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United StatesHillary Clinton wins West Virginia's Democratic primary by a large margin, according to US media projections.
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United StatesAmerican baseball star Barry Bonds faces new charges alleging he lied over taking performance-enhancing drugs.
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BrazilBrazil's environment minister resigns, after conflicts with the government over Amazon development.
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MexicoThousands more Mexican troops and federal police are deployed to fight the drug barons after a wave of police murders.
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RussiaRangers aim to win their first Uefa Cup in Wednesday's final against Russia's Zenit St Petersburg.
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ChinaChinese rescuers battle rain and blocked roads as they try to reach thousands buried by a devastating earthquake.
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ChinaReports from the epicentre of China's earthquake suggest the number of dead could be higher than feared.
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KuwaitKuwait announces three days of official mourning after the death of former Emir Sheikh Saad al-Sabah.
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IndiaA curfew is imposed in the historic old city in Jaipur in western India after a series of bombings killed 63 people.
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BangladeshAt least eight people are killed and others injured in a train crash in eastern Bangladesh, officials say.
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France, United StatesSeven men are convicted in France for recruiting young people to fight against the US-led coalition in Iraq.
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ItalyAn Italian judge rules that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can be called as a witness in a trial over CIA rendition.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President Bush says he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
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IsraelPalestinian medics in Gaza say at least three militants and a civilian have been killed in Israeli incursions.
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SudanSudan asks for the Darfur rebel that led the weekend attack on the capital to be listed as a terrorist group.
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IndiaIndian spinner Harbhajan Singh is banned for five one-day internationals for slapping his team-mate Sree Santh.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court rejects a fresh appeal by a man convicted of involvement in the 2001 parliament attack.
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ItalyItalian police protect Roma Gypsies under attack from people in Naples after an alleged kidnap attempt.
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ItalyThe trial of the Naples regional president, blamed for the Italian city's rubbish crisis, is delayed.
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SpainOne policeman is killed after a car bomb explodes outside barracks in the Basque region of Spain.
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Peru, United StatesPeru sets up its first environment ministry, ahead of a Latin American-EU summit focusing on climate change.
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United StatesUS food prices jumped at the fastest pace for 18 years in April, figures show, but overall inflation eased.
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AustriaAn Austrian man hands himself in after allegedly hacking his wife, daughter, parents and father-in-law to death.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaEthiopian troops in Somalia's capital distribute food bought with their own salaries to city residents.
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BelgiumWorld number one Justine Henin quits tennis with immediate effect - at the age of 25.
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Russia, 
EstoniaNato backs a new cyber defence centre in Estonia, which last year blamed Russia for targeting its internet structure.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia says Pakistani troops fired across Kashmir's Line of Control in a what would be a rare breach of a ceasefire.
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BurmaBurma's military rules are beefing up security to keep foreigners out of the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's government extends by 90 days the day a presidential run-off vote must be held.
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Afghanistan, PakistanPakistan's army swaps prisoners with the Taleban and cuts troop numbers in a tribal area near Afghanistan.
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ChinaNearly 15,000 people died and 25,000 are still trapped in the earthquake that hit China, official media say.
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IraqAt least 20 people are killed and 35 wounded in a suicide bombing at a funeral in the Iraqi capital, officials say.
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Israel, United StatesUS President George W Bush praises close US-Israeli ties on a visit to the country on its 60th anniversary.
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LebanonLebanon reverses measures targeting Hezbollah that triggered a week of violence between political factions.
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AustriaThe family of an Austrian man accused of imprisoning and raping his daughter in a cellar release their first message.
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FranceJorge Lorenzo is passed fit to race at this weekend's French MotoGP despite fracturing his ankle last week.
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PakistanAbout 12 people die in a suspected missile strike on a house in north-west Pakistan, local residents say.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's government extends by 90 days the deadline a presidential run-off vote must be held.
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BurmaThe UN sharply increases to 2.5m its estimate of those severely affected by Cyclone Nargis in Burma.
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