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ThailandThailand 'scam' victims tell of detention ordeal
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NicaraguaNicaragua marks 30 years since the Sandinista takeover
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MalaysiaA ruling coalition member quits to join the opposition, as efforts to form a new party for Malaysian Indians get under way.
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United StatesCIT, the troubled American bank, approves a $3bn rescue loan from major shareholders to try to avoid bankruptcy, reports say.
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IndiaAuthorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh announce an investigation into the burning of the house of a senior politician.
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Costa Rica, 
HondurasHonduras's interim government rejects a Costa Rican proposal offered at talks to end a conflict with the ousted president.
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AfghanistanA Nato fighter jet crashes at an airbase in southern Afghanistan, a day after a civilian helicopter crash at the same base.
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PakistanGunmen ambush a police patrol van in north-west Pakistan, killing four officers, officials say.
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Saudi Arabia, 
United KingdomA Saudi Arabian royal who had an illegitimate child with a British man has been granted asylum in the UK, a newspaper reports.
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IndonesiaPolice investigate links to Islamist militants as a memorial is held for the victims of Friday's deadly bombings in Jakarta.
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Turkey, 
CyprusCypriots mark the 35th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus, which led to the island's partition.
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Australia, United Kingdom, 
ArubaEngland beat Australia in a Lord's Test for the first time since 1934 as Andrew Flintoff takes five wickets.
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Somalia, 
ChinaA Chinese cyclist on a 12-year world tour is deported from Somalia because he does not have a visa.
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MauritaniaGen Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz vows to tackle terrorism after winning Mauritania's disputed presidential election.
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Namibia, ChinaA Chinese firm with links to President Hu Jintao's eldest son is investigated for suspected bribery in Namibia.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court refuses to put on hold a landmark high court ruling which decriminalised gay sex.
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IndiaA court in the Indian capital Delhi upholds the conviction of Sanjeev Nanda, the son of a wealthy Indian arms dealer in a notorious hit and run case.
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TaiwanTaiwan restores the name of the island's former ruler, Chiang Kai-shek, to a memorial hall, less than two years after it was removed.
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TurkeyFifty-six people, including two retired generals, go on trial in Turkey accused of plotting to overthrow the government.
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Israel, 
IranIsrael accuses the a senior Palestinian official of meeting with "enemies of peace" after he holds talks with Iran's foreign minister.
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ChinaChina's policies on swine flu border on extreme
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Australia, United KingdomAndrew Flintoff takes three wickets on the final morning as England defeat Australia by 115 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series.
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TuvaluThe tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu says it wants all its energy to come from renewable sources by 2020.
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GermanyAt least 66 people are injured in a mass pile-up involving 259 cars on a motorway in northern Germany.
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MaliTuareg former rebels in Mali agree to help fight al-Qaeda's North African branch, which also operates in the Sahara Desert.
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IndiaThe leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai switches his plea to guilty.
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North KoreaA South Korean mother who left hospital with the wrong baby more than 16 years ago wins $56,000 in damages.
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IsraelA Palestinian is killed and two are injured in incidents on the border between Israel and Gaza, Israeli and Palestinian sources say.
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IranThe former Iranian President, Mohammad Khatami, calls for a nationwide referendum on the legitimacy of the government.
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AustraliaRicky Ponting says Australia's poor display over the opening two days cost them the Lord's Test.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaTwo Bosnian Serb commanders are convicted at The Hague of burning alive 140 civilians during the Bosnian war.
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GermanyGermany marks 65 years since the failed attempt by a group of officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazis.
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Saudi ArabiaWhy was only Saudi film festival abruptly cancelled?
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EgyptAn Egyptian court overturns a three-year jail sentence and fine given to an amateur poet for insulting President Hosni Mubarak.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaTwo Bosnian Serbs are convicted of war crimes, including burning women and children alive, during the Bosnian civil war.
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NigeriaA rights group accuses Nigerian security forces of killing dozens of Muslims in election-related violence last year.
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Pakistan, India, United StatesThe US and India agree a defence pact which will speed up the sale of advanced American weaponry to India.
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HondurasThe EU suspends more than $90m (63m euros; £54m) aid to Honduras after talks fail to resolve its political crisis.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA US military review is calling for the overhaul of the entire Afghan prison system, Pentagon officials say.
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United KingdomGeneral Motors has received three final bids for its struggling Opel business, which includes Vauxhall in the UK.
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United StatesUS Defence Secretary Robert Gates announces that the US army will temporarily increase in size by 22,000 troops.
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PeruEx-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is given a seven-and-a-half-year jail term for bribing his former security chief.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka agrees a $2.5bn loan from the International Monetary Fund to help it weather the global economic crisis.
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Afghanistan, United StatesFour US soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, Nato and US officials say.
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ItalyAn Italian newspaper releases audio recordings of what it says was a night Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spent with an escort.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama hails the "heroism" of the Moon-landing astronauts, on the 40th anniversary of the historic event.
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United StatesThe total exposure of the US government to the financial crisis could hit $23.7 trillion, according to a watchdog report.
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UruguayLED lighting could make Uruguay town a model
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