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Belgium, 
United KingdomBrussels pout, as three UK leaders clash over Europe
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United StatesA US court rejects a bid by director Roman Polanski to be sentenced in absentia for his child sex case.
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ArgentinaArgentina aims to rediscover a love of literature
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United StatesBarack Obama attacks critics of his banking reforms, warning that without change the financial crisis will be repeated.
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United StatesMerger talks between two large US airlines, United Airlines and US Airways, end without any agreement.
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IndiaInvestigators grill the chief of the Indian Premier League (IPL) over allegations of corruption linked to the lucrative cricket tournament.
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IndiaClashes erupt between people in Muslim villages and tribespeople amid tension over quarrying in India's West Bengal state.
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MexicoPresident Obama says tackling an oil rig disaster that has prompted fears of a major spillage in the Gulf of Mexico is a "priority".
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Israel, United StatesIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu again rejects US calls to halt construction in East Jerusalem, as the US envoy arrives.
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AustriaAustria spooked by Nazi past in election campaign
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CameroonCameroonian editor Germain Ngota dies in prison in the capital after allegedly being denied medical treatment.
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North KoreaNorth Korea is to seize five properties owned by the South at the Mount Kumgang tourist resort, reports say.
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ChinaThe Chinese capital is using water cannons to fire deodorants on to its foul-smelling dumps in a bid to make life sweeter for nearby residents.
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France, 
AlgeriaA French man and his Algeria driver are reportedly kidnapped in Niger's desert, where al-Qaeda's North African branch operate.
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ChinaBeijing confirms it has asked Tibetan monks to leave Qinghai's quake-hit region so as not to hinder relief efforts.
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BelarusOusted Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in exile in Belarus, says he does not intend to return home as president.
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IndiaA strike in Indian-administered Kashmir is called after the death penalty was awarded to two Kashmiris for a 1996 Delhi blast.
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PakistanAt least seven soldiers are killed in an ambush by militants in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say.
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ThailandThailand's PM has threatened to retake a fortified encampment set up by protesters in Bangkok. What is your reaction?
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ThailandThe Thai government blames "terrorists" for deadly grenade blasts, amid deadlock with protesters in the capital.
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North KoreaKorean woman climber's record bid in dispute
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SpainA team of 30 Spanish doctors claim to have successfully performed the world's first full face transplant.
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ChileAn earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits central Chile in the same region that was badly damaged in a huge quake on 27 February.
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United StatesA prototype spaceplane developed for the US military has been launched into orbit from Florida.
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IraqA series of bombings in Baghdad and attacks in other parts of Iraq kill scores of people and injure many others.
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ThailandThailand's red-shirt protesters issue a conditional offer of talks with the government, amid ongoing deadlock in Bangkok.
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United StatesThe oil rig that caught fire and sank off the Louisiana coast does not appear to be leaking oil, the US Coast Guard says.
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Israel, United StatesUS Mid-East envoy George Mitchell meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try to end a row over Israeli settlements.
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Zimbabwe, 
IranPresident Robert Mugabe backs Iran's "just cause" on seeking nuclear power, as President Ahmadinejad visits Zimbabwe.
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IndiaThe Indian temple town bidding for UN heritage status
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United StatesThe Vatican says a lawsuit filed against the Pope by a US man allegedly abused by a priest is "without merit".
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AfghanistanNato foreign ministers discuss a framework to hand over responsibility in Afghanistan to the government there.
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United StatesOil rig fire off US highlights drilling's dangers
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CambodiaMourning reporters who died covering Cambodia's war
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IraqAt least 58 people are killed in Baghdad in what the government describes as a wave of revenge attacks by al-Qaeda.
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ThailandAre the divisions in Thailand too big to heal?
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UgandaSome 80 people have died in Uganda after drinking illegal home-made banana gin laced with methanol, officials say.
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TanzaniaTanzania's teaching union says it will sue the government after four teachers were publicly caned by a local militia.
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IndiaMore than half the population of the tiny north-eastern state of Mizoram is now using a mobile phone, officials say.
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Algeria, United Kingdom, United StatesAn Algerian pilot wrongly accused over the US 9/11 attacks wins his legal battle for compensation in the UK.
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North KoreaThe 2009 ascent of a Himalayan peak by a Korean climber is disputed as she attempts to claim a mountaineering world record.
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FranceFrench police fine a Muslim woman for wearing a full-face veil while driving, saying it posed a safety risk.
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United StatesUS politician Sarah Palin testifies against an ex-student charged with hacking her e-mail account in the last election campaign.
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BelgiumBelgium's bishop of Bruges admits sex abuse and resigns, the latest in a series of Catholic bishops to step down.
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United Arab Emirates, IndiaRights group Amnesty International says authorities in the United Arab Emirates abused 17 Indian murder suspects.
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GreeceGreece asks Europe and the IMF to start paying billions of euros in emergency loans to help rescue its debt-ridden economy.
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United StatesA convicted murderer in the US state of Utah opts to be executed by firing squad, rejecting lethal injection.
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MexicoSix police officers and a civilian die in a shoot-out with suspected gang hitmen in Mexico, officials say.
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United StatesThe governor of the US state of Arizona signs a tough immigration bill, despite criticism from President Barack Obama.
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SwitzerlandA watchmaker who said he hid his earnings in a Swiss bank account because of his Holocaust legacy is jailed for tax evasion.
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SudanTwo supporters of a defeated state candidate are killed by police during post-election protests, officials say.
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PakistanFury over moves to rename Pakistan's northern province
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