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EgyptEgypt's Muslim Brotherhood on verge of power but bitterly split
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ColombiaLawmakers in Colombia propose decriminalising the cultivation of the coca leaf and marijuana to deprive traffickers of revenue.
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FranceGunman Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people in south-western France in three shootings earlier this month, has been buried outside the city of Toulouse.
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JapanJapan's industrial output unexpectedly fell in February, due to lower overseas demand for cars and electronic goods, figures show.
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JapanJapan's government agrees on a bill to double sales tax by 2015 to cut debt and prepares to submit it to parliament.
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NorwayA child welfare agency in Norway says it will hand over two Indian children taken into foster care 10 months ago to their uncle.
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United KingdomThe UK is doubling its non-military aid to opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.
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BurmaBurma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi points out irregularities ahead of a key by-election, but says she does not regret taking part.
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North KoreaJapan says it will shoot down a North Korean rocket if necessary, as new satellite images appear to show preparations for the rocket launch next month.
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GermanyGerman retail sales fell in February for the second month in a row, denting hopes that consumer spending will support the economy in the first quarter.
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United StatesThe prize in a US lottery has reached $540m (£340m) and organisers say this is the biggest lottery jackpot in history.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomEngland batsman Jonathan Trott rises to ninth in the ICC Test batting rankings after his century in Sri Lanka.
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India, 
ThailandA teenage domestic servant in the Indian capital is rescued after her employers locked her in and went on holiday to Thailand, police say.
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SpainWorld number one Novak Djokovic holds off a strong fightback from Spain's David Ferrer to reach the Miami Masters semi-finals.
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United KingdomA collection of works by graffiti artist Banksy sell for more than £400,000 at an auction in London.
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Hong KongShares in Sun Hung Kai Properties fall sharply in Hong Kong after the arrest of its joint chairmen on suspicion of bribery.
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MaliWest African nations give Mali's coup leaders 72 hours to restore constitutional order or face sanctions.
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EstoniaThe synthetic drug wiping out young users in Estonia
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FranceFrench police arrest 19 suspected Islamist militants, including some in Toulouse where gunman Mohamed Merah killed six of his seven victims.
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ThailandA Thai cookbook wins the Diagram Prize for oddest book title of the year.
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BurmaBurma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has spoken of irregularities ahead of Sunday's by-election.
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AfghanistanNine Afghan police officers are shot dead by a colleague in the eastern Paktika province, Afghan police sources have said, blaming the Taliban for the killings.
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United Kingdom, United StatesBritons are losing confidence in the UK's extradition arrangements with the US and big changes are needed to restore public faith, MPs say.
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India, North KoreaAn Indian tribunal suspends the environmental licence given to the South Korean company Posco for building a steel plant in the state of Orissa.
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FranceRich mix or economic suicide - welcome to Marseille
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NigeriaThe identity of the tweeter Gidi Traffic, who informs motorists in Nigeria's largest city Lagos of traffic jams, is revealed to the BBC.
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AfghanistanTaliban take advantage of Afghan mobile boom
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FranceRemembrance tourism attracted 20 million visitors to France last year and interest in the history of the battle sites and cemeteries is rising despite the passage of time.
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BahrainAmnesty International has demanded the jailed Bahraini human rights activist, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, be released "immediately and unconditionally".
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AustriaThe tombstone marking the grave of Adolf Hitler's parents in Austria is removed, to end its use as a pilgrimage site for right-wing extremists.
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United StatesOne crimefighter confronted another in this video of a traffic incident. A man was pulled over dressed as Batman in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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BrazilPolice in Brazil clash with protesters demonstrating against a ceremony held to mark the anniversary of the 1964 military coup.
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CanadaCanadian singer Michael Buble is in the running for a Sony Radio Academy Award for his music show on Magic 105.4.
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GermanyFour paintings worth $1m (£625,000) stolen from a New York gallery are recovered in Germany 24 years after the crime.
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VietnamNine top officials are given tough jail sentences for incurring huge losses that nearly ruined one of Vietnam's largest state-owned companies.
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RussiaA former head of the KGB's foreign intelligence branch, Leonid Shebarshin, has apparently shot himself dead aged 77, Russian prosecutors say.
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SyriaThe UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, expects the government to implement his peace plan immediately, his spokesman says.
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IsraelA Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli security forces in the Gaza Strip after a day of protests to mark Land Day, Palestinian medics say.
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CubaAfter returning from radiotherapy treatment in Cuba, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez issues a nationalisation warning to big national and international companies that he says support his opponents.
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RwandaA French court has allowed the first-ever extradition of a suspect to Rwanda over the country's 1994 genocide, local media reports say.
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DenmarkFinance ministers in Copenhagen agree to increase the size of the eurozone's rescue funds to 800bn euros ($1.1tn; £667bn).
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GreeceHigh levels of unemployment combined with the ongoing financial crisis could bring about a humanitarian crisis for the old port city of Perama in Greece.
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AfghanistanOne of the world's most exquisite copies of the Koran, has been unveiled in Kabul. It is the world's largest handwritten copy of the Koran.
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ItalyItalian police discover a life-sized bust of actor Al Pacino as the drugs boss "Scarface" when they raid the home of a suspected drugs boss near Naples.
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SpainSpain cuts 27bn euros ($36bn; £22.5bn) from its budget this year and freezes public sector salaries to try to address its "extreme" economic situation.
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Iran, United StatesUS President Barack Obama is set to introduce fresh sanctions on foreign banks still involved in the trading of Iranian oil, US officials say.
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MexicoStarting gun for Mexico's glitzy presidential campaign
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United StatesA US Republican at the forefront of efforts to cut government spending becomes the latest big endorsement for presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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United KingdomThe owner of British Airways and Iberia, IAG, receives approval for the takeover of BMI in return for giving up landing slots at Heathrow.
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United States, MexicoUS car giant Ford announces a $1.3bn investment in its plant in the Mexican town of Hermosillo, creating 1,000 jobs.
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MaliRebels in Mali capture the northern town of Kidal, a week after the military seized power saying the army needed more equipment to fight insurgents.
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United StatesVisa, Mastercard and Discover warn that details of credit card holders' personal information could be at risk after a security breach.
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United StatesA shop selling equipment to grow cannabis at home opens its first US East Coast outlet in Washington DC, just a few miles from the White House.
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United StatesAmericans gripped by lottery fever ahead of the record draw with the jackpot of more than $500million have been buying tickets around the country.
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BurmaAung San Suu Kyi looks set to win her seat in parliamentary elections in Burma, although she says the campaigns have not been free or fair
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ChinaChinese forestry firm Sino-Forest, accused last year of inflating its revenues and exaggerating its holdings, files for bankruptcy protection in Canada.
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JapanJapan is allowing some of the 80,000 people forced to move following last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster to visit their homes again.
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JapanJapanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda defends the country's use of the death penalty, days after three death-row inmates were hanged.
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United KingdomWhy Libya wants Saadi Gaddafi's London mansion
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United KingdomA new government TV campaign in England says invisible second-hand cigarette smoke is harming children and putting them at risk of lung disease.
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ItalyManchester City boss Roberto Mancini admits he does not trust striker Mario Balotelli, but will continue to play the Italian.
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Hong KongHungarian President Pal Schmitt resists pressure to resign, a day after being stripped of his doctorate for plagiarism.
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NetherlandsDutch designer aims to boost Muslim women's football
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