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United KingdomA gene can explain why some women find it more difficult to stop smoking during pregnancy, say UK researchers.
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BotswanaA Brazilian man who killed and dismembered a 17-year-old girl from the UK is sentenced to 21 years in prison.
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PakistanPakistan temporarily lifts the curfew in large parts of the Swat valley, to allow civilians to flee intense fighting against militants.
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VietnamDutch photographer Hubert Van Es, who captured some of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War, dies aged 67.
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United StatesUS President Obama is expected to announce that much-criticised military trials will restart for some Guantanamo detainees.
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Iran, United StatesUS-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi flies out of Iran, following her release from jail.
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SomaliaAfter 18 years, a Somali gives up hope of going home
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JapanJapanese electronics giant Panasonic announces a big loss for the year to the end of March and predicts further losses.
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IndiaIndia's media try to dissect coalition possibilities as counting looms in the marathon general election.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's government changes its decision in March to deny the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference.
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IrelandSeven-times Eurovision winners Ireland fail to qualify for Saturday's final of the song contest.
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NigerThe main Tuareg rebel groups in Niger say they are ready to lay down their arms, after talks with the prime minister.
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ChinaA Chinese government official sacked for arranging a sight-seeing tour using public money is given a new post in a nearby city.
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VietnamHugh Van Es's enduring images of the Vietnam War
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Italy, 
LibyaItaly gives Libya three patrol boats as part of an agreement aimed at combating the flow of illegal migrants.
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GermanyA wad of euro notes flies off the back seat of a convertible car and is scattered along a motorway in Germany.
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BurmaBurma's jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi insists she did not violate her terms of house arrest, her lawyer says.
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United StatesThe US President is expected to announce that trials will restart in Guantanamo. Is this the right decision?
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GermanyThe economy of the eurozone declined by 2.5% in the first three months of 2009, the EU's statistics agency says.
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ArubaAn Australian court orders a temporary halt to the killing of thousands of kangaroos, pending a scientific review.
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NigeriaNigerian MPs in charge of a probe into the failing electricity sector are charged with siphoning off millions of dollars of public funds.
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IsraelPope Benedict ends his pilgrimage to the Middle East, calling for an end to fighting between Israel and the Palestinians.
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United StatesUS consumer prices were unchanged in April, but recorded their largest year-on-year drop, data shows.
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EgyptAn Egyptian religious leader says the annual Hajj may have to be delayed because of swine flu.
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IranWhat the Saberi case might say about Iran
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ColombiaThe first man ever to be extradited from Colombia has admitted money laundering, at Southwark Crown Court.
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RussiaRussia's economy contracted sharply in the first quarter of the year, hit by the global slowdown, Federal State Statistics figures show.
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United KingdomLabour MP Shahid Malik steps down as the UK's justice minister pending an inquiry into claims about his expenses.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan army says it is in the final stage of "dominating the whole coast" in its battle with Tamil Tiger rebels.
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SomaliaSomalia's president appeals to insurgents to negotiate, but they reject the overture as civilians continue to flee the capital.
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PakistanHuge numbers seek refuge from the conflict between Pakistan's army and Taleban rebels in the country's north-west.
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United StatesLeading US retailers have seen their quarterly results hit as consumers continue to tighten their belts, sending profits and sales lower.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA Royal Marine has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Algeria, United StatesAlgerian detainee Lakhdar Boumediene has left the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison camp for France, officials say.
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NigeriaOil militants in Nigeria's Delta State say a hostage they were holding has been killed in an attack by the military.
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RussiaRussia signs agreements with a number of Balkan and southern European countries on the construction of a gas pipeline.
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United StatesControversial military trials will restart for some Guantanamo detainees, the US president says, months after suspending them.
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United StatesFormer Bush aide Karl Rove is questioned over the 2006 sackings of several attorneys, US media report.
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Pakistan, FranceFrench and Pakistani leaders have talks about nuclear co-operation, but there is confusion over what was agreed.
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Algeria, United StatesAn Algerian who won a test case on Guantanamo detainees' rights has been set free, officials say.
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Argentina, 
SpainWorld number three Andy Murray plays Argentina's world number five Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.
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Chad, 
SudanSudan accuses Chad of carrying out air raids inside its territory, and says it is assessing how to respond.
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United KingdomA panel of police officers and lawyers is being set up to look at allegations made about MPs' expenses.
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Venezuela, United StatesVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez orders the temporary expropriation of a US-owned pasta mill, amid a battle over price regulation.
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SpainAndy Murray loses 7-6 6-3 to Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.
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United StatesTroubled US carmaker General Motors announces plans to close up to 1,100 of its US dealerships in a bid to avoid bankruptcy.
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India, United KingdomA British woman whose rapist was released on bail three months into his sentence has hailed the Indian Supreme Court's intervention in the case.
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