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Mahinda Rajapaksa, file photo
Sri Lankan parliament dissolved
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
Opposition in disarray
Fears for arrested Fonseka
Where now for Sri Lanka?

Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls 436,000 hybrid cars in the US, Japan and Europe, including the flagship Prius, in a new setback over brake problems.

First Lady tackles child obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama launches a nationwide campaign to tackle child obesity, which she says threatens America's future.


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Yulia Tymoshenko Ukraine stand-off
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ENTERTAINMENT

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HEALTH

'Third-hand smoke' risk warning

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Enceladus water story reinforced

Atom-smasher yields first result

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AFRICA

Somali forces 'kill al-Qaeda man'

Malawi gays 'must be more open'

AMERICAS

Chavez declares energy emergency

South America seeks to help Haiti

ASIA-PACIFIC

Charges over Philippine massacre

Chinese quake activist sentenced

EUROPE

Euro MPs back new EU Commission

Italy embassy in Iran 'targeted'

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi upholds 'sex boast' verdict

Iran jails second protest leader

SOUTH ASIA

Afghan tunnel avalanches kill 24

India refinery 'threatens locals'

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