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ColombiaA Colombian cardinal is dropped as the main celebrant of a Mass in Washington this week, after protests by abuse victims.
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Syria, 
Lebanon, 
United StatesA top US official warns Syria of repercussions if claims it supplied Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah with Scud missiles are true.
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India, United StatesThe US warns of "increased indications" that "terrorists" are planning attacks in the Indian capital, Delhi.
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IndonesiaA new report by the ICG says Indonesia faces new, surprising, terror risks after recent raids on militant bases in Aceh.
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ChinaHuang Guangyu, a tycoon who only recently topped China's rich list, goes on trial on charges of insider trading and bribery.
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AustraliaMelbourne Storm are stripped of two championships in Australia's National Rugby League for breaching strict salary cap rules.
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Sri LankaDefeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka is released from detention to appear in the new session of parliament.
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United KingdomBritain's role in Europe - a tricky UK election issue
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ChinaTwo men are jailed in China for corruption linked to the collapse of a building that toppled over almost intact.
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PakistanGunmen kill a former member of parliament and three others in northern Pakistan's volatile Charsadda district.
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RussiaRussia has raised $5.5bn (4bn euros; £3.5bn) in its first international debt sale since it defaulted in 1998.
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SudanThe announcement of results in Sudan's landmark elections is delayed because of logistical problems, officials say.
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BelgiumBelgium could become the first European country to approve a ban on full-face Islamic veils in public.
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Iraq, United StatesA US military jury clears a Navy Seal over an attack on an Iraqi suspected of killing four American security guards in Falluja.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoHow special stoves are saving the lives of Congo's women
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Democratic Republic of the CongoHow special stoves are saving the lives of Congo's women
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Turkey, 
ArmeniaArmenia halts ratification of a historic deal to normalise relations with Turkey amid a row over its terms.
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GermanyA senior German bishop offers to resign following accusations that he hit children, officials say.
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United States, 
MexicoSome 100 survivors of a fire on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico are rescued by boat, as the search continues for 11 missing workers.
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ThailandThailand's army issues more warnings to red-shirt protesters to leave amid rising tensions in the capital Bangkok.
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PakistanPakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani launches a national energy plan to tackle the country's massive power crisis.
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Norway, Democratic Republic of the CongoA DR Congo court overturns death sentences on two Norwegians convicted of murder and orders a retrial.
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JapanEx-dolphin trainer on Japanese town's controversial hunt
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SpainFears that air travel chaos caused by the volcanic ash cloud could affect the preparations of F1 teams preparations for the Spanish GP are allayed.
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New ZealandThe widow of New Zealand climber Rob Hall, who died on Mount Everest in 1996, says it is too risky to retrieve his remains.
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Pakistan, United StatesPakistan eases restrictions for US investigators to interrogate arrested Taliban leader Mullah Baradar, security officials say.
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United StatesUS envoy George Mitchell is due to arrive in the region to press for a resumption of Middle East peace talks.
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RwandaA rival of President Kagame is freed a day after being arrested for collaborating with a terrorist group and denying the genocide.
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GreeceGreece had a far larger budget deficit than expected last year and the figures may yet get worse, the European Union says.
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IndonesiaThousands of Indonesian workers riot at a foreign-owned shipyard on the western island of Batam, torching buildings and cars.
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BelgiumBelgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme decides to resign after a key partner withdraws from his governing coalition.
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JordanA rocket explodes near the Jordanian city of Aqaba, but Egypt denies initial reports it was fired from its Sinai peninsula.
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United KingdomPunks pay their last disrespects on the streets of London
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Israel, 
West BankA Palestinian prisoner blames a new Israeli military order on deportations for his release to Gaza, not the West Bank.
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Zimbabwe, 
IranIran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Zimbabwe, despite protests by the prime minister's party.
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SpainLiverpool and Fulham travel to Atletico Madrid and Hamburg respectively in the Europa League semi-finals.
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ThailandThree people are reported killed and scores hurt in Bangkok in grenade attacks blamed on anti-government protesters.
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SpainDiego Forlan gives Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win against Liverpool in the Europa League semi-final first leg.
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GermanyFulham earn a 0-0 draw against Hamburg in their Europa League semi-final first leg in Germany.
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United StatesA man who says he was the victim of an American paedophile priest brings a lawsuit against the Pope in a US federal court.
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NetherlandsA Dutch court clears an Arab cultural group of hate crime for publishing a cartoon on its website questioning the Holocaust.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaNato agrees to launch a Membership Action Plan for Bosnia-Hercegovina - a key step to joining the military bloc.
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SpainLiverpool manager Rafael Benitez backs his side to overcome a first-leg deficit for the third time in this season's Europa League and reach next month's final.
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United States, MexicoA Gulf of Mexico oil rig that caught fire on Tuesday after an explosion has now sunk, with 11 workers still missing.
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BotswanaOne of Toyota's most popular cars, the Corolla, is banned from sale in a Brazilian state, which says the model is a safety risk.
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