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MexicoThe head of security in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas is replaced after the discovery of 145 bodies in mass graves in San Fernando.
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UkraineJust days before the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986, several thousand people who took part in the clean-up operation have held a demonstration in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
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United StatesRescuers search for survivors in North Carolina after three days of storms and tornadoes in the south kill at least 45 people.
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Malaysia, 
ChinaThe Malaysian government wins the state election in the Borneo state of Sarawak easily - but loses most of the ethnic Chinese vote.
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ChinaChina's central bank raises the amount of money that lenders must hold in reserve for the fourth time this year, as it battles rising inflation.
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FinlandA nationalist party in Finland has seen a dramatic surge in support in the country's general election.
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ChinaChina's property price growth slowed in March, as fewer Chinese cities saw an increase in the price of new homes.
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NigeriaPreliminary results from Nigeria's election show the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, appears to have won outright in the first round.
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NetherlandsDutch consumer electronics giant Philips puts its ailing television arm into a joint venture, as first-quarter profits fall.
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United StatesParents believe the benefits of testing their children for the genetic risk of some diseases outweighs the negative consequences, according to US scientists.
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United KingdomSimon Cowell will not appear as a weekly judge on the forthcoming series of the UK version of The X Factor, ITV confirms.
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BhutanThe King of Bhutan, or 'King 5' as he is known, is the world's youngest monarch and has been on a mission to visit every rural household in his kingdom.
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United KingdomSteel supports are being placed under a bridge on the M1 in the hope of reopening one lane of the southbound carriageway after a fire.
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ChinaViolent storms in southern China kill at least 18 people and injure scores more, ravaging the country's manufacturing heartland.
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United StatesAnimated family comedy Rio has topped the North American box office, according to initial figures.
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JapanToyota resumes production at all of its car plants in Japan for the first time, but only at half capacity.
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IraqTwo suicide car bombs explode in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing nine people and wounding 25.
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United KingdomSenior police officers focused too much on the potential use of "kettling" during a TUC march against government spending cuts in London last month, human rights campaigners say.
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IsraelAn Israeli teenager wounded earlier this month when a missile fired from Gaza hit a school bus in southern Israel dies of his injuries.
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IrelandCredit rating agency Moody's downgrades its ratings on Irish banks to junk, renewing pressure on the eurozone's weaker countries.
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United KingdomThe UK's International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell will discuss plans to increase aid and medical supplies and ensure better access during a meeting at the UN in New York.
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AfghanistanTwo soldiers are killed and seven people hurt in an attack inside the Afghan defence ministry, which the Taliban say targeted the defence minister.
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United KingdomA 16-year-old boy is charged with two counts of murder after two British holiday-makers were shot in the city of Sarasota, Florida.
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United KingdomDavid Cameron shares a platform with Labour's Lord Reid, while Labour leader Ed Miliband unites with Lib Dem Vince Cable, as the battle over the way Britain elects its MPs intensifies.
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JapanRobots sent into reactor buildings at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant find radiation levels that could hamper crucial repair work.
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Burkina FasoAn army mutiny in the West African state of Burkina Faso reaches a fourth city, in a challenge to the rule of veteran President Blaise Compaore.
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France, United KingdomWales international Gavin Henson is suspended for one week by French club Toulon for breaching the club's disciplinary code.
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Nigeria, 
GreeceNigerian and Skoda Xanthi defender Olubayo Adefemi dies in a car accident in Greece at the age of 25.
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United StatesThe Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci gets a US version of the political satire commissioned by US cable network HBO.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomTillakaratne Dilshan is appointed captain of Sri Lanka across all three formats of the game, for their tour of England.
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United KingdomBoy, 16, held after two British men are shot dead in Florida. The victims have been named as James Cooper and his friend James Kouzaris.
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ItalyFour banks are acquitted by a court in Italy over accusations they did not do enough to stop the Parmalat fraud.
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FinlandThe nationalist, Euro-sceptic True Finns party makes a strong showing in Finland's election, raising questions over Portugal's EU bail-out.
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ChinaA record number of Chinese students are studying in foreign universities, the country's Education Ministry says.
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IndiaVoting has ended in the first phase of elections in India's West Bengal state, where the world's oldest democratically-elected Communist government faces a strong challenge.
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Australia, 
New ZealandA cat who vanished from his home in New Zealand has been returned - after being found stowed away in a container in Australia.
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Sri LankaTrade unions affiliated to Sri Lanka's ruling coalition are divided over the president's call for mass protests against a UN report.
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United StatesFirst quarter net earnings at US banking giant Citigroup fall 32% as revenue and new lending remains weak.
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IndiaThe last Maharajah of Jaipur, Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh, who was revered by many across the western Indian state of Rajasthan, dies.
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UgandaPolice in Uganda use tear gas and fire rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators angry about the arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye.
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Afghanistan, 
IranAt least nine Iranian engineers have been kidnapped in a remote area of western Afghanistan, officials say.
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Nepal, IndiaNepal's capital, Kathmandu, is suffering acute fuel shortages because the state-owned oil company says it cannot afford to import fuel from India.
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PortugalPortugal begins talks with international officials about the terms of its bail-out, while concerns grow that Greece will have to restructure its debts.
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Italy, FranceFrance acted within its rights when it halted trains carrying North African migrants crossing its border from Italy, the European Commission says.
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United KingdomActor Sir Ian McKellen has challenged Tate to give its LS Lowry paintings away to another gallery, saying it rarely hangs them in London.
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VietnamVietnam is setting up a nature reserve to protect one of the world's rarest animals - an antelope-like creature called the saola.
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Egypt, 
TunisiaRecent months have seen uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt that both forced presidents out of office, but what happens next when leaders are deposed?
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SyriaThousands attend funerals in the Syrian city of Homs after clashes between protesters and security forces leave at least eight people dead.
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United StatesStandard & Poor's warns that it could downgrade US government debt due to concerns about its growing deficit, hitting markets around the world.
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NigeriaRiots break out in the northern cities of Kano and Kaduna as presidential poll results show Goodluck Jonathan is set to win.
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IndiaIndia's highest court enforces a law banning circus groups from employing children and instructs the government to rescue and rehabilitate child performers.
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HungaryOpposition parties walk out as Hungary's parliament votes for a new constitution, which its authors claim ends the transition from a totalitarian to a democratic system.
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United StatesThe best-selling book Three Cups of Tea, which follows author Greg Mortenson's mission to build schools in Central Asia, is filled with inaccuracies, a US news show says.
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ChinaIn China the authorities say at least 18 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after violent thunderstorms lashed the country's industrial heartland in the south
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United Kingdom, United StatesUS detectives are investigating how two British friends came to be shot dead in Florida, several miles from any tourist area.
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United StatesA 16-year-old girl has survived a fall from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in the US state of California, officials say.
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KenyaA Kenyan truth and reconciliation commission hears testimonies from ethnic Somalis who witnessed a massacre carried out by soldiers in 1984.
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KenyaKenya's Geoffrey Mutai wins the Boston Marathon in an unofficial world-record time of two hours, three minutes and two seconds.
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LibyaThe Libyan city of Misrata has been under almost constant attack from Col Gaddafi's forces for more than a month, with many civilians caught up in the violence.
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United KingdomA 16-year-old boy charged with the murders of two British holidaymakers in Florida is named by detectives.
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SyriaUnverified mobile phone footage has been posted on the internet showing bloodshed as anti-government protests continue in some parts of Syria.
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Libya, United KingdomThe UK is to help free 5,000 migrant workers trapped by fighting in the Libyan town of Misrata, the international development secretary has said.
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United Kingdom, United StatesShares in London-listed online betting firms surge after some big poker websites in the US were shut for alleged illegal activity.
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China, United StatesThe US Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal by the five remaining Chinese Muslims who are being held at Guantanamo Bay.
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South Africa, ItalyItalian chocolate tycoon Pietro Ferrero has died in an accident in South Africa, a spokesman for his company says.
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United StatesThe Pentagon clears a US general sacked after a magazine reported he and his staff had spoken disrespectfully about top US officials.
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LibyaThe international community faces a "cruel dilemma" in its efforts to help civilians in the Libyan city of Misrata, according to the co-founder of Medecins Sans Frontieres.
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Libya, FranceFrench commandos should be deployed on the ground in Libya, a senior French official suggests, despite a UN resolution that forbids a force of occupation.
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NigeriaNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed for an end to "unnecessary and avoidable" post-election violence across the north of the country.
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NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan appeals for an end to "unnecessary and avoidable" post-election violence across northern Nigeria.
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FranceA controversial photograph of a crucifix bathed in urine is vandalised at an art museum in southern France, officials say.
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ChinaThe last moments of a student found dead in her Toronto flat were seen by a friend in China with whom she was having a webcam chat, police say.
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United KingdomSir Tim Berners-Lee, the British scientist credited with inventing the web, has said he fears the freedom of the online world is being put at risk by the demands of big business.
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United StatesSearch and rescue efforts continue in North Carolina after three days of storms and tornadoes killed at least 44 people across half a dozen states.
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LibyaA ship carrying injured people and migrant workers from the besieged Libyan city of Misrata has arrived in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi..
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MexicoThe impact of Mexico's drugs war on the country's economy
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BotswanaLess than two weeks after a gunman shot dead 12 children at a school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian students who survived return to their classrooms.
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IndiaPolice in western India clash with villagers protesting over the proposed construction of a nuclear power plant, killing one person.
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IndonesiaFears of Indonesia's Ahmadiyah sect, which many want banned
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