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CanadaAnti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela is refused entry to Canada, where she was to attend arts event.
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ColombiaThe trial of 147 Colombian soldiers accused of stealing $20m (£10m) in guerrilla drug money collapses.
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Iran, 
FinlandThree Finns have been detained by the Iranian authorities while fishing in the Gulf, Finnish diplomats say.
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Russia, 
Germany, 
United StatesLeaders from major industrial powers are in Germany for a G8 summit overshadowed by US-Russian tensions.
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Turkey, 
SpainReal Madrid defender Roberto Carlos agrees to join Turkish champions Fenerbahce at the end of the season.
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ChinaIndia and China face pressure at the G8 summit to sign up to a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions.
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ChinaIndia and China face pressure at the G8 summit to sign up to a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions.
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ChinaA building in south-western China has collapsed, injuring at least 20 people.
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Sri LankaTamil rebels in eastern Sri Lanka are blamed for a landmine blast which derailed a train, injuring four people.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe leader of Congo's rebel "Ninja" rebels is due to destroy some of his arms in a ceremony.
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ChinaChina tightens food safety standards amid a string of scares over toothpaste, pet foods, and other goods.
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IndonesiaA new river boat service is launched in Jakarta, to try to improve the city's congestion problem.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaEthiopia's prime minister promises to withdraw troops from Somalia once attacks stop, during a surprise visit.
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United StatesRepublican candidates for the US presidency hold a fresh TV debate, with heated exchanges on immigration.
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OmanOmani authorities evacuate coastal areas as a powerful cyclone hits the Gulf sultanate.
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CubaCuban President Fidel Castro appears on TV in his first interview since undergoing surgery 10 months ago.
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Comoros, 
FranceA French mercenary fails to attend a trial over his suspended sentence for a coup attempt in the Comoros.
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Israel, 
SyriaIsraeli PM Ehud Olmert says his country does not want war with Syria, and has passed this message to Damascus.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli forces kill two Palestinians, an elderly man shot in the West Bank and a militant in Gaza.
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AustriaA violin worth about 2.5m euros ($3.4m) is returned to its owner in Vienna after being stolen last month.
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NigeriaNew President Umaru Yar'Adua gives Nigeria's top electricity managers a last chance to fix power problems.
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AfghanistanGunmen shoot dead a woman who ran a radio station in Afghanistan, days after a female newsreader was killed.
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GermanyA German man tries to jump into Benedict XVI's popemobile during a general audience at the Vatican.
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EgyptPolice in Egypt detain 75 supporters of the opposition Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood.
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France, 
SudanFrance is pushing for an aid corridor into Sudan's Darfur region as a solution to the crisis at the G8.
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FranceDefending champion Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals after powering past Carlos Moya.
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IndiaIndian phone companies and users welcome moves to curb unsolicited calls from tele-marketing firms.
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KenyaKenyan police fire tear gas at protesters a day after 21 deaths in a police shoot-out with suspected sect members.
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GermanyWashington says it will not agree to binding targets on climate change ahead of an already fraught G8 summit.
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ItalyA court in Rome finds five defendants not guilty of murder over the death of "God's Banker" Roberto Calvi.
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Belgium, Sri LankaCampaigners at a hearing in Brussels fear Sri Lanka's human rights situation is fast deteriorating, reports the BBC's Priyath Liyanage.
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Iran, FinlandThree Finns detained by Iran while fishing in the Gulf last week have been released, officials say.
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ChinaChinese police shoot a man who held a toddler at knifepoint at a Shanghai KFC, ending a six-hour standoff.
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AfghanistanNato says two of its soldiers have been killed in separate clashes with militants in southern Afghanistan.
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United KingdomUK researchers have published the results of the largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases.
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Iran, OmanThe strongest tropical storm to hit the Gulf for decades lashes Oman and heads towards southern Iran.
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EstoniaEngland cruise to victory in their Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia in Tallinn.
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Estonia, United KingdomDavid Beckham inspires England to a comfortable Euro 2008 qualifier win in Estonia.
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Serbia and MontenegroThe chief UN war crimes prosecutor urges EU talks on co-operation with Serbia to resume as soon as possible.
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United StatesA US TB patient who sparked an health scare in May says doctors had told him he was not contagious.
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JapanJapan's efforts to have restrictions lifted on the trade in whalemeat are rebuffed at a meeting in The Hague.
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Bolivia, United StatesFive Latin American nations meet in Bolivia to formalise a protest against a ban on high-altitude football.
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