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United StatesA US woman whose daughter's friend committed suicide after she allegedly bullied her on MySpace is indicted by a Grand Jury.
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Venezuela, 
ColombiaColombia did not fake computer files which it alleges connect rebels to Venezuela and Ecuador, Interpol says.
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IndiaPolice in India issue three more sketches of men whom they want to question for the attacks in the city of Jaipur.
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Japan, United StatesA US marine is convicted of assaulting a 14-year-old girl on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
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PhilippinesAt least eight people are shot and killed in a bank robbery in the Philippines, police say.
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KenyaKenya's defence minister and army chiefs should be charged over the alleged torture of civilians, a rights group says.
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NigeriaAt least 100 people are killed in an oil pipeline explosion by a school in Nigeria's city of Lagos, the Red Cross says.
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RussiaThe last remaining members of a Russian cult barricaded in a cave come out, reportedly overcome by corpse fumes.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Ugandan army says it has killed two Congolese rebels who tried to attack a border trading post.
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IndiaAt least 12 separatists are killed in factional fighting in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland, police say.
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LebanonRecent fighting in Lebanon has brought back bad memories and raised fears the country may be plunged back into civil war.
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IsraelA message attributed to Osama Bin Laden calls for the continuation of 'holy war against Israel'.
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United Kingdom, 
New ZealandBad light stops play for a second time on day two of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's.
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EgyptAn Egyptian man is sentenced to 1,000 years in prison for defrauding hundreds of people out of about $52m.
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PeruThe rise in world food prices dominates a meeting of world leaders from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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ChinaHu Jintao flies to Sichuan Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in Monday's earthquake.
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NigeriaA retired top policewoman is named to head Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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NigeriaThe site of an explosion in Lagos is sealed and the search for bodies halted by the Nigerian authorities.
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South Africa, ChinaSouth African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius wins an appeal to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.
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BurmaDiplomats in Burma say the military junta has promised to take them on a tour of the cyclone disaster zone.
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ChinaAlmost five million people have been left homeless by Monday's earthquake in China, officials say.
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Sri LankaAt least 10 people are killed in a suicide attack in the heart of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, the army says.
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ZimbabweThe second round of Zimbabwe's disputed presidential election is set for 27 June.
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Nigeria, United KingdomA UK court jails a Nigerian woman accused of buying a baby and bringing him illegally into the UK.
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Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, United StatesThe US Congress provides billions of dollars for Pakistan and Afghanistan but much of the money never gets there.
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Netherlands, 
Germany, 
UzbekistanPolice in the Netherlands, France and Germany swoop on suspects believed to fund Islamists in Uzbekistan.
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Pakistan, United StatesPakistan says it has protested over a missile attack in its tribal areas that was carried out by the US.
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Sierra LeoneSierra Leone's ex-president cuts short his honeymoon to testify at the trial of former rebel leader Issa Sesay.
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North Korea, United StatesThe US announces a resumption of food aid to North Korea, thought to be facing famine this summer.
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BurmaThe official death toll for Burma's cyclone disaster leaps to nearly 78,000, with 56,000 missing, state TV says.
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Saudi Arabia, 
Iran, United StatesSaudi Arabia rejects a US appeal to raise oil production saying there is no new demand, US officials say.
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India, BurmaA team of 50 Indian medical personnel is going to Burma to help cyclone victims, at the military regime's request.
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QatarLebanon's rival leaders start talks in Qatar aimed at pulling the country back from the brink of civil war.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesThe US ambassador to Zimbabwe warns post-poll violence is "out of control" as a date is set for a run-off.
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United StatesDisgraced sprinter Tim Montgomery is jailed for 46 months for his part in a multi-million dollar bank fraud.
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ItalyItaly's interior minister says firm measures are needed to meet the country's 'security emergency'.
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Portugal, 
BotswanaPortugal introduces contentious changes to the language, spelling many words the Brazilian way.
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