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ArubaAustralian Open dark horse Nicolas Kiefer crushes Juan Ignacio Chela to reach the quarter-finals.
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ChinaPolice in Japan raid the headquarters of vehicles giant Yamaha in an inquiry into helicopter exports to China.
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Cuba, 
United StatesCuba's president condemns the US for broadcasting illuminated messages on its building in Havana.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan's development aid needs to be channelled through the government, the World Bank says.
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Taiwan, ChinaTaiwan's outgoing PM warns President Chen Shui-bian over his hardline China policy, as a cabinet reshuffle begins.
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Japan, ChinaPolice in Japan raid the headquarters of vehicles giant Yamaha in an inquiry into helicopter exports to China.
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IndiaTwo policemen are killed and 30 people injured in a wave of rebel attacks in the Indian state of Assam.
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ThailandThai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sells his family's stake in Shin Corp after conflict of interest claims.
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ArubaA firefighter dies while heading towards a blaze, as Australia battles to contain bushfires across four states.
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Iraq, 
IranTwo people are killed and six injured in a suicide bomb attack outside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad.
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SudanAfrican Union leaders open a summit in Khartoum amid a row over whether Sudan should chair the body.
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Azerbaijan, 
Georgia, 
RussiaGeorgia's energy crisis is eased as it gets Russian gas from Azerbaijan, but the row with Moscow rages on.
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RussiaJudges at the trial of Slobodan Milosevic study a request for him to visit Moscow for medical treatment.
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IsraelThe condition of comatose Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has shown no change, hospital officials say.
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TurkeyA Turkish court drops a case against renowned writer Orhan Pamuk, which had drawn Western criticism.
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KenyaKenya's opposition urges the president to dissolve cabinet after four ministers are accused of corruption.
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Russia, 
United KingdomRussia backs a TV report allegedly showing footage of UK diplomats using a fake rock to spy in Moscow.
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JapanThe head of scandal-hit internet firm Livedoor is arrested amid allegations that he broke market rules.
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KuwaitKuwait is plunged into a constitutional crisis between two branches of the ruling Sabah dynasty.
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Pakistan, IndiaMahendra Dhoni hits a maiden Test century as India close day three of the second Test against Pakistan on 441-5.
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Pakistan, IndiaA Bollywood film is set to be screened in Pakistan, despite a decades-long ban on Indian films.
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TurkeyThe gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 must spend another four years in jail, Turkish prosecutors say.
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MalaysiaA Malaysian inquiry asks police to stop forcing suspects to strip and squat, after a row about a video.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoEight UN peacekeepers are killed in clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN says.
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IraqThe Iraqi court trying ousted leader Saddam Hussein names a new judge ahead of Tuesday's hearing.
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ChileThe wife of Chile's former military ruler Augusto Pinochet and four of their children are arrested on charges of tax evasion.
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AustraliaRoger Federer reaches the Australia Open quarter-finals, but is taken to five sets by the unseeded Tommy Haas.
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GhanaNigeria defeat Ghana 1-0 in Group D's opening game at the African Cup of Nations.
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NepalThe government in Nepal lifts a night-time curfew and a ban on public gatherings in the capital, Kathmandu.
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Nigeria, GhanaA late strike from Taye Taiwo gives Nigeria a 1-0 win over Ghana in a group D match at the African Cup of Nations.
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Norway, 
Sri LankaA senior Norwegian envoy says Sri Lanka is at a crossroads, as he holds talks to prevent a return to war.
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Russia, United KingdomA top Russian human rights group dismisses as a smear reports that it got funds from British intelligence.
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SudanSudan is ready to drop its bid to chair the African Union to avoid splits in the group, a top official says.
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SenegalSenegal defeat Zimbabwe in Group D of the African Cup of Nations at the Port Said Stadium.
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BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales names his cabinet, with ministers from a range of different interests groups.
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United KingdomSven-Goran Eriksson will leave his post as England coach after this summer's World Cup finals.
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United StatesFord is to close 14 North American plants with the loss of 25-30,000 jobs, in a bid to revive its US business.
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KenyaRescuers try to free scores of workers trapped in a building collapse that killed at least seven in Kenya's capital.
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CanadaCanada prepares to vote in a general election, with opinion polls pointing to an end to 12 years of Liberal rule.
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