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PeruResearch carried out on maize found at archaeological sites in Peru suggests it was eaten much earlier than previously thought, including in the form of popcorn.
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United KingdomBritain has admitted being caught spying when Russia exposed its use of a fake rock in Moscow to hide electronic equipment.
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United KingdomFinding Olympic connections across the UK
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North KoreaWhat kind of leader will Kim Jong-un be in North Korea?
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SwitzerlandExperts meet in Switzerland to decide whether to alter the world's timekeeping by abolishing the leap second.
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SwitzerlandThe harrowing stories of Swiss 'contract children'
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ArubaSerena Williams and Maria Sharapova move into round three of the Australian Open with convincing victories.
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United StatesMitt Romney and Newt Gingrich trade barbs ahead of the South Carolina US Republican primary, amid new trouble for each of the leading candidates.
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Cambodia, United StatesThe United Nations appoints former US ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, David Scheffer, as advisor to the Khmer Rouge trials in Cambodia.
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United StatesEight US lawmakers withdraw support for anti-piracy legislation being considered in Congress after "blackout" protests on thousands of websites.
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Pakistan, United KingdomPakistan complete a huge victory over England in Dubai, winning by 10 wickets to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
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IndiaEight soldiers from India's paramilitary Border Security Force are suspended after they are filmed beating up a suspected smuggler.
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CanadaUS President Barack Obama has rejected a proposal from a Canadian company to build a huge oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
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FranceHe is grappling with a rising jobless rate and the fallout from last week's decision by Standard and Poor's to downgrade France's triple-A credit status.
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France, ArubaBritain's Andy Murray beats Edouard Roger-Vasselin to reach round three of the Australian Open.
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Papua New GuineaPeter O'Neill, one of two men claiming the prime minister role in Papua New Guinea, declares free health care, a day after a rowdy parliamentary showdown.
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Colombia, 
Chile, ArubaNovak Djokovic continues his Australian Open title defence with a trouble-free victory over Colombia's Santiago Giraldo.
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SwitzerlandAn exhibition and film about the lives of Switzerland's "contract children" is increasing pressure on the country's government to apologise to the thousands affected by the scheme.
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GreeceGreek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos says his country might be able to reach a deal regarding its private debt by the end of the week.
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Pakistan, Aruba, United KingdomSportsday Live featuring reaction to England's heavy defeat to Pakistan, the latest news from the Australian Open, and football transfer news plus more.
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ArubaAndy Murray beats France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-1 6-4 6-4 to progress to the third round of the Australian Open.
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United KingdomThe unions for nurses and midwives toughen their stance by stating their "outright opposition" to the government's plans for the NHS in England.
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ChinaYu Jie, a prominent Chinese writer close to Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, describes "inhumane treatment" that forced him to leave for the US.
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FranceCarlos Tevez's advisor will hold talks with French club Paris St Germain on Thursday over a possible transfer.
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United KingdomA "highly troubling" breakdown of communication between officials led to UK border controls being relaxed too often last year, MPs say.
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Argentina, United KingdomArgentine leaders voice fury after UK Prime Minister David Cameron accuses Argentina of "colonialism" in its claims over the Falkland Islands.
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United Kingdom, United StatesBritish pop star Adele tops the US album chart for a sixteenth week, putting her album 21 amongst an elite group of best-sellers.
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CameroonCameroon 'juju men' fail to help national football team
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United StatesThe US actor apologises after making "disrespectful" comments about terrorist attacks in New York on 9/11.
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PakistanPakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani goes before the Supreme Court to defend his decision not to reopen a corruption case against President Zardari.
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EthiopiaThousands of Israelis have taken to the streets of Jerusalem, in protest against what they say is discrimination against Jews of Ethiopian origin.
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United KingdomLevels of crime increased in England and Wales by 4% in the 12 months to September, suggests the British Crime Survey.
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RussiaRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses a leading liberal radio station of pouring "diarrhoea" over him and serving foreign interests.
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Liberia, United StatesUS authorities say war crimes suspect and former Liberian leader Charles Taylor worked for its intelligence agencies, including the CIA, US media report.
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BulgariaBulgaria becomes the second European country after France to ban test drilling for shale gas using the controversial "fracking" method.
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MozambiqueTorrential rains leave four people dead in Mozambique, and force neighbouring South Africa to close its famous Kruger National Park.
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Pakistan, 
NorwayNorway's head of intelligence Janne Kristiansen resigns because she said too much about Pakistan during a parliamentary hearing.
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United StatesLiverpool finalises a six-year deal with US sports firm Warrior Sports to make the Anfield club's kit from June.
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PortugalLiverpool are close to signing Sporting Lisbon's 19-year-old midfielder Joao Carlos Teixeira.
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France, United StatesThe wife of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to edit a French edition of the US news and opinion website Huffington Post.
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United Kingdom, United StatesWikipedia insists its protest over US anti-piracy legislation will continue, while UK interests say they are watching the situation "closely".
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MexicoScientists discover the remains of four prehistoric bears which they believe date back to the ice age in an underwater cave in Mexico
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Pakistan, United KingdomEngland fold to a humiliating defeat by 10 wickets as their woeful batting performance helps Pakistan go 1-0 up in the three-Test series.
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AfghanistanAt least seven civilians die in a suicide attack at an airport used by international forces in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
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IndiaThere is growing pressure at trade talks in New Delhi for India to lower import tariffs of 150% on Scotch whisky.
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Pakistan, United KingdomCaptain Andrew Strauss says England will not make any dramatic changes in the wake of the 10-wicket defeat by Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai.
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UgandaUganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye and several other politicians are arrested shortly before they were due to attend a Kampala rally.
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BangladeshThe army in Bangladesh foils a coup planned against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a military spokesman says.
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IndiaThe Indian state with a men's rights movement
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ItalyItalian television has released audio of what it says was the first radio call between the stricken Costa Concordia and the coastguard.
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United StatesBank of America reports a $2bn profit in or the three months to the end of 2011, signalling continued recovery at the US' second biggest lender.
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IrelandThe EU, ECB and IMF, who make up the troika of lenders to the Irish Republic, cut their growth forecast for the country to 0.5% from 1.0%.
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AustriaThe Viennese ball is dropped from a UN list of Austrian cultural traditions after protests over one ball's links to far-right politics.
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ArmeniaChess is now being taught to every school child in Armenia in a bid to develop their decision-making skills.
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United KingdomDavid Cameron says the economy must be "truly fair and worthwhile" and announces plans to help employees take a greater stake in their companies.
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Italy, United KingdomEngland flanker Tom Wood is out of England's opening two Six Nations matches, against Scotland and Italy, because of an injury to his big toe.
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SomaliaMedical charity MSF closes two centres in the Somali capital Mogadishu after two of its doctors were killed last month, as another blast hits the city.
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The GambiaYahya Jammeh is sworn in for a fourth term as Gambia's president and promises to "wipe out 82%" of workers, accusing them of being lazy.
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YemenA Yemeni minister says a draft law granting President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution has been amended to limit protection for his aides.
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RussiaA multi-billion-pound High Court battle between Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich and exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has ended.
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IraqA company director is arrested on suspicion of illegally keeping part of a statue of Saddam Hussein taken from Iraq in 2003.
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United StatesBank shares lift European stock markets amid hopes of improvement to global economies and encouraging results from US banks.
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Turkey, ArmeniaAt least 20,000 people march in Istanbul to mark five years since the murder of a Turkish-Armenian journalist, days after a controversial court verdict.
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MalawiMalawi's president says police will arrest anyone who attacks women for wearing trousers in public, after several are beaten and stripped.
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ItalyRescue efforts resume aboard the wrecked Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, with more than 20 people still missing after it ran aground on Friday.
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SyriaThe mandate of the Arab League observer mission in Syria is due to expire, a month after it arrived to verify the implementation of a peace plan.
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SomaliaA suicide bomb attack in a refugee camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu kills six, as medical charity MSF closes of two of its centres there.
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BrazilBeer must be sold at all venues hosting matches at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football's world governing body insists.
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India, BangladeshA video showing Indian border guards torturing a suspected Bangladeshi cow smuggler has prompted widespread condemnation and anger in Bangladesh.
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ItalyEyewitness accounts emerging from crew and passengers on the Costa Concordia are adding to pressure on the Italian Captain of the wrecked cruise ship.
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United StatesOne of the internet's largest file-sharing sites is offline after US officials charged its founder with violating piracy laws.
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United StatesUS photography firm Eastman Kodak, the 133-year old company that invented the hand-held camera, files for bankruptcy protection.
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Canada, United StatesCanadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies from injuries sustained in a training accident in the US state of Utah.
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Cuba, United StatesA large oil rig arrives off the coast of Cuba to begin searching for oil deposits in the Florida Strait, raising environmental concerns in the US.
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RussiaRussian Orthodox Christians mark the celebration of the Epiphany by plunging into icy water.
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United StatesThe Republican presidential race is shaken up as Rick Perry exits and endorses Newt Gingrich, whose ex-wife says he asked for an open marriage.
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West BankThe speaker of the Palestinian assembly, who is a member of the Hamas militant group, has been arrested at an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank.
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IndiaIn India, hundreds of thousands of children are thought to be involved in picking and processing cotton.
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SyriaTen months have passed since demonstrations in the Syrian city of Deraa sparked off an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
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