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The US grants refugee status to six North Koreans, says a senator who co-sponsored a new human rights law.
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The new Solomon Islands PM defends appointing a politician jailed after recent riots as minister of police.
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UK and Iraqi forces examine how events unfolded in Basra, when troops clashed with Iraqis after a helicopter crashed.
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The race for the fourth and the final Champions League spot between Spurs and Arsenal goes to the wire.
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Mobile phones stolen in Europe are turning up in Ghana in what is proving to be a lucrative criminal business.
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Israeli police evict dozens of Jewish settlers from a Palestinian home in Hebron, after overnight clashes.
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Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka say they will not allow a Japanese special envoy to meet their reclusive leader.
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The UN Security Council's intervention in Iran's nuclear programme would lead to confrontation, Tehran warns.
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Iran's parliament warns it will pull out of a key nuclear treaty if a standoff with the West is not ended.
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Ashwell Prince hits an unbeaten 43 to lead South Africa to a 2-0 series victory in the Tests against New Zealand.
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US Vice-President Cheney backs the bids of Albania, Croatia and Macedonia to join Nato and the EU.
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China names another Catholic bishop, days after the Vatican criticised two similar appointments.
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The two parties running Kurdish provinces in northern Iraq unite to form a unified regional government.
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The new government in Nepal scraps all the appointments made by King Gyanendra since October 2002.
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Car bombs kill 24 people in Iraq as police find 43 bodies, believed to be victims of sectarian violence.
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Doctors treating former Indonesian President Suharto say surgery to stop intestinal bleeding has gone well.
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The US president says he wants to 'end' the Guantanamo Bay jail but must wait for a Supreme Court ruling.
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