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IraqPresident George W Bush marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion with a speech hailing its success.
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Ghana, 
United KingdomA Ghanaian woman who was removed from a UK hospital and flown home after her visa expired has died.
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GreeceGreece's civil servants hold a general strike against pension reforms, paralysing transport and closing public offices.
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Nepal, 
United StatesAn US-based rights group condemns Nepal's government for using 'excessive force' against Tibetan protesters.
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Russia, United StatesThe US offers to let Russia monitor missile shield installations planned in Europe, Russia says.
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ChinaA letter from a Chinese Muslim inmate highlights harsh conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
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GreeceGreece's parliament is to vote on a controversial pension reform bill that has triggered mass public protests.
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AustraliaSerial paedophile Raymond Horne is deported to the UK from Australia following a 12-year jail sentence.
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ChadThe head of the European peace force in Chad says his troops will return fire if rebels attacked any refugee camps.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS Vice-President Dick Cheney meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai on an unannounced visit to Kabul.
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United StatesAt least 13 people have died and hundreds moved to safety after torrential rain brings havoc to central US.
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ChinaPolice in China rescue 33 mentally disabled men who were forced to work as slaves, Chinese media report.
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Sri LankaMedia activists in Sri Lanka attack the appointment of a retired army officer to a top post in state-run TV.
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United StatesUS police break up an alleged art forgery ring which used eBay to help sell fakes by artists including Picasso and Dali.
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CubaCuba considers whether to ease restrictions on its nationals who want to travel abroad, the foreign minister says.
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Hong KongEuropean and Asian shares fall as investors cash in profits from record high commodity prices.
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SudanA UN report accuses the Sudanese army of carrying out rapes and looting during attacks in Darfur.
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Iraq, United Kingdom, United StatesUS Senator John McCain meets Gordon Brown for talks over issues including Iraq, Iran and climate change.
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BelgiumA new Belgian coalition government is sworn in, ending months of political deadlock.
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IndiaNearly one in five school children in India use some form of tobacco, the UN's health agency says.
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ChinaChinese officials say they have arrested 24 over Lhasa protests, as security in and around Tibet is tightened.
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KenyaAt least 25 people have been killed in Kenya's Rift Valley region in attacks by cattle rustlers, police say.
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United StatesThe US economy is on the brink of recession, says the OECD research group as it cuts its forecast.
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TurkeyA blast at the construction site of a power plant in Turkey leaves four workers dead, state-run media say.
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North KoreaAn aid agency with experience of working inside North Korea says the state's food crisis is chronic, and getting worse.
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IranSwiss media and politicians criticise the foreign minister for wearing a headscarf while meeting the president of Iran.
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Iraq, United StatesPresident Jalal Talabani says violence and corruption are Iraq's main problems on the invasion's fifth anniversary.
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Aruba, AustraliaA terrorism trial in Australia is postponed after a judge calls for improvements to the suspects' jail conditions.
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United StatesUS intelligence agents believe the voice on a tape purportedly from Osama Bin Laden was authentic, the CIA says.
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Russia, United KingdomRussia charges two men with British links with industrial spying, threatening to further worsen the countries' ties.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition leader condemns plans to count presidential ballots centrally, in case this helps rigging.
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KyrgyzstanFourteen medical workers in Kyrgyzstan are facing trial, charged with infecting children with HIV.
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YemenTalks between Fatah and Hamas, have collapsed, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congo cancels "many" mining contracts and is to renegotiate others after a review into the deals.
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IsraelTwo Hamas members die handling explosives in Gaza, as Israeli forces reportedly shoot dead a civilian.
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IraqAB Volvo agrees to pay millions of dollars in fines for its part in Iraq's oil for food programme.
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ChinaChina admits for the first time that police injured Tibetan demonstrators, during a protest near a monastery.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia says it will retrain its 40,000 imams as part of a campaign to counter religious extremism.
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