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ChinaChinese use fake gold bars and self-help books to get ahead
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IndiaThe ‘Love Commandos’ who enable inter-caste marriage
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United StatesLessons from US history for the crisis-hit eurozone
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GuatemalaGuatemalan Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno, who played a key role in ending a long civil war in 1996, dies aged 80.
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United KingdomVictims of crime in England and Wales should be able to track the progress of their cases online, think-tank IPPR suggests in a report.
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Syria, 
RussiaRussian co-operation is vital for effective action on Syria
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Armenia, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns that border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan could lead to a broader conflict in the Caucasus.
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ChinaChina blocks access to the term "Shanghai Composite Index" on some of the country's most popular microblogging sites.
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United StatesThe governor of the US state of Wisconsin faces a rare recall election in a race closely watched as a test of key Republican policies.
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New ZealandNew Zealand signs an agreement with Nato to boost cooperation in areas such as terrorism, military training and intelligence.
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AustraliaThe Reserve Bank of Australia cuts interest rates for the second time in as many months amid concerns of a slowdown in the economy.
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United KingdomThe Queen's Diamond Jubilee festivities continue with thousands of beacons lit in the UK and a concert at Buckingham Palace.
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United StatesThe former head of bankrupt US broker MF Global, Jon Corzine, could face legal action over the firm's collapse, the liquidating trustee says.
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Austria, ChinaThe Alpine village of Hallstatt in the Austrian Alps has been recreated in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
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RussiaAttempts by BP to sell its stake in a Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, have been complicated by renewed court action in Siberia by minority shareholders.
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JapanManchester United agree a deal reported to be worth an initial £12m to sign Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa from Borussia Dortmund.
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FranceAndy Murray rallies from a dismal start to defeat Richard Gasquet in four sets to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.
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KenyaHow Kenyans' dangerous run to school can produce champions
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea appoints a team to scan the internet for suicide-related material as part of a move to cut suicide rates in the country.
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ChinaForeign embassies in China should refrain from publishing their own independent air pollution readings, a senior Chinese official warns.
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Australia, United KingdomGreig Laidlaw knocks over a penalty in added on time as Scotland secure their first win in Australia since 1982.
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United StatesResidents of the Perthshire village of Dull await news on a possible tie-up with the US town of Boring.
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IranIran's parliament re-elects a critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as speaker, following an election victory by his conservative opponents.
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Ukraine, RussiaA bill to boost the status of the Russian language in Ukraine passes its first hurdle in parliament, amid strong opposition.
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SingaporeSingapore tightens rules on how maids clean windows in high-rise flats following an increase in work-related deaths this year.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA British soldier killed in Afghanistan during a mission to rescue a kidnapped policeman is named as Pte Gregg Thomas Stone by the Ministry of Defence.
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LibyaThe first senior official from the former Libyan regime, Abu Zeid Omar Dorda, is charged in connection with the conflict that toppled Muammar Gaddafi.
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SwedenWooden fish traps said to be some 9,000 years old are found in the Baltic Sea off Sweden, possibly the oldest such traps in existence.
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Russia, ChinaChina and Russia reinforce their opposition to foreign intervention in Syria, as Russian President Vladimr Putin arrives in Beijing.
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Azerbaijan, ArmeniaArmenian forces shoot dead five Azerbaijani soldiers a day after three Armenians are killed in fighting along the two countries' border.
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FranceSixth seed Sam Stosur beats Dominka Cibulkova to book a French Open semi-final against Italy's Sara Errani.
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Pakistan, United StatesA US drone strike on Monday in Pakistan targeted al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Yahya al-Libi, US officials confirm.
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Netherlands, United KingdomRafael Van der Vaart says Rio Ferdinand is one of England's top defenders and is surprised by his Euro 2012 omission.
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Sri LankaA senior Sri Lankan official says that he has no idea about the whereabouts of a missing journalist seven months after saying he believed the man was alive and living abroad.
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SpainCristiano Ronaldo says he wants to end his career at Real Madrid after winning his first Spanish league title.
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FranceAndy Murray admits he feared injury would end his French Open - as he bids to beat David Ferrer on clay for the first time.
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IsraelSubmarine sales prompt Germans to re-examine ties with Israel
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LuxembourgOne of the organisers of the David Haye-Dereck Chisora bout says "at least" five other bodies have offered to sanction the event should the Luxembourg Boxing Federation pull out.
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SyriaSyria declares as unwelcome the ambassadors of several Western states, a week after governments around the world expelled its top diplomats.
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India, United StatesUS defence secretary Leon Panetta emphasises India's role in providing security for Asia, including Afghanistan, during a Delhi visit.
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NorwayDefence witnesses from the far right in Norway support Anders Behring Breivik's views on Islam in court on Day 31 of his murder trial.
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Pakistan, United StatesPakistan summons a US envoy to protest against a surge in drone attacks, the latest of which targeted al-Qaeda's second in command.
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NigeriaNigeria's civil aviation authority suspends the operational licence of Dana Air after one of its planes crashed in a busy Lagos suburb, killing at least 153.
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ItalyThe bell tower of the church of Archangel Saint Michael, in Poggio Renatico in the province of Ferrara, has been demolished through a controlled explosion.
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SpainG7 finance chiefs hold emergency talks as Spain's finance minister says credit markets are "effectively shut" to his country.
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BulgariaBulgarian archaeologists unearth two skeletons from the Middle Ages pierced through the chest with iron rods to supposedly keep them from turning into vampires.
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ParaguayParaguay's President Fernando Lugo says he will recognise that he is the father of a 10-year-old child born when he was still a Roman Catholic bishop.
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FranceWorld number one Novak Djokovic and top seed Roger Federer scrape through to set up French Open semi-final meeting.
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LibyaSome air traffic resumes at Tripoli's main airport, a day after it was seized by a Libyan militia group - but questions remain about security.
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Pakistan, United StatesFunding for the Pakistani version of the children's television series Sesame Street is being withdrawn, US officials in Islamabad say.
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United KingdomMinisters are urged to look into claims that unemployed people hired as unpaid stewards during the Jubilee ended up having to sleep under London Bridge.
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Cuba, United StatesThe US subsidiary of big Brazilian construction company Odebrecht goes to court over Florida legislation that bans business with Cuba.
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EstoniaFrance warm up for their match against England with a 4-0 victory over Estonia, while Sweden beat Serbia and Ukraine lose to Turkey.
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Canada, 
GermanyThe Canadian porn actor wanted for the murder and dismemberment of his lover has told a judge he will not fight his extradition from Germany, prosecutors say.
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United StatesSupporters of California's same-sex marriage ban plan to appeal to the US Supreme Court, after a court refused to reconsider its legality.
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Syria, RussiaSyria has declared as unwelcome the ambassadors of several Western states, a week after governments around the world expelled its top diplomats.
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Canada, GermanyThe Canadian porn actor wanted for the murder and dismemberment of his lover will not oppose his extradition from Germany, prosecutors say.
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Pakistan, United StatesSenior al-Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi died in a drone strike in a volatile tribal area of Pakistan, a US official tells the BBC.
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EgyptThousands of Egyptians continue protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square against the verdicts handed down in the trial of Hosni Mubarak, his sons and aides.
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United StatesNine jurors are picked in the sexual abuse trial of US football coach Jerry Sandusky, after a judge rules accusers cannot use pseudonyms.
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United KingdomAthletes chosen to represent Team GB at the London Olympics will know the national anthem, says UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee.
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FranceA rare letter written by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in fledgling English goes on show in Paris ahead of an auction at the weekend.
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Morocco, SpainA giant solar-powered plane lands in Morocco's capital Rabat after flying from Spain, completing the second leg of its pioneering journey.
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IndiaHas skin whitening in India gone too far?
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