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United KingdomA senior British judge accuses the European Court of Human Rights of trying to create a "federal law of Europe".
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Germany, 
United StatesA US judge blocks an order to deport an alleged Nazi concentration camp guard, ahead of his extradition to Germany.
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PeruPeruvian ex-President Alberto Fujimori criticises the court at the end of his 15-month human rights abuse trial.
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MalaysiaQualifying is under way at the Malaysian Grand Prix, the second race of the 2009 season, in Kuala Lumpur.
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United StatesA gunman kills 13 people and injures more in a siege in the US state of New York before reportedly shooting himself.
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IndonesiaAn earthquake hits north of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the country's meteorological agency says.
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Pakistan, United StatesA suspected US missile strike in a remote area of north-west Pakistan has killed 13 people, local security officials say.
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MalaysiaBrawn driver Jenson Button grabs pole position for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix - his second in a row this season.
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PakistanJill McGivering finds out how the recent attacks by militants in Pakistan are affecting people's lives.
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Cambodia, 
FrancePetroc Trelawny visits a former French colonial retreat in Cambodia and finds that although the grand villas have fallen into disrepair, the gardens are still perfectly maintained.
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QatarKatya Adler attempts to discover what life is like in one of the Middle East's richest countries.
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Cambodia, 
ThailandCambodia's PM says he does not wish to see border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops escalate.
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PeruPeru's violent past on trial along with ex-leader Fujimori
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Sri LankaAt least 11 Tamil Tiger rebels are killed and four boats destroyed in a sea battle off north-east Sri Lanka, the navy says.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripA Palestinian woman is killed after firing on an Israeli police base, in the second fatal clash within hours.
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UgandaUgandan rebels' attacks suggest outside support
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United KingdomA man convicted of killing UK student Meredith Kercher refuses to answer questions at murder trial of two more suspects.
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North KoreaThe first window for the launch of North Korea's controversial rocket passes without a blast-off, possibly due to poor weather.
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AfghanistanThe Afghan president orders an urgent review of a controversial new law that critics say might tolerate rape within marriage.
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Afghanistan, FranceNato agrees to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election at a summit marred by street violence.
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ItalyGaffe-prone Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi holds up the start of a key Nato summit - by talking for too long on his mobile phone.
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Sri LankaMore than 100 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in two separate battles, the Sri Lankan military says.
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South AfricaThe ruling ANC is accused by a rival party of intimidation, as South Africa prepares for its general election.
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PakistanPakistani police find 44 bodies inside a container in what appears to have been a failed attempt at human trafficking.
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PakistanA suicide bomber kills eight paramilitary police in an attack on a security base in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, police say.
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Afghanistan, ItalyItalian police find more than 100 immigrants, including 24 Afghan children, living in sewers beneath railway stations in Rome.
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Pakistan, United StatesMilitants in Pakistan free an American UN work they snatched in Balochistan province two months ago.
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United StatesA gunman in the US city of Pittsburgh kills three police officers who came to his home after an emergency call.
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IndonesiaFinal campaigning for Indonesia's parliamentary elections is under way, with the economy high on the agenda.
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Iraq, United KingdomBlinded Iraqi girl to be given UK hospital care
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United KingdomUK involvement in the mistreatment of terror suspects is wider than first thought, a human rights group has claimed.
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SlovakiaPresident Ivan Gasparovic declares victory after the second round of voting in Slovakia's presidential election.
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ThailandDisturbing details emerge on Thai nightclub inferno
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