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GermanyGermany's Pirate Party sets sail for a role in national politics
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United StatesTwo people are arrested in the US and charged with trying to extort money from the singer Stevie Wonder.
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VenezuelaA Venezuelan crossword writer is questioned by intelligence agents after being accused of hiding a coded assassination message in a puzzle.
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United KingdomJames Anderson says this team can be the greatest-ever England side as they prepare to host West Indies at Lord's.
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Venezuela, 
CubaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns from Cuba, saying his radiotherapy treatment for cancer is over and has been successful.
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India, United StatesAn Indian appeals court overturns the conviction of a US teenager who had been accused of murdering his mother at an resort in 2010.
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ArubaAustralian sprinter Black Caviar stretches her record unbeaten run to 21 in her final warm-up for racing at Royal Ascot in June.
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VenezuelaA crossword compiler has been questioned by intelligence officials in Venezuela.
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United KingdomSir Alex Ferguson questions defender Rio Ferdinand's ability to cope with England's schedule at Euro 2012.
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Venezuela, CubaPresident Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has returned home following 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba - declaring that the radiotherapy has been a success.
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Turkey, 
Syria, 
IranTwo Turkish journalists who were held in Syria for two months are on their way home after being released through Iranian mediation.
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Germany, United KingdomFrom the end of WWII until the end of the Cold War, a British military train ran daily from West Germany through East Germany to West Berlin.
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GreeceThe Greek president summons party leaders for last-ditch talks on forming a unity government, after days of wrangling and deepening economic fears.
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Seychelles, 
SpainSerena Williams will play Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Madrid Open after both players enjoy simple semi-final victories.
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SudanThe first group of South Sudanese from among thousands stranded for months in a camp in Sudan is on its way to the south.
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ChinaChina denies reports its military forces are preparing for war amid tensions over a disputed territory in the South China Sea.
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SpainMcLaren's Lewis Hamilton secures his third pole of the season in Spain ahead of the Williams of Pastor Maldonado
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SudanThe United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay says the bombing of territory in South Sudan despite a UN resolution demanding an end to hostilities is an outrage.
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Russia, 
IndonesiaClearer weather has finally allowed Indonesian helicopters to land at the site of the wreckage of a Russian-made plane, which crashed into the side of a mountain in Indonesia on Wednesday.
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FranceFrench left-winger Jean-Luc Melenchon says he will run for the same seat as far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the forthcoming parliamentary election.
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United StatesUS bank JPMorgan Chase faces stiff criticism from politicians after admitting a $2bn loss that led to a nosedive in its share price.
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SyriaWhat is the Syrian Islamist al-Nusra Front?
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GreeceEuropean central bankers openly express views on the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone as the country struggles to form a government.
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Bermuda, SpainMcLaren's Lewis Hamilton is stripped of pole position in Spain and will start from the back of the grid.
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SyriaA video from a shadowy Islamist group, al-Nusra, says it carried out bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus which killed 55 on Thursday.
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SpainRoger Federer will face Tomas Berdych in the Madrid Open final knowing a win will take him to second in the rankings.
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TurkeyHundreds of fans from Istanbul football club Fenerbahce clash with Turkish police and occupy the pitch after losing a title decider to Galatasaray.
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United StatesPresumptive US Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney restates his opposition to same-sex marriage, days after President Obama backed it.
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NigeriaNigerian police say they have arrested a senior commander of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the troubled northern city of Kano.
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SpainTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Spain, demonstrating against deep cuts to public spending.
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Yemen, United StatesYemeni military officials say at least 10 al-Qaeda militants have been killed in two aerial attacks thought to be by US drones in the south of the country.
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NepalLast speaker of mysterious Nepal tribal tongue
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Cuba, United KingdomIn Havana, a British man and his Cuban wife have just opened the Caribbean island's first curry house.
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GreeceWould it be cheaper to put train passengers in cabs?
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Paraguay, 
ArgentinaSeven sailors are missing after an Argentine ship and a Paraguayan vessel collide on the River Parana.
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