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ArgentinaArgentina's president says she will not negotiate with farmers striking over rising taxes until they end their protests.
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Taiwan, 
United StatesThe US orders a full inventory of nuclear arms and materials after missile parts were sent to Taiwan by mistake.
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ItalyA murder in southern Italy fuels concern about a blood feud among the Calabrian mafia or 'Ndrangheta.
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Comoros, 
France, 
ReunionOusted Comoran rebel leader Mohammed Bacar is flown to the island of Reunion by the French military.
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Russia, United StatesUS diplomats say they have made progress in talks over future co-operation with Russia.
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ColombiaColombia offers to suspend jail terms of Farc rebels if they release Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages.
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East Timor, 
ArubaEast Timor's president criticises Australian-led forces for failing to capture rebels who shot him.
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North KoreaNorth Korea test-fires several short-range missiles off its western coast, South Korea's government says.
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VietnamVietnam is the latest rice-producing nation to limit exports against a backdrop of soaring global prices.
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Peru, 
United KingdomA British TV production company denies its members spread a fatal flu to an isolated tribe in Peru.
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Nepal, 
ChinaTibetan exile schoolchildren protest against China in the main UN compound in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
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GeorgiaA Georgian court sentences ex-defence minister Irakli Okruashvili to 11 years in jail in absentia.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan police investigate posters offering would-be suicide bombers cash if they change their minds.
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South AfricaSouth African Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for an inquiry into a controversial 1999 arms deal.
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PakistanTwo Pakistani secret agents involved in tracking al-Qaeda suspects are shot dead in Karachi, police say.
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ItalyAir France-KLM stands by plans to cut Alitalia jobs as it tries to win the backing of Italian unions for its takeover.
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Afghanistan, 
NorwayNorwegian diplomat Kai Eide starts work in Kabul as the new UN envoy to Afghanistan.
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South AfricaIndia's Virender Sehwag hits the fastest triple-century in Test history - in terms of balls faced.
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JapanJapanese judges reject claims that author Kenzaburo Oe lied about the military's war time conduct in Okinawa.
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Denmark, 
NetherlandsA controversial Danish cartoonist says he will sue the Dutch maker of an anti-Islam film over copyright.
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KenyaThe Kenyan government launches a share flotation of the country's largest mobile phone network Safaricom.
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CubaCuba says it is scrapping curbs on mobile phone use, in the latest reform under new President Raul Castro.
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United StatesUS folk star Emilio Navaira is showing signs of recovery after a tour bus crash, his surgeon says.
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North Korea, United StatesThe US urges North Korea to focus on nuclear disarmament, after Pyongyang test-fires several short range missiles.
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FranceA man accused of being one of France's worst serial killers is forced to attend court by angry prosecutors.
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Uganda, 
Central African RepublicThe Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army is holding 100 people captive in Central African Republic, officials say.
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Portugal, United KingdomThe Lisbon treaty would have no major impact on UK sovereignty, says an influential committee of peers.
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Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila pleads not guilty to corruption charges linked to campaign finance.
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Italy, FranceThe Italian authorities withdraw mozzarella cheese linked to dioxin contamination - satisfying the EU.
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IraqIraq extends a deadline for militias in Basra to hand over weapons, as aid agencies fear a humanitarian crisis.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's security chiefs say forces are on full alert amid fears of violence after Saturday's election.
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IndiaIndia raises the price at which it exports non-basmati rice in a renewed effort to control domestic food costs.
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ChinaSeveral EU countries reject calls for a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
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NetherlandsThe UN secretary general condemns a Dutch anti-Islam film as a series of Muslim governments protest.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US president calls the fight between Iraqi forces and militias in Basra "a defining moment" for Iraq.
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TaiwanNick Haslam discovers that staged wedding ceremonies are keeping tribal customs alive in Taiwan.
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United StatesUS Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean calls for a choice of presidential candidate to be made by 1 July.
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LebanonA UN inquiry says a "network of individuals" was behind the 2005 killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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South AfricaDefending champion Novak Djokovic is beaten by South African qualifier Kevin Anderson at the Sony Ericsson Open.
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IraqOil prices fall after it emerges that an attack on an Iraqi export pipeline was not as serious as earlier thought.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military drops charges against a marine accused of involvement in the killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha.
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ArgentinaArgentine farmers suspend a protest against tax rises on their products, to hold talks with the government.
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