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Iraq PM in Washington as pullout looms
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki visits Washington to meet President Barack Obama, weeks before a final US troop withdrawal marks the start of a new chapter for Iraq.
UK PM Cameron defends Europe veto
David Cameron explains his EU summit actions to UK MPs, but his deputy chooses not to take his seat alongside the PM in Parliament.
Arabs denounce Gingrich remarks
The Arab League condemns Republican US presidential contender Newt Gingrich for calling Palestinians an "invented" people and "terrorists".
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Afghan war supply base due to close02:46
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'Awful week'
Mass protests put Vladimir Putin under pressure
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Learning from Lincoln
Is America capable of intelligent debate?
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Science awaits
Higgs boson discovery would be breakthrough of the century
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Capital centenary
A citizen's view of Delhi as it marks 100 years as India's capital
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Lost Boys' dreams
Child refugees return as adults to newly independent South Sudan
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Relocation dream
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Justin Rowlatt and guests wonder whether austerity is strangling economies or saving them
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