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China's human rights record is getting worse, not better, because of the Olympics, Amnesty International says.
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Christopher Hill tells North Korea to end deadlock on the nuclear deal, while Seoul tells it to tone down its rhetoric.
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President Kagame says a Spanish judge who issued arrest warrants for Rwandan army officers can "go to hell".
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The EU says it will launch a full investigation of the UK's state bailout plan of mortgage firm Northern Rock.
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Aamir Khan says he will carry the Olympic torch even though he does not support China's crackdown in Tibet.
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Turkey says its troops have killed seven more members of the Kurdish guerrilla group the PKK.
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China admits protests took place in the restive Xinjiang region last month, days after unrest in Tibet.
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The Pakistani government withdraws from a money laundering case in Switzerland against Asif Ali Zardari.
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Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar will go to the courts if required to lift a five-year ban preventing him from playing domestic and international cricket.
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Federal detectives in India have been urged to take on the investigation of Scarlett Keeling's murder.
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Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern announces he is stepping down from the post in May.
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Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt needs a blood transfusion within hours to stay alive, her son says.
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A Russian planeload of humanitarian aid is sent to Belgrade for distribution among Serbs in Kosovo.
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Ecuadorian lawmakers approve a change in the constitution that would outlaw any foreign military bases on its soil.
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Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster says Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo has replaced Kaka as the best player in the world.
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US stocks take a knock as Fed boss Ben Bernanke says it's possible the US economy may enter recession.
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Spanish police detain two men wanted by Moroccan authorities for links to Islamic extremists.
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Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke warns the US economy may contract in the first six months of 2008.
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Gunmen kill four people, believed to be members of a US-allied Sunni militia, at a fake checkpoint in Iraq.
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US President George W Bush urges Nato allies to send more troops to Afghanistan.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown will greet the 2008 Olympic torch outside No 10 Downing Street on Sunday.
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An Iraqi commander leads a convoy through the stronghold of the radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr in Basra.
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A couple are stoned to death for adultery by the Taleban in the tribal area of Pakistan, reports say.
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Burma's National League for Democracy urges voters to reject the army-backed constitution in a referendum.
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US President George Bush repeats his call for Nato expansion, as leaders gather at a summit in Romania.
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Argentine farmers say they are suspending a three-week strike that has caused food shortages across the nation.
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A man accused of being involved in the murder of four French tourists escapes before his Mauritanian trial.
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