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BMA chairman quits over jobs row

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The chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) has resigned in a row over a controversial doctors' job selection system.
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In quotes: Reporters in Tibet

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Chinese officials have taken a group of journalists to the Tibetan city of Lhasa. It is the first media trip there since violent anti-China protests in the region.
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Have nuclear weapons made South Asia safer?

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It is five years since India and then Pakistan conducted underground nuclear tests in 1998. They triggered howls of international protest.
Does nuclear status boost India's clout?BBC
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Who are Hezbollah?

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Hezbollah - or the Party of God - is a powerful political and military organisation in Lebanon made up mainly of Shia Muslims.
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Russia: World watching for any change

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The world will be watching the new Russian President-elect Dmitry Medvedev for any signs of change in Russia's foreign and domestic policy when he takes over in May - without expecting much significant movement.
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Voters speak in Malaysia

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People in Malaysia are preparing to vote in a general election on Saturday 8 March. Here Malaysians discuss the issues that will decide their vote.
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Hope and fear as Schengen expands

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In this corner of central Europe, you can cross from Germany to Poland and then into the Czech Republic in a matter of minutes.
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All change in Pakistan's 'wild west'

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Pakistan's north-western border region with Afghanistan is the main centre for pro-Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. But Monday's elections saw an overwhelming vote for parties that advocate secularism, or the separation of religion from politics. The BBC's M Ilyas Khan examines the implications.
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Timeline: Pakistan's political rivals

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It is a remarkable personal triumph for the Pakistan People's Party PPP leader following five years of imprisonment after the execution of her father the former Pakistani President and Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1979. Ms Bhutto becomes one of the first democratically elected female prime ministers in an Islamic country.
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Send us your pictures of Africa

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The BBC News website wants you to send in your pictures of Africa.
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India walks the tightrope over Tibet

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The outbreak of violence in Tibet last week and the protests by Tibetan refugees in India have highlighted Delhi's delicately-balanced policy of keeping China unruffled while respecting the rights of the Dalai Lama.
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Q&A: Rwanda's long search for justice

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The Rwandan Government and the United Nations are trying to bring those responsible to justice using different methods and both have their flaws.
Rwanda: How the genocide happenedBBC
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The Lebanese crisis explained

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Lebanon is the most politically complex and religiously divided country in the Middle East, which is what makes it such a potentially explosive factor in an unstable region.
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Voters wooed with caps and food

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There may not have been any campaigning worth speaking about before this election, but there was certainly a mammoth effort to persuade people to vote on Sunday for a new president.
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Cannabis now three times stronger

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The strongest type of cannabis - known as Skunk - now dominates the UK market, according to new Home Office research.
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UK 'ill-prepared' against floods

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The UK's weather forecasting needs to be improved, according to the man leading a government review into last summer's downpours.
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Pakistan faces the Taleban's tentacles

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Zaher Uddin used to perform at weddings, now he sings only in the privacy of his home. The white walls are draped with festive garlands, tools of his newly defunct trade. Music has been banned by local religious militants, or Taleban.
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Royal Mail pension plans rejected

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Royal Mail managers have voted to reject the company's proposed pension changes, increasing the threat of strike action.
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Migration: How points will work

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A new points-based system for migration is coming into force in the UK. How will it work in practice?
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Somalia is 'the forgotten crisis'

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The lives of up to 15,000 children are at risk in Somalia unless emergency aid arrives in the next two weeks, the UN children's agency, Unicef, has warned.
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