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China, 
United StatesA Chinese man accused of murdering his wife and abandoning his daughter is to be deported from the US.
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AlbaniaSome 150 Kosovo Serb police are suspended for refusing to take orders from the ethnic Albanian authorities.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyAnkara calls on Kurdish PKK rebels to lay down their arms after a week-long Turkish offensive in Iraq.
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CubaFidel Castro says that his brother and new president of Cuba, Raul, is fully in charge of the country.
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PakistanAt least 38 people are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan at a funeral for a policeman killed earlier in the day.
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United StatesUS firm Northrop Grumman and the parent of Airbus beat Boeing to a $40bn US Air Force contract.
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United StatesBoeing's loss of a $40bn US military contract to a group including Europe's Airbus draws angry protests.
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Guatemala, 
El SalvadorAt least 45 people die when a bus travelling from Guatemala to El Salvador crashes into a ravine.
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UgandaUganda's government and LRA rebels sign the last in a series of documents ahead of a final peace agreement.
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IraqThe number of violent deaths in Iraq jumps by at least 30% in February, mostly due to three suicide bombings.
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South Africa, 
BangladeshGraeme Smith and Neil McKenzie's world record opening stand of 415 gives South Africa total control in the second Test against Bangladesh.
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PakistanPakistani police charge Taleban leader Baitullah Mehsud over Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomPrince Harry arrives back in the UK from Afghanistan after his tour of duty was cut short because of a media leak.
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ColombiaRaul Reyes, one of the most senior leaders of Colombia's Farc rebels, has been killed by the army, a minister says.
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ZimbabweSimba Makoni, who plans to challenge Robert Mugabe for Zimbabwe's presidency, wins the backing of a key figure.
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RussiaElena Dementieva comes back from one set down to beat Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in an epic finale to the Dubai Championships.
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ArmeniaArmenia's government declares a state of emergency in the capital to stop protests against alleged vote rigging.
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