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JapanA major effort to reverse the dramatic decline in global tuna stocks gets under way in Japan.
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SudanDarfur rebels say Sudanese aircraft have bombed northern areas of the province, in breach of a ceasefire.
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Aruba, 
ChinaKim Clijsters beats Daniela Hantuchova to set up a quarter-final against Martina Hingis at the Australian Open.
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Nigeria, 
PhilippinesPhilippine President Gloria Arroyo bars workers from going to Nigeria until abducted Filipino seamen are freed.
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Nigeria, PhilippinesPhilippine President Gloria Arroyo bars workers from going to Nigeria until abducted Filipino seamen are freed.
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BangladeshThe new head of Bangladesh's interim government vows to crack down on corruption and violence.
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Russia, JapanRussian police reportedly seize a Japanese fishing boat in waters near a chain of disputed islands.
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IndiaSecurity forces patrol India's technology hub, Bangalore, a day after riots between Hindus and Muslims.
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United KingdomEuropean Union laws on cross-border trade will hurt sales over the internet, UK business leaders warn.
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AustraliaA request for fans not to bring the national flag to a major rock concert in Australia provokes outrage.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbia's nationalist Radical Party has a clear lead in the country's general election, early results suggest.
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CanadaCanada announces a cash injection to help preserve a vast swathe of temperate rainforest in the west.
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RwandaRwanda's failure to deal with attacks on genocide witnesses could spark fresh violence, a rights group says.
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France, 
BulgariaFifty-six people stand trial in Paris accused of being part of a Bulgarian baby-trafficking network.
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IraqAid workers warn of a crisis for Iraqis living in increasingly harsh conditions after fleeing the violence in their country.
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SomaliaOne of Somalia's Islamist leaders gives himself up to the Kenyan authorities, a police source tells the BBC.
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FranceAbbe Pierre, France's Roman Catholic champion of the destitute, dies at the age of 94.
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ArubaBritain's Andy Murray loses in five sets to world number two Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open.
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AfghanistanMore troops are needed for a push to defeat the Taleban, the general in charge of Nato forces in Afghanistan says.
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ThailandThailand's new PM says his ousted predecessor Thaksin Shinawatra can come back if he stays out of politics.
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South AfricaA South African dentist and his cousin, a Muslim cleric, threaten legal action over allegations of al-Qaeda links.
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PakistanAt least three Pakistan security personnel die in an apparent suicide attack in North Waziristan.
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United KingdomOfficials hope to start pumping oil from the stricken ship MSC Napoli, to prevent it polluting the Devon coast.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbia's main political parties prepare to hold coalition talks after none gained a clear majority in elections.
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IndiaIndia says an orbiting space capsule has returned to Earth, paving the way for an unmanned Moon mission.
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ChinaChina's state-approved church says the Vatican's call to resolve their differences is a "step forward".
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Russia, 
United StatesA US plan to expand its missile defence scheme to eastern Europe directly threatens Russia, Moscow says.
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Aruba, United KingdomWorld number two Rafael Nadal holds off a lion-hearted display from Britain's Andy Murray to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.
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NepalA curfew is re-imposed in a southern Nepalese town after further violence over the death of a 16-year-old boy.
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United StatesShares in online gaming firms tumble on reports the US government is stepping up its probe into the industry.
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IranKey Iranian dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Montazeri attacks the president over nuclear and economic issues.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesPakistan says US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan have mistakenly killed one of its border soldiers.
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Iraq, United StatesA US helicopter that crashed in Iraq killing 12 soldiers may have been shot down by insurgents, US officials say.
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SudanThe United Nations says five of its staff have been assaulted by police in Sudan's conflict-hit Darfur region.
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United StatesPfizer is to cut 10,000 jobs as the US drugs giant seeks to slash annual costs by up to $2bn.
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GuineaAt least 17 die as security forces in Guinea clash with demonstrators, calling on President Conte to resign.
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IsraelMaj Gen Gabi Ashkenazi is named Israel's new military chief, after the resignation last week of Gen Dan Halutz.
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IraqMore than 130 people die on Iraq's bloodiest day this year, with bomb attacks in Baghdad and Baquba.
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Iraq, United StatesAl-Qaeda's deputy mocks President Bush's plan to increase Iraq troop numbers, a US website says.
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