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BrazilFormer Fifa president Joao Havelange, 96, leaves hospital in Brazil after battling a serious infection for two months.
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NepalThree climbers have died and two others are missing as they returned from the summit of Mount Everest, officials in Nepal say.
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United KingdomWomen in their early 40s should be given access to IVF on the NHS, draft guidelines for England, Wales and Northern Ireland recommend.
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United StatesA US student convicted of using a webcam to secretly film his room-mate in a gay encounter has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.
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ChinaVast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military equipment, a key Senate committee investigation finds.
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Iran, United StatesThe US Senate approves a bill to tighten sanctions against Iran in a bid to force Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme.
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MalaysiaMalaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is charged over April's mass street rally, in a move he says is politically motivated.
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JapanTokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634m and double the height of the Eiffel tower, opens to the public.
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EgyptEgyptians are preparing to go to the polls in the first leadership vote since the toppling of President Mubarak.
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United StatesThe foundation of late US President Ronald Reagan expresses outrage after a vial said to have held a sample of his blood is offered for auction.
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AfghanistanNato leaders endorse plans to hand combat command in Afghanistan to local forces by mid-2013 and withdraw fighting troops by 2014.
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United StatesThe village in the US state of North Carolina used to film District 12 from The Hunger Games is to be sold at auction in July.
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Dominican Republic, 
DominicaGoverning party candidate Danilo Medina declares victory in the Dominican Republic's presidential race, but the opposition rejects the result amid fraud complaints.
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MaliMali's Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra says he is ashamed that Mali's interim president was beaten unconscious by protesters, as Ecowas threatens new sanctions.
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IndiaSpencer Kelly reports on how farmers in India are using mobile phone technology to help ease their workload.
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CanadaPrince Charles is to take part in a gathering of first nations chiefs as part of his four-day Diamond Jubilee tour of Canada.
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United KingdomFour-time winner Lleyton Hewitt and Britain's James Ward are handed wildcards for the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club.
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United KingdomThe UK inflation rate fell to 3% last month, its lowest since February 2010, owing to a slowdown in transport price rises.
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BotswanaThe Brazilian government unveils a new stimulus package to boost manufacturing, particularly in the key car sector, to try to boost economic growth.
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IndiaA passenger express train collides with a goods train in India's Andhra Pradesh state, killing at least 24 people.
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FranceA violent rainstorm causes flooding and power cuts in and around Nancy in north-eastern France, with one person found dead in their home.
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United StatesThe last recording by pop star Whitney Houston - a duet with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks - is released.
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United KingdomInjured West Indies seamer Shannon Gabriel will miss the rest of the Test series against England and be replaced by Tino Best.
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SudanA car has exploded in the Sudanese town of Port Sudan killing one person, the country's news agency says.
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IranThe head of the UN nuclear watchdog says it is close to signing a deal with Iran on an investigation into its atomic activity, after talks in Tehran.
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MauritiusTwo men charged with the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius last year plead not guilty at the start of their trial.
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United KingdomHome Secretary Theresa May announces new plans to tackle anti-social behaviour in England and Wales, including orders to replace Asbos.
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IrelandRepublic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given will sit out training after suffering a knee injury.
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United KingdomAre you coming to the London 2012 Olympic Games this year?
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GuatemalaGuatemala's former military leader Efrain Rios Montt faces a second trial on genocide charges, over the massacre of 201 people during the civil war.
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ItalyComedian Beppe Grillo shakes up Italian politics, with his party winning elections in the northern city of Parma.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA soldier believed to have been killed by a British sniper in Afghanistan was accidentally shot while on active service, a coroner says.
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EgyptEgypt candidates wake up to key neglected constituency
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BurmaBurma's reformist, military-backed government appeals for public understanding after rare protests by hundreds of people against chronic power shortages.
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United KingdomThe Bank of England should consider new boosts to the UK economy says the IMF as it backs the government's deficit-cutting strategy.
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EgyptFive Egyptian policeman are sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for their roles in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising.
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United StatesThe final episode of Hugh Laurie's award-winning medical drama House airs in the US, eight years after its TV debut.
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BahrainLeading Bahraini political and human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja appears in court in the capital, Manama, for his retrial.
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SpainSchools and universities in Spain close in protest at government cuts, in the first ever strike across all levels of public education.
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FranceSix Somalis go on trial in Paris charged with taking the crew of the sailing ship Le Ponant hostage in 2008.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka must co-operate with any international war crimes probe, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka tells the BBC, a day after his release from jail.
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RussiaA Russian court jails 10 people, four for life, for the November 2009 bombing of a high-speed train in which 27 people died.
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Syria, 
Lebanon, 
LibyaAn anti-Syrian Sunni cleric whose arrest sparked sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli is released on bail.
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YemenYemen's national day parade passes off without incident, but in a sombre atmosphere, a day after a bomber killed 96 soldiers in the capital, Sanaa.
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SpainJose Mourinho signs a new four-year contract to remain as manager of La Liga champions Real Madrid until 2016.
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JapanJapan's credit rating is downgraded by two levels by credit rating agency Fitch on concerns about the country's high levels of debt.
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South AfricaA painting showing South Africa's President Jacob Zuma with his genitals hanging out, angering the ANC, is vandalised in a Johannesburg gallery.
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China, United StatesGoogle's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea warns that it will bolster its nuclear programme and take unspecified counter-measures unless the US eases diplomatic pressure on it.
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South AfricaA painting of the South African President Jacob Zuma has been vandalised at a gallery in Johannesburg.
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United KingdomFilm director Ken Loach criticises British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate.
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United KingdomKevin Pietersen praises England's bowling attack after a West Indies fightback gave his side an unexpected fright in the first Test at Lord's.
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Russia, ChinaThe Beijing Symphony Orchestra sacks a Russian cellist after footage of him being rude to a fellow train passenger is posted online.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyIraq's government warns Turkey it needs Baghdad's permission to build new oil and gas pipelines from the Kurdish autonomous region in the north.
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Switzerland, United KingdomA UK-Swiss team is to use genetic testing to investigate the origins of remains claimed to have come from "yetis" and "bigfoot".
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GreeceThe economic crisis in Greece is forcing families to seek help from children's homes according to one charity.
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United StatesThe head of Nasa has hailed a "new era" in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station by a private company.
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GreeceGreece's former prime minister told Kirsty Wark that it would be a "much worse choice" for Greece to leave the euro.
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PakistanAt least 10 people are killed after gunmen open fire on a political rally in Pakistan's volatile southern port city of Karachi, police say.
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South AfricaA black farm worker has been found guilty of the murder of the South African white supremacist leader, Eugene Terreblanche.
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South AfricaA South African farm worker is convicted of murdering white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010, with a second man acquitted.
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United KingdomThe European Court of Human Rights says individual governments can decide how to implement a ban on convicted prisoners voting.
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United StatesThe US city of Joplin marks the first anniversary of the country's most deadly tornado in 60 years with several ceremonies.
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Argentina, 
ColombiaA bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe.
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Iran, Syria, LebanonTensions rise after rebels in northern Syria kidnap 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims on their way home from visiting holy sites in Iran.
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FranceOne of world's largest private cognac collections has gone on sale in Holland, including bottles dating back to the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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United StatesFormer world number one Kim Clijsters says she will retire after attempting to win a fourth US Open title in September.
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United KingdomA senior Olympic official is suspended after a BBC investigation revealed he was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of 2012 tickets for cash.
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France, United StatesA US plane bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, makes an early landing in Maine after a woman claims to be carrying a surgically implanted device.
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SingaporeSingapore schools target creativity, not cramming
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GreeceWhy a Greek default wouldn't spell the end of the world
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, is to step down this summer due to ill health after a year in his position, the state department says.
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YemenSeven aid agencies warn that Yemen is on the verge of a hunger catastrophe as a result of political instability and rising prices.
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