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Sri LankaThe ceasefire between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tigers formally comes to an end.
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ArubaTop seed Justine Henin beats Olga Poutchkova in the Australian Open second round, as Serena Williams and Amelie Mauresmo also triumph.
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United StatesPolls close in Michigan, in a primary election seen as pivotal to the White House hopes of Republican rivals.
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United StatesHillary Clinton and Barack Obama seek to set aside a civil rights row in their fight for the US Democratic ticket.
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Cuba, United StatesBrazil's President Lula meets ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro on a visit to boost economic ties with Havana.
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JapanOfficials work to resolve a stand-off over two protesters detained on a Japanese whaling vessel.
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ChinaA millionaire businessman is given the death penalty in China for raping more than 20 young girls.
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ChinaPresident Hu Jintao acknowledges ending China's widespread corruption is a "difficult struggle".
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United StatesMitt Romney wins his party's presidential primary in the US state of Michigan, leaving the Republican race wide open.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli troops kill the leader of the armed wing of Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, Walid Obeidi, during a raid.
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ArubaMaria Sharapova beats former world number one Lindsay Davenport 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open second round.
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India, 
AustraliaIndia crumble from 198-2 to end day one of the third Test on a rocky 297-6 as Brett Lee takes 3-64.
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Egypt, United StatesUS President George W Bush wraps up his eight-day tour of the Middle East with a brief stop in Egypt.
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AustraliaAustralia and India begin their third cricket Test despite controversy which threatened to disrupt the tour.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea's incoming leader plans to scrap a ministry handling relations with Pyongyang, his aides say.
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Libya, 
France, United StatesA US court orders Libya to pay $6bn in damages over the bombing of a French airliner in 1989.
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IraqA female suicide bomber kills 11 people in a mainly-Shia Muslim town in the Iraqi province of Diyala, police say.
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PhilippinesA Catholic priest is abducted and killed by gunmen in the southern Philippine island of Tabawan.
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RussiaKremlin critic and former Russian PM Mikhail Kasyanov submits a petition supporting his presidential bid.
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France, 
RwandaFrance's Supreme Court overrules a decision to hand over a genocide suspect to the Rwandan tribunal.
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IndiaThousands of chickens are culled in the Indian state of West Bengal after an outbreak of bird flu.
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Ghana, 
United KingdomAn UK MP says the debate over a dying Ghanaian woman being sent home should be about health care in Ghana.
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Egypt, United StatesUS President Bush wraps up his eight-day tour of the Middle East in Egypt with a call for more democracy.
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FranceA Paris court convicts French oil company Total of maritime pollution over the 1999 sinking of the tanker Erika.
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Sri LankaAt least 26 people die in a bus bombing in Sri Lanka, the army says, as a ceasefire with Tamil rebels formally ends.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsraeli forces carry out further raids on the Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinian civilians in an air strike.
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South AfricaPolice in South Africa question nine people accused of running an illegal abortion centre in Johannesburg.
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BrazilA Catholic aid agency voices deep concern after a priest working on land rights in Brazil gets death threats.
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IsraelAn Israeli right-wing party leaves the government in protest at peace talks starting with the Palestinians.
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Ghana, United KingdomA dying woman removed from the UK after her visa expired starts kidney dialysis in Ghana funded by a donor.
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PakistanPakistani singer Ali Haider turns down the lead role in a Bollywood film called Osama after receiving threats.
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Russia, United KingdomUK Foreign Secretary David Miliband warns Russia that intimidation of British Council officials is "unacceptable".
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IndiaA devastating fire in the Indian city of Calcutta has been brought under control four, officials say.
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KenyaKenyan police fire tear gas and bullets at opposition activists defying a ban on election protests.
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Afghanistan, 
IranFaulty heaters are blamed for 89 deaths in Iran, while neighbouring Afghanistan also struggles with a cold spell.
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ItalyItaly's justice minister says he is stepping down after prosecutors said they were planning to arrest his wife.
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UzbekistanIslam Karimov is sworn in for a seven-year term as President of Uzbekistan, following elections in December
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United StatesGlobal shares fall amid growing fears of a recession in the US economy, and slowing corporate profit growth.
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CubaCuba's ailing leader Fidel Castro admits he is not strong enough to speak publicly, ahead of elections on Sunday.
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United StatesThe US says it is ready to create a rapid reaction force to defuse cluster bombs left over from conflicts.
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Afghanistan, United StatesEx-US congressman Mark Deli Siljander is charged over the funding of an al-Qaeda supporter in Afghanistan.
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KenyaKenya's opposition leader denies government charges that his supporters planned a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
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