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BrazilBrazil's Amazon settlers fear for future
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CanadaThe Duke of Cambridge lands a Sea King helicopter on water as part of his official tour of Canada with his wife, Kate.
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MongoliaMongolia selects three preliminary winners to develop the highly sought-after Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit in the Gobi desert.
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IndiaSupporters of a proposed new state in southern India begin a two-day strike, one day after 81 lawmakers there stage a mass resignation over the issue.
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ChinaBaidu, the biggest web company in China, will partner with Microsoft to provide English-language search results.
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Sri LankaOfficials say foreign passport holders will now be allowed to freely visit northern Sri Lanka, much of which was severely affected by the 26-year civil war.
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GermanyGerman judges could burst eurozone bail-out bubble
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ChinaBad debts held by local governments in China are a far bigger problem than first estimated, ratings agency Moody's warns.
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BermudaFormer world champion Nigel Mansell warns Lewis Hamilton that it would be a mistake to leave McLaren.
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ChinaThe pause in global warming from 1998 to 2008 was mainly caused by a sharp rise in China's coal use, a study suggests.
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JapanJapan's minister for reconstruction announces his resignation just a week into the job, after making insensitive remarks to governors of tsunami-hit areas.
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AustraliaPolice in Australia's New South Wales state are given broad-based powers to remove burkas and other face coverings to identify crime suspects.
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Romania, 
SloveniaA bear cub which was adopted by a Slovenian family, then apparently kidnapped, has finally been settled in a home for orphaned bears in Romania.
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United StatesThe singer says she has recovered after recent problems with her vocal cord which meant she had to cancel some US shows.
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United StatesUS Senators return to work early on Tuesday to address their country's looming debt limit.
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LibyaRebels in western Libya hope pressure builds for Tripoli uprising
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Argentina, 
ChileArgentine President Cristina Fernandez unveils economic measures to help the south of the country affected by volcanic ash from neighbouring Chile.
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Greece, 
Portugal, Germany, 
IrelandGermany's Constitutional Court examines a plea that the eurozone bail-outs of Greece, the Republic of Ireland and Portugal were unconstitutional.
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Nigeria, 
CameroonSix petrol smugglers die in Cameroon after a truck loaded with illegal fuel imported from Nigeria explodes in the northern border town of Dembo.
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AfghanistanFour foreign soldiers have been killed in eastern Afghanistan in two separate attacks, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says.
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DenmarkDenmark, part of the Schengen border-free travel zone, deploys extra customs officers in a move viewed with concern elsewhere in the EU.
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United KingdomLionel Richie is to headline Radio 2 Live, a one-day festival taking place in London's Hyde Day Park later this year.
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ChinaA businessman on the board of a company with ties to China's Red Cross Society has resigned amid a charity scandal.
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IndiaIndia sacks its track and field coach Yuri Ogorodonik after eight athletes fail dope tests within the space of a week.
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Portugal, 
SpainReal Madrid are to sign Portugal left-back Fabio Coentrao from Portuguese club Benfica for 30 million euros (£27m).
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United KingdomChocolate lovers may soon be able to print their own 3D creations thanks to work by UK scientists.
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IndiaIndia's health minister says homosexuality is a "disease" which is "spreading fast" in the country, drawing criticism.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripTwo Palestinians are killed and one is injured in an attack by the Israeli military in the central Gaza Strip, reports say.
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Uganda, 
Kenya, 
Ethiopia, 
Somalia, 
DjiboutiRains have failed for the past three seasons and more than 12 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda are facing severe shortages of food.
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United KingdomDuran Duran postpone their European tour - including three UK festival dates - because of Simon Le Bon's ongoing voice problems.
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FranceCadel Evans gets the better of Alberto Contador in a photo finish to win stage four of the Tour de France.
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ChinaMercedes-Benz reports its best half-year sales on record, thanks in large part to strong demand from China and emerging economies.
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TunisiaTwo Tunisian prisoners trying to escape suffocate after setting their mattresses on fire, officials say.
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JapanEngland kick off their final Group B match of the Women's World Cup against Japan at 1715 BST, needing a draw to reach the last eight.
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IraqA double explosion at Taji municipality near Baghdad kills 35, while five die in a rocket attack on the Green Zone, Iraqi officials say.
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ChinaThe World Trade Organization rules that China broke international rules by restricting the exports of certain metals.
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IranIsfahan river has been dry for the past three summers.
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PakistanMore than 1,100 people have been shot dead in political violence in the Pakistani city of Karachi since the start of the year, campaigners say.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
NetherlandsThe Dutch state was responsible for the deaths of three Bosniaks in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, a court rules, opening the way for more claims.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court rules that civilian militias and special police in Chhattisgarh, used to fight Maoist insurgents, are unconstitutional.
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United StatesThe countdown begins for Friday's scheduled final launch of a US space shuttle, but weather forecasters say there is a 60% chance that stormy weather will result in a delay.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, NetherlandsNetherlands court rules the Dutch state was responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslims in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomDavid Cameron has issued a direct appeal to the Taliban to lay down their arms and become part of the political process in Afghanistan.
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Japan, United KingdomEngland's women book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup after goals from Ellen White and Rachel Yankey are enough to see off Japan in Group B.
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Egypt, France, GermanyThe EU bans the import of some Egyptian seeds and beans after fenugreek is linked to killer E. coli outbreaks in Germany and France.
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SomaliaThe levels of malnutrition among children fleeing Somalia's drought could lead to a "human tragedy of unimaginable proportions", the UN refugee head says.
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United StatesA court in Florida has found US mother Casey Anthony not guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter.
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EgyptAn Egyptian court makes the first not-guilty ruling in cases against three ministers from the toppled regime of Hosni Mubarak, facing charges of squandering public funds.
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United StatesUS single mother Casey Anthony is cleared of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee at the end of a trial that has gripped the US.
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PortugalThe credit ratings agency Moody's downgrades Portugal's debt to junk status saying there is a growing risk it will need another bail-out.
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Venezuela, 
Cuba, SpainVenezuela marks the 200th anniversary of independence from Spain, a day after President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from surgery in Cuba.
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RussiaRussian President Dmitry Medvedev says the 2009 death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in police custody was likely due to criminal actions.
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LibyaLibyan rebels have succeeded in creating a defensive arc south and west of the port of Misrata by linking up two fronts, they tell the BBC.
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ChinaA rare cross-breed between a zebra and donkey was born in the Haicang Zoo in China.
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Venezuela, SpainVenezuela marks 200 years of independence from Spain
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SyriaSyrian troops kill at least 11 protesters in Hama as clashes enter their second day and tanks circle the flashpoint city, activists say.
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United StatesUS President Obama calls bipartisan lawmakers to the White House for talks on raising the country's debt ceiling, as a deadline for action looms.
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United StatesFamed American painter Cy Twombly, widely known for his repetitive lines and scribbles on canvas, dies at the age of 83.
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IsraelA swarm of jellyfish is threatening a power plant in Israel after blocking the cooling system.
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SyriaAmnesty calls for an international investigation into the Syrian violence, accusing the regime of crimes against humanity against protesters.
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JapanJapan quake 'ghost towns' ebb back to life
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United StatesHas Obama's election fuelled the growth of US 'hate groups'?
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