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United StatesThe four-year-old daughter of US boxer Mike Tyson dies in hospital after a tragic accident at home, police say.
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CanadaCanadian short story author Alice Munro wins the third Man Booker International Prize and £60,000 for lifetime's work.
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MexicoMexican police arrest 27 high-ranking officials, including 10 mayors, suspected of links to drug-trafficking gangs.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea is reported to have fired another missile, despite US warnings it would pay a price for recent tests.
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Egypt, 
United KingdomInternational conferences open in Cairo and London to address the growing problem of piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
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AustraliaThe number of swine flu cases in Australia doubles in a day, as its spread coincides with the winter flu season.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan military says that several thousand suspected Tamil Tiger rebels will undergo "rehabilitation".
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ItalyBarcelona outclass Man Utd to win 2-0 and lift the Champions League trophy at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.
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United StatesA US judge ends a two year battle over soul singer James Brown's estate between his partner and adult children.
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France, United KingdomDefending champion Rafael Nadal plays Teimuraz Gabashvili at Roland Garros after British number one Andy Murray books his place in the third round.
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South Korea, North KoreaNorth Korea says it is abandoning the truce that ended the Korean war, as tensions rise over its recent nuclear test.
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India, 
BangladeshMore than 200 people are killed by Cyclone Aila which hit Bangladesh and India's West Bengal state, relief officials say.
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GermanyA horror film based on the real story of cannibal Armin Meiwes can now be shown in Germany, a court rules.
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BelgiumThe European Commission in Brussels is evacuated again, just nine days after a fire, apparently because of a leaky boiler.
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CubaCuba unveils an austerity programme to try to cut energy use and offset the impact of the global financial crisis.
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KazakhstanThe International Space Station (ISS) crew is set to double after three astronauts blast off from Kazakhstan.
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PakistanRescuers hunt through the rubble of a Lahore police building after an attack by gunmen and a bomber kills at least 23 people.
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Saudi Arabia, United StatesBarack Obama will travel to Riyadh next week for talks with King Abdullah, his first visit to Saudi Arabia as US president.
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Burma, United StatesBurma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is thought to be in the dock again for the eighth day of her trial.
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United Kingdom, BangladeshA Briton who was detained in Bangladesh is to sue UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith over torture claims, officials say.
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Somalia, 
YemenYemen says an international vessel on patrol against Somali pirates in the Red Sea opened fire on local fishermen, killing two.
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IrelandEight religious orders in the Irish Republic welcome meetings with Taoiseach Brian Cowen following a report into child abuse.
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United StatesPossessions that belonged to Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe - including alcohol receipts and pill bottles - are to be auctioned in the US.
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NigerOpponents of Niger's President Mamadou Tandja accuse him of trying to turn the country into a dictatorship by dissolving parliament.
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Hungary, France, 
RussiaA Russian woman accused of abducting her three-year-old daughter is extradited to France from Hungary.
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BurmaLawyers for the detained Burmese opposition leader say judges have rejected their request to call four defence witnesses.
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United StatesThe number of problem US banks jumped 40% to a 15-year high in the first three months of 2009, an industry watchdog warns.
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Egypt, ItalyThe former head of Italy's military intelligence says he knew nothing about the kidnap of an Egyptian imam in Milan six years ago.
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IraqIraq's anti-corruption watchdog says arrest warrants have been issued for some 1,000 allegedly corrupt officials.
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South AfricaSouth African President Jacob Zuma's supporters have staged a protest over criticisms of him by opposition leader Helen Zille.
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NigerA militant leader in the Niger Delta is arrested after protests from women in the area he was using as a hideout.
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SomaliaOne of the Somali capital's main hospitals says it is swamped with patients, as a radical cleric takes over an armed rebel group.
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GermanyGeneral Motors' battle to avoid bankruptcy suffers a blow as bondholders reject a key part of the carmaker's restructuring plan.
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MauritaniaA Mauritanian charity set up by a slave's son and a former slave-owner wins the 2009 Anti Slavery International Award.
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NepalNepal's new Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal tells the BBC his predecessor's move to sack the army chief was a mistake.
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New ZealandA rare white tiger mauls a New Zealand zoo keeper to death, as horrified tourists look on, according to police.
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RussiaRussian officials take a five-year-old Siberian girl into care, saying she had apparently been "brought up" by cats and dogs.
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Russia, FranceWorld number one Rafael Nadal will play Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of the French Open after powering past Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-1 6-4 6-1.
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Sri LankaThe UN offers support for humanitarian efforts in Sri Lanka, but fails to appease human rights groups and aid agencies.
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ChileA judge in Chile charges a former soldier in connection with the killing, 35 years ago, of the popular singer Victor Jara.
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GermanyConcerns grow over potential job losses at GM Europe, as German ministers meet to choose their preferred bidder for the firm.
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ItalyBarcelona produce a football masterclass as they beat Manchester United to win the Champions League in style.
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United StatesTwo founders of what was once the biggest US Muslim charity are jailed for 65 years for funding Hamas.
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Iraq, United KingdomFive British men held hostage in Iraq for almost two years should be immediately released, the foreign secretary says.
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ArgentinaAn Argentine man accused of incest fathered seven children with one of his daughters, officials say citing DNA tests.
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PakistanThe Taliban in Pakistan are feeling the heat
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NigeriaAll-out attack on Nigeria oil militants could backfire
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United StatesThe number of US adults following a healthy lifestyle falls in the last two decades despite health campaigns, a study shows.
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MalaysiaA Singaporean terror suspect captured last month will not be extradited for at least two years, Malaysian officials say.
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