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United StatesNotes from the last meeting of US Federal Reserve policy makers show how downbeat they had become on the US economy.
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ColombiaAt least 29 people die in Colombia as drug traffickers fight over a mafia group set up by Pablo Escobar of the Medellin cartel.
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United StatesThe US government admits the power grid is vulnerable, following media claims it has been breached by foreign spies.
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IndonesiaA small cargo plane crashes in Indonesia's eastern Papua province, killing all four people on board, police say.
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South Africa, United StatesA US judge rules lawsuits can go ahead against some companies accused of helping South Africa's apartheid-era government.
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United KingdomOpposition MPs criticise Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer over his role in "exposing" a highly secret police operation.
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United StatesThe captain of a US container ship taken hostage by Somali pirates has been freed. How can pirates be defeated?
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Sri LankaAt least 60 civilians have been killed by shelling in a no-fire zone in Sri Lanka in the past 24 hours, a senior health official says.
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PakistanA policeman dies in rioting in Pakistan's Balochistan province after three ethnic leaders are found dead.
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GermanyThe German government launches a takeover offer for troubled lender Hypo Real Estate but some investors are not keen to sell.
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Nigeria, 
Switzerland, United StatesBribes given to Nigerian officials by a US company have been traced to Swiss banks, the Nigerian government says.
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AfghanistanPolicemen and a child are among five killed in a suicide bomb attack in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, police say.
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ItalyThe Italian government extends by two days the search for survivors of Monday's earthquake in the Abruzzo region.
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Malaysia, 
MongoliaTwo policemen convicted of murdering a Mongolian woman in Malaysia in 2006 are sentenced to death.
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United StatesVoters in the Missouri town of Winfield re-elect their popular mayor to a fourth term, weeks after his death from a heart attack.
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United StatesMatt Frei on the emotional anchors of US cable news
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UgandaA Ugandan spy who set up a bogus charity and embezzled money meant for Aids patients is jailed for 10 years.
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PakistanThe cleric who mediated a peace deal in Pakistan's Swat says he is leaving the region in protest over its implementation.
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AlgeriaAlgerians are voting in a presidential election which opposition groups have described as a charade.
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CambodiaThe UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal in Cambodia is in doubt after deadlocked talks over funding and alleged corruption.
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United StatesThere are tentative signs of a new gold rush in the US, according to the Gold Prospectors of America Association.
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Switzerland, 
LibyaLibya is to sue the Swiss authorities and demand compensation over the arrest last year of Colonel Gaddafi's son, Hannibal.
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Russia, 
TurkmenistanGas supplies from Turkmenistan to Russia are halted after a pipeline explosion, but Moscow says its customers will not be affected.
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SpainThe Spanish government considers an asylum request from an albino African who fears he might be killed if sent home.
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Czech RepublicPresident Vaclav Klaus appoints economist Jan Fischer as the Czech Republic's interim prime minister.
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FranceCycling legend Lance Armstrong could face punishment from the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) over claims he violated its strict drugs testing rules.
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North KoreaNorth Korea's Kim Jong-il makes his first major state appearance since he had a suspected stroke last year.
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MonacoMonaco tries to ward off extinction with wealth
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GeorgiaThousands gather outside parliament in Georgia saying they will not disperse until the president resigns.
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IndiaArtist delivers poll message on India politicians' clothes
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Iran, United StatesThe father of an Iranian-American journalist accused of spying vows to stay in Tehran until her release from prison.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo's rebels and the cans in your cupboard
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Somalia, United StatesFBI hostage negotiators are trying to free a US cargo ship captain held by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.
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Iraq, United StatesSupporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr rally in Baghdad against the US presence in Iraq, six years after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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United KingdomBritain's counter-terrorism chief quits after accidentally leaking secret raids aimed at thwarting a possible al-Qaeda plot.
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France, 
ChadSecurity forces in Chad arrest a French Foreign Legion soldier who is accused of killing four people including a UN peacekeeper.
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ThailandThailand declares a public holiday to help security forces deal with mass anti-government protests in Bangkok.
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Iraq, United StatesA US military jury acquits a marine sergeant of killing an unarmed detainee during fighting in Iraq in 2004.
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Kenya, United StatesThe hijacked ship freed by its crew reportedly sets sail for Kenya, but its US captain remains a hostage on a lifeboat.
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South Africa, 
AustraliaSouth Africa could win the series with victory in the fourth one-day international against Australia.
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IranIran's president opens the country's first nuclear fuel production plant, in defiant mood despite fresh moves on talks.
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JapanChad Campbell leads the Masters after a first-round 65, while Tiger Woods cards a 70 at Augusta.
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Pakistan, United KingdomGordon Brown says Pakistan needs to do more to root out terrorism after police thwart a suspected al-Qaeda bomb plot.
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South AfricaKey South African province dancing to Zuma's tune
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United StatesBig gains in banking stocks push Wall Street sharply higher after a major US bank said it would make record profits this quarter.
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United KingdomThe officer captured on video apparently pushing a man during the G20 protests in London has been suspended, police say.
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