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MoldovaBBC probes reports of police attacks on Moldova protesters
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Venezuela, 
United StatesA book given by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to US President Barack Obama rises 53,293 places on the Amazon listing in two days.
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BrazilBrazil tackles favelas to boost economic growth
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ZimbabweJohn Simpson on the illegal gem trade in Zimbabwe
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ChinaThe Shanghai motor show gets under way in China, the only major car market in the world that is expanding.
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North KoreaThe head of the UN's nuclear watchdog calls for international dialogue to end the stand-off with North Korea.
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Israel, 
IndiaIndia says it has successfully launched an Israeli-built spy satellite that will be able to track movement along its borders.
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FijiAmnesty International says Fijians are living in fear under the "draconian measures" of the military regime.
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ArubaVictims of February's Australian bushfires say they are being shut out of the official inquiry, as it opens in Melbourne.
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Canada, 
France, 
SudanA French aid worker being held hostage in Sudan's Darfur region is sick, says her Canadian fellow captive.
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IndiaA controversial new chief election commissioner is to take office in India with the marathon five-phase election now under way.
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EgyptTwo Coptic Christian men are shot dead after an Easter vigil in a village in southern Egypt in an apparent family feud.
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North KoreaA 31-year-old South Korean blogger accused of spreading false information on the internet walks free from court.
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IranDelegates walk out of a UN conference on racism during the Iranian president's speech. What's your view?
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PakistanArmy jets and helicopters launch air strikes on a number of militant sites in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
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IsraelBad management by the Palestinian Authority and restrictions by Israel have led to severe water shortages, says a World Bank report.
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Italy, 
MaltaItaly agrees to accept 140 migrants rescued off the coast of Lampedusa, ending a four-day stand-off with Malta.
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Syria, 
LebanonA key suspect in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been arrested in Dubai.
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IraqAt least three Iraqi policemen die in a suicide bombing in a town north-east of Baghdad, officials say.
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EthiopiaThe popular Ethiopian singer, Tilahun Gessesse, dies at the age of 68 and and will receive a state funeral later this week.
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Germany, United StatesIsrael recalls its ambassador to Switzerland over talks with Iran's leader, who is attending an anti-racism conference in Geneva.
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South AfricaWill domestic challenges hamper South Africa's ability to lead change across the continent?
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SenegalSenegal's court of appeal overturns the conviction of nine men for homosexuality and orders their immediate release.
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United KingdomThe father of a Slumdog Millionaire child actress denies trying to sell her in what he says was a "dirty" UK media operation.
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ChinaThe Great Wall of China is even longer than once thought, after the first detailed government study to establish its length.
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JamaicaA man who hijacked a plane in Jamaica has surrendered and all his hostages have been freed, officials say.
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Indian Ocean, IndiaOusted Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana says he will return to the Indian Ocean island in the next few weeks.
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Somalia, 
TogoSomali pirates release a Togo-flagged cargo ship seized last week after a $100,000 (£68,000) ransom is reportedly paid.
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BelgiumThe European Commission is to investigate seven European and American airlines over possible anti-competition practices.
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RussiaA migrants organisation in Russia says a group of inmates has accused prison officials of burning copies of the Koran.
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United StatesThe mother of a teenage alleged pirate held over the hostage-taking of a US sea captain asks President Obama to free him.
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United StatesUS gun controls 10 years on from the Columbine killings
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's military says at least 25,000 civilians have escaped from a Tamil Tiger-held area after the army smashed a fortification.
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South AfricaSouth African opposition candidate Bishop Dandala says he would reopen a graft case against his ANC rival Jacob Zuma.
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KuwaitA candidate standing in Kuwait's parliamentary election is arrested for publicly criticising the ruling family, reports say.
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Iran, United StatesIran's judiciary chief orders a "quick and fair" appeal for US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, jailed last week for spying.
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ParaguayA second woman claims to have had a child with Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.
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United KingdomUK Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's leading scientists, is "very ill" in hospital, Cambridge University says.
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Israel, IranFrench and British diplomats walk out as Iran's president tells a UN conference on racism that Israel is a "racist government".
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MadagascarA demonstration in Madagascar against the closure of two radio stations leads to fatal clashes with security forces.
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South AfricaBut is the ANC's dominance of South Africa under threat?
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NorwayAnti-Islamic rhetoric rises ahead of Norway's election
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