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Syria, 
United StatesThe US State Department says it will spend $5m to fund pro-democracy groups in Syria.
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United StatesThe Palestinian Authority agrees to return $50m of US aid after a request from Washington.
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United States, 
DjiboutiTwo US military helicopters crash off the coast of Djibouti in East Africa and 10 crew members missing.
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HaitiCaribbean regional group Caricom says it is ready to re-admit Haiti after the election of President Rene Preval.
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Italy, 
LibyaAt least 10 people are killed in Libya during an anti-Italian protest over the Muhammad cartoons, police say.
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Italy, LibyaAt least 10 people are killed in Libya during an anti-Italian protest over the Muhammad cartoons, police say.
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New ZealandOpener Nathan Astle hits 90 as New Zealand beat West Indies by 81 runs in the first one-day international.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaCaptain Inzamam-ul-Haq urges Pakistan to take a consolation one-day victory over India on Sunday.
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JapanJapan launches a new satellite into orbit, boosting its space programme after a series of disappointments.
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Pakistan, IndiaA second rail link between India and Pakistan reopens 40 years after it was suspended because of hostilities.
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India, 
United KingdomMichael Vaughan, Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell all pass 50 but England are bowled out for 299 in their India tour-opener.
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PakistanFour people are injured in Pakistan when police open fire during protests over the Muhammad cartoons.
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UgandaWill Ross finds effigies of presidential candidates smiling at him in all sorts of places around Kampala.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripSeven months after Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip, Nick Thorpe speaks to those living in fear in the Israeli towns around Gaza.
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Iraq, 
Macedonia, United StatesSeven people, including a US soldier, die in attacks in Iraq, as two Macedonian workers are kidnapped.
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West BankA new Palestinian parliament dominated by Hamas is sworn in, as the group rejects calls for talks with Israel.
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PortugalPortuguese police say they have seized eight tonnes of cocaine in the largest operation of its kind in Europe.
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Italy, LibyaThe Italian minister who sparked rioting in Libya after wearing a T-shirt of the Muhammad cartoons resigns.
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Philippines, United StatesAn explosion near an army base in the Philippines used by US troops injures about 20 people, reports say.
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PhilippinesRelief teams find no more survivors at a Philippines village where 1,800 people are feared dead after a mudslide.
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IndiaIndia detects its first cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in western Maharashtra state, officials say.
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LibyaThe Libyan interior minister is suspended after 10 die in protests against Prophet Muhammad cartoons.
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NigeriaNine foreign workers are seized in the latest attack by militants on oil installations in Nigeria.
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United StatesA US astronomer draws up a shortlist of the stars most likely to harbour intelligent extra-terrestrial life.
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FranceFrench officials confirm that a wild duck found dead last week had the H5N1 strain of bird flu - France's first case.
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ItalyBritain's women curlers lose to Norway 8-4, while Kjetil Andre Aamodt wins his third super-G title.
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FranceThe lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu continues to spread, with France becoming the latest country to confirm a case.
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Austria, ItalyItalian police find no evidence of doping after a drugs raid on the Austrian biathlon team's hotel.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
GermanyA Bosnian film about women raped during the Balkans war wins the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.
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