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United StatesA former Republican aide pleads guilty to conspiracy in a case centred on disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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LiberiaThe UN Security Council will decide if Liberian ex-President Taylor's war crimes trial should move to The Hague.
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Australia, 
ArubaBritain's Jenson Button grabs his third career pole position at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
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BotswanaThe first Brazilian in space docks at the International Space Station after a two-day journey.
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India, United StatesIndia's foreign secretary tells US lawmakers not to delay a landmark nuclear deal by making changes.
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TuvaluTuvalu's distinctive style of playing cricket is at risk because of rising sea levels, says Nick Squires.
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IranIranian authorities rush to provide aid for thousands left homeless by Friday's deadly earthquakes.
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United KingdomCondoleezza Rice is met by more anti-war protests on the second day of her trip to north-west England.
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PhilippinesIn Manila, Sarah Toms reflects on how text messages can be a powerful political weapon.
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BoliviaBBC correspondent Paul Mason travels to El Alto, where he meets the people keeping a close eye on new leader President Evo Morales.
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ChinaHumphrey Hawksley finds out how the US is reacting to China's growing influence in Latin America.
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BotswanaAll 17 passengers and two crew are killed as a Brazilian plane crashes in mountains near Rio de Janeiro.
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United Kingdom, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she is not troubled by noisy protests against her UK tour.
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AfghanistanA key provincial lawmaker is killed by unidentified gunmen in Takhar, north-eastern Afghanistan.
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JapanA new service in Japan allows mobile phone users to watch TV on their handsets.
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United Kingdom, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she is not troubled by noisy protests against her UK tour.
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FranceTrade unions and students denounce the French president's decision to enact a modified youth labour law.
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IraqFigures within Iraq's Shia alliance say for the first time that Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari should stand down.
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Indonesia, ArubaIndonesia criticises an Australian newspaper cartoon lampooning its leader, amid worsening relations.
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BahrainThe captain of a boat which capsized off Bahrain, killing at least 57 people, is held as investigations begin.
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South AfricaPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls for a South African role in the Middle East peace process.
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South Africa, AustraliaJustin Langer retires hurt after being hit on the head as Australia close on 246-7, replying to South Africa's 303 in the third Test.
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PolandA Polish businessman buys the former family home of Pope John Paul II and gives it to the Catholic Church.
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TurkeyTurkey's PM urges parents not to let their children be used as pawns in clashes between Kurds and riot police.
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BahrainA manager for the firm that hired a boat which capsized off Bahrain says it was not to blame for the disaster.
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EgyptTwenty-three people are hurt - some by gunfire - as rival factions of Egypt's opposition Wafd party clash.
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UgandaRebels are carrying out "terrorism of the worst kind" in north Uganda and must be halted, a UN aid chief says.
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BahrainA boat which capsized off Bahrain with the loss of at least 57 lives did not have the right paperwork, officials say.
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ArgentinaThe Argentine authorities try to clean up the Buenos Aires police force with a purge of more than 100 officers.
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PolandCeremonies have begun in Poland to mark a year since the death of Pope John Paul II.
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