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IndiaSuspected militants bomb a cable TV provider in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing one person.
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HungaryHungarian riot police face the remnants of protesters who disrupted the 1956 anniversary events.
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UruguayLorry and taxi drivers striking in protest at increased diesel prices bring Uruguay to a standstill.
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VenezuelaMore than 10,000 former workers at a Venezuela Coca-Cola subsidiary strike over unpaid benefits.
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HungaryHungary's PM and opposition dispute the motives for violence on the anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
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IndiaPolice in the Indian state of Orissa now say a senior officer died in accidental firing by his security guard.
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ChinaChina says it has punished 17,500 officials so far this year for corruption, as the Shanghai scandal mounts.
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PeruPeruvian President Alan Garcia admits he has a one-year-old son from an extra-marital relationship.
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AustraliaCriticism from South Pacific nations that Australia is being a regional bully is rejected by PM John Howard.
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New ZealandNew Zealand duo Shontayne Hape and Steve Matai will miss Saturday's Tri-Nations game with Great Britain.
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Egypt, 
United StatesA California court sends an Egyptian couple to prison for enslaving a 10-year-old girl as their servant in the US.
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North Korea, ChinaChina says North Korea told a visiting Chinese envoy that it does not intend to carry out a second nuclear test.
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BrazilA man whom officials believe to be one of Brazil's worst serial killers goes on trial for killing a 15-year-old boy.
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BangladeshTalks between the Bangladeshi government and opposition ahead of elections in January are put on hold.
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Iran, United StatesIran criticises planned US exercises in the Gulf, while Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls for Muslim unity.
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NicaraguaEx-White House aide Oliver North tells Nicaragua not to return to the past by voting for Daniel Ortega.
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FranceThe French government sets 22 April 2007 as the date for the presidential election.
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PakistanPolice say they have arrested the main suspects following recent security alerts in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
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ChadSecurity is tightened in the Chad capital, N'Djamena, amid reports that rebels are moving towards the city.
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IndiaVeteran politician Pranab Mukherjee becomes India's new foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle.
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Niger, ChadThe government of Niger tells 150,000 Arabs, originally from Chad, to leave the country, without explaining why.
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Atlantic OceanThe world's largest river once flowed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific - the opposite of its present flow.
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Bulgaria, 
United Kingdom, 
RomaniaPlans to restrict Bulgarian and Romanian workers in the UK when the countries join the EU are unveiled.
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Canada, 
BotswanaBrazilian firm CVRD becomes the world's second-biggest miner after securing a $17bn takeover of Canada's Inco.
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Sri LankaSouth Africa kept their Champions Trophy hopes alive with a 78-run victory over Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad.
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France, 
RwandaFrance played an active role in Rwanda's genocide, a former senior Rwandan diplomat tells a tribunal.
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Hungary, 
Hong KongBudapest's police chief defends the use of force against protesters during clashes in Hungary's capital.
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Ireland, Romania, United KingdomBulgaria and Romania react angrily to news that Britain and Ireland plan to limit labour market access for their workers.
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Iraq, United StatesUS envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says success is possible in Iraq in a realistic time-frame despite ongoing violence.
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Gaza Strip, 
SpainA Spanish photographer who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip is released, the Associated Press confirms.
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SudanUN envoy Jan Pronk to Sudan stands by remarks about the Darfur conflict, which led to his expulsion from Sudan.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA group of prisoners jailed for killing former DR Congo President Laurent Kabila escape from custody.
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