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SwedenSweden's PM tells the BBC the EU must take the lead on climate change, as his country takes over the union's presidency.
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Indian Ocean, 
India, 
YemenDetails emerge of the rescue of a teenage girl who is the only known survivor after an air crash off the Comoro islands.
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Burma, 
North Korea, 
United StatesA North Korean ship being tracked on suspicion of carrying weapons to Burma is reported to have turned around.
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PakistanA senior UN official makes an urgent plea for more money to support the displaced in north-west Pakistan.
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RussiaA new law comes into effect in Russia, confining gambling to four far-flung regions of the country.
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PakistanA United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has begun.
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JapanBusiness confidence in Japan has improved for the first time in two-and-a-half years, says a key Bank of Japan survey.
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Libya, 
IranIran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cancels his trip to an African Union summit in Libya, without giving any reason.
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United StatesFriends and relatives of Farrah Fawcett hold a private funeral for the US actress, who died of cancer.
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GreeceGreece - the EU's heaviest-smoking nation - introduces a ban on smoking in all public places.
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ZambiaZambian company hopes to profit from growth market
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United StatesThe US Democratic Party wins the last undecided seat in the Senate, giving it control of a crucial 60 votes in the chamber.
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RwandaRwanda should drop a draft law which would forcibly sterilise people who are mentally disabled, Human Rights Watch says.
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Israel, United StatesIsraeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak denies an impasse over settlements as talks with the US envoy end without agreement.
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BhutanThe authorities in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan say that they are increasingly worried about a recent spate of suicides.
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Indian Ocean, India, 
France, YemenOne of the flight recorders from the Yemeni plane which crashed in the Indian Ocean has been located, French officials say.
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South AfricaSABMiller is to allocate 10% of shares in its South African unit to black investors, employees and community groups.
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Saudi Arabia, 
ChadA Saudi-born man held at Guantanamo for seven years tells the BBC how he has been left in limbo in Chad since his release.
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PakistanA key pro-government tribal elder is shot dead along with two of his guards in Pakistan's tribal region of Khyber, officials say.
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FijiFiji's military ruler, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, unveils plans for a new constitution by 2013, ahead of elections in 2014.
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IsraelUncertain recovery in southern Israel after Gaza conflict
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ItalyTwo children badly burned when a train exploded in an Italian town die of their injuries, taking the death toll to 16.
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IndiaIndia's exports fell in May for the eighth month in a row as overseas demand for goods shrinks in the global recession.
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ArgentinaA health emergency is announced to fight a swine flu outbreak in the Argentine city and province of Buenos Aires.
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North KoreaMillions of North Koreans, especially children, face food shortages, the UN's World Food Programme says.
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KenyaKenya's largest hydro-electric dam is closed because of low water levels, raising fears that power prices may rise.
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China, 
Hong KongThousands in Hong Kong join a pro-democracy rally on the 12th anniversary of the handover to Chinese rule.
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CroatiaCroatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader makes the surprise decision to resign and withdraw from politics.
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IsraelIsrael's top court orders stronger charges against two soldiers over the shooting of a bound Palestinian in the West Bank.
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EthiopiaTwo Ethiopian Christians are killed by police as they helped build a church on a site claimed by Muslims, officials say.
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ComorosA French minister denies earlier official claims that a "black box" recorder from a plane crash in the Indian Ocean has been found.
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RussiaHuman rights abuses in the North Caucasus are giving the lie to Moscow's claims of normalisation, Amnesty says.
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United Kingdom, 
SpainBritain's Andy Murray breaks new ground at Wimbledon by beating Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero to reach the semi-finals for the first time.
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United StatesThe US state of California is on the brink of issuing IOUs instead of payments, after lawmakers fail to agree a budget.
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United StatesObesity rates in the US have surged over the last year with numbers rising in 23 out of 50 states, a report shows.
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Honduras, United StatesThe Organization of American States gives Honduran interim leaders three days to restore their ousted president to power.
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IranThe EU is no longer qualified to take part in talks on Iran's nuclear programme, a top Iranian official says.
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Iran, United KingdomThree more British embassy staff are released by the Iranian authorities, state-run media reports.
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France, SpainReal Madrid agree a deal to sign striker Karim Benzema from Lyon, according to the French club.
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United KingdomThe UK Independence Party (UKIP) teams up with other Eurosceptics to form a new 30-strong group in the European Parliament.
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IranThe EU is no longer qualified to take part in talks on Iran's nuclear programme, says the country's military chief.
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United KingdomBritain's Andy Murray insists he can ignore any media pressure going into his first ever Wimbledon semi-final on Friday.
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NicaraguaBoxing legend Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua is found dead in an apparent suicide.
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LibyaLibya's Gadaffi hosts the AU at Sirte summit
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United StatesUS actor Karl Malden, best known for his roles in films such as A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, dies at 97.
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