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SyriaSyrian refugees scarred by bloody army siege
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IndiaIndia on the verge of being declared polio-free
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PhilippinesKate McGeown reports from Mindanao in the southern Philippines, where illegal logging and a tropical storm combined with deadly consequences.
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PhilippinesHow logging led to tragedy in storm-hit Philippines
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Japan, 
ChinaLeaders in Japan and China say they will help the eurozone solve its debt crisis through the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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ChinaChina's central bank cuts the amount of money banks must keep in reserve, in an effort to boost lending and sustain economic growth.
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Ireland, ChinaThe man tipped to become China's future leader, Vice-President Xi Jinping, is making a three-day visit to the Irish Republic with the focus on trade.
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GreeceEurozone finance ministers are due to meet to decide whether Greece has done enough to merit a huge bailout loan.
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United StatesAt least three people are said to have died after an avalanche near a ski resort in the US state of Washington.
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United StatesSergeant Katie Larsons says three people who died after an avalanche near a ski resort in the US state of Washington were ''very experienced skiers''.
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Italy, IndiaIndian police detain two members of an Italian navy security team over last week's killing of two fishermen off the coast of Kerala.
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JapanJapan's trade deficit surges to a record high as a strong yen hurts exports and fuel imports rise in the wake of its nuclear crisis.
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ThailandThailand's economy contracts sharply in the last three months of 2011 after some of the worst flooding on record disrupted manufacturing.
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MexicoAt least 44 people have died in a prison fight in northern Mexico, after rival drug cartels reportedly confronted each other.
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IndiaThe government in India has pledged it will not censor social media, in response to a growing uproar over its internet guidelines.
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IndiaOfficials in India begin a digital inventory of treasures unearthed from vaults in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
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PhilippinesAt least three people are killed after dozens of gunmen attack a jail in the southern Philippines in a bid to free a prisoner, police say.
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GreeceGreece is one of the main entry points to Europe for illegal migrants who travel there hoping for a better life. But many now want to leave.
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FranceTen people remain in hospital after a coach taking a Worcestershire school party home from a skiing trip crashes in France, killing a teacher.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea holds live fire military drills from islands near disputed sea borders despite threats of attack by the North.
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MexicoCrowds have gathered on the cliff tops of Acapulco since the 1930s to watch the world-renowned cliff divers, but now their future is uncertain as tourists stay away from the resort.
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India, 
Sri LankaAustralia drop former captain Ricky Ponting from their one-day side for the next two matches against Sri Lanka and India.
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Japan, ChinaJapan lodges a diplomatic protest with China after its coastguards were blocked from conducting a marine survey in disputed waters, officials say.
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FranceWoody Allen's Midnight in Paris and Alexander Payne's The Descendants win best screenplay prizes at the Writers Guild Awards.
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GreeceEuropean stock markets are higher before a meeting of eurozone finance ministers that many hope will finalise a new bailout for Greece.
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Denmark, 
RussiaDanish brewer Carlsberg says it plans to buy up the remaining 15% of its Russian division Baltika in 2012.
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United KingdomParts of England face "crippling drought" with some rivers and groundwater levels lower than in 1976, it is warned ahead of a drought summit.
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RussiaRide on a famous rail route exposes voters' frustration
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SenegalSenegal's government apologises for a "police blunder" after tear gas was thrown into a mosque amid protests against President Wade's re-election bid.
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PakistanUmar Patek, one of the alleged masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombing, says he never met Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan although they were in the same town.
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United KingdomSir Alex Ferguson regrets passing up the chance to sign England goalkeeper Joe Hart for £100,000 earlier in his career.
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Afghanistan, ItalyThree Italian soldiers are killed as the armoured car they are travelling in overturns in Afghanistan's Herat province, officials say.
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RussiaRussian PM Vladimir Putin backs modernisation of the military, less two weeks before the presidential vote.
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KenyaA Kenyan men's lobby group calls for a boycott of home-cooked meals to draw attention to what it says is increasing domestic violence against men.
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South AfricaSouth Africa is to deploy hundreds of troops along its borders to help fight international gangs smuggling rhino horns, the government says.
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BurmaBurmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party warns that by-elections may not be fair because of restrictions on campaigning.
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United KingdomThe historic Twickenham Film Studios in south-west London, recently used for The Iron Lady and My Week with Marilyn, goes into administration.
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PakistanThousands of Pakistanis from religious and hardline groups take part in a rally in Islamabad, as the authorities bar key extremist leaders from attending.
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Israel, 
Iran, ThailandA court in Thailand issues an arrest warrant for a sixth suspect over an alleged Iranian bomb plot to attack Israeli diplomats in Bangkok.
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SudanSouth Sudan halves state spending on everything but salaries after halting oil production due to a row with Sudan.
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CanadaChris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station during his upcoming spell on the orbiting outpost.
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ChinaChina agrees to ease restrictions on the number of foreign films shown there and to increase the amount studios can make from ticket sales.
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Syria, ChinaThe West is stirring civil war in Syria, says an editorial in the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party.
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IranUN nuclear inspectors are back in Iran for a second time in a month, hoping to make progress in talks on the country's nuclear programme.
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CambodiaAt least three workers are shot and wounded during a protest over wages at a clothes factory in the east of Cambodia.
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SwedenA Swedish man claims he has survived being trapped in his snow-covered car for two months with hardly any food, police say. Survival expert Dale Collett says it was an incredible amount of time to be trapped and snow helped insulate the car.
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Serbia and MontenegroA rapid thaw brings chaos to the River Danube in Belgrade as large blocks of ice damage boats, pontoons and floating restaurants.
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IranIran announces it is holding fresh military exercises to boost protection of its nuclear sites, as UN inspectors arrive for their second visit in a month.
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United KingdomManu Tuilagi is expected to "play some part" in Saturday's Six Nations game against Wales, says England interim coach Stuart Lancaster.
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IndiaAn Indian government committee says lax safety standards on the state-owned railway network cause thousands of deaths.
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Kenya, 
Somalia, United KingdomA British man accused of links to Somalia's Islamist extremists is to stand trial in May for allegedly plotting a bomb attack in Kenya.
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United StatesThe World Bank should consider appointing a non-American as its next president, a leading voice from the developing world tells the BBC.
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United KingdomEngland batsman Eoin Morgan insists that he has no need to adapt his batting style to play Test cricket.
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GreeceEuropean stock markets finish higher before a meeting of eurozone finance ministers that many hope will finalise a new bailout for Greece.
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ChinaThe Foreign Correspondents Club in China warns its members after three employees of European media companies were attacked last week.
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BurmaAfter a significant rise in poppy cultivation in Burma in the last few years, the government has started destroying poppy fields to control opium production.
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IranThe price of oil reaches its highest level since June due to tensions in Iran, pushing up the cost of fuel.
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NigeriaNigerian security forces say they have killed at least eight members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the north-east city of Maiduguri.
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United KingdomSouth-east England is the latest region to be officially in a state of drought, says the government, as it urges people to use less water.
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SudanRebels in Sudan's Darfur province say they have released 49 African peacekeepers but are holding three people they suspect of being Sudanese security agents.
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MexicoMexican officials sack a prison director and many of his staff, accusing them of "treachery and collusion" over a mass breakout and a riot that left 44 dead.
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NetherlandsDutch scientists have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue with the aim of producing the first lab-grown hamburger later this year.
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Serbia and MontenegroA rapid thaw has brought chaos to the River Danube in the Serbian capital Belgrade, where ice damaged boats, pontoons and floating restaurants.
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IndiaIndia once had more cases of polio than any other country but has now been polio-free for just over a year.
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RussiaScientists in Russia raise plants from fruit stored away by squirrels 30,000 years ago, smashing the previous age record.
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United StatesUS Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum renews an attack on President Barack Obama's environmental policy, calling it "political science'.
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Peru, 
ChileChile temporarily closes its border with Peru after torrential rain washes landmines onto the main road.
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United StatesThree expert skiers die in an avalanche in the Cascade Mountains, north-east of the US city of Seattle, with one woman saved by an airbag device.
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United KingdomHome Secretary Theresa May is to split the UK Border Agency following revelations that hundreds of thousands of people were let into the country without appropriate checks.
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SenegalSenegal's government has apologised for a "police blunder" after tear gas was thrown into a mosque amid protests against President Abdoulaye Wade's re-election bid.
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SyriaThe International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to negotiate a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring in aid.
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Egypt, United StatesUS Senator John McCain expresses "guarded optimism" for a resolution of NGO workers being held in Egypt, amid the US threatening aid cuts.
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ItalyLocals in the Italian town of Ivrea have been taking part in an unusually colourful carnival ritual - a mass gathering where participants throw oranges at each other.
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LibyaThe Libyan city of Misrata has been voting to elect a local council, the first major city to hold a democratic poll since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.
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LibyaWar-torn city of Misrata casts votes for local council
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United StatesFormer US astronaut and Senator John Glenn celebrates the 50th anniversary of his orbit of Earth by chatting with crew on the International Space Station.
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YemenVoters in Yemen are set to elect a new president, ending current leader Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year-rule in the unrest-gripped nation.
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FranceThe driver of a coach carrying a Worcestershire school party that crashed in northern France, killing a teacher, is investigated over an allegation of involuntary homicide.
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GreeceEurozone ministers work through the night to try to agree on a fresh bailout to try to prevent Greece defaulting on its debt.
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JamaicaJamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will take on compatriot Usian Bolt at the Golden Gala in Rome in May, meeting organisers confirm.
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