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Diarrhoea and pneumonia kill millions but AIDS gets most of the attention
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Bollywood targets television audience
‘Slumdog Millionaire' changes the way film makers approach distribution
India
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Bollywood targets television audience
‘Slumdog Millionaire' changes the way film makers approach distribution
India's billionaires ride wave of rapid economic growth
India gets its first female combatants
Indian-Bangladeshi couple fights for marriage
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UK
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School reform sees opposition from Prince Charles
Traditional academic subjects to be sidelined
Officer missing as bridge collapses
One in a thousand years' occurrence
Tories threaten to axe quangos
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Afghanistan
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Suicide bomber kills 6 in Afghanistan
A doctor says many of the wounded are children
Karzai sworn in as Afghan president
Afghan official took bribe for China copper deal: US
Suicides in US Army to increase this year
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Pakistan
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Missile strike kills 8 militants
US drone hits compound used by suspected insurgents, officials say
Can't get sugar? Try sweets in your tea
Khan affirms story on nuclear dealings
19 killed in Peshawar bombing
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USA
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A frustrated search for cancer cures
Amazon exploration stymied by bureaucracy and suspicion of foreign help
Women can wait until 21 to do their first Pap test
Obama answers top Cuban blogger
Al Qaida suspect to boycott New York trial
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Philippines
South Africa
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Dramatic steps needed or 'all world going to sink'
New Greenpeace chief vows to spur governments to reverse climate change
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Zuma expected to stand up against allies
A retreat into nature's heart
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Australia
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UN suspends Myanmar's claim over disputed area
'Sediment carried by Bangladesh rivers formed Bay of Bengal shelf'
Australia issues apology for colonial-era lost childhoods
Australia apologises to kids shipped from Britain
Britain to apologize to former child migrants
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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan general hints at seeking office
Army chief hangs up uniform amid speculation
Sri Lanka migrants seek asylum
Sri Lanka ruling party wins assembly
World leaders urged to help Sri Lankan refugees
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