovers.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 
Argentina, United KingdomArgentina condemns a planned visit to the Falkland Islands by British MPs as another sign of the UK's "militarisation" of the dispute.
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PolandIn Darkness is in the running for a best foreign language Oscar at the Academy Awards next week.
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Colombia, 
Cuba, 
United StatesCuba says it will attend the Summit of the Americas in Colombia if it is invited despite US objections, but will not rejoin the Organisation of American States.
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LibyaArmed militias are threatening the security of large parts of Libya, Amnesty International warns, saying at least 12 detainees were tortured to death.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court asks groups challenging a 2009 landmark judgement decriminalising gay sex how "unnatural sex" should be defined.
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JapanThe ex-chairman of Japanese camera manufacturer Olympus and two other former executives are arrested as part of an inquiry into the firm.
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IndiaPolling has begun for control of India's richest municipal body in the western city of Mumbai.
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ChinaLu Jun, the man who was once China's top football referee, is sentenced to five-and-a-half years in jail for taking bribes to fix matches.
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IndonesiaPolice in Indonesia arrest a man accused of killing at least four men with rat poison after having sex with them.
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IndonesiaIndonesia's Lion Air places an order for 27 ATR aircraft, a day after confirming a deal to buy 230 Boeing airplanes.
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IndonesiaMore Indonesian internet users sign up to Twitter compared to users in any other countries in the world.
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North KoreaNorth Korea is marking the 70th birthday of late leader Kim Jong-il, also dubbed the "day of the shining star".
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UgandaThe Ugandan Parliament is considering a bill that proposes harsh penalties for gay people.
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GreeceEurozone finance ministers say they need more oversight of Greece's economy, after Athens reaffirms its commitment to austerity measures.
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United States, ChinaObama and Xi aim for tough but friendly diplomacy
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IndiaIndia's Kingfisher Airlines widened sharply in the final three months of 2011, raising fresh concerns about the carrier's future.
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HondurasHonduras President Porfirio Lobo suspends prison officials and vows a full inquiry after a fire sweeps through a jail, killing more than 350 inmates.
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United KingdomUK defence group BAE Systems reports a drop in sales as defence orders fall off, and warns that sales growth is unlikely this year.
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North KoreaNorth Korea marks the 70th birthday of late leader Kim Jong-il, also dubbed the "day of the shining star", with a mass military parade and tributes.
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GreeceSociete Generale reports a big drop in fourth quarter profits after writing off 662m euros (£516m; $808m) in Greek government debt.
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United KingdomStephen Fry is to perform in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at London's Globe theatre - 17 years after he walked out on a West End production.
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FranceFrance's second largest car maker Renault reports a 9% rise in annual sales, helped by increasing business outside Europe.
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IndonesiaIndonesia's love affair with social media
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Serbia and Montenegro, 
AlbaniaEthnic Serbs in northern Kosovo reject rule by the territory's ethnic Albanian majority, in a referendum criticised by Serbia and the EU.
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United KingdomA nude portrait by Francis Bacon, of the Soho model Henrietta Moraes, has sold for £21m at Christie's in London.
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SyriaTears, songs and waterwheels - emblems of Syrian resistance
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SpainSpain's economy shrinks for the first time in two years, increasing fears the country could be heading for a recession.
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JapanThe former president of Japanese camera maker Olympus is arrested, together with two other former executives suspected of fraud.
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IndiaThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) tells Indian Olympics officials that Dow Chemical was not responsible for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
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EcuadorEcuador's top court upholds a verdict against El Universo newspaper in a $40m libel case brought by President Rafael Correa.
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Israel, 
ThailandA group of Iranians detained after prematurely exploding bombs in Bangkok on Tuesday planned to target two Israeli diplomats, Thai police believe.
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United KingdomNorthampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder says he has not applied for the job as England manager.
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United KingdomHi-tech eye scanners at two out of four English airports are mothballed seven years after they were introduced.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA hydroelectric scheme in DR Congo is dealt a blow by a mining firm’s decision to not build a smelter, which would have been a major user of its electricity.
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LibyaArmed militia are threatening the security and stability of Libya, Amnesty International has warned.
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United StatesUS carmaker General Motors makes record profits in 2011 but unveils huge losses in its European operations.
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United StatesUS new home building rose 1.5% in January to an annualised rate of 699,000, the US Commerce Department says.
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Pakistan, United StatesTwo separate attacks by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kill at least 21 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say.
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Israel, 
West BankAt least eight Palestinian children and a teacher are killed in a collision involving their school bus and a lorry north of Jerusalem.
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Italy, IndiaIndia protests to Italy after an Italian cargo ship fires at an Indian trawler, killing two fishermen.
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HondurasHonduran officials say 355 people died in Tuesday's massive prison fire, as bodies are taken to a mortuary in the capital for the identification.
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SyriaChina says it is sending a senior envoy to Syria to push for an end to violence, as the UN prepares to vote on a resolution condemning the government.
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Malaysia, United KingdomA 17-year-old boy is found guilty of an attack on a Malaysian student during the summer riots in London.
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FrancePolice in France search for thieves who stole a diamond encrusted dog collar worth 9,000 euros (£7,500: $12,000) from the grave of a poodle.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Argentina, United KingdomThe transport union in Argentina says it will delay any British ships in its ports as tensions increase over the Falkland Islands.
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SyriaThe UN General Assembly will vote later today on a resolution condemning the violence in Syria.
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Afghanistan, PakistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai is holding talks in Pakistan, which are expected to focus on efforts to bring the Taliban into the peace process.
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YemenThe BBC condemns an attack on its Yemen reporter and urges the authorities in Sana to ensure the safety of all journalists in the unrest-hit country.
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Syria, ChinaThe UN General Assembly prepares to vote on a non-binding resolution condemning rights violations in Syria, as China says it will send an envoy to Damascus.
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United StatesMimi Alford had an 18 month affair with US President John F Kennedy. She told Radio 5 live's Richard Bacon how it started.
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MalawiAn outspoken critic of Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika is being held illegally in prison and should be released, his lawyers say.
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JordanPrince El Hassan of Jordan has urged Britain to "reach out" to Jordan over the Abu Qatada case
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IraqIraq's Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi ran death squads responsible for attacks on security officials and Shias, a judicial panel says.
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HondurasHonduran officials say 355 people died in Tuesday's massive prison fire, as the grim process of identifying the bodies begins.
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NigeriaGunmen in Nigeria free more than 100 inmates from a jail in the centre of the country, with Islamist group Boko Haram claiming responsibility for the attack.
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UgandaTwo ministers in Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's cabinet resign following a parliamentary investigation into a corruption scandal.
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Nigeria, United StatesA Nigerian man who admitted trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 is sentenced to life in prison by a court in Detroit.
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United KingdomDavid Cameron offers to consider more Scottish powers in the event of a vote against independence, as his talks with Alex Salmond are described as "frustrating".
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GermanyProsecutors in Germany ask parliament to lift President Christian Wulff's immunity over an escalating home loan scandal.
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MaldivesThe new leader of the Maldives, Mohamed Waheed, says elections scheduled for late 2012 could be brought forward in an apparent concession to his ousted predecessor.
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