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2009 » May 2009 » May 5th 2009
PakistanA suicide bomber kills at least four Pakistani security personnel in the troubled north-west of the country.
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ChinaA Chinese county orders officials to smoke a quarter of a million packs of locally-made cigarettes ever year to raise tax revenues.
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MexicoMexico starts battle to lure back visitors in wake of swine flu
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TurkeyMasked attackers raid a wedding party in south-eastern Turkey, killing 44 people including women and children.
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FranceFrench see EU's eastward push as a threat
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United StatesApple and Google face an anti-trust inquiry into the role of shared board members, say US reports.
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Iran, United StatesAn Iranian court is to hold an appeal hearing next week for a US-Iranian journalist serving an eight-year sentence for spying.
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ZimbabweTeachers in Zimbabwe agree not to go out on strike, despite the government being unable to raise their wages.
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BrazilWeeks of heavy rain drench Brazil's usually arid north-east region, leaving at least 14 dead and thousands homeless, officials say.
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FranceFrance tries to ban a half-Cameroonian comic from taking part in European polls because of his allegedly anti-Semitic views.
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KenyaBorn-again Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is baptised by a self-proclaimed prophet known for his doomsday warnings
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United KingdomThe names of some of the people barred from entering the UK for fostering extremism or hatred are published for the first time.
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United States, 
PanamaPanama's president-elect says finalising a free trade deal with the US will be a priority when he takes office in July.
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United KingdomThe names of the people barred from entering the UK have been published. Should they be publicly named?
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NepalA group of Nepalese political parties agrees to form a "national government" after the resignation of the Maoist PM.
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Chad, 
SudanChad accuses Sudan of launching a military attack, two days after they signed a reconciliation agreement.
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United Kingdom, 
LaosA pregnant Briton facing a possible death sentence in Laos is reportedly refused access to a UK lawyer.
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TurkeyTurkish wedding attack blamed on state-armed militia
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United Arab Emirates, 
BangladeshThe United Arab Emirates pays $1.43m in compensation to hundreds of former child camel jockeys in Bangladesh.
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IsraelIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he is willing to resume peace talks with the Palestinians without delay or conditions.
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SpainThe number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Spain rose in April, but by the smallest amount in nine months.
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ZimbabweHuman rights campaigners in Zimbabwe, including Jestina Mukoko, are ordered back to prison, their lawyer says.
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NigeriaHeavily-armed security forces supervise a renewed attempt to elect a governor in a south-western Nigerian town.
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LesothoLesotho orphan's athletic success masks HIV fears
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United StatesThe head of US National Security Agency says the the country needs to build a digital warfare force for the future.
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ChinaChina sets up a new department to deal with border and maritime issues, in a move to resolve disputes with its neighbours.
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MozambiqueFour people plotting to sabotage one of the largest hydro-electric dams in Africa are arrested in Mozambique, police say.
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GeorgiaGeorgia says a mutiny at a military base near Tbilisi that officials linked to an alleged Russian coup attempt is over.
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Israel, United StatesUS Vice-President Joe Biden urges Israel to back a two-state solution to achieve a peaceful settlement with the Palestinians.
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ChinaDozens of Mexicans quarantined in China because of swine flu fears are being flown home on a chartered Mexican plane.
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United StatesGlobal bank shares climb on hopes that US banks will not face huge shortfalls in the amount of money they need to raise.
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MexicoMexico takes steps to demand an explanation from countries which have restricted its imports over swine flu.
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United States, ChinaThe Pentagon accuses Chinese fishing boats of "dangerous" manoeuvres near a US Navy ship in the Yellow Sea last week.
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CroatiaA Hague court rules that an ex-Yugoslav officer jailed for crimes at Vukovar, Croatia, in 1991 should serve 17, not five years.
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United StatesWashington DC's city council approves legislation to recognise same-sex marriages conducted in other US states.
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PakistanResidents of Pakistan's Swat Valley are reported to be fleeing their homes despite authorities rescinding an evacuation order.
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JapanJapanese mother of two seeks glory as world champion
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Sri LankaThe leader of the indigenous community of Sri Lanka says that his community is threatened by illegal tree-fellers.
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GermanyGermany's highest court upholds a law which makes it illegal for anyone to use more than two hyphenated last names.
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TurkeyTurkey's prime minister condemned as "atrocious" an attack by gunmen on a wedding party that left 44 people dead.
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SpainSpain's Basque region parliament elects a non-nationalist coalition to office - in an unequivocal turn away from separatism.
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YemenMedia freedom campaigners criticise Yemen for alleged attempts to suppress reporting about protests in the south.
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United StatesThe US administration announces a $63bn health plan to fight Aids and tropical illnesses in the developing world over six years.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAdrenalin rush as US troops deal with Taleban fire
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FranceMarilyn French, author of The Women's Room and seen as one of the great feminist writers, dies of heart failure at 79 in New York.
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United States, MexicoA Texas woman has become the first US resident - and only the second person outside Mexico - to die of swine flu.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAn Afghan official tells the BBC of claims that US air strikes in western Afghanistan killed more than 20 civilians.
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Italy, United StatesA group of lenders to US carmaker Chrysler ask a New York court to halt the proposed sale to Italian firm Fiat.
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IsraelA UN inquiry into attacks by Israeli forces on its property in the Gaza conflict this year is heavily critical of Israel's military.
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