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United KingdomThe planned shake-up of the NHS in England could put patient care at risk, warns an influential group of MPs.
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EcuadorThe authorities in Ecuador are evacuating residents living near the rim of the Tungurahua volcano in the centre of the country after it started spewing ash.
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JapanRetail sales in Japan plunged in March as consumers stayed away from shops in wake of last month's earthquake and tsunami.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's economy grows at a better-than-expected pace in the first three months of the year buoyed by rising exports.
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IndiaIndia pledges to put in extra safeguards at a proposed nuclear power plant in western India after recent violent protests against the plan.
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China, 
United StatesA delegation from the US is to hold talks in Beijing with Chinese representatives on human rights amid what activists say is an extensive crackdown.
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JapanStandard & Poor's has cut Japan's sovereign rating outlook to negative saying high reconstruction costs will increase debt.
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Cambodia, 
ThailandTroops from Thailand and Cambodia exchange fire again along their disputed border, as the death toll from six days of conflict rises to 14.
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IndiaNearly half a million people gather in the southern Indian town of Puttaparthi for the funeral of spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
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EgyptMust-have accessories from the Egypt revolution
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MexicoOil giant BP reports a slight fall in first quarter profits as it continues to be affected by the Gulf of Mexico clean up costs.
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IndiaIndia appoint Duncan Fletcher as coach for a two-year period ahead of tours to West Indies in June and England in July.
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PakistanFive men previously convicted of gang-raping a woman in a high-profile case in Pakistan have been released from prison
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United StatesAmerican photographer Jim Goldberg wins the Deutsche Borse photography prize for his exhibition about refugees making new lives in Europe.
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United KingdomThe deadline for buying Olympics tickets passes after being delayed for an hour due to a last-minute surge in demand.
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United StatesUS folk and blues singer Phoebe Snow dies at the age of 58 following complications from a stroke she suffered last year.
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Guatemala, United States, 
Peru, MexicoGuatemalan police detain Waldemar Lorenzana Lima, wanted by the US for his alleged ties to Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel.
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SpainBarcelona coach Pep Guardiola loses his cool with Real Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho ahead of their Champions League semi-final.
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TaiwanAt least six people are killed and some 50 others are injured after a tree collapses into the path of a tourist train in Taiwan, officials say.
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United StatesAn anonymous US-based donor gives a multi-million dollar Picasso painting to the University of Sydney, stipulating that the proceeds of its sale must fund scientific research.
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JapanJapan's imperial couple pay their first visit to parts of the north-east coast worst affected by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.
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Afghanistan, 
Niger, 
FranceFour Frenchmen seized by al-Qaeda militants in Niger in September are shown in a video asking for France to quit Afghanistan.
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Egypt, 
Jordan, 
IsraelA pipeline taking gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan explodes after an attack by an armed gang, Egyptian security officials say.
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IndiaThe funeral of one of India's most revered religious leaders, Sathya Sai Baba, has been taking place in Puttaparthi in the state of Andhra Pradesh
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FranceThe Court of Arbitration for Sport names a three-man panel to hear Alberto Contador's doping case and expects a verdict before July's Tour de France.
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Ireland, United KingdomRussell Brand's remake of the 1981 film Arthur has a disappointing opening weekend at the UK and Ireland box office, taking just £764,468.
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Switzerland, United StatesUS healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson agrees to buy Swiss medical devices company Synthes in a deal worth $21bn.
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United KingdomBritish Celebrities talk about the upcoming Royal Wedding and why they like the Royal Family.
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MexicoSearches are continuing in the Mexican state of Durango where 96 bodies have so far been unearthed this month, officials say.
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TurkeyTurkey will build a new waterway to bypass the heavily congested Bosphorus Strait, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces.
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SyriaThe UN secretary general adds his voice to criticism of Syria for using tanks and live ammunition against protesters, saying the country must respect human rights.
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Hungary, 
Hong KongFar-right vigilantes clash with Roma (Gypsies) in a village in north-east Hungary gripped by ethnic tensions.
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SyriaReports from Syria suggest small anti-government protests are continuing around the country despite a government crackdown.
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Tunisia, FrancePolice in Paris arrest 60 suspected illegal migrants, most of them Tunisians, as France pushes for tighter border controls.
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Afghanistan, United StatesGen David Petraeus, commander of forces in Afghanistan, will be nominated as CIA chief when its current head moves to the Pentagon, officials say.
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United KingdomA pre-dawn military walk-through of Friday's royal wedding route, involving hundreds of members of the armed forces, takes place in London.
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IndiaHundreds of pilots who used to work for Indian Airlines but now work for Air India go on strike to demand parity of pay following a merger.
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United KingdomThe UK economy grew 0.5% in the first three months of this year, making up ground lost at the end of 2010.
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United KingdomLondon 2012 organisers reveal they received applications for more than 20 million tickets from 1.8 million people for the Olympic Games.
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SyriaThe UN secretary general has condemned Syria for violence against protesters, ahead of Security Council debate.
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LibyaA UN team arrives in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since the start of the conflict in February.
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United Kingdom, 
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone should celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence from the UK despite its troubled past, President Ernest Bai Koroma tells the BBC.
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AustraliaAustralia's ABC broadcaster cancels its satirical royal wedding special after being told footage could not be used for "comedy purposes".
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UgandaUgandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is freed on bail after spending Easter in jail following his arrest over "walk-to-work" protests.
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LibyaA UN team has arrived in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since February.
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PakistanPakistan gang-rape victim speaks of fears after acquittals
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UkraineNow Russia and Ukraine fall out over fairy tales
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Malawi, United KingdomThe UK orders Malawi's high commissioner to leave the country over the "unacceptable" expulsion of Britain's envoy to Lilongwe.
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Niger, LibyaNiger's government appeals for help to deal with some 59,000 Africans who have fled the violence in Libya, many arriving penniless and in poor health.
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AfghanistanEight US troops and a US contractor are killed by an Afghan military pilot at Kabul airport, in the deadliest of a series of attacks on foreign forces.
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AfghanistanThe governor of the main Kandahar prison is arrested days after the escape of about 500 prisoners, many of them Taliban militants.
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SpainLionel Messi bags a glorious double as Barcelona overcome Real Madrid 2-0 in their Champions League semi-final first leg, while Fulham host Bolton at Craven Cottage in the Premier League.
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YemenYemeni security forces opened fire on protesters in the capital, Sanaa, killing at least nine people, witnesses and doctors say.
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United StatesThe White House releases President Barack Obama's birth certificate, in response to persistent rumours he was not born in the US.
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Switzerland, FranceA French air traffic controller is found stabbed to death inside a secure unit at Mulhouse airport near the Swiss border.
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Argentina, 
Colombia, United StatesA Colombian man accused of having devised the strategy of using submarines to smuggle drugs from Colombia to the United States is arrested in Argentina.
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SpainBarcelona star Lionel Messi scores twice as his side win 2-0 in a fiery Champions League semi-final first leg over Real Madrid, as Pepe is red carded and Jose Mourinho sent to the stands.
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SyriaThe key figures who form Syria's ruling elite
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United StatesThe White House releases President Barack Obama's birth certificate, in response to persistent rumours he was not born in the US.
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United StatesUS coffee giant Starbucks announces a sharp jump in profits for the first three months of the year but warns of rising costs.
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AfghanistanThe BBC has learned that the jail in Afghanistan from which nearly 500 insurgents escaped earlier this week, had been infiltrated by the Taliban .
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SyriaFive European Union nations summon Syrian envoys to condemn Damascus' recent crackdown on anti-government protests.
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ItalyResearchers in Italy begin a search for the tomb of a woman who may have been the model for Leonardo Da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa.
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United StatesThe Federal Reserve cuts its economic growth forecast for this year, citing weaker growth than expected in the first three months of the year.
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CanadaMore than two million Canadians have cast early votes ahead of the 2 May general election, marking a 35% rise compared with the 2008 election, officials say.
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BelarusA high-profile opposition leader in Belarus, Andrei Sannikov, goes on trial charged with organising mass protests after last year's presidential election.
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BrazilPart of a flight recorder from the Air France jet that crashed in 2009 en route from Brazil is found but without its data section.
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Cuba, United StatesOrlando Bosch, a prominent Cuban anti-Castro militant, has died in the American city of Miami at the age of 84.
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United StatesUS cities look to immigrants to stoke new growth
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AfghanistanDismay at scale of apparent collusion at heart of Afghan prison escape
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