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The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 10 min 51 sec ago Iraq's six-month political stalemateSix months on from the declaration of a hung parliament in Iraq's election, there is still no new government.
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Strike over French pension reformsFrance faces serious disruption in a nationwide strike to fight proposals to raise the retirement age.
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Iran pressured over stoning threatThe international community is calling for Iran to reconsider the stoning to death of a woman for adultery.
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Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.
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Guatemala landslide rescue hopes fadeGuatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens of people buried when a landslide engulfed a highway north-west of the capital.
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Obama unveils $50bn building planPresident Barack Obama has called for a new comprehensive infrastructure plan as part of efforts to to jump-start the spluttering US economy.
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Obama announces US infrastructure planPresident Obama has announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on a huge infrastructure project to create jobs and boost confidence in the American economy.
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Corruption allegations over GamesAs officials race against time to get stadia and other facilities ready in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games, Shilpa Kannan takes a look at the allegations of mismanagement and corruption and the people affected.
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Clear up begins in parts of PakistanThe BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
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Eta ceasefire 'insufficient'The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
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Is N Korea poised for new leader?North Korea is preparing to hold the first major gathering of its Workers Party in decades, a meeting that some observers believe will signal a shift in power from the leader Kim Jong-il to one of his sons.
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Hokey cokey world record bidThey put their right foots in, they put their right foots out and broke the world hokey cokey record.
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Children die in Pakistan bombingAt least 19 people were killed and many more injured when a bomber drove a car full of explosives into a police station in Pakistan.
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India's illegal betting syndicatesThe role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.
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Life for Roma expelled from FranceNick Thorpe has been visiting some of the families in western Romania, who were sent back from France.
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Immigration on the French agendaInformal talks are set to begin between France's immigration minister, Eric Besson, and a gathering of international ministers.
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German nuclear reactors to stayPoliticians and industrialists in Berlin have agreed to extend the life of Germany's nuclear power stations - some of them until 2030 and beyond.
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Rwanda after the electionOfficials from the Commonwealth say last month's presidential election in Rwanda was conducted peacefully but there were areas of concern.
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Further landslides hit GuatemalaEmergency services in Guatemala say up to 100 people are feared to have been buried by landslides on the main highway linking it with Mexico.
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New Zealand assesses quake damageOfficials in New Zealand have been evaluating the damage caused in the city of Christchurch by an earthquake and its many aftershocks.
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