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MongoliaMineral-rich Mongolia on verge of huge growth
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IndonesiaA tsunami alert is lifted after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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EgyptGlobal culture officials gather in Cairo to discuss how to recover ancient treasures which they say have been looted.
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United StatesNorth Korea sentences a US man to eight years' hard labour for illegally entering the country, the state news agency reports.
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Hong KongA rare and flawless pear-shaped blue diamond is expected to sell for around $5m when auctioned in Hong Kong.
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Hong KongA rare and flawless pear-shaped blue diamond is expected to sell for around $5m when auctioned in Hong Kong.
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JapanJapan's first female astronauts are challenging gender roles in a conservative society.
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VanuatuVanuatu's first ever coroner leaves territory after a damning report on police brutality sparked threats to his safety.
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ArgentinaArsenal boss Arsene Wenger calls Lionel Messi the world's best player after the Argentine's four-goal haul ends the Gunners' Champions League hopes, while Ossie Ardiles backs him to star in the World Cup.
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PhilippinesA spectacular 2m-long, brightly coloured new species of monitor lizard is found in the forests of the Philippines.
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BotswanaAt least 95 people die in Brazil after the most torrential rain for decades causes landslides and major flooding.
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United StatesNew Russia-US missile treaty will be major milestone
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United KingdomThe leaders of Britain's three main parties are set to clash at the final prime minister's questions before elections next month.
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ChinaRescue teams at the China mine disaster face a taxic gas build-up, as seven miners are confirmed dead.
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ThailandAnti-government protesters encircle Thailand's parliament and force MPs to flee, amid mounting tension in Bangkok.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military says it is trying to retrieve the original video of a 2007 shooting in Iraq which was aired on the WikiLeaks website.
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ChileChile's top court violated a woman's rights by depriving her of her children for living with her gay partner, a rights body finds.
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NigeriaNigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan sacks the head of the state-run oil firm after swearing in a loyal cabinet.
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AfghanistanThe head of Afghanistan's election commission and his deputy quit following Western pressure over electoral fraud.
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KyrgyzstanAt least four people are reported killed in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, as police and protesters clash in escalating unrest.
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BrazilAt least 95 people have died in Brazil after the most torrential rain for decades causes landslides and major flooding. Send us your comments.
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Australia, ChinaAustralia prepares to pump tonnes of heavy fuel from a Chinese coal ship grounded on the Great Barrier Reef.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's ruling ANC tells members to stop singing anti-apartheid song "Shoot the Boer", amid rising racial tensions.
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North KoreaSailors who survived the sinking of a South Korean ship last month say an "external blast" was felt on board.
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IndiaIndia says it has no plans to deploy troops to fight Maoists, a day after the rebels killed 76 paramilitary police.
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United StatesRescue crews drilling holes in a stricken West Virginia coal mine can detect no sign of life from four missing miners so far.
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ThailandThailand's PM Abhisit Vejjajiva declares a state of emergency in Bangkok amid growing anti-government protests.
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YemenRights groups call on Yemen's government and rebels to investigate claims they broke international law during fighting.
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BangladeshA court in Bangladesh sentences 29 border guards to jail terms of up to seven years for involvement in last year's bloody mutiny.
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United StatesFormer tennis champion Martina Navratilova tells a US magazine she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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MalawiMalawi's government defends a controversial bill which would make it a crime for a person to knowingly pass on HIV.
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SudanSouth Sudan's main party says it will boycott this week's elections in most of the north, a blow for landmark polls.
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SomaliaBid to ban music from Somali radio sparks anger
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Russia, 
PolandRussian and Polish leaders hold their first joint ceremony to commemorate the 1940 massacre of 22,000 Poles.
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AfghanistanA senior Afghan Taliban commander jailed for kidnapping foreigners in Kabul in 2004 was given an early release, the BBC learns.
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RussiaRussia takes steps to atone for Katyn massacre of Poles
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SudanThe European Union withdraws its election observers from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, citing safety fears.
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IndiaIndia is to launch a satellite next week, powered for the first time by a cryogenic engine developed by its scientists.
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Turkey, 
IsraelTurkey's prime minister says Israel is the "main threat to peace" in the Middle East, Israel says it regretted the "attack".
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ChinaChinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng says he is giving up his campaigning in the "hope" that he will be reunited with his family.
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Yemen, United StatesThe Obama administration has approved an order to kill a radical US-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda in Yemen, officials confirm.
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IsraelPolice arrest six people in connection with an organ-trafficking ring, including a decorated former army general.
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FranceMan Utd go out of the Champions League on away goals despite beating Bayern Munich 3-2 at Old Trafford, while Lyon knock out French rivals Bordeaux.
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SpainHigh-profile Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon is reportedly to be tried for exceeding his powers in a probe into Franco's rule.
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Pakistan, IndiaPakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik 'divorces' another woman ahead of his planned marriage to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.
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IsraelCampaigners call for an Israeli media ban on the case of an ex-soldier suspected of security offences to be lifted.
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RwandaA boat in Rwanda sinks in Lake Kivu while carrying people to commemorations to mark the 16th anniversary of the genocide.
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Kenya, Turkey, SomaliaSomali pirates strike again, hijacking a Turkish cargo ship with a crew of 25 people off the coast of Kenya, the EU's naval force says.
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KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan's government is struggling to hold on to power, with dozens dead in clashes between protesters and police.
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BotswanaMore rain falls in Rio de Janeiro, where 100 people have died in floods and landslides, as Brazilian officials try to restore order.
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MexicoA Mexican magazine that published an interview with a Sinaloa drug cartel leader says its distribution has been hampered.
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EgyptStates which say ancient artefacts have been looted overseas should unite to recover their heritage, Egypt says.
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ChinaChinese city leader on a moral crusade against corruption
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