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AustraliaPope Benedict XVI meets victims of child sex abuse by Catholic clergy at the end of his visit to Australia, the Vatican says.
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ChinaHow Costa Rica's 'best ever' athlete made it to Beijing
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ChinaHow Costa Rica's 'best ever' athlete made it to Beijing
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Venezuela, 
SpainVenezuela's Hugo Chavez says he may hug Spain's King Juan Carlos - who famously told him to shut up last year.
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Ireland, 
FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is to meet Taoiseach Brian Cowen during his first official visit to Ireland.
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ChinaAt least two people die in two separate explosions on public buses in the Chinese city of Kunming, media reports say.
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Iraq, 
United StatesUS Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrives in Iraq on the second stage of a major foreign tour.
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Burma, 
SingaporeMinisters from South East Asia issue their strongest ever criticism of Burma's junta, as their annual security meeting opens.
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FranceVeteran French midfielder Claude Makelele leaves Chelsea to sign for Paris St Germain.
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EthiopiaEthiopia restores famous obelisk but are others at risk?
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Canada, FranceSir Paul McCartney performs his greatest hits and speaks French to more than 200,000 fans at a Quebec concert opposed by nationalists.
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Israel, 
Iran, 
United KingdomBritain is determined to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon, Gordon Brown will tell the Israeli parliament.
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India, United StatesIndia's parliament holds a two-day debate ahead of a vote of confidence over a controversial nuclear deal with the US.
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ChinaAt least two people die in two separate explosions on public buses in the city of Kunming, say Chinese police.
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Guam, United StatesRescuers search for the crew of an American B-52 bomber, which crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Guam.
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Italy, FranceA four-year-old French girl is in a critical condition after her father beat her head against a monument in Rome, officials say.
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FranceHow Senegal leads the Francophone world in Scrabble
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Israel, Iran, United KingdomUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns Iran over its nuclear programme as he addresses Israel's parliament.
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Syria, 
LebanonSyrian FM Walid Mouallem visits Beirut, a week after Damascus agreed to establish formal diplomatic ties with Lebanon.
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PakistanPakistan's government raises petrol and diesel prices by 14% - the largest such increase in the country's history.
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Aruba, Australia, United StatesA man dubbed 'Dr Death' by the Australian media returns from the US to face charges he failed patients in his care.
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Russia, ChinaChina and Russia have signed a treaty settling a long-running territorial dispute along their eastern border.
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YemenDinosuar footprints put Yemeni village on the map
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BurmaRelief and reconstruction work in Burma after Cyclone Nargis will cost at least $1bn, say the UN and regional body Asean.
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ZimbabweOpposition officials in Zimbabwe move to safe houses
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Hong KongHungarian with Olympic judo hopes battles tragedy
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IsraelIsraeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak condemns the apparent shooting with a rubber bullet of a bound Palestinian man.
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Cambodia, ChinaCambodian runner with eyes on the Beijing marathon
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LebanonLebanese Olympic shooter is no stranger to gunfire
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India, ChinaIndia's top boxer takes a shot at Beijing
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SomaliaSomali sprinter's journey from war to the Olympics
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United StatesUS judges throw out a $550,000 fine against CBS for showing Janet Jackson's 2004 Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction".
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, IndiaIndia says its peace process with Pakistan is under stress following this month's suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul.
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SudanThe African Union calls for war crimes accusations against Sudan's president to be dropped.
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SpainSir Alex Ferguson warns Cristiano Ronaldo that moving to Real Madrid would be the 'worst thing' for his career.
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United KingdomSouth Africa need nine runs to beat England in the second Test and take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series after bowling England out for 327.
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ChinaThe flame arrives in Anyang, city of ancient relics
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PolandA huge crowd attends the Warsaw funeral of one of Poland's foremost anti-communists, Bronislaw Geremek.
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NepalNepal's biggest party, the former Maoist rebels, fail to get their preferred candidate elected president.
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South Africa, United KingdomSouth Africa seal a 10-wicket win over England on the fourth day at Headingley to take a 1-0 lead into the final two Tests.
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Iraq, United StatesUS Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama meets the Iraqi prime minister on his first visit to Baghdad.
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PortugalThe parents of Madeleine McCann and another Briton are no longer considered suspects in her disappearance, say prosecutors.
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Ireland, FranceFrance's President Sarkozy plays down Lisbon Treaty tensions in Dublin, saying he is working on a "solution" with Irish leaders.
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TanzaniaTanzania's albinos are still targeted by witch doctors
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South Africa, United KingdomSkipper Graeme Smith pays tribute to South Africa's resolve as they beat England by 10 wickets to take a 1-0 series lead.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US and Iraq are unlikely to agree on a long-term security pact before a 31 July deadline, the White House says.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels call a truce for the duration of a regional summit in the capital but rule out peace talks.
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Serbia and MontenegroKosovo begins accepting applications for passports, five months after declaring independence from Serbia.
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FranceFrench lawmakers back President Sarkozy's plans to rewrite the country's constitution - in a razor-edge vote.
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Kenya, ZimbabweZimbabwe's president and opposition leader sign an agreement to hold talks on the country's political crisis.
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Guam, United StatesThe US Air Force says two bodies have been recovered from a B-52 bomber, which crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Guam.
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