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ItalyWhat did Gaddafi offer the ladies of Rome this week?
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FranceA teenager in France suspected of planning to shoot his teachers is charged with attempted murder and released on bail.
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North KoreaA North Korean describes life in the secret state's army
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Ukraine, 
RussiaRussia agrees to ease the terms under which it supplies gas to Ukraine, in a deal which Moscow says should prevent disruption.
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BelgiumBelgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief.
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United States, 
ChinaChinese spies are aggressively stealing secrets to help build up China's military and economic power, a US advisory panel says.
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NepalFormer film star Brigitte Bardot urges Nepal's president to stop a ritual slaughter of animals in an upcoming religious festival.
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PhilippinesPhilippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returns home to Manila after his latest win, and eyes a political future.
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IndiaA passenger train in India derails, killing at least two people, after Maoist rebels blow up a railway track, police say.
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PakistanAt least three policemen have died in an explosion in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.
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Somalia, United StatesUS Somali youths recruited by homeland radicals
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France, North KoreaSouth Korean model Daul Kim is found dead at her apartment in Paris, amid speculation she took her own life.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least eight suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
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IndiaIndia's unusual record-breaking cricketers
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Hong Kong, ChinaA former leader of the Tiananmen democracy protests, handed over by Hong Kong to China, goes on trial in what his supporters call political persecution.
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Ireland, FranceFifa rejects the Football Association of Ireland's request for a replay of France's World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland.
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Sierra LeoneSierra Leone is to enlist youths as crime-fighting volunteers in the crime-ridden capital, Freetown, police say.
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PeruPolice in Peru arrest members of a gang accused of killing dozens of people to sell their fat for use in cosmetics.
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United StatesA US man is charged with murder for allegedly shooting his teenage son dead on suspicion he had inappropriate contact with a three-year-old girl.
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Northern Mariana IslandsAt least five people are killed in a shooting incident on Saipan, one of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific.
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BelgiumA profile of Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy, the European Union's first permanent president.
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JapanThe Japanese government warns that deflation has returned to the country's economy for the first time since 2006.
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Nigeria, 
NigerEurope signs a $1bn deal with Nigeria, aimed at tackling corruption and promoting peace in the troubled Niger Delta.
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India, 
Sri LankaIndia take on Sri Lanka in the second match of a three-Test series.
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FranceA court acquits a subsidiary of energy giant Total over a 2001 explosion at a French chemical plant which killed 30 people.
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Ireland, FranceRoy Keane lambasts the Republic of Ireland's attempts to get their World Cup play-off match against France replayed.
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United StatesThe new EU foreign affairs chief dismisses criticism of her appointment, saying she is the "the best person for the job".
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RussiaA masked gunman enters a church in Russia's capital Moscow and shoots dead a Russian Orthodox priest, police say.
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BelizeCelebrations as Belize marks settlement day
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RussiaRussian concerns on children taken from families
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South AfricaThe UN condemns violent attacks against Zimbabweans seeking work in South African vineyards, which has left many homeless.
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AfghanistanMP and former Afghan warlord Abdul Rasul Sayyaf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in which five bodyguards die.
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ItalyA transsexual prostitute linked to a sex row involving an Italian politician is believed to have been burned to death, media report.
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VietnamVietnamese officials deny blocking access to Facebook for the site's million users, instead blaming a technical fault.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoMore than 50,000 people flee DR Congo amid deadly ethnic clashes over fishing rights in the north-west, the UN says.
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Kenya, 
Uganda, 
Tanzania, 
BurundiEast African leaders sign a common market trade agreement, allowing the free movement of people and goods.
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JordanMichael Schumacher will race in Formula 1 for Mercedes' new team in 2010, BBC Sport's Eddie Jordan believes.
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IndiaIndia backs plans for a massive increase in the amount of electricity it generates from solar power.
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ItalyThe granddaughter of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini says criminals have stolen part of his brain and blood to sell on the internet.
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IranThe six major powers say they are disappointed with Iran's apparent rejection of a deal over its nuclear programme.
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Egypt, 
AlgeriaPolice are injured as Egypt fans' anger over reported violence after a World Cup game erupts in Cairo.
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Nigeria, 
SwitzerlandA Swiss court orders the seizure of $350m in assets from the son of Nigeria's ex-ruler Sani Abacha after a 10-year investigation.
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United KingdomHealth officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.
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Belgium, United KingdomBelgian PM Herman van Rompuy is the EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton is foreign policy chief. Are they the best choices?
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GermanyAbout 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.
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GermanyEasyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine.
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FranceA French murder suspect who hid in a cardboard box and escaped in a delivery van is recaptured after weeks on the run.
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IranSix major powers say they are disappointed with IranÂ’s response to the offer of a nuclear power deal.
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ItalyFingers and a tooth cut from the body of famed astronomer Galileo Galilei have been found, an Italian museum says.
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SomaliaCan EU's taskforce defeat pirates off Somalia coast?
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Ireland, FranceThe French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game.
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AfghanistanWill Clinton's approach to Afghan leader pay off?
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael orders construction work on an internationally financed football stadium for Palestinians in the West Bank to halt.
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