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GermanyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel launches her election manifesto vowing to jettison her main coalition partner.
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ChinaChinese police arrest a man they say set off a deadly clash between Han and Uighur groups with false rumours of rape.
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Colombia, 
EcuadorA court in Ecuador orders the arrest of Colombia's ex-defence minister over an air raid against a rebel base in Ecuador last year.
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IndiaThe first bridge to be built over the sea in India is set to open in the western city of Mumbai - eight years after work began.
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PakistanBanned militant groups in Pakistan are expanding in Pakistani-run Kashmir, says a government report seen by the BBC.
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HondurasHonduran leader's removal may prove badly timed
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PakistanA group of Taliban militants in a Pakistani tribal area say they are scrapping a peace deal with the government.
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SeychellesSerena Williams takes on Victoria Azarenka in the last quarter-final of the day, looking to join Venus Williams, Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva in the last four.
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ItalyInferno in Italian village hit by exploding train
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HondurasOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says he will return home later this week, after being forced into exile.
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Iraq, 
United StatesFour US soldiers died in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday from combat-related injuries, the US military says.
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Iraq, United StatesUS troops are withdrawing from towns and cities in Iraq, six years after the invasion. What have they achieved?
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Portugal, GermanyGermany's highest court says the Lisbon Treaty is compatible with German law - but calls for better safeguards.
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United StatesIraqis mark new holiday and cities free of US troops
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NigerAn opposition leader in Niger says the president's dissolution of the country's highest court amounts to a "coup d'etat".
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France, 
AlgeriaCheb Mami, star of Algeria's Rai scene, faces trial in France on charges of forcing a woman to have an abortion.
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IndiaA report on the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque, which sparked communal riots across India, is submitted.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq formally assumes control of security across the country, as US troops withdraw from towns and cities.
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Morocco, 
SpainA 20-year-old Moroccan woman infected with swine flu dies in Madrid, becoming Spain's first fatality from the virus.
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IraqWithdrawals celebrated in Iraq despite challenges
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NepalNepal's authorities are to issue pocketless trousers to airport staff in an attempt to wipe out bribe-taking.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaNorth Korea is going ahead with plans to enrich uranium, a possible step to making a nuclear weapon, South Korea says.
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Comoros, India, 
Indian Ocean, 
YemenA Yemeni airliner with many French and Comoran passengers on board crashes in the Indian Ocean.
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ArubaAustralian authorities warn the public to stay away from a rare white humpback whale named Migaloo that has appeared off the east coast.
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South AfricaSouth Africa will appeal against the two-week ban given to Bakkies Botha for dangerous charging.
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YemenThe EU's transport chief calls for a global blacklist of airlines deemed unsafe, as the crash of a Yemeni airliner is investigated.
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ChinaChinese gamers who amass virtual currencies can no longer sell them for real money, say the Chinese authorities.
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Zimbabwe, ChinaChina agrees to give Zimbabwe a loan of $950m (£573m) to help revive its wrecked economy, says Prime Minister Tsvangirai.
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Israel, FranceIsrael's foreign ministry accuses France of "unacceptable" meddling over a reported comment by President Sarkozy.
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United StatesThe US is moving quickly to protect against the threat of online attacks, says homeland security chief Janet Napolitano.
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GreeceGreek psychiatric patients still tied to their beds
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IraqSeveral of the companies bidding for contracts to operate Iraq's oil and gas fields reject the oil ministry's terms.
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SwedenFile-sharing site The Pirate Bay is sold to Swedish gaming company GGF, soon after its founders were given jail sentences.
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ChinaChina is delaying a plan requiring all new computers to be equipped with internet filtering software, state media says.
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ChinaChinese netizens denounce new filtering software
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ItalyItalian town rocked by deadly rail explosion
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IsraelIsraeli drones unlawfully killed at least 29 Palestinian civilians during the recent Gaza conflict, Human Rights Watch says.
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FranceComorans in France say air safety fears went unheeded
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SeychellesSerena Williams remains on course for a Wimbledon final with sister Venus after sweeping aside Victoria Azarenka to set up a semi-final against Elena Dementieva.
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HondurasDeposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is to address the UN, as pressure builds from the international community to restore him.
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Colombia, 
United KingdomMPs from all parties are calling for an end to all UK military aid to Colombia, citing murders and human rights abuses by the country's security forces.
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NigeriaAmnesty International urges the new head of oil firm Shell to end years of pollution and environmental damage in Nigeria.
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Iraq, United StatesA blast kills at least 27 people in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk as the country celebrates a major pullback of US forces.
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SudanSudan's long-awaited election is put back by two months to April 2010 because of problems with the census, officials say.
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Iran, North Korea, United StatesThe US imposes sanctions on an Iranian firm accused of helping North Korea develop its nuclear weapons programme.
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IndiaSeven months after terror attacks in India, the city of Mumbai is allocated its first dedicated elite security force.
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ItalyAt least 14 people are killed and some 50 are injured as a train carrying gas derails and explodes in northern Italy.
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United StatesTexan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford is ordered to remain in jail until his fraud trial begins, as a US judge overturns a bail ruling.
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IsraelIsraeli forces board a ship trying to carry aid and pro-Palestinian activists to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade of the territory.
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HondurasThe UN General Assembly backs a resolution calling for the reinstatement of Honduras' ousted leader Manuel Zelaya.
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AfghanistanAfghan climbers aim for cloud nine with historic ascent
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Iraq, United StatesPresident Barack Obama says US troops have withdrawn from Iraqi towns on schedule, but warns of "difficult days" ahead.
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Indian Ocean, India, YemenA Yemeni plane which crashed in the Indian Ocean was banned from France since 2007 over "irregularities", a minister says.
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HondurasWashington's reaction to the Honduran crisis
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