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France, 
MauritaniaTwo die as Mauritanian police investigating the killing of four French tourists clash with gunmen, reports say.
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ChinaBeijing says no force can stop the world relay of the Olympic flame as it faces new protests on the Californian leg.
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MoroccoNine people convicted over suicide bombings in Casablanca escape from a Moroccan prison, officials say.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, is set to blast off for a mission to the International Space Station.
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IsraelThe next UN investigator into alleged Israeli human rights abuses says he stands by a comparison with the Nazis.
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East TimorA former militia leader convicted of rights abuses in East Timor is freed from jail after two years.
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United KingdomPrinces draw a line under their mother Diana, Princess of Wales' inquest and thank those involved.
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NepalThe man bidding to regain his title as the oldest man to climb Everest, now plans to approach from Nepal.
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ZimbabweA white farmer's daughter describes her experiences as the 'war veterans' emerge again in Zimbabwe
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ZimbabweZimbabwe police arrest at least five officials who allegedly under-counted votes for President Mugabe.
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PhilippinesA court in the Philippines jails nine military officers for a failed coup attempt in July 2003.
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Aruba, 
AustraliaA 16-year-old boy dies after being attacked by a shark off Australia's east coast.
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IndiaIndia PM Manmohan Singh says the country will invest heavily in development projects in Africa to bolster economies ties.
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United KingdomA British man and woman have drowned off the coast of Goa, the Foreign Office confirms.
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Russia, 
SpainSpanish police say they have smashed a major Russian prostitution ring, arresting 76 people.
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South Korea, North KoreaSouth Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, blasts off for a sojourn on the International Space Station.
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KenyaOpposition supporters in a Kenyan slum set up burning barricades after a power-sharing deal breaks down.
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Nepal, IndiaNepal's border with India is sealed for security ahead of Thursday's elections, officials say.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripA Palestinian man, said to be a militant, dies in clashes with Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Zimbabwe, IndiaIndia's proposed one-day series Zimbabwe is postponed indefinitely because of their busy schedule.
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Iraq, 
United StatesTop US officials working in Iraq begin delivering a report to Congress following last year's US troop surge.
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United States, North Korea, 
SingaporeEnvoys from the US and North Korea hail progress in the latest round of nuclear talks in Singapore.
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Sri Lanka, 
NorwayTamil Tiger rebels have asked Norway's peace brokers to press Sri Lanka's government into ending violence near the Madhu shrine.
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FrancePolice arrest four people over the desecration of 150 Muslim graves at a French World War I cemetery.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition says its supporters have been attacked around the country since last month's poll.
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ChinaBeijing says "no force" can stop the Olympic flame relay as it faces new protests on the Californian leg.
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IsraelIsraeli ex-President Moshe Katsav decides to ditch a plea bargain and plead innocent to charges including rape.
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PakistanA gas leak in Pakistan kills two people at a heavy water plant run by the country's atomic energy agency, officials say.
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AfghanistanMilitants kill 17 road workers and injure another 16 in a restive province of southern Afghanistan.
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EgyptVoting in Egypt's local elections is sluggish, after thousands of opposition candidates were banned.
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BulgariaThe EU calls on Bulgaria to take "urgent action" to fight organised crime after two high-profile killings.
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Poland, United States, Russia, 
Czech RepublicRussia demands permanent access to planned US missile defence sites in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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IranA former Iranian nuclear negotiator is given a two-year suspended jail sentence for damaging national security.
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Pakistan, 
BangladeshMohammad Yousuf hits his 15th one-day international century as Pakistan crush Bangladesh by 152 runs in Lahore.
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United StatesThe Olympic flame relay arrives in California amid heightened security, as it faces further protests.
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Colombia, FranceFrance halts a medical mission seeking to help hostage Ingrid Betancourt, after Farc rebels deny access.
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IranMahmoud Ahmadinejad claims Iran is installing 6,000 new centrifuges and casts doubt on the US 9/11 attacks.
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United StatesThe US homeland security chief calls on Silicon Valley to help secure the cyber highway from attacks.
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HaitiProtesters in Haiti try to storm the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince in protest at rising food prices.
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Iraq, United StatesThe top US military leader in Iraq calls for troop withdrawals to be suspended to protect improved security.
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