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United StatesTwo elderly women are convicted of charges relating to the murders of two homeless men for life insurance pay-outs.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition leader says the ruling Zanu-PF had offered a deal to remove President Mugabe from power.
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NauruThe president of the South Pacific nation of Nauru calls a snap election in a bid to end political deadlock.
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United StatesThe BBC's Emilio San Pedro visits Hazelton, Pennsylvania, which tried to get tough on illegal immigration.
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France, 
MauritaniaMauritanian soldiers mistakenly shoot and wound a French national, whom they took for an attacker.
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JapanA Buddhist temple says it will not act as the starting point for the Japanese leg of the Olympic torch relay.
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ArgentinaArgentine President Cristina Fernandez accuses farmers over fires that have left a blanket of smoke across Buenos Aires.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanThe United Nations says that Pakistan should revise plans to return 2.4m refugees to Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesA US report says that Islamist militants are still operating freely along the Pakistani border with Afghanistan.
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Libya, 
RussiaRussia agrees to cancel $4.5bn (£2.3bn) of Libyan debt in exchange for major contracts for Russian firms.
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YemenA member of Yemen's governing party is reportedly shot dead in the volatile north of the country.
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ChinaWork begins on a high-speed rail link that will cut travelling time between Beijing and Shanghai in half.
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ChinaChinese state media urges citizens to curb their patriotism, after a barrage of anti-West web campaigns.
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South Korea, United StatesSouth Korea agrees to relax US beef import restrictions, as President Lee Myung-bak visits Washington.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaTwo Pakistani boys are reunited with their family days after they strayed into Indian territory after running away from school.
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KenyaKenyan police fire tear gas at members of an outlawed gang which called off protests after the PM was sworn in.
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AngolaThe United Nations human rights office in Angola is told to close by the end of May.
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United StatesThe European Commission is to negotiate terms for visa-free travel to the US for all EU states.
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NepalA pro-monarchy politician has been shot dead in southern Nepal, police say.
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United StatesAer Lingus agrees to honour £4 flights to the US that it mistakenly sold to about 100 customers.
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael invites tenders for the construction of 100 new homes at settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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FranceFrance doubles its emergency food aid for poor countries amid sharply rising prices, says President Sarkozy.
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BurundiBurundi's army launches a counter-attack after the capital, Bujumbura, was shelled by suspected rebels.
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East Timor, 
IndonesiaIndonesia says it has arrested three men suspected of involvement in the shooting of East Timor's president.
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United StatesAn earthquake of 5.2 magnitude shakes buildings across the Midwest, but there are no reports of injuries.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoUnrecorded DR Congo villages are discovered by communities mapping their areas using GPS units.
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IndiaKolkata win the first Indian Premier League match thanks to Brendon McCullum's record innings after a lavish opening ceremony.
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Afghanistan, 
NetherlandsThe son of the new Dutch armed forces commander is killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.
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Somalia, FranceA Parisian court charges six Somalis with taking a French luxury yacht's crew hostage this month, officials say.
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United Kingdom, United StatesGordon Brown urges the US to seize the chance for a "new dawn" in co-operation between Europe and America.
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ArgentinaA blanket of smoke from burning scrubland thickens over the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
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United StatesCitigroup reports a loss of $5.11bn and cuts 9,000 jobs as the credit crisis continues to take its toll.
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United KingdomZimbabwe's President Mugabe lambasts the opposition and the UK in his first big speech since disputed elections.
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