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United StatesA US toy company renames its Malia and Sasha dolls, in a move welcomed by First Lady Michelle Obama.
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United Kingdom, United StatesRepresentatives of Britain, the US, Germany, France, China and Russia are to hold talks on Iran's nuclear programme.
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NepalThe leader of the Maoist former rebel army in Nepal says the government has no plans to sack the head of the national army.
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MexicoThe bodies of three men are found near the Mexican resort of Cancun after a suspected drug cartel killing.
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AustraliaPeople in northern Queensland are warned to beware crocodiles and snakes, washed into urban areas by storms.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama says he "screwed up" over a controversy which derailed two of his cabinet nominations.
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United StatesSee how the trend that transformed US cities began
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MadagascarHundreds of opposition supporters gather in Madagascar's capital to protest against the dismissal of the mayor.
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AustraliaA man is arrested for an alleged breach of quarantine rules after getting off a flight to Australia with two live pigeons in his trousers.
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AfghanistanUN head Ban Ki-moon begins a key regional visit in Kabul, with a pledge that Afghanistan will be a priority this year.
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Libya, United StatesAn African Union summit is extended into a fourth day after becoming mired in division over a plan for a United States of Africa.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama is poised to reveal details of rules limiting executive pay for firms getting US taxpayer aid.
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Afghanistan, United StatesKyrgyzstan's government submits a decree to parliament for the closure of a key US air base in the Central Asian state.
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JapanJapanese electronics group Panasonic is cutting 15,000 jobs and closing 27 plants worldwide in an attempt to reduce costs.
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Zimbabwe, United StatesThe US says it will only consider easing sanctions against Zimbabwe when it sees evidence of real power-sharing.
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BurmaBurma's opposition says it has seen little progress from the latest visit from UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari.
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United KingdomUnofficial strikes continue as UK workers at the centre of a row over the use of foreign labour refuse to accept a proposed deal.
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ItalyRoma suffer as Italy torn by racial strains
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LatviaLatvia's agriculture minister resigns after farmers' protests, as the government faces a no-confidence vote.
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ItalyDavid Beckham's lawyers hold discussions with LA Galaxy over extending the midfielder's stay at AC Milan, according to the Italian club's general manager.
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IraqAn academic whose estimates of civilian deaths during the Iraq war sparked controversy is criticised for not fully aiding an inquiry.
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PhilippinesThree aid workers kidnapped in Philippines last month say they are being treated well by their captors.
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Iran, United StatesMembers of the US women's badminton team planning to compete in Iran have not been granted visas in time for their competition.
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South AfricaA court in South Africa postpones the corruption trial hearing for ruling party leader Jacob Zuma until after elections.
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IraqProfile of woman who 'groomed Iraqi female bombers'
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Sri LankaThe UN says 52 civilians have been killed in fighting in Sri Lanka, as the president pledges to defeat rebels soon.
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PakistanMilitant groups, some banned by Pakistan, meet publicly in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for the first time since Mumbai.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama says he wants to avoid measures which would signal protectionism or spark a trade war.
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PakistanTaleban fighters release 29 Pakistani policemen and troops captured in a raid on a police station, official sources confirm.
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Jamaica, United KingdomEngland lose openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook inside the first 10 overs as the West Indies take control of day one of the first Test in Kingston.
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KenyaA public row erupts in Kenya between President Mwai Kibaki and his wife over fires last week that left almost 150 people dead.
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United KingdomEuro MPs back tough new rules aimed at preventing employers from hiring illegal workers, but the UK opts out of the legislation.
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IndonesiaThe divorce rate in Indonesia rises dramatically, with analysts saying the cause is a change in women's attitudes.
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Jamaica, United KingdomEngland lose openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook inside the first 10 overs as the West Indies take control of day one of the first Test in Kingston.
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FranceFrench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner rejects allegations in a book of unethical links with governments in Africa.
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NigeriaThe wife of a former Nigerian oil minister is kidnapped from a bar in Nigeria's Delta region.
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Jamaica, United KingdomKevin Pietersen is out for 97 as England attempt to recover from a faltering start against the West Indies on day one of the first Test.
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LibyaLibya's leader Col Gaddafi, the new African Union leader, says multi-party democracy leads to bloodshed in Africa.
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SomaliaThe director of Somalia's independent HornAfrik radio station is shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu.
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United KingdomGavin Henson is named in Wales' side to face Scotland despite being an injury doubt and sitting out training with a calf strain.
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PakistanUN chief Ban Ki-moon says he will launch "very shortly" an inquiry into the killing of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama announces a $500,000 limit on executive pay at US firms that need government aid.
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BrazilBrazil's new approach in policing shanty towns
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GermanyTop Nazi fugitive Aribert Heim, known as "Doctor Death", has been dead since 1992, German television reports.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK government faces questions over whether it was complicit in the torture of a British resident held by the US.
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United KingdomKevin Pietersen hits 97 as England reach 235-5 on day one of the first Test against the West Indies.
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OmanThe oldest evidence of animal life on Earth is found in 635-million-year-old rocks from Oman, scientists say.
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IsraelAn Israeli probe into the death of the three daughters of a Gaza doctor in the recent offensive concludes they were killed by Israeli fire.
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ArgentinaArgentina announces an electronic ticketing system for Buenos Aires' transport to tackle a shortage of small change.
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United KingdomKevin Pietersen defends the shot which sees him miss out on a 16th Test century and says England are on top in the first Test against the West Indies.
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United StatesUS authorities confirm that birds collided with both engines of the US Airways jet that ditched into New York's Hudson River.
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