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IraqHow Iraq's widows often lose more than just a spouse
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Nepal, 
India, 
ChinaIndia and China compete for influence in Nepal
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FrancePlans to redraw France's map are in trouble
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North KoreaNorth Korea votes in elections which observers say could give a clue to the country's eventual succession.
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Iraq, 
United StatesWomen in Iraq still lack security, despite an overall drop in violence six years after the US-led invasion, aid agency Oxfam says.
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United KingdomTwo military personnel are killed at an Army base in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, the first such deaths in 12 years.
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United KingdomSilent protests have taken place in Northern Ireland against the three murders by dissident republicans. Will the peace hold?
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Georgia, United StatesPrison authorities in the US state of Georgia who launched a manhunt for an escaped inmate catch him sneaking back into jail.
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EthiopiaAn Ethiopian film about the regime of the country's former dictator takes the chief prize at Africa's main movie awards.
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Sri LankaBoth Sri Lanka's military and rebel forces say there has been a surge in fighting in recent days, with scores killed.
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SudanSudan's president issues a warning to diplomats and other foreigners while visiting Darfur, scene of his alleged war crimes.
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Afghanistan, Iraq, United StatesPresident Obama suggests there could be talks with moderate elements of the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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Israel, 
JordanPope Benedict XVI confirms he will visit Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan, from 8-15 May.
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Trinidad and Tobago, United KingdomWest Indies duo Shivarnine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash dig in on day three of the final Test with England.
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United StatesMining giant Vedanta is to buy struggling US copper firm Asarco for $1.7bn, 35% less than the £2.6bn first agreed last year.
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IraqA suicide bomber kills 28 people at a police academy in Baghdad, as the US says it will withdraw 12,000 troops by September.
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Sri LankaAt least 15 civilians have died in the last two days of fighting between Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels, a health official says.
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MadagascarOfficers in a military camp near Madagascar's capital mutiny refusing to take any more orders from the government.
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IsraelIsrael's ex-President Moshe Katsav is to be charged with sex offences including rape of an ex-employee, justice officials say.
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United StatesA pastor has been killed and other people injured in a shooting at a church in the US state of Illinois, police say.
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ZimbabweThe funeral for the wife of Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai, killed in a car crash, is to be held on Wednesday, his party says.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi authorities say they have broken up four big drug smuggling operations and arrested 35 suspected drug dealers.
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ItalyDavid Beckham has part funded the dual contract between AC Milan and LA Galaxy that allows him to play on in Italy.
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United KingdomShivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash guide West Indies to 349-4, 197 behind England.
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Ireland, United KingdomUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemns attacks on a Northern Irish army base in which two soldiers were shot dead.
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United KingdomEngland's Stuart Broad says the pitches in the West Indies have been too much in favour of batsmen.
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United StatesClinton's efforts to build on goodwill towards US
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