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10 February 2013 Last updated at 14:46 ET

Heavy gunfire in north Mali town

Malian troops and suspected Islamist militants are exchanging heavy gunfire in Gao, a day after a suicide bomb attack in the northern town.

Holiest day at India's Kumbh Mela

The most auspicious day of bathing is held at India's Kumbh Mela pilgrimage, with officials saying some 30 million people took a dip.

Five dead on Canaries cruise ship

A lifeboat crashes over the side of a Thomson cruise ship while it is docked in the port of Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Canary Islands, killing five crew members.

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Isaf 'on road' to Afghan victory

Gen John Allen, the outgoing commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, says the alliance is on the road to winning the war in the country.
'Ping-pong diplomacy' player dies

Chinese table-tennis player Zhuang Zedong, who had a pivotal role in the "ping-pong diplomacy" that led to a thaw in US-China ties in the 1970s, dies.
Panama arrests 'Colombian drug lord'
Twins' DNA dilemma for French police
Snow-hit US states begin clear-up
French stores pull frozen beef meals
Tunisia party 'to leave government'
Foreign doctors killed in Nigeria

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The soundtrack to Oscar-nominated musical Les Miserables returns to the top of the UK and Ireland album chart.
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