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Afghanistan, 
United StatesThe US defence secretary says he forced out the top American general in Afghanistan because "new thinking" was needed.
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JapanA Japan Airlines flight is grounded at Los Angeles airport after the plane's engine apparently sucked up a cargo container.
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Germany, 
United KingdomUK veterans recall their part in Berlin Airlift 60 years ago
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GuatemalaA murdered lawyer accuses Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom of approving his death, in a final video recording.
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United KingdomThe international cocaine market is "in retreat", forcing prices up in Europe - and purity down - British crime-fighters say.
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Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, United StatesMissiles fired by a suspected US drone kill at least eight people in Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, officials say.
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AustraliaAnimal welfare groups in Australia are taking legal action to try to stop the killing of up to 6,000 kangaroos.
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Nepal, 
FranceA Nepali ski racer, apparently distraught after the loss of funding, is found safe in Paris after a Facebook campaign.
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Germany, United StatesAlleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk has arrived in Germany after being deported from the US, police say.
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Zambia, United KingdomZambian ex-President Frederick Chiluba is to find out if a UK ruling against him can be enforced in Zambia.
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Italy, FranceTwo French nationals detained in Italy for immigration offences are suspected of being key al-Qaeda figures, Italian police say.
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IndiaThe owner of two pedigree dogs that died on a Jet Airways flight in India threatens to sue the airline.
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IraqSix Iraqi police officers are killed by a suicide bomber in the northern city of Kirkuk.
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United Arab EmiratesProsecutors detain a member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family over a video apparently showing him torture another man.
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SomaliaThousands of residents flee Somalia's capital Mogadishu as the death toll jumps from intense fighting.
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Germany, United StatesAlleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is to face charges in Germany after being deported from the US, police say.
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KenyaThe sentencing of a white Kenyan aristocrat convicted of the manslaughter of a poacher is postponed until Thursday.
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United KingdomClaims for swimming pool maintenance are among expenses claims by eight Tory MPs in the UK, says the Daily Telegraph.
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GermanyCeremonies mark the 60th anniversary of the ending of the blockade of West Berlin by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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JapanElectronics maker Hitachi reports a record annual loss by a Japanese manufacturer, after a drop in demand for its products.
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AfghanistanAfghan authorities investigate whether about 90 schoolgirls who fell ill were the victims of deliberate poisoning.
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UkraineUkraine's interior minister offers to resign over an incident when he was held at Frankfurt airport for being drunk and disorderly.
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Federated States of Micronesia, 
MoldovaMoldovan President Vladimir Voronin is elected speaker of parliament, enabling him to keep close to the centre of power.
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Iran, United StatesUS-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, released from jail in Iran, thanks those who helped win her freedom.
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South AfricaSouth Africa opposition leader Helen Zille is labelled a racist by an ANC leader for her lacerating attack on President Jacob Zuma.
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BrazilFood and other aid is sent to northern Brazil where severe flooding has forced 274,000 from their homes.
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AfghanistanSix people are killed and hostages taken in attacks on government buildings in the Afghan city of Khost, officials say.
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PakistanResident describes city caught in Pakistan fighting
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ChinaChina's president leads a ceremony on the first anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake, which claimed more than 85,000 lives.
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PakistanPakistan's army broadens its offensive against the Taleban with an airborne assault on a militant stronghold
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Sri LankaSri Lanka war rumbles on despite calls for restraint
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AustriaFive youths are arrested after shouting Nazi slogans at people visiting the former Ebensee concentration camp in Austria.
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Iran, United StatesUS-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi thanks those who helped win her freedom, a day after she is released from jail.
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United KingdomEngland star Paul Collingwood says victory over West Indies in the second Test would give his side vital confidence ahead of the forthcoming Ashes series.
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SudanSudanese President Omar al-Bashir denies his forces have targeted civilians in Darfur, in an exclusive BBC interview.
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Italy, 
SpainNew world number three Andy Murray begins his Madrid Open campaign against Italian Simone Bolelli.
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Russia, JapanJapan and Russia sign a nuclear energy deal during a visit to Tokyo by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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EgyptAn Egyptian court bans pornographic websites, labelling them "venomous and vile", the state news agency reports.
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BoliviaOne of Bolivia's most famous glaciers, once the world's highest ski run, has almost disappeared, scientists say.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government has shelled a hospital in the war zone, killing at least 49 people, rebel and hospital sources say.
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GermanyBerlin thanks veterans of biggest airlift in history
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United StatesThe US has been elected to a seat on the UN Human Rights Council for the first time, reversing a Bush-era boycott.
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SpainAndy Murray battles his way into the third round of the Madrid Open with a 7-6 (11-9) 6-4 win over Simone Bolelli.
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United KingdomCeltic go back to the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory over a spirited Dundee United.
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Afghanistan, United StatesWhat does a new US general mean for Afghanistan?
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BelgiumThe Belgian city of Ghent is to become the first in the world to "go vegetarian" at least once a week.
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United StatesFive men are convicted in Miami of plotting attacks against several US targets, including Chicago's Sears tower.
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Cuba, 
MexicoMexico's health minister denies Cuban allegations that his country covered up swine flu until after a visit by Barack Obama.
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SwitzerlandA blue diamond, smaller than a penny, sells for 10.5 million Swiss francs at auction in Geneva to an anonymous buyer.
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Iraq, United StatesA US soldier is charged with five counts of murder a day after a shooting at a clinic in a Baghdad army base.
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Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United StatesThe US and Britain urge an "immediate" end to fighting in Sri Lanka and an evacuation of trapped civilians.
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JapanKey resignation alters the field ahead of Japan poll
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