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Iran, 
United StatesIran confirms that it is holding in jail an Iranian-American academic who was visiting her mother.
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TaiwanChang Chun-hsiung is appointed prime minister of Taiwan by President Chen Shui-bian.
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Syria, 
United KingdomA UK man who disappeared in Syria for three months says he was kidnapped and forced to say he was a terrorist.
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RussiaAn explosion and fire in a cafe in the southern Russian city of Orsk kills at least 10 people, officials say.
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Sri LankaTom Moody resigns as Sri Lanka coach to take up a similar position with Western Australia.
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Sri LankaTom Moody resigns as Sri Lanka coach to take up a similar position with Western Australia.
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BrazilPope Benedict XVI criticises "authoritarian governments", in a speech at the end of his trip to Brazil.
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United StatesThe US tries to block sections of a draft agreement on climate change prepared for next month's G8 summit.
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Nigeria, 
ChinaA Nigerian satellite, expected to boost broadband internet services in Africa, is launched by China.
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JapanJapan's parliament passes legislation that paves the way for a referendum on revising the pacifist constitution.
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EgyptFighting breaks out in Gaza for a second day, with two killed as rival Palestinian factions exchange fire.
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United StatesTeachers at a US school stage a fake gun attack during a class trip, frightening pupils and outraging parents.
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PhilippinesVoting ends in the Philippines for mid-term elections that have been marred by months of violence.
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Poland, United StatesPoland and the US are to begin formal talks on the controversial deployment of a US missile shield.
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MalaysiaEx-Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad is in intensive care after suffering breathing difficulties, aides say.
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Iraq, United StatesA book written by a US soldier about his experiences in post-war Iraq wins a book and blog prize.
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South Africa, 
ZimbabweZimbabwe's government is not listening to South Africa's attempts to mediate its crisis, a top ANC figure says.
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ArubaAn Australian teenager who was bullied at school is awarded record damages that could reach A$1m.
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IndiaIndian art lovers protest against the arrest of a student whose work was vandalised as "obscene".
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GuineaGuinea's President Lansana Conte again postpones a meeting with discontented soldiers after days of riots.
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United StatesCerberus Capital Management is to buy a majority stake in DaimlerChrysler's ailing US Chrysler arm for 5.5bn euros.
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BulgariaThe president of a leading Bulgarian football team, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, is shot dead in a suburb of Sofia.
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SomaliaSomalia's government will work with a probe into alleged human rights abuses in recent clashes, a UN official says.
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AlgeriaDozens of people are killed in three days of fighting in Algeria between the military and armed groups.
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SpainHundreds of African migrants land on Spain's Canary Islands - a new surge compared with recent months.
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Russia, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismisses talk of a new Cold War as she starts a visit to Russia.
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PakistanA strike in Karachi paralyses the city after 41 people die in two days of violence in the Pakistani city.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military in Iraq says it believes three missing soldiers are being held by al-Qaeda-linked militants.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesA US soldier is shot dead at a meeting with Pakistani troops near the Afghan border, a Pakistani official says.
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PhilippinesThe lengthy process of counting votes from the Philippines mid-term elections begins.
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IsraelHuman rights groups say Israeli curbs on Palestinians in the town of Hebron have forced thousands to leave.
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United StatesThe US military is to block troops from using 13 popular websites for sharing photos, video clips and messages.
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Botswana, United StatesA Brazilian rancher pleads not guilty for the murder of US-born environmental activist Sister Dorothy Stang.
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United KingdomPalestinians in the UK call for the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston, nine weeks after his abduction in Gaza.
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FranceRoger Federer says he will not replace former coach Tony Roche before the French Open and Wimbledon.
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United StatesThe trial begins in Florida of US citizen Jose Padilla and two other men on charges of supporting terrorism.
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BrazilIndigenous leaders in Brazil reject the Pope's comments that their predecessors had longed to become Christian.
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SomaliaAid is only getting through to about a third of the Somali population who need it, a top UN humanitarian official says.
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