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IndiaThe woman taking on communists in West Bengal
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JapanThe governor of the Bank of Japan says the economy will expand between July and September 2011.
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BrazilMost of the 13 airports being upgraded for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will not be ready in time, a report warns.
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BelgiumFormer Belgian bishop Roger Vangheluwe goes live on TV to talk about how he abused two boys but does not see himself as a paedophile.
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United StatesFormer UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter is found guilty of unlawful contact with a minor following an online sex sting operation.
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CroatiaA UN court will deliver its verdicts on three Croat generals charged with war crimes against Serbs at the end of the Croatian war in 1995.
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MalaysiaA Malaysian school teacher is charged with murder after a seven-year-old boy died allegedly after being punished for stealing.
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Burma, United StatesUS President Barack Obama appoints a special envoy to Burma, David Mitchell, as part of efforts to handle the military-backed government there.
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United StatesThe world's certified oldest man, whose advice to others included the observation "you're born to die", passes away at the age of 114 in the US.
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ChinaSebastian Vettel goes quickest in each of Friday's two practice sessions in Shanghai.
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Libya, 
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United Kingdom, United StatesUS, British and French leaders say in a joint letter that there can be no peace in Libya while Muammar Gaddafi remains in power.
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United StatesThe head of the US air traffic control agency resigns after several incidents where air traffic controllers fell asleep while on duty.
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SwedenSwedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz says that sales have fallen by 5% in March from the same time a year earlier.
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New ZealandFormer Australia coach John Buchanan is confirmed as New Zealand's director of cricket.
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MalaysiaNorthern Ireland's Rory McIlroy moves into the joint lead of the Malaysia Open after shooting a second-round 64.
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AfghanistanThe last of the 40 Afghan policemen, abducted by Taliban insurgents last month, are freed.
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TaiwanTaiwan passes a "luxury" tax in an unusual move to curb rampant property speculation and the island's worst wealth gap in a decade.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court grants bail to leading public health specialist and human rights activist, Dr Binayak Sen.
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LibyaNoam Chomsky tells Radio 5 live that the coalition forces would be less concerned if Libya produced asparagus rather than oil.
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BahrainThe government of Bahrain has gone to court seeking to disband two Shia opposition groups. It comes as international human rights groups warn that abuses are taking place in the Gulf state.
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IndonesiaA suspected suicide bomber attacks a mosque, killing himself and wounding at least 28 people, in the first such attack in Indonesia in two years.
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ChinaWorld champion Sebastian Vettel heads McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in Friday practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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United KingdomHollywood's Amanda Seyfried made her name in British hit Mamma Mia, but is now taking on a darker role.
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ChinaChina's economy continues to boom as inflation accelerates to the fastest rate since 2008.
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United KingdomLondon's Royal Opera House announces its programme for the new season, including an Olympic theme and a celebration of Placido Domingo's career.
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JapanJapan orders the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to pay provisional compensation to about 48,000 affected families.
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United KingdomA criminal investigation into claims journalists paid police officers for information is being considered by Scotland Yard, it is confirmed.
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DenmarkAn almost identical replica of Elvis Presley's Graceland estate is opening in Denmark.
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NigeriaIn the lead up to the election the BBC is finding out what is on people's minds on the streets of Nigeria
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ChinaPolice detain a man suspected of killing 10 people, including his wife, son and father, after a rampage in north-east China, state media say.
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United KingdomThe London Philharmonic Orchestra is to record the national anthems of all 205 countries participating in the 2012 Olympics.
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BahrainThe Bahraini government postpones plans to ban the two main parties that represent the Shia majority, following criticism from Washington.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US troop surge in southern Afghanistan is now at its peak and is being closely followed by a building boom.
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FinlandAnti-immigration party mounts Finland election challenge
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Libya, France, United Kingdom, United StatesUS, British and French leaders insist that Muammar Gaddafi must step down in Libya, amid continuing signs of division within Nato over the alliance's military campaign.
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IraqIraqi officials find a mass grave containing the bodies of more than 800 people thought to have been executed during Saddam Hussein's rule.
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GermanyExploring Berlin's forgotten bomb shelters that have not been seen since World War II
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United StatesRoyal fans in the US can get themselves a lifelike Kate Middleton doll, as Rajesh Mirchandani discovered when he visited the Franklin Mint.
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Burkina FasoA mutiny started by presidential guards in Burkina Faso to demand housing allowances spreads to other barracks.
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PortugalBritain's Andy Murray takes on Frederico Gil of Portugal for the right to face Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.
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Italy, 
Gaza StripAn Italian pro-Palestinian activist is found dead in the Gaza Strip hours after being abducted, local security officials say.
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IrelandThe Republic of Ireland's progress on cutting its deficit has been approved by international authorities, a condition of its 85bn-euro bail-out.
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JapanThe Japanese government says families evacuated from the exclusion zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant are to get compensation.
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ItalyHamas condemns the murder of Italian pro-Palestinian activist Vittorio Arrigoni, found hanged in Gaza City hours after his abduction.
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FranceBordeaux in France is celebrating its status as a digital city and trying to get all of its population online.
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YemenYemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh addresses large crowds in the capital, Sanaa, denouncing protesters as huge opposition rallies are held elsewhere.
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United StatesRising food and petrol prices pushed the annual rate of US inflation up from 2.1% in February to 2.7% in March.
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CroatiaTwo Croatian military leaders are jailed for war crimes committed in the 1990s, provoking anger in Zagreb where many regard them as war heroes.
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IndiaIndia's inflation rate rose to 8.9% from 8.3% in February, driven higher by fuel and manufacturing costs.
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ItalyHamas has condemned the killing of an Italian pro-Palestinian activist by a rival radical group in Gaza.
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JordanDozens of people are injured as ultra-conservative Salafist Muslims clash with pro-government supporters in Jordan's northern city of Zarqa.
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United StatesSevere storms leave at least seven people dead and destroy dozens of homes and school buildings in the US states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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ChileA Chilean court orders the exhumation of Salvador Allende to determine whether the former leader was murdered or killed himself.
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United StatesThe Arizona legislature passes a bill requiring presidential candidates to submit birth certificates in order to get on the state election ballot.
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AfghanistanThe police chief of Afghanistan's Kandahar province is killed in an attack on his headquarters by a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform.
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Canada, LibyaCanada will not decide whether to boost its role in the Nato-led military campaign in Libya until after the upcoming election, PM Stephen Harper says.
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Nigeria, United KingdomOne of Nigeria's most influential and wealthy politicians, James Ibori, is charged in the UK with money laundering and fraud.
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GreeceGreece has announced plans to sell 50bn euros of state assets in a bid to get its finances back on track.
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United StatesThe US post office regrets issuing a stamp with a photo of a replica Statue of Liberty rather than the New York original, an official says.
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Burkina FasoBurkina Faso's president dissolves his government after members of his presidential guard went on an overnight rampage in the capital Ouagadougou.
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SyriaSyrian security forces in the capital Damascus use tear gas and batons to disperse the largest reported protests in a month of unrest.
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United KingdomClarence House releases a minute-by-minute timetable for the royal wedding, as it is confirmed Kate Middleton will spend the night before in a hotel.
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AlgeriaAbdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria's president of 12 years, says the constitution will be amended to "strengthen democracy".
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Libya, France, GermanyA Nato meeting of foreign ministers on Libya fails to secure a commitment to send more combat aircraft for strikes on Col Gaddafi's regime.
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JapanOne month after the massive earthquake and tsunami which killed thousands, Japan is struggling to move on.
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BoliviaBolivian protesters block roads and clash with police on the ninth day of demonstrations against the government of Evo Morales.
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United StatesFinance ministers and central bankers from the G20 agree a set of "indicative guidelines" to measure potential risks to the global economy.
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United StatesThree men have been arrested in connection with the 1969 killing of a 15-year-old boy in the US state of Massachusetts, authorities say.
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United StatesUS Congress steps into fray in wolf v elk fight
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives passes a 2012 budget plan that aims to cut $6.2 trillion in government spending over the next decade.
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