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ChinaAlliance Boots, one of Europe's biggest pharmacy chains, agrees a deal to buy a stake in a Chinese pharmaceutical wholesaler.
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ChinaChina's Vice-President, Xi Jinping, will attend a China-Asean trade event, state media say, after he emerged from a two-week absence.
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SyriaThe BBC's Paul Wood sees the deadly assault on Syria's second city, Aleppo
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Kazakhstan, 
RussiaA Russian Soyuz space capsule successfully lands in Kazakhstan with its three-man crew after they spent 123 days at the International Space Station.
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IndiaA key political ally is to consider whether to withdraw from the Indian government over a decision to open up the retail sector to global supermarkets.
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Antarctica, 
United KingdomBritish explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes unveils plans to set a new world record by leading the first team on foot across Antarctica during the southern winter.
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KazakhstanAfter 123 days in space, three astronauts have landed back on earth. Their Soyuz spacecraft landed safely in central Kazakhstan.
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Japan, ChinaAfter a weekend of anti-Japanese protests across China, Beijing says six boats sent to patrol disputed islands at the centre of the row completed their task.
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United StatesOil prices rise for the eighth session in a row, with Brent crude near a four-month high, boosted by the Fed's move last week to stimulate the US economy.
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Afghanistan, United StatesMore than 1,000 people stage an angry protest near US and Nato buildings in the Afghan capital, firing guns and setting police vehicles alight.
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IndiaIndia's central bank lowers the amount of money that banks need to keep in reserve, in a bid to boost lending and spur domestic demand.
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United KingdomBritish author Sir Salman Rushdie says he does not think his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses would be published today because of a climate of "fear and nervousness".
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United KingdomWorld champion Mark Cavendish admits he may have ridden for Team Sky for the final time after victory in the final stage of the Tour of Britain.
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North Korea, Japan, United StatesThe US and Japan agree to set up a second missile defence system on Japanese soil to defend against missile threats from North Korea, officials say.
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IraqAt least seven people are killed in a suicide car bomb attack near the heavily-guarded International Zone in Iraq's capital, Baghdad.
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United Kingdom, 
AustraliaEngland beat Australia by nine runs in Colombo in a World Twenty20 warm-up ahead of the tournament starting on Tuesday.
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KenyaKenya village massacres raise fears of another bloody election
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SyriaTony Blair, former prime minister and currently Middle East "quartet" representative, said he would be advocating "ramping up where we are" in Syria.
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United StatesThe fifth Resident Evil film debuts at number one on the US box office chart, taking $21.1m (£13m), according to early estimates.
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Libya, United StatesLibya's leader says some 50 people have been arrested over the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, but a minister says far fewer people have been detained.
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Japan, ChinaProtesters in China have targetted Japanese car manufacturers and electronics firms.
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Lebanon, United StatesThe leader of Lebanese Shia Muslim militants Hezbollah calls for fresh protests over an amateur video produced in the US which mocks Islam.
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United KingdomSchool qualifications face a shake-up in England, with end-of-course exams and single exam boards.
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South AfricaA union affiliated with South Africa's ruling ANC has called for striking miners to return to work.
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SyriaA UN commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria says it has drawn up a new secret list of Syrians and units suspected of war crimes.
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BermudaLewis Hamilton insists he is "100% focused" on winning the title with McLaren this season, despite speculation surrounding his future.
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Uganda, United KingdomBritish theatre producer David Cecil is released on bail in Uganda, where he was charged over a play about the condition of gay people in the country.
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SwitzerlandMore than 70 Sherlock Holmes fans have just completed a pilgrimage to Meiringen in Switzerland, home of the Reichenbach Falls, and scene of the final struggle between Holmes and his arch enemy, the evil Moriarty.
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ItalyA Hamas-run military court in Gaza convicts four Palestinians over the abduction and murder of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni last year.
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BurmaBurma's government releases more than 500 prisoners, raising hopes that political detainees may be among them.
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United StatesAnders Rasmussen, secretary general of Nato, says procedures have been strengthened after the recent Taliban attack on Camp Bastion which resulted in the death of two US marines.
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TurkeySome 500 Kurdish rebels have been "rendered ineffective" by Turkish security forces in the space of a month, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
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United KingdomCane rats and "shocking" quantities of illegal and "potentially unsafe" meat have been sold in London, a BBC investigation reveals.
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ChinaThe trial begins in secret of an ex-police chief at the heart of China's biggest scandal in years involving the politician Bo Xilai, lawyers say.
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Japan, ChinaSome of Japan's biggest firms - Panasonic, Canon and Honda - suspend operations at some factories in China amid violent anti-Japan protests.
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SpainSpain international David Silva signs a new five-year deal to keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2017.
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NigeriaThe spokesman for Islamist militant group Boko Haram is killed by Nigeria's military, reliable sources tell the BBC.
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Antarctica, United KingdomBritish explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is to lead the first team on foot across Antarctica during the southern winter.
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United KingdomThe UK film industry contributed more than £4.6bn towards the UK GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2011, an independent report suggests.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS Defence Secretary Leon Panetta describes insider attacks on coalition troops in Afghanistan as the "last gasp" of the Taliban.
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South AfricaFirebrand politician Julius Malema is barred by police from addressing striking miners near South Africa's Marikana mine.
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United KingdomA police officer cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests is sacked for gross misconduct, but the dead man's widow calls it a "whitewash".
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SpainPreview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Real Madrid and Man City in the Champions League.
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IranIran's nuclear chief warns that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may have been infiltrated by "terrorists and saboteurs".
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IndonesiaMount Gamalama, which is in the Moluccua islands to the east of Indonesia, has erupted spewing lava and thick clouds of ash.
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Argentina, United StatesFollowing government restrictions on currency sales, people in Argentina have been using Paypal to exchange US dollars.
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Zimbabwe, 
Sri LankaThe fourth ICC World Twenty20 begins on Tuesday when Sri Lanka take on Zimbabwe in Hambantota (15:00 BST).
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South AfricaSouth African firebrand politician Julius Malema has been banned from addressing striking workers at the Marikana Platinum mine.
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FranceThe 250-year old toy chain Hamleys has been taken over by a French toy retailer for a reported £60m.
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United KingdomBritish football must stop the current handshake row from becoming a "mafia feud", says the PFA's Gordon Taylor.
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BurmaBurma releases more than 500 prisoners, including some of the country's remaining political detainees and a number of foreigners.
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ThailandThai security forces and "red-shirt" protesters were to blame for escalating violence that left 92 people dead in 2010, an independent commission says.
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KazakhstanEurope's Metop-B satellite, which will acquire data critical for weather forecasting, launches from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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FranceFrance's finance minister says the planned merger of BAE and EADS needs close scrutiny raising fears of delays through political wrangling.
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France, United KingdomFrance says it is in agreement with the UK on the EU plan to centralise supervision of eurozone banks.
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United KingdomA shake-up of school qualifications will mean GCSE exams in England are going to be replaced in core subjects by a qualification called the English Baccalaureate Certificate.
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FranceLawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge begin civil proceedings in a French court to halt further publication of topless images of the duchess.
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BoliviaThe United Nations' drugs agency finds the production of coca leaves, the raw ingredient for cocaine, has fallen significantly in Bolivia.
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United StatesProtests over an anti-Islam video continue worldwide, with an influential Lebanese cleric calling it the "worst attack ever on Islam".
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CambodiaCambodia has created a pilot project to help diagnose and treat cases of malaria in remote villages using mobile phone technology.
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United States, ChinaBarack Obama and Mitt Romney spar over Chinese trade relations, as the White House accuses Beijing of illegally subsidising car exports.
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AustraliaHow Australia's Asians are subtly changing the country
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BahrainA court in Bahrain charges seven police officers over the torture and mistreatment of people arrested after last year's anti-government protests.
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FranceA dog inadvertently shoots his master in the hand on a hunt in France but the huntsman blames himself for not applying the gun's safety catch.
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United StatesThe founder of US futures broker Peregrine Financial Group pleads guilty to a massive fraud involving 24,000 customers in the US state of Iowa.
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LebanonHassan Nasrallah. the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah party, denounces an anti-Islam film in a rare public appearance, as protests continue in many countries.
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FranceWill high taxes make the rich leave and never come back?
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North KoreaThe wealthy South Korean women who pay for men
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GibraltarWill Gibraltar help QR codes take off?
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FranceA French court is to rule later on a bid by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to stop the sale and distribution of topless pictures of the duchess.
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United StatesA video emerges showing US Republican presidental candidate Mitt Romney appearing to disparage Obama voters at a private donor dinner.
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