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MalaysiaMalaysia's ruling Umno party, led by new Prime Minister Najib Razak, loses two out of three by-elections across the country.
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ChinaA Chinese academic says he was beaten at the grave of Zhao Zhiyang, deposed during the Tiananmen protests.
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BangladeshBangladesh is set to announce an probe to investigate alleged war crimes during the country's war of independence in 1971.
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Federated States of Micronesia, 
MoldovaRiot police in Moldova's capital, Chisinau, regain control of the parliament building earlier stormed by protesters.
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NamibiaNamibian human rights activists accuse the government of failing to prepare for heavy flooding that has swamped southern Africa.
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United StatesA US central banker says the US economy faces a "tough road" and predicts unemployment could rise above 10% this year.
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Kazakhstan, 
Russia, United StatesA Russian capsule carrying a US space tourist and two professional astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan, Russian officials say.
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United KingdomSouth Africa coach Mickey Arthur pledges his loyalty to the Proteas in answer to speculation linking him to the vacant role of England coach.
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United KingdomThere are calls for an inquiry after film showed a police officer at the London G20 protests pushing a man who later died.
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United StatesBody language reflects US-Pakistan strains
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ThailandProtesters in Thailand surround the home of an influential royal adviser, accusing him of engineering an army coup.
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Sri LankaThe UN issues a fresh appeal for a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Sri Lanka to avoid a 'bloodbath' on the beaches.
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IraqA bomb explodes in a mainly Shia Muslim part of Baghdad, killing seven people and injuring at least 20 others, Iraqi police say.
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ItalyAftershocks continue to hamper rescue efforts in central Italy, as the death toll from Monday's earthquake rises to 250.
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North KoreaThousands of North Koreans rally in Pyongyang to celebrate what the state media say was a successful satellite launch.
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Uganda, United StatesAn anti-terrorism unit in Uganda has unlawfully detained and tortured suspects, US-based Human Rights Watch says.
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United KingdomAmir Khan will take on WBA light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik in Britain in June.
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ChinaChina sentences two men to death for starting deadly fires during last year's anti-government riots in Tibet.
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Czech RepublicCzech football is in turmoil after they sack coach Petr Rada and six players are banned for a breach of discipline.
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BangladeshThe Bangladesh government cancels the lease on former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's Dhaka cantonment residence.
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Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, 
India, United StatesUS envoy Richard Holbrooke calls for India, Pakistan and the US to work together to defeat Islamic militants.
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Israel, 
West BankAt least 10 Palestinians are injured in clashes near an Israeli settlement where a Palestinian killed a teenager last week.
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ThailandThai protesters start taking lessons from their rivals
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France, 
ChadA manhunt is launched in Chad for a "deranged" French foreign legionnaire who killed two comrades and a UN soldier.
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Denmark, 
Indian Ocean, 
Somalia, India, United StatesSomali pirates hijack a ship with a 20-strong US crew, after what maritime officials describe as a sustained night-time attack.
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Moldova, 
RomaniaMoldova's president accuses neighbour Romania of stoking violence which erupted in the country's capital on Tuesday.
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Somalia, United StatesThe US crew of a ship seized by pirates off Somalia has retaken control of the ship, Pentagon sources say.
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IndonesiaEarning money from Indonesia's election campaign
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Iran, United StatesIranian prosecutors accuse an Iranian-American journalist who has been held in Iran since January of spying.
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Kazakhstan, 
BeninThe EU blacklist of airlines banned from the 27-nation bloc expands to include all of Benin's carriers and six based in Kazakhstan.
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PakistanTaleban militants from Pakistan's troubled Swat valley storm the nearby district of Buner, killing at least five people, police say.
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Sierra LeoneAn international tribunal jails three former Sierra Leone rebel leaders for a total of nearly 120 years.
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AlgeriaBouteflika tipped to win Algeria poll, but resentment festers
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United KingdomA police officer thought to be filmed at the G20 protest in London pushing a man who later died, comes forward.
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Pakistan, United StatesWhy US bounty scheme is not working in Pakistan
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ItalyItaly holds funerals for some of the 272 people now known to have died in Monday's quake in the Abruzzo region.
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Somalia, United StatesUS crew members recapture their hijacked ship from Somali pirates but their captain is still being held on a lifeboat, reports say.
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IranThe six powers co-ordinating policy with Iran over its nuclear ambitions move to invite the Iranians for fresh talks.
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Nigeria, ItalyAn Italian construction worker has been kidnapped in south-eastern Nigeria, the Italian foreign ministry says.
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Iran, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expresses her deep concern about the detention of an Iranian-American journalist in Iran.
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Somalia, United StatesUS crew members recapture their hijacked ship from Somali pirates but their captain is still being held on a lifeboat, reports say.
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United KingdomTwelve men are arrested in anti-terror raids after a senior officer accidentally reveals secret documents.
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GeorgiaSoviet crackdown on Georgia fuelled breakaway dreams
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United StatesExposure to traffic pollution could affect the development of babies in the womb, US researchers have warned.
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