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Ecuador, 
United KingdomThe family of Emily Sadler, one of five British women to die in a bus crash in Ecuador, pay tribute to their daughter.
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India, 
BangladeshPassenger trains resume between Dhaka in Bangladesh and the Indian city of Calcutta, after 43 years.
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Ecuador, United KingdomThe 12 Britons injured in a bus crash in Ecuador in which five UK tourists died are taken to Quito for treatment.
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IndiaMaoist rebels in India kill nine people in separate attacks in the states of Bihar and West Bengal, police say.
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GermanyVisitors are flocking to an exhibition on a train in Berlin to remember the thousands of children who died in concentration camps.
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SyriaSyria is enjoying a boom in foreign tourism, ministers say, with visitors attracted by its stability and its history.
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JapanAction by protesters has prevented the Japanese whaling fleet from meeting its quota, Japanese officials say.
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Israel, 
Qatar, 
OmanIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni holds talks with her Omani counterpart, Yousef bin Alawi, during a visit to Qatar.
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KenyaAt least 12 people are shot dead by police in Kenya amid protests by members of an outlawed sect.
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United States, 
Hong KongHong Kong High Court hears appeal by wife of wealthy American banker convicted of his killing.
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ChinaBeijing's building sites will close three weeks before the Olympics to help clear the city's skies of pollution.
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FranceFrance calls for an EU initiative on food security, amid alarm about unrest linked to rising prices.
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Iraq, United KingdomA British journalist has been freed by forces in Iraq, says the Iraqi defence ministry according to local media.
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AfghanistanTaleban insurgents storm a police post in the southern Afghanistan, killing at least 11 policemen, officials say.
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ItalyA final day of voting ends Italy's election pitting centre-right Silvio Berlusconi against centre-left Walter Veltroni.
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Taiwan, ChinaA landmark meeting has started to "thaw the ice" between China and Taiwan, says Taiwan's president-elect.
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FranceRoger Federer will work with renowned clay-court coach Jose Higueras in Estoril this week as he begins his build-up to the French Open.
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UgandaUgandan government mediators leave the jungle venue where a deal was due to be signed with rebels.
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Israel, United StatesFormer US President Jimmy Carter describes missile attacks on Israel from Gaza as a crime during a visit.
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South AfricaSouth African police seek armed robbers who stole documents during a raid on the Johannesburg High Court.
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FranceJournalists at the prestigious French daily Le Monde strike over job cuts - the second such protest in its history.
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Russia, 
TurkmenistanEU officials say Turkmenistan has promised to provide natural gas, as an alternative to Russian supplies.
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Colombia, United StatesA free trade deal between the US and Colombia will be "dead" unless Congress takes action, President Bush warns.
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United StatesJK Rowling tells a US court that plans to publish an unofficial Harry Potter guide amount to "wholesale theft".
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West BankA $1.5bn plan to build 30,000 homes is launched to address a housing shortage in the West Bank and Gaza.
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NepalNepal's Maoist party does far better than expected as results for a new constituent assembly are declared.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's High Court rejects an opposition legal bid to force the release of the presidential election results.
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United StatesUS shares are slightly lower in afternoon trading as a surprise rise in retail sales eases some recession fears.
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United StatesUS presidential hopeful John McCain responds to Barack Obama's description of blue-collar voters as "bitter".
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Oman, 
TanzaniaThe troubled Olympic torch is paraded through Muscat, the capital of Oman, in an evening parade.
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Iraq, United KingdomA British journalist who had been taken hostage describes the moment he was freed by forces in Iraq.
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Somalia, United KingdomTwo British nationals are killed by Islamist fighters in central Somalia.
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ItalyConservative leader Silvio Berlusconi heads for victory in Italy's elections, as his main rival concedes.
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United States, ChinaChina has already overtaken the US as the world's biggest polluter, according to a new report by US scientists.
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