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ArgentinaArgentina's economy minister offers her resignation over $64,000 discovered in her office toilet.
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ZimbabweA prominent critic of Zimbabwe's President Mugabe, Archbishop Pius Ncube, is sued for alleged adultery.
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JapanRescue workers search for survivors of a strong earthquake in central Japan which killed nine people.
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MalaysiaScientists meet in Malaysia to discuss how to save the critically endangered leatherback turtle.
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VenezuelaVenezuela's opposition-aligned RCTV has started cable broadcasts after losing its terrestrial licence.
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Nepal, 
FranceA search team finds the remains of two of the four French climbers who went missing in Nepal last October.
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Pakistan, 
AustraliaPakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar says new coach Geoff Lawson can help them beat Australia.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan president blames the Tamil Tigers for the killing of the senior official in the east of the island.
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Russia, 
Poland, 
United StatesThe Polish president says a new US missile defence system will be based in Poland, despite Russian objections.
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India, AustraliaIndia expresses concern at the continued detention of an Indian doctor in Australia.
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ChinaOne man is sentenced to death and 28 jailed for involvement in a slave labour scandal in northern China.
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NetherlandsA much-criticised Dutch TV hoax featuring a "competition" for a kidney boosts the number of organ donors.
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TurkeyAn independent candidate is shot dead in his car in Istanbul ahead of Sunday's election in Turkey.
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PakistanFour people, three of them soldiers, are killed by a suicide bomber in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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FranceThe French parliament discusses a tough crime bill amid a row over new Justice Minister Rachida Dati.
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JapanJapanese officials admit to further radioactive leaks at nuclear plant following an earthquake.
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Colombia, FranceJuan Mauricio Soler Hernandez comes home before the race's big names on stage nine in the Tour de France.
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IraqGunmen wearing military uniforms kill 29 villagers in Iraq's Diyala province, security officials say.
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Iraq, 
Iran, United StatesThe US says it wants to have another meeting with Iran over Tehran's alleged support for sectarian militias in Iraq.
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ChinaUS nuclear envoy Christopher Hill expresses optimism ahead of six-party talks on North Korean disarmament.
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Kenya, 
TanzaniaA strong earthquake strikes northern Tanzania, with aftershocks felt as far away as the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
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LibyaLibya begins distributing funds to the families of children with HIV under a deal that could free six foreign medics.
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JapanOfficials at a Japanese nuclear power station damaged by an earthquake report 50 separate malfunctions.
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Switzerland, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Swiss will hand back a fraction of the $1bn thought stashed away by Congolese ex-leader Mobutu Sese Seko.
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United KingdomSachin Tendulkar says it would be a dream to score a century at Lord's in the first Test against England, starting on Thursday.
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IsraelIsraeli officials approve a list of 250 Palestinian prisoners in its jails expected to be released on Friday.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US Senate is holding an all-night session as Democrats seek to force the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
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United StatesAl-Qaeda is intensifying its efforts to put operatives into the US, a US intelligence report says.
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LibyaDeath sentences on six foreign medical workers are commuted to life in prison by Libya's top legal body.
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Russia, United KingdomA Russian minister says the UK's expulsion of four diplomats could jeopardise security co-operation.
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PakistanAt least 15 die in a suicide attack on a rally which was to be addressed by Pakistan's top judge, police say.
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