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AustraliaBottlenose dolphins in Australia organise their complex society into gang-like groups of males, according to scientists.
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United KingdomThe stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants - at the centre of a health scare - "flies in the face of common sense", MPs say.
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CubaWill papal visit bring about further reform in Cuba?
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JapanThe Japanese computer chip maker Elpida Memory is delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange after filing for bankruptcy.
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HaitiThe United Nations says victims of Haiti's 2010 earthquake are being placed at risk due to broken aid promises, with $231m needed this year.
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JapanHon Hai Group, the owner of the manufacturer Foxconn, is to invest 133bn yen ($1.6bn; £1bn) in Japanese electronics maker Sharp.
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Thailand, AustraliaPolice in Thailand and Australia arrest six people believed to be part of a human trafficking network, following a year-long operation.
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SyriaWestern powers react with scepticism to Syria's acceptance of UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan, as the UN says more than 9,000 have died in unrest.
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MaliThe West African regional bloc Ecowas suspends Mali and plans a mission to persuade leaders of a military coup there to restore democracy.
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IndiaThe Indian government says it will review a new tax on unbranded gold jewellery after 11 days of protests by shop owners.
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CubaPope Benedict will say mass in Havana's Revolution Square on Wednesday, the final event in his three day visit to Cuba.
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Hong KongHong Kong's government wins an appeal against a ruling that could have allowed foreign domestic helpers to apply for residency in the city.
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NigeriaThe Nigerian government has announced that it intends to build hundreds of new religious schools to fight poverty and extremism in the north of the country.
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JapanA probe inserted into a reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant finds very high radiation, which officials say will make decommissioning harder.
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United KingdomThe insurance market Lloyd's of London announces a loss for 2011, saying it was its worst year for catastrophe claims.
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Indian Ocean, India, Australia, 
United StatesAustralia plays down a report it plans to allow a US air base on islands in the Indian Ocean, calling such a move "down the track".
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United KingdomActress Kate Winslet and director James Cameron visit London for the red carpet premiere of a new 3D version of Titanic.
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Australia, United StatesA musical based on the life of singer Susan Boyle receives its premiere in Newcastle, with fans travelling from as far as Australia and the US to attend.
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India, 
ChinaA Tibetan activist who set himself alight at a protest in the Indian capital, Delhi, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit dies.
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AfghanistanHundreds of Afghan women are in jail for "moral crimes", including running away and extra-marital sex, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
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SyriaAll but one of Syria's disparate opposition groups agree at a meeting in Istanbul to unite behind the Syrian National Council.
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Aruba, Australia, United StatesUS technology firm Apple offers to refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad.
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United StatesA flight from New York to Las Vegas makes an emergency landing in Texas after the captain began yelling about a bomb, passengers say.
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IndiaMuch of India's defence equipment is "obsolete" and the forces are "woefully short" of weapons, army chief General VK Singh says.
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United KingdomUK economic growth in the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%, partly due to the transport sector.
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Equatorial Guinea, 
FranceTwo French judges request an international arrest warrant for the Equatorial Guinea president's son on money-laundering charges, reports say.
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United StatesUS doctors have carried out what they say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed, by giving a man a new jaw, teeth and tongue.
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United StatesThe Unreal computer games engines is being licensed to the FBI and other US government agencies to aid training.
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United StatesAn American man who received a full-face transplant is recovering well, according to the medical team that carried out the operation.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomEngland close day three of the first Test with Sri Lanka on 111-2, needing a total of 340 for the highest run chase in their Test history.
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CubaPope Benedict XVI meets Cuban President Raul Castro on the second day of his visit to the communist-run island, and is to meet Fidel Castro later.
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IsraelIsrael's main opposition party, Kadima, has elected the former defence minister and army chief, Shaul Mofaz, as its new leader.
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Netherlands, 
LibyaA Dutch court awards 1m euros in compensation to a Palestinian doctor imprisoned in Libya for eight years for allegedly infecting children with HIV.
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IndiaA court in the Indian capital, Delhi, drops anti-terror charges against Kobad Ghandy, a top Maoist leader, but charges him with forgery and impersonation.
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ItalyItaly's Monti defies unions over labour reform
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SudanThe African Union says it is deeply concerned at recent border clashes between Sudan and South Sudan, amid reports of continuing air attacks.
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ArubaAustralian officials express concern over allegations that News Corporation engaged in hacking and piracy to damage its commercial TV competitors.
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FranceA French Jewish official urges vigilance after a reported assault on a Paris schoolboy, the latest anti-Semitic incident reported since the Toulouse murders.
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United States, United Kingdom, ChinaThe policeman at the centre of a major Chinese political scandal sought talks with UK officials hours before he fled to a US mission, the BBC learns.
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SyriaSyrian forces are detaining and torturing children in their crackdown on opposition activists, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the BBC.
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MaliThe leaders of a military coup in Mali announce a new constitution for the country as thousands of coup supporters rally in the capital Bamako.
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ItalyA major Italian union is to strike in protest at labour law reform, following the example of the country's main union federation.
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BulgariaBulgaria abandons plans to build a new nuclear power plant on the banks of the river Danube, amid opposition from environmentalists.
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EgyptAn assembly of 100 Egyptians given the task of writing a new constitution begins its work, despite the withdrawal of liberal and secularists.
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United StatesUS doctors have carried out what they say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed, by giving a man a new jaw, teeth and tongue.
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Saudi Arabia, 
YemenGunmen have seized the Saudi deputy consul in the southern Yemeni city of Aden outside his home, police say.
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United KingdomThe International Olympic Committee says London has raised the bar on how to deliver a lasting legacy in its preparations for the 2012 Games.
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SyriaSyrian authorities are systematically detaining and torturing children, the United Nations' human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has told the BBC.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomTwo British servicemen shot dead by an Afghan army soldier are named by the Ministry of Defence as Sgt Luke Taylor, of the Royal Marines, and L/Cpl Michael Foley.
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FranceA French village proposes giving two chickens to each household in order to cut down on organic waste.
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MexicoAztec artefacts used in elaborate religious ceremonies and excavated from the grounds of modern Mexico City go on display
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SyriaFighting continues in Syria as the Arab League meets over the crisis, with the government in Damascus rejecting co-operation with its peace moves.
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EthiopiaThe 3.4-million-year-old remains of a human ancestor's foot are discovered in Ethiopia, giving an insight into how we evolved the ability to walk.
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North Korea, United StatesThe United States announces that it is suspending food aid to North Korea in light of Pyongyang's plans for a missile launch next month.
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NetherlandsThe European Commission announces plans to set up a dedicated centre to fight cybercrime, based in the Netherlands.
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HungaryBuckets of water have been thrown over women in Hungary, as part of an unusual annual ceremony.
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MaliToppled Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure tells reporters that he is still in the country, as coup leaders announce a new constitution.
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IndiaIndia puts on hold the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is on death row for his role in the 1995 murder of Punjab's then Chief Minister Beant Singh.
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United StatesA flight captain who was restrained after an apparent mental breakdown in mid-air gave no indication he might pose a risk, his airline says.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomGraeme Swann says England will make history by chasing down a fourth-innings total of 340 to beat Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.
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Pacific Ocean, 
Ecuador, 
PanamaA Panamanian teenager who spent 28 days on a boat adrift in the Pacific Ocean returns home after being rescued off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.
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United StatesThe price of oil falls as a number of key nations discuss releasing reserves to increase supplies and US inventories jump.
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CubaPope Benedict XVI has held a 30-minute meeting with Cuba's revolutionary leader and former President, Fidel Castro.
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BahrainFormula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he has no doubts about holding the Bahrain Grand Prix this year.
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United StatesThe US Supreme Court has heard final arguments on President Obama's healthcare law, debating whether the law can stand if a key provision is struck down.
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United StatesOrders for durable goods in the US rose by 2.2% in February, recovering partly from a sharp drop in January, the Commerce Department says.
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ItalyBarcelona will need to beat AC Milan at the Nou Camp to ensure their place in the Champions League semi-finals after being held in Italy.
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France, 
AlgeriaThe father of the man who killed seven people in Toulouse hires a lawyer in Algeria to sue the French police over his death, French media report.
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United Kingdom, United StatesAn American teenager is found guilty of the first degree murder of two British tourists in Florida.
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Iraq, 
IranThe residents of a camp run by the People's Mujahideen of Iran are having a tense stand-off with the Iraqi government over their departure.
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BotswanaBrazil's former President Lula announces he intends to return to politics after doctors say his cancer treatment has been successful.
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CubaHundreds of thousands of Cubans flock to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate a huge open-air Mass in Havana's Revolution Square.
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ChileChilean prosecutors say they will seek murder charges against four suspected neo-Nazis accused of carrying out an attack on a young gay man.
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United States, United Kingdom, ChinaThe policeman at the centre of a major Chinese political scandal sought talks with UK officials hours before he fled to a US mission, the BBC has learnt.
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