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United KingdomA man is killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot by police in London, with footage emerging of a man with bloodied hands shouting political statements near the scene.
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Pakistan, 
Yemen, 
United StatesUS Attorney General Eric Holder confirms four American citizens have been killed in US drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan since 2009.
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United StatesThe mayor of the tornado-devastated town of Moore in Oklahoma vows to push for a new law on shelters, after Monday's deadly twister.
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United StatesThe US tax official at the centre of a furore over the agency's targeting of conservative groups invokes her right to silence when questioned by Congress.
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United StatesUS Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress that it is too soon to end the central bank's monetary stimulus programme or raise interest rates.
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United StatesA Florida man was shot and killed as he became violent while being questioned by Boston bombing investigators, FBI officials say.
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South Africa, 
IndiaSouth Africa's main opposition party condemns as a cover-up an official probe into the use of a military base for an Indian society wedding.
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AustriaEU leaders say they are committed to tackling tax evasion and will push for global action to curb banking secrecy.
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Iran, 
Syria, 
Lebanon, United StatesUS Secretary of State John Kerry says Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran are perpetuating President Bashar al-Assad's "campaign of terror" in Syria.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's rugby player son Rohitha is investigated for allegedly assaulting a referee.
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IranThe UN's nuclear watchdog says hundreds of advanced centrifuges have been fitted at Iran's Natanz nuclear plant.
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ItalyGiovanni Visconti wins his second Giro d'Italia stage in four days as Italy's Vincenzo Nibali maintains the overall lead.
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EthiopiaEthiopian activist Bogaletch Gebre wins an international prize for her campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM).
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PakistanPakistani politician Imran Khan has been discharged from hospital in Lahore, two weeks after falling from a platform at an election campaign rally.
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ChinaChinese artist Ai Weiwei releases a foul-mouthed music video in which he recreates his detention and rages against abuses of state power.
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United KingdomBeatles biographer Hunter Davies donates letters and lyrics by John Lennon to the British Library as part of a new tax relief scheme.
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Syria, LebanonLebanon's Hezbollah plunges deeper into Syrian conflict
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Iceland, 
BelgiumThe new government of Iceland calls off talks with Brussels on EU membership and promises a referendum to give Icelanders their say.
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ItalyThe captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner which ran aground off Italy will face trial on 9 July on multiple manslaughter charges, a judge rules.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe World Bank unveils a $1bn (£660m) aid package to help DR Congo and its neighbours, as fighting continues near the eastern city of Goma.
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United StatesThe rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.
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United KingdomThe UK economy is still a long way from "a strong and sustainable recovery", the International Monetary Fund warns.
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FranceHenri Dutilleux, one of France's leading 20th Century composers, has died in Paris at the age of 97, his family announce.
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FranceFrance reacts to far-right author's suicide
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IranProfiles of the eight candidates set to contest Iran's presidential poll
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IraqGunmen burst into a brothel in eastern Baghdad, killing seven women and five men, in the latest violence in a week of bloodshed in Iraq.
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United KingdomJockey Eddie Ahern faces long ban after being found guilty of corruption by the British Horseracing Authority.
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SpainManuel Pellegrini paves the way for a move to manage Manchester City after confirming he will leave Spanish club Malaga.
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EgyptMohammed Morsi calls for the people of Sinai to give up their arms after seven members of the Egyptian security forces abducted in the region are freed.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomUp to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are set to be given the right to live in the UK, in an apparent climbdown by ministers.
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United StatesManchester City launches its new kit after signing a deal with US sportswear giant Nike reported to be worth £72m ($109m) over six years.
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KenyaKenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy are named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses.
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South AfricaSouth African Tim Clark says he is among "a fair number" of players taking legal advice over the ban on the anchoring of putters.
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RussiaAn imprisoned member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot announces a hunger strike after being refused the right to attend her own parole hearing.
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IranIran's President Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month's presidential poll.
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FranceFrench far-right leader Marine Le Pen says a suicide in Notre-Dame Cathedral was "political", in a remark condemned by the ruling party.
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Syria, Lebanon, 
LibyaAt least 10 people die and 70 are wounded in four days of Syria-linked sectarian violence in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.
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VenezuelaVenezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage.
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FranceIs the English language conquering France?
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JapanJapan's parliament votes to adopt an international treaty on cross-border child custody disputes, after years of pressure from the West.
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SwedenRioters light fires and stone emergency services in the suburbs of the Swedish capital Stockholm for the third night running after a police shooting death.
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United KingdomUK retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending, official figures show.
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Hong KongHong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities.
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North Korea, ChinaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media announces, amid cooling relations after weeks of tension.
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GermanyGerman software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology.
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United KingdomA stocktake of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing.
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Azerbaijan, RussiaA row has erupted between Russia and Azerbaijan over the Eurovision song contest, with the Russian foreign minister accusing the Azerbaijanis of vote-rigging.
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CubaCuba is reopening some of its mothballed sugar mills to try to take advantage of rising sugar prices.
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PakistanPakistani politician Imran Khan is discharged from hospital two weeks after falling from a platform at an election campaign rally.
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United States, 
SingaporeThe family of a US man found hanged in Singapore withdraw from an inquiry into his death, saying they no longer have confidence in the system.
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IndiaIndian fast bowler S Sreesanth, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, insists he is innocent.
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IsraelLandmark ruling could halt Israel's seizure of Palestinian property
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FranceA far-right historian shoots himself dead inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in the French capital in front of some 1,500 people.
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United StatesA sweeping immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally takes a stride forward in Congress.
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ChileSpotlight on Chile's masked protest movement
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United StatesUS tax officials tell a congressional hearing they did not know their agency had targeted conservative groups.
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