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Nigeria, 
United KingdomBritain's Department for International Development is accused of allowing tens of millions of pounds in UK aid to be invested in Nigerian money laundering fronts, BBC Newsnight has learned.
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United StatesThe US Senate blocks by 51 votes to 45 the Buffett Rule, President Barack Obama's proposal to raise tax rates for top earners to at least 30%.
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United KingdomThe British Library raises £9m to buy the 7th Century St Cuthbert Gospel - the earliest surviving intact European book - for the nation.
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BrazilPrisoners at a jail in north-eastern Brazil release more than 100 people taken hostage, as the authorities say they will investigate their complaints.
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Colombia, United StatesAllegations that US Secret Service agents consorted with prostitutes in Colombia have "let the boss down", says the US military's top officer.
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United States, 
ChinaChina increases its holding of US debt for the second month in a row as its foreign exchange reserves continue to rise.
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Nigeria, United StatesJim Yong Kim, a US health expert, is chosen to take over as the new president of the World Bank, after a challenge from Nigeria's finance minister.
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Bahrain, United KingdomTwo protesters have climbed on to the roof of the Bahraini Embassy in central London, days before Bahrain is due to host its most high-profile international event, the Formula One Grand Prix.
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JapanJapan to give the International Monetary Fund $60bn (£38bn) in loans to ease the problems caused by the European debt crisis.
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East TimorFormer guerrilla leader Taur Matan Ruak is on track to win East Timor's presidential run-off, preliminary results show, defeating Francisco Guterres.
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Ukraine, 
PolandThe head of the worldwide union for footballers fears players will be at risk from racial abuse in Poland and Ukraine at Euro 2012.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea says it will end its search for debris from North Korea's failed rocket launch, a day after the UN condemned Pyongyang's action.
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NorwayAnders Behring Breivik has addressed his trial in Oslo saying he acted to prevent a wider civil war and that he would have done it again.
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United StatesThe US says it has busted a secret internet drugs market, where people around the world could buy LSD, ecstasy and other illegal substances.
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ArubaThe world's biggest tobacco companies challenge the Australian government in court over a law making plain packaging mandatory for cigarettes.
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United StatesFormula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone casts doubt on whether the new Grand Prix of America in New Jersey will take place in 2013.
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ItalyCar sales in Italy were down 26.7% in March compared with a year earlier, leading the falls in European car sales.
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Afghanistan, 
AustraliaPrime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan earlier than planned, by the end of 2013.
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BahrainHuman rights are still being violated in Bahrain despite promises of reform, according to the campaign group Amnesty International.
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CameroonTwo former ministers are arrested in Cameroon in connection with the allegedly fraudulent purchase of a presidential plane, the Albatross, forced to make an emergency landing on its inaugural flight with the first family onboard.
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RwandaRwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire says she is boycotting her terror trial, accusing the judge of bias.
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HaitiBygone glories at palace built by Haiti's King Henri I
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United KingdomA controversial technique to extract shale gas, known as fracking, should continue in the UK, but with measures to minimise earthquakes, experts say.
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IsraelMore than 1,200 Palestinian inmates held in Israeli jails begin a hunger strike to protest against what they say are unfair prison conditions.
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SpainSpain's cost of borrowing for 12 or 18 months rises sharply ahead of Thursday's longer-term bond auction.
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United KingdomFormer marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie gives up on his dream of competing in the London 2012 marathon.
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JapanA new structure has taken its place in Tokyo's skyline - the Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest free standing tower.
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United KingdomInflation in the UK rose to 3.5% on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure in March, driven by food prices.
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EgyptThe trial of dozens of people charged in connection with Egypt's worst football violence in the city of Port Said opens amid chaotic scenes.
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LibyaSaif al-Islam Gaddafi could be tried in Libya, rather than by the International Criminal Court, officials close to the case tell the BBC.
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United StatesUS banking giant Goldman Sachs profits fell to $2.1bn (£1.3bn) in its latest quarter, but still beat expectations.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaThe African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau following last week's military coup, and calls for the "restoration of constitutional order".
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NigeriaJames Ibori was a petty criminal who once worked for the DIY store Wickes, but he re-invented himself as one of the richest - and most corrupt - of Nigeria's regional governors.
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India, BrazilCoca-Cola reports a 6% rise in quarterly sales thanks to strong growth in the key emerging markets of India, China and Brazil.
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Saudi Arabia, 
YemenA Saudi diplomat kidnapped in southern Yemen in March is being held by al-Qaeda, the Saudi interior ministry says.
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Philippines, ChinaThe Philippines and China accuse each other of further maritime intrusions in disputed waters following a stand-off last week.
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United KingdomUsain Bolt wants to "amaze" the world at London 2012 by running 9.4 seconds for the 100m and 19 seconds for the 200m.
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IndiaVodafone threatens to take India to international arbitration over proposed retrospective tax legislation.
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Afghanistan, 
FranceA photographer from the French news agency AFP wins a Pulitzer award for his photo of an Afghan girl screaming after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul.
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India, ChinaIndia may be willing to give ground in its China border dispute
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NorwayThe man who killed 77 people in Norway last July boasts of carrying out a "spectacular attack", and says he should be acquitted.
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United StatesOne of Nasa's iconic space shuttles has made a dramatic flypast over the centre of the US capital on the way to its final resting place in a museum.
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United KingdomThe government is "quietly confident" it will secure changes to the European Court of Human Rights at a conference this week, Downing Street says.
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Syria, FranceFrench Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has said that international sanctions against the Syrian government have cut its foreign currency reserves by half.
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United Kingdom, ChinaPrime Minister David Cameron offers help to China in its investigation into the death of British businessman Neil Heywood.
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United KingdomMore than 20 writers are still needed to complete the line-up for a poetry festival representing every nation competing in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
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PolandA Warsaw court jails Polish former sports minister Tomasz Lipiec for three-and-a-half years for corruption.
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RussiaAn ailing Russian politician who says he was cheated out of winning a mayoral race vows to continue his hunger strike despite talks with the chief electoral officer.
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SomaliaYoung Somalis are shunning traditional garments for more fashionable, imported clothes.
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United KingdomA teenager is detained for eight years for the killing of a pensioner during last summer's riots in London.
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Thailand, 
BangladeshCustoms officials at Dhaka airport in Bangladesh seize more than 400 tortoises found in suitcases bound for Thailand.
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NigeriaA former London DIY store cashier who became governor of an oil-rich Nigerian state is jailed for 13 years after admitting fraud totalling nearly £50m.
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MaliSoldiers arrest several allies of Mali's ousted President Amadou Toumani Toure days after handing power to a civilian leader, witnesses say - as a rocket scientist is named as interim prime minister.
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SyriaHezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah says he would be willing to mediate in the Syrian crisis, in a rare interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
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IsraelA letter detailing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's demands for restarting peace talks is given to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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ItalyFans at the Italian club Livorno pay their last respects to footballer Piermario Morosini, who died of a heart attack during a match.
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Japan, ChinaTokyo's governor Shintaro Ishihara says he plans to use public money to buy a group of islands at the centre of a dispute with China.
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ChileThe effects of a 6.7 magnitude quake in Chile were captured during a live television news broadcast.
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SyriaSyrian forces are attacking opposition-held areas in the north and south and continuing to bombard Homs, despite a supposed ceasefire, activists say.
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Burma, United StatesThe US eases some financial sanctions against Burma as the international effort to encourage reform gathers pace.
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JordanRadical cleric Abu Qatada can be deported to Jordan after assurances were obtained that he will get a fair trial, the home secretary has told MPs.
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Colombia, United StatesA prostitution scandal involving US Secret Service agents in Cartagena, Colombia, involved as many as 20 women, US Senator Susan Collins says.
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ArgentinaRisky strategy of Argentina's expropriation of YPF oil firm
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United StatesThe retired space shuttle Discovery lands after a dramatic flypast over the centre of the US capital, on its way to retirement in a national museum.
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EgyptTen candidates - including those considered front-runners - disqualified from Egypt's presidential election lose their appeals against the decision.
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Brazil, 
BotswanaA material which halves the price of traditional armour plating is getting the attention of the Brazilian middle class.
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SpainMario Gomez scores a last-minute winner for Bayern Munich after Mesut Ozil looked to have rescued a draw for Real Madrid.
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SwedenSweden's cultural minister faces calls to resign after she is photographed cutting a cake in the shape of a naked black woman at an art event.
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BahrainAs preparations get underway for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, a leading human rights group has said torture and ill-treatment are continuing in the Gulf kingdom.
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United StatesA group of stray cows that froze to death in the Colorado mountains must be blown up or set on fire to avoid water contamination, officials say.
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United KingdomUK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee insists his squad can hit his target of eight medals at the London Olympics.
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BahrainBahrain's Shias will not welcome Formula 1
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Argentina, SpainSpain says Argentina has shot itself in the foot with its decision to nationalise the Spanish majority stake in the YPF oil company.
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AfghanistanPulitzer winner tells story behind shocking photo of Afghan girl
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SudanSudan and South Sudan are "locked in a logic of war" in their fight over their disputed border, two peace envoys tell the UN Security Council.
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MexicoMexico raises the alert level around the Popocatepetl volcano after it begins spewing ash and steam.
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United StatesLas Vegas, known for famous casinos and adult entertainment, is also home to more single fathers per capita than any other US city.
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