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IsraelControversial Jewish text exposes Israeli religious rift
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United StatesA heat-wave blanketing the US heartland in humidity, buckling roads and rupturing water mains, has claimed the lives of 13 people, US media report.
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United StatesPresident Obama speaks of "progress" in budget talks, while House Republicans pass a bill calling for spending cuts in return for raising the debt limit.
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SomaliaAmnesty International says children in Somalia are being systematically recruited as child soldiers by Islamic insurgents.
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United KingdomPatients are getting greater choice over a host of community services as part of the government push to increase competition in the NHS in England.
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United StatesA teenager in the US state of Florida, accused of bludgeoning his parents to death with a hammer then throwing a party, appears in court.
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CubaThe elderly Cuban militant who still yearns to topple Castro
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United Kingdom, 
Australia, 
ArubaAustralian leader Julia Gillard says Rupert Murdoch's media operation there will face "hard questions" in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritish troops have handed over a section of Helmand province to the Afghan forces as part of the start of transition to security control by the Afghan government.
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United StatesTaliban spokesmen say their phones were hacked by the US and messages sent out that their leader Mullah Omar was dead.
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PeruThe Peruvian military says remnants of the Shining Path guerrilla group have attacked troops patrolling a coca-producing region, killing two soldiers.
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United StatesSales and passenger numbers grow at Eurostar in the first half of the year, helped by a rise in US travellers.
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FranceTiger Woods sacks long-term caddie Steve Williams and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez's move to Corinthians is off - plus more.
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ChinaChina's biggest sporting superstar Yao Ming confirms that he is retiring from basketball, after suffering a series of injuries.
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VenezuelaVenezuelan authorities say seven inmates died in clashes at two prisons in the west of the country, in the latest outbreak of prison unrest.
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Israel, 
New ZealandNew Zealand leader John Key denies reports that a group of Israeli spies was caught up in February's devastating earthquake in Christchurch.
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SomaliaThe United Nations has declared a famine in two areas of southern Somalia as it suffers the worst drought in more than half a century.
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AustraliaAs the hacking scandal continues to rock News Corp's global media empire, people in Australia and America have been digesting the details of what Rupert and James Murdoch have been saying.
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United KingdomShares in News Corporation recover ground after the Murdochs' appearance in front of a committee of British MPs.
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BotswanaArgentine striker Carlos Tevez's proposed £40m move from Manchester City to Corinthians falls through as the Brazilian club pulls out of the deal.
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Nicaragua, United StatesPresident Daniel Ortega proposes a vote on whether Nicaragua should pursue claims against the US for backing the Contras against his Sandinistas in the 1980s.
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AustraliaDavid Ngoombujarra, one of Australia's best-known Aborigine actors whose films included Australia and Rabbit-Proof Fence, dies aged 44.
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United KingdomThe world's largest exhibition on the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, is to be staged at the British Museum, it announces.
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GermanyHow culture of the apprentice gives Germany an advantage
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Aruba, 
Christmas IslandAustralian police use tear gas and "bean bag" bullets to quell rioting at the Christmas Island refugee holding centre.
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ZimbabweBen Freeth is one of the few white farmers in Zimbabwe to resist Robert Mugabe's land redistribution programme. He talks about how his family has suffered but his faith remains strong.
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Canada, ChinaThe Chinese state oil company CNOOC agrees to buy Canadian oil sands producer OPTI Canada for $2.1bn.
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GermanyFormula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is named by prosecutors in Germany as allegedly paying a bribe during the sale of the sport in 2006.
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Philippines, 
Spratly IslandsPhilippine congressmen visit a disputed island in the South China Sea and declare it "Philippine territory", amid angry protests from Chinese diplomats.
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AustraliaWinds battering southern Australia over the last 24 hours have been so strong that spray from waterfalls south of Sydney has billowed up into the air.
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Thailand, GermanyGerman judges say a jet used by Thailand's crown prince impounded last week can leave Munich - but only if Thailand posts a 20m euro bank guarantee.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritish troops in Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province hand control of the city of Lashkar Gah to Afghan security forces.
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Serbia and MontenegroThe last suspected war criminal on the run after the conflict in the former Yugoslavia has been arrested in northern Serbia.
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AfghanistanFighting between Afghan police and insurgents in Kandahar leaves at least three officers dead, while bombs in Mazar-e Sharif and Ghazni kill at least eight.
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United StatesAmerican Airlines, the world's fourth-largest, announces multi-billion dollar orders for 460 new Boeing and Airbus planes.
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India, United KingdomEngland captain Andrew Strauss urges his players not to get caught up in the hype surrounding their four-match Test series with India.
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IrelandIrish Prime Minister Enda Kenny launches an unprecedented attack on the Catholic Church in parliament.
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UzbekistanAt least 13 people have been killed in the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbia arrests Goran Hadzic, accused of atrocities in the Croatian war in the 1990s and the last fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal.
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Colombia, 
Russia, United KingdomThe BBC talks to people in Russia, Pakistan and Colombia, about the impact of the phone hacking scandal in Britain.
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Greece, FranceEurozone leaders must solve the Greek debt crisis or face "negative consequences", the European Commission president warns.
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Pakistan, United StatesTwo men have been charged in the US with operating an illegal front group for the Pakistani spy agency in order to influence US Kashmir policy.
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India, United KingdomIndian ketamine dealer caught on camera as part of a BBC investigation into how the drug gets into the UK.
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SomaliaThe UN declares a famine in two areas of southern Somalia, as conditions deteriorate amid the region's worst drought in over half a century.
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Kenya, 
SingaporeKenya's President Mwai Kibaki sets on fire nearly five tonnes of African ivory worth $16m (£9.9m) that was seized in Singapore nearly 10 years ago.
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Namibia, United Kingdom, 
MauritiusAspiring Olympic athlete Merlin Diamond is a sprinter from Namibia. The 19-year-old has been sent to Mauritius to train for the London 2012 games.
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Iceland, United StatesThe US opens the door to trade sanctions on Iceland over hunting endangered fin whales and exporting their meat.
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United States, 
MexicoThe US state of Arizona is seeking private donations to build a fence along its border with Mexico, amid concerns the US has failed to secure its southern border.
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BelgiumChelsea put in a bid for Anderlecht's 18-year-old Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku, BBC Sport understands.
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United KingdomThe London Stock Exchange, which recently failed in a bid to merge with its Toronto counterpart TMX, sees revenues rise 14%.
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MalawiRiots break out in cities in Malawi, as opposition groups protest against President Bingu wa Mutharika's government.
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IndiaOpposition parties and minority groups in India's Karnataka state are angry at a government order that the Bhagvad Gita must be taught in schools.
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GuineaAt least 37 soldiers are arrested in Guinea following the attack on President Alpha Conde's home, officials say.
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Colombia, United StatesNo other city in Latin America does car free Sundays as well as Bogota, when many streets are given only to pedestrians, skaters and cyclists.
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United StatesSales of previously occupied US homes fell by 15% in May from the previous year, an indication the economic recovery remains weak, analysts say.
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DenmarkAn anonymous donor in Denmark leaves nearly $200,000 in a clothes recycling bin outside a charity shop run by the Red Cross.
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SomaliaThe UN says famine will spread across Somalia within two months unless the international community sends more aid to the region.
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LibyaLibya's foreign minister denies reports that Col Muammar Gaddafi's removal is being discussed in efforts to end the conflict, as fighting continues.
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Somalia, United StatesThe US says it will send aid to parts of Somalia controlled by al-Shabab if it receives assurances the Islamist militants will not benefit.
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United StatesThree visitors seen climbing over safety barriers to take photos at a waterfall in California's Yosemite park are presumed dead after being swept away.
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FranceFrench police investigating alleged sexual misconduct by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn question top Socialist figure Francois Hollande.
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Morocco, United StatesUS oil spill sends Moroccan octopus prices soaring
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IsraelThe Israeli parliament rejects a bill that would have set up committees to investigate human rights groups accused of anti-Israeli activity.
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GreeceEurozone leaders are set to meet for a summit to try and resolve the Greek debt crisis and stop contagion to other economies.
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YemenA car bomb blast kills a a British national who worked for a shipping company in Yemen's southern port city of Aden.
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United KingdomThe police team investigating the phone-hacking scandal - Operation Weeting - has been boosted from 45 to 60 officers, Scotland Yard says.
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