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BurmaBurma's opposition awaits the end of Suu Kyi's trial
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United StatesThe US armed forces should be smoke free within 20 years to protect health and save money, say health experts.
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AfghanistanKabul's old maestros struggle in a changed world
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HondurasTalks in Costa Rica aimed at ending the political crisis in Honduras end without reaching an agreement.
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ArubaAn Australian worker is shot dead near the Freeport McRoRan mine in Indonesia's restive Papua province, say local reports.
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Ghana, United StatesBarack Obama, the first African-American president, arrives in Ghana on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa.
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ColombiaOne of three hippos which escaped from a former drug baron's private zoo is shot dead in Colombia.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomFive more British soldiers have died in Afghanistan, bringing to eight the total killed over 24 hours, the UK says.
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Aruba, 
ChinaAustralian officials gain access to a mining executive detained by China accused of bribery and stealing state secrets.
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GhanaObama to retrace steps of slaves during Ghana visit
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Serbia and MontenegroExit festival puts new-era Serbia in big league of rock
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Australia, United Kingdom, ArubaEngland are reduced to 20-2, a 219-run deficit, at tea on day four of the first Ashes Test against Australia in Cardiff.
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IranIran says it is preparing a new package of proposals for the West amid criticism over its election and nuclear plans.
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PakistanPakistan urges return to Swat - but is it safe?
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GermanyWorld champion Lewis Hamilton looks to end his run of poor qualifying form in his improved McLaren at the Nurburgring.
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Saudi ArabiaA family in Saudi Arabia goes to court against a spirit they accuse of theft and harassment, reports say.
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ItalyIn many ways, the G8 meeting in L'Aquila - the Italian town hit by an earthquake three months ago - broke the mould of traditional summits, says Bridget Kendall.
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Serbia and Montenegro, United KingdomA British man is killed in a fall from a fortress wall at the Exit music festival in Serbia.
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Bermuda, GermanyRed Bull's Mark Webber qualifies ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button at the German GP for his first Formula 1 pole.
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United Kingdom, United StatesHundreds of people are evacuated from a British Airways jet in Phoenix in the US after the cabin fills with smoke.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomUK Foreign Secretary David Miliband defends the military mission in Afghanistan after eight soldiers die in 24 hours.
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PakistanContinuing conflict in Pakistan has left more than a million children at risk of contracting polio, health officials say.
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PakistanPakistan says the trial of five men suspected of involvement in the attack on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai is likely to start next week.
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JapanA Japanese train company is to scan the faces of staff to ensure that they are smiling enough.
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ChinaSome three-quarters of the victims of the violence in China's Xinjiang region were ethnic Han Chinese, official figures show.
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Australia, United KingdomEngland face a fight to save the first Ashes Test after being dominated by Australia on a rain-affected day four in Cardiff.
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IraqIraqi football's triumphant return from six years' exile
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SyriaSyria diplomatic thaw does little for human rights
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GhanaAfrica can forge its own future and solve its problems, Barack Obama says on a first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as US president.
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Philippines, ItalyAn Italian Red Cross worker is freed in the Philippines after being held hostage for nearly six months, officials say.
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IraqA car bomb kills four people at a market outside the north Iraqi city of Mosul while bombs in Baghdad kill at least three.
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HaitiAt least five people are dead and dozens are missing after a passenger boat capsizes off the coast of Haiti, officials say.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomThe UK prime minister defends his Afghan strategy after eight deaths in one day, but warns of a "dangerous battle" ahead.
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RussiaRussian Roma face a modern image problem
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