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More than 4,000 people - troops, Tamil Tiger rebels and Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim civilians - are estimated to have been killed in Sri Lanka since late 2005 when a sharp escalation in violence began.
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Nepal has agreed to a Chinese request to temporarily block access to Mount Everest, amid fears Tibetan activists may stage a protest at the peak.
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A review of ITV phone-ins has identified a "serious cultural failure" within the company.
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A wide range of armed groups are operating in Iraq, feeding into violence which has prompted fears of civil war. Much insurgent and militia activity is shadowy and difficult to trace, but here is a guide to the main players.
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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.
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Commercial broadcaster ITV has seen its annual profits for 2007 fall by 35% to £188m after a difficult year, but says its "turnaround plan is on track".
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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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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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The strongest type of cannabis - known as Skunk - now dominates the UK market, according to new Home Office research.
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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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Modern Britain's "now generation" culture threatens to leave the poor increasingly marginalised, the Catholic Archbsihop of Westminster has said.
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The BBC News website wants you to send in your pictures of Africa.
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Tens of thousands of people have died in Iraq since the US-led invasion of March 2003. But it is unclear how many Iraqi lives have been lost. More than 4,300 coalition soldiers have died - 4,000 of them Americans. US forces do not keep complete records of civilians killed.
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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.
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Recent signs of rapprochement have come after almost a decade of mutual antipathy, amid territorial disputes and rows over Japan's conduct in World War II.
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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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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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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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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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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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