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Iraq, 
United StatesA US marine is convicted of killing an Iraqi soldier he was on patrol with in the Iraqi city of Falluja.
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ColombiaA plot by Colombian left-wing rebels to kidnap President Uribe's sons has been foiled, Colombian police say.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomMinisters from countries with troops in south Afghanistan are to meet in Scotland to discuss the country's future.
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IndiaAt least 19 people die after a school bus collides with a train at a railway crossing in northern India, officials say.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoUN refugee chief Antonio Guterres is set to visit the conflict-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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IndiaStudents return to a school in India where two teenage boys allegedly killed their classmate.
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Venezuela, 
BrazilBrazil and Venezuela pledge closer ties on trade and energy, including the building of a new refinery together.
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ArubaNew Zealander Robbie Deans is appointed as the first non-Australian coach of the Wallabies.
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France, 
ChadA court in Chad sets a date for the trial of six French nationals charged with trying to kidnap 103 children.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaEthiopia rejects charges it bombed a Mogadishu market on Thursday, as clashes continue.
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United StatesDozens of baseball players are linked to banned substances in a report that alleges a serious drug culture.
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United StatesLawmakers in New Jersey vote to abolish the death penalty, making it the first US state to do so in more than 40 years.
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KenyaKenya's state-run broadcaster is accused of bias in favour of President Mwai Kibaki in its election coverage.
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United KingdomThe UK army last year sacked more than 700 troops, or the equivalent of a battalion, for drug use, a report says.
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South KoreaNorth and South Korea fail to reach an agreement on the boundaries of a proposed shared fishing zone.
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United StatesAn energy bill requiring greater fuel efficiency in US cars and trucks has been passed by the Senate.
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United StatesThe House of Representatives backs a bill which would ban the use of harsh interrogation techniques by the CIA.
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JapanJapan's government extends the parliamentary session in an effort to win approval of a controversial navy bill.
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Gaza StripA senior adviser to the Palestinian prime minister is detained by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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Vietnam, 
ChinaVietnam will get a $1.1bn (£542m) loan from the Asian Development Bank to build a highway to mainland China.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government of President Rajapaksa survives a budget vote that could have triggered an early poll.
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United StatesArab states betrayed the Palestinians by attending a US conference, says an al-Qaeda leader in a taped message.
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Netherlands, 
North KoreaA Dutch diplomat denies trying to "get rid" of his adopted South Korean daughter after putting her in foster care.
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United StatesA severe winter storm that has covered central US states in ice dumps snow over north-eastern areas.
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PakistanPresident Musharraf takes control of Pakistan's nuclear weapons away from the prime minister.
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Saudi ArabiaThousands of African pilgrims heading for the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, are stranded.
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Belarus, 
Russia, United StatesBelarus says it will back Russia if the US overrides Moscow's objections to building new missile bases in Europe.
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Italy, United Kingdom, 
SpainItalian Fabio Capello signs a four-and-a-half year deal to become the new England manager.
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IraqIraqi oil output is now back above the levels seen before the 2003 invasion, says the International Energy Agency.
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North KoreaNorth Korea replies to President Bush's letter to Kim Jong-il, vowing to honour its pledge on a nuclear deal.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush says he hopes a major report will help end the illegal use of steroids in baseball.
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ArgentinaThe wife and adult children of an Argentine officer convicted of rights abuses are held after his death by cyanide.
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LebanonThe funeral for Gen Francois al-Hajj, who was assassinated on Wednesday, is held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
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Sweden, SomaliaSweden rejects asylum seekers from Mogadishu, Somalia, saying there is no armed conflict there.
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United StatesChart how the main Republican and Democrat contenders are faring in the polls ahead of the first key primary.
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Serbia and Montenegro, 
BelgiumEU leaders offer to speed up Serbia's membership in the bloc in a deal linked to the breakaway region of Kosovo.
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United StatesA US court sentences a suspected serial killer to 438 years in jail for sexual assaults against two sisters.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congo's rebel leader Laurent Nkunda says he is ready for a political solution to the conflict in the east.
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Iran, United KingdomMinisters are refused leave to appeal against a decision ordering it to take an Iranian opposition group off its list of banned terror organisations.
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United StatesTalks at the UN climate summit in Bali are adjourned, with a deal on cutting carbon emissions reportedly 'close'.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US Senate authorises more spending for the Iraq war, without tying the bill to a troop withdrawal timetable.
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