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Lithuania, 
United KingdomTwo men are charged in connection with the death of a Lithuanian woman whose head was found on a beach.
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France, 
ChinaHundreds of French police will be deployed to protect the Olympic torch from protesters angry at China's role in Tibet.
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NepalThe UN calls on the Maoist party in Nepal to stop intimidating other parties ahead of the elections.
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IndiaOfficials in the western Indian state of Maharashtra say nine farmers have committed suicide over the past week.
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South KoreaS Korea confirms a second outbreak of H5N1 at a duck farm, a week after reporting its first case in 13 months.
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SomaliaAid agencies are to meet the Somali prime minister to try to improve aid deliveries to the war-torn country.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's air force bombs a suspected Tamil Tiger training base, a day after a minister was killed by a bomb.
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New Zealand, ChinaNew Zealand becomes the first developed nation to sign an agreement on free trade with China.
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China, 
Hong KongHong Kong inaugurates the first memorial for the Chinese who died fighting for the Allies in both World Wars.
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KenyaTalks between Kenya's president and PM-designate to end political deadlock break up without agreement.
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Ireland, New Zealand, United KingdomNew Zealand winger Joe Rokocoko will miss the summer Tests against Ireland and England because of a wrist injury.
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New ZealandA man in New Zealand is charged with throwing a hedgehog at a teenager, a newspaper reports.
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EgyptEgypt's Muslim Brotherhood urges a boycott of municipal polls after being allowed to field just 20 candidates.
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JapanJapan's government finds a candidate to be the Bank of Japan governor after weeks of political stalemate.
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AfghanistanAfghan officials say they have arrested a senior Taleban commander in the southern city of Kandahar.
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FranceOlympics chief Jacques Rogge voices concern over unrest in Tibet and torch protests, now set for Paris.
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ArubaSeveral people are hurt after youths armed with bats and a machete attack a Sydney high school.
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NigerA former slave sues Niger's government, saying it has failed to implement any slavery laws.
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Afghanistan, 
United StatesAfghan officials investigate reports that up to 33 civilians died in a US and Afghan army operation.
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RussiaVladimir Putin looks set to retain huge influence, as PM and head of Russia's biggest political party.
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SpainTwo people die in Spain after contracting the human form of "mad cow disease", Spanish media say.
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France, 
DjiboutiA Djibouti court issues international arrest warrants for five French nationals suspected of sexually abusing children.
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AustraliaA father and daughter reveal their incestuous relationship on TV in Australia and ask for understanding.
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IraqIraq's prime minister threatens in a TV interview to exclude the followers of cleric Moqtada Sadr from politics.
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Bangladesh
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United KingdomEngland cricket boss Giles Clarke dismisses Kevin Pietersen's plea for centrally contracted players to be allowed to compete in the IPL.
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ZimbabweA Zimbabwean High Court judge rules he can hear an opposition petition demanding the release of election results.
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IsraelThe first round of peace talks in seven weeks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders ended with pledges to continue meeting.
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France, ChinaFrench security officials cut short the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay in the face of anti-China protests.
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South Africa, ZimbabweAlan Little assesses the role of South African President Thabo Mbeki in resolving Zimbabwe's crisis.
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Iraq, United StatesJohn McCain, the Republican Party's presidential candidate, says the US can look ahead to success in Iraq.
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United StatesIntel will ride out any US recession, the firm's chief executive Paul Otellini tells BBC News.
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