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Honduras, 
Cuba, 
United StatesThe US comes under strong pressure over its policy towards Cuba at the annual Americas Summit, in Honduras.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's president is expected to focus on the economy and employment in his first state of the nation address.
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Yemen, United StatesA Yemeni inmate dies in an apparent suicide at the US Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the US military says.
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama heads to the Middle East on a visit aimed at increasing US engagement with the Islamic world.
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United KingdomSenior Labour figures urge Gordon Brown to "take control" ahead of elections for the European Parliament and English councils.
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France, 
BrazilDebris spotted by planes in the Atlantic is from a French airliner which vanished in a storm, Brazil confirms.
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GreenlandThe left-wing opposition wins Greenland's landmark elections, ousting the ruling Social Democrats.
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United StatesA document listing confidential US nuclear information is withdrawn after being wrongly posted on a government website.
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New ZealandA spurned suitor in New Zealand has found an unusual way to dispose of his unwanted engagement ring - by holding a treasure hunt.
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MoldovaMoldova faces a new general election after the parliament failed to elect a president for a second time.
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IndiaThe promoters of the breakaway Indian Cricket League insists it still has a future despite leading players leaving the competition.
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United KingdomThe British government says it believes a UK citizen has been killed by al-Qaeda in North Africa.
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United KingdomAn illegal immigrant is found guilty of running one of the UK's biggest visa scams from west London, alongside her husband.
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France, 
AustraliaSvetlana Kuznetsova beats second seed Serena Williams and will face Australia's Samantha Stosur in the French Open semi-finals.
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AustriaJosef Fritzl, the Austrian who raped and imprisoned his daughter, is moved to a special prison to serve his life sentence.
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Israel, 
IranForeign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says Israel is not planning unilateral military action against Iranian nuclear sites.
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama arrives in the Middle East on a visit aimed at increasing US engagement with the Islamic world.
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Pakistan, United StatesPresident Obama's envoy says the US Congress has been asked for an additional $200m to help displaced people in Pakistan.
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MadagascarA Madagascar court sentences ex-leader Marc Ravalomanana in absentia to four years in jail for alleged abuse of office.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA US inquiry finds mistakes were made when US planes bombed suspected Taliban positions in Afghanistan in May, officials say.
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NigeriaMore than 150 inmates escape a prison in south-eastern Nigeria, after a midnight escape.
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Pakistan, United StatesA taped message purportedly by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden accuses Barack Obama of fuelling hatred of the US in Pakistan.
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LebanonThe complexity and importance of Lebanon's big day
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FranceRoger Federer remains on course to complete his set of Grand Slam titles after beating Gael Monfils in the French Open quarter-finals.
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FranceRoger Federer beats Gael Monfils and will meet Juan Martin del Potro in the last four of the French Open, while Svetlana Kuznetsova battles past Serena Williams to book a semi-final against Sam Stosur.
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United Kingdom, 
LaosA pregnant British woman found guilty of smuggling heroin is sentenced to life in prison in Laos.
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GermanyA male penguin couple has hatched an egg at Bremerhaven zoo in Germany, the zoo says - and they are now rearing the chick together.
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FranceFlight data recorders of a plane missing over the Atlantic may never be found, officials say, as Paris mourns for those lost.
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South AfricaNew South African President Jacob Zuma promises to create half a million jobs this year.
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United Kingdom, United StatesAmerican writer Marilynne Robinson wins Britain's Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Home.
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United StatesA statue of the late US president Ronald Reagan is unveiled at the US Capitol building by his widow Nancy.
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PakistanIndia secure an impressive nine-wicket victory over fierce rivals Pakistan at the Oval in their final warm-up match for the World Twenty20.
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IranIran's leader is accused of undermining the country's dignity in a live TV debate with his main rival days before elections.
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United StatesThe governor of New Hampshire signs legislation making the US state the sixth to allow same-sex marriage.
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United KingdomGordon Brown faces mounting pressure after Hazel Blears becomes the latest minister to quit on the eve of vital polls.
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France, 
BotswanaThe hunt for clues as to the fate of a French airliner lost in the Atlantic intensifies as the first Brazilian navy vessel arrives.
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