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EstoniaA former Soviet official is charged with genocide for allegedly organising deportations to Siberia.
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United StatesThe US state of Texas executes its 400th prisoner since the reintroduction of the death penalty in 1976.
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JapanThree prisoners on death row in Japan have been executed, the country's justice ministry says.
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Iraq, 
Vietnam, United StatesLeading Democrats criticise the US president's speech in which he compared the Iraq war to Vietnam.
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court resumes hearings on a petition by ex-PM Nawaz Sharif to return to the country.
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BurmaPro-democracy activists in Burma take part in a third protest against a recent fuel price rise.
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United KingdomA Gaza football team is banned from playing in Britain, because officials believe they may not return home.
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JapanA Japanese man posts his cut off finger to the ruling party in protest at the PM's failure to visit a controversial shrine.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoMost of the 10,000 Congolese who fled into Uganda have now gone home, says the UN refugee agency.
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PhilippinesPhilippine President Gloria Arroyo visits troops engaged in an offensive against militants in the south.
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IsraelA commercial crematorium in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv is seriously damaged in a suspected arson attack.
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United StatesEuropean stocks rise, following stocks in Asia and the US as shares recover from recent losses.
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United StatesA US study finds significant numbers of people in their 70s and 80s say they are having sex regularly.
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BoliviaMembers of Congress in Bolivia exchange blows as a debate over control of the judiciary boils over.
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AfghanistanAt least three people are killed in a bomb attack on a police convoy in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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South AfricaRelations are strained between political allies of South Africa's ruling ANC over a missing $70,000 donation.
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United KingdomPolice investigating the murder of an 11-year-old boy shot in Liverpool arrest two teenagers.
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MexicoThe remnants of Hurricane Dean cause torrential rain in parts of Mexico, raising fears of flooding and mudslides.
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BotswanaAt least 20 prisoners in a Brazilian jail burn to death after fellow inmates set fire to mattresses, police say.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's military is needed to fight crime on Cape Town's Table Mountain, the city authorities say.
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IraqA local Sunni leader in the Iraqi province of Diyala, who opposed al-Qaeda in Iraq, is killed by the group, police say.
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Denmark, 
SomaliaThe crew of a Danish cargo ship held by Somali pirates were freed after its owners paid a ransom, officials say.
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India, 
ChinaIndia has overtaken the US to become mobile phone giant Nokia's second largest sales market after China.
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MalaysiaA Malaysian magazine comes under fire for publishing an image of Jesus apparently smoking and drinking.
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United KingdomEU vets agree to lift the ban on UK meat and animal product exports, imposed after the foot-and-mouth outbreak.
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BangladeshA curfew imposed in Bangladesh after days of student-led unrest resumes after being temporarily lifted.
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United Kingdom, United StatesA US judge upholds a $300m fine against British Airways for trying to fix the price of fuel surcharges.
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CroatiaTim Henman will retire after Great Britain's Davis Cup match against Croatia at Wimbledon next month.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThousands of fans take to the streets of DR Congo's capital to mourn veteran singer Madilu System.
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CubaHungary angrily rejects criticism from Cuba over its decision to grant asylum to 29 Cubans.
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SpainReal Madrid complete the signings of Premier League duo Gabriel Heinze and Arjen Robben.
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GermanyA German engineer held hostage by the Taleban appeals for help in a video, reports say.
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PakistanPakistan's exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif vows to go home soon, after a top court rules in his favour.
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ChinaA senior provincial official in China admits there is "no hope" for 181 coal miners trapped for nearly a week.
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IranIranian police close more than 20 barbers' shops in Tehran for offering Western hairstyles for men.
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NepalNepal's government says major royal properties inherited by King Gyanendra are to be nationalised.
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Iraq, United StatesA US intelligence study expresses serious doubts about Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki's ability to unite Iraq.
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CubaPresident Fidel Castro is doing well and determined to fully recover his health, a top Cuban official says.
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