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Israel, 
Gaza StripAn Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip killes three militants following a day of violence in the territory.
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United StatesAmerican Kevin Streelman drops a shot at the last for a three-under 68 to join countryman Justin Hicks in a share of the US Open lead.
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United StatesUnheralded Americans Kevin Streelman and Justin Hicks are the surprise leaders after the first round of the US Open at Torrey Pines.
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Colombia, 
EcuadorThree Colombians are among four men arrested over an alleged plot to kill Ecuador's President Rafael Correa.
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United StatesA key court ruling on Guantanamo detainees will not affect military trials of terror suspects, the US attorney general says.
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IndiaAt least 40 people are injured in religious clashes on a remote delta island in India's eastern state of West Bengal, police say.
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JapanThe Central Bank of Japan unanimously decides to keep its interest rate levels unchanged at 0.5%.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesThe top UN humanitarian official says the crisis in Zimbabwe is worsening, as the US highlights its deteriorating security.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi sportswomen aim to represent their country
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Ireland, 
PortugalLisbon Treaty left many Irish voters bewildered
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IndiaA sale of a painting by the late Indian painter Francis Newton Souza sets a record for an Indian work of art.
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South Korea, United StatesSouth Korea's trade minister is visiting Washington in a bid to defuse a political crisis sparked by US beef imports.
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IndiaInflation hits a seven-year high in India, as the rising cost of food and oil continue to pressure prices.
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EgyptEgypt stops a 92-year-old man from marrying a 17-year-old girl.
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SpainTwo children in Spain are admitted to a mental health clinic to be treated for addiction to mobile phones.
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United StatesThousands of people have to be evacuated as floods devastate wide areas of Iowa in the United States.
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Denmark, 
SudanPolice arrest a Danish couple of Sudanese origin suspected of taking two of their daughters to Sudan to be circumcised.
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SenegalSt Louis in Senegal is the city most threatened by rising sea levels in the whole of Africa, a UN official says.
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United KingdomClimate campaigners plan to unload coal from a train they have blocked on its way to a UK power station.
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South AfricaAn official from South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) is stabbed in the neck at a party meeting.
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SyriaHamas leader on strategic shifts in the Middle East
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BurmaThe UN appeals for donations of fuel to help cyclone-hit Burmese farmers plant rice in time for this year's harvest.
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BurmaThe UN appeals for donations of fuel to help cyclone-hit Burmese farmers plant rice in time for this year's harvest.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush says he is honoured by his special treatment on his final visit to Pope Benedict XVI.
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United StatesUS inflation rises at its fastest pace for six months in May because of sharply higher energy costs.
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Syria, 
FranceFrench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he is not comfortable that Syria's president has been invited to Paris.
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Eritrea, France, 
DjiboutiFrance says its troops are providing support to Djibouti forces against Eritrean military action.
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Iraq, United StatesIraqi PM Nouri Maliki says talks with the US on allowing its forces to remain in Iraq have "reached an impasse".
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North Korea, JapanJapan lifts some sanctions against North Korea after it agrees to re-examine cases of abducted Japanese nationals.
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Pakistan, United StatesPakistan's foreign minister welcomes a joint probe into a US airstrike which Islamabad says killed 11 of its troops.
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Taiwan, 
ChinaChina and Taiwan sign historic agreements on direct flights and tourism at their first talks in almost a decade.
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IrelandIrish ministers and EU officials say Ireland appears to be heading for a rejection of the EU Lisbon reform treaty.
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South AfricaA South African court bans the unauthorised trials of vitamin therapies for Aids, which some say are a health risk.
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Ireland, United KingdomForeign Secretary David Miliband says the UK will continue to ratify the EU Treaty despite an Irish 'no' vote.
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Russia, SpainSpanish police arrest 20 people in raids against suspected members of a major Russian mafia gang.
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United StatesA Chicago jury acquits US singer R Kelly of all 14 counts of child pornography in connection with a sex video.
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United StatesAstronauts on the US space shuttle Discovery are told a piece of floating debris and apparent bump pose no danger.
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ZimbabweForty prominent African figures publish an open letter calling for Zimbabwe's presidential run-off to be free and fair.
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PakistanPakistani lawyers and supporters swarm into Islamabad to demand the government reinstate judges sacked by President Musharraf.
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NetherlandsDutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy says even their squad are surprised by their form at Euro 2008.
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Ireland, PortugalVoters in the Irish Republic reject the EU's Lisbon treaty in a referendum, delivering a severe blow to leaders' plans for reform.
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United StatesThousands of people have to be evacuated as floods swamp Cedar Rapids and wide areas of the US state of Iowa.
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United StatesWomen who smoke are no more likely to develop lung cancer than men, US researchers conclude.
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United StatesNBC News Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert dies of a heart attack at the age of 58.
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IranNew package offers cooperation or confrontation
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