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MaldivesThe Commonwealth calls for early elections in the Maldives to help solve the crisis caused by President Mohamed Nasheed's resignation two weeks ago.
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SomaliaA mother sells samosas to support 10 children
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AustraliaMining group Rio Tinto has unearthed an extremely rare pink diamond in Australia.
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SyriaThe BBC's Jim Muir pays tribute to Marie Colvin, killed in Syria
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SyriaThe killings of two Western journalists in Homs among 60 reported deaths across Syria spark further outrage towards the Damascus government.
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IrelandFriends and former colleagues pay tribute to "one-off" comedian Frank Carson, whose catchphrases included "It's a cracker", after his death aged 85.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaWill Bosnia’s precious national heritage weather a funding freeze?
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United StatesA collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York.
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United KingdomThe number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows.
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China, 
North Korea, United StatesUS and North Korean officials are meeting in Beijing for the first talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme since the death of Kim Jong-il.
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ArubaAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.
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Japan, United StatesThe Japanese yen falls to its lowest level against the US dollar in seven months, positive news for Japanese exporters.
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PhilippinesFormer Philippine President Gloria Arroyo pleads not guilty to electoral fraud before a court in Manila.
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United StatesRick Santorum comes under fire from rival US Republican candidates in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries.
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IndiaSnow avalanches have hit defence installations in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least nine Indian soldiers and trapping 11 others, officials say.
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ArgentinaA commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires kills at least 49 people and leaves more than 600 injured, officials say.
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ArgentinaSome 49 people are killed and at least 600 injured in Argentina after a commuter train crashes as it arrives into one of the city's busiest stations in Buenos Aires.
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JapanTokyo firefighters had just 60 minutes to carry out a mission to help avert nuclear disaster at Fukushima a year ago.
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SyriaThe killings of two Western reporters and reported deaths of some 60 people across Syria have triggered further Western outrage towards the Damascus government.
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IndonesiaForeign prisoners are being transferred out after a second night of unrest is reported at the biggest jail on Indonesia's Bali island.
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United KingdomCentrica, the owner of British Gas, says profits stayed flat due to the effect of a slump in in demand in the UK.
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South KoreaWorld number one and defending champion Luke Donald is beaten by Ernie Els in the first round of the WGC Match Play in Arizona.
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United KingdomNorthern Ireland's Rory McIlroy will become the new world number one if he wins the WGC Match Play in Arizona.
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PakistanAt least 12 people are killed and 30 injured after a bomb hit a bus stop in the city of Peshawar in north-west Pakistan, police officials say.
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UgandaThe President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, tells Stephen Sackur that homosexuals were never persecuted in his country and that the issue is being mishandled by western countries.
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Sri Lanka, United StatesA controversial Sri Lankan diplomat, the subject of a US lawsuit accusing him of war crimes, is excluded from a United Nations committee.
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GreeceCredit Agricole reports a large loss for the three months to the end of December due to its exposure to Greek debt.
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RussiaThousands of supporters hear Vladimir Putin deliver a strongly patriotic speech at a Moscow stadium as he bids for re-election.
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GermanyGerman business confidence rises for the fourth month in a row in February, to a seven month high, according to the Ifo Institute.
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United KingdomBritish comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen is not banned from attending Sunday's Academy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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United KingdomCentre Manu Tuilagi returns to the England team to face Wales on Saturday as interim head coach Stuart Lancaster makes four changes.
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United Kingdom, United StatesOne Direction score the highest debut for a UK act in the US singles chart for almost 14 years, with What Makes You Beautiful.
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Somalia, 
Italy, 
Libya, 
EritreaThe European Court of Human Rights says Italy violated the rights of Eritrean and Somali migrants by sending them back to Libya.
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GermanyAs Germans mourn neo-Nazi murder victims, Chancellor Angela Merkel appeals to their families for forgiveness.
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Afghanistan, United StatesHow Koran burning row exposes US failures in Afghanistan
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IndiaIndia's home ministry disowns an apparent call from a top government lawyer for a landmark ruling decriminalising gay sex to be overturned.
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SyriaBBC's Ian Pannell witnesses north Syria rebel campaign
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EgyptThe last day of the trial of ex-President Hosni Mubarak is front-page news in Egypt, with most publications calling for a harsh sentence.
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United KingdomA 4.1m high bronze sculpture of a boy on a rocking horse, by artists Elmgreen and Dragset, is unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square.
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SyriaA UN panel draws up a list of Syrian officials who may be investigated for crimes against humanity, as Syrian forces renew shelling in Homs.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAt least another eight people are killed, including two Nato soldiers, in violence across Afghanistan, after the burning of the Koran at a US base.
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United KingdomSinger Charlotte Church has settled her damages claim against News Group Newspapers over the hacking of her phone, London's High Court hears.
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Somalia, United KingdomSomalia's President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has called on the international community to help secure his war-torn nation's future, at a major conference in London.
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Netherlands, United KingdomUncapped duo Fraizer Campbell and Tom Cleverley are named in England's squad for Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands.
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ArubaSir Richard Branson wins the right to control richardbranson.xxx after an Australian man was ruled to have registered the domain "in bad faith".
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TanzaniaFour Tanzanian police officers are detained after a deadly protest over women allegedly killed to obtain body parts for witchcraft use.
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Sweden, 
SeychellesSweden's popular heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, gives birth to a baby girl, her husband Prince Daniel announces.
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IndiaIndian human rights activists question the circumstances in which five alleged bank robbers were killed by police in Chennai on Thursday.
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GreeceDeutsche Telekom reports a loss due to a drop in demand in Europe, including Greece, because of the eurozone debt crisis.
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NorwayThe practice of dumping millions of tonnes of waste rock from mining in deep Norwegian fjords is coming under close scrutiny from the country's scientists.
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ChinaApple can for now continue to sell the iPad tablet in Shanghai after a court ruling over naming rights is suspended on Thursday.
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United StatesSeven US Marines are killed in a mid-air collision between two helicopters during a training exercise in Arizona, officials say.
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United KingdomRoyal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £2bn in 2011, its fourth year of losses since the bank's bailout in 2008.
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GreeceThe Greek parliament passes a law that allows a debt write-down with private creditors - a key plank of its EU/IMF bailout agreement.
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IraqAt least 55 people are killed and hundreds injured in a wave of bombings and shootings targeting mainly police officers in Shia areas of Iraq.
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Afghanistan, United StatesPresident Barack Obama apologises to the Afghan people for the burning of Korans by American troops at a US base outside Kabul.
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PhilippinesThe number of bats living in a sanctuary in the Philippines has increased so much that many are being forced out of their habitat.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritish Sikh author Bobby Singh Bansal has travelled to Afghanistan, to investigate the falling Sikh population within the country.
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United StatesA US tabloid publishes what it claims to be the "last picture" ever taken of the singer in the funeral home.
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Venezuela, 
CubaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who had cancer last year, is heading to Cuba again on Friday for surgery to remove a potentially cancerous lesion.
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NigeriaA Nigerian school is set alight - the second non-religious school in the Islamist militant stronghold of Maiduguri to be targeted this week.
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IranThousands of Iranian men are being sent to prison for not paying a gold dowry promised to their beloved before marriage should the relationship end in divorce.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaFormer Bosnian Serb forces commander Gen Ratko Mladic says the UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is biased in its trial against him.
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United KingdomPakistan fight back to beat England by eight runs in the first of the three-match Twenty20 series.
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Somalia, United KingdomWorld leaders pledge support for political and military measures to fight Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab, after a conference in London.
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United StatesThe White House unveils a "bill of rights" for web users, calling for stronger privacy protections amid fears that online browsing habits are not secure.
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AustraliaA man accused of drowning his wife while on a scuba dive during their honeymoon in Australia is acquitted by a judge in Alabama.
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Somalia, United KingdomHas the London conference helped reshape failed state?
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United KingdomPreview of Saturday's Six Nations fixture between England v Wales at Twickenham.
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United StatesThe US Army private accused of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks defers a plea on 22 charges at the start of his court martial.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), ArgentinaA group of intellectuals challenges Argentina's Falkland Islands stance, saying the rights of the islanders to self-determination should be respected.
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RussiaA crowd of thousands has heard Vladimir Putin deliver a strongly patriotic speech at a Moscow stadium as he bids for re-election as president of Russia.
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United StatesUS insurance giant AIG reports a big increase in fourth-quarter profit, thanks to a $17.7bn (£11.2bn) tax benefit.
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Ireland, ItalyPreview of Saturday's Six Nations fixture between Ireland and Italy at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
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Afghanistan, United StatesPresident Barack Obama has apologised to the Afghan people for the burning of Korans by American troops at a US base.
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Syria, 
FranceEdith Bouvier, the French journalist hurt in an attack on the Syrian city of Homs, says she needs urgent medical attention and asks to be evacuated.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama says there is no "silver bullet" to bring car fuel prices down quickly and defends his energy policy.
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United StatesNew research suggests mild drought conditions were enough to cause the collapse of the Central American Maya civilisation after AD950.
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