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United KingdomUK-based charity Oxfam says the global trade in ammunition must be regulated, ahead of a UN conference on a new arms treaty.
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JapanJapan's factory output is weaker than expected in April because of slower demand for electronics goods, according to official figures.
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IndiaA strike called by India's opposition parties in protest against a sharp increase in petrol prices disrupts normal life in parts of the country.
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ChinaReports from Tibet say Chinese security forces have launched a wave of detentions in Lhasa following two self-immolations there on Sunday.
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CanadaCanadian police are searching for a man wanted in connection with two packages of human limbs in Ottawa and a headless torso in Montreal.
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United KingdomDoctors in London are trialling "touchless" gaming technology to help them carry out delicate surgery.
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IsraelIsrael dismisses the suggestion that it is behind the Flame cyber-attack which was uncovered this week.
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IndiaThe Indian economy records its worst performance since 2003 on the back of a widening trade gap and poor investment.
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SyriaA commander in the rebel Free Syrian Army threatens to stop adhering to a ceasefire on Friday but the ultimatum is denied by the rebels' leader.
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PolandUkraine's Euro 2012 Director, Markian Lubkivsky, has denied BBC Panorama's allegations of racism in his country and Poland.
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PortugalSubstitute Silvestre Varela's late thunderbolt boosts Portugal's hopes of reaching the Euro 2012 last-eight.
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Italy, United KingdomItalian architect Renzo Piano, who is behind London's Shard skyscraper, will co-design the inaugural Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
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United StatesEurope's first smartphone based on the US chipmaker's technology is to go on sale in the UK and France in June.
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New ZealandIreland second row Paul O'Connell is ruled out of the forthcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand with a knee injury.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA military court sentences two soldiers to death in absentia for taking part in April's mutiny in eastern DR Congo.
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SomaliaWorld leaders and Somali politicians start talks in Istanbul on how to end decades of anarchy in Somalia, ahead of a leadership change in August.
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IraqAt least 12 people are killed, and scores wounded, in a series of bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say.
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FranceAndy Murray plays through an injury scare to beat Jarkko Nieminen in four sets to reach the French Open third round.
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AfghanistanA suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar kills at least five policemen, officials say.
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NepalA Nepalese Supreme Court judge under investigation for corruption is shot dead in the capital, Kathmandu.
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CanadaCanadian police name a 29-year-old porn actor and Montreal resident wanted in connection with two limbs sent through the post, and a headless torso.
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CanadaComputer services company Logica agrees to be bought by Canadian rival CGI Group for £1.7bn.
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NetherlandsThe heir to the Dutch throne made a media splash by hurling a toilet for fun in a contest recently - but now speaks of his shame.
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MauritaniaA prominent Mauritanian anti-slavery activist is among seven people charged with threatening state security after burning religious books they said promoted the use of slavery.
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Kazakhstan, ChinaThirteen bodies are found at a burnt-out border post near Kazakhstan's frontier with China and most of the dead are border-guards.
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Nigeria, ItalyA German engineer abducted in January by gunmen in Kano in northern Nigeria has been killed in a failed rescue bid, security sources say.
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IsraelIsrael hands over to the Palestinian Authority the remains of 91 Palestinians who died carrying out attacks against Israel.
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United StatesThe US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.9% in the first three months of this year, weaker than the 2.2% first thought.
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Egypt, United StatesTwo American tourists are released unharmed a day after they were kidnapped near the Sinai resort of Dahab in Egypt.
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SyriaPaul Wood finds Syria close to major sectarian bloodshed
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FranceDefending champion Na Li beats Stephanie Foretz Gacon in straight sets to reach the French Open third round.
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NorwayAnders Behring Breivik took stimulants before he launched attacks in Norway which left 77 people dead, his trial in Oslo hears.
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FranceChampion Rafael Nadal progresses to the French Open third round with a straight sets-win over Denis Istomin.
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RwandaA former Rwandan youth minister is given a life sentence by a UN war crimes tribunal after being found guilty of playing a key role in the 1994 genocide.
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CanadaCanadian police say a 29-year-old porn actor wanted in connection with a gruesome murder in Montreal may have fled North America.
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SomaliaAfrican Union and government forces in Somalia capture the southern town of Afmadow, an important strategic base for al-Shabab militants.
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UkraineUkraine's President Viktor Yanukovych denies that racist hooliganism will be a problem during this year's Euro 2012 matches in his country.
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JordanFrank Lampard is ruled out of England's Euro 2012 campaign with a thigh injury and is set to be replaced by Liverpool's Jordan Henderson.
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United StatesA US appeals court in Boston rules that key parts of a federal law denying benefits to same-sex couples are unconstitutional.
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Russia, United StatesA retired Russian colonel is jailed for 12 years on charges of passing thousands of images of maps to the United States.
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Syria, Russia, United StatesRussian policy on Syria is going to contribute to a civil war, the US secretary of state says, as the UN warns of a looming "catastrophic" conflict there.
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United StatesThe jury in the trial of former US presidential candidate John Edwards has reached a verdict, says a court clerk, after nine days of deliberations.
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United StatesThe American SpaceX company completes a historic first mission to the International Space Station by a privately operated vehicle.
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SwitzerlandThe head of Anglo-Swiss mining firm Xstrata is offered almost £29m to stay on as boss once its merger with Glencore is completed.
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United States, ChinaActivist Chen Guangcheng, in his first major US public appearance, says democratic change in China is slow but irreversible.
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United KingdomUsain Bolt storms to victory in 9.76 seconds in the Rome Diamond League meeting, ahead of Asafa Powell.
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PeruDays of intense demonstrations against a mining project near Cusco in Peru are followed by the arrest of the mayor of Espinar province, said to be one of the leaders of the protests.
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UkraineUkrainian officials arrest two men suspected of involvement of bomb blasts in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk in April.
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IrelandPeople in the Republic of Ireland vote in the eurozone's only referendum on the EU fiscal pact, which limits budget deficits.
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SpainSpain's economy minister dismisses talk of it seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund as "senseless".
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IranAccording to Tehran's chamber of commerce goods worth $20 billion get smuggled into Iran every year.
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SpainEuropean Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi says that eurozone leaders must decide what they want the bloc to look like in the future, because the current set-up is "unsustainable".
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Turkey, SyriaAs the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said Syria could be moving towards a "catastrophic" civil war, the opposition based in Turkey is divided and beset by infighting.
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IsraelIsrael returned the remains of 91 Palestinians killed while they were carrying out attacks against Israelis.
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United KingdomThe British Chambers of Commerce slashes its forecast for economic growth this year, to just 0.1%, and calls for more action to help businesses.
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EgyptEgypt's state of emergency, which gave extensive powers to the authorities to detain suspects, has expired after 31 years in force.
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United KingdomOlympic beer could be pricey - but how much is the average UK pint?
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