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Nato's chief in Afghanistan says his troops are braced for a backlash after the killing of a top Taleban leader.
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Police in the Indian state of Assam say six people have died in attacks by separatists on migrant workers.
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A controversial law banning parents using "reasonable force" against their children is passed in New Zealand.
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Two Israeli brothers are detained over the stabbing of a Palestinian in an apparent hate crime, police said.
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Chinese PM Wen Jiabao says China is committed to helping Africa, and urges other rich nations to do the same.
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An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude hits western Laos, shaking buildings as far away as Bangkok.
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Unidentified gunmen seize two South Korean fishing boats off the coast of Somalia.
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Former world number one Martina Hingis will miss this month's French Open because of a hip injury.
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A Colombian ex-paramilitary leader claims current members of the government conspired with his group.
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Clashes between militants and police in north-west Pakistan leave at least five dead, officials say.
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Dozens of activists highlighting the continued house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi are detained in Burma.
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Cyprus and Malta look set to join the euro after their applications cleared the first major hurdle.
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An earthquake measuring 6.1 hits western Laos, shaking buildings as far away as Thailand and Vietnam.
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At least 32 people are killed and 50 injured in a suspected chlorine bombing in Iraq's Diyala province, police say.
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The first synagogue since the Holocaust opens in Tallinn to serve Estonia's small Jewish community.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy urges new initiatives and tolerance as he takes over from Jacques Chirac.
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Four African Union soldiers are killed after a roadside bomb struck their convoy in Somalia's capital.
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Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya completes a $1.2bn deal to buy Scottish whisky distiller Whyte & Mackay.
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Uzbekistan criticises the EU's decision to maintain sanctions because of its poor human rights record.
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Two policemen die in an attack on the country house of Nigeria's Vice-President-elect Goodluck Jonathan.
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Zimbabwe faces shortages of bread and flour with wheat planting far behind schedule, the government says.
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Three Afghan refugees die in clashes with Pakistani forces at a camp earmarked for closure, police say.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for urgent action to get the EU out of its "paralysis", on his first trip.
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Christians in north-west Pakistan ask for protection following an ultimatum for them to convert to Islam.
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Roger Federer arrests his recent slump with a 6-3 2-6 6-4 victory over Juan Monaco at the Hamburg Masters.
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The US military offers rewards for the return of three soldiers believed abducted by al-Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq.
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Colombia's president backs two of his top ministers after a paramilitary leader said he had held meetings with them.
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Two Iraqis are killed and 10 others injured by a mortar attack on the Green Zone in Baghdad, a US official says.
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Former team boss Eddie Jordan says Lewis Hamilton is an "extraordinary talent" but will not be world champion this year.
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