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EthiopiaMillions of Ethiopian children face acute malnutrition after the failure of rains for crops, says Unicef.
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ColombiaA top commander in Colombia's Farc urges other rebels to follow her example and surrender.
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IndiaThe death toll in clashes during village council polls in India's West Bengal state has risen to 20, officials say.
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TaiwanThe Nationalist Party's Ma Ying-jeou is sworn in as Taiwan's new president for a four-year term.
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ChinaTens of thousands of people in China's quake-hit Sichuan province flee their homes after an aftershock warning.
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ChinaA man trapped for 179 hours under the rubble of a power plant after China's quake is rescued, state media say.
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ArgentinaFarm leaders in Argentina agree to suspend nationwide stoppages and protests over export taxes on food exports.
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GermanyPolice evacuate a school in the German capital Berlin amid reports that an armed person has entered the building.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia and Pakistan hold their first peace talks since a new civilian government took power in Islamabad.
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ZimbabweOpposition claims of a plot to assassinate its leader are untrue, Zimbabwe's ruling party says.
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TaiwanTaiwanese prosecutors launch a corruption investigation into ex-President Chen Shui-bian, just after he leaves office.
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Afghanistan, GermanyA German court jails a Muslim of Afghan origin for three and a half years for stabbing a Jewish rabbi in the street.
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BurmaBurma begins official mourning for victims of Cyclone Nargis, as the regime starts to accept limited help.
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IraqA large force of Iraqi troops moves deep into the Baghdad stronghold of Moqtada Sadr's militia.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripTwo Palestinians, one a boy of 13, are killed in separate Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say.
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South AfricaSouth African ministers discuss using the army to stop attacks on foreigners, which has left 22 dead.
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IndiaPoisonous illegal alcohol has killed at least 87 people in two southern Indian states since the weekend, police say.
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Qatar, 
LebanonArab mediators extend a deadline for agreement on two Qatari proposals to end the Lebanese crisis.
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ChinaThe death toll from last week's earthquake in China's Sichuan province has risen to 39,500, officials say.
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RussiaRussian security services search the Moscow HQ of oil giant BP - the second time the firm has been targeted.
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IraqThe prosecutor at the trial of Tariq Aziz calls for a punishment which would 'ease the hearts of widows'.
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BurmaBurma is the worst of seven governments which still use child soldiers, a Human Rights Watch report warns.
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BurmaBurma allows UN helicopters to deliver aid to remote cyclone-hit areas, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon prepares to visit.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush apologises over the shooting of a Koran by a US soldier, the White House confirms.
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SudanFighting resumes Sudan's oil-rich flashpoint town of Abyei between the army and southern ex-rebels.
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KuwaitThe ruler of Kuwait names his nephew, Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah, as prime minister.
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South AfricaSouth African ministers say they will protect foreigners threatened by attacks that have left at least 23 dead.
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FranceFormer world number one Lindsay Davenport pulls out of the French Open due to personal reasons.
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GermanyThe home of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra is evacuated as fire breaks out in the roof of the building.
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EthiopiaThree people are killed and nine wounded in a bomb blast on a minibus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian police say.
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United KingdomThe Dalai Lama arrives for a visit to the UK in which he is scheduled to meet PM Gordon Brown.
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United StatesPolice carry out new excavations at a US ranch to search for possible victims of murderer Charles Manson.
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United KingdomAttempts to cut the 24-week upper limit for abortions to 20 or 22 weeks are rejected by British MPs.
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