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United StatesThe US House of Representatives votes to overturn a ban on aid to overseas groups practising abortion.
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Guatemala, 
ColombiaColombian police arrest a Guatemalan suspected drug baron who has been on the run for two years.
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United StatesThe US Senate votes to increase fuel efficiency standards for all cars and SUVs sold by 2020.
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JapanThe Japanese island of Okinawa protests at plans to revise textbook accounts of army WWII activities.
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Canada, 
AfghanistanNato's secretary general calls on Canada to keep soldiers in Afghanistan beyond the current 2009 deadline.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoAn aeroplane crashes into a swamp in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing a member of parliament.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesEconomic meltdown will force President Robert Mugabe from power the US ambassador to Zimbabwe predicts.
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China, 
North Korea, United StatesUS envoy Christopher Hill says North Korea is prepared for a prompt shut-down of its main nuclear reactor.
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Sierra LeoneSierra Leone's failure to improve prison conditions threatens the country's peace, a UN report says.
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AfghanistanNato-led forces investigate reports that they killed 25 Afghan civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan.
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BelgiumBrussels' 50-year commitment to free competition has been dropped from a draft treaty to reform the EU.
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Pakistan, 
United KingdomRadical Islamic groups in Pakistan hold protests over the UK's knighthood to Salman Rushdie.
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KenyaAt least 11 people are killed in attacks in Kenya a day after the former leader of the Mungiki sect was jailed.
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ChinaA jailed Chinese human rights activist has been beaten by other prisoners, Amnesty International says.
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Canada, PakistanA Pakistani minister being investigated in connection with the death of a Canadian woman is arrested.
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RussiaOil firm BP sells its stake in a Siberian gas field development to Russian state-controlled firm Gazprom.
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Italy, 
MaltaAn Italian trawler captain says at least 24 African migrants died when their dinghy collapsed off Malta.
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Kenya, 
SomaliaThe UN appeals to Kenya to allow urgent food aid over its border to Somalia as a curfew comes into force.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomMedia reports in Sri Lanka say that two men arrested in London have suspected links to the rebel Tamil Tigers.
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LebanonLebanese troops say they have largely defeated Islamist rebels in a northern refugee camp, but a siege continues.
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RussiaA Russian army officer is jailed for selling a conscript to work as a slave labourer on a building site.
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SudanThere is little hope of peace in Sudan unless it addresses environmental damage, a UN study finds.
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Pakistan, United StatesSatellite images show Pakistan building a reactor that could yield plutonium for weapons, a watchdog says.
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FranceFrance is persuaded not to try to dilute EU competition law via the new EU treaty, the BBC learns.
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Iraq, United StatesUS helicopters kill 17 suspected al-Qaeda-linked gunmen near Baquba north of Baghdad, the US military says.
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AfghanistanThe head of Nato calls for an investigation into the killing of 25 civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan.
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United StatesA memorial service is held for nine US firefighters killed in a warehouse fire in Charleston, South Carolina.
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United StatesUS space shuttle Atlantis touches down in California, after bad weather prevents a Florida landing.
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Vietnam, United StatesPresident Bush stresses the need for a free society to Vietnam's president at landmark talks in Washington.
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