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NigeriaA militant group storms through Port Harcourt in Nigeria and springs a gang leader from jail.
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United Kingdom, 
United StatesThe Prince of Wales receives an environmental award in New York while touring the US with the Duchess of Cornwall.
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JapanOfficials in Japan confirm a third bird flu outbreak, but they are still determining if it is the deadly H5N1 strain.
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ChinaPharmacy group Alliance Boots says it is to form a joint venture with China's Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe permanent international war crimes court is to rule on whether to put a DR Congo militia leader on trial.
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IndiaReaction in India to Shilpa Shetty's victory in the Big Brother reality show is muted.
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AustraliaThe final documentary by naturalist Steve Irwin is broadcast in his native Australia.
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SomaliaAt least two people are killed, including a Somali police officer during an hour-long gunbattle in Mogadishu.
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ChinaMore than 20 million Chinese children live with relations after their parents leave home to find work, an report says.
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Ethiopia, 
SudanA joint force must deploy urgently to end violence in Sudan's Darfur region, the UN chief tells African leaders.
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Gaza StripAt least five people have died in continuing clashes between Hamas and Fatah fighter in the Gaza Strip overnight.
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PortugalOfficial campaigning begins in Portugal ahead of a referendum on easing its strict abortion law.
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ThailandSome flights are to be transferred from Bangkok's new airport so cracks in the runway can be repaired.
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United StatesA US man who won a free space flight in a competition is forced to clip his own wings after finding his prize is taxable.
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JapanJapan's prime minister scolds his health minister who labelled women "birth-giving machines" in a recent speech.
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Ireland, United KingdomNorthern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain says he believes DUP leader Ian Paisley is ready to be first minister.
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ChinaActor Daniel Craig attends the Beijing premiere of Casino Royale, the first Bond film to be shown in China.
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Sri LankaInternational donors urge Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels to halt worsening violence.
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NepalA senior Nepalese minister resigns, accusing the government of complacency over violence in the south.
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GermanyGerman officials agree a deal to phase out the heavily-subsidised coal mining industry in the country.
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United StatesThe world's oldest person, Emma Faust Tillman, dies aged 114 at a nursing home in the US.
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ThailandThailand approves production of cheap versions of patented anti-Aids and heart drugs, angering manufacturers.
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LiberiaLiberia's Supreme Court rules that this month's sacking of the speaker of parliament was "unconstitutional".
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA DR Congo militia leader will be the first person to go on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court.
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SudanSudan's President Omar al-Bashir is again bypassed in his bid to become African Union chairman because of Darfur.
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PakistanPolice say at least three people are killed in Pakistan's latest suicide blast, in the town of Dera Ismail Khan.
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IsraelA suicide bombing at a bakery kills three people in the first such attack within Israel for nine months.
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FranceAs scientists meet for crucial climate talks in Paris, data shows glaciers are shrinking ever faster, scientists say.
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Saudi Arabia, United StatesSaudi Arabia names a US-educated adviser to King Abdullah as its new ambassador to Washington.
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RussiaMoscow's mayor says he will never allow gay rights parades in the city, describing them as "satanic".
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Greece, 
BulgariaAn entire order of nuns flees a convent on the Greek-Bulgarian border after running up huge debts.
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AustraliaAustralia's education minister rejects claims that a third of foreign university students have poor English language skills
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Iraq, United StatesIraqi and US troops kill about 200 militants in fierce fighting around the city of Najaf, Iraqi officials say.
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Paraguay, 
Bolivia, 
ArgentinaProtesters seeking further oil and gas nationalisation block the road to Argentina and Paraguay
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Israel, 
Lebanon, United StatesIsrael's use of cluster bombs in Lebanon last year probably broke terms of arms deals with the US, a report says.
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Iraq, 
Netherlands, United StatesAn Iraqi-born Dutch citizen charged with plotting attacks on American troops in Iraq appears in a US court.
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United StatesA man prosecutors said was one of the most prolific child molesters in the US is sentenced to 152 years in jail.
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