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ChinaThe story of China's 'oldest transsexual'
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ChinaRetired civil servant Qian Jinfan feared prejudice and discrimination when he decided to live as a woman, but attitudes in China have changed to accept transgender people.
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New Zealand, 
AustraliaAustralia's biggest telecommunications company, Telstra, sells its New Zealand subsidiary to Vodafone for 840m New Zealand dollars (£431m).
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United StatesAn Israeli man convicted of arranging kidney transplants for profit has been jailed for two and a half years in New York.
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Burma, United StatesBarack Obama eases restrictions on US firms investing in Burma, while the Burmese president calls for all Western sanctions to be scrapped.
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United KingdomThe BBC World Service has been synonymous with Bush House for 70 years but its journalists are relocating to a new building in London along with the rest of BBC News.
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PanamaCounter-drugs forces in Panama have been trying to reduce the grip organised criminals have on one of the country's remote islands.
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North KoreaA mystery woman seen attending events with North Korea's Kim Jong-un has led to speculation in South Korean media about her identity.
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United StatesCars full of ethanol exploded after a train derailed in Ohio's state capital Columbus.
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GermanyEuropean Jewish and Muslim groups join forces to defend circumcision of young boys after a German court ruled it amounted to bodily harm.
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PakistanMilitants shoot dead at least nine Pakistani trainee policemen after ambushing their housing compound in the eastern city of Lahore.
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IndiaIndian wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh dies aged 83 in Mumbai following a long illness, his doctors say.
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United KingdomBritish teenager Adam Gemili sets a new personal best of 10.05 secs to win gold in the World Junior Championships 100m.
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FranceBradley Wiggins says he deserves to be leading the Tour de France this year after facing further questioning about doping in the sport.
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China, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi say the two countries will co-operate on Asian issues, during talks at an Asean meeting in Phnom Penh.
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South Korea, 
JapanAsian shares fall after South Korea makes a surprise interest rate cut while the Bank of Japan makes only minor changes to its stimulus programme.
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ItalyFormer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should run for re-election next year, the head of his centre-right party says.
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United KingdomThe government is to delay consultation over expanding airports in south-eastern England for a second time, amid reports of disagreements on how to go ahead.
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JapanAt least four people are reported to have died, and 15 more are missing after parts of south-west Japan were hit by flooding.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaFormer Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic, on trial for war crimes in The Hague, is taken to hospital after complaining of feeling unwell.
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FranceFabian Cancellara withdraws from the Tour de France at the 11th stage to be with his pregnant wife.
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United KingdomThe government puts South London Healthcare NHS Trust into administration after it ran into financial trouble.
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United KingdomThe home secretary is to make an urgent statement in the Commons on Olympics security, after it emerged an extra 3,500 troops are needed.
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United Kingdom, JapanLondon-based marketing agency Aegis is sold to Japanese rival Dentsu for £3.2bn, creating Asia's largest communications company.
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South Africa, 
Namibia, 
CubaPlans by Namibia's government to donate 148 wild animals to Cuba have been criticised by an animal rights group in neighbouring South Africa.
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IraqSyria's ambassador to Iraq says he has defected to the opposition - the first senior diplomat to abandon the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Hong KongA senior minister in Hong Kong is arrested on corruption charges after it is alleged that he abused government housing allowances.
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United KingdomThe BBC World Service broadcasts from Bush House in central London for the last time.
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Kenya, 
Sweden, 
SomaliaThree Kenyans working for a Swedish relief agency are kidnapped in north-central Somalia by gunmen suspected of being linked to pirates.
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YemenAl-Qaeda-linked militants are disrupting Yemen's political situation and could harm global security, the UN envoy warns.
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Kenya, SomaliaAid agencies operating in a refugee camp near Kenya's Somali border warn they are facing a funding shortfall, putting tens of thousands at risk.
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United KingdomThe foreign secretary announces the launch of a "comprehensive audit" of EU legislation and its impact on the UK.
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United StatesThe biggest survey of Native American DNA has concluded that the New World was settled in three major waves.
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IrelandThe Republic of Ireland's growth rate last year was double previous estimates at 1.4% but this year started badly, figures show.
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Saudi Arabia, United KingdomSaudi Arabia is sending two female athletes to compete in the London 2012 Games, the International Olympic Committee says.
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United KingdomThe Tate Modern is to host a series of blackouts during which the public can explore the museum using Olafur Eliasson's solar-powered lamp, as part of the London 2012 Festival.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripOne militant is killed and four people are injured in two separate Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say.
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TongaThe heir to the throne of Tonga in the South Pacific, Crown Prince Tupouto'a Ulukalala, marries his second cousin at a ceremony in the capital Nuku'alofa.
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Nepal, IndiaA district court in Nepal hands down a 170 year jail term to a man convicted of trafficking teenage girls to work as prostitutes in India.
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United KingdomPrime Minister Tony Blair was briefed on the UK's files about UFO sightings in 1998, newly declassified documents reveal.
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BotswanaGunmen kill eight people in greater Sao Paulo, apparently taking advantage of noisy celebrations for local side Palmeiras who won the Brazilian Cup final.
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FranceFrench carmaker Peugeot Citroen sets out plans to cut 8,000 jobs and close an assembly plant outside Paris as losses mount.
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ItalyAn Italian sports doctor accused of doping with cyclist Lance Armstrong has branded the charges "false and ridiculous".
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Trinidad and TobagoOfficials in Trinidad say they regret crushing leatherback turtle eggs and hatchlings - but insist the work was necessary to drain a waterlogged area.
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United StatesUS planemaker Boeing announces an "historic" order from United Airlines for 150 Boeing 737s, in a deal worth up to $14.7bn (£9.5bn).
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NigeriaMore than 100 people are burnt to death in southern Nigeria after rushing to collect petrol from a fuel tanker that had crashed.
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DenmarkDanish enthusiast Peter Rodolfo has shown off his unique unmanned drone, which folds up, at the Farnborough Airshow.
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ChinaA $160 reward has been offered to anyone who catches a piranha in a river in China, after two people were attacked by the flesh-eating fish over the weekend.
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United KingdomWhat the Taliban could learn from the IRA endgame in N Ireland
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France, United KingdomBritish riders Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome occupy the top two places in the Tour de France after stage 11.
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United StatesThe euro falls to its lowest level against the dollar since June 2010 after the latest US Fed minutes dampen hopes of any new stimulus measures.
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Iraq, 
QatarA general who fled Syria last week has been in contact with the opposition, France's foreign minister says, a day after a top diplomat abandons the regime.
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ItalySalvage teams are trying to remove a huge chunk of rock wedged into the hull of the Costa Concordia, part of which will be used as a memorial for the 32 people who died in the disaster off the island of Giglio in Italy.
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MaldivesMaldives blogger on why attackers slashed his throat
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA regional force should be created to help fight rebels in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's, African foreign ministers say.
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United StatesUS bank Wells Fargo will pay at least $175m (£113m) to settle accusations that it discriminated against African-American and Hispanic borrowers.
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United States, United Kingdom, ChinaUS athletes at the London Olympics will wear stylish uniforms designed in the US but made in China, prompting bipartisan dismay in Washington.
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United KingdomFrancesco Molinari shoots a 10-under par course record 62 to lead the Scottish Open after the opening round at Castle Stuart.
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France, United KingdomA respected climber was among three Britons killed in an avalanche near the French ski resort of Chamonix, which left a total of nine dead.
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FranceNine climbers are killed in an avalanche near Chamonix in the French Alps, as police say those feared missing have been accounted for.
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RomaniaA top EU official has urged Romania's prime minister to safeguard judicial independence and the rule of law as a political crisis takes its toll.
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United KingdomChristine Ohuruogu continues her Olympic title defence preparations at the London Grand Prix on Friday and Saturday.
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SyriaMore than 100 people have been killed by the Syrian army in the village of Tremseh, opposition activists say.
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Iran, United StatesThe US blacklists new firms and people said to be aiding Iran's nuclear programme, and identifies front companies allegedly helping Iran evade sanctions.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoUnited Nations and government helicopter gunships bombard suspected M23 rebel positions in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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ColombiaThe Colombian Air Force has located one of its planes which went missing on Wednesday, both crew are dead.
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United StatesJapan's successful exports to America's MLB
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Mexico, United StatesMexican and US agents discover two tunnels under the US-Mexico border, believed to have been constructed to smuggle drugs.
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