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Nigeria, 
SpainA Spanish doctor is sentenced to a year in jail for his role in the death of the former Nigerian first-lady Stella Obasanjo.
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North KoreaS Korean President Lee Myung-Bak offers a 'grand bargain' to N Korea, as officials try to re-start stalled nuclear talks.
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PakistanPakistan's army says it has arrested a militant commander reputed to be behind suicide bombings across the Swat valley.
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IndiaA woman jailed over the assassination of Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi begins an "indefinite" fast to demand her early release.
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United StatesBank of America is to be sued by the US regulator over charges it misled investors on bonuses when it acquired Merrill Lynch.
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BhutanRescuers scour eastern Bhutan after at least 11 people were killed by an earthquake.
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YemenThe refugee crisis behind the conflict in north Yemen
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SpainFuture seen in Spain's high speed train network
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United StatesUS proposals to ensure the net remains an open and neutral platform draw criticism from the wireless industry.
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BelgiumFinding my way round Brussels corridors of power
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HondurasHonduras imposes a 15-hour curfew and shuts airports after the dramatic return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
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ChinaChina will increase efforts to improve energy efficiency and curb the rise in CO2 emissions. Are these measures enough?
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United StatesLatin American views on tackling climate change
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ArubaAustralian police are investigating whether officers ran naked round an unmarked police van at traffic lights as they travelled to a stag party.
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India, ChinaThe economies of China and India are set to grow by more than previously thought, the Asian Development Bank says.
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HondurasThe EU adds its voice to calls for calm in Honduras after the ousted president Manuel Zelaya makes a dramatic return.
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FranceScuffles as French 'jungle' immigrant camp closes
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FranceFrench police detain hundreds of migrants in an operation to close their makeshift camp near the northern port of Calais.
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NigeriaThe son of Nigeria's ex-military ruler Sani Abacha tells the BBC he is strongly considering contesting the governorship of Kano.
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IndiaCasualties are feared in a battle between Maoist rebels and supporters of the ruling Communist party in West Bengal.
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RwandaRwanda tries to rebrand itself, in sound and images
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South Africa, United StatesAll US embassies and consulates in South Africa are closed after an unspecified warning from security officials.
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United KingdomA woman convicted of murdering her two daughters in their beds is sentenced to life in jail with a minimum of 33 years.
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West BankLife in a rapidly-growing West Bank settlement
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IranIran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns that it would retaliate against any possible military strike.
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Kenya, 
Somalia, United StatesKenya's foreign minister criticises last week's raid by US forces in Somalia in which an al-Qaeda suspect was killed.
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VietnamSixteen people go on trial in Vietnam accused of fraud linked to the foreign adoption of over 260 babies, a court official says.
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YemenYemen could face a serious humanitarian crisis unless immediate steps are taken to stop the fighting, Oxfam warns.
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Portugal, 
Czech RepublicCzech senators opposed to the EU's Lisbon Treaty threaten to delay adoption of it for months, a senior Czech official tells the BBC.
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South Africa, IndiaSouth African and Indian officials hold talks in Mumbai to discuss a merger between mobile phone firms MTN and Bharti Airtel.
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Honduras, 
BotswanaHonduran security forces break up protests in support of ousted President Manuel Zelaya outside the Brazilian embassy.
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GermanySeveral people are reported to have been killed after a bus crashes off a road in western Germany.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's latest crime figures show a fall in the murder rate but a sharp rise in robberies and sexual offences.
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Afghanistan, United StatesTwo Afghan-born men charged with lying to officials about a plot to launch attacks in the US are denied bail after court hearings.
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RussiaA gang of racist youths are given up to 10 years in jail for a string of brutal, random attacks on foreigners in Moscow.
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ChinaPresident Hu Jintao pledges to curb the rise in China's CO2 emissions, at a UN summit on climate change
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NigeriaThe governor of Nigeria's Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, defends his shake-up, saying his intention is to save the banks.
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BulgariaUN cultural body Unesco choses Irina Bokova over favourite Faruq Hosni as its new leader after allegations of anti-Semitism.
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South Africa, 
Sri LankaTillakaratne Dilshan's 106 helps Sri Lanka to a 55-run win over South Africa in the opening match of the Champions Trophy.
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United StatesMassachusetts lawmakers vote to let the state's governor pick an interim successor to late US Senator Edward Kennedy.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka set South Africa 320 to win in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy.
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FranceRefugees at Calais camp in France tell of expulsion
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SpainGarry Kasparov takes on Anatoly Karpov in a match in Spain, resuming one of the greatest rivalries in the history of chess.
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Afghanistan, GermanySecurity is tightened in Germany after al-Qaeda videos emerge threatening attacks if troops do not leave Afghanistan.
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Georgia, United StatesAt least eight people have died and several others are missing as the southeast US is hit by floods.
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IranIran says it has built a new generation of centrifuges for enriching uranium, and is testing them.
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IranPolice in Iran warn shopkeepers not to display female mannequins with the hijab or showing bodily curves, media say.
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North KoreaSnapshots of life in poverty-stricken North Korea
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MozambiqueMozambique convicts dig for their dinner
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