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SudanSudan's president says his goal is to liberate South Sudan's people from their government, as fears grow of an all-out war between the two countries.
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IndiaWhy India's boxers could shine at Olympics
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Sri LankaThe sufferings of Tamils trying to escape Sri Lanka
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SyriaSyria and the United Nations have agreed terms for the deployment of UN monitors travelling to the country to observe the supposed ceasefire.
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United KingdomA 101-year-old runner has told the BBC that this Sunday’s London Marathon will be his last long distance race.
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PakistanThe search for 140 people, 129 of them Pakistani soldiers, buried by an avalanche near the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir is continuing.
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Egypt, 
IsraelOne of Egypt's leading Islamic clerics is criticised after praying at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, despite Arab opposition to visiting Israel-controlled areas.
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Japan, 
United StatesJapan's Nippon Sheet Glass says its American chief executive, Craig Taylor, has resigned over "disagreements with the board".
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United KingdomThousands of attempts have been made to hack into the computers of Britain's largest provider of abortion services, the BBC learns.
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JapanJapan's exports rose in March, data shows, boosted by a jump in car shipments as the sector continues to recover from last year's natural disasters.
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Colombia, United StatesThree members of the US Secret Service are leaving the agency following a prostitution scandal in Colombia ahead of President Obama's visit.
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North Korea, 
ChinaA Chinese fisherman is sentenced to 30 years in jail for stabbing a South Korean coast guard to death at sea last year.
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SwazilandBirthday blues as Swazi monarch demands donations for his party
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United KingdomThe Office of Fair Trading sharply reduces a fine imposed on British Airways for colluding over fuel surcharges with Virgin Atlantic.
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United States, ChinaUS carmaker Ford announces further investment in China, with plans for a $760m factory in Hangzhou.
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FranceFrance's left and right attract big crowds before election
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SpainArsenal's Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta will miss the remainder of the season with ankle ligament damage.
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UkraineImprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko refuses to attend a new trial for tax evasion, citing problems with her health.
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SyriaUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Syria has failed to comply with a peace plan obligation to pull forces from urban areas and urges more observers.
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South Korea, North KoreaSouth Korea deploys new missiles it says could hit "any place" in the North, amid tension following Pyongyang's failed rocket launch.
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BahrainBahraini security forces have fired stun grenades at protesters outside a cultural exhibition in Manama ahead of Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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ArubaMen At Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead at his Melbourne home, according to Australian reports.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congo's President Joseph Kabila, appoints respected Finance Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo as prime minister, ending months of political deadlock.
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ArubaAn Australian public servant who injured herself while having sex on a work trip wins compensation in court, local media report.
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United KingdomErotic novel Fifty Shades Of Grey, by British novelist E L James, becomes a number one bestseller in the UK, Bookseller reports.
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United StatesThe Vatican orders a crackdown on Roman Catholic nuns in the US after concerns are raised about "certain radical feminist themes".
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BahrainForce India team members flee as petrol bombs are hurled over their vehicle on their way back from the Bahrain Grand Prix track.
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Australia, United KingdomWales coach Warren Gatland will not travel to Australia this summer for three-Test tour, with Rob Howley taking temporary charge of team.
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United KingdomJustice Secretary Ken Clarke says he is optimistic that agreement will be reached among 47 member states to overhaul the European Court of Human Rights
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaGuinea-Bissau's military junta says it will hold elections in two years following their coup last week - a move unlikely to appease regional mediators.
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Sri LankaA hen in Sri Lanka gives birth to a live chick without an egg, in a new twist on the age-old question of which came first.
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IndiaIndia says it has successfully launched a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile, able to carry a nuclear warhead as far as China.
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ItalyItalian football fans have been paying respects to Piermario Morosini, the Livorno player who died during a Serie B game on Saturday.
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United KingdomThree men are jailed for life for a shooting in a south London shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed.
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IraqA series of deadly blasts strikes a number of Iraqi cities, killing at least 35 people and injuring 100 more, police say.
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SyriaSyria and the UN reach a preliminary deal on the deployment of observers for the country's fragile ceasefire, officials from both sides said.
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BurmaEuropean Union diplomats are reported to have reached a preliminary deal to suspend most sanctions against Burma for a year.
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RussiaPolice arrest protesters in Moscow during a custody hearing for three women - alleged members of punk band Pussy Riot - charged with violating public order.
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United KingdomThe home secretary tells MPs radical cleric Abu Qatada's deportation case has "no right" to be referred to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Colombia, United StatesA woman at the centre of the US Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia asked for $800 (£500) for one night in Cartagena, a US report says.
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South AfricaThere are angry scenes outside a South African court where suspects appear in connection with filming an alleged gang rape of a teenager.
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Pakistan, 
BangladeshPakistan officials are "surprised" and "disappointed" by a court decision to postpone Bangladesh's planned tour of their country.
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SpainSpain's borrowing costs rise for 10-year bonds at a debt auction on Thursday, but it manages to sell all of the bonds on offer.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA US base is dismantled, but Afghanistan's Taliban fight on
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ItalyItalian cyclist Riccardo Ricco's career is effectively ended by a 12-year ban for a second doping offence.
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Ireland, RussiaIrish comedian Dylan Moran becomes the first professional English-speaking comedian ever to perform in Russia, it is claimed.
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United StatesThe European Parliament backs a controversial deal clarifying US access to personal data about airline passengers.
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BahrainBob Fernley, deputy team principal of Force India, tells BBC Sport's Dan Roan that the team wants to see Sunday's Grand Prix as part of a "healing process" for Bahrain.
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IndiaKevin Pietersen scores his first Twenty20 century to lead the Delhi Daredevils to victory over the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League.
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BahrainSebastian Vettel will drive the latest version of the Red Bull in Bahrain - a week after deciding he preferred the old one.
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NorwayAnders Behring Breivik aimed to kill hundreds of people with his gun and bomb attacks, he tells day four of his murder trial in Oslo.
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RwandaThe UN tribunal trying Rwandan genocide suspects transfers pastor Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi to Kigali - the first suspect to face justice in Rwanda.
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United KingdomThe RFU should publish the report investigating who leaked the review into England's World Cup performance, says players' chief Damian Hopley.
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IranPresident Ahmadinejad was forced into an impromptu meeting with a woman in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas after she took the opportunity for a brief chat while sitting on the roof of his car.
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MonacoNovak Djokovic beats Alexandr Dolgopolov at the Monte Carlo Masters, hours after suffering the loss of his grandfather.
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SyriaThe BBC's Ian Pannell reports from the town of Taftanaz where a massacre is reported to have been carried out by Syrian forces.
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ItalyThousands at funeral of Italian footballer Piermario Morosini
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PakistanPakistan has promised it will not stop until it recovers all the bodies of those killed when an avalanche swept through a military base in the Himalayas.
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ItalyThousands of fans attend the funeral of footballer Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died during a match in Italy.
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United StatesHas the phone-hacking scandal reached Murdoch's US doorstep?
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PakistanThe Pakistani women destroyed by brutal acid attacks
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SpainAtletico Madrid take a firm grip of their all-Spanish Europa League semi-final against Valencia with a deserved win.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA Nato Black Hawk helicopter crashes in southern Afghanistan, with four people on board, US officials say.
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Argentina, SpainSpain seeks to rally international support as it prepares its response to Argentina's expropriation of the Spanish-controlled oil firm YPF.
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FranceWith just days until the first round of the French Presidential election, President Sarkozy is trailing behind the Socialist Party's, Francois Hollande in the latest polls.
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PakistanCampaigners in Pakistan say cases of acid attacks are increasing in most areas, even though tougher penalties were introduced last year.
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ChinaSmall electric vehicles with rechargeable batteries are becoming more popular in China.
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SudanUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says South Sudan's seizure of Heglig oil field in Sudan is illegal, and urges it to withdraw its forces immediately.
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Guinea-Bissau, GuineaThe world community condemns a deal by Guinea-Bissau's military leaders for a two-year transition of power as an attempt to legitimise last week's coup.
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Iran, 
BrazilBrazil says it will ask Iran for an explanation after an Iranian diplomat was accused of molesting underage girls in a swimming pool in Brasilia.
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MauritaniaThere has been a dramatic increase in the number of Malians fleeing to Mauritania in the wake of the northern rebellion and coup, a charity says
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FranceWhy French voters love to loathe their president
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United KingdomAfrica-born athletes competing under new flags in London
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