| Greeks stage fresh general strike |
| 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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| Chile's new leader to be sworn in |
| 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 |
| 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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| Obama says Haiti situation 'dire' |
| Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval. |
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| Contractors 'divert Somalia aid' |
| Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says. |
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| DR Congo mines 'hit by extortion' |
| Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say. |
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| Pakistan drone raid 'kills 12' |
| Two missile strikes by US drone aircraft kill at least 12 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say |
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| Nigeria charges over Jos killings |
| Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead. |
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| Google to scan old Italian books |
| Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo. |
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| Israel supermarket uses parody film of Dubai assassins in advert |
| An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert. |
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| Baby elephant shocks Sydney zoo with 'miracle' survival |
| An elephant in a Sydney zoo shocks vets by giving birth to a live baby elephant who appears to have survived labour in a coma in the womb. |
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| Real crash out of Champions League |
| Lyon draw 1-1 in the Bernebau to earn a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid. |
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| Man Utd 4-0 AC Milan (agg 7-2) |
| Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense. |
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| Powered pedal |
| Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles |
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| Tough task |
| Challenges ahead for new president in quake-hit Chile |
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| Mardell's America |
| 'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun |
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| Earth Watch |
| Will review of UN climate change body be unbiased? |
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| Afghan anxieties |
| Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch |
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| Fighting the tide |
| Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe |
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| ANC seeks Winnie Mandela answers |
| South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson. |
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| Zuma submits finance declaration |
| South African President Jacob Zuma submits his declaration of interests, after critics urged an inquiry into his finances. |
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| Biden steps up pressure on Israel |
| The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and calls for bold steps for peace. |
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| US reports record budget deficit |
| The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history. |
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| Burma election laws condemned |
| Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, but military rulers re-open opposition party offices. |
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| Japan opens 98th national airport |
| Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful public spending. |
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| Berezovsky wins poison libel case |
| Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former agent Alexander Litvinenko. |
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| Ashton sets out diplomatic vision |
| The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs how she will shape Europe's new diplomatic service, as officials vie for influence. |
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| Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81 |
| Egypt's top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81. |
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| Iran attacks US over Afghanistan |
| Iranian President says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. |
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| Vladimir Putin set to visit India |
| Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts. |
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| India rebel offensive intensifies |
| Indian security forces step up their operations against Maoist rebels in eastern states, security officials say.
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| New Kurdish party to challenge polls |
| Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish party that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in the third general election since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003. |
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| Bitterness and unease in Zimbabwe |
| Andrew Harding reports from Harare on the uneasy mood among the white population and the MDC party as President Robert Mugabe says he's ready for another term. |
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| Can US broker Middle East peace? |
| Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved? |
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