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United StatesThe body of a climber who fell into the crater of the Mount St Helens volcano has been recovered, US officials say.
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PakistanPakistan's little-known ethnic Africans, the Sheedi
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GermanyTeutonic facelift for 'too English' German railways
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Japan, 
New ZealandA New Zealand activist who boarded a Japanese whaling ship in protest is to be taken to Japan for questioning.
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Burkina FasoA treaty banning cluster bombs will become law in August after Burkina Faso helps win support at the UN.
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Syria, 
Lebanon, United StatesBarack Obama nominates Robert Ford as the first US ambassador to Syria since the killing of ex-Lebanon PM Rafik Hariri in 2005.
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IndiaAt least 22 people from a wedding party die when their bus falls into a river in Uttar Pradesh, northern India, police say.
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Pakistan, IndiaA previously unknown Pakistan-based group says it carried out Saturday's deadly blast in India's western Pune city.
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United StatesA US watchdog orders Toyota to hand over evidence to see if the firm acted quickly enough in calling for mass vehicle recalls.
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TajikistanThe poorest country in Central Asia is also one of the most adversely affected by climate change, a charity says.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 
ArgentinaVessels heading to and from the Falkland Islands must seek permission, Buenos Aires says, amid an oil row with the UK.
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MalaysiaThe sodomy trial against Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, should go ahead, the appeals court rules.
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NigeriaNigerian soldiers halt a row over a cemetery between Christians and Muslims near Jos, the scene of deadly religious riots last month.
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China, 
Hong KongThe USS Nimitz aircraft carrier docks in Hong Kong at a time of strained diplomatic relations between the US and China.
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Turkey, 
RussiaDutchman Guus Hiddink will become Turkey's new manager when his contract with Russia expires on 30 June.
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GeorgiaThe body of the Georgian luger killed before he could take part in the Winter Olympics is returned to his family.
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United KingdomBritish fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe after leaving a note, an inquest hears.
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HaitiImpact of quake and efforts to rebuild lives
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PakistanThe Pakistani media is muted over the arrest of top Taliban military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Argentina, United KingdomArgentina has asked the UN to bring Britain into talks over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. Can this row be resolved?
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United StatesA Florida death row inmate is executed for murdering a woman in 1984, in spite of a campaign urging clemency.
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FrancePresidents' limos on display at French chateau
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PhilippinesPhilippine rebels reject a power-sharing proposal, making a peace deal unlikely before President Gloria Arroyo leaves office.
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JapanJapanese carmaker Toyota will add a brake-override system to all new vehicles as it seeks to recover from a global car recall.
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IndiaIndian officials move to reassure foreign teams that this month's hockey World Cup in Delhi will be a safe tournament.
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MexicoEconomic woes amid drugs war grief of Mexican city
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UkraineA Ukrainian court suspends the result of the recent presidential election, following a challenge by loser Yulia Tymoshenko.
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ThailandThai prosecutors charges four people over a deadly Bangkok nightclub fire which left 67 dead and scores injured.
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Uganda, United KingdomA secret deal between Uganda's government and a UK oil firm risks the country's environment, a UK lobby group says.
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United KingdomTwo British men named as possible assassins of a top Hamas official at a hotel in Dubai react with shock.
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Somalia, United StatesUS rules aimed at keeping food aid away from Somali militants are impossible to meet, the UN's humanitarian envoy says.
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Saudi Arabia, United KingdomA 33-year-old being held over the death of a man in a London hotel could have links with the Saudi royal family, it is understood.
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael is making life close to impossible for many West Bank Palsetinians, says the international Red Cross.
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Austria, GermanyA German snowboarder stranded in the Austrian Alps for six hours is rescued after attracting attention by setting fire to his cash.
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Syria, United StatesA top US diplomat describes as "candid" his talks with Syria's leader, part of a US move to improve ties with Damascus.
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Haiti, FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy pledges Haiti 270m euros in aid to help it recover from its devastating quake.
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Afghanistan, United StatesTaliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they fight allied troops, an Afghan general says.
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MalaysiaThree Malaysian women are caned by the authorities for having extra-marital sex, say officials.
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United KingdomWorld champion Lindsey Vonn and Chemmy Alcott compete in the women's downhill, while Britain's women's curlers start their campaign.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Argentina, United KingdomArgentina announces new controls on shipping en route to the Falkland Islands in a growing row over UK oil drilling plans.
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Pakistan, United StatesPakistan confirms a captured Taliban suspect is key leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, but denies US agents were involved.
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IndiaThe government of the Indian state of West Bengal orders an inquiry into the killings of at least 24 troops by Maoist rebels.
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Belgium, United KingdomEurostar services between the UK and Brussels will remain suspended until Monday following the fatal train crash in Belgium.
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KenyaKenya's Agriculture Minister William Ruto hits out at his former ally, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, amid a bitter power struggle.
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Ukraine, United KingdomShakhtar Donetsk footballers are barred from Mohamed Al Fayed's Harrods store - days before playing his Fulham team.
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GermanyChildren in the German capital Berlin win the right to be exempt from strict laws on noise pollution.
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France, United StatesFrench winemakers and traders are convicted of a scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a top US buyer.
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United KingdomUK PM Gordon Brown calls for a "full investigation" into how fake British passports were allegedly used by a hit squad in Dubai.
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United StatesA small aircraft crashes in the US state of California, reportedly killing all three people on board.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesThe US hails the capture of the Afghan Taliban military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as a "big success" for US-Pakistani cooperation.
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IsraelIsrael's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says there is no proof it carried out the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai.
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United StatesUS unemployment will remain high this year, the Federal Reserve warns, despite the economy growing strongly.
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