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Aruba, 
United KingdomThe killer of British backpacker Peter Falconio fails in a bid to have his Australian conviction overturned.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush gives the go-ahead to drill oil and gas in an Alaskan bay known for wildlife.
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PeruPeru's president says he will challenge an international court ruling over killings of Shining Path rebels.
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Burma, United StatesThe United States presents a draft resolution to the UN Security Council, calling on Burma to ease repression.
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Israel, 
Iran, 
ChinaIsraeli PM Ehud Olmert is likely to discuss Iran's nuclear programme during talks in Beijing.
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Indonesia, United StatesA specialist US Navy survey ship scours the seabed for an Indonesian plane which has been missing for nine days.
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ChinaChina is failing to meet new targets on energy efficiency and pollution emissions, officials said.
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IndonesiaBird flu kills an Indonesian teenager as fears mount about the virus' spread during Asia's cooler months.
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IndiaAt least eight labourers are killed in a building collapse in the northern Indian town of Allahabad.
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Nigeria, 
Niger, 
North KoreaNine South Korean oil workers are taken hostage by gunmen in southern Nigeria, officials say.
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ArubaFormer world number one Venus Williams pulls out of next week's Australian Open with a wrist injury.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
ItalyItalian soldiers are still dying following exposure to depleted uranium in Bosnia and Kosovo, their relatives say.
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United StatesThe chief economist of US car firm Chrysler attacks the "quasi-hysterical" European attitude to global warming.
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IndiaA court in India extends the remand period of two men accused of killing 17 women and children.
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Barbados, 
BelarusRussia threatens to put duties on all Belarusian imports, reports say, as a trade row between the two escalates.
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BangladeshMore protests are held as political parties in Bangladesh press for elections to be postponed.
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GuineaA general strike begins in Guinea protesting at ailing President Conte's behaviour and the high cost of living.
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ThailandOusted Thai PM Thaksin has his diplomatic passport revoked as local media are told not to report his words.
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United StatesBusiness confidence in the European Union has overtaken that in the US, an international report suggests.
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ItalyItalian film producer Carlo Ponti, the husband of actress Sophia Loren, dies in Geneva at the age of 94.
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NepalA group of recently retired Gurkhas help with the de-commissioning of weapons held by Nepalese Maoist rebels
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IraqAt least eight people are killed in violence and dozens wounded in a series of fresh attacks in Iraq.
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ColombiaEcuador takes its challenge to Colombia's border coca-spraying programme to the regional body.
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IndiaIndian police investigate the murders of four children, whose decomposed bodies were found in Punjab state.
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SpainDavid Beckham will leave Real Madrid in the summer, according to the club's sporting director Predrag Mijatovic.
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IraqIraqi president urges delay in execution of two of Saddam Hussein's co-accused amid controversy over his hanging.
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Pakistan, United KingdomThe mother of Misbah Rana has dropped her claim for custody, Pakistan's Supreme Court hears.
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PhilippinesAt least six people are killed in bomb attacks in two Philippine cities, just days before a summit of Asian nations.
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EgyptAn Egyptian man filmed being sexually assaulted in jail is imprisoned on charges related to the same incident.
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IndiaIndia's Yuvraj Singh is winning his battle to be fit in time for the World Cup.
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United KingdomBollywood star Shilpa Shetty is called "bossy" by other women in UK TV show Celebrity Big Brother.
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France, 
Republic of the Congo, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoA French probe into the disappearance of hundreds of people in the Republic of Congo is to be reopened.
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GermanyGerman government members call for a rethink of the country's pledge to phase out nuclear energy.
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Somalia, United StatesAir strikes targeting Islamist militias in southern Somalia continue, but the US denies responsibility.
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VenezuelaVenezuela's President Hugo Chavez is sworn in for a third term following his December election landslide.
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IrelandOne hundred percent of euro notes in the Republic of Ireland carry traces of cocaine, a study has found.
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BrazilTorrential rains burst a dam at a bauxite mine in south-east Brazil, flooding a river with residues and creating a mud slick.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President George W Bush is to unveil a new strategy for Iraq, with Democrats opposed to a troop increase.
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United StatesOil prices reach a 19-month low, after US government figures show a rise in heating oil and petrol stocks.
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Israel, Iran, ChinaIsraeli PM Ehud Olmert says China has made it clear that it is against Iran developing nuclear weapons.
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