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Sarkozy party facing poll defeat |
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President Sarkozy's party faces defeat from the Socialists in regional elections, which also saw a strong National Front showing. |
Thai protesters head to barracks |
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Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters march on a barracks where Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is staying. |
Mission: Impossible actor dies |
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Peter Graves, star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films, dies of a suspected heart attack in LA, aged 83. |
US fury at Mexico consular deaths |
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Three people connected to the US consulate in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez have been killed, the White House says. |
Brazil leader begins Mid-East tour |
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Brazil's president arrives in Israel at the start of a Middle East tour to throw his country's weight behind the peace process. |
UN boss reassures Haiti victims |
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Ban Ki-moon tells Haiti the world will continue to support them as they recover from the devastating earthquake. |
Obama aide stokes US-Israel row |
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A top Obama adviser criticises Israel over settlement homes in East Jerusalem, thwarting Israeli hopes of ending the row. |
PM Maliki extends Iraqi poll lead |
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Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki's bloc strengthens its lead over its main rivals with partial election results now in from all 18 provinces. |
Irish Catholic leader in 'cover-up' |
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The Catholic primate of all-Ireland rejects calls to resign over claims he helped cover up a sex abuse investigation in the 1970s. |
Panic in Georgia as bogus TV report says Russia has invaded |
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Panic is sparked in Georgia after a bogus TV news report said Russian tanks had invaded and the president was dead. |
Beckham 'set to miss World Cup' |
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David Beckham's dream of playing in a fourth World Cup looks over after he tears an Achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo. |
Live - Bangladesh v England |
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Matt Prior falls early as England push for a quick declaration on the fourth morning of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. |
Whale of a crime? |
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Greens can't get Japan to blubber for dead whales |
Spoil sports? |
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The rules children must obey in Berlin, Paris, Rome and NY |
Deadly legacy |
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Ridding Falklands of its landmines, 30 years after war |
In pictures |
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Secrets of Italian artist Caravaggio in the frame |
Cut and run? |
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Bombed out and banned: Gaza's male hairdressers |
Yes, we Kenco |
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New US movement tells politicians to smell the coffee |
French hostages 'freed in Darfur' |
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Two French hostages seized in the Central African Republic in November have been freed, the French foreign minister says. |
Winnie denies maligning Mandela |
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Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, denies giving an interview accusing him of letting down black South Africans. |
