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BrazilBrazilian Transport Minister Alfredo Nascimento resigns amid newspaper allegations of corruption involving bribes at his ministry.
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ChinaThe Philippine Foreign Secretary, Albert del Rosario, is visiting his counterpart in Beijing, with the ongoing row over the South China Sea set to dominate talks.
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AustraliaAustralia's aviation safety regulator says it is seeking an extension of the grounding of Tiger Airways flights till 1 August.
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United KingdomThe number of illegally downloaded films in the UK goes up nearly 30% in five years, new figures seen by Newsbeat suggest.
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BrazilThe cable car ride should take around 16 minutes to cover 6 stops, saving residents hours of walking and bus rides.
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ChinaChinese censors block internet references to former leader Jiang Zemin, whose name means "river", after rumours that he has died circulate.
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ChinaChinese state media rebuffs widespread internet and media reports that former leader Jiang Zemin has died, saying they were "pure rumour".
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomEngland captain Alastair Cook hopes he has proved his doubters wrong after scoring 95 runs to help level the one-day series against Sri Lanka.
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FranceLiverpool complete the signing of midfielder Charlie Adam from Blackpool while American sprinter Tyson Gay is ruled out for the year.
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United KingdomRelatives of dead UK soldiers may have had their phones hacked by a News of the World investigator, the Daily Telegraph reports.
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South KoreaInjuries force Jo Pavey and Louise Damen to pull out of the marathon for next month's World Championships in South Korea.
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IndiaAt least 38 people were killed after a train ploughed into a bus carrying wedding guests at a level crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say.
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SingaporeThe value of Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, Temasek, rises 3.8% to a new record of 193bn Singapore dollars ($157bn; £98bn).
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BelarusHundreds of people are arrested across Belarus as security forces grab people protesting against President Lukashenko.
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United StatesMexican trucks will be allowed onto US roads, after Mexican and US officials sign a deal to implement a key trade accord after years of argument.
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JapanThe Japanese government's plan to hold further safety tests on nuclear plants before reopening them is denounced by local officials and critics.
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United StatesA female grizzly bear has killed a man hiking with his wife in Yellowstone National Park after the couple surprised the animal and her cubs.
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IndiaIndia's Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran resigns following allegations of involvement in the country's biggest corruption scandal, media reports say.
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United States, MexicoThe head of the US firearms agency tells Congress that mistakes were made during an operation meant to track the illegal movement of guns to Mexico.
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ItalyA view of Venice by the 18th Century painter Francesco Guardi fetches more money at auction than any other painting depicting the Italian city.
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United StatesA female grizzly bear kills a man in the US hiking with his wife in Yellowstone National Park after the couple apparently surprised the bear and its cubs.
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Iraq, United KingdomA court ruling that UK troops in Iraq were bound by human rights law should pave the way for a public inquiry, lawyers say.
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EthiopiaSomalis are fleeing to Ethiopia to escape the devastating drought at a rate of 1,600 a day, arriving at already overcrowded camps
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ChinaThe chief engineer of the world's longest sea-bridge, in China, denies allegations he rushed the construction to get it ready for last week's Communist Party anniversary.
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ArmeniaThe brandy keeping Armenia's economy afloat
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ChileChilean students have been protesting for a fairer education system over the past few weeks but sealed their latest one with a kiss.
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SpainA hugely valuable illuminated 12th Century manuscript, the Codex Calixtinus, has mysteriously disappeared from the Santiago de Compostela cathedral in northern Spain, say police.
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NetherlandsAt least one person is killed and more than a dozen others are injured as part of a stadium roof in the Dutch city of Enschede collapses.
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GeorgiaThe Georgian authorities arrest three senior photojournalists, including President Saakashvili's own photographer, on suspicion of spying.
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AfghanistanHundreds of people hold a protest in eastern Afghanistan against the deaths of up to 13 civilians, including women and children, in a Nato air strike on Tuesday.
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United StatesUS security officials have warned airlines that militants trying to mount attacks on aircraft could have explosives surgically implanted in a bid to evade detection.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's coalition partners agree to a timeline for reforms to pave the way for fresh elections.
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United KingdomThe Royal British Legion suspends links with the News of the World amid claims the paper may have hacked the phones of bereaved military families.
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United StatesThe decline in album sales in the US has slowed with sales of the format up for the first time since 2004.
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France, United KingdomFrench dancer Sylvie Guillem's latest appearance on the London stage is praised by critics who laud the "flair" and "intelligence" of her performing.
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LebanonLebanon's government wins a parliamentary confidence vote, after a heated debate over the tribunal investigating the killing of former PM Rafik Hariri.
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MexicoArchaeologists in Mexico discover 1,300 year-old stone sculptures of men who probably suffered a terrible death.
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IrelandEuropol says it has uncovered an Irish organised crime group illegally trading rhino horn worth tens of thousands of euros.
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IrelandThe maternal ancestors of modern polar bears were from Ireland, according to a DNA study of ancient brown bear bones.
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SwedenSurgeons in Sweden have carried out the world's first synthetic organ transplant, using an artificial windpipe coated in stem cells.
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FranceManchester United are still hopeful of signing Samir Nasri after making a near-£20m bid for Arsenal's French international midfielder.
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PakistanAt least 39 people have been killed in three days of violence between rival political groups in the Pakistani city of Karachi, security officials say.
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KenyaKenyan police fire tear gas at hundreds of protesters in the capital, Nairobi, demonstrating against the high prices of food and fuel.
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United StatesUS mother Casey Anthony is given four one-year terms for lying to police probing the death of her two-year-old daughter, but is to be freed next week.
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ChadA French court jails four men over an attack in which Brahim Deby, the son of Chadian President Idriss Deby, died near Paris in 2007.
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United Kingdom, SpainA Spanish man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of an attempted assassination of the king of Spain in 1997, British police say.
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LibyaLibyan rebels advance against government forces on a strategically important road south of the capital Tripoli, a BBC correspondent says.
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Nigeria, United KingdomThe first man to be convicted of trafficking females out of the UK, in a case involving two Nigerian girls, is jailed for 20 years.
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ColombiaThe amount of cocaine seized in a Colombian naval operation is found to be a tiny fraction of the 12 tonnes originally estimated, officials say.
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YemenYemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh appears on state television for the first time since being burned in an attack on his palace last month.
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SwedenSurgeons in Sweden have carried out the world's first synthetic organ transplant.
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ChinaHeavy rain and flooding is continuing to wreak havoc in China's south-western Sichuan Province.
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Israel, FranceIsrael steps up security at Tel Aviv airport, ahead of the expected arrival of 500 pro-Palestinian activists, most of them French, on Friday.
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama says Democrats and Republicans remain "far apart" in negotiations on debt reduction, with talks to resume on Sunday.
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United KingdomJK Rowling, stars of the Harry Potter films and thousands of fans said an emotional goodbye to the boy wizard at the world premiere of the final film in London's Trafalgar Square.
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United StatesUS police recover a 1965 drawing by Pablo Picasso, two days after it was stolen from a San Francisco art gallery.
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United StatesTyson Gay will miss out on a 100m World Championships clash with Usain Bolt after being ruled out for the rest of 2011.
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HondurasThe removal from power of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is ruled illegal by a truth and reconciliation commission.
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DominicaHarbhajan Singh reaches 400 Test wickets as West Indies are bowled out for 204 on day two of the second Test in Dominica. India 8-0 in reply
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LibyaMark Doyle sees rebel fighters in western Libya push forward
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BermudaFelipe Massa tells BBC Sport that Lewis Hamilton is trying too hard and that it is causing accidents.
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Syria, United StatesSyria accuses the US of "interfering" after US ambassador Robert Ford travels to the flashpoint city of Hama on the eve of expected protests.
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United StatesSafety failings by chemical maker DuPont resulted in the death of a worker at one of its US plants, a federal authority rules.
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IndiaThe rebellious kings who presided over untold temple riches
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United StatesHollywood celebrities and US churches played a key role in bringing independence to South Sudan, reports the BBC's Leslie Goffe.
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MalaysiaPolice storm a Malaysian nursery school and save dozens of children after a siege with a hostage taker - who later died after being shot in the head.
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SwedenSweden's genderless pre-school bans 'he' and 'she'
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