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PalauWith half of the world's sharks threatened with extinction, Palau creates the world's first "shark sanctuary".
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Afghanistan, 
United StatesAn Afghan-born US man is charged with plotting to carry out attacks after learning in Pakistan how to make bombs.
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AustraliaA Muslim man who authored a book on how to make bombs and bring down planes is jailed in Australia for 12 years.
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IndiaMore bodies are recovered from the site of a building collapse in central India as rescue teams continue work.
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HondurasThe interim Honduran government confirms that "informal talks" have been held with ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
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IndiaIndia's inaugural Moon mission is hailed as a "grand success" by the head of India's space agency and Indian media.
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United StatesA judge postpones a settlement hearing between Google and US authors and publishers after a raft of objections.
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IranIran has revealed to the IAEA the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant, reports quoting diplomats say.
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Somalia, 
SyriaSomali forces help rescue a ship attacked by pirates off Mogadishu - seen as the first such attack so near the capital.
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Aruba, Australia, 
ChinaAustralia's foreign investment regulator tells Chinese investors that stakes in Australian companies should be under 15%.
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Afghanistan, United StatesFive US servicemen are killed in three separate attacks across southern Afghanistan, the US military says.
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Kenya, United StatesKenya's government expresses concern over a US threat to impose travel bans on officials who do not promote reform.
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United KingdomThe European drugs regulator has given the go-ahead for one of the UK's swine flu vaccines to be used for immunisation.
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FranceLawyers for former French PM Dominique de Villepin plan to sue President Sarkozy for having called their client "guilty".
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Palau, United StatesAt least six Uighur detainees at the Guantanamo prison will soon move to the Pacific nation of Palau, US officials say.
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SingaporeRubens Barrichello tops Jenson Button as the Brawn GPs dominate first practice at the Singapore Grand Prix.
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Taiwan, ChinaTaiwan says it will not allow exiled Chinese Uighur Muslim activist Rebiya Kadeer to visit the island as she had planned.
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IraqFifteen Iraqi soldiers were killed as they prepared to detonate roadside bombs in the north of the country, officials say.
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IranIran tells the UN it has a second uranium enrichment plant, defying international calls and raising new fears about its nuclear plans.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least 12 people are killed and five injured in a suspected US drone attack in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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IsraelThe trial of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert begins, with the prosecution alleging a number of cases of corruption.
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Honduras, 
BotswanaOusted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya and his supporters are short of food at the Brazilian embassy, a diplomat says.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomEngland's bowlers make a dream start in their ICC Champions Trophy match against hotly-tipped Sri Lanka.
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Nigeria, ChinaNigerian MPs demand an audit of Chinese residents after a row over the cremation of dead Nigerian prisoners in China.
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NicaraguaThe Nicaraguan children bidding for world cup success
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IranWorld powers increase pressure on Tehran as they prepare to meet in Geneva. Send us your thoughts.
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South AfricaFifa warns fans to beware of fake tickets being sold on the internet for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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EgyptAn Egyptian man gets $250,000 from the FBI because of his treatment following the 11 September 2001 attacks.
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IndiaIndia's home minister says the government is prepared to provide "every support" to states battling Maoist rebels.
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PolandPolish MPs pass legislation making it obligatory to chemically castrate certain sex offenders.
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ZimbabwePresident Robert Mugabe accuses the West of trying to divide Zimbabwe's power-sharing government.
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ItalyInvestigators in Italy examining a shipwreck containing possible radioactive waste say they may have found two bodies on board.
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ChinaTwo million people are recognised as descendants of Confucius in the fifth edition of the Chinese philosopher's family tree.
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United Kingdom'Purgatory' in Calais for migrants longing to reach Britain
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SingaporeRed Bull's Sebastian Vettel clocks the quickest lap of Friday practice for the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso.
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IraqFive men escaped from an Iraqi prison have been recaptured, as police detain 100 staff for questioning about the break-out.
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Iceland, 
JapanThe company which is behind Iceland's fin whaling industry is planning a huge export of whalemeat to Japan.
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AfghanistanAl-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden urges European nations to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, in a new audio message.
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Ghana, United KingdomA UK construction firm is ordered to pay £5m after pleading guilty to corruption in Ghana and breaching UN sanctions.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAn Afghan-born US man may have plotted an attack in New York for the 9/11 anniversary this month, a prosecutor says.
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Iran, United StatesThe British, French and US leaders strongly criticise Iran over its secret nuclear site, and threaten tougher sanctions.
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Honduras, BotswanaHonduras should "cease harassing" the Brazilian embassy, refuge of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, the UN says.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripThree Palestinian militants are killed in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, Israeli and Palestinian officials say.
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MexicoFive men accused of carrying out dozens of reprisal killings for one Mexico's most powerful drug cartels - the Sinaloa - are arrested.
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IndiaThe village where cleanliness is next to godliness
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Iraq, United KingdomLabour peer Lord Corbett calls on the Foreign Secretary to speak out over attacks on Iranians in an Iraqi refugee camp.
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