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United StatesA pilot and his daughter are killed after their plane crashes into his in-laws' house in the US state of Indiana.
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Israel, 
IranA majority of people believe Israel and Iran have a mainly negative influence in the world, a BBC poll suggests.
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AfghanistanThe UN fears Afghanistan may grow even more poppies in 2007, surpassing already record levels.
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North Korea, United StatesTalks aimed at normalising US-North Korean relations for the first time in more than 50 years open in New York.
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BangladeshAt least 21 people are killed in a fire in a slum in the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong, police say.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaIndia and Pakistan agree to share information after their first talks on combatting terrorism jointly.
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Uganda, 
SomaliaThe first African Union peacekeepers arrive in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, from Uganda, officials confirm.
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BangladeshMore than 30 top Bangladeshi politicians and businessmen arrested on corruption charges face another month in custody.
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AustraliaNine Muslim men arrested in Australia's biggest counter-terror raids face a pre-trial hearing in Sydney.
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AustraliaAustralia's government says it will not block a proposed takeover of the country's flagship airline Qantas.
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ThailandThe Thai government says it will take over the only main independent TV station, for failing to pay unpaid fees.
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ThailandThe Thai government says it will take over the only main independent TV station, for failing to pay unpaid fees.
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Japan, 
ChinaChina tells Japan to "face history" over its use of WWII sex slaves, in a row sparked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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IsraelIsrael's public watchdog reports on the Hezbollah war, but refrains from releasing controversial findings.
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ParaguayThe man heading Paraguay's response to a dengue fever crisis is fired over the use of expired fumigation chemicals.
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UgandaUgandan judges say they will continue their strike over the High Court storming until promised reforms are fulfilled.
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United StatesThe US gives initial backing to growing rice modified with human proteins that could produce medicine.
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RussiaRussia probes the mysterious death of a journalist who covered military space technology for a major daily.
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JapanEmpress Michiko, wife of Japan's Emperor Akihito, is ill with symptoms linked to stress, officials say.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomThe Taleban say they have kidnapped a British journalist and two Afghan nationals in south Afghanistan.
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Taiwan, ChinaTaiwan test-fired a cruise missile capable of hitting Chinese territory last month, a newspaper reports.
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TurkeyTurkish medics are sent to examine jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, amid claims he has been poisoned.
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Russia, United StatesTwo American women are being treated in a Moscow hospital for thallium poisoning, Russian media report.
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GhanaGhana celebrates 50 years of independence, a move that sparked similar changes across Africa.
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Iraq, United StatesNine US soldiers die in two bomb attacks north of Baghdad, as other violence claims almost 20 Iraqi lives.
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FranceFrench centre-right leader Nicolas Sarkozy wants far right and far left leaders to run in the presidential race.
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Saudi Arabia, FranceSaudi officials say police have arrested a number of suspects over last week's killing of four French citizens.
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SomaliaThe airport in Somalia's capital is attacked with mortars as the first African Union peacekeepers arrive.
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Sri LankaA top Sri Lankan policeman says police and troops have been arrested over civilian abductions.
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ZimbabweAt least 34 people died when a bus collided with a freight train at a rail crossing, Zimbabwe's police say.
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IranThirty-three detained Iranian women activists go on hunger strike in prison, their relatives say.
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Malaysia, 
Indonesia, 
SingaporeA powerful earthquake kills at least 70 people in Indonesia, with hundreds injured by collapsing buildings.
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AfghanistanNato and Afghan forces launch a major offensive against the Taleban in southern Helmand province.
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Kenya, United StatesWorld cross country championships in Kenya could be the target of a terror attack, the US warns.
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North Korea, United StatesThe US insists North Korea has enriched uranium, after doubts were cast on US intelligence claims.
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Turkey, 
SwitzerlandA Swiss court prosecutes a Turkish politician for "genocide denial" over the killings of Armenians in Turkey in 1915.
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East TimorThe homes of sisters of East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao are reportedly ransacked, as violence mounts.
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United StatesThe violence ravaging Darfur was the world's worst human rights abuse in 2006, the US says in an annual report.
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IraqAt least 90 Shia pilgrims are killed and dozens wounded in a double suicide bombing in central Iraq, police say.
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Afghanistan, PakistanFifteen people are killed in clashes between Pakistani tribesmen and foreign militants, officials say.
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TurkeyA politician in Turkey is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan "Mr".
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New Zealand, BangladeshEngland's first World Cup opponents, New Zealand, crash to a two-wicket loss to Bangladesh.
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North Korea, United StatesThe US and North Korea hold "very good" talks aimed at normalising bilateral ties, the top US negotiator says.
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