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Belgium, 
SpainSpanish activists, known as "the Indignants", march from Madrid to Brussels to protest against governments' handling of the economic crisis.
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Israel, 
GermanyAn Israeli orchestra breaks a taboo by performing a work by the German composer, Richard Wagner, on German soil, for the first time.
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NigeriaNigeria's leader Goodluck Jonathan says he will ask MPs to amend the constitution so that future presidents serve a single, longer term in office.
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United StatesA mountain lion killed on a road in the US state of Connecticut walked halfway across the US from South Dakota before its death, scientists say.
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PhilippinesTens of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes in the Philippines after widespread flooding caused by a tropical storm.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's economic growth slows in the three months to the end of June as exports and manufacturing weaken.
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United StatesRepublican leaders in the US Congress have delayed a crucial vote on their proposal to avoid a default on America's debt.
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United KingdomWith a year to go until the opening ceremony, athlete Christine Ohuruogu says more needs to be done to engage young people who are "not interested" in the London 2012 Olympics.
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LibyaAfter nearly two months of stalemate, rebels in the Libyan city of Misrata are making small but significant moves towards the capital Tripoli.
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China, 
Hong KongShares of Sun Art surge on their debut at the Hong Kong stock exchange as investors bet on China.
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IrelandCatholics in the Vatican say the Irish prime minister was right to speak out against the Church's handling of a child sex abuse scandal.
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United StatesA 21-year-old Uzbek citizen is indicted by a grand jury in the US on charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama.
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AustraliaAustralia's consumer prices rise more-than-forecast as high cost of food and fuel put pressure on inflation.
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United KingdomEvents marking a year to go until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics are taking place in Stratford, Sergio Aguero is on the brink of signing for Manchester City in a record move and more.
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SenegalSenegal's police release prominent rapper Omar Toure after questioning him for criticising President Abdoulaye Wade, reports say.
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MexicoEdgar Jimenez Lugo is jailed for three years by a Mexican juvenile court for murdering four people on the orders of a drug gang when he was 14.
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ChinaChinese police clash with hundreds of people angry over the death of a disabled fruit seller who they claim was beaten by local officials.
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Belgium, SpainSpanish activists have set off on a march from Madrid to Brussels in protest against the handling of the economic crisis.
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United KingdomBritish Gas is fined £2.5m by the energy regulator Ofgem for the way in which it deals with customer complaints.
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France, 
LebanonThe UN Secretary General says he is "deeply disturbed" by a bombing that wounded five French peacekeepers in Lebanon.
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United StatesA lucky US mother and daughter from North Carolina beat the odds by winning the lottery three times.
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ArgentinaArgentina striker Sergio Aguero arrives in Manchester to complete his move to Manchester City.
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PhilippinesMore than 20 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced by floods and landslides caused by a severe tropical storm in the Philippines.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaThe foreign ministers of India and Pakistan say relations between the countries are "on the right track".
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Norway, United KingdomNorway's domestic intelligence agency says there is no evidence that the man who carried out Friday's bomb attack and shootings worked with extremists in the UK.
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United KingdomNorway's intelligence chief tells the BBC no evidence has so far been found linking Anders Behring Breivik to right-wing extremists elsewhere.
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IndiaKarnataka's anti-corruption chief submits a damning report on illegal mining which names the Indian state's chief minister as a key suspect.
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United StatesUS folk rock musician Dan Peek, who sang lead vocals for the band America, dies at his home in Missouri aged 60.
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ChinaChinese Premier Wen Jiabao urges a swift and transparent inquiry into the weekend's fatal rail crash, amid rising public anger with officials.
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BangladeshSix alleged robbers in the Noakhali area of southern Bangladesh are beaten to death in the latest incident of mob justice, police say.
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CyprusCyprus may be the latest EU country to find it harder to borrow money after its credit rating was cut.
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South KoreaSouth Korea has suffered its heaviest rain in a century, causing mudslides and flooding in various parts of the country and leaving at least 18 people dead.
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France, United KingdomLondon's National Gallery and The Louvre in Paris announce plans to bring together both versions of Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin Of The Rocks.
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United StatesA vote on a Republican plan to limit US debt is delayed as it meets resistance from rank-and-file members and may face a presidential veto.
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IsraelIsrael is suing a group of Bedouin in the Negev desert for the costs of demolishing their village each time they rebuild it.
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Jamaica, United StatesUS rapper Nicki Minaj is fined for swearing on stage during a performance in Jamaica.
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South KoreaHeavy rain triggers landslides in a South Korean mountain resort and in the capital Seoul, leaving at least 32 people dead.
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SyriaSyrian security forces kill at least eight people in a raid on the town of Kanaker, close to the capital, Damascus, rights groups say.
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NorwayNorwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg says his country will not be intimidated by Friday's bombing and gun attacks which killed at least 76 people.
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Italy, NorwayAn Italian MEP, Mario Borghezio, backs the ideas of Norway's self-confessed mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik, as "good" and in some cases "excellent".
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Libya, United KingdomThe UK is to expel all Libyan diplomats and invite the rebel National Transitional Council to take their place as the "sole governmental authority".
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ChinaPolice in China say they have rescued 89 kidnapped babies during operations to break up child smuggling gangs.
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ArgentinaOn the 59th anniversary of her death, a mural of the former first lady Eva Peron has been unveiled in Buenos Aires.
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SomaliaThe UN's World Food Programme begins airlifting emergency food supplies to Mogadishu, capital of famine-hit Somalia.
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South AfricaA South African man is convicted of assault by spilling his whisky on President Jacob Zuma at a horse-racing event.
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United StatesThe US Army's flagship Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, which has treated presidents and servicemen for more than a century, is closing.
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AfghanistanAn Afghan suicide bomber, who concealed explosives in his turban, has killed the mayor of the southern city of Kandahar.
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GreeceStandard & Poor's cuts Greece's credit rating, saying eurozone plans to restructure the country's debts would constitute a default.
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NorwayNorway's PM announces an independent inquiry into Friday's deadly attacks by Anders Behring Breivik, amid questions about the police response.
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United KingdomAn 18-year-old man is arrested in the Shetland Islands as part of an investigation into hacking groups, Anonymous and LulzSec.
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NorwayNorwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg has announced the creation of a "22 July Commission" to investigate Friday's bomb and gun attacks, as people come to terms with what happened.
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United StatesSkeletal remains found in the chimney of a bank in the US state of Louisiana are identified as those of a man who has been missing for 27 years.
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SwazilandSome HIV-positive patients in Swaziland are so poor they are eating cow dung to fill their stomachs and make anti-retroviral drugs effective, activists say.
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United StatesManchester United striker Javier Hernandez spends Tuesday night in hospital after suffering "mild concussion" on the club's pre-season tour of the United States.
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India, United KingdomPace bowler James Anderson says England can achieve "great things" as they look to top the world Test rankings for the first time.
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United KingdomThe Princess Royal unveils the London 2012 gold medals as the one-year countdown to the Olympics began.
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AfghanistanThe mayor of the Afghan city of Kandahar is killed in a suicide attack, a fortnight after the assassination of President Hamid Karzai's half-brother.
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United Kingdom, ChinaInternational Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge puts London 2012's readiness for the Games on a par with Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.
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United StatesUS planemaker Boeing reports a 20% rise in second-quarter profit and raises its earnings forecast for 2011.
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United StatesUS economic growth has slowed in recent weeks, a Federal Reserve report suggests, as stocks fall sharply on continuing debt concerns.
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SomaliaIn Somalia, an operation to airlift emergency supplies into the capital Mogadishu is underway.
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Libya, France, United Kingdom, United StatesTripoli condemns the UK's decision to recognise the rebels as Libya's "sole governmental authority" after similar moves by France and the US.
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United StatesTop Republicans and Democrats go back to the drawing board with their budget plans after nonpartisan analysts said their sums did not add up.
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Bolivia, United KingdomBritain's minister for Latin America announces a new deal for boosting co-operation with Bolivia in the fight against drug production and trafficking.
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United KingdomCrowds are expected at the newly-refurbished Victorian part of the National Museum of Scotland as it reopens following a £47.4m refit.
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United StatesThe White House lightens the tone of the US debt ceiling debate by "Rickrolling" those following a Twitter chat on US fiscal policy.
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NorwayNorway's Muslim immigrants feel increasingly uneasy
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MexicoPolice in one of Mexico's most violent cities, Ciudad Juarez, accuse federal colleagues of firing at them while putting down a deadly prison riot.
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United KingdomThe government should "think again" about the introduction of the English Baccalaureate to secondary schools in England, says a committee of MPs.
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