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United StatesA university professor in the US state of Georgia wanted for killing his wife and two others is found dead.
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United KingdomTottenham and England footballer Ledley King is arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm, the BBC understands.
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RussiaA gas pipeline explodes in the Russian capital, Moscow, sending flames high into the air and setting fire to a nearby building.
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EstoniaA dummy of the Soviet bronze statue at the centre of Estonian unrest two years ago appears in Tallinn.
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United KingdomIan Bell and Ryan Sidebottom are named in England's 13-man squad for the second Test against West Indies in Durham.
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Costa Rica, United StatesThe US reports its third death from swine flu and a man dies in Costa Rica, as three more countries confirm the virus.
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GreeceFar-right protesters attack an immigrant squat in Athens, injuring several police officers and immigrants.
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SpainJenson Button starts from pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix as the Briton looks to make it four wins out of five races this season.
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PakistanA curfew is briefly lifted in Pakistan's Swat district, allowing trapped residents to flee fighting between troops and militants.
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GermanyGermany's economy minister says his government couldn't afford to save every threatened job at carmaker Opel.
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SudanA senior UN official says there is no hard evidence the expulsion of aid agencies has caused deaths in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.
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SudanA senior UN official says there is no hard evidence the expulsion of aid agencies has caused deaths in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.
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Afghanistan, United StatesHundreds of university students in Kabul protest over US airstrikes which reportedly killed more than 100 civilians last week.
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Iraq, United StatesA leading figure in a US-allied militia has been killed by a roadside bomb in Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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SomaliaAt least 14 people are reported killed in a mortar attack on a mosque in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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South AfricaNew South African President Jacob Zuma names Pravin Gordhan his new finance minister, removing veteran Trevor Manuel.
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SpainChampionship leader Jenson Button wins the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello.
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Iran, United StatesA court in Iran has heard an appeal from jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi, two days earlier than expected.
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Sri LankaAn official in northern Sri Lanka says 378 people have been killed in 24 hours, but the government denies shelling the area.
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JordanThe Pope visits the area reputed to be Christ's baptism site on the third day of an historic Middle East tour.
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GuineaGuinea's military coup leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara says he will not run in forthcoming elections.
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ColombiaSeven Colombian soldiers die in an ambush by Farc rebels, seen as evidence that the left-wing group is not a spent force.
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ArubaAustralian bushfire inquiry stirs fierce debate
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