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FranceFrance's President Nicolas Sarkozy says he made some mistakes in his first year in office, in a live TV interview.
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United StatesThe US Senate passes legislation forbidding discrimination against people because of genetic details.
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PakistanA car bomb in Pakistan ends a lull in attacks since a new government took over in March.
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Japan, United StatesA marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in southern Japan will face a court martial, the US military says.
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NepalA religious leader in Nepal criticises security measures ahead of the Olympic torch's arrival on top of Everest.
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MexicoMexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is named as the director of the planned Lord of the Rings prequels.
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Burma, United StatesThe US Senate approves a bill awarding Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi its highest medal.
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MalawiMalawi's ex-President Muluzi wins his party's nomination for next year's elections despite doubts over his eligibility.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lanka military says it has taken control of the country's most important Catholic shrine.
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Morocco, 
SpainSpain says it has recaptured a notorious drugs baron, who escaped from a Moroccan jail last December.
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Syria, 
North Korea, United StatesThe US accuses North Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor "not intended for peaceful purposes".
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ArgentinaArgentina's economy minister resigns after less than five months in the job in the wake of a bitter farmers' strike.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoFighting in eastern DR Congo forces the UN refugee agency to suspend aid to displaced people.
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SpainSuper Aguri are cleared to race in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix but their future remains in doubt.
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NepalNepal's former rebel Maoist party wins a third of the seats in the country's new assembly, say election authorities.
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ChinaThe Beijing Olympics faces the real possibility of a terrorist attack, the head of global police body Interpol says.
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ItalyA stuntman is in a stable condition after crashing a car while making the new James Bond film in Italy.
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IndiaIndia will account for 60% of heart disease cases worldwide within two years, says a new research.
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Afghanistan, 
GermanyGerman intelligence agents are at the centre of a spying row involving a German journalist and an Afghan minister.
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Gaza Strip, 
West BankPalestinian group Hamas proposes a six-month truce in the Gaza Strip, with a possible extension to the West Bank.
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KenyaPolitical parties in Kenya spent millions of dollars bribing voters ahead of last years elections, a survey says.
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ChinaChina will hold talks with the Dalai Lama's advisers for the first time since pro-Tibet protests, state media says.
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Syria, United StatesThe UN's nuclear agency is to investigate US claims that Syria was building a secret nuclear reactor.
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TongaThe people of Tonga vote for pro-reform candidates in the first election since riots two years ago.
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Iraq, 
Iran, United StatesThe most senior US military official says Iran is increasing the flow of weapons and training to Iraqi insurgents.
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ZimbabweArmed riot police raid the offices of Zimbabwe's main opposition party and independent poll monitors.
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United KingdomThierry Henry tells BBC Sport he is happy at Barcelona and claims he would only return to England to play for former club Arsenal.
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SomaliaSomali police say most of the children captured during a raid on a mosque have now been released.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyThe UN blames Turkish police for the deaths of four men forced to cross a fast-flowing river on the Iraqi border.
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Lithuania, 
RussiaLithuania wants the EU to delay partnership talks with Russia because of energy security worries.
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IsraelUnder-fire FIA president Max Mosley has an official invitation to visit Israel withdrawn.
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Iran, United StatesA ship contracted by the US Navy fires warning shots at two unidentified speed boats in the Gulf.
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United StatesThe US government is to send consumers rebates totalling more than $100bn (£50bn), ahead of schedule.
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Sri LankaAt least 24 people are killed by a blast on a bus near Sri Lanka's capital, which officials blame on Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Zimbabwe, 
Angola, ChinaAngola authorises a Chinese ship to dock, but arms on board will not be allowed passage to Zimbabwe.
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IraqInsurgent groups in Iraq are recruiting children for suicide attacks, according to a senior UN official.
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