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Ukraine's parliament misses a deadline to approve early elections to end a two-month political stalemate.
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A Saudi Arabian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay apparently commits suicide, the US military says.
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Everything possible is being done to find five Britons snatched in Baghdad on Tuesday, the UK FM says.
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Nine men arrested in Australia's largest counter-terror operation plead not guilty to plotting an attack.
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Leaders of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party criticise a court ruling banning it.
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At least 13 people die as gunmen enter the house of a government official in north-west Pakistan, police say.
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Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say a senior police officer has been killed in fighting with militants.
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Man Utd agree "in principle" deals to sign FC Porto's Anderson and Sporting Lisbon's Nani.
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The UN votes in favour of setting up a court to try the suspected killers of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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The International Whaling Commission passes a resolution condemning Japan's Antarctic whale hunt.
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India grew 9.1% in the first three months of 2007, driven by the manufacturing and service sectors.
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Bolivia's President takes to the pitch to protest against a ban on international football games at altitude.
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Fiji's military leader lifts a state of emergency imposed after he seized power in December 2006.
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Australia and the Philippines sign a security deal aimed at cracking down on regional terror groups.
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The Latvian parliament elects a leading medical doctor, Valdis Zatlers, as the Baltic state's next president.
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A senior US official is in India to hold talks aimed at finalising a nuclear co-operation deal.
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A man nicknamed the 'spam king' for allegedly sending out millions of junk e-mails is arrested in the US.
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Andrei Lugovoi, accused of killing ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, says UK secret services were involved.
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Xiang Xiang, the first Chinese panda released from captivity into the wild, has died, state media reports.
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A suicide bomber kills at least 20 people in an attack on an Iraqi police recruitment centre in Falluja.
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A court rules that Zambia's ex-President Frederick Chiluba is not too ill to stand trial for corruption in Zambia.
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Hundreds of prisoners serving life sentences in Italy call on the president to reinstate the death penalty.
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Argentina rations energy supplies as cold weather blamed for 17 deaths strains the country's power system.
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Lleyton Hewitt recovers from two sets down to beat former champion Gaston Gaudio, as Rafael Nadal also wins at the French Open.
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Nato says one of its helicopters that crashed in Afghanistan may have been shot down by the Taleban.
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Hezbollah are not building military bunkers in southern Lebanon, but fruit production, Darius Bazargan is told.
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Ukraine's president says he can force a snap poll if parliament fails to approve a September election.
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The UN's nuclear watchdog warns "new crazies" against bombing Iran to stop its nuclear programme.
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The US economy grew at a pace of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, its weakest rate in more than four years.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls for more political rights for women in the Middle East.
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Russia does not discriminate against foreign firms in its pursuit of its energy needs, a senior official has stated.
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Nepal will hold elections in November to a constituent assembly that will shape its future, ruling parties say.
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Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah attacks a UN plan for a tribunal over the killing of ex-PM Rafik Hariri.
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Fred Thompson, a Hollywood actor and former US senator, says he is planning to run for president in 2008.
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Nigeria's oil militants say they are ready for dialogue with the new president, if certain conditions are met.
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Turkish MPs defy the president by renewing support for constitutional reforms, amid tensions over Islam.
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A respected Pakistani author accuses the government of blocking the launch of her book about the military.
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Norway resumes direct aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian administration, unlike the EU and US.
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Supporters of the former Thai PM's now outlawed party hold protests in Bangkok amid tight security.
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US President George W Bush outlines a new plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a G8 summit.
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At least 10 soldiers are killed in a bomb attack by suspected militants in the Thai south, officials say.
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Claudio Ranieri resigns as manager of Italian Serie A side Parma and is expected to take over at Man City.
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Tony Blair says there is a "moral obligation" to use political action "to make the world better".
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Iran's nuclear envoy reiterates his country's refusal to stop its nuclear programme after talks with EU officials.
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The US has strongly criticised Iran over the detention of three US citizens and the suspected arrest of a fourth.
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A US man with a rare form of TB is moved to a special clinic as calls widen for anyone in contact with him to be checked.
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