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BBC News - World
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The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.
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Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600 injured, officials say.
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Strauss-Kahn released by police
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is released after two days of questioning over an alleged prostitution ring but will be quizzed again next month.
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Tributes to reporter Marie Colvin
Tributes pour in for Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin, who has been killed in Syria.
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Hamilton praises new car's speed
Lewis Hamilton pronounces himself impressed with the speed of his "well-behaved" new McLaren after day two of the second pre-season test in Spain.
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McDowell out of World Match Play
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is knocked out in the first round of the World Match Play Championship by South Korea's YE Yang.
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Vicar and teacher murder charges
A man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
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Western journalists die in Homs
American Marie Colvin of the UK's Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik are among 60 people killed as Syria intensifies its clampdown.
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VIDEO: President Obama sings the blues
To mark America's Black History Month, a blues concert called 'Red White And Blues' was held at the Whitehouse, featuring Mick Jagger and B.B. King.
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VIDEO: Colvin's mother: 'She was committed'
Rosemarie Colvin, mother of the killed journalist Marie Colvin, has said her daughter was totally committed to what she did.
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Man City 4-0 FC Porto (6-1 agg)
Sergio Aguero is again the headline act as Manchester City seal an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.
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South Sudan expels oil firm boss
South Sudan expels the head of a Chinese and Malaysian-owned oil firm following its investigation into Khartoum's "theft" of oil worth $815m (£518m).
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VIDEO: One-minute World News
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
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VIDEO: Apple iPad hearing begins in China
A Chinese company is fighting Apple Inc. over its use of the iPad trademark in China.
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Obama seeks US corporate tax cut
US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.
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Somalia militants lose key town
Ethiopian and Somali troops capture Baidoa, a strategic stronghold of al-Shabab Islamist militants, as the UN approves extra African Union troops for Somalia.
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VIDEO: Somalia militant base Baidoa captured
Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.
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Time link to sudden cardiac death
How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.
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Greek MPs consider bailout laws
Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal.
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Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances".
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Brit ratings 'biggest since 2005'
The average audience to have watched the Brits ceremony on ITV1 and catch-up channel ITV1+1 comes in at 6.2 million - the event's highest audience since 2005.
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Verdict on Mubarak set for 2 June
A trial verdict for Egyptian ex-President Hosni Mubarak, accused of ordering the killing of protesters in the revolution that ousted him, is set for 2 June.
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More bodies from Concordia found
Search teams in Italy find eight more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized on 13 January as the inquiry spreads.
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The myth of the eight-hour sleep
Is it better for us to sleep in four-hour chunks?
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VIDEO: Protests spread over Koran burning
At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan after protests spread over the burning of copies of the Koran at a US airbase.
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Nigeria rig 'may burn for months'
A gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron spokesperson tells the BBC.
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Pakistan 'memogate' man testifies
Mansoor Ijaz, the man at the centre of Pakistan's "memogate" scandal, begins giving video link testimony to a judicial commission in Islamabad.
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Inspectors barred from Iran site
The UN's nuclear agency says Iranian officials have stopped its monitors from visiting a military site in connection with Tehran's nuclear programme.
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Six dead in Afghan Koran protests
At least six people are killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan as protests spread over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul.
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VIDEO: Australia FM Kevin Rudd resigns
Australia's governing Labour party is in turmoil after the resignation of Kevin Rudd as Foreign Minister.
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Bonham Carter honoured at Palace
British actress Helena Bonham Carter is made a CBE by the Queen, two years on from playing her mother in Oscar-winning film The King's Speech.
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Australia FM Kevin Rudd resigns
Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns amid widespread reports of a leadership tussle between him and Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
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EU court to rule on Acta legality
A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.
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Life under Somalia's al-Shabab militants
Teacher tells of harsh life under Somali Islamist rule
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Day in pictures: 22 February 2012
24 hours of news photos from around the world
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Hungary may lose EU aid over debt
The European Commission plans to freeze 495m euros of funding for Hungary, lamenting the country's excessive budget deficit.
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Court blow for French far right
France's top court rejects a request by far right candidate Marine Le Pen to grant her supporters anonymity as she struggles to secure her place in the election.
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VIDEO: New bells for Notre Dame anniversary
Bells at Notre Dame in Paris are being replaced to mark the 850th anniversary of the cathedral
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France says adieu to mademoiselle
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon decides that the term "mademoiselle" should disappear from official paperwork.
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Oscar statuettes up for auction
Fifteen Academy Awards are to go under the hammer at an auction in Los Angeles, two days after this year's Oscars ceremony.
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Leguizamo to play Del Boy in US
Actor John Leguizamo, known for films such as Moulin Rouge and Carlito's Way, is to play Del Boy in the US remake of Only Fools And Horses.
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Eurozone service sector shrinks
The eurozone's service sector shrinks unexpectedly in February, a survey suggests, increasing fears of a recession.
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Germany criticised for castration
Europe's top human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, urges Germany to end the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders.
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Obasanjo in Senegal peace mission
Former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo is to meet Senegal's opposition to try to defuse rising tensions ahead of Sunday's elections.
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Heathrow passengers reach record
The number of passengers using BAA's Heathrow airport reached a record last year while losses for the company narrowed, the airport operator says.
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Ancient tracks are elephant herd
Vast trails of seven-million-year-old fossilised footprints reveal the "social structure" of prehistoric elephants, say scientists.
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VIDEO: Tsunami photos return home
Tsunami devastated city in Japan is restoring pictures retrieved from rubble and returning it to owners.
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Venezuela's Chavez faces surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who had cancer last year, says he will have to undergo another operation to remove a small lesion.
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In pictures: Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Revellers take to the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras
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Anger as Afghan children die in winter freeze
Displaced Afghan children dying of cold
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Mexico taxi drivers gunned down
Five taxi-drivers are shot dead as they wait for fares in the Mexican city of Monterrey, in an attack that is being blamed on extortion gangs.
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LA teacher 'harassed in custody'
A Los Angeles teacher has been intimidated by jail staff, his lawyer says, as he pleaded not guilty to 23 counts of child molestation.
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Christchurch quake: 'We can't shake the worry'
Christchurch resident on rebuilding and aftershocks
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What type of film do Oscar voters like best?
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