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Jordan, 
RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin prepares for talks in Amman with the Jordanian king and Palestinian leader.
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United KingdomThe England cricket team physio is robbed at knifepoint after a gang of thieves burst into the team hotel.
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United StatesThe US offers a $5m reward each for the capture of two Islamic militants accused of a string of attacks.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaIndia and Pakistan hail a World Bank ruling on a controversial hydro-electric dam in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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ChinaChina is suffering from the most severe brain drain in the world, state media quotes a new report as saying.
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United StatesA man opens fire in a precinct in the US state of Utah, killing five people before being killed in a shoot-out with police.
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North KoreaA tentative deal to curtail North Korea's nuclear programme has been reached at talks in Beijing.
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JapanA special meeting of the global whaling body called by Japan is boycotted by most anti-whaling nations.
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AlbaniaKosovo's interior minister resigns after two ethnic Albanians died of injuries sustained in clashes.
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Afghanistan, 
CanadaA Canadian Senate committee says the government should consider withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan.
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IraqA suicide van bomb packed with explosives kills at least 16 people in western Baghdad.
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NamibiaThe first mobile phone base station powered by wind and the sun's rays is to open soon in Namibia.
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United StatesHeavy snowfall for 10 days in the US state of New York leaves snowdrifts of up to 12ft (3.7m) deep, reports say.
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Iran, United StatesThe US president dismisses speculation that the White House is paving the way to a strike against Iran.
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GermanyA German law that protects Volkswagen from takeover breaks European Union rules, a top court official finds.
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JapanA meeting called by Japan to plan the end of the whaling moratorium is boycotted by most anti-whaling nations.
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ChinaQPR suspend assistant boss Richard Hill following the brawl during a training match against China's Olympic team.
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Nigeria, 
NigerA group of 24 Filipino seamen held hostage in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region are freed after weeks in captivity.
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United StatesAn American woman pleads guilty to all charges relating to her trying to cut a foetus from a neighbour's womb.
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TaiwanThe head of Taiwan's main opposition party, Ma Ying-jeou, resigns after being accused of fraud.
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VenezuelaVenezuela buys a 28.5% stake in a telecoms firm that President Chavez has accused of spying on him.
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LebanonBomb blasts kill three people on a pair of buses travelling towards the Lebanese capital Beirut.
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IranAn EU internal paper admits that Iran will one day have enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb.
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GuineaGuinea's president declares a 'state of siege' and tells the army to restore order after three days of violent protest.
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Iran, United StatesAn Iranian website says Iran has drones capable of launching attacks on US warships in the Persian Gulf.
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IranIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran is open to talks on its nuclear programme.
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RussiaThe Russian military is reported to be probing claims that conscripts were made to work as male prostitutes.
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MexicoMexico investigates possible ties between drug cartels and the Acapulco mayor, who denies any links.
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GuineaProtesters take to the streets in several Guinea towns angry at the president's declaration of martial law.
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SomaliaPeople flee areas attacked in the Somali capital, as Ugandan MPs give the go-ahead to send troops there.
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North Korea, ChinaN Korea agrees to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aid, in a deal reached in Beijing.
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NepalThe leader of Nepal's former Maoist rebels says there are forces trying to disrupt forthcoming elections.
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PakistanPakistan's national assembly starts work on a bill to safeguard women's rights to property and inheritance.
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RwandaRwanda's government plans to limit families to a maximum of three children to curb population growth.
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Hungary, United KingdomScientists say the bird flu strain found in Suffolk was 99.96% similar to the one that infected geese in Hungary.
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Uganda, SomaliaUgandan MPs approve the deployment of peacekeepers to Somalia as part of an African Union force.
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EcuadorEcuador's Congress backs a call by the president for a referendum that could bring constitutional reform.
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AlgeriaBomb blasts target seven police stations in Algeria's north-east, with at least six people killed.
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North Korea, United StatesThe US Secretary of State welcomes a deal with North Korea over its nuclear programme as a "good start".
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United StatesUS Vice-President Dick Cheney will not testify for ex-aide Lewis Libby, accused of lying to investigators.
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Iraq, United StatesThere are sharp exchanges in the US House of Representatives at the start of a marathon debate on Iraq.
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United KingdomThe well-being of children in the UK is the worst among industrialised nations, a Unicef report says.
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