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AfghanistanSix Canadian soldiers serving with the Nato-led force in Afghanistan die after their vehicle is hit by an explosion.
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IranLeading Seaman Faye Turney tells a newspaper she feared her Iranian captors were going to kill her.
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JapanThe nationalist governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, wins a third four-year term in office.
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Hong KongDonald Tsang has been officially re-appointed as Hong Kong's chief executive at a ceremony in Beijing.
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BangladeshBangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful is confident his side can test England in their next game.
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ZimbabweCatholic bishops warn of a mass uprising unless free and fair elections are held in Zimbabwe.
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FranceOfficial campaigning in the French presidential election is under way ahead of first round polling on 22 April.
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ChinaSudan's key ally China urges it to be flexible on the plan to send UN peacekeepers to its war-torn Darfur region.
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NigeriaGeneral Buhari calls for all Nigerian opposition parties to form an alliance in this month's elections.
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Solomon IslandsUp to 7,000 people are homeless on the Solomon Islands one week after the tsunami, says the Red Cross.
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East TimorPolls close in East Timor as eight candidates contest the first presidential election since independence in 2002.
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UkraineThe Ukrainian PM's supporters keep up the pressure on President Yushchenko in a power struggle.
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EthiopiaAn Ethiopian judge quashes genocide and treason charges against 111 people arrested after poll protests.
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IndiaIndia's opposition BJP holds protests amid a row over alleged anti-Muslim campaigning in Uttar Pradesh.
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IraqHuge crowds protest in the Shia city of Najaf against US troops, four years after Saddam Hussein fell.
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IndiaTwo out of every three Indian children are physically abused, says a study commissioned by the government.
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RwandaA Rwandan man is arrested for tying purple scarves used to commemorate the 1994 genocide to his pet dog.
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ThailandThai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont undergoes hospital checks, but officials deny he may resign.
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FranceQueen Elizabeth II pays tribute to Canadians killed in World War I as she unveils a restored monument in France.
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PakistanParents of students at a controversial religious school in the Pakistani capital voice fears for their safety.
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ArgentinaArgentina is brought to a near standstill as people protest over the killing of a teacher last week.
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Iran, United KingdomLeading Seaman Faye Turney says she "felt like a traitor" for being forced to write letters shown on Iranian TV.
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BrazilThe newly-appointed minister of health in Brazil calls for a wide-ranging debate on the issue of abortion.
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IranIran says it can produce nuclear fuel on an industrial level - a move that further strains tension with the West.
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United StatesFormer 100m world record-holder Tim Montgomery pleads guilty on charges of fraud in the US.
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Ireland, 
Guyana, 
New ZealandNew Zealand wrap up a 129-run victory over Ireland in Guyana.
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RussiaA Russian spacecraft with two crew and a space tourist on board docks with the International Space Station.
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Iran, United KingdomThe Ministry of Defence bans personnel from selling their stories following a row over the navy crew held by Iran.
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United States, ChinaThe US is to lodge a formal complaint with the WTO over high levels of intellectual piracy by China.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush stresses the need for a consensus in Washington on reforming immigration laws.
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