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United StatesA Florida judge denies a request by ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak to seal her criminal record over a highly publicised case involving a romantic rival.
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ArgentinaFormer Argentine Gen Eduardo Cabanillas and three intelligence agents are jailed for running a notorious detention centre during military rule.
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United KingdomWales becomes the first part of the UK to make the morning-after pill available without charge from pharmacies, including to some girls aged under 16.
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ChinaIndia's population has grown by 181m people over the past decade to 1.21bn, according to the 2011 census.
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RussiaActress Lyudmila Gurchenko, described as ''Russia's Elizabeth Taylor'', has died at the age of 75.
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United KingdomAn advertising campaign designed to raise awareness of May's referendum on how MPs are elected and other elections gets under way.
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IndiaThe author of a book on Mahatma Gandhi says it is "shameful" that the work has been banned in India's western state of Gujarat.
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TongaA court in Tonga has convicted four men of manslaughter in connection with the sinking of a ferry in 2009, killing 74 people, reports say.
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TunisiaThe unrest in North Africa has seen thousands of migrants from Libya and Tunisia flee to Lampedusa, an Italian island in the Mediterranean.
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JapanJapan has said it has no plans to widen the evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant, despite the IAEA urging the government to assess the situation.
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GermanyA German boy who tossed a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea some 24 years ago has now received an answer.
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JapanThe Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey shows Japanese manufacturers were optimistic about economic growth before the earthquake and tsunami struck.
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ChinaChina's official Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) rose in March showing that manufacturing in the country is growing.
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South KoreaConsumer prices in South Korea rose in March, speeding up inflation to a 29-month high.
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RussiaStrong domestic demand means growth in Russia's manufacturing sector is accelerating, a survey indicates.
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Seychelles, United StatesRafael Nadal will play Roger Federer in the US for the first time in six years after both men reach the last four of the Sony Ericsson Open, while Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka reach the women's final.
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JapanSales of new vehicles in Japan have plunged in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country's north-east coast.
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Libya, United KingdomA Libyan envoy representing Colonel Gaddafi has been in London in the past few days for talks with British officials, the BBC understands.
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United KingdomThe UK Film Council is handing over its funding responsibilities to the British Film Institute, eight months after it was axed by the government.
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PakistanMilitants kill three security guards at a Nato truck terminal in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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IrelandThe Irish Republic's manufacturing sector is doing well in spite of the crisis in the country's banking system, a survey indicates.
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United StatesMad Men creator Matt Weiner signs a new contract with producers that could mean a further three series of the award-winning US ad agency drama.
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SomaliaImages of a clinic treating those caught up in Somalia conflict
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Japan'I was at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant when the quake hit'
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Libya, United KingdomA Libyan envoy who represents one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons has been in London for talks with British officials.
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LibyaNoman Benotman, a friend of Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa, has told the BBC how he helped organise his defection from the Gaddafi regime.
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United KingdomOne in three women worldwide gives birth without expert help, with Afghanistan the worst place to have a baby, the charity Save the Children says.
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GermanyGerman energy giant RWE takes legal action against the state of Hesse after being ordered to close a nuclear power plant.
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Japan, United StatesUS and Japanese military personnel are taking part in a three-day search of north-east Japan for the bodies of people missing since the tsunami.
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ItalyItaly moves 1,716 North African migrants to a mainland camp site, easing overcrowding on the isle of Lampedusa.
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JapanThousands of visitors attend the public debut of two giant pandas at a Tokyo zoo in a rare moment of joy three weeks after a devastating quake and tsunami.
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PortugalOne of Europe's most fragile economies, Portugal, once again raises emergency cash from the money markets.
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United KingdomRangers chairman Alastair Johnston admits the Scottish champions could go out of business if they lose their battle with the taxman.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia-Hercegovina are suspended from world football after refusing to comply to governing body Fifa's regulations.
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IsraelA Jordanian jailed for 45 years for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner, wins a court challenge against government refusals to allow his early release.
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FranceMarks and Spencer says it is to re-enter the French retail market, 10 years after shutting down its European stores.
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United StatesIs US immigration policy killing the American Dream?
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ChinaChina's corruption-hit top football league begins a new season without a main sponsor or a national TV deal.
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JapanOfficials say residents near the Fukushima plant face a long-term evacuation, as Japan begins an intensive search for missing quake victims.
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Georgia, RussiaThe United Nations' top court rejects a case filed by Georgia that accuses Russia and separatist rebels of ethnic cleansing.
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SpainReal Madrid boss Jose Mourinho says Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Marcelo will not play in the Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie against Tottenham.
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YemenTens thousands of people take to the streets in Yemen's capital for rival demonstrations over the deepening political crisis.
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AfghanistanBack from the brink - Kabul's bazaar restored
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GermanyGerman polar bear Knut drowned when he fell into a pool of water in his enclosure, after collapsing due to swelling of the brain, experts say.
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ArubaMcLaren chief Martin Whitmarsh urges caution despite the team's mpressive start to the season in the Australian Grand Prix.
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AustraliaMichael Schumacher says Mercedes cannot be ruled out of the F1 title race after a poor opening grand prix in Australia.
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JapanAssessing the response to Japan's nuclear crisis
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Sri LankaSri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is set to put his body on the line in a bid to end his career with victory over India in Saturday's World Cup final.
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United StatesThe US unemployment rate fell to a new two-year low in March of 8.8%, from 8.9% in February, official figures show.
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AfghanistanNothing could have prevented the death of a war reporter in a bomb blast in Afghanistan, a coroner has ruled.
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IrelandBank of Ireland shares jump as investors hope it will remain independent following stress tests, but Irish Life and Permanent plunges 54%.
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AfghanistanCorporal Andrew Garthwaite demonstrates the special prosthetic arm he's had fitted after being injured by a rocket propelled grenade in Afghanistan.
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FranceThe palace of Ivory Coast's President Gbagbo comes under attack from supporters of his UN-recognised rival, as foreigners take refuge at a French base.
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SyriaSecurity forces in Syria reportedly kill at least four people as new anti-government protests erupt across the country.
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AfghanistanDemonstrators have stormed the United Nations building in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 people.
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LibyaParents of a Libyan woman who says she was raped and tortured by Gadaffi supporters talk to the BBC
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NigeriaPoliticians in Nigeria should put a stop to campaign violence ahead of national polls on Saturday, the rights group Amnesty International says.
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United KingdomA man is arrested at the Olympic Park in east London on suspicion of possessing explosives, as part of an ongoing investigation.
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CanadaCanadian PM Stephen Harper vows to end subsidies to Canada's political parties if his Conservative Party decisively wins May's election.
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United KingdomA man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder following the shooting of a five-year-old girl and a man in a south London shop.
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United StatesThe US clothing chain American Apparel has said there is "substantial doubt" it can continue as a going concern.
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United StatesUS exchanges Nasdaq and ICE mounted a $11.3bn bid for NYSE Euronext, in competition with a bid from Deutsche Boerse.
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LibyaSeven civilians died in a coalition air strike on a pro-Gaddafi convoy in eastern Libya, a doctor there tells the BBC.
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United StatesA man known as the "Westside rapist", who terrorised Los Angeles suburbs in the 1970s, is jailed for life on seven murder counts.
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GermanyThe Bundesliga game between St Pauli and Schalke on Friday is halted in the 88th minute after a linesman is hit by a plastic cup full of beer.
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LibyaIn Libya, the man who is said to be in charge of rebel forces has made a brief visit to those on the front line.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAt least seven foreign UN staff are killed in northern Afghanistan during a protest over the burning of the Koran in a US church.
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United KingdomThe UK does not have the conditions for a competitive retail banking sector, a Treasury Committee report says.
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LibyaThe chairman of the rebel Transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, has said it would agree to a ceasefire if Colonel Gaddafi's troops withdrew from cities.
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