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Greeks stage fresh general strike |
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Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a second strike in protest at austerity measures. |
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Vladimir Putin in key India visit |
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin arrives in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts. |
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India rebel offensive intensifies |
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Indian security forces step up their operations against Maoist rebels in eastern states, security officials say.
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Burma election laws condemned |
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Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, but military rulers re-open opposition party offices. |
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Nigeria charges over Jos killings |
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Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead. |
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Pakistan drone raid 'kills 12' |
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Two missile strikes by US drone aircraft kill at least 12 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say |
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Chile's new leader to be sworn in |
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Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him. |
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Mexican shakes up world rich list |
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Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
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Mardell's America |
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'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun |
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DR Congo mines 'hit by extortion' |
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Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say. |
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Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU |
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"Dead" baby elephant calf born alive in Sydney zo... |
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Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying |
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New Zealander auctions "ghosts" in a bottle |
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Cyprus holds two for theft of ex-leader's corpse |
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Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability se... |
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Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephan... |
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Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem |
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U.S. blacks, Hispanics losing more sleep over wor... |
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Aussie underwear has gone bananas |
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