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South Korea, 
United StatesSouth Korea's President Lee Myung-bak tells the BBC he should have listened more to public concern over US beef.
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JapanWorld leaders prepare to start a key summit in Japan expected to focus on soaring global food and fuel prices.
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New ZealandFarmers in New Zealand criticise a bold plan by the government to make the country carbon neutral by 2040.
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East TimorPolice in East Timor's capital, Dili, fire tear gas at students protesting against government spending plans, reports say.
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North Korea, United StatesSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak sacks three cabinet ministers in the wake of protests against US beef imports.
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India, JapanIndian PM Manmohan Singh leaves for the G8 summit where he is expected to discuss the civilian nuclear deal with the President Bush.
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BrazilChelsea reject claims from AC Milan that the Blues made an "astronomical" offer for their Brazil star Kaka.
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United StatesHigh fuel prices and a risk of bitterness in smalltown USA
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SyriaPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holds talks with Syrian leaders to try to improve ties between rival factions.
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ChinaFor the first time in nearly a decade, China is issuing new banknotes without the image of Chairman Mao Zedong.
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France, 
United KingdomA second man is arrested over the murders of two French students who were stabbed and set alight in London.
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JapanWorld leaders are starting a key summit in Japan that is expected to focus on soaring global food and fuel prices.
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GermanyHundreds of flights on Lufthansa's CityLine and Eurowings regional carriers are cancelled by a strike.
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ArubaAustralian PM Kevin Rudd criticises a photo of a naked girl in an magazine that re-ignited a row over depicting children.
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Niger, ChinaChina agrees to send electrical power units to help improve Niger's power supplies.
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IndiaThe chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir resigns after protests over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine.
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IsraelIsraeli troops shut down the offices of a Palestinian charity linked to the militant Hamas movement.
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KenyaKenya's under-fire finance minister says he will only resign if the prime minister does.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq's PM raises the prospect of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
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SpainAt least 13 people are injured at the start of Spain's annual bull-running festival in Pamplona.
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AfghanistanA suicide bomber rams a car full of explosives into the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, killing 41 people.
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PakistanPakistani investigators search for clues after a suicide bomb in Islamabad leaves 18 police dead and many people hurt.
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AustriaThe leader of Austria's conservative party pulls out of the governing coalition, prompting a fresh poll within months.
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TaiwanTaiwan's Tao tribe launch a traditional carved boat
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ChinaChina clamps down on corruption as it rebuilds post-quake
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ItalyA controversial mosque in the Italian city of Milan is to be shut down, Italy's right-wing government says.
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IraqIraqi police recover luxury cars once owned by son of Saddam
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IraqA female suicide bomber has killed nine people in an attack on an Iraqi market north of Baghdad, police say.
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IndonesiaHardline Muslim groups in Indonesia are gaining greater influence over government policy, says a new report.
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IsraelIsraeli police arrest two Jewish settlers suspected of involvement in the beating of a Palestinian man.
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United StatesRich nations should produce less biofuel and more food to help relieve hunger, the World Bank chief tells a G8 summit.
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GeorgiaThe breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia says it is severing all ties with Georgia's government after a series of blasts.
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South Africa, 
ZimbabweArmed men attack Zimbabweans, who had previously sought refuge at the South African embassy.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq's PM raises the prospect of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
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United KingdomInter Milan open talks to sign Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, BBC Sport understands.
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RussiaA "faith healer" who promised to resurrect children killed in the 2004 Beslan siege is sentenced to 11 years for fraud in Russia.
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Israel, 
LebanonIsrael formally signs an agreement with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over an exchange of prisoners.
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FranceEU ministers have backed French plans to introduce common rules for integration and asylum across the union.
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South AfricaSouth African novelist Henrietta Rose-Innes wins this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.
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Equatorial Guinea, United KingdomBriton Simon Mann is sentenced to 34 years in jail for an Equatorial Guinea coup plot.
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ChinaCoca-Cola defends its sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics despite global protests about China's role in Tibet.
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United StatesUS presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama attack one another over their economic plans.
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NigeriaNigerian attempts to end oil conflict may be still-born
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