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AustraliaExperts rush to defend the reputation of Australia's dingoes
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ItalyCould rescuing Italy's economy sink Venice?
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NepalNepal slum dwellers angry at Maoist 'decadence'
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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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ChinaDebate over sentence for Chinese entrepreneur
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United StatesSeven people are arrested in a multi-state rhino horn-smuggling ring, as officials seize $1m (£637,000) in gold ingots and 20 rhino horns.
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ArgentinaArgentina's government promises a full investigation into Wednesday's train crash, amid allegations that safety concerns were not addressed.
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ColombiaRelatives of hostages held by Colombia's Farc guerrilla group have taken part in a marathon radio programme to raise awareness of their plight.
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ItalyA moth with a taste for Chardonnay leaves, which has infested vineyards across northern Italy, is a new species of leafminer, scientists say.
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United StatesThe senate in the US state of Maryland passes a gay marriage bill, making it the eighth US state assembly to approve such a measure.
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BrazilAn investigation is trying to find out why a rescue helicopter disintegrated shortly after landing in the northern state of Para in Brazil, injuring four people on board.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court orders the prosecution of policemen involved in a crackdown on an anti-corruption protest led by yoga guru Baba Ramdev last year.
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BoliviaDozens of disabled people clash with police in Bolivia's main city of La Paz during a protest calling for higher state subsidies.
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Syria, 
TunisiaA major world conference will be held in Tunisia to seek a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter Syrian unrest.
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ItalyThe BBC's Chris Morris reports from Venice on how the economic reforms of Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti are affecting the iconic Italian location.
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SpainThe Duke of Palma, Inaki Urdangarin, the husband of Spain's Princess Cristina and son-in-law of King Juan Carlos, will testify in court on Saturday over allegations that he misused millions of euros of public money.
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IranAs preparations get under way in Los Angeles for the 2012 Oscars, Talking Movies' Tom Brook surveys this year's field for best foreign language film.
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Russia, 
Japan, United StatesThe US targets organised crime by freezing the financial assets of two groups - Japan's Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group and Russia's Brothers' Circle.
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AustraliaKevin Rudd will challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard in the Australia Labor party leadership ballot on Monday, he has confirmed.
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JapanJapan's financial watchdog tells an investment firm to halt operations over worries it has lost most of the $2.3bn funds it manages.
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United KingdomMicah Richards reveals his pain at being overlooked by England, claiming former manager Fabio Capello "had his favourites".
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BoliviaDozens of disabled people have clashed with police in Bolivia during a protest calling for higher state subsidies.
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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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United StatesUS Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams is made an "honorary Irishwoman" as she picks up an Oscar Wilde award three days before the Academy Awards.
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United Kingdom, SpainProfits halve at Telefonica, owner of UK mobile network operator O2, as conditions deteriorate in Spanish telecoms market.
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United KingdomA second official estimate of GDP confirms that the UK economy shrank by 0.2% in the last three months of 2011.
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AustraliaThe parents of Australian baby Azaria Chamberlain urge a coroner to rule that a dingo killed her and end 30 years of speculation over her death.
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Jordan, SyriaThe BBC's Wyre Davies reports from Syria's border with Jordan, where thousands of Syrians have headed to escape the fighting.
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MaliNearly 130,000 people have been displaced by fighting between Tuareg rebels and government forces since mid-January in Mali, the UN warns.
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JapanThe discovery of three bodies that lay unnoticed for weeks in an apartment in Japan raises concern over so-called 'lonely deaths' in the country.
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Venezuela, SpainChelsea striker Fernando Torres is left out of a Spain squad for the first time in five years.
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United KingdomA man pleads guilty to starting a fire at a 144-year-old furniture shop in Croydon, south London, during the summer riots.
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SomaliaAn air strike in al-Shabab-held southern Somalia kills four people, including three foreigners, eyewitnesses tell the BBC.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThousands of enraged Afghans have taken to the streets for a fourth day, after US soldiers inadvertently set fire to copies of the Koran, as the BBC's Orla Guerin reports.
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ChinaA Communist Party official warns Tibetans in an area at the centre of recent anti-China protests to oppose separatism and obey the law.
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GreeceA pub landlady has won her court fight with the English Premier League over using a Greek TV decoder to screen games.
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LibyaGaddafi aide describes last days of the former Libyan leader
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PakistanGunmen attack a police station in north-western Pakistan, killing at least three policemen and injuring seven others, officials say.
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Italy, United StatesFiat's boss, Sergio Marchionne, says two plants in Italy may have to close if they cannot export to the United States.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbia reaches a deal over its breakaway province of Kosovo, days before the European Union is due to deliver its verdict on Belgrade's membership bid.
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United KingdomEngland captain Chris Robshaw hopes to treat the Twickenham faithful to a "much improved" attacking game against Wales on Saturday.
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CameroonThree women in Cameroon are charged with practising homosexuality, in what is believed to be the first such case in the country, a local reporter tells the BBC.
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Russia, 
GermanyA Russian passenger jet which lost a wheel on take-off from Berlin lands safely in St Petersburg, Russian media report.
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Austria, 
NetherlandsDutch Prince Johan Friso, injured in an avalanche last week, is in a coma and may never regain consciousness, doctors treating him in Austria say.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan government statistics put the death toll in the north of the country during the final phase of the war at 9,000, the BBC learns.
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South AfricaA high school in the South African township of Soweto has seen a 20% rise in attendance, since a famous jazz musician returned to school.
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EgyptA presidential candidate in Egypt, Abdul Moneim Abu al-Futuh, is recovering in hospital after an attack in which his car was stolen.
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SpainSauber's Kamui Kobayashi sets the pace on the final day of the second pre-season test in Spain.
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GhanaGhana's football coach blames their Cup of Nations disappointment on players casting "magic spells" on each other.
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Colombia, United KingdomTwo men who tried to smuggle cocaine with a street value of £1.6m from Colombia to the UK in bags of tropical fish, killing thousands of fish in the process, are jailed.
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SyriaThe main Syrian opposition group asks permission for arms to be supplied to rebels, as Tunisia hosts a major conference to seek a breakthrough.
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Afghanistan, PakistanPakistan's prime minister urges the Afghan Taliban to hold direct peace talks with the Afghan government, in the first such statement from Islamabad.
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SyriaThe Red Cross has reached the besieged Syrian city of Homs and has started talks on evacuating the injured, officials say.
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United StatesWhy France once wanted a single currency with the US
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Libya, Iran, United KingdomTwo British journalists working for Iranian-owned Press TV are arrested in Libya.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAt least 12 people are killed as protests continue for a fourth day across Afghanistan over the burning of Korans at a US air base.
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GreeceGreece submits its debt write-down offer to private creditors, a key part of its bailout agreement with the EU and IMF.
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PakistanA Pakistani woman struggling to make ends meet is directing traffic on one of Karachi's busiest roads alongside regular traffic police.
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United States, SpainA haul of gold and silver coins salvaged from a sunken Spanish galleon leaves the US after five years of legal wrangling over who owned the treasure.
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Israel, 
West BankA Palestinian man has died after being injured in clashes at an Israeli army checkpoint in the West Bank, Palestinian medical sources say.
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Syria, United Kingdom, TunisiaThe UK is to officially recognise the Syrian National Council as a "legitimate representative" of the country, William Hague announces as he attends a major meeting in Tunisia.
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Iran, United StatesA Briton accused of selling batteries for Iranian missiles describes his treatment as "a disgrace" as he arrives at Heathrow to be extradited to the US.
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RussiaAndrey Arshavin rejoins Zenit St Petersburg after Arsenal agree a loan deal with the Russian club.
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NorwayNorwegian musician and composer Terje Isungset uses his background in jazz and Scandinavian music, to create musical instruments from non-traditional materials including ice.
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HaitiHaiti's Prime Minister Garry Conille resigns after less than five months in office, following weeks of political infighting.
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United StatesUS ex-student Dharun Ravi goes on trial, facing 15 charges for spying on a homosexual encounter involving his room-mate, who later killed himself.
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RussiaBlackburn Rovers sell centre-back Chris Samba to Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala.
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IranIran failed to ease worries over possible military aspects of its nuclear programme during recent talks with UN officials, the IAEA says in a report.
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Iran, United Kingdom, United StatesA Briton accused of selling batteries for Iranian missiles has arrived in Texas and been taken into custody after being extradited from the UK
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