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A curfew is imposed in the Indian state of Assam after violent clashes in which seven people died.
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The Israelis call off a planned air strike on a house in Gaza after Palestinians form a human shield around it.
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Padraig Harrington beats Tiger Woods in a play-off to win the Phoenix Tournament in Japan.
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A tense stand-off in a Chinese village ends with police freeing eight officials held hostage by residents.
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India successfully tests a medium range nuclear-capable missile, three days after a test by Pakistan.
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Tens of thousands of artefacts salvaged from a sunken ship off Java's coast in Indonesia are to be auctioned.
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Nintendo releases its Wii games console in the US, hoping to fight back against Sony and Microsoft.
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Asia-Pacific leaders in Vietnam express "strong concern" over North Korea's nuclear weapons test.
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At least 22 people die as a suicide bomber attacks a group of labourers in the Iraqi town of Hilla.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sets out plans for constitutional changes in a speech before parliament.
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China's leading web search engine is cleared of copyright infringement by a Beijing court.
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Police investigate the poisoning of a former Russian security official who was granted asylum in the UK.
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Russia and the US sign a trade agreement that allows Russia to join the WTO after 12 years of negotiations.
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Tongan Prime Minister Fred Sevele describes recent riots over democratic reforms as "a day of shame".
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Israeli missiles hit a car carrying Gaza militants, injuring several people, after Palestinian rockets hit Israel.
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In-form Ireland secure an impressive win over Australia at a blustery Lansdowne Road.
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Actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes fly to the Maldives for their honeymoon, a day after their wedding in Italy.
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Mauritanians vote in the first election since last year's bloodless coup ended 20 years of authoritarian rule.
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Police investigate after a former Russian KGB colonel living in Britain is poisoned by the toxic chemical thallium.
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Britain urges the US to explain why their soldiers do not attend inquests into UK troops killed by friendly fire in Iraq.
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Bad weather in west Afghanistan hinders delivery of aid to survivors of floods that killed at least 52 people.
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An Iraqi deputy health minister is believed kidnapped in Baghdad, as a top Syrian official makes a landmark visit.
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An Indian child labourer, turned rights campaigner wins an international children's peace prize.
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British soldiers training in northern Kenya shoot dead a white rhinoceros after it charges at them.
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Residents of Japan's Okinawa island chain elect a governor who favours negotiation over US bases there.
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