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Argentina, 
United KingdomArgentina formally lays claim to a vast expanse of ocean, stretching as far as the Antarctic and including island chains governed by Britain.
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South AfricaMore than 23 million South Africans are voting in their general election. Will it make a difference?
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JapanJapan reports its first annual trade deficit in 28 years, following a sharp drop in exports amid the global economic downturn.
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SomaliaSomali raider defends career of high seas plunder
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BoliviaPolitical opponents of Bolivian President Evo Morales demand an international investigation into the deaths of three foreigners last week.
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South AfricaComprehensive coverage of South Africa's most competitive election since the end of apartheid in 1994.
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Sri LankaThe number of Tamil civilians escaping from the territory held by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka rises to 77,000, the army says.
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IndiaMaoist rebels in eastern Indian state of Jharkhand seize a train and take several hundred passengers hostage, police say.
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IndiaGlobal downturn hits India's diamond merchants
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Ireland, United KingdomFormer South Africa coach Carel du Plessis says their backs will give them the edge in the summer series against the British and Irish Lions.
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IndiaMaoist rebels who seized a train carrying several hundred passengers in eastern India have released them, police say.
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Moldova, 
Czech RepublicCzech PM Mirek Topolanek is to lead an EU delegation to Moldova, amid tensions following a disputed election and riots.
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PakistanThe top official goes missing in a north-western Pakistani district where a Sharia law deal with the Taleban operates.
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North KoreaNorth Korea accuses the South of moving a border marker post, amid worsening relations between the two neighbours.
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PeruVenezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales asks for asylum in Peru, saying he is being politically persecuted back home.
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North KoreaA 38-year-old South Korean man is sentenced to death over the murders of 10 people between 2005 and 2008.
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Pakistan, United KingdomTwelve men held in anti-terror raids in north-west England are released without charge but some face deportation.
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PakistanRenowned Pakistani singer of classical and film songs, Iqbal Bano, dies in the eastern city of Lahore, aged 74.
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New ZealandNew Zealanders are to decide what to call their two main islands, after it was discovered they were never officially named.
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Iran, 
United StatesThe partner of jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi writes an open love letter begging for her release.
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Kenya, 
FranceA French naval frigate docks in the Kenyan port of Mombasa carrying 11 Somalis accused of piracy.
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MexicoTwo undercover Mexican agents are killed, apparently by hit-men working for a top drug cartel, local media say.
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South AfricaSouth Africans are voting in a poll seen as the most important test of the ANC's hold on power since the end of apartheid.
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GermanyGerman prosecutors say four suspected Islamists were plotting to match 9/11, as their trial opens in Duesseldorf.
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Iraq, United StatesBush-era support for the CIA's harsh interrogation tactics set the tone for abuses by US troops in Iraq, a US report says.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, IndiaPakistan accuses India and Afghanistan of wanting to destabilise Pakistan in supporting rebels in Balochistan province.
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KenyaKenya's president vows to punish the perpetrators of violence that left at least 29 people dead in a central town.
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Philippines, 
ItalyPhilippine security forces on the southern island of Jolo are ordered to prepare to rescue an ailing Italian hostage.
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Sri LankaA Tamil woman tells of her ordeal in Sri Lanka's war zone
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AfghanistanAfghanistan creates its first national park in a spectacular mountainous region of deep blue lakes and natural dams.
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Sri LankaTwo key Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka, including chief media co-ordinator Daya Master, surrender, the army says.
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IsraelIsraeli military inquiries conclude that troops fought lawfully in Gaza, but rights groups call for a wider probe.
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Iran, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns Iran of "tough sanctions" if it rejects dialogue over its nuclear programme.
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United StatesThe chief financial officer of US mortgage giant Freddie Mac has been found dead after apparently killing himself, police say.
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United KingdomAlistair Darling says the UK will have to borrow a record £175bn this year in a Budget which also introduces a new 50p tax rate.
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Iran, United StatesIran's President Ahmadinejad says he will not intervene in the case of jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi.
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ParaguayA third woman in two weeks claims that her child was fathered by Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.
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LesothoLesotho's PM has survived unhurt an apparent assassination attempt in the capital Maseru, the government says.
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Venezuela, PeruA court in Venezuela orders the arrest of opposition leader Manuel Rosales, who fled to Peru after being charged with corruption.
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South AfricaHigh turnout in South Africa's election leads to long queues at polling stations, as voting is extended in some areas.
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Niger, 
MaliA UN special envoy and three other foreigners abducted in Niger are freed, officials in neighbouring Mali say.
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Colombia, United StatesDiego Murillo, leader of a Colombian right-wing paramilitary group, is jailed for 31 years in the US for drug trafficking.
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Iraq, United StatesAt least five people die after a suicide bomb attack targeting a US-allied militia leader north of the Iraqi capital, reports say.
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SomaliaBan Ki-moon warns against sending a UN peacekeeping force to Somalia, saying it could worsen the country's conflict.
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