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SenegalWorld-famous musician Youssou N'Dour announces he is running in February's presidential elections in Senegal.
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Iraq, 
United KingdomProject to catalogue Iraq's flora revived after 25 years on hold
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SingaporeSingapore's economic growth slows in the last quarter of 2011 as slowing demand and supply chain disruptions hurt manufacturing.
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IraqAn Iraq war veteran wanted over the killing of a park ranger in Washington state is found dead in a national park, officials say.
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HungaryTens of thousands of people have been protesting in Budapest over Hungary's controversial new constitution, a day after it came into force.
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Iraq, 
United StatesThe body of an Iraq war veteran wanted over the killing of a park ranger in Washington state has been found, officials have said.
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NigeriaAt least 50 people are killed in clashes between rival ethnic groups in the state of Ebonyi in south-eastern Nigeria.
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Iran, United StatesIran's currency the rial slides 12% against the US dollar after the US imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran's central bank.
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United StatesUS Republican presidential candidates make a final push with voters in Iowa ahead of the first statewide nominating contest.
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United StatesHow you may soon be living in a virtual city
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AustraliaFire bans are declared and bushfire warnings issued in South Australia and Victoria, amid soaring temperatures and wind.
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Australia, 
FijiThe Commonwealth calls for credible elections in Fiji and Australia urges more action, after its military ruler announced an end to martial law.
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PhilippinesAt least five people die of leptospirosis and dozens are diagnosed with the illness in the aftermath of Typhoon Washi in the southern Philippines, officials say.
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EgyptEgyptian voters cast their ballots in the third and final round of elections to the lower house of parliament, part of the first democratic elections in 60 years.
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MalaysiaPolice arrest four people over pig heads found outside a mosque in Malaysia, in a case which officials fear will escalate religious tensions.
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United StatesRepublican presidential hopefuls have toured Iowa on the last full day of campaigning before the Hawkeye State's caucuses kick-off the US election year.
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India, AustraliaMichael Clarke and Ricky Ponting leave Australia in a strong position on day one of the second Test against India in Sydney, after Sachin Tendulkar misses out on his 100th international century again.
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IndiaPolice in India's Chhattisgarh state investigate a row between families, after a seven-year-old girl was reportedly sacrificed for a bumper harvest.
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South Africa, 
Sri LankaSportsday Live - featuring build-up to Tuesday's Premier League action and updates from the Qatar Open tennis in Doha.
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GermanyA German national, believed to have lived in southern California for some years, is arrested over the spate of arson attacks in Los Angeles.
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Hong KongHong Kong's brand-new government headquarters is disinfected after bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease are found in multiple locations.
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United Kingdom, 
CyprusFive people are injured during a demonstration against the presence of British military bases in Cyprus.
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IndiaFacing the challenge of getting 1.2 billion people online
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GermanyMeryl Streep is to be honoured at this year's Berlin Film Festival, which takes place next month.
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United KingdomA letter signed by leading health bodies and charities urges politicians to transform England's "failing" social care system.
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HungaryTens of thousands of people protest against Hungary's controversial new constitution introduced by the governing centre-right Fidesz party.
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MexicoOil giant BP asks its contractor Halliburton to pay all costs and damages arising from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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France, Iran, United StatesFrance says the EU should follow the US in imposing stricter sanctions on Tehran, as Iran's currency falls again amid worries over their impact.
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GermanyGermany's President Christian Wulff comes under intense pressure to explain his conduct over a controversial home loan he received.
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AustraliaTemperatures have risen to 40C (104F) sparking a wave of fires.
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AfghanistanAt least five people have died and some 16 others have been hurt in a suicide attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.
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IndiaIndian manufacturer Bajaj Auto unveils a low-cost car expected to go up against the world's cheapest - the Tata Nano.
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IranThe daughter of the former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is sentenced to six months in prison for producing anti-regime propaganda.
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United KingdomA stage production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is to open in London in May, it is announced.
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FranceDavid Beckham decides not to join Paris Saint-Germain for family reasons, according to reports in France.
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United KingdomBritish cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for creating the fictional girls school St Trinian's, dies aged 91.
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GreeceGreece may have to leave the euro if it does not pass austerity measures and secure its latest bailout, a government spokesperson warns.
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FranceFrance's nuclear watchdog wants the country's 58 power plants to improve safety quickly but says none needs to be shut down.
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India, United KingdomJohn Terry's agency takes legal advice after an image resembling the England football captain appears on cigarette packs in an Indian anti-smoking campaign.
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SudanScores of people are slaughtered after fleeing attacks by fighters from a rival ethnic group in South Sudan, according to numerous reports.
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GermanyGerman unemployment falls to its lowest rate in December since 1991, official figures show.
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Nigeria, IndiaIndian authorities arrest six suspected email scammers just days after the country was named spam capital of the world.
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BurmaBurma frees 32 political prisoners to mark independence celebrations, but activists express frustration at the limited scale of the releases.
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AfghanistanA special police unit has been set up, Afghan officials say, to hunt down the husband and others responsible for the torture of a 15-year-old bride.
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FranceTwenty gold-coloured bars found in a case on a suburban Paris train have turned out not be be made of gold, police say.
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EgyptA controversial film shows now in Egypt about patients living with HIV
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Burkina FasoThe head of customs in Burkina Faso, Ousmane Guiro, is sacked after $4m cash is found in suitcases reportedly belonging to him.
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ChileChilean firefighters are still battling to control some 24 forest fires in southern and central parts of Chile during a heat wave.
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TaiwanTaiwan's opposition party demands a probe into alleged surveillance by security and intelligence units on its presidential candidate.
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United StatesUS manufacturing activity hit a six-month high in December according a much-watched survey, adding to a run of positive economic indicators.
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SyriaAt least 18 members of President Bashar al-Assad's security forces are killed by army deserters in Syria, a human rights group says.
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SwazilandPro-democracy activists in Swaziland call on Coca-Cola - a major investor in the country - to withdraw its support for King Msawti III.
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United KingdomTwo men are killed as storms cause damage and result in power cuts across many parts of the UK, with gusts of up to 100mph in Scotland.
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LibyaFour people are killed and at least five injured in a firefight in the centre of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as militiamen tried to free prisoners held there.
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Iran, United StatesThe US says threats by Iran to restrict Gulf shipping in the event of further sanctions shows international pressure is 'beginning to bite'.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomAfghan female boxers are training to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London
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United KingdomTwo men are convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after the attack in south-east London.
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QatarThe Taliban say they have reached a preliminary agreement to set up a political office, possibly in Qatar, as part of Western plans to end the war.
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QatarAfghanistan's Taliban say they have "an initial understanding" to set up an office overseas, possibly in Qatar.
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YemenAt least two Yemeni soldiers have died in clashes with Islamist militants in the restive southern city of Zinjibar, officials say.
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United StatesNew York City police say a man has confessed to a string of arson attacks on an Islamic cultural centre and four other sites on New Year's Day.
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Iran, United StatesThe US has said threats by Iran to restrict Gulf shipping in the event of further sanctions shows international pressure is having an effect
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United StatesRepublicans in the US state of Iowa are preparing to cast their ballots in the first vote of the 2012 Presidential contest, making their choice for their party's nominee.
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ChileSome of the forest fires raging in Chile may have been started intentionally, the government says, as firefighters battle to extinguish multiple blazes.
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United StatesSix contenders for the Republican presidential nomination make frantic final appeals to voters ahead of Tuesday's Iowa caucuses.
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United StatesA Canadian man who forgot his passport says that he used a scanned copy on his iPad to cross the US border to deliver Christmas presents.
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