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AustriaFelix Baumgartner, the Austrian planning to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude, has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
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ChinaThe Chinese unit of Citigroup wins approval to launch credit cards in China, the first non-Asian bank to do so.
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United KingdomFast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.
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ChinaThe owner of restaurant brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell reports another set of strong figures, helped by growth in China.
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AustraliaMacquarie Group, the largest investment bank in Australia, says it expects full year profits to drop 25% as a weak market hurts its business.
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United KingdomA new law making stalking a specific offence is needed in England and Wales to stop harassment ending in violence, MPs and peers have said.
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Venezuela, 
ColombiaColombian President Juan Manuel Santos says one of the country's most wanted paramilitary leaders, known as Martin Llanos, has been captured in Venezuela.
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IsraelIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, saying it damages prospects for peace.
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United Arab Emirates, 
Pakistan, United KingdomEngland drop batsman Ian Bell from their one-day squad to face Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but call up uncapped spinner Danny Briggs.
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IndiaA panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has recommended that the licences of as many as 49 iron ore miners should be cancelled.
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SyriaRussia's foreign minister and the head of the country's foreign intelligence service are heading to Syria for talks with President Bashar Al-Assad.
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IndiaCricket Australia withdraws Hindi advertisements displayed during recent games with India after warnings they could be illegally promoting tobacco.
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Burma, 
United StatesBurma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns as an official election candidate, as the US eases one of its sanctions.
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GabonSo why has Gabon failed to become tourist hot-spot?
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LibyaA system for sending wounded people from the Libyan conflict abroad for treatment has been suspended after it came to light that it has been abused.
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United KingdomManchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson defends Fabio Capello's criticism of the FA after John Terry's removal as England captain.
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Sudan, ChinaThe body of a Chinese worker who fled a camp in Sudan when rebels attacked has been found, says China, while 29 kidnapped workers are still missing.
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IsraelMadonna announces the dates for her latest world tour, which will start in Israel in March.
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United KingdomShame actor Michael Fassbender wins the best actor prize at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, while Olivia Colman takes the best actress prize for Tyrannosaur.
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MaldivesMaldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers.
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Libya, 
MaliMedical charity Doctors of the World pulls out of northern Mali following a recent outbreak of fighting by Tuareg rebels - some of whom used to fight for Col Gaddafi in Libya.
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Ireland, United KingdomWales lock Bradley Davies is cited for the tip tackle that saw him sin-binned in Sunday's win over Ireland.
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United KingdomJohn Terry still wants to play for England despite being stripped of the captaincy for the second time, BBC Sport understands.
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IndiaThe complex challenges facing the Indian state
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United KingdomThe UK could face a growing threat from "lone wolf" terrorists returning from fighting overseas in the next few years, a think tank warns.
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GreecePublic transport and ports have ground to a halt in Greece as two of the country's largest public-sector unions strike in protest at continuing austerity.
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Ireland, United KingdomIreland flanker Stephen Ferris is cited for his tackle on Wales lock Ian Evans late in Sunday's Six Nations clash.
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ChinaChinese state media has reported the birth of a baby of just over 7kg (15lb 8oz), making him what could be the heaviest birthweight baby on record in the country.
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IranReports from Iran say several people have been detained for alleged links to the BBC's Persian Service, which is banned in the country.
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PakistanRescuers who worked overnight on Monday are still frantically trying to remove debris from a factory that collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
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PhilippinesSearch and rescue teams look for survivors of a 6.7 magnitude quake that shook the central Philippines on Monday, leaving dozens dead or missing.
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PakistanEngland team director Andy Flower warns his batsmen that selection is "not a closed shop" following the series whitewash by Pakistan.
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Italy, United KingdomAmanda Knox, acquitted over the murder of her British flatmate, has appealed her conviction for slander in Italy, a family spokesman says.
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Liberia, United StatesFormer Liberian rebel leader George Boley should be deported from the US over his role in the civil war of the 1990s, a judge rules.
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Ireland, 
FranceFrance coach Philippe Saint-Andre makes four changes to his pack for Saturday's Six Nations clash against Ireland in Paris.
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SpainSpanish painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies, who was one of the world's leading contemporary art figures, dies aged 88.
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BotswanaThe Brazilian government files a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding it block material that helps motorists evade drink-driving traps.
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Syria, 
Lebanon, 
GermanyA Syrian and a German-Lebanese man are arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's government.
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LiberiaCan a restaurant help Liberia move on from conflict?
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AfghanistanKabul's mayor sets up a mobile donation fund to collect money in order to save the city's historical sites.
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Syria, 
RussiaThe BBC's Diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall looks at what the Russian foreign minister's trip to Syria could achieve.
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Kenya, Sudan, ChinaA group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan last month has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say.
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JordanThe government is still working with Jordan to try to reach assurances that will allow radical cleric Abu Qatada to be deported, the attorney general says.
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SwitzerlandProfits at Swiss bank UBS slump by three-quarters and the outlook remains tough as the eurozone crisis saps business.
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JapanFive workers are missing after an undersea tunnel collapses at one of Japan's biggest oil refineries, emergency services say.
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IraqMinisters from Iraq's Sunni-backed Iraqiyya bloc end their boycott of the cabinet, reducing fears that the national unity government might fall.
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PakistanThe ICC denies that Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has permission to straighten his arm more than other bowlers.
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Syria, RussiaRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov calls for a solution to the Syria crisis based on Arab League initiatives, after seeing leaders in Damascus.
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United KingdomWales hope to have Gethin Jenkins, Dan Lydiate and Alex Cuthbert available for their Six Nations clash with Scotland while captain Sam Warburton's fitness is a doubt.
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MaldivesMaldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers.
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United KingdomDame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June.
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Italy, RussiaAs freezing weather grips much of Europe, Italy takes steps to conserve gas while emergency situations have been declared in other countries.
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United KingdomThe Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are leading global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth.
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BotswanaBrazilian authorities say they are hopeful of a negotiated end to a police strike that has led to a stand-off between officers and troops in Salvador.
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BangladeshA rogue female tiger with cubs is believed to have killed eight people in a spate of attacks that has terrorised villagers in south-west Bangladesh.
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Netherlands, JapanA Mitsubishi Motors boss offers to sell its Dutch factory for one euro, a day after the Japanese car-maker said it was halting production there.
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MexicoThe Mexican navy rescues six Cubans found adrift on a raft floating off the Isla de Mujeres
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SpainLotus racer Kimi Raikkonen sets the fastest time on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain.
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United KingdomPreview followed by live coverage of Wednesday's game between Hearts and Celtic in the Scottish Premier League.
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United KingdomScotland stand-off Dan Parks announces his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect.
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Canada, ChinaCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits China for talks focussing on oil sales, energy and other economic ties.
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SwitzerlandAnglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders.
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AfghanistanAt least five Afghan policemen are poisoned and then shot dead at a checkpoint in the southern city of Kandahar, intelligence officials say.
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Mexico, United StatesUS President Barack Obama's election campaign is to return some $200,000 of funding linked to the family of a Mexican fugitive.
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BahrainThe authorities in Bahrain free two imprisoned human rights activists ahead of the first anniversary of the start of mass pro-democracy protests.
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AustriaAn Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
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South AfricaSouth African police charge a man who claimed to be Khulekani "Mqgumeni" Khumalo - a popular dead singer - with fraud.
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MalaysiaLive within your means, says Malaysian ex-PM
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UgandaThe Anti-Homosexuality Bill is reintroduced to Uganda's parliament - without the death penalty but still calling for life in prison for some offences.
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NigeriaA man in military uniform blows himself up outside a Nigerian army barracks in the city of Kaduna, which is also rocked by other blasts, officials say.
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PakistanRescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed.
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IranIran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution.
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MonacoThe European Court of Human Rights rejects a complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco, in a ruling backing media rights on celebrity reporting.
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United StatesUS Catholic leaders strongly criticise the White House over a healthcare rule that would make Catholic institutions cover birth control for employees.
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United StatesA California court rules that a bar on same-sex unions is unconstitutional, in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the issue in the US state.
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BrazilItau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.
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SyriaGulf Arab states expel Syria's ambassadors, accusing Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed, as Russian officials visit President Assad.
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United StatesYahoo's chairman and three other board members step down as the tumult at the US web portal continues.
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GreeceGreece appears to be edging towards a draft agreement that would unlock crucial bailout funds, but a party meeting is delayed again.
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United StatesNew Yorkers work to save all that remains from an early centre of Arab-American life.
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NigeriaSome four hundred children have been killed and many more are at risk after the world's worst lead poisoning epidemic in northern Nigeria.
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SyriaAs Syrian government forces continue their fierce assault on the restive city of Homs, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says it risks sliding into civil war.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 
Argentina, United KingdomArgentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
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ArubaAnglo-Australian firm BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, reports lower profits due to falling prices of iron ore and coal.
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