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MexicoBP refits a cap containing oil gushing from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well after it is involved in an accident with a robot.
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ArgentinaArgentina achieves a new debt swap, moving closer to ending the crisis caused by its massive default in 2001.
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ChinaChinese police say they have arrested a group behind attacks in Xinjiang, the scene of deadly protests last year.
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South Africa, 
GhanaGhana coach Milan Rajevac calls on South African fans to back his side after they qualify for the next round of the World Cup.
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PhilippinesA key witness to the massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines last year has been shot dead, a prosecutor says.
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PakistanPakistan's army denies Taliban claims that they are back in their strongholds in South Waziristan.
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BrazilRescue workers are searching for more than 600 people still missing after heavy flooding in north-east Brazil.
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Pakistan, 
United StatesAn American man arrested in Pakistan while on a 'mission to hunt Osama Bin Laden' is back in the US.
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South Africa, 
Germany, 
United KingdomFranz Beckenbauer believes England made a stupid mistake by failing to avoid a second-round match against Germany at the World Cup in South Africa.
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Belarus, 
RussiaRussia's Gazprom says it is resuming full gas supplies to Belarus after receiving payment for outstanding gas bills.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea threatens harsher punishment for a jailed US citizen in a row with the US over the sinking of a South Korean ship.
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YemenFrank Gardner explains the difficulties facing Yemen in its fight against al-Qaeda.
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NetherlandsPartner-swapping swingers could be bringing sexually transmitted infections into the general population, Dutch researchers warn.
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Kyrgyzstan, United StatesThe US government pledges $48m in aid to help people displaced by the recent ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan.
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PeruPresident Alan Garcia of Peru refuses to sign a law that would give indigenous people more power to stop oil and mining projects on their land
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Germany, United KingdomGermany captain Philipp Lahm says he is expecting a World Cup "classic" when his side comes face-to-face with England in the last 16 on Sunday.
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Luxembourg, United StatesEU transport ministers sign a second "open skies" agreement with the US at a meeting in Luxembourg.
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GhanaGhana's World Cup footballers restore African pride
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IranIran produces 17kg (37lb) of uranium enriched to 20%, it says, defying UN attempts to halt its nuclear programme.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaIndian and Pakistani diplomats meeting in Islamabad pledge to improve relations.
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South Africa, 
RwandaCharges are dropped against two men arrested over the shooting of a Rwandan dissident in South Africa, police say.
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Taiwan, ChinaTaiwan and China finalise details of what many believe will be the most important agreement between the two in 60 years.
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Germany, United KingdomBastian Schweinsteiger is a doubt for Germany's World Cup match against England because of a thigh injury.
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GermanyGerman police investigate the stoning of a Jewish dance group trying to perform on the street in the city of Hanover.
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JapanRoland Buerk who is based in Tokyo, decided it was time to see Japan the slow way, by cycling right across the country.
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North KoreaIvory Coast maintain the slimmest of hopes of qualifying for the World Cup knock-out stages, as they prepare to face North Korea.
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ArubaJulia Gillard becomes Australia's first female prime minister after Kevin Rudd stands aside from a Labor Party leadership ballot.
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BurundiA Burundi minister voices concern at reports that opposition leader and ex-rebel chief Agathon Rwasa has gone into hiding.
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KenyaKenyan manufacturers warn that price-fixing legislation passed by MPs will cause job losses and food shortages.
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Pakistan, United StatesFive Americans are sentenced to 10 years in jail by a court in Pakistan after being found guilty of terror charges.
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SpainA train speeding through a Spanish railway station strikes a group of people crossing the tracks, killing 12 and injuring 14.
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JapanJapanese scientists start to open the Hayabusa capsule which it is hoped contains samples of asteroid Itokawa.
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ChinaFurther rains hit southern China, as the death-toll from days of flooding continues to rise.
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United StatesA US appeals court is told to look again at the convictions of Conrad Black, the newspaper tycoon jailed for fraud.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US military's top officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, warns that the months ahead in Afghanistan will be challenging.
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United StatesSouth American teams set standard at World Cup
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France, United StatesAmerican John Isner beats Nicolas Mahut of France 70-68 in the final set of the longest tennis match in history at Wimbledon, after 11 hours and five minutes.
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BelgiumAuthorities raid the headquarters of the Belgian Catholic Church during an investigation into child sex abuse claims.
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United StatesAmerican John Isner will be back on court at Wimbledon on Friday, less than 24 hours after winning the longest match in history.
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United StatesA 23-year-old Frenchman is given a suspended jail sentence for hacking into US President Barack Obama's Twitter account.
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Afghanistan, 
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), United StatesNato insists its Afghan strategy remains on course, as Gen David Petraeus replaces sacked US commander Stanley McChrystal.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan foreign minister has said that a UN panel on human rights will not be allowed into the country.
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South Africa, 
CameroonPaul Le Guen quits as Cameroon coach following their dismal performance at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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AfghanistanMixed results for Afghan offensive in Marjah
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ItalyFans in grief as Italy crashes out of World Cup
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