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Somalia, 
OmanFour Americans sailing on a yacht off the coast of Oman have been taken hostage by Somali pirates, an international maritime watchdog says.
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PanamaPolice in Panama clash with dozens of indigenous protesters trying to prevent copper mining on their ancestral lands.
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BahrainKing Hamad of Bahrain asks his son, Crown Prince Salman, to start a national dialogue after bloody clashes in the capital Manama.
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United StatesA technology firm in the US state of California unveils a prototype of a flying craft that looks like a hummingbird.
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UgandaCounting is under way in Uganda after some reports of violence in the east during the election which President Yoweri Museveni hopes to win to continue his 25 years in office.
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YemenFive people are killed at anti-government protests in Yemen, four as police open fire in the port city of Aden and one from a grenade attack in Taiz.
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Israel, United StatesThe US vetoes an Arab resolution at the UN Security Council condemning Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US secretary of state warns Taliban fighters in Afghanistan they face a stark choice between war and peace, as US pressure on them mounts.
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Bahrain, 
United KingdomThe Foreign Office advises Britons against all but essential travel to Bahrain and certain areas of Libya amid violent protests.
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BangladeshIndia defeat Bangladesh by 87 runs in the opening game of the World Cup after hundreds by Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli.
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BahrainKing Hamad of Bahrain has asked his eldest son to start a national dialogue to resolve the Gulf state's political crisis.
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HaitiThousands of supporters of Haiti's deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have marched through the capital Port-au-Prince to demand his return.
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MexicoDrug-related violence has flared once again in Mexico, with more 20 people killed in three desperate incidents across the country.
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BahrainBahrain's main Shia opposition group rejects the king's offer of dialogue after days of protests.
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United KingdomWhite couples should be allowed to adopt black and ethnic minority children according to new guidelines for social workers in England.
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives approves deep cuts in federal spending, in a vote of defiance against President Obama's budget plans.
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IrelandWhy the Irish will never, ever again believe that good times last forever
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BahrainArmoured vehicles sealing off a central square in Bahrain's capital, Manama, withdraw on the orders of the royal family after days of unrest.
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EgyptWhat role did Egypt's army play in ousting Mubarak?
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LibyaThe number of people killed in days of growing unrest in Libya rises to 84, according to US-based Human Rights Watch.
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YemenSupporters and opponents of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh have clashed on the streets of the capital, Sanaa.
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United KingdomThe Labour leader criticises plans to give more power to family doctors in England and warns the government to expect a huge backlash.
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BahrainThousands of jubilant protesters in Bahrain enter Pearl Square in Manama after police pull out, having earlier fired teargas and shotgun cartridges at them.
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Iran, 
GermanyIran commutes the sentence of two jailed German journalists to a fine, reports say - clearing the way for their release.
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AlgeriaAlgerian police prevent anti-government protesters from staging a march through the capital - a week after breaking up a similar rally.
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India, BangladeshVirender Sehwag gets the World Cup off to an explosive start with 175 as India spoil Bangladesh's party with a resounding 87-run victory in Mirpur.
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EgyptEgyptians are celebrating their new found freedom. The state news agency is reporting that the country's emergency laws will be cancelled within six months. This was one of the protester's demands. The BBC's Jon Leyne has visited four key activists a
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YemenRiot police have shot dead a protester and injured five others when they opened fire on thousands demonstrating in the streets of Yemen's capital Sanaa.
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BahrainPolice in Bahrain have fired tear gas and shot guns at anti-government demonstrators trying to resume their protest in the centre of the capital, Manama.
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LibyaHuman rights campaigners say at least 84 people have now been killed in violent disturbances in Libya over the past few days.
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Libya, YemenForeign Secretary William Hague has said he is "deeply concerned" by the "unacceptable violence" used against protesters in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen.
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FranceThe G20 reaches a deal on economic indicators for detecting global imbalances after the two-day meeting ends in Paris.
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LibyaSecurity forces open fire on anti-government protesters in Benghazi, Libya, reports say, scene of ongoing rallies against leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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RussiaJournalists have been given a rare glimpse inside Russia's Star City cosmonaut training centre.
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AfghanistanEighteen people are killed and more than 70 wounded in an attack on a bank in the Afghan town of Jalalabad, according to the provincial governor.
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SenegalA former soldier dies after setting himself on fire outside the Senegalese president's residence, apparently as part of demands for compensation for military injuries.
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UgandaYoweri Museveni looks certain to extend his 25 years in office as Ugandan president as the election count continues.
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Cuba, 
SpainThe Cuban government frees a jailed dissident journalist who refused to go into exile in Spain as a condition for release.
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