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IndiaWhy the Muslim vote will be vital in India's poll
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France, 
SpainThe top military leader of the Basque separatist group Eta is arrested in south-west France, the Spanish authorities say.
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Trinidad and TobagoVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to send a new ambassador to the US, seven months after a diplomatic crisis.
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GermanyA German football team says sorry to fans by reimbursing the cost of their tickets after another defeat away from home.
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ChinaSebastian Vettel claims Red Bull's first ever race victory at a rain-affected Chinese Grand Prix, beating team-mate Mark Webber and Brawn's Jenson Button.
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Pakistan, 
United StatesA suspected US missile strike has targeted a Taleban base in north-western Pakistan, say local security officials.
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Venezuela, 
United KingdomA British boy has died and eight other Britons have been injured in a plane crash in Venezuela, the UK Foreign Office says.
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United StatesA New York woman wins a race-against-the-clock legal bid to harvest her dead fiance's sperm - with just four hours to spare.
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Turkey, 
Italy, 
MaltaScores of migrants are stranded on a Turkish cargo ship as a row rages between Italy and Malta over who will accept them.
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MexicoEight officers die in an attempt to free drug cartel suspects being transported in a prison convoy in Mexico, the authorities say.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomBritain sends a special envoy to the United Nations in New York for "urgent" talks on ending the war in Sri Lanka.
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Italy, United Kingdom, 
AustraliaTwo tourists, a British man and an Italian woman, die on a beach in Australia after a vehicle swerves to avoid a wave.
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ChinaSebastian Vettel wins a rain-hit Chinese Grand Prix to give Red Bull their first race victory ahead of team-mate Mark Webber.
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Somalia, 
NorwayA Somali pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker is foiled by Nato warships and helicopters after a dramatic pursuit.
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ChinaChina says it is to tighten control of prisons after more cases of suspicious deaths in detention came to light.
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ChinaSebastian Vettel says Red Bull will aim to become the best team in F1 after steering them to their first Grand Prix win in China.
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France, 
SudanVeteran Sudanese politican Hassan al-Turabi is stopped from travelling to Paris for medical treatment, an aide says.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan plans to recruit 15,000 new police officers in time for the presidential election in August, the interior minister says.
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IraqMembers of Iraq's parliament elect a new speaker, ending months of dispute about who should fill the post.
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GabonA campaigner who fought a mining deal in the Gabonese rainforest receives an international environmental prize.
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MexicoAt least 70 people are injured as two commuter trains collide on the outskirts of the Mexican capital, officials say.
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South AfricaFormer South African president Nelson Mandela makes a surprise appearance at the ruling ANC party's final pre-election rally.
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Iran, United StatesIran's president says journalist Roxana Saberi must be able to defend herself in an appeal against her spying conviction.
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ChinaRare 19th Century photographs of China go on show
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SomaliaTwo aid workers with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) are abducted along with their bodyguards in central Somalia.
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Venezuela, 
Cuba, United StatesAn Americas summit ends with no joint declaration, but signs of a thaw in US ties with Cuba and Venezuela.
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TurkeyTurkish Cypriot nationalists win an election in northern Cyprus that could hamper peace talks with Greek Cypriots.
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Nigeria, United KingdomA British man held hostage in Nigeria for more than six months has been freed, a military official says.
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South AfricaPolice close down a drinking den in South Africa
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