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2009 » May 2009 » May 7th 2009
United KingdomBritain's Royal Navy willl mark its aviation centenary with a flypast over HMS Illustrious on the Thames in London.
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GeorgiaAnti-government protesters and police clash in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, over the alleged beating of a local journalist.
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IndiaAs million of voters prepare to go to the polls what are your hopes for the general election?
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United States, 
ChinaTwo former Bank of China managers and their wives are jailed in the US for embezzling $485m.
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MexicoMany Mexican businesses re-open after a five-day shutdown caused by swine flu, and all in Mexico City can re-open from Thursday.
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Burma, United StatesBurmese police enter the compound of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after a US man is arrested near the property.
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United StatesLaunch procedures for US missiles, hospital and bank records are found on second hand computers by researchers.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanBarack Obama says after talks with the Afghan and Pakistani leaders that they are united in the goal of defeating al-Qaeda.
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Afghanistan, PakistanThe US, Afghanistan and Pakistan say they are united in defeating al-Qaeda. Can that goal be achieved?
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FranceMEPs change parliamentary rules so as to prevent the French far-right leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen, from chairing the assembly.
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NigeriaIs it possible for Nigeria to reform its police force?
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TanzaniaTanzania's army is to carry out controlled explosions at a depot near Dar es Salaam following last week's deadly armoury blasts.
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Portugal, 
Czech RepublicThe Czech president says he will not ratify the EU's Lisbon Treaty yet, even though the Czech parliament has approved it.
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United KingdomEngland produce an outstanding bowling display to assume total control of the Lord's Test against West Indies.
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IsraelThe UN accuses Israel of strangling development of the Bethlehem region in the occupied West Bank.
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Israel, 
West BankAn Israeli soldier is killed during a clash in the West Bank village of Bir Zeit, possibly in an incident of friendly fire.
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JapanJapanese mother of two seeks glory as world champion
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VenezuelaA former Caracas mayor is charged with corruption over a scheme to fly airships over the city to fight crime.
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EgyptArab foreign ministers meet in the Egyptian capital to try to formulate a united position on Middle East peace process.
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MalaysiaHundreds of dogs abandoned by Malaysian villagers on uninhabited islands eat one another after weeks of starvation.
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Afghanistan, United StatesHundreds of Afghans stage angry protests at the deaths of civilians in US air strikes earlier this week.
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ChinaChina finally issues a figure for the number of children who died in the Sichuan quake - far lower than independent estimates.
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ChadChadian troops defeat a rebel attack in the volatile east but some areas are still not under control, the government says.
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IranIran executes nine people in jail in Tehran and Kerman, including four convicted murders and five drug traffickers.
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IndiaVoting closes in the fourth phase of India's marathon election, which included the key battleground of Delhi.
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UkraineAt least 10 people were killed after a fire swept through a gaming hall in eastern Ukraine, officials say.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan defence ministry releases what it says are recently captured pictures of the Tamil Tiger leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran.
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KenyaA white aristocrat is convicted of the manslaughter of a poacher on his estate in 2006 in a trial that has gripped Kenya.
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MexicoLife gets back to normal across Mexico - sort of
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LaosAlastair Leithead examines the case of Samantha Orobator being held in a Laos jail accused of drug smuggling.
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Italy, United StatesTwo US tourists return a small piece of the Colosseum in Rome, which they took as a souvenir 25 years ago.
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Ireland, ChadThe Irish UN commander in Chad bans troops from playing football, saying the hard ground is a health risk.
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TurkeyDozens of Turkish villagers flee their homes in fear of reprisals for this week's wedding massacre, in which 44 people died.
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Afghanistan, United StatesHundreds of Afghans stage angry protests at the deaths of civilians in US air strikes earlier this week.
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AfghanistanA suicide bomb attack on a troop convoy kills at least 12 people in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, officials say.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA law granting amnesty to militias in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is passed by parliament.
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PakistanAt least 10 soldiers are killed and nine wounded in clashes with suspected Taleban in Swat Valley, Pakistan's military says.
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MalaysiaDozens are arrested in the Malaysian state of Perak, at protests against a government takeover of the state.
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MexicoDaily life resumes in Mexico, after a five-day shutdown aimed at containing swine flu - as cases worldwide continue to increase.
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Iraq, United StatesThe controversial US security company formerly known as Blackwater has ended its operations in Baghdad.
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Italy, 
LibyaItaly sends more than 200 migrants straight back to Libya after they were rescued in the Mediterranean.
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Azerbaijan, 
Armenia, Czech RepublicThe leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan make significant progress in talks in Prague over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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United KingdomGraham Onions takes five wickets on his debut as England take control of the first Test against West Indies at Lord's.
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ChadHeavy fighting between Chadian troops and rebels erupts, a day after the government says the rebels have been defeated.
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United StatesNo US bank being examined by regulators is at risk of insolvency, the US treasury secretary says, ahead of key 'stress test' results.
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Germany, United StatesThe US Supreme Court rejects a plea by Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk to block his deportation to Germany.
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PakistanPakistan's PM orders the army to "eliminate militants and terrorists", as operations against the Taleban are stepped up.
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Iraq, United StatesA US jury finds a former US private guilty of the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the killing of her and her family.
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ArgentinaHundreds of Argentines give rewards to a taxi driver who returned a lost bag of cash to his passengers.
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Russia, United StatesPresident Barack Obama says the US and Russia have an "excellent opportunity" to improve relations on a "whole host of issues".
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Hong KongHong Kong turns Bruce Lee's home into a memorial
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ColombiaShocking murder allegations against Colombian military
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