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United StatesThe US space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after a record mission to the International Space Station.
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China, United StatesUS President George W Bush calls his Chinese counterpart to urge him to begin talks with Tibet's Dalai Lama.
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ChinaA blast in in the north-western Chinese province of Xinjiang kills 22 people, state media report.
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Colombia, 
EcuadorColombia says suspected left-wing rebels based in Ecuador have carried out cross border attacks on farmers.
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North KoreaNorth Korea expels most of the South Korean managers from an industrial park on the border.
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Aruba, United StatesAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is on this way to the US, kicking off a 17-day multi-nation diplomatic trip.
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BurmaJunta leader Than Shwe makes a rare public appearance as Burma marks Armed Forces Day.
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IndiaAt least eight people are killed and 10 injured in a stampede at a Hindu temple in India's Madhya Pradesh state.
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United StatesA US man is sentenced to 25 years in prison for severely burning his two-month-old daughter in a microwave.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US says it killed four militants in an air strike in Iraq, but Iraqi sources say dozens of people were killed.
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Comoros, 
FranceThe ousted renegade leader of the Comoran island of Anjouan reportedly flees to a French-run island.
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New ZealandNew Zealand allow five players, including skipper Daniel Vettori, to miss the start of their summer tour so they can play in the IPL.
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United StatesUS state department workers viewed the passport files of several prominent Americans, a US news agency reports.
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United StatesA US newspaper apologises for claiming rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was involved in a shooting of Tupac Shakur.
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IndiaIndian police arrest the top leader of the banned militant group Students' Islamic Movement of India.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaEU and Nato forces search the Bosnian homes of the family of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.
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IndonesiaIndonesian judges order a foundation set up by late ruler Suharto to pay $110m after a corruption trial.
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Russia, 
United KingdomThe widow of murdered ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko urges the UK to hold a full inquest.
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ArgentinaA strike by Argentine farmers over rising export taxes heads into a third week, with little sign of resolution.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's main opposition leader says there has been an "upsurge" of support in his favour.
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South Africa, IndiaHashim Amla hits 159 as South Africa leave India facing an uphill struggle in the first Test in Madras.
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Poland, ChinaPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing.
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FranceMichel Fourniret goes on trial in France charged with killing seven girls and women between 1987 and 2001.
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GermanyGermany shelves plans to build a high-speed, magnetic levitation rail service in Munich.
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IraqPresident Bush praises Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki for ordering a crackdown on Shia militias in the city of Basra.
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PakistanClashes blamed on tribal tensions in north-west Pakistan leave more than 40 people dead.
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IraqThe southern Iraqi city of Basra sees a third day of heavy fighting between Iraqi forces and Shia militias.
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UkraineA helicopter of the Ukrainian border guard service crashes into the Black Sea with 13 on board.
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Egypt, 
IsraelEgyptian border guards shoot dead two African migrants, who were trying to cross the frontier illegally into Israel.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President George W Bush praises Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki for his "bold" crackdown on Shia militias in Basra.
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Comoros, FrancePolice fire tear gas at Comoros demostrators angry at France's role in the escape of Anjouan's ousted leader.
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IndiaPolice in central India arrest 17 villagers after the killing of a woman suspected of being a witch.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's president has warned opposition supporters not to protest if they lose elections this Saturday.
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NetherlandsDutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders posts a film, which is critical of the Koran, on the internet.
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India, United KingdomPlayers' boss Sean Morris tells BBC Sport that England cricketers want to play in the Indian Premier League and should be allowed to do so.
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United StatesA US federal appeals court overturns the death sentence passed on former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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France, United KingdomGordon Brown announces plans to strengthen Britain's ties with France at a summit with Nicolas Sarkozy.
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IraqA three-day curfew is imposed on Baghdad, amid continuing clashes between Shia militias and security forces.
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IraqOil prices rise above $108 after one of Iraq's main export pipelines is blown up, sparking supply fears.
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NepalAn investigation by Maoist former rebels in Nepal says the royal family misused nature conservation funds.
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ItalyThe EU tells Italy it must do more to prevent potentially-contaminated mozzarella reaching the market.
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NetherlandsA Dutch right-wing politician posts a controversial film critical of the Koran on the internet.
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India, United StatesMore than 100 Indians march to the US capital, Washington, complaining of having to work "like slaves".
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United StatesTwo die and two are badly injured in shooting at a hospital in Columbus, Georgia in the United States.
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