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Key facts, figures and dates
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An overview of the sole French territory in North America
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Key facts, figures and dates
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Councils in England are to get greater powers to stop "garden-grabbing" by developers, the government says.
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Ministers are to spell out where they will cut £6bn in spending this year, saying quick action is needed on UK finances.
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The UK is lagging behind other high income countries on cutting child mortality and is the worst in Western Europe, international figures show.
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Paraguay and Argentina say they will not co-operate with Katherine Bigelow's reported plans to shoot a film about crime in a border region.
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One of Nigeria's most influential and wealthy politicians, James Ibori, is arrested in Dubai on corruption charges.
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A Chinese man is arrested after allegedly stabbing to death eight people, including three family members, state media say.
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The conservative Tea Party movement in the US blocks a Republican senator from Utah in his re-election bid.
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A deadly blast on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by exploding methane gas, US media reports.
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Lobbying is underway to be Nigeria's new vice-president after Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as president.
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An exclusive look behind the scenes of Promises, the rehab clinic of choice for many of the world's biggest stars.
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A 14-year-old boy is charged with the murder of a 45-year-old man accused of sexual offences.
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Former inmates of a "secret prison" in Iraq speak to the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse and allege they were horrifically tortured.
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An attack on a widely used web security system could soon help make silicon chips more powerful and reliable.
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Wall Street bank Citigroup reports a profit of $4.4bn for the first three months of the year, after heavy losses in the previous quarter.
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Two alleged Colombian Farc rebels have been killed in Ecuador after clashes with government troops, Quito says.
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A new volcanic ash cloud spreading towards the UK creates uncertainty over the reopening of some airspace, Nats says.
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The Royal Shakespeare Company delays its new production of Antony and Cleopatra after the lead actor is "seriously" injured by a prop firearm.
