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ColombiaA cousin of the Colombian president is arrested over alleged paramilitary ties, after a failed asylum bid.
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AustraliaThe Olympic torch arrives in the Australian capital amid tight security ahead of Thursday's relay.
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SpainFerrari president Luca di Montezemolo plays down speculation linking Fernando Alonso with a move to the Italian team.
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Iran, 
United StatesIndia rebuffs a call by the United States for it to ask Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.
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CambodiaFormer Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan makes his first appearance at Cambodia's genocide trial.
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Cuba, United StatesThe US criticises Cuba for breaking up a protest by women calling for the release of their dissident husbands.
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AfghanistanAt least 10 people die in three separate attacks, including two suicide bombs, in Afghanistan, officials say.
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Israel, United StatesA US engineer appears in court charged with giving military and nuclear secrets to Israel during the 1980s.
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ItalySilvio Berlusconi, Italy's next Prime Minister, says an emergency loan to Alitlia may save the problem-hit airline.
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JapanLeaders of Japan and the EU call for "highly ambitious and binding" targets to fight climate change.
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PakistanThe European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana urges Pakistan not to hold talks with al-Qaeda.
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JamaicaJamaica's government backs moves to legalise casino gambling, amid stiff opposition from religious groups.
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Zimbabwe, 
United KingdomANC chief Jacob Zuma refuses to blame Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe for the country's recent violence.
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EthiopiaThousands protest as top Ethiopian pop singer Teddy Afro pleads not guilty to causing a hit and run death.
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MacauMacau's Chief Executive Edmund Ho announces a freeze on gaming licences and new casinos.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaRelatives of an Indian man on death row in Pakistan arrive in Lahore city in a last-ditch attempt to save him.
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United StatesHillary Clinton beats rival US Democrat Barack Obama in a key vote in Pennsylvania, keeping her campaign alive.
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IraqAmerican troops kill 15 militants in overnight clashes in Shia areas of Baghdad, the US military says.
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DenmarkThe Danish and Dutch embassies in the Afghan capital Kabul are evacuated because of terrorist threats.
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ZimbabweRecounts in two disputed parliamentary seats in Zimbabwe confirm the initial results.
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South Africa, 
BotswanaThe South African Football Association confirms the appointment of Brazilian Joel Santana as national team coach.
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IranIran's outgoing finance minister adds his voice to growing criticism of President Ahmadinejad's economic policies.
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GabonThere has been an increase in ritual killings in Gabon during the local election campaign, say campaigners.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's army says it has seen its heaviest casualties in months during fierce clashes in northern Sri Lanka.
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BrazilSearch crews off Brazil's coast find the balloons that were being used by a missing priest trying to set a flight record.
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AlgeriaMuslim Scholars in Algeria say a government ban on pictures of veiled women in passport photographs runs counter to Sharia law.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military commander in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, is nominated to become the head of Central Command.
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United Kingdom, United StatesA former US Marine is sentenced for abducting and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old British girl.
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IsraelIsrael resumes fuel deliveries to Gaza, averting the possibility that the power plant would be shut down.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaAmnesty International accuses Ethiopian troops of capturing 40 Somali children during a raid on a mosque.
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Somalia, SpainSpain calls for a UN-backed force to combat piracy after a Spanish fishing boat is seized off the coast of Somalia.
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Georgia, 
RussiaThe US says it is "very concerned" by Russian moves which Georgia insists are a threat to its sovereignty.
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Turkey, 
Syria, IsraelIsrael is ready to withdraw from the Golan Heights in return for peace, according to a Syrian government minister.
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IsraelIsrael sentences a soldier to 19 days in jail for uploading a picture taken on his military base to Facebook.
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