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Aruba, 
AustraliaHow one man changed Australian history
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China, 
United StatesWhy so many Chinese want to go to the US
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GreeceHow euro crisis is hitting Greece's tourism industry
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United StatesUS media giant Walt Disney has said it will ban junk food ads on its programmes in an effort to tackle the growing problem of child obesity.
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United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi's Etihad Airways buys a 4% stake in Virgin Australia in a bid to expand its global presence and take on Gulf rivals.
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United StatesThe US town of Boring in Oregon votes in favour of "pairing" with the village of Dull in Perthshire.
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United StatesA rare recall election in the US state of Wisconsin - seen as a key test ahead of the November's national poll - is too close to call. exit polls show.
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Nigeria, 
United KingdomA woman says she believes her British sister was on a Nigerian airliner which crashed in Lagos on Sunday killing all 153 people on board.
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AustraliaAustralia's economy grew by more than expected in the first quarter of the year, allaying fears of a global slowdown hitting its growth.
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CanadaPackages with human remains are sent to two Vancouver schools, in what could be the latest twist in a murder case involving a Canadian porn actor.
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United StatesHow US budget battles pit neighbour against neighbour
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Russia, ChinaChina and Russia are leading a six-country summit in Beijing, expected to focus on security in central Asia, with several bilateral meetings planned.
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United StatesHerb Reed, the last surviving founding member of the US vocal group The Platters, dies in Boston aged 83.
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United StatesDenmark's Mads Mikkelsen is cast as Hannibal Lecter in a new US TV show based on Thomas Harris's cannibalistic serial killer.
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United KingdomThe number of cases of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh is expected to rise, the Scottish Health Secretary has said.
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ChinaThe Great Wall of China is officially declared even longer than previously thought, at 21,196.18km (13,170.6956 miles) long, state-run media report.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoWhy does eastern DR Congo look like heaven but feels like hell?
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RussiaRussia's upper house completes parliamentary approval of a controversial bill that sharply increases fines for breaking laws governing protests.
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ArgentinaThe new head of Argentina's state-controlled energy firm, YPF, says it needs to spend $7bn (£4.5bn) a year for the next five years to boost output.
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NigeriaNigerian security forces shoot dead 16 suspected Boko Haram militants in fierce gunfight in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, officials say.
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LuxembourgThe Luxembourg Boxing Federation votes in favour of licensing the fight between David Haye and Dereck Chisora.
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Aruba, ChinaThe Australian defence minister takes extra precautions against possible cyber espionage in China, Australian media say.
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PakistanPakistan's Chief Justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, is presiding over a court hearing of corruption allegations against his own son, Arsalan.
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GermanyIndustrial production fell in Germany in April, while official figures confirm zero growth for the eurozone economy.
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New ZealandThe world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will take place in New Zealand on 28 November, it is announced.
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AfghanistanTwo suicide bombers kill at least 22 people at a bazaar near the airport in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, local police tell the BBC.
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United StatesA new deal between US media giant Clear Channel and a leading Nashville music label could pave the way to all artists being paid for radio airplay.
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AfghanistanNato planes carry out an air strike in Logar province, south of the Afghan capital Kabul, with several people reported dead.
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PakistanOfficials in Pakistan investigate whether four women who apparently sang and watched as two men danced have been murdered in a so-called 'honour' killing.
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FranceFrench president Francois Hollande unveils details of a plan to lower the retirement age to 60 for some workers - one of his key election pledges.
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South Africa, United KingdomSouth Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has named three uncapped players in his starting line-up for Saturday's first Test against England.
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SpainHow long will Spanish society hold together in economic crisis?
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Sri LankaA senior official from Channel 4 has been expelled from Sri Lanka by the country's government.
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Pakistan, United StatesThe US defence secretary backs the use of drones to kill militants in Pakistan, two days after a missile strike reportedly kills an al-Qaeda leader.
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FranceMaria Sharapova stays on course to complete the Grand Slam by beating Kaia Kanepi to book a French Open semi-final with Petra Kvitova.
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United StatesSherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Lara Pulver are among the nominees for the 2012 Critics' Choice TV Awards.
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Libya, United StatesA bomb goes off outside the US embassy offices in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, causing minor damage to its outer gate.
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United StatesBroadway musical Once is the big winner at the Drama Desk Awards in New York, picking up four prizes.
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ChinaA leading Chinese dissident imprisoned after the 1989 Tiananmen protests is found dead under strange circumstances, his family say.
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LibyaAlmost all flights resume at Tripoli's international airport after a militia group seized control of the runway and halted flights on Monday.
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Azerbaijan, 
Armenia, United StatesVisiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is "deeply concerned" about continuing clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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SyriaAgriculture Minister Riad Hijab is named as new prime minister of Syria by President Bashar al-Assad.
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United StatesWisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker wins a recall vote sparked by his anti-union reforms, in a key test ahead of November elections.
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MexicoPresident Felipe Calderon signs a law making Mexico only the second country in the world to introduce binding targets on climate change.
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LiberiaMilitants in Liberia are recruiting children to carry out cross-border raids on villages in Ivory Coast, a human rights group says.
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GreeceGreek tourism has taken a huge hit as a result of the global economic crisis and the country's political unrest.
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FranceRafael Nadal remains on course for a record seventh French Open title after powering past Nicolas Almagro at Roland Garros.
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GreeceQueues form outside pharmacies in Greece after the cash-strapped government promises to tackle a shortage of critical medicines.
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BahrainProminent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is back in detention, his lawyers say, in the fifth case against him since May.
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United StatesThe US central bank said its regular Beige Book survey of the economy showed growth increased over the past two months.
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United StatesCan al-Qaeda survive US drone strikes?
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Ireland, United KingdomThe Olympic flame crossed the Irish border to be greeted by thousands in Dublin on Wednesday, before travelling north to Belfast.
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Namibia, MexicoNine orphan elephants find a new home in a Safari park in Mexico after their parents were killed by ivory hunters in Namibia.
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SpainSpain's economy minister rejects claims that the country is about to seek aid for its banking sector, as pressure grows on authorities to act.
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BotswanaBrazilian president Dilma Rousseff signs into law a measure allowing beer sales at the 2014 World Cup but they could still be banned at a lower level.
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Poland, United KingdomAs England arrive in Poland for Euro 2012, FA chairman David Bernstein praises the impact of Roy Hodgson.
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Puerto Rico, United StatesThe US Drug Enforcement Administration arrests 33 people at Puerto Rico's main international airport, suspected of smuggling drugs to the US mainland.
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FranceAndy Murray's bid for a first Grand Slam ends as he loses 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-2 to David Ferrer in the French Open quarter-finals.
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GermanyDavid Cameron says Germany cannot be expected to resolve the eurozone crisis on her own as he says its financial problems are the "biggest threat" to global prosperity.
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GreeceIn Greece the anti-bailout party Syriza is neck and neck with the pro-bailout New Democracy party for next weeks election.
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SyriaAs many as 100 people, including many women and children, have been killed by Syrian pro-government forces in Hama province, opposition activists say.
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United KingdomChris Ashton will only use his swallow dive to mark special tries after talks with England head coach Stuart Lancaster.
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FranceAndy Murray says he is happy with his French Open campaign despite his quarter-final defeat by David Ferrer.
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael's prime minister orders the construction of 300 new homes at a West Bank settlement after MPs reject a bill to legalise several outposts.
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IsraelHuman rights groups warn that a Palestinian footballer who has been on hunger strike for 80 days in an Israeli jail faces imminent danger of death.
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YemenSeventeen militants and at least two soldiers are killed in clashes in southern Yemen, as the army tries to regain territory lost last year.
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ItalyItalian police arrest a man in connection to the bombing of a school in Brindisi last month, in which a 16-year-old girl was killed, local media says.
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United KingdomBank of England policymakers will meet later to decide whether to change interest rates or to pump more money through quantitative easing.
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ChinaThe Chinese activist whose life has been forged by protest
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VietnamIs Vietnam's revolutionary leader still relevant today?
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GreeceFacing "payback time" at the ballot box
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