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United StatesUS singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to two charges of assaulting and threatening his girlfriend, Rihanna.
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North Korea, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the UN must make a strong response to North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket.
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VenezuelaThe ruling party in Venezuela accuses a key opposition leader of fleeing the country to escape charges of corruption.
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Cuba, United StatesRaul Castro holds talks with seven members of US Congress in his first such meeting since becoming president.
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VenezuelaJapan and Venezuela agree a wide-ranging deal on oil and gas development during President Chavez's state visit.
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AustraliaAustralia launches the biggest infrastructure project in its history to extend its broadband network.
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ArubaThe Australian central bank cuts interest rates to a 49-year low of 3% as the country faces its first recession since 1991.
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India, 
New ZealandIndia claim their first series win in New Zealand since 1968 after rain ends the third Test in Wellington as a draw.
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Afghanistan, 
NetherlandsA rocket attack on a Nato base in southern Afghanistan leaves a Dutch soldier dead and five injured.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's main opposition leader mounts a bid to stop graft charges being dropped against ANC leader Jacob Zuma.
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Saudi Arabia, 
FranceFrench firm Thales and the Saudi Binladin Group are to sign a $533m contract to build Saudi Arabia's North-South Railway.
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IndiaA Sikh reporter throws a shoe at India's home minister, saying he was evading a question about anti-Sikh riots in 1984.
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Pakistan, United StatesPakistan tells visiting envoy Richard Holbrooke the US must trust it and stresses its opposition to drone attacks.
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IraqMonthly motor-racing on Iraqi capital's outskirts
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PakistanPolice in north-west Pakistan find bodies of three local female aid workers and their male driver, all with gunshot wounds.
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Canada, United StatesA small plane allegedly stolen from an airport in Ontario, Canada, is intercepted by US fighter jets and forced to land in Missouri.
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Netherlands, IndiaA Dutch tourist is trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kaziranga national park in India's north-eastern state of Assam.
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ItalyRescuers in Italy dig with their hands as they search for signs of life after the devastating earthquake left at least 207 people dead.
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North KoreaRussia and China call for "restraint" in the way the world responds to North Korea's controversial rocket launch.
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GermanyA man opens fire in a court in southern Germany, killing a woman before apparently shooting himself.
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ThailandProtesters in Thailand smash the window of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's car, ahead of a big anti-government rally.
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ChinaThe trial of a man accused of harassing China's PM is changed to avoid a clash with the Tiananmen uprising anniversary.
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FranceA leading French surgeon says he has now effectively carried out a full face transplant after two operations in a fortnight.
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United StatesWhy a US political cartoonist fears for his art
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama ends his European tour saying he wants a "new US engagement" with the Muslim world.
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IsraelIsraeli police shoot dead a Palestinian in Jerusalem who they say drove at them while they were demolishing a house.
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MalaysiaMalaysia's new Prime Minister Najib Razak faces a mixed result, after voters cast their ballots in three local by-elections.
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United StatesJustin Webb looks back on the US presidents tour
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IraqThe Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at George W Bush has his sentence reduced from three years to one year.
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GreeceFifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Greece over the alleged use of lasers by fans during a World Cup qualifier.
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Canada, United StatesA small plane reported stolen in Canada is intercepted by US fighter jets and forced to land in Missouri.
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United StatesRepublican Alaska Senator Ted Stevens' conviction for corruption is overturned because of prosecutors' mistakes.
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ArubaMcLaren will appear before the FIA World Motorsport Council on 29 April to answer charges of misleading race stewards following the Australian Grand Prix.
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IrelandThe Irish Republic unveils its second budget in six months to deal with its sharply contracting economy.
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IrelandHow collapsing Irish economy has hit man and beast
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VietnamFalun Gong draws many new followers in Vietnam
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PeruFormer Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in jail for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
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MoldovaStudents in Moldova attack parliament in protest against the Communist Party which won Sunday's general election.
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United StatesVermont's legislature votes to legalise gay marriages - the fourth US state to approve such a law.
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ItalyAt least 207 people have been killed by the earthquake in central Italy, with 100 residents critically injured, PM Berlusconi says.
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United KingdomThe European Investment Bank has approved funding for two carmakers in the UK, Jaguar Land Rover and Nissan.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President Barack Obama says it is time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their country, while on a visit to Baghdad.
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ItalyItalian mountain village devastated by quake
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RwandaRwanda's president accuses the international community of cowardice as he marks the 15th anniversary of the genocide.
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United KingdomA man who died during last week's G20 protest in London was pushed to the ground by a police officer, video footage shows.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomSix people are arrested outside Parliament during angry clashes between the police and Tamil protesters.
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ItalyA powerful aftershock hits central Italy, nearly two days after a major earthquake caused severe damage.
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RwandaRwanda holds a candlelit vigil at the start of a week marking 15 years since the genocide which killed 800,000 people.
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Brazil, United StatesA court in Brazil orders the arrest and retrial of a rancher acquitted of ordering the murder of an American nun.
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LibyaNiger opens ground-breaking talks in Libya with Tuareg rebels the country previously refused to recognise.
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Cuba, United StatesMembers of the US Congress hold a rare meeting with ex-Cuban President Fidel Castro, describing him as very energetic.
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Afghanistan, 
IranAfghan migrants yearn for better life over border
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