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CanadaOfficials suspend their search for survivors of a roof collapse in an Ontario shopping centre as the building is deemed unsafe for rescue crews.
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Turkey, 
SyriaTurkey says Syria fired on one of its planes that was taking part in a rescue operation for a warplane shot down by Syrian forces last Friday.
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IndonesiaA Sumatran rhinoceros - one of the world's most endangered species - has given birth at a sanctuary in Indonesia.
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HaitiResidents of hillside shanties above the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince protest against plans to clear their homes for a flood-protection project.
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MexicoThree policemen have been killed in a shootout at Mexico City's main airport.
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United StatesThe US Supreme Court strikes down key parts of an Arizona immigration law, but allows police to check immigration status of those stopped and arrested.
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ArubaAustralian billionaire Gina Rinehart threatens to sell her Fairfax Media stake if she is not offered board seats "without unsuitable conditions".
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IndiaIndian security officials are questioning a key figure allegedly involved in the planning of the deadly Mumbai attacks of 2008.
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MexicoThree policemen die in a gunfight at Mexico City's main airport after being sent to detain other officers suspected of drug trafficking.
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United KingdomEngland captain Jamie Peacock retires from international rugby league, 12 years after making his debut.
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South Korea, 
IranSouth Korea says it will suspend all imports of Iranian oil amid a European Union insurance ban on vessels carrying the product.
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PakistanThe Pakistani Taliban says it was behind Monday's attack on a private television station in the southern city of Karachi.
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United KingdomThousands of people are lining the streets ahead of the arrival of the Queen in Northern Ireland as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli authorities begin to evacuate dozens of Jewish settlers from an unauthorised West Bank outpost after a court orders it to be dismantled
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Burma, 
ChinaA rights group warns of a humanitarian crisis if China does not give aid agencies access to Kachin refugees fleeing conflict in northern Burma.
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EgyptWhat an Egyptian Islamist president means for the region
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United Kingdom, 
SeychellesVictoria Pendleton says she intends to step away from track cycling for good when she retires after London 2012.
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United StatesRyan Lochte gets the better of rival Michael Phelps in the 400m individual medley on day one of the US Olympic trials in Omaha.
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JapanJapan's lower house backs PM Yoshihiko Noda's controversial plan to double sales tax, but the vote lays bare a deep rift in the ruling party.
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France, 
GermanyFrance and Germany differ over EU political union
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United KingdomAn NHS hospital trust with debts of £69m is formally warned it could be declared bust and dissolved - the first move of its kind in the health service.
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UgandaRescue efforts are resuming in eastern Uganda where a landslide swept away homes near Mount Elgon, leaving at least 18 dead.
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FranceRaymond Domenech says France's Euro 2012 performance was weak and that some players' displays were "inexcusable".
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MexicoTexan police are launching new boats equipped with machine guns, in a bid to stop the Mexican drug cartels' latest escape tactic - a "splashdown".
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United KingdomThe Queen attends a service of thanksgiving in Northern Ireland during a two-day visit as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour.
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ItalyPope Benedict visits one of the worst-affected towns in northern Italy after last month's earthquakes which claimed at least 25 lives.
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BhutanBhutanese PM Jigmi Thinley promises that the historic 17th Century Wangdue Phodrang temple - destroyed by fire over the weekend - will be rebuilt.
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United KingdomBank of England governor Sir Mervyn King says he is "pessimistic" about the global economy, saying the situation has worsened in the past few weeks.
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United StatesA top US commander says there are signs the big Islamist militant groups in Africa are trying to work together, the BBC's Mark Doyle reports.
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IndiaPranab Mukherjee resigns as India's finance minister to run for president as the ruling Congress-led alliance candidate.
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Portugal, 
SpainPortugal's Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not feeling the weight of expectation ahead of his side's semi-final against Spain.
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UgandaRescue workers in Uganda ends efforts to find an estimated 70 people believed to be buried in a landslide that swept three villages away.
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GreeceThe Greek government appoints a new finance minister after its first choice resigned due to ill health less than a week after being appointed.
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United KingdomBritain's Laura Robson saves four match points before losing to 24th seed Francesca Schiavone in the first round at Wimbledon.
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United KingdomScottish National Hunt jockey Campbell Gillies dies on holiday in Corfu the day before his 22nd birthday.
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United KingdomEnglish players, including Kelly Smith of Arsenal, dominate the Team GB women's football squad for London 2012.
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ItalyThe world's oldest bank, Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena, has received state help to bolster its finances.
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Turkey, SyriaNato has condemned Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military jet, as the BBC's Jonathan Beale reports.
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ChileEnvironmentalists in Chile protest against what they claim is pollution from a power plant.
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ChinaA group of 100 parents in China who have lost their only child demands better compensation from the government to aid them in old age.
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JerseyOne of Europe's largest hoards of Iron Age coins worth up to £10m is thought to have been unearthed in Jersey.
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Saudi ArabiaHow will Saudi economy weather succession changes?
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UgandaUganda mudslide leaves dozens feared dead
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Russia, SpainUefa launch action against the Spanish football federation and the Russian football union for "improper conduct" of fans.
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FranceArsenal complete the signing of Montpellier's France international striker Olivier Giroud for a reported fee of £12m.
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Turkey, SyriaTurkey changes its military rules of engagement and Nato offers strong support after Syria shot down a Turkish plane that strayed over its territory.
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EgyptAn Egyptian court suspends a government decision allowing military police to arrest civilians, judicial sources say.
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ChinaRelatives claim the husband of a Chinese woman forced to have an abortion when she was seven months pregnant has had to go into hiding after they were labelled traitors.
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Pakistan, IndiaAn Indian man, Sarabjit Singh, is to be freed by Pakistan after spending more than 21 years on death row for bomb attacks he says he did not commit, reports say.
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United KingdomThe UK government successfully fights off an attempt to reveal whether British security officers were mixed up in alleged renditions in East Africa.
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United StatesUS house prices rose in almost all major cities in April, the closely-watched Case Shiller survey indicates.
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ZambiaZambia's ex-ruling party is stripped of its legal status for not paying registration fees for 20 years - a move which could see it lose its parliamentary seats.
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United KingdomAndrea Pirlo says England tried to copy the tactics that won Chelsea the Champions League when they met Italy at Euro 2012.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
RwandaRwanda's foreign minister hits back at reports that her country is backing a mutiny in DR Congo, saying such allegations are endangering Rwandans' lives.
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France, United KingdomBritain's Mark Cavendish aims to help team-mate Bradley Wiggins win the Tour de France before claiming Olympic gold for himself in London.
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BurundiBurundi's president tells the BBC he supports the life sentence given to a journalist last week as he was accused of involvement in a terrorist act.
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HaitiMore than a thousand people protested in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince against government plans to demolish hillside shantytowns.
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Turkey, SyriaFierce fighting is reported between troops and rebel forces in the suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus, amid heightened tension between Syria and Turkey.
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AustraliaRupert Murdoch's News Corporation has confirmed that it is considering splitting itself into two separate companies.
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CanadaRescue crews are set to use heavy machinery to dismantle part of a Canadian shopping centre where a roof collapsed, killing one.
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SyriaSyrian President Bashar al-Assad says his country is in "a state of war" as fierce fighting is reported in the suburbs of the capital Damascus.
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EcuadorLonesome George, the giant Galapagos tortoise believed to be the last of his subspecies, is to be embalmed, Ecuadorian officials say.
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SyriaIan Pannell meets the injured children with no hospital care
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GermanyA German court rules that circumcising boys for religious reasons amounts to bodily harm, even if their parents consent.
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United StatesAt least 24 people in 13 countries are arrested in a US-led sting operation that targeted the trade of stolen bank card data.
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PakistanAleem Maqbool looks around the archaeological site at Mohenjo Daro in southern Pakistan which experts fear could soon be lost.
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FranceCould closer ties blow the eurozone apart?
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Burma, FranceFrench President Francois Hollande promises that his country will do all it can to support Burma's transition to democracy as he meets Aung San Suu Kyi in Paris.
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