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United States, 
ChinaThe US and China pledge to fight protectionism and express concern about nuclear Iran, after two days of talks.
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United StatesCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approves deep cuts in the state's budget, which faces a $26bn deficit.
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South AfricaThe culture behind South Africa rape epidemic
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KyrgyzstanPolice break up an opposition rally in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, with about 40 people arrested, a protest leader says.
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PakistanA court notice asking Pakistan's ex-president Pervez Musharraf to explain why he imposed emergency rule goes unheeded.
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IndiaSchools in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are instructed not to stage events with "risky" stunts.
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Brazil, 
United KingdomTwo British women have been arrested in Brazil accused of fraudulently claiming they had been robbed, reports say.
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FranceCarmakers Peugeot Citroen and Nissan both report substantial losses in the face of continuing sales falls.
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Honduras, United StatesThe US revokes visas for Honduran government members as it pushes for ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return.
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NigeriaHeavy fighting continues between the Nigerian military and a radical Islamist sect after at least 150 people are killed in attacks
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BoliviaBolivian community fears loss of mountain glaciers
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IrelandThe Irish government says it will allow two inmates being freed from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to live in Ireland.
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Iraq, United KingdomTwo more of the British hostages held in Iraq since 2007 are now thought "very likely" to be dead, the BBC learns.
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FranceFrench artist caught in political storm over censorship
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GermanyMatt Frei finds the German capital easy in its own skin
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Iraq, 
IranSeven Iranian dissidents have died in a raid by Iraqi security forces on their camp north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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Iraq, United KingdomFamilies of five British hostages in Iraq are "deeply upset" to hear that two of the men are thought to have died.
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LatviaEuropean Union regulators investigate the rescue of Latvia's second biggest bank - JSC Parex Banka.
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ChinaChina, with the world's highest number of executions, says it will reduce its use of the death penalty.
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Portugal, 
Sao Tome and PrincipePortugal and Sao Tome sign an agreement aimed at pegging the African island nation's currency to the euro.
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ColombiaVenezuela withdraws its envoy in Colombia and freezes relations in a row over arms found in Colombian rebel camps.
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SudanA Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers has had her case adjourned until next week.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaGuinea-Bissau's ex-leader Malam Bacai Sanha wins a presidential run-off vote to succeed the assassinated former president.
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IranAbout 20 Iranians detained during protests over disputed elections will face trial next week, Iran's state news agency reports.
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SpainA car bomb explodes outside a paramilitary barracks in Burgos, northern Spain, slightly injuring 46 people.
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SpainRight-back Alvaro Arbeloa is set to complete his move to Real Madrid from Liverpool after passing a medical.
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NigeriaPolice in Nigeria free about 100 women and children held by Islamists in Maiduguri as fighting continues in the rebels' enclave.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his country had no choice but to hold peace talks with Pakistan.
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Hong KongInjured F1 driver Felipe Massa is to be moved out of intensive care following his crash in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US may be able to withdraw troops from Iraq faster than planned, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says, as he ends a visit to the country.
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United StatesA pregnant woman has been found dead with her foetus cut from her womb, police in the US state of Massachusetts say.
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Japan, ChinaChina officially complains to Japan over the visit to Tokyo of exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaA notorious criminal in Bosnia, once suspected of plotting to kill the late Pope John Paul II, goes on the run from prison.
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SpainTwo men die in a huge forest fire which officials suspect was started deliberately in central Spain's Castilla y Leon region.
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United StatesPregnant women are four times more likely to need hospital treatment for H1N1 swine flu, US data suggests.
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IraqIraqi Kurdistan's two-party ruling alliance retains control of parliament with 57% of the vote in elections.
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PakistanThe family of Pakistan's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif hands over a Siberian tiger it obtained in breach of the law.
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DenmarkA man is charged with a hate crime after allegedly throwing fireworks at athletes at a gay sporting event in Denmark.
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IndiaOne of the last queens of India, Gayatri Devi, once described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, dies, aged 90.
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United StatesDemocrats in the US House of Representatives agree on proposals to reform the healthcare system.
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United StatesThe pace of decline in US economic activity is moderating, according to the Federal Reserve's influential Beige Book.
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Kazakhstan, United KingdomA rocket is launched from Kazakhstan carrying two UK-built satellites which will help monitor natural disasters.
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RussiaCeltic's Champions League qualification hopes suffer a hefty blow after defeat at home by Dinamo Moscow.
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Iran, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she deplores reports that Iranian authorities are abusing political prisoners.
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Cuba, 
MexicoRussia and Cuba sign agreements allowing oil exploration in Cuban waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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ZimbabweBBC returns to Zimbabwe amid cautious optimism
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