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Syria, 
United StatesThe US summons Syria's top diplomat to review "provocative behaviour" over the potential transfer of weapons to Hezbollah.
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United StatesToyota agrees to pay a record $16.4m (£10.7m) to US safety regulators following recent safety concerns.
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IndonesiaIndonesia's constitutional court rejects efforts to review a controversial blasphemy law, offending rights activists.
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VenezuelaVenezuela marks 200 years of independence
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Afghanistan, United StatesAn US businessman is sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to funnel money to an Afghan militant training camp.
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IndiaThe Reserve Bank of India raises key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in an attempt to curb inflation.
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Sri LankaRepeat votes for Sri Lanka's parliamentary polls are being held in two areas where ballots were annulled because of violence.
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KenyaThousands of farm workers in Kenya are temporarily laid off because of the volcanic ash that has grounded flights over Europe.
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ZambiaZambia's flower and vegetable industry suffers big losses because of the volcanic ash that has grounded flights over Europe.
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Haiti, United StatesThe US military will end its relief mission in Haiti at the start of June, nearly six months after the quake struck.
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IndiaIndian ex-minister Shashi Tharoor says he did nothing "improper" in his first comments since quitting over a cricket scandal.
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AustraliaAustralia officials investigate how gangland boss Carl Williams came to be killed while serving time in a high security prison.
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Israel, 
West BankPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will oppose Israeli orders allowing Palestinians to be deported from the West Bank.
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BrazilBidding for contracts to build a huge hydroelectric dam in Brazil is halted again amid environmental oppposition.
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ThailandThe Thai army says it will act "decisively" against red-shirt protesters, as the military stand-off in the capital intensifies.
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SudanAn election observer tells the BBC he suspects one of his agents was kidnapped and beaten by security agents in south Sudan.
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IranA senior Iranian cleric has said women who wear revealing clothes are responsible for earthquakes.
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AfghanistanThe deputy mayor of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar has been shot dead while praying at a mosque, officials say.
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Somalia, ThailandSomali pirates seize three Thai fishing vessels in what the EU Naval Force says is the furthest off-shore attack to date.
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IranTwo people were killed and several wounded when a car blew up in the western city of Ilam, reports say.
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IcelandBusinesses and tourism across South Asia are hit by airline inactivity caused by the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland.
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United StatesThe space shuttle Discovery lands back on Earth after a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
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Belarus, 
KyrgyzstanThe ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, is staying in the Belarus capital Minsk, the country's president says.
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United KingdomGoldman Sachs sees its first quarter profit double - as a UK financial watchdog probes fraud allegations at the US bank.
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GermanyA German bishop accused of physically abusing children under his care, issues an apology and asks for forgiveness.
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EgyptA group of Palestinian supporters file a lawsuit trying to stop Egypt building a steel barrier across its border with Gaza.
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IranTurkey offers to mediate between Iran and the West in the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme as sanctions loom.
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Argentina, 
UruguayUruguay should have told Argentina about a pulp mill on their shared river but it can continue working, a court rules.
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RwandaTwo top officers have been suspended from Rwanda's military and charged with corruption and immoral conduct.
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IndiaSilent movie star's biggest fans celebrate in India
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IcelandAirlines in Europe are flying about half their scheduled flights on Tuesday, officials say, as airlines try to cope with the ash cloud.
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NigeriaTwo prisoners are shot dead during an attempted jail break in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, officials say.
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United StatesTexting has eclipsed mobile phone calls among young people in the US for the first time, research indicates.
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Iraq, United StatesOfficials say US and Iraqi troops kill an al-Qaeda leader in northern Iraq, the third leading insurgent to be killed in 24 hours.
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IraqIraq wrangling leaves post-election stalemate
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SudanSudanese activists say a video which apparently shows election officials stuffing ballot boxes proves their claims of rigging.
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ArgentinaArgentina's Gen Reynaldo Bignone is sentenced to 25 years in jail for ordering killings before his presidency in the 1980s.
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New CaledoniaNew Caledonian crows can use three tools in succession in order to attain a treat, scientists say.
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BrazilA consortium of nine companies wins the right to build a controversial dam on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil.
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