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United KingdomBritish historian David Irving says he will appeal against his three-year sentence for denying the Holocaust.
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Afghanistan, 
AustraliaAustralia is to send an additional 200 troops to Afghanistan to aid reconstruction efforts.
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AustriaSerbs and Kosovo Albanians enter the second day of talks aimed at resolving the final status of Kosovo.
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EcuadorDemonstrators in Ecuador force state oil firm Petroecuador to suspend crude exports.
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Australia, 
SingaporeAustralia shuts out Singapore Airlines from the lucrative route between Sydney and Los Angeles.
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MalaysiaMalaysia's agriculture ministry confirms that 40 chickens on a farm near the capital have the H5N1 virus.
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HaitiHaiti's election chief Jacques Bernard leaves the country after coming under threat, officials say.
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PhilippinesPhilippines President Gloria Arroyo says the armed forces remain loyal, as the country goes on alert for coup plots .
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LiberiaLiberia's president launches a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate 24 years of civil war and unrest.
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United StatesUS politicians criticise a multi-billion dollar deal giving control of six US ports to an Arab company.
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Japan, 
ChinaChina's premier is to meet Japan's trade minister for the highest level talks since a row broke out last October.
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NigeriaMore than 13 are killed in sectarian violence in Bauchi in Nigeria just days after 25 die in two other northern cities.
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Austria, 
ItalyItalian anti-doping investigators carry out another raid on the base being used by Austria's cross-country skiers.
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Egypt, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Egypt at the start of a five-day Middle East tour.
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RussiaBritain's Nicola Minichiello and Jackie Davies go again in the bobsleigh and Russia can sweep the figure skating.
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KenyaKenyan Vice-President Moody Awori avoids explaining his actions over a corruption scandal to a panel of MPs.
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RussiaThe UN's top human rights official is "stunned" by the squalid conditions endured by Chechen refugees in Russia.
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IndiaIndian poultry traders suffer millions of dollars in losses as sales drop following the detection of bird flu.
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Costa RicaA manual recount in Costa Rica gives centre-left candidate Otton Solis the lead, but there is still no clear winner.
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Germany, 
SpainGerman power group E.ON is to launch a $35bn bid for Spanish utility Endesa, aiming to trump Gas Natural's offer.
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PhilippinesDespite foreign aid, rescuers at the site of a Philippine landslide are still facing problems due to heavy rains.
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FranceFrench police are going to Ivory Coast in the hunt for a gang boss suspected of an anti-Semitic murder.
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United StatesUS intelligence agencies are removing from public access thousands of historical documents, a report says.
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United StatesThe "painless" execution of an inmate is delayed in the US after doctors refuse to participate for ethical reasons.
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KazakhstanKazakhstan's security service says five of its members have been arrested over an opposition politician's murder.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThree UK men wanted in the US over the Enron scandal have lost their High Court battle against extradition.
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SomaliaAt least seven people are killed in the Somali capital, on the fourth day of the heaviest fighting seen there in years.
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United StatesLouisiana announces a $7.5bn (£4.3bn) compensation plan to aid people affected by last year's hurricanes.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
ArgentinaA Bosnian Serb suspect extradited from Argentina is handed to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
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ColombiaThe head of Colombia's army quits amid a scandal in which superiors allegedly abused young recruits.
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YemenFlash floods cause destruction in Yemen, and drown at least three people at the start of the rainy season.
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PakistanA Pakistani court sentences 11 militants to death for an attempt to kill a general which left 11 people dead.
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Iraq, United KingdomThe UK foreign secretary calls on Iraqi leaders to put aside sectarian interests and form a national unity government.
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Iran, RussiaIranian and Russian officials end talks on a Russia compromise proposal without a sign of an agreement.
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GermanyA UN special envoy levels major criticisms at Germany's education system, after an eight-day inspection.
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IndiaThe Board of Control for Cricket in India is to launch an inquiry into its former president Jagmohan Dalmiya.
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UgandaThe two strongest candidates in Uganda's general elections hold their last rallies before polling day on Thursday.
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IraqAt least 22 people have been killed and 30 injured in an explosion at a market in Baghdad, police say.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaBelgrade rejects reports that top Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect General Mladic has been arrested.
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SpainThierry Henry's goal gives Arsenal a stunning Champions League win against Real Madrid in The Bernabeu.
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PortugalLiverpool slip to defeat in Lisbon as Anderson Luisao scores a late winner for Benfica.
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United StatesThe US Supreme Court says it will decide whether to uphold a federal law restricting abortion.
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Iraq, Afghanistan, United StatesFigures obtained by the BBC say nearly 100 prisoners have died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2002.
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