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At least 16 people are killed in one Baghdad raid, while a possible secret prison is uncovered in another.
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An anonymous blog by a woman in Iraq is nominated for a non-fiction prize worth £30,000.
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Rival parties in the German coalition hold on to their regional power bases in state elections, exit polls suggest.
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West Indies reach 256-4 before bad light stops play on day two of the third Test against New Zealand in Napier.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair defends his Iraq policy in a speech to the Australian Parliament in Canberra.
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The rape trial of former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma resumes on Monday in Johannesburg.
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China's red-hot economic growth will slow gradually this year, the Chinese central bank predicts.
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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall begin a visit to India on the final leg of a three-country tour.
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Thailand's main opposition parties reject PM Thaksin Shinawatra's offer to include them in a new government.
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Maoist rebels in Nepal kidnap four Polish trekkers east of Kathmandu, the Nepal Esperanto Association says.
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Venezuela hits UK oil giant BP with a $61.4m back tax bill, as it becomes the latest energy firm targeted by Caracas.
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Early results suggest a dramatic setback for Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in parliamentary elections.
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Nigerian militants release three kidnapped Western oil workers held hostage for more than a month.
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A man who attacked Jewish worshippers at a Moscow synagogue is jailed for attempted murder.
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Burma's new administrative capital holds its first official ceremony with a massive display of military force.
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A bomb explodes in a grocery shop on the southern Philippine island of Jolo, killing at least nine people and injuring 20 more.
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Iraq's prime minister expresses concern about a deadly clash near a Shia mosque in Baghdad on Sunday.
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Nigeria's first national census for 15 years is due to finish on Monday after being extended by two days.
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Confidence among French bosses dipped in March, a survey suggests, but there is greater optimism looking forward.
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A top US judge says inmates at Guantanamo do not have rights under the constitution, Newsweek reports.
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The theft of some $16m from a plane inside a South African airport may have been an inside job, police suspect.
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An 85-year-old Lithuanian convicted of persecuting Jews in World War II escapes jail because he is "too old".
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Hundreds of demonstrators protest in Afghanistan after reports that a Christian convert is to be freed.
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Kabir Ali takes four wickets as England bowl India out for 203 in the opening one-day match in Delhi.
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse wins damages after claims tsunami aid was misused in his constituency.
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The building of a controversial pulp mill in Uruguay is halted because of environmental concerns.
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Pakistan dismiss Sri Lanka for 185 and are 124-4 at the close on day two of the first Test.
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An inquiry is launched after museum security guards train a spy camera on the German chancellor's flat.
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A bomb explodes at a military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killing at least 40 people, officials say.
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South Africa are 19-0 chasing 410 to beat Australia in the Durban Test.
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Israel's Kadima party remains on course to win Tuesday's election but its lead is weakening, opinion polls say.
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More than 200 prisoners in a South African jail begin a hunger strike demanding free anti-retroviral drugs.
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Several people die as police quell a riot by prisoners at a jail in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia.
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Arabic television channel al-Jazeera broadcasts an audiotape purportedly from Saddam Hussein's deputy.
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Nigeria and Liberia are at odds over the extradition of ex-president Charles Taylor to face war crimes charges.
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Indian PM Manmohan Singh's overtures could boost peace moves but a Kashmir deal is essential, says Pakistan.
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The US military faces growing political pressure in Iraq over a raid on a mosque complex that left 20 people dead.
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Hamas' nominee for prime minister, Ismail Haniya, says the militant group wants talks with Western powers.
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Survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster walk all the way to the Indian capital, Delhi, to demand compensation.
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Ukraine's revolutionary rivals ponder allying to block a pro-Russia party leading polls with half the votes counted.
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An Afghan who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity is seeking asylum abroad, the UN says.
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German customs agents raid a series of firms thought to have links to Iran's nuclear programme.
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Al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui tells a court he lied to US agents to stop the 9/11 plot being discovered.
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Rich nations should do more to preserve the variety of life on Earth, the Brazilian president tells a UN summit.
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Eleven human skulls are found dumped in Haiti's capital - two days after 17 are discovered.
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Brazil's Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, an ally of the president, resigns after corruption allegations.
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One person is killed and at least 14 are injured in the latest bomb attacks to hit the Ethiopian capital.
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Fresh claims that American Red Cross volunteers engaged in theft and fraud after Hurricane Katrina are being probed.
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