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Japan, 
ChinaChina's Premier Wen Jiabao reportedly urges Japan's PM not to visit a key war shrine, ahead of his visit to Tokyo.
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Hong Kong, ChinaChina's CITIC Bank launches a $3bn initial public offering on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges.
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Solomon IslandsInternational aid slowly begins to arrive in the tsunami-hit Solomons Islands, where the death toll remains unclear.
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ArgentinaArgentine ex-football star Diego Maradona's health is improving but he will stay in hospital for two more weeks.
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IndiaSachin Tendulkar reacts angrily to claims coach Greg Chappell has questioned the attitude of top players.
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Sri LankaA breakaway Sri Lankan rebel leader says the Tamil Tigers were never serious about the 2002 ceasefire.
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Hong KongHong Kong's controversial billionaire heiress Nina Wang has died at the age of 69, her spokesman says.
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ColombiaInterpol issues arrest warrants for three Israelis wanted in Colombia for the alleged training of paramilitaries.
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Nigeria, 
United KingdomA Scottish oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria at the weekend has been released, BBC Scotland learns.
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North KoreaAsian diplomats voice doubts North Korea will meet an April deadline to shut a nuclear plant, part of a landmark deal.
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United States, 
BangladeshThe US Ambassador to Bangladesh calls for a timetable for the restoration of democracy in the country.
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Italy, 
RussiaItaly's energy giants Eni and Enel win the latest auction of assets from bankrupt Russian oil firm Yukos.
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FranceA top candidate in France's presidential poll suggests an internet debate, but Nicolas Sarkozy says No.
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Cuba, United StatesCuban leader Fidel Castro condemns US plans to use more biofuels, in his second newspaper article in a week.
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Sudan, United KingdomThe UK government's plans to send failed asylum seekers back to Sudan's Darfur region are blocked by senior judges.
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Iraq, 
IranIran is being allowed access to five Iranians held in Iraq since January, the country's state media reports.
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Nigeria, 
NigerAll the foreign hostages abducted in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta within the last month are freed.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan air force says it has destroyed the headquarters of Tamil Tiger rebels' sea force.
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IranUK Prime Minister Tony Blair believes Iran wants direct talks to end the navy crew crisis, UK officials say.
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IndiaGreg Chappell resigns as India coach following their disastrous World Cup campaign in the West Indies.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaA Bosnian Serb is jailed for 15 years for the rape and torture of Muslim women during the war in the former Yugoslavia.
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PakistanAt least 44 people are killed in fierce fighting in Pakistan's tribal region of South Waziristan, officials say.
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AfghanistanJournalists working in Kabul appeal to the Taleban to release a reporter kidnapped almost a month ago.
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Russia, 
PolandThe European Commission says Warsaw may reconsider its veto on a partnership agreement with Moscow
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Pakistan, 
JamaicaA memorial service is held in Cape Town for Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, believed murdered in Jamaica.
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BelgiumBrussels gives airlines and governments six months to ensure passengers get proper payouts for delayed flights.
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UkraineThousands of supporters of Ukraine's Prime Minister protest over a political crisis which is splitting the country.
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United StatesUS Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama raises $25m in campaign money, rivalling Hilary Clinton's fund.
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Pakistan, JamaicaA memorial service is held in Cape Town for Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, believed murdered in Jamaica.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripSecurity sources say Israeli troops entered the Gaza Strip and shot dead a Palestinian in clashes with gunmen.
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Afghanistan, FranceA Taleban spokesman says militants have kidnapped two French aid workers in south-western Afghanistan.
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IndonesiaCouncillors in the Indonesian capital pass a law rewarding officials with free burial plots in prime locations.
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EritreaEritrea has abolished the life-threatening practice of female circumcision, its information ministry says.
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Iraq, Iran, Israel, 
Lebanon, United StatesIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says 15 British naval personnel captured in the Gulf are being freed.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomA seventh-wicket stand of 87 between Ravi Bopara and Paul Nixon almost snatches victory but England fall two runs short against Sri Lanka.
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IraqIraq says it is extending the current security drive beyond Baghdad to areas outside the capital.
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Syria, United StatesSyria is ready to resume peace talks with Israel, top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi says after talks in Damascus.
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ThailandThailand's government bans access to the YouTube website over material critical of the country's king.
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