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ArubaAustralian children savour lost dialect of Dharug
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ChinaChina announces a human rights action plan, vowing to uphold the rule of law - and emphasising the right to make money.
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Fiji, 
Australia, 
New ZealandNew Zealand and Australia warn of sanctions against Fiji's reinstated military chief Frank Bainimarama.
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ThailandSecurity forces advance towards a hard core of anti-government protesters in Bangkok, after a day of violence.
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IndiaThe head of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Prakash Karat rules out supporting any Congress party-led alliance after the polls.
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Cuba, 
United StatesAs US eases travel restrictions, all eyes turn to Cuba
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Pakistan, IndiaPakistan says it has arrested another man suspected of helping the militants who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai.
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PolandPoland begins three days of mourning for at least 21 people killed on Monday by a fire in a hostel for homeless families.
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IndiaA minister in the Indian state of Karnataka makes a quick exit after realising he was addressing the wrong election rally.
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Hungary, 
FranceA French girl of three, repeatedly seized by her warring parents, returns home after her mother is arrested in Hungary.
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AfghanistanThe Taleban in Afghanistan publicly shoot dead a young couple who they said had tried to elope to marry, officials say.
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United StatesUS music producer Phil Spector is found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in Los Angeles, after a retrial.
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PeruA footbridge in an Andean city in Peru has snapped in two, sending at least seven schoolchildren plunging to their deaths.
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Philippines, 
JapanA 13-year-old girl whose parents are being deported to the Philippines decides to stay in Japan with her aunt.
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IndiaAt least seven soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir are killed in an avalanche in the Shamsabari mountain range, the army says.
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ThailandAn anti-government protest in the centre of Thailand's capital breaks up, after soldiers move in overnight warning them to leave.
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RomaniaAndy Murray takes on Romanian Victor Hanescu in his opening match of the clay-court season at the Monte Carlo Masters.
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North KoreaNorth Korea says it is ending talks on its nuclear activities and will restore its disabled nuclear reactor after UN criticism.
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Iran, United StatesAn Iranian-American journalist accused of spying for the US has gone on trial and a verdict is expected soon, Iran says.
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North KoreaPyongyang says it will quit talks on its nuclear activities. How can the country be dissuaded?
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South AfricaSouth Africans abroad give their views on early poll
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EgyptThe ancient port town with work for everyone
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IraqSecurity forces in Iraq's northern Kurdish provinces carry out torture and arbitrary detention, Amnesty International warns.
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FijiSecurity forces occupy Fiji's central bank building and expel three foreign journalists, in another sign of the military's tightening grip.
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PeruA bus and a petrol tanker collide in western Peru, bursting into flames and killing at least 20 bus passengers, reports say.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say a 48-hour truce is "hoodwinking" and demand an internationally supervised ceasefire.
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United StatesFinancial shares across Europe rise sharply after US banking giant Goldman Sachs announces surprisingly good results.
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SudanAmnesty condemns the hanging of nine Sudanese, convicted of beheading a newspaper editor.
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PolandThe Polish government is to ask the International Monetary Fund for an extended credit line to boost its national bank reserves.
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South AfricaThe trial of ex-Interpol head Jackie Selebi is postponed at a court in Johannesburg after a request from prosecutors.
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ThailandThai authorities issue arrest warrants for 13 protest leaders and the man they support, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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IndiaIndia has its last day of campaigning before the first phase of the month-long general election starts on Thursday.
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United KingdomThe European Commission begins legal action over the way online advertising technology Phorm has been tested in the UK.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA Hutu rebel group in DR Congo is said to have drawn up a "hit list" of civilian collaborators.
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ThailandWhy no-one benefits from the chaos in Thailand
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Iraq, United StatesUS combat troops may stay in northern Iraq after a June deadline expires, a top US commander says.
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NigeriaPolice in Nigeria arrest 120 people after Muslim youths allegedly attacked an Easter procession.
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Romania, United KingdomAndy Murray beats Romanian Victor Hanescu in his opening match of the clay-court season at the Monte Carlo Masters.
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United StatesThe Vatican reportedly vetoes three of Barack Obama's potential nominees as US ambassador - including Caroline Kennedy - amid a row over abortion.
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Germany, United StatesJohn Demjanjuk, accused by Germany of Nazi war crimes, is set to be held by the US prior to deportation, his lawyer says.
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Russia, North Korea, ChinaChina and Russia urge North Korea to reconsider its decision to abandon talks over its nuclear programme.
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United StatesPresident Obama and Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke say there are signs the recession is easing but times remain tough.
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Cuba, United StatesFidel Castro describes US rules allowing unlimited family travel and remittances to Cuba as "positive, although minimal".
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GermanyA singer from a German girl band has been arrested on suspicion of infecting a partner with HIV, a prosecutor's office says.
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Somalia, France, United StatesSomali pirates hijack four vessels in 48 hours, capturing two cargo ships and two fishing boats carrying dozens of people.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi police are investigating a hoax that has seen people rushing to buy old-fashioned sewing machines for up to $50,000 (£33,500).
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BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales ends a five-day hunger strike after the upper house of parliament passes a new electoral law.
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FranceFrench fishing boats mount a blockade of Channel ports in a dispute over fishing quotas.
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FranceFrench fishing boats mount a blockade of Channel ports in a dispute over fishing quotas.
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HungarySeveral thousand people protest in Budapest as new Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai is sworn in.
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