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North Korea, 
United StatesThe US says there is a way to return North Korean funds frozen in Macau, a move which could restart talks.
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ChinaChina sets out regulations intended to stamp out illegal human organ transplants, state media reports.
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Sri LankaA roadside bomb hits a bus in northern Sri Lanka killing seven and injuring 26, security officials say.
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YemenAttackers spray worshippers with petrol at a Yemen mosque before setting it alight, reports say.
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United KingdomA 14-year-old boy is killed in London, the latest in a series of fatal attacks on young males in the British capital.
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SomaliaSomali pirates release two cargo ships hijacked off the Somali coast in February, a maritime official says.
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Nigeria, 
Turkey, 
NigerTwo Turkish oil workers are seized in the Nigeria's Delta region, days after the area's last four captives were freed.
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Iran, United KingdomThe saga of the UK sailors' captivity in Iran leaves many questions unanswered, the BBC's Bridget Kendall writes.
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India, 
ArubaThe outgoing Indian cricket coach, Australian Greg Chappell falls ill and visits a Mumbai hospital, reports say.
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YemenCultivation of the popular drug khat is absorbing water supplies that Yemen can ill-afford to lose, the BBC's Alex Kirby reports.
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KenyaSandra Jones visits Kenya to meet former street children given a new start in life with roles in a film co-written by Sandra herself.
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Iran, United KingdomIran hopes for a "positive" response from the UK after the release of the Royal Navy crew it held for 13 days.
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Iraq, 
EgyptMinisters from the Middle East and other international powers are to meet in Egypt in May to discuss Iraq's security.
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United StatesA US artist makes art - by selling plastic spheres filled with rubbish from vending machines.
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PakistanThe Pakistan government says it will take action after suicide bomb threats against it made by the head of a radical mosque in the capital.
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NetherlandsGreg Rusedski announces his retirement after helping Great Britain beat the Netherlands in the Davis Cup.
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ThailandVideo-sharing website YouTube offers to show Thailand how to block material that insults its king.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsraeli helicopters fire missiles into Gaza, killing a Palestinian gunman who was trying to plant an explosive device near the border.
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Iraq, United StatesUS and Iraqi troops engage in a second day of fierce fighting with Shia militias in the city of Diwaniya.
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Greece, 
FranceGreek navy divers continue searching for two French tourists missing since a cruise ship hit rocks and sank.
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United KingdomTwo teenagers are questioned over the murder of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed in north-east London.
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PakistanAt least 40 people die and dozens more are wounded in sectarian fighting in north-western Pakistan.
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Iraq, Iran, United StatesAn Iranian diplomat freed from abduction in Iraq says CIA agents tortured him, but the US denies involvement.
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Somalia, United StatesThe top US diplomat for Africa holds talks with Somalia's interim government, as a fragile truce holds.
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MexicoJournalists and relatives call for a probe into the murder of a reporter in violence-hit Acapulco.
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South Africa, 
Guyana, 
BangladeshMohammad Ashraful hits a majestic 87 as Bangladesh stun South Africa to win by 67 runs in Guyana.
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SloveniaA Slovenian man becomes the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon river, completing 5,265km.
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United StatesA billionaire US software engineer becomes the fifth space tourist as he enters orbit heading for the ISS.
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North Korea, United StatesThe governor of New Mexico heads to North Korea to claim remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean war.
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Iraq, Iran, United StatesThe US denies claims by an Iranian diplomat abducted in Iraq that he was tortured by CIA agents.
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