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MexicoThe first oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill reaches a powerful current that could drag it to Florida, European scientists say.
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PakistanAt least 20 people are killed in ethnic-based political violence in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.
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GermanyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts an international conference to start forging a common position on financial regulation.
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JapanJapan's export-driven recovery helped economic growth accelerate in the first three months of 2010, figures show.
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FranceFrench police hold four suspected Eta members in dawn raids, including the man thought to be the group's military leader.
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GuineaThe head of a military task force overseeing Guinea's elections promises to take all measures to ensure the polls run smoothly.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama vows to pursue UN sanctions against Iran despite Tehran's nuclear deal with Brazil and Turkey.
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IsraelIsrael has released a Hamas leader jailed in the aftermath of the capture of an Israeli soldier nearly four years ago.
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FranceWorld Cup winner Laurent Blanc will quit as Bordeaux coach and replace Raymond Domenech as manager of France after this summer's World Cup.
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Serbia and MontenegroWar crimes prosecutors at The Hague say they have received the wartime diaries of Gen Ratko Mladic from Serbia.
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FranceDisgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis admits using performance-enhancing drugs throughout the majority of his career as a professional rider.
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ChinaTwo girls have been found chained in a basement after they managed to smuggle out a note, reports say.
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LebanonNatalia Antelava explains how the killing of a murder suspect has led some Lebanese to question whether this has revealed a darker side in their society.
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ThailandBurnt-out Bangkok after troops moved to quash protests
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North KoreaA North Korean torpedo sank a South Korean navy ship in March with the loss of 46 sailors, an international report finds.
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IndiaCyclone Laila hits the south Indian coast, battering the area with heavy rains and strong winds, officials say.
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MadagascarThe Madagascar army and police clash with a dissident police unit in the capital Antananarivo.
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GeorgiaThe disputed territory of South Ossetia remains on edge nearly two years after the Georgia Russia war. Tom Esslemont visited and found that its people are still not ready to put down their weapons.
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North KoreaHow can North Korea be punished for ship's sinking?
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Sri LankaFormer Sri Lankan armed forces chief Sarath Fonseka rejects allegations that the army committed war crimes in the final phase of the war.
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LebanonLebanese village unrepentant after lynching
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IndiaProtest blockade chokes India's remote north-east
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GreeceThousands of Greeks protest in the centre of Athens as part of a general strike against government austerity measures.
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United StatesPeople who carry a lot of weight around their middle are at increased risk of developing dementia, say US researchers.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US military opens a criminal investigation into claims that its soldiers were involved in unlawful deaths of Afghan civilians.
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ThailandThai officials extend a curfew in Bangkok and 23 provinces for three more nights, after an army crackdown on protesters.
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FranceFrench police hold four suspected Eta members in dawn raids, including the man thought to be the group's military leader.
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SpainEuro 2008 winner Marcos Senna is left out of Spain's final 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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ThailandThailand's government says Bangkok is largely under control, a day after deadly violence and numerous fires.
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MalawiA judge in Malawi sentences a gay couple to the maximum of 14 years in jail for gross indecency and "unnatural acts".
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AfghanistanAfghan and Nato teams locate the wreckage of an Afghan passenger plane which crashed on Monday, officials say.
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Iraq, TurkeyTurkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, in the first such attack in more than a year.
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AustraliaMembers of a martial arts school in full ninja gear - chase away three men robbing a student in Sydney.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoFamilies left homeless by a landslide on the slopes of a volcano which left 54 people missing in DR Congo will be relocated, the UN says.
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GermanyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for stricter financial regulation, having warned the euro was "in danger".
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South AfricaA Fifa official expresses disappointment at only selling 40,000 World Cup tickets in Africa outside South Africa.
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CubaCuban President Raul Castro holds a rare meeting with leading members of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Mexico, United StatesMexico's Felipe Calderon tells the US Congress his country will beat the drug gangs with US help and calls for immigration reform.
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North Korea, ChinaNorth Korea faces international anger after it is accused of sinking a South Korean navy ship - but China appeals for calm.
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MexicoBP admits more oil than the 5,000 barrels a day it estimated is flowing from the burst Gulf of Mexico oil well.
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North Korea, United StatesThere will "definitely be consequences" for North Korea following the sinking of a South Korean warship, the US warns.
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United KingdomPrime Minister David Cameron has defended the government's decision to keep Britain out of the euro, during a meeting with the French President.
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FranceFive paintings by Picasso, Matisse and other famous artists are stolen at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
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United StatesStock markets in the US fall again amid continued concerns over Europe's efforts to stem its debt crisis.
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United StatesCanada's self-styled "Prince of Pot" Marc Emery is brought to the US city of Seattle to face charges of selling marijuana seeds.
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United States, MexicoBP has "fallen short" in providing information about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the US government says.
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