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TaiwanA Taiwan presidential hopeful for the main opposition party, Ma Ying-jeou, goes on trial, accused of corruption.
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UkraineUkraine's pro-West president dissolves parliament and calls a snap poll, in a worsening row with the pro-Russian PM.
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IranThe UK says it shares Iran's desire for a diplomatic solution to the crisis over 15 captured Royal Navy personnel.
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ChinaThe home of a Chinese family who famously defied developers is demolished after a reported deal.
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Vietnam, 
ThailandA Thai court overturns a decision to extradite Ly Tong, who hijacked a plane to drop political leaflets over Vietnam.
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AfghanistanAt least 88 people are killed and hundreds of homes destroyed after flooding and avalanches in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanA strong earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan, shaking cities in neighbouring Pakistan and Kashmir.
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JapanA Japan Airlines plane makes an emergency landing in western Japan after an engine failure, reports say.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan army says it has captured four Tamil Tiger bases and killed 23 rebels in the east of the island.
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PakistanHundreds of people protest against President Musharraf as the suspended chief justice faces a court hearing.
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South Africa, 
ZimbabweSouth African President Thabo Mbeki pushes for talks, as a strike in Zimbabwe gets off to a slow start.
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PeruPresident Alan Garcia orders the use of warplanes to destroy drug laboratories in Peru's Amazon jungle.
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Italy, 
RussiaRussian airline Aeroflot emerges as a surprise contender to take control of struggling Italian carrier Alitalia.
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SudanSudan is urged to speed up plans for a hybrid peace force in Darfur after a deadly attack on its soldiers.
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North KoreaNorth Korean diplomats are refusing an order to send their children home to stop defections, reports say.
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NigeriaAbuja's High Court is to rule on whether Vice-President Atiku Abubakar can run in Nigeria's presidential poll.
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ZimbabweZimbabwean police are out in force as a general strike gets off to a slow start as workers fear losing their jobs.
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Solomon IslandsAid begins to reach thousands of people affected by the deadly tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands.
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IndiaSouth Asian leaders meet for a regional summit in the Indian capital, Delhi, and pledge to build better transport and trade links.
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Iraq, IranJalal Sharafi, an Iranian diplomat kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Iraq in February, is released.
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FranceA French TGV train smashes the world record for a train on rails, reaching 574.8km/h (356mph).
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EstoniaRussia's first deputy PM urges Russians not to take holidays in Estonia, amid a row over a WWII monument.
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ChinaChina is to tighten rules on the sale of funeral plots to curb speculation in this booming sector.
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Jamaica, 
United KingdomA Scotland Yard team is in Jamaica to help the inquiry into the death of cricket coach Bob Woolmer.
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VenezuelaVenezuela police arrest 59 people after a former governor awaiting trial on corruption charges escapes from jail.
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QatarQatar's emir names his influential foreign minister and cousin as PM, replacing another family member.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian Serb leader Radoslav Brdjanin has his 32-year sentence for ethnic cleansing cut by two years.
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MexicoPolice in Mexico arrest a man they say is a leader of one of the country's biggest drug cartels.
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Iran, United KingdomThe next 48 hours will be "fairly critical" in resolving the crisis of UK sailors held in Iran, Tony Blair says.
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UkraineSupporters of Ukraine's prime minister gather in Kiev to back his defiance of the president's decision to call an early poll.
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ItalyFive southern European countries agree to build an oil pipeline from the Black Sea to Italy.
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NigeriaTwo Nigerian court rulings contradict each other over whether the vice-president can run for president.
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Kenya, 
SomaliaSomali refugees fleeing fighting are stranded near the Kenyan border as talks take place to resolve the crisis.
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EgyptEgyptian census shows population numbers increased by 20% in the past decade and doubled in the last 30 years.
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IndiaThe Indian state of Maharashtra bans sex education in schools.
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United KingdomThe UK gives up attempts to claw back some of the EU rebate sacrificed in 2005 to achieve an EU budget deal.
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Iraq, 
United StatesUS President George W Bush warns US troops will suffer if a dispute with Congress over war funding continues.
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United StatesAs many as 17 named tropical storms are forecast for 2007, with at least one major storm expected to hit the US.
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Serbia and Montenegro, Solomon IslandsAuthorities in Serbia intercept an illegal package containing 98 rare butterflies originating from the Solomon Islands.
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Paraguay, JapanPolice in Paraguay mount a huge search operation for two Japanese nationals who were abducted at gunpoint.
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Ireland, South AfricaJacques Kallis' unbeaten 66 takes South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in a rain-curtailed match in Guyana.
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United StatesJournalist Josh Wolf is freed after serving the longest jail time in US history for failing to reveal information.
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Serbia and MontenegroThe UN Security Council meets to discuss a controversial plan for Kosovo that is opposed by Serbia.
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