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United StatesUS Republican Congressman Randy Cunningham is jailed for eight years for taking $2.4m in bribes.
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YemenMore than 600 followers of a rebel Yemeni Shia cleric are freed under an amnesty, the government says.
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Costa RicaNobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias will become Costa Rica's president after a close-fought election.
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ChinaHealth officials in China fear another man has died of bird flu, while Indonesia has a suspected 21st victim.
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IraqA blast thought to have been caused by a car bomb hits a market in southern Baghdad, killing seven people.
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ChinaChina announces another double-digit rise in military spending - up by 14.7% to $35.3bn in 2006.
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IraqAnti-war campaigners criticise Tony Blair after he says his decision to go to war in Iraq will be judged by God.
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New ZealandDwayne Smith takes 5-46 and Wavell Hinds hits 40no as West Indies beat New Zealand in their one-day game in Auckland.
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United KingdomLatest news from the first Test in Nagpur.
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India, United KingdomAlastair Cook hits a debut Test century as England build a 367-run lead against India in the first Test at Nagpur.
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IraqJon Brain describes how Sunni and Shia are working together to bring peace to the streets of Baghdad, despite the upsurge in violence.
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LiberiaMike Wooldridge says new Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has much to do during her honeymoon period.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe has only two weeks of wheat supply left, the country's main milling organisation warns.
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IranWomen living and working in Iran, especially from the foreign media, find all kinds of difficulties in their way.
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AfghanistanA bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan kills an Afghan district intelligence chief and his three bodyguards, authorities say.
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United StatesAfter four years of secrecy the Pentagon releases the names of detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay.
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India, United KingdomMohammad Kaif believes India can save the first Test against England.
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PakistanUS President George W Bush hails Pakistan's part in the war on terror as he concludes a trip to the country.
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RussiaRamzan Kadyrov, head of a powerful militia group, is named as Chechnya's new pro-Moscow prime minister.
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Pakistan, India, Iran, United StatesPresident George W Bush says the US no longer opposes a gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan.
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IsraelProtesters march through Nazareth after an Israeli family target a biblical church there with firecrackers.
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Sri LankaThe Tamil Tiger rebels say two of their fighters have been killed in an attack by the army in eastern Sri Lanka.
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FranceThe Ivory Coast sends back to France the chief suspect in a murder case that shocked the French public.
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Russia, United StatesMembers of Palestinian militant group Hamas say their visit to Moscow counters US attempts to isolate it.
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IndiaAdditional police are deployed in Lucknow city in India's Uttar Pradesh state after Friday's Hindu-Muslim clashes, officials say.
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Nigeria, LiberiaThe presidents of Liberia and Nigeria meet, but do not discuss the fate of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor.
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Italy, United Kingdom A UK minister splits from her husband amid claims he accepted a bribe from the Italian prime minister.
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South AfricaThe ANC wins a convincing victory in South Africa's local elections, hailed by President Thabo Mbeki.
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AlgeriaAlgeria frees the first wave of up to 2,000 Islamic militants due to be released over the next few days.
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