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United StatesDramatic claims of a potential new defence witness interrupt the trial of US R&B singer R Kelly on child sex charges.
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ColombiaFloods across Colombia caused by weeks of rain claim 11 lives and force 100,000 people to abandon homes.
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Taiwan, 
ChinaTaiwan and China say they will resume bilateral talks, which have been suspended for a decade.
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FranceA French court sentences Michel Fourniret to life in prison for murdering seven girls and young women.
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Japan, ChinaJapan plans to send a military plane with relief supplies to quake-hit China, the first such flight for over 60 years.
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IraqIraq's World Cup qualifier against Australia will go ahead after a ban on the Iraqi Football Association was overturned.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan's military says 30 Taleban fighters are killed in a joint Nato operation in the western Farah province.
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PhilippinesThree people die and 17 others are injured in a blast at an air force base in the southern Philippines.
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South Korea, United StatesSouth Korea lifts a ban on US beef imports, despite growing public protests over fears of mad cow disease.
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Sierra LeoneSierra Leone's war crimes court more than doubles the jail terms of two ex-militia leaders who fought rebels.
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IndiaMembers of the Gujjar tribe block key highways into the Indian capital in protest at alleged discrimination.
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United StatesAn EU plan to allow chemical treatment of poultry could pave the way for a resumption of US chicken exports to the EU.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US secretary of state rejects claims by an ex-White House aide that President Bush misled the US on Iraq.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaA man kills at least six people on a bus and in their homes near the Bosnian town of Tuzla, police say.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripNobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu calls the Israeli blockade of Gaza an "abomination" during a visit.
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Russia, FranceRussia's former President Vladimir Putin is to travel to France on his maiden voyage as prime minister.
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IraqAt least 16 Iraqis are killed in a suicide bombing at a police recruitment centre in northern Iraq, police report.
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NepalThe royal standard of the monarchy in Nepal is removed from the former royal palace, eye witnesses say.
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ChinaSharon Stone is dropped by Christian Dior in China after saying the recent earthquake was the result of bad "karma".
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Iraq, 
United KingdomThe relatives of five British men kidnapped in Iraq are marking a year without their loved ones.
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IndiaPolice in southern India say at least 39 people are dead after a lorry carrying wedding guests plunged off a bridge.
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RussiaA total of 341 Russian military suicides in 2007 is worrying, says the country's chief military prosecutor.
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India, 
BangladeshIndia's Sachin Tendulkar will miss the Asia Cup and a tri-series in Bangladesh because of a groin injury.
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EgyptFour Coptic Christians are shot dead in broad daylight at a jewellery shop in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
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United StatesWhite House ex-spokesman Scott McClellan explains why he is so critical of the Bush administration in a new book.
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United StatesShareholders of the stricken US finance giant Bear Stearns approve its $2.2bn sale to JP Morgan Chase.
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United States, 
MexicoGovernors from states on both sides of the Mexico-US border are to meet for talks aimed at boosting security.
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PakistanThe Pakistani army dismisses a report that the army chief has tried to persuade President Musharraf to resign.
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GuineaTroops in Guinea block off the capital's administrative district in unrest sparked by a dispute over pay.
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IcelandThe once remote economy of Iceland is seeing the pros and cons of being hooked up to the rest of the world, as Stephen Evans reports.
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BurmaBurma approves all pending visas for its relief workers to enter the country, the United Nations says.
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GermanyA strike by German dairy farmers will lead to shortages on supermarket shelves, the main dairy federation says.
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United StatesDefence lawyers for 9/11 suspects say their cases are being rushed to trial at Guantanamo to influence the US elections.
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PakistanPakistani scientist AQ Khan says in a rare interview that allegations he passed on nuclear secrets are false.
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FranceTop seeds Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal hit top form to reach the third round of the French Open.
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IsraelThe party of scandal-hit Israeli PM Ehud Olmert should prepare for possible polls, his foreign minister says.
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ZimbabweSimba Makoni, who lost in Zimbabwe's presidential poll, calls for unity and for the run-off to be cancelled.
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IndiaAn elephant kills at least seven people and injures 24 in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, wildlife officials say.
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United StatesTrevor Graham - the coach of disgraced sprint trio Justin Gatlin, Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery - is found guilty of perjury.
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IraqUN chief Ban Ki-moon praises progress in Iraq at a UN forum, while Iraq's PM calls for debt relief from Arab states.
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HungaryHungary leads a push by several new EU member states to get the EU's CO2 emission targets recalculated.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's Western Cape wants parts of the province to be declared a disaster zone after xenophobic riots.
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IcelandA strong earthquake measuring 6.1 hits southern Iceland, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik.
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Bahrain, United StatesThe king of Bahrain appoints a Jewish female legislator as the country's new envoy to the United States.
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GuatemalaA Guatemalan court jails five ex-paramilitaries each for 780 years for the 1982 murder of 26 Mayan villagers.
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