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Can anyone control Pakistan's dreaded ISI spies?
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German clinics ask for blood donations as the total number of people infected with a highly toxic strain of E. coli reaches 1,836 globally.
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Jack Kevorkian, the man known as "Doctor Death" for helping the terminally ill end their lives, has died in the US aged 83, his lawyer says.
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The Health Protection Agency has announced four more cases of E. Coli infection in the UK linked to the outbreak in Germany.
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A judge in Florida says thousands of Colombians can sue Chiquita in a case linked to paramilitary torture and killings
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Former US presidential hopeful John Edwards has pleaded not guilty to violating campaign finance laws in an effort to hide an extramarital affair.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates pledges a wider military commitment in the Pacific Rim and stronger ties with regional allies.
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Popular Indian yogi Baba Ramdev begins a "fast unto death" to prompt the government to take tough measures against corruption.
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A UK soldier has been killed while on a security patrol in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province in Afghanistan.
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Novak Djokovic says his defeat by Roger Federer in the French Open semi-finals has brought an end to the best time of his career so far.
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More than 60 people were killed in Syria during protests after Friday prayers, most of them in the central city of Hama, human rights activists say.
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh urges troops to confront his tribal opponents, in an audio message hours after he is injured in an attack.
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Tillakaratne Dilshan hits a 12th Test century as Sri Lanka post a record opening partnership of 207 against England, whose first innings closes on 486 in the second Test at Lord's.
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England captain John Terry backs Jack Wilshere's omission from the squad for this month's European Under-21 Championship to protect him from burnout.
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Four Nato troops have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says.
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Where home is an old air raid shelter for Beijing's poor
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In rural Romania, shepherds have fun milking ewes for a record
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Fifa is examining betting patterns relating to Nigeria's 4-1 win over Argentina in Abuja on Wednesday
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Health officials say there are signs that the cases of E. coli in Germany are stabilising, but warn the outbreak is not over yet.
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The World Health Organisation says the number of people infected in an outbreak of E. coli which started in Germany, is continuing to rise.
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Li Na beats defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the French Open final to become the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
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Egypt former Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali is given a 30-year jail sentence over corruption charges.
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One of al-Qaeda's top leaders in Pakistan, Ilyas Kashmiri, has been killed in a US drone strike near the Afghan border, locals and officials say.
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Rafael Nadal faces a resurgent Roger Federer as the Spaniard goes for a record-equalling sixth French Open title on Sunday.
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British Apache attack helicopters have been used in Libya for the first time, as Foreign Secretary William Hague visits rebel-held Benghazi in the east of the country.
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Yemeni officials deny President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left the country a day after being injured when his compound in Sanaa came under attack.
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England host Switzerland at Wembley as qualifying for Euro 2012 continues, with Fabio Capello's side looking for a win to keep them top of Group G.
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Li Na powers past Francesca Schiavone in straight sets to secure the French Open crown and China's first Grand Slam singles title.
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French horse Pour Moi, ridden by 19-year-old Mickael Barzalona, wins a thrilling Derby by a head from Treasure Beach with the Queen's horse Carlton House in third.
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Pope Benedict XVI has begun his first visit to the Balkans with a two-day trip to largely-Catholic Croatia.
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At least seven people including a young girl are killed as pro-government forces quell a mutiny in Burkina Faso's second city Bobo Dioulasso.
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Mark Webber does not think that the re-scheduled Bahrain Grand Prix will take place.
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Lawrence Eagleburger, US secretary of state under President George Bush senior and an adviser on the former Yugoslavia, dies at the age of 80.
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The Turkish Football Federation admits it does not know if Guus Hiddink will stay as manager of its national team, as the Dutchman continues to be linked with a return to Chelsea.
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The Australian government says it will send unaccompanied children to Malaysia for asylum claims processing as part of a controversial plan.
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Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan hits a superb unbeaten 127 at Lord's as the tourists reach 231-1 in reply to England's 486 in the second Test at Lord's.
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Ashley Young's second-half volley rescues a point for an out-of-sorts England as they come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 against Switzerland in their Euro 2012 qualifier at Wembley.
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Li Na describes becoming China's first Grand Slam champion as "a dream come true" after her French Open final win over Francesca Schiavone.
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Foreign Secretary William Hague and Libya's National Transitional Council have discussed a political roadmap for the future of Libya during Mr Hague's visit to rebel-held Benghazi.
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An under-strength India easily defend 159 to beat West Indies by 16 runs in their Twenty20 match in Trinidad.
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Jamaica's Steve Mullings wins the 100m in a stunning 9.80 seconds and Carmelita Jeter also impresses in the Eugene Diamond League meeting.
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh suffered shrapnel wounds and burns in Friday's attack on his compound in Sanaa, sources tell the BBC.
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has suffered shrapnel wounds and burns in Friday's attack on his Sanaa compound.
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England manager Fabio Capello says a lack of energy was partly to blame for his side's 2-2 draw in their Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley.
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Making any change to the current Nato-led military campaign in Afghanistan would be "premature", US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns on a visit to Kabul.
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Jai McDowall has won ITV's Britain's Got Talent, beating 12-year-old Ronan Parke.
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The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile has begun erupting, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people living in the nearby area.
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Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong attend a candlelight vigil to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing.
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Yemen's embattled president Ali Abdullah Saleh has flown to Saudi Arabia, a day after being wounded by shelling, Saudi officials say.
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Pope Benedict XVI gives his strong backing for Croatia's bid to join the EU, as he makes his first official visit to the staunchly-Catholic nation.
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Why are the French not interested in the sex lives of the powerful?
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A group of experts is commissioned to look at the impact of the UK Supreme Court on Scotland's legal system.
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