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Nine prisoners die at a jail in northern Honduras during a riot involving knives and machetes.
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Ten Islamic militants in Algeria have died in raids on three hideouts by government troops, security officials say.
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US President George W Bush tells a few jokes about his potential successors at an annual press dinner.
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Staff at the Grangemouth oil refinery start their strike, with extra fuel being shipped to Scotland to fill any gaps.
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An international coalition of 29 human rights groups urges the arrest of two Sudanese war crimes suspects.
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Gun battles between rival factions of a Mexican drugs cartel leave at least 15 dead near the US border.
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Tamil Tiger rebels have bombed military targets in the north-east of Sri Lanka using light aircraft.
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The government of the tiny Pacific island of Nauru claims victory in snap elections aimed at ending deadlock.
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Pole sitter Kimi Raikkonen leads home a Ferrari one-two at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
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The popular Saudi internet blogger Fouad al-Farhan is set free after four months in detention.
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A day of prayer led by the Archbishop of York is designed to show support to the people of Zimbabwe.
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Sitcom Ugly Betty is honoured by a US gay lobby group at a Los Angeles awards ceremony.
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Pro and anti-Chinese demonstrators clash in Seoul during the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay.
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Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen dominates the Spanish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton struggles to third place.
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The US's top Africa envoy says UN sanctions should be considered over the post-election crisis in Zimbabwe.
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Malaysian Muslim groups call for protests when Chelsea FC visits in July because the coach and a player are Israeli.
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A Los Angeles court upholds a verdict finding actor Robert Blake liable for his wife's death.
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A French socialist says he was detained by gunmen linked to Hezbollah during a visit to Lebanon.
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Radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr rejects government conditions for talks on ending Iraqi army attacks on his militia.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai escapes unharmed as gunfire breaks out at a military ceremony in Kabul.
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Austrian police arrest a man who allegedly locked up his daughter for 24 years and had sex with her.
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Moroccan police arrest both the owner and the manager of a factory destroyed in a fire that killed at least 55.
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Berliners fail to back attempts to keep open the historic Tempelhof airport, early referendum results show.
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Police in Austria see the cellar rooms where a woman was allegedly held and abused for 24 years by her father.
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A court in Israel sentences an MP, Shlomo Benizri, to 18 months in jail on charges of bribery and corruption.
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Iraqi's national museum welcomes the return of 700 artefacts seized by Syria from traffickers.
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The Cuban president says he will raise state pensions by up to 20% and increase wages for the judiciary.
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