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ChinaThe Chinese government is to survey the country's major sources of pollution and compile a national census.
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CameroonThe official death toll from violent protests in Cameroon rises to 17 as troops attempt to restore order in the capital.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsrael presses on with attacks on Gaza where at least 32 militants and civilians have died in the past 48 hours.
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EcuadorA landslide cuts off Ecuador's main export oil pipeline but the state oil firm says it will try to use other routes.
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RussiaRussia's election commission head admits media coverage for Sunday's presidential election has been unequal.
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BangladeshThe death toll from Thursday's accident involving a ferry in Bangladesh rises to 39, officials say.
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ThailandThe former Thai prime minster goes on a public relations tour of Bangkok on his first full day back from exile.
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BulgariaFire sweeps through an overnight train in Bulgaria leaving at least three dead and another nine injured.
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ChinaStrict family-planning laws limiting families in China to one child may be overhauled, an official says.
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IndiaIndia is to cancel the debt of its small farmers in a giant scheme that will cost 600bn rupees ($15bn; £7.6bn).
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Sri LankaA suspected suicide bomber kills himself and injures seven people as police raid a house in Sri Lanka's capital.
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AfghanistanSenior generals are to decide whether Prince Harry can continue front-line duty in Afghanistan.
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Lebanon, 
United StatesHezbollah condemns the deployment of a US warship off the coast of Lebanon as a threat to regional stability.
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IndiaFour militants are reportedly killed in an overnight gunfight with police in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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NigeriaNigeria's government is refusing lawyers access to an oil militant leader, group says.
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SingaporeA global security alert is issued after a suspected Islamist militant leader escapes from jail in Singapore.
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AustraliaSri Lanka claim a consolation 13-run victory over Australia in the CB one-day Series in Melbourne.
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ItalyThe mayor of a small Italian town near Naples is found burnt alive in his car, in a Mafia-style killing.
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ArgentinaHeavy rain in Argentina forces thousands from their homes and causes power cuts and transport chaos.
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China, United StatesA Chinese man accused of murdering his wife and abandoning his daughter is caught in Atlanta, in the US.
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IraqThe execution of Saddam Hussein's henchman "Chemical Ali" is finally approved by Iraq's presidency.
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BelgiumA Belgian woman reveals that she invented her tale of survival with wolves in WWII, which became a hit film.
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BurundiOpposition MPs in Burundi, who say they have been receiving death threats, ask the UN chief for protection.
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PhilippinesTwo ex-presidents join protesters demanding the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo.
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France, 
GuineaThe body of Guinea's former top model Katoucha Niane is found in the River Seine, French police say.
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United StatesA new report says US prison numbers have reached record levels, with more than 1% of adults behind bars.
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Argentina, 
SpainSpain's government says a former Argentine junta officer can be sent back to Argentina for trial.
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United StatesA US marine arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl is released after her family drop charges.
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IndonesiaMilitant group Jemaah Islamiah is rebuilding in Indonesia through a publishing network, a think-tank says.
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ZimbabweThe head of Zimbabwe's prison service orders his staff to vote for President Robert Mugabe in next month's poll.
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United States, ChinaA military hotline between China and the US is expected to be installed within weeks after a deal is signed in Shanghai.
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KenyaPrime Minister-designate Raila Odinga promises to heal Kenya's wounds, after a landmark peace deal.
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RussiaMoscow authorities announce what they call a "spring amnesty" for illegal migrants working in the city.
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United KingdomThe government launches the first stage of a new points-based system for migrants from outside the EU.
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GermanyA Berlin art gallery closes an exhibition where one poster made fun of Islam's holiest shrine.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's Robert Mugabe launches election campaign by calling his rivals a group of "witches and charlatans".
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe Afghan government must do more to combat opium poppy production, says US government report.
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UkraineGazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, says it will cut supplies to Ukraine by 25% on Monday.
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ArgentinaDaniel Schweimler takes a somewhat reluctant holiday as the Argentine capital closes down for the summer.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyTurkey's military says it has withdrawn troops from Iraq after an operation against Kurdish PKK rebels.
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IraqGunmen kidnap the archbishop of the Chaldean Catholic Church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, his church says.
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IsraelAn Israeli minister says Israel will be left with no choice but to invade Gaza if Palestinians step up rocket attacks.
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SpainBasque separatist group Eta urges its supporters to boycott Spain's forthcoming general elections.
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AfghanistanPrince Harry is pulled out of Afghanistan after news of his secret front line deployment leaked out.
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