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United StatesClaudia Alta Taylor Johnson, the wife of former US President Lyndon B Johnson, dies aged 94.
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EcuadorThe parents of twin girls separated at birth in Ecuador sue doctors who they say kidnapped one of the babies.
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Iraq, United StatesUN chief Ban Ki-moon tells the BBC he is concerned about where US policy on Iraq might be heading.
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LebanonAmnesty International urges the UN to probe alleged war crimes committed in Lebanon, a year on from the conflict.
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PhilippinesA ferry sinks in central Philippines, leaving at least eight people dead and a number missing, officials say.
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JapanCampaigning is under way for Japan's upper house polls, with PM Shinzo Abe aware a defeat could cost him his job.
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AustraliaBureaucratic wrangling between India and Australia is hampering the inquiry into the failed UK bomb attacks.
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United StatesBrazil legend Pele tells David Beckham not to expect an easy ride when he starts playing in the United States.
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North KoreaA ship carrying the first delivery of energy aid under a key disarmament deal leaves S Korea for the North.
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United StatesThe latest Harry Potter film takes a record-breaking $12m (£6m) at midnight screenings in the US.
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Libya, LebanonThe Lebanese army resumes shelling militants inside a Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Tripoli.
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SomaliaShells are fired at the presidential palace and the venue for peace talks in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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France, 
RussiaRussia's Gazprom chooses French energy firm Total as a partner to develop the Shtokman gas field.
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IsraelAn Israeli soldier is killed and two others wounded in a clash with Palestinian militants in Gaza, officials say.
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FranceThe riders face eight climbs on stage five as the Tour de France speeds towards the Alps.
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IraqThe White House is expected to give Congress an interim report on progress in Iraq showing mixed results.
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AfghanistanPolice and civilians are among eight people killed in two bomb explosions in Afghanistan, police say.
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PakistanThe bodies of dozens of people killed after Pakistani troops stormed a mosque in Islamabad are buried.
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Ghana, United KingdomTwo 16-year-old students from London are arrested in Ghana allegedly carrying cocaine worth £300,000.
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GreeceA packed commuter train collides with a freight train in Athens, injuring at least 50 people.
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United Kingdom, United StatesA flight from Los Angeles to London has been diverted to New York amid concern about one of the passengers.
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VenezuelaVenezuela's opposition-aligned RCTV says it will start cable broadcasts from Monday after losing its terrestrial licence.
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Nigeria, 
NigerMilitants in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta seize the three-year-old son of a local chief, police say.
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SwitzerlandAn avalanche in central Switzerland kills six army recruits who were on a routine training exercise.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government plans victory celebrations after troops seized the last Tamil Tiger base in the east.
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United StatesAl-Qaeda has regrouped and is at its strongest since before the 9/11 attacks, according to leaks of a US intelligence report.
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PakistanThe bodies of 19 people, charred beyond recognition, are found among the dead at Pakistan's Red Mosque.
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NepalNepal's government decides to stop paying an annual allowance to King Gyanendra and his family.
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United StatesEx-White House aide Harriet Miers refuses to appear at a congressional hearing into the dismissal of prosecutors.
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FranceFrench trade unions urge Air France to stop using its planes to deport illegal immigrants.
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PakistanPresident Musharraf vows to end terrorism in Pakistan after dozens are killed by an army assault on a radical mosque.
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LiberiaLiberia's government starts moves to seize the assets of former President Charles Taylor, on trial in The Hague.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush denies that al-Qaeda is as strong as it was at the time of the 9/11 attacks.
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Ghana, United KingdomTwo 16-year-old students from London arrested in West Africa allegedly carrying cocaine worth £300,000 are "provisionally charged".
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GreeceHundreds of tourists are evacuated from hotels on the Greek island of Skiathos to escape forest fires.
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Libya, France, 
BulgariaThe French president's wife meets the Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya for infecting children with HIV.
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NigeriaPolice disperse anti-hunger campaigners in Nigeria, accusing them of littering the capital, Abuja.
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Canada, 
Aruba, United StatesAnglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto agrees to buy Canada's Alcan for $38.1bn as US firm Alcoa pulls out of the race.
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MexicoA Mexican court suspends the genocide trial of former president Luis Echeverria over student killings in 1968.
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Iraq, United StatesPresident Bush says the US can still succeed in Iraq, as a report finds limited success by Baghdad in meeting US goals.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US House of Representatives passes a bill to withdraw most combat troops from Iraq by April 2008.
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United StatesUS investigators posing as businessmen could have bought nuclear material for dirty bomb, Congress hears.
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