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Somalia, 
LibyaLibya's former foreign minister warns against civil war taking hold in Libya, in his first public comments since his defection.
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Iraq, 
IranIraq's government says members of an Iranian exile group must leave the country by the end of the year, after deadly clashes with security forces.
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United KingdomThe survival rate for bowel cancer surgery varies widely between hospitals in England, a study shows.
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Australia, 
ChinaChina's thirst for iron ore a boon for Australia
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IndiaIndia's telecom minister, Kapil Sibal, proposes changes to telecom policy in an attempt to streamline the industry.
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IrelandAllied Irish Banks announces plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs by the end of 2012 as it reports a sharp increase in losses.
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North KoreaSouth Korean police find plastic containers bursting with bank notes buried in a garlic field in the south-west of the country.
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JapanJapanese authorities have raised the severity rating of their nuclear crisis to the highest level, seven - previously only used for Chernobyl.
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United KingdomThe British Retail Consortium (BRC) records its worst fall in sales since it began its monthly survey in 1996.
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United KingdomThe Church of England is to issue new guidance to clergy, which will affect couples where the bride or groom is from a non-European country, to cut down on sham weddings.
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Afghanistan, 
United StatesA drone missile strike is suspected of killing two US soldiers by mistake in southern Afghanistan last week, US military officials say.
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JapanTokyo Electric Power Company may face as much as 2 trillion yen ($23.6bn) in compensation claims, according to JP Morgan.
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United StatesA 1938 comic featuring Superman's debut that has been found in a storage locker in the US appears to be the copy stolen from Nicolas Cage in 2000, police say.
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NepalAuthorities in Nepal detain 50 people for questioning after a government minister is attacked hours after being appointed in the capital, Kathmandu.
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GreeceArchaeologists have determined that Alexander's Macedonians were not only great warriors but revolutionary builders as well
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Iceland, 
Netherlands, United KingdomIceland's president says the UK and the Netherlands will get back the money they paid when Iceland's banking system collapsed in 2008.
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ChinaAn unofficial Chinese church says it will continue to hold outdoor services, after the authorities detained more than 100 worshippers on Sunday.
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United KingdomOur daily morning business round-up looks at the main stories in Europe and Asia, including a surprise fall in the UK inflation rate.
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TaiwanThe Taiwanese military have landed various craft on a motorway in an exercise simulating an attack on the country's airfields.
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RussiaSothebys is to auction rare jewels including a rare emerald and diamond tiara once worn by a Russian princess.
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United Kingdom, United StatesWarwick University is bidding to become the first UK university to set up a campus in the United States.
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BelarusSeveral people have been arrested in Belarus following a bombing on the Minsk metro that killed 12 people and injured 126, prosecutors say.
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UgandaKizza Besigye and two other Ugandan opposition leaders are arrested after calling for people to walk to work in protest at recent fuel price increases.
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Italy, 
MexicoMexican composer Daniel Catan, best known for his operatic adaptation of Italian film Il Postino for the Los Angeles Opera, dies aged 62.
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United KingdomInflation unexpectedly slowed to 4% in March due to lower food prices, after supermarkets cut prices during a difficult time for retailers.
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South AfricaThe IAAF approves new regulations to clarify hyperandrogenism issues following the gender row over South African runner Caster Semenya in 2009.
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NigeriaPreliminary parliamentary poll results revealing big losses for the ruling party show Nigeria "has changed", an analyst tells the BBC.
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United StatesA UN torture investigator claims that US officials are denying him unmonitored access to alleged Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning.
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JapanJapan raises the severity rating of its nuclear crisis to the highest level, but says radiation leakage is a 10th of that from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
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Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, United StatesPakistan has asked the US to reduce the number of CIA agents in the country and to limit drone strikes along the Afghan border, US media reports say.
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FranceFrench police issue their first fine to a woman for covering her face with an Islamic veil, a day after a law banning face coverings comes into force.
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RussiaSpace exploration remains a priority for Russia, President Medvedev says, on the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin.
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MalaysiaRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says Mark Webber will enjoy a successful season after his impressive recovery to secure fourth place in Malaysia.
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KenyaControversial Kenyan politician William Ruto is acquitted in Nairobi of corruption charges over the sale of forest land.
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Qatar, United KingdomLibya's former foreign minister Moussa Koussa, who fled the Gaddafi regime and sought asylum in the UK, has left for Qatar, the Foreign Office says.
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GermanyWorld number three Roger Federer eases through to the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters after a convincing win over German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
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United KingdomTwo men are jailed for murdering a 16-year-old girl who was shot when gang members fired indiscriminately at an east London pizza shop.
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Ireland, 
Brazil, United KingdomAnimated comedy Rio, about a birdnapped parrot's adventures in Brazil, tops the UK and Ireland box office with first weekend takings of £1.5m.
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SwazilandPolice in Swaziland use tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters calling for elections in Africa's last absolute monarchy.
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RussiaRussian celebrations on the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight
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United StatesThe Arsenal Supporters' Trust votes not to sell its shares to American businessman Stan Kroenke, who has tabled a mandatory offer for full control of the club.
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TunisiaThe European Commission's president says Tunisia must do more to prevent migrants entering Europe illegally, and readmit its citizens who have done so.
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United KingdomSt Johnstone host Celtic in an early evening Scottish Premier League match in Perth.
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United StatesThere is an urgent need for the US to tackle the deficit in the government's finances, an IMF report says.
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West BankThe Palestinian government in the West Bank is now largely ready to govern a state, a United Nations report says.
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LibyaNato must intensify its air campaign to destroy heavy weaponry used by pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya, the French and UK foreign ministers say.
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SyriaDozens of people are injured in clashes in the Syrian port of Baniyas, where 13 people were killed on Saturday, residents say.
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United StatesThe Nasa announces it will send four retired space shuttles to museums in California, New York, Florida and suburban Washington.
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SpainTottenham manager Harry Redknapp says his team are capable of a "miracle" Champions League comeback against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
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United KingdomBeram Kayal's first goal for Celtic beats St Johnstone and lifts Celtic five points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
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SpainReal Madrid manager Jose Mourinho insists he is happy at the Bernebeu and is not looking for an imminent return to the Premier League.
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BelarusBelarus capital Minsk on high alert after deadly metro blast, as several arrests are made in connection with the attack.
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JapanCrisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant is now being rated at the same level as the Chernobyl disaster 25 years ago
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EgyptDeposed former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, say state media.
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Colombia, 
VenezuelaPresident Santos of Colombia says Venezuela is no longer harbouring Colombian rebels - an accusation that led to a diplomatic break last year.
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Sweden, 
SingaporeSweden and Singapore come out top in a World Economic Forum study on the digital competitiveness of nations.
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Australia, ChinaAustralia's rugged north-west is in the grip of a mining boom and much of the money and ambition is coming from China.
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MexicoMexican officials blame the Zetas drug cartel for killing 116 people whose bodies have been discovered in mass graves in a northern state.
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United StatesThe trial of a former UN weapons inspector who is facing charges of unlawful sexual contact with a minor opens in the US state of Pennsylvania.
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Egypt, TunisiaCould Morocco follow in the wake of Egypt and Tunisia?
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United KingdomHealth Secretary Andrew Lansley is facing a confidence vote from nurses in reaction to his planned changes for the NHS in England.
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