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GermanyConsumers in Germany are being urged to avoid eating cucumbers and tomatoes after a deadly outbreak of E. coli.
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CanadaA Canadian teenager dies after being seriously injured in an explosion at an Ottawa school caused by an ignited oil drum, officials say.
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SudanAbyei was seized by northern troops at the weekend, but is also claimed by the south.
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Trinidad and TobagoA former leader of the Shia Muslim community in Trinidad is convicted of taking part in a failed plot to blow up fuel tanks at New York's JFK airport.
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United Kingdom, 
SingaporeBritish author Alan Shadrake, 76, loses his appeal against a six-week prison sentence imposed by Singapore for insulting the judiciary.
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ChinaAlipay, the online payments firm at the centre of a dispute with Yahoo, receives a licence from China's central bank.
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SpainThe damage wrought by our insatiable strawberry habit
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North Korea, ChinaChinese and North Korean state media confirm that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, has been visiting China.
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Serbia and MontenegroDoctors in Belgrade are to decide whether Ratko Mladic is fit to resume attending a hearing aimed at extraditing him to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
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Egypt, 
Tunisia, United KingdomBritain has confirmed it will contribute to the G8 aid package for Egypt and Tunisia.
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Macau, 
Hong KongMGM China raises $1.5bn through a share flotation in Hong Kong as investors look to grab a slice of Macau's gambling boom.
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United StatesThe US state of Missouri has released a list of more than 230 people missing since a devastating tornado struck the city of Joplin on Sunday.
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New ZealandChildren who get less sleep at night are more likely to become overweight, according to researchers in New Zealand.
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West BankAid-dependent West Bank economy sees fragile boom
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JapanJapanese car production falls sharply in April as manufacturers continue to face a post-earthquake shortfall in parts supply.
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United States, ChinaLawmakers in the US House of Representatives vote to bar Chinese defence firms from receiving Pentagon contracts.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa defends the conduct of the military during fighting at the end of the country's protracted civil war.
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United StatesWhy did US X Factor drop Cheryl Cole?
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IraqThe head of a committee charged with purging Iraqi institutions of members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party is shot dead in Baghdad.
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United KingdomAcademies and free schools in England could give priority to the poorest pupils when allocating places, under a new admissions code.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea is to release a US citizen it has been holding for six months on unspecified charges on humanitarian grounds, state media report.
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GreeceThe chairman of the eurozone finance ministers warns that the IMF may not release the next payment in Greece's bail-out package.
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FranceNovak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro are level at one-set all at the end of day six of the French Open, after shock defeats for Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur and wins for Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomEngland lose captain Andrew Strauss as they close on 47-1 after Prasanna Jayawardene's superb 112 helps Sri Lanka to a first-innings total of 400 on day two of the first Test in Cardiff.
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United KingdomSinger Adele tops a list of the most influential people in the UK music industry.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and MontenegroThere has been mixed reaction in the Serbian capital Belgrade after the arrest of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic.
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Peru, 
ChilePeruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo wins the 2011 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for his third novel, Red April.
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United KingdomHealth experts are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, after a tenfold rise in cases in England and Wales.
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Indonesia, SingaporeThe former treasurer of Indonesia's ruling party, who is implicated in a bribery case, travels to Singapore a day before a travel ban was to come into force.
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Thailand, United StatesAn ethnic Thai US citizen is arrested in Thailand for allegedly insulting the monarchy, a charge that can carry up to 15 years in jail.
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SudanThe number of people displaced from Sudan's disputed Abyei region after its seizure by northern troops reaches 150,000, a southern minister says.
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YemenYemen's government uses air strikes to target tribal forces opposed to President Saleh ahead of expected demonstrations, tribesmen say.
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Somalia, North KoreaA South Korean court jails four Somali pirates over the hijacking of a Korean ship and the attempted murder of its captain in the Arabian Sea.
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IndiaIndian President Pratibha Patil rejects the mercy petitions of two convicts on death row, clearing the way for their executions, officials say.
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United StatesThe US Congress approves the extension of three counter-terrorism and surveillance powers granted by the Patriot Act.
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MaltaMaltese in acrimonious split over divorce question
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Germany, United Kingdom, SpainAbout 800 people, including British and German tourists, have been evacuated from homes and hotels in Ibiza because of a severe forest fire, according to a Spanish official.
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Libya, FranceFrance has been at the forefront of recent military action in Libya and its flagship vessel, the Charles de Gaulle, is currently positioned as an assault ship.
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Ireland, United KingdomTake That and Robbie Williams are set to embark on a record-breaking tour of the UK and Ireland.
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SwedenThe Swedish carmaker Saab resumes car production after almost seven weeks at a standstill due to financial difficulties.
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Tunisia, LibyaA camp in Tunisia for people fleeing the conflict in Libya is nearly completely destroyed in deadly clashes also involving local residents, the UN says.
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Libya, United KingdomThe UK is to send four Apache attack helicopters to join the mission in Libya, amid intelligence suggesting Col Muammar Gaddafi is "on the run".
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United StatesUS consumer spending rose by 0.4% in April, official figures show, but the increase was less than expected.
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FranceThe Air France jet which crashed into the Atlantic in 2009 fell for three and a half minutes before hitting the ocean, French investigators have said.
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RussiaRussia's beer market had been like a goldmine for brewers but now they are suffering after the government raised the tax on beer by 200% last year.
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Libya, France, United StatesWorld leaders at the G8 summit in France issue a joint call for the embattled Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to step down.
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FranceAn Air France plane which plunged into the Atlantic in 2009 fell in minutes after its crew struggled with conflicting speed readings, investigators say.
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Pakistan, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is no evidence senior people in Pakistan knew that Osama Bin Laden lived so close to Islamabad.
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GreeceGreek leaders meeting in Athens fail to give cross-party support to Prime Minister George Papandreou's new austerity plan.
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MexicoNortec Collective's unique fusion of Mexico with electronica
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Poland, United StatesWill US-Polish talks put relations back on track?
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Pakistan, United StatesUS Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is in Pakistan trying to patch up relations with Islamabad following the death of Osama bin Laden.
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LebanonA UN convoy is hit by a bomb near the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, wounding six Italian peacekeepers, officials say.
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United StatesA dog who went missing after tornadoes hit the US state of Alabama on 27 April turned up 20 days later, finding his way home despite having sustained two broken front legs.
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SyriaSecurity forces in Syria open fire on anti-government protesters, killing at least eight people in several shooting incidents, reports say.
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AfghanistanA senior Afghan general orders the capture of a Taliban deputy governor alleged to have ordered two people to be burnt alive.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomPrasanna Jayawardene hits 112 as Sri Lanka post 400 all out before reducing England to 47-1 after two days of the first Test in Cardiff.
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Poland, United StatesUS President Barack Obama arrives in the Polish capital Warsaw on the last stage of his six-day European tour.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaFormer Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic is to be extradited to The Hague to stand trial over allegations of genocide.
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MaltaMaltese keen to learn whether divorce will become legal
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LibyaSome of the world's richest countries have called on Libya's Colonel Gadaffi to stand down
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and MontenegroBosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic is declared fit to be extradited from Serbia, despite his lawyers expressing concern about his health.
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FranceNovak Djokovic will return to complete his third-round match at the French Open on Saturday with his six-month unbeaten run under serious threat from Juan Martin del Potro.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa defends the conduct of the military at the end of the country's long civil war
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Nigeria, 
NigerNigeria's government employs 12,000 young people to protect oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta from being vandalised, a minister announces.
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Italy, United StatesFiat says it will buy the US government's 6% stake in Chrysler, paving the way for the Italian firm to take a majority share in the US firm.
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YemenYemen's Saleh holds out for a better deal
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United StatesNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has accused politicians in the United States of a failure of leadership when it comes to dealing with climate change.
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AustriaSeveral towns in Austria are checking their archives to see if Adolf Hitler is still an honorary citizen of their communities, the BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna reports.
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RwandaA Rwandan opposition party accuses the government of forcing people to exhume remains of relatives killed during the 1994 genocide.
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United StatesUS actor Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in the 70s film Grease and Bobby in the TV comedy series Taxi, dies aged 60.
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AfghanistanHistory through the eyes of the man who cut the generals' hair
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MexicoLife as a crime correspondent in Mexico's murder capital
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PeruUnrest flares in the south-eastern Peruvian city of Puno, with indigenous protesters demanding an end to foreign mining on their land.
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