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Afghanistan, 
United StatesThe US leads appeals to Afghanistan over a Muslim convert to Christianity who could be sentenced to death.
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IranIran's supreme leader endorses talks with the US on Iraq but rejects UN action over its nuclear programme.
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NepalSuspected Maoist rebels bomb a nature conservation office run by the royal family, Nepalese police say.
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AustraliaPrime Minister John Howard announces a relief package for businesses in cyclone-hit north-east Australia.
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Russia, 
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ChinaRussia says a major oil pipeline could be built through China, casting doubt on an alternative route to Japan.
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United KingdomHow England beat India by 212 runs in the final Test to square the series.
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Ecuador, United StatesEcuador declares a state of emergency in five provinces as protests against free trade talks with the US continue.
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France, 
North KoreaA top South Korean representative of French defence group Thales is arrested on spying charges.
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PhilippinesPhilippine ex-President Joseph Estrada gives evidence at his corruption trial, saying the charges are 'a frame-up'.
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India, United KingdomAndrew Flintoff and Shaun Udal are the heroes as England thrash India by 212 runs to square the series 1-1.
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SudanThe UN warns of rising violence across Sudan as it suspends refugee repatriation in the south.
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PeruThe commander of Peru's MRTA rebel group, Victor Polay Campos, is sentenced to 32 years in jail.
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IraqFour Iraqi policemen are killed in a mortar attack on a council building in Madain, south of Baghdad, police say.
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United KingdomEngland's Kelly Sotherton wins gold in the heptathlon in Melbourne.
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NigeriaCounting in Nigeria's census is yet to begin in the largest city in the north as two die in violence in the south-east.
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BoliviaTwo people are killed and five injured in separate blasts at two small hotels in Bolivia's main city, La Paz.
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PakistanTwo men are sentenced to death in Pakistan for planning and executing a series of bomb attacks in Balochistan.
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The Gambia, 
MauritaniaSeveral army officers are arrested suspected of plotting to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh.
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FranceOne third of French people believe they are at least somewhat racist, a survey by a human rights watchdog suggests.
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JapanFire breaks out at a nuclear plant in west Japan, but officials say it did not cause a radiation leak.
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IndonesiaIndonesian police believe a young militant with close links to al-Qaeda is now in charge of Jemaah Islamiah.
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United StatesNorth Korea does not yet have the ability to hit the continental US with a missile, a US report says.
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SomaliaAt least 23 people die as clashes erupt between militias and Islamic courts in the north of the Somali capital.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripInitial tests show that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in the Gaza Strip, officials say.
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United StatesEcuadorean security forces clear roads blocked by indigenous groups protesting against US trade talks.
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AfghanistanAfghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah is dropped in the first reshuffle since general elections last year.
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SpainBasque separatist group Eta announces a permanent end to its four-decade campaign of violence in Spain.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThousands of opposition supporters march through the Congolese capital, warning that the poll will be unfair.
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IndiaAn Indian court orders the rearrest of nine men, weeks after they were acquitted of murdering a model in 1999.
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AfghanistanThe Afghan government says it will not interfere in the trial of a man who could face death for converting to Christianity.
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FranceThe French PM says he is willing to be flexible on at least one key element of a controversial youth jobs law.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaMilomir Stakic, the only person jailed for life by the Hague tribunal, sees his sentence reduced to 40 years.
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EritreaEritrea expels at least three aid agencies, despite the country being in the grip of a serious drought.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President Bush urges Iraqi leaders to form a government of national unity, to end months of uncertainty.
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Iraq, United StatesAn Iraq war veteran who lost her legs when her helicopter was shot down is to run for the US Congress.
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GermanyDoctors from state-run hospitals in Germany hold a demonstration in Hanover, continuing a strike they began last week.
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Colombia, United StatesThe US charges 50 leaders of Colombia's largest rebel group, Farc, with exporting $25bn of cocaine globally.
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Iraq, United StatesA US army dog handler is jailed for six months for using his dog to mistreat detainees in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
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LebanonLebanese politicians failed to agree on the future of President Emile Lahoud at a third round of talks to foster unity.
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SpainSpain's PM cautiously welcomes Basque separatist group Eta's declaration of a permanent ceasefire.
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