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EgyptHamas meet security officials in Egypt to discuss arrangements for the control of the Egypt-Gaza border.
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United KingdomA UK team finds evidence that the major glaciers draining the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are accelerating towards the sea.
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ArmeniaArmenia's outgoing president threatens a "firm response" as protests over recent elections continue.
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SwitzerlandSwiss voters will decide whether to ban the Swiss air force from flying over alpine tourist areas.
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IraqA leader of a Sunni tribal alliance fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq is killed in a double suicide bombing, police say.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyThe US urges Turkey to keep its military campaign against Kurdish militants in north Iraq as short as possible.
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JapanA Japanese businessman is arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife in Los Angeles 27 years ago.
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PakistanAt least three security personnel are killed in clashes at a checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, police say.
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IndiaAustralia captain Ricky Ponting inspires his side to their latest Commonwealth Bank one-day series victory over India.
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IndiaSeven people are arrested in eastern India after a mob beats a murder suspect until he is unconscious.
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IraqAt least 40 people are killed and scores more injured by a suicide bomber targeting Shia pilgrims in Iraq.
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PakistanPakistan blocks access to the popular YouTube website because of content deemed offensive to Islam.
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United KingdomThe world's first commercial aircraft powered partly by biofuel takes to the skies.
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Sudan, 
ChinaFresh air strikes on Darfur are reported as China's envoy for the region starts a visit to Sudan.
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Iraq, TurkeyTurkey admits it has lost a helicopter, hours after Kurdish rebels in Iraq say they shot one down.
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United StatesControversial consumer advocate Ralph Nader announces he is joining the race to become US president.
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CyprusDemetris Christofias wins Cypriot election and promises to work on re-uniting the divided island.
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RwandaTony Blair is to help Rwanda build its economy by attracting private investment, following a visit there.
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