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United StatesHillary Clinton wins Kentucky's Democratic primary, US networks project, but Barack Obama is favoured in Oregon.
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United StatesThe US is "stuck" with the Guantanamo Bay prison as it cannot send some inmates home, its defence chief says.
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RussiaChelsea and Manchester United prepare to meet in the first all-English Champions League final.
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Iran, 
United KingdomA gay Iranian teenager who claimed he would be executed in Iran wins a fight against deportation.
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SyriaIsrael says it is holding indirect talks with Syria to reach a comprehensive peace agreement.
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NepalClimbers scale Mount Everest for the first time since Nepal's ban on the summit during the Olympic torch relay.
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ChinaChinese regulators say relief work for the earthquake must be transparent, and warn corruption will be punished.
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Italy, 
SomaliaArmed gunmen kidnap two Italian aid workers and a Somali during a raid south of Mogadishu.
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IndiaAbout 150 people in southern Indian have now died from drinking poisonous illegal alcohol, police say.
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RussiaGeorgians vote for a new parliament, amid fears of political unrest and rising tension with Russia.
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NigeriaNigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua demands two major oil companies pay the government $2bn.
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ChinaThe Beijing Olympics could be a target for terrorists using radioactive materials, the UN nuclear watchdog warns.
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France, 
SpainSuspected political head of Basque separatists, Eta, is arrested in France, Spanish authorities say.
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NepalLife in Nepal's capital is brought to a halt by a shutdown in protest at a killing by Maoist former rebels.
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GermanyGerman neo-Nazis use a Deutsche Post service to create a stamp depicting Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia and Pakistan sign a deal granting greater access to each other's prisoners after talks in Islamabad.
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United StatesUS Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy leaves hospital after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour.
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BurmaUN chief Ban Ki-moon says General Than Shwe has agreed to meet him when he visits cyclone-hit Burma.
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SyriaIsrael and Syria say they are holding indirect talks to reach a comprehensive peace agreement.
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United StatesBarack Obama "is close" to the Democratic nomination for US president after Oregon and Kentucky vote.
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Cuba, United StatesPresident Bush announces that Americans will soon be allowed to send mobile phones to family members in Cuba.
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AustriaAustrian doctors say the eldest daughter of Elisabeth Fritzl, the woman imprisoned by her father, shows signs of recovery.
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ChinaParalympic star Oscar Pistorius will wait until July before attempting to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's president approves the deployment of the army after recent attacks kill more than 20 foreigners.
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LebanonLebanese leaders agree on steps to end political deadlock that led to the worst violence since the civil war.
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PakistanPakistan agrees to pull troops out of a valley in the north-west under an accord with pro-Taleban militants.
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KenyaEleven elderly people accused of being witches have been burned to death by a mob in Kenya, police say.
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ItalyItaly's prime minister announces the southern city's rubbish crisis will be handled like a natural disaster.
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United KingdomThe Dalai Lama appeals for Tibetans not to protest during the Olympic Torch visit to the region.
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Israel, SyriaIsraeli PM Ehud Olmert says that newly revealed peace talks with Syria might involve "painful concessions".
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FranceThe French government offers the fishing industry 110m euros after fishermen protest over rising fuel costs.
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ItalyCalabrian mafia has an annual income equal to nearly 3% of Italy's gross national product, according to a new report.
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RussiaManchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to win the Champions League.
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United StatesThe US Fed slashes its growth forecast for the country's economy and predicts higher jobless rates.
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ColombiaPolice arrest a man who had taken people hostage in an office in Colombia's capital, demanding pension payments.
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