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MexicoA workshop making fake Mexican uniforms for use by drug cartels is raided by the security forces in the north of Mexico.
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IndiaIndian woman's journey from child bride to multi-millionaire
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ChinaWhy great famine that devastated China is barely a footnote
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UkraineOpposition politicians in Ukraine are demanding an investigation into why a session of parliament descended into a fist-fight.
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ChinaThe older brother of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled the closely-guarded village where he lives for the capital, Beijing.
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MexicoView of Mexico's drugs war from the place it began
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JapanA young penguin which escaped from a Tokyo aquarium is caught after more than two months on the loose in the Japanese capital.
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Papua New Guinea, 
AustraliaAustralia and the Commonwealth call for restraint in Papua New Guinea amid escalating tensions over the leadership battle, as police block parliament.
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JapanJapan's consumer prices rise in April, spurred by rising fuel and energy costs, official data shows.
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FranceThe amount at stake at the French Open makes it the biggest Grand Slam of the year, according to former finalist Robin Soderling.
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United States, ChinaChina's Huawei files a complaint against InterDigital, accusing the US firm of abusing its position and charging ''exploitative'' fees for mobile patents.
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United StatesA man confesses to suffocating six-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 in New York, a notorious case that haunted American parents for years.
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New ZealandTwo officers of the container ship that ran aground off New Zealand causing its worst maritime spill are jailed for seven months.
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Thailand, United StatesThailand reports a surprise fall in its exports for April because of falling demand from key markets such as Europe and the US.
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Spain, 
GibraltarGibraltarian police confront Spanish officers escorting Spanish fishing boats in the waters near Gibraltar for the second night running.
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Pakistan, United StatesA US Senate panel says it is cutting $33m in aid to Pakistan after the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama Bin Laden.
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JapanA young penguin which escaped from a Tokyo aquarium is caught after more than two months on the loose in the Japanese capital.
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Aruba, United StatesThe Delhi High Court allows a woman who accused Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach of molesting her to drop the case after settling out of court.
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ChinaA man has been detained in south-west China by police investigating the disappearance of as many as 17 young men in recent years, reports say.
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AzerbaijanOrganisers are putting the final touches to the Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, ahead of the Eurovision song contest on Saturday.
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United KingdomChristian Wade is set to make his senior debut for England in Sunday's Killik Cup game against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
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Nigeria, ChinaOfficials say dozens of Chinese traders arrested in Nigeria and accused of "economic scavenging" have now been released.
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Israel, 
TurkeyIsraeli climber's Everest rescue breaks ice with Turkey
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MexicoThe crackdown on drug gangs in Mexico is likely to be a key issue in July's upcoming presidential election.
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France, Japan, United KingdomBritain's Andy Murray is drawn to face Tatsuma Ito of Japan, the world number 69, in the opening round of the French Open.
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ArgentinaThe EU files a suit against Argentina's import restrictions at the WTO in the latest stage of a trade row between the two.
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Libya, United KingdomLibyan interim prime minister Abdurrahim El-Keib lays a wreath at the spot where policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead in London in 1984.
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GermanyThe fabled German town of Hamelin may need a new rat-catcher after rodents gnawed through a cable powering its fountain.
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Pakistan, United StatesA US Senate panel cuts $33m (£21m) in aid to Pakistan in response to the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama Bin Laden.
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SpainSpain's Eurovision entrant denies reports she was asked not to win by her country's public television channel, claiming she was misquoted.
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SyriaBBC's Paul Wood inside besieged Syrian rebel stronghold
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South Korea, 
North KoreaThe remains of 12 South Korean soldiers return home, in the first repatriation of soldiers from the South killed during the Korean War 60 years ago.
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United KingdomThe "yes" campaign for independence wants one million Scots to sign a declaration of support by the time of the referendum in the autumn of 2014.
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United StatesSatellite broadcaster clashes with US TV networks over a set-top box that strips ads out of recorded programmes
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United KingdomThe Olympic flame arrives in Wales and is greeted by thousands of people on its relay route towards Newport and Cardiff.
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Afghanistan, FrancePresident Francois Hollande defends his decision to end France's military mission in Afghanistan early, during an unannounced visit to Kabul.
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TurkeyA policeman and two suspected suicide bombers die in an attack on a police station in the central Turkish province of Kayseri.
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South AfricaThe Square Kilometre Array - one of the great scientific projects of the 21st Century - will be hosted by both Africa and Australasia.
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SomaliaAfrican Union (AU) forces in Somalia say they have captured a strategic town near the capital, Mogadishu, after Islamist militants pulled out.
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NorwayEngland manager Roy Hodgson confirms striker Andy Carroll and goalkeeper Rob Green will start against Norway on Saturday.
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AustriaA man in Austria shoots his son in the head at a school, leaving the boy critically ill, then flees and dies in an apparent suicide.
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Syria, 
LebanonLebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati confirms that 11 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been released after being abducted in Syria on Tuesday.
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ZimbabweWestern nations should lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its President Robert Mugabe, says UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay.
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PeruDozens of families in central-northern Peru lose their homes and belongings after the Aucayacu River bursts its banks.
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EgyptThe Islamist Muslim Brotherhood candidate for president is likely to face former PM Ahmed Shafiq in a run-off, after Egypt's first free presidential election.
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AustraliaSpectacular light show illuminates the Sydney Opera House as part of Australia's Vivid Festival.
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NorwayNorwegian police recount the moments of Anders Behring Breivik's arrest after he shot dead 69 people on Utoeya island last July.
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Israel, United StatesThe US state department criticises Israel's treatment of thousands of African asylum seekers who it says are being denied basic social services.
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United KingdomMarlon Samuels and Darren Sammy add an unbroken 168 as West Indies rally to 304-6 on day one of the second Test with England.
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ItalyThe Vatican says it has detained a person - said by sources to be the Pope's butler - on suspicion of leaking confidential documents to the Italian media.
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United KingdomUsain Bolt fails to go under 10 seconds in the 100m at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, with Britain's Dwain Chambers fifth.
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IsraelA key suspect in an organ-trafficking case in Kosovo is arrested in Israel, European Union prosecutors in Kosovo say.
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IranIran has enriched uranium at more than 20% at its Fordo nuclear site, a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog suggests.
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United KingdomA millionaire's daughter who drove looters around London during the 2011 riots is jailed for two years.
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SpainSpain's Bankia asks the government for a bailout of 19bn euros ($24bn; £15bn), while the region of Catalonia has already asked for help.
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YemenA suicide car bomber kills at least 12 people in Yemen's northern town controlled by Shia rebels, officials say.
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SyriaBBC reporter Paul Wood has been inside the Syrian town of Rastan, which has been under attack by the country's military despite a UN brokered ceasefire.
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ChinaThe extreme weather conditions in the Gobi desert in China are not stopping local red wine producers.
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SpainSpain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, asks for a bailout worth 19bns euros ($24bn; £15bn), and admits that it made a massive loss last year.
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BotswanaBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vetoed some of the articles in the controversial forest code, which environmentalists say could speed up deforestation.
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EgyptEgypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls allies to back its presidential candidate in a likely run-off against Hosni Mubarak's last PM to "save" the uprising.
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IrelandOne of the final opinion polls ahead of Ireland's referendum next week on whether to ratify the EU Fiscal Treaty suggests it is likely to be a 'yes' vote.
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SyriaAt least 50 people, including 13 children, are killed in a town in Syria's restive province of Homs, opposition activists say, calling it a "massacre".
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Syria, LebanonThe bloodshed in Syria has spilled over the border into neighbouring Lebanon, fuelling fears of a return to the sectarian violence seen the past.
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HondurasProtest have been held across Honduras demanding an end to a series of murders of journalists, amid accusations that criminals enjoy impunity.
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GreeceIMF head Christine Lagarde urges Greeks to pay taxes, saying she worried more about sub-Saharan Africa than the crisis-hit European nation.
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United KingdomLatest figures reveal that councils in England and Wales have received almost 9,500 road closure applications for Diamond Jubilee street parties.
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IrelandIreland's debate on ratifying the EU Fiscal Treaty fails to ignite
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AzerbaijanSong contest turns the spotlight on Azerbaijan
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