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United StatesThe US National Football League wins a court ruling allowing it to lock players out of team facilities in a collective bargaining dispute.
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United StatesToyota Motor car owners in the US can pursue claims that the carmaker caused the value of their vehicle to fall, a federal judge rules.
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United StatesA convicted New York City mobster, Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano, is convicted of murder for ordering the killing of a mob associate.
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Switzerland, 
United KingdomA "plant clinic" scheme to improve food security in developing nations receives a £6.8m boost from the UK and Swiss governments.
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SingaporeRolls-Royce launches an investigation after a plane carrying 136 people makes an emergency landing in Singapore.
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South Korea, 
North Korea, United StatesThe US special representative on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, is in the South Korean capital for talks on nuclear issues and food security for the North.
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LibyaHow will international court moves affect Libya crisis?
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LibyaThe latest air strikes on the Libyan capital Tripoli have struck the police headquarters in the city according to the government's spokesman.
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Guatemala, 
MexicoPolice in Guatemala say they have captured suspected members of Mexico's feared Zeta cartel in connection with a massacre that left at least 27 people dead in a Guatemalan village on Sunday morning.
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RussiaRussian police say they are trying to reduce the number of people killed on the country's roads by a third by 2020.
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United StatesA US appeal court rejects the Winklevoss twins' attempts to have their legal settlement with Facebook declared void.
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United StatesBAE Systems agrees to pay another settlement of up to $79m (£49m) to the US government over the next three years.
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LibyaMisrata breathes again as Libyan rebels gains ground
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United KingdomDefence Secretary Liam Fox challenges a plan to enshrine in law the UK's promise to spend 0.7% of its gross national income on overseas aid.
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United StatesUS news pioneer Joseph Wershba, one of the inspirations for Oscar-nominated film Good Night and Good Luck, dies at the age of 90.
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ChinaOfficials make a U-turn after initially denying rumours of a club for rich people inside the home of China's former emperors in the heart of Beijing.
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Western SaharaWestern Sahara's human toll from the bomb that looks like a ball
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ArgentinaEight ex-army officers are given life imprisonment by a court in Argentina for their role in the killing of 22 political activists during military rule.
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ChinaFarmers in eastern China are left perplexed after their watermelon crops began to explode one by one, resulting in the loss of acres of fruit.
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Italy, United Kingdom, United StatesAmerican student Amanda Knox - convicted of murdering her British housemate Meredith Kercher in Italy - faces trial again, charged with slandering police investigators.
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France, 
GermanyRumours surround the possible pregnancy of French first lady Carla Bruni after a German newspaper quotes her father-in-law as saying she is expecting a baby.
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BelgiumEurozone financial ministers are considering a "soft restructuring" of Greece's debts in return for progress on its privatisation plans.
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United KingdomScotland footballer Garry O'Connor and two Hearts players are held on suspicion of possessing cocaine in Edinburgh.
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ChinaThe world's oldest panda, Ming Ming, dies in China at the age of 34, reports say.
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RussiaBP says it will continue talking with Russian oil giant Rosneft over a share swap, after a deadline for the deal expired at midnight.
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India, United KingdomIndia opener Virender Sehwag expects to recover from the recurrence of a right-shoulder injury in time for this summer's tour of England.
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Ireland, United KingdomThe Queen is due to begin the first visit to the Republic of Ireland by a British monarch, amid a huge security operation for the four-day trip.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThor is still the top movie in both the US and the UK after a weekend that saw the superhero film hold off competition on both sides of the Atlantic.
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GreeceEuropean negotiators try to spruce up Greece's debt profile
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United States, 
Brazil, 
BotswanaA Brazilian judge sentences two US pilots to community service over the 2006 mid-air collision over the Amazon that left 154 dead.
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United KingdomThe UK Consumer Prices Index annual rate of inflation rose to 4.5% in April, up from 4% in March, due to rising transport costs.
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France, 
SpainFrance is named as the host country for the 2018 Ryder Cup, beating off favourites Spain in the process.
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GhanaChelsea midfielder Michael Essien is recalled to the Ghana squad, marking his return to the international scene after a 16-month absence.
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Iran, North Korea, ChinaChina dismisses suggestions it has been a transit point for illegal shipments of ballistic missile technology between North Korea and Iran.
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United KingdomWest Ham says one of its players was racially abused during an end-of-season gala dinner where trouble broke out.
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RwandaFormer Rwandan army chief Augustin Bizimungu is sentenced to 30 years in prison over the 1994 genocide, as three others are also found guilty.
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Syria, IranIran's foreign ministry says detained al-Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz entered Syria 'on an expired passport'.
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United KingdomOsama Bin Laden's death may come to be seen as a precedent for "targeted killings" by states in the future, a report written for UK MPs suggests.
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JapanJapan still believes it can end its nuclear crisis within months, while accepting damage from March's quake and tsunami was worse than first thought.
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Pakistan, ChinaPakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani describes China as Pakistan's "best friend" as he begins a four-day visit to the country.
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EgyptSuzanne Mubarak, wife of Egypt's ousted president, is released on bail after handing over assets as part of a corruption probe.
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United StatesRetail giant Wal-Mart reports an eighth consecutive quarter of falling US sales, but profits rise due to overseas strength.
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CanadaWildfires fuelled by high winds have blazed through more than a third of a town in Canada's Alberta province, police say, forcing thousands to flee.
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United KingdomWhere does the UK's overseas aid money go?
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ChinaSome watermelon farmers in China have been left perplexed about why their fruit has been exploding.
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Italy, United Kingdom, United StatesAmanda Knox, the US student convicted of murdering her British housemate in Italy, faces a fresh trial, charged with slandering police officers.
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NetherlandsDutch football team goalkeeper drops the team's league trophy off the top of a bus while celebrating their match win.
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Burma, United StatesBurma begins freeing thousands of prisoners and reducing sentences under an amnesty, but rights groups say few political prisoners are being released.
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Portugal, IrelandPortuguese giants Porto and Braga meet in the Europa League final in Dublin on Wednesday.
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Libya, RussiaRussia tells Libyan envoys that Tripoli must stop using force killing against civilians and fully comply with UN resolutions.
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EgyptAn Egyptian princess who was alive 3,500 years ago is now thought to be the first known person to have had heart disease, say researchers.
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Sri LankaEngland bowler Tim Bresnan is likely to miss all three Tests against Sri Lanka with a torn calf muscle.
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CanadaWildfires fuelled by high winds have blazed through more than a third of a town in Canada's Alberta province, forcing thousands to flee.
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ItalyAllies of Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi suffer setbacks in his heartland Milan and other cities in local elections seen as a test of his popularity.
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United StatesData from the US shows a fall in manufacturing for the first time in 10 months and a drop in the number of new homes built.
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BangladeshBangladeshi companies lease thousands of hectares of farmland in Africa as part of their efforts to avoid future food shortages.
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IndiaA row breaks out in India after Rahul Gandhi accuses police of killing farmers and raping women during protests against a new road in Uttar Pradesh.
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PakistanThe Pakistani army protests after two of its soldiers are injured in a clash with Nato helicopters in the border region of North Waziristan.
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ChinaForce India racing driver Adrian Sutil may face legal action after a nightclub incident at last month's Chinese Formula One Grand Prix.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama says it is "more vital than ever" for Israelis and Palestinians to restart peace talks, following a meeting with Jordan's king.
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Ireland, United KingdomThe Queen lays a wreath in Dublin for those who died fighting for Irish freedom from Britain, during her historic first visit to the Republic of Ireland.
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United KingdomSerious business looms behind the pageantry of Obama's UK visit
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Syria, 
LebanonThe Lebanese authorities have detained at least two Syrian soldiers and may hand them back to the Syrian regime, rights groups say.
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United StatesCoffee has been linked to a reduced risk of dying from prostate cancer in a US study of nearly 50,000 men.
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JapanHewlett-Packard cuts its full-year revenue forecast due to the impact of the Japan earthquake and weak sales of consumer PCs.
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Pakistan, 
YemenA senior Yemeni al-Qaeda operative has been arrested in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, Pakistan's army says.
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United States, MexicoPolice in south-east Mexico find more than 500 migrants from across Latin America and Asia crammed into two US-bound trucks.
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RwandaRwandan concern at long genocide trial of Augustin Bizimungu
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Greece, BelgiumEurozone financial ministers continue their talks in Brussels, mulling on a possible "soft restructuring" of Greece's debts.
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SyriaSyria denies reports of the discovery of at least one mass grave in the southern city of Deraa, amid news of continuing unrest in several cities.
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Tunisia, LibyaLibyan Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem crosses into Tunisia, amid reports that he has become the latest senior Libyan official to defect.
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United KingdomThe organisers of the London Olympic Games are to announce some of the places the torch relay will visit next year.
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