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Nearly 15,000 people died and 25,000 are still trapped in the earthquake that hit China, official media say.
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A curfew is imposed in the historic old city in Jaipur in western India after a series of bombings killed 63 people.
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US President George W Bush arrives in Israel to take part in celebrations of the country's 60th anniversary.
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Hillary Clinton says her win in West Virginia means the race for the Democratic nomination is not over yet.
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Burma's military rules are beefing up security to keep foreigners out of the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis.
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The trial of the Naples regional president, blamed for the Italian city's rubbish crisis, is delayed.
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Italian police protect Roma Gypsies under attack from people in Naples after an alleged kidnap attempt.
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The Arab League sends a delegation to Lebanon to mediate between warring partisans of the-government and opposition.
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A Lucian Freud painting of a sleeping, naked woman sells for $33.6m (£17.2m) in New York, a new record.
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Sweden's Annika Sorenstam announces she will retire at the end of the season.
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World number one Justine Henin could be poised to announce she is quitting tennis, according to Belgian media reports.
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Sudan asks for the Darfur rebel that led the weekend attack on the capital to be listed as a terrorist group.
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The war crimes trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor is hearing evidence from his former deputy.
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Colombia extradites 14 former paramilitary bosses to face drugs charges in the US after they violated a peace deal.
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Brazil's environment minister resigns, after conflicts with the government over Amazon development.
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A senior US diplomat says North Korea appears to have handed over full details of its plutonium programme.
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Australian bank St George accepts a takeover offer worth A$19bn from its larger rival Westpac.
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One policeman is killed after a car bomb explodes outside barracks in the Basque region of Spain.
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An Italian judge rules that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can be called as a witness in a trial over CIA rendition.
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Kuwait announces three days of official mourning after the death of former Emir Sheikh Saad al-Sabah.
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Palestinian medics in Gaza say at least three militants and a civilian have been killed in Israeli incursions.
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India says Pakistani troops fired across Kashmir's Line of Control in a what would be a rare breach of a ceasefire.
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Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh is banned for five one-day internationals for slapping his team-mate Sree Santh.
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Orla Guerin meets opponents of President Mugabe in Zimbabwe, who fear renewed violence.
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The BBC's Mark Doyle fulfils a lifelong dream of travelling along the Congo and discovers much more than the cliches.
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On a recent visit to the Spanish Basque country, Nick Rankin found himself on the fringes of a story involving piracy.
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