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Sri LankaUN chief visits Sri Lanka's biggest refugee camp
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Sri LankaUN chief Ban Ki-moon presses Sri Lanka for unimpeded access to civilians caught up in fighting, after visiting a refugee camp.
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Kuwait, 
United StatesEighteen US troops in Kuwait are tested positive for swine flu, health authorities say, the first reported case from the Gulf.
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MoroccoAt least 11 people are reported to have died in the Moroccan capital after being crushed in a stampede at a music festival.
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IranIranian authorities say a woman accused of being a serial killer took her ideas from the novels of crime writer Agatha Christie.
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FranceAndy Murray, Marat Safin and Ana Ivanovic are among those in action on day one of the French Open at Roland Garros.
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United KingdomNew revelations in the UK Sunday Telegraph show how MPs claim extra expenses by employing members of their family.
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United KingdomEngland are on course for victory after bowling out the West Indies for 160 in the second one-day international in Bristol.
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AustraliaThe floods affecting parts of Australia's east coast
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MonacoChampionship leader Jenson Button pulls away at the front of the Monaco Grand Prix with Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello behind him.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama has said he hopes its troubled carmakers come out "leaner, meaner, more competitive".
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Afghanistan, IranThe leaders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan meet for a rare summit to discuss security, drug trafficking and other issues.
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AustriaAt least nine people are injured in a shooting incident at a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital, Vienna.
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MonacoBrawn GP's championship leader Jenson Button wins his fifth race out of six this season at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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United KingdomRangers win the Scottish Premier League title with a convincing win over Dundee United at Tannadice.
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SomaliaA suicide bomber kills a civilian and six government guards in the Somali capital, as Islamists battle pro-government troops.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka vows to investigate claims of human rights violations during the Tamil conflict, but rejects full access to camps.
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IranIran blocks access to the social networking website Facebook, ahead of June's presidential election.
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ColombiaThe leader of Colombia's ELN rebel group appeals to the country's largest, the Farc, to end fighting between them.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels admit for the first time their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed in last week's final battle.
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IndiaDeccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six runs in the final of the Indian Premier League.
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FranceThe White Ribbon by Austria's Michael Haneke sees off strong competition to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film Festival.
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Israel, United States, 
West BankIsrael's prime minister says settlements in the occupied West Bank will be allowed to expand despite US objections.
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MoroccoAt least 11 people are crushed to death in the Moroccan capital during a stampede at a music festival.
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PakistanPakistan's army says it could take another week to 10 days to remove the Taliban from Mingora, the main city in the Swat valley.
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Sudan, 
ChadSuspected rebels seize a Sudanese army base in Darfur, near Chad's border, international peacekeepers say.
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VenezuelaVenezuelan leader Hugo Chavez's weekly television and radio show "Alo Presidente" has been on the air for 10 years with a mix of politics and showmanship.
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SomaliaChasing the Somali piracy evaporating money trail
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SomaliaChasing the Somali piracy evaporating money trail
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AfghanistanHunting for Afghan emeralds in the Panjshir valley
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