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United StatesDetectives begin investigating the man they say killed 13 people at a New York state immigration centre.
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JamaicaAn ice bridge that holds in place an ice shelf the size of Jamaica snaps, heightening concern over the impact of global warming.
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North KoreaPyongyang says it has launched a long-range rocket despite warnings. What should the international response be?
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Jordan, 
United KingdomJordanian radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada has been issuing messages to his followers from his British jail cell, researchers say.
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MalaysiaBrawn GP's Jenson Button wins the Malaysian Grand Prix after a torrential downpour brings the race to an early end.
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PakistanAt least 20 people are killed and dozens of others injured as a bomb explodes near a Shia mosque in Pakistan, police say.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's army says it has taken all rebel-held territory in the north-east and pushed remaining fighters into a 'safe zone'.
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North Korea, 
JapanNorth Korea goes ahead with a rocket launch, a move condemned by its neighbours and major global powers.
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United States, 
Czech RepublicUS President Barack Obama outlines his vision of a world free of nuclear weapons during a major speech in Europe.
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MalaysiaJenson Button's perfect start to the season continues as he wins the Malaysian Grand Prix for Brawn GP after rainy conditions end the race early on 31 laps.
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MalawiPop star Madonna leaves Malawi on a private jet after failing to adopt a second child from the country.
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ZimbabweA grandson of Zimbabwe's PM Morgan Tsvangirai drowns in a swimming pool at the family's home in Harare.
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MalaysiaResult and standings from the second grand prix of the 2009 season.
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United StatesUS pop star Michael Jackson fails to get a court to stop an auction of his possessions from taking place.
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North Korea, United StatesA North Korean rocket fails to put a satellite into orbit, US and South Korean officials say, hours after the North claims success.
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EgyptAn Egyptian couple are jailed by a Cairo court for organising and holding sex parties with other married couples.
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Saudi ArabiaSome 200 mosques in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, point the wrong way for prayers, reports from Saudi Arabia say.
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DenmarkDanish cartoonist reflects three years on from bitter row
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Serbia and Montenegro, United KingdomBritain's Andy Murray takes on third seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
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United KingdomBritain's Andy Murray beats world number three Novak Djokovic to win his third Masters title at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
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Indian Ocean, 
Somalia, 
India, 
GermanySomali pirates have hijacked a 20,000-tonne German container ship in the Indian Ocean, a merchant mariners' group reports.
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United StatesA father in Washington state is suspected of killing his five young children and himself after hearing his wife is leaving him.
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Iran, United StatesThe parents of Iranian-US journalist Roxana Saberi are in Tehran to visit their daughter, in jail since late January.
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IndonesiaCan celebrity endorsements woo Indonesian voters?
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MacedoniaGjorgje Ivanov leads in a presidential run-off in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, with half the votes counted.
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