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CubaCuban leader Fidel Castro is making a satisfactory recovery from intestinal surgery, says his son.
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TurkeyA verdict is expected in a trial of 73 men charged with a wave of suicide bombings in Turkey in 2003.
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Aruba, 
United StatesThe US military releases details of its case against David Hicks, an Australian held at Guantanamo Bay.
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Afghanistan, 
ItalyPresident Hamid Karzai is meeting the Italian prime minister to discuss the fight against Afghan militants.
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United StatesAn anti-Castro militant wanted for a plane bombing, faces trial in the US on immigration charges.
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North KoreaNorth Korea celebrates Kim Jong-il's 65th birthday, amid recent progress over plans for nuclear disarmament.
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KazakhstanThe trial of 21 medical workers allegedly linked to an HIV outbreak is under way in Kazakhstan.
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AustraliaShane Bond takes 5-23 as Australia crash to their first ever 10-wicket loss in one-day internationals.
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United States, 
ChinaThe US considers complaining to the WTO about what it says is Chinese intellectual piracy.
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New Zealand, AustraliaAustralia pace bowler Brett Lee is uncertain whether he will be able to play in the World Cup.
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IndiaA court in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu sentences three political activists to death for killing three female students.
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Equatorial Guinea, 
United KingdomLawyers for a British alleged mercenary, who Equatorial Guinea wants to extradite, say he could face torture.
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ColombiaA Colombian senator is arrested, suspected of links to the country's paramilitary groups.
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Iraq, United StatesTop Democrats in the US warn President Bush he does not have the authority to go to war with Iran
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ChadViolence in Chad could turn into a genocide, the UN says, as the country signs a peace pact with its neighbours.
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Iraq, United StatesUS military sources say they do not believe report that the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded.
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Japan, New ZealandNew Zealand calls on Tokyo to accept Greenpeace's offer to tow its stricken whaling ship from the Antarctic.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's navy says it has recovered claymore mine parts after sinking two Tamil Tiger boats.
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United StatesActress Cameron Diaz accepts "substantial" libel damages from a US tabloid over claims she had an affair.
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United StatesConservative Anglicans suffer a setback in their efforts to expel the US Church over its liberal stance on homosexuality.
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EgyptAn Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 13.
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Mauritania, 
SpainA Mauritanian pilot made a rough landing so passengers and crew could overpower a hijacker, Spanish officials say.
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United KingdomA group representing UK media companies calls on the BBC Trust not to allow adverts on its international websites.
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PakistanA senior health official working to eradicate polio in north-west Pakistan is killed in a bomb attack.
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SpainTwo more key suspects in the trial of 29 people over the 2004 Madrid train bombings deny involvement.
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NepalNepal's King Gyanendra comes under attack from a stone-throwing crowd in the capital, Kathmandu.
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Egypt, Italy, United StatesA Milan judge orders the trial of 26 US citizens and seven Italians over the alleged kidnap of an Egyptian imam.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaA former Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader is sentenced to 34 years for wartime murder and rape.
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GuineaUnnamed groups are bringing arms into Guinea, which remains under martial law, the new prime minister says.
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IndonesiaIndonesia resumes sharing its bird flu samples in a deal that ensures developing nations have access to new vaccines.
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GermanyA German paragliding champion survives being sucked into a thunderstorm that pulled her higher than Mount Everest.
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New ZealandNew Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram will miss the start of the World Cup after fracturing a finger.
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IranPolice and militants clash in the Iranian city of Zahedan following an explosion, state media report.
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