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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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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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Slideshow: Inside Shatila

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Sixty years ago many Palestians fled or were forced to leave their homes in what is now Israel and some of those people found their way to refugee camps such as Shatila in Lebanon.
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Mapping the earthquake zone

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Nearly 15,000 people have died in the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province on Monday. Click on the map to find out more about some of the worst-affected places.
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Life amid the waste piles of Naples

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Piles of rubbish have crammed the streets of Naples since dustmen stopped collecting a fortnight ago.
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Optimism drives Bush's peace push

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George W Bush has changed his approach to the Middle East but, as he heads home from his tour to the region, the question is whether it is too late to make any difference.
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Country profile: Malawi

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For three decades Malawi's destiny was tied to the whims of its totalitarian president-for-life, Kamuzu Banda, who enjoyed being surrounded by dancing women and who encouraged people to betray relatives who criticised his rule.
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How Malawi's top two men fell out

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Following the arrest of Malawian Vice-President Cassim Chilumpha on charges of treason, the BBC's Chakuchanya Harawa looks at the history of a feud between the country's two most powerful men.
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Schools repeatedly testing pupils

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A starter for 10: what are Alis, Ye11is, MidYis, InCas and Pips?
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Timeline: Spain

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With Spain still in mourning, the Socialists under Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero defy earlier opinion polls and win a general election.
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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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Iraq violence, in figures

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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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Q&A: Can the EU clean up Naples?

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The noises from the European Commission suggest Italy is languishing in the last chance saloon.
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The Middle East's asymmetric war

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Before the Israelis started scaling back their operation in Gaza, one of their officials told the BBC that after what he called the "current round" they wanted to leave no perception that Hamas had come out on top.
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History of Israel: Key events

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Israel has experienced a tumultuous and often violent existence over its 60 years as a nation. Click on the links below to watch and read key events in its history since its creation in 1948.
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Profile: Bingu wa Mutharika

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Bingu wa Mutharika has nursed ambitions of ruling Malawi since the Hastings Kamuzu Banda dictatorship began to unravel in 1993.
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Tymoshenko picked for Ukraine PM

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Ukraine's parliament has narrowly voted in favour of making Yulia Tymoshenko, a leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution, prime minister for the second time.
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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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