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Two leading observer missions say Sudan has fallen short of international standards in its recent controversial elections. | | Tens of thousands attend memorial services in the Polish capital to remember the victims of last weekend's plane crash. |
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Some 30 people die in a twin suicide bombing at a registration point for the displaced in north-west Pakistan. | | About 700 people who died in a massive earthquake in north-west China on Wednesday have been cremated. |
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A Brazilian court allows bidding to start for contracts on a massive dam on an Amazon tributary, overturning an earlier ruling. | | Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls the US an "atomic criminal" at a nuclear summit in Tehran. |
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Toyota announces yet more recalls, with 600,000 Sienna minivans in the US affected because of corrosion problems. | | North Korea says it was not involved in the sinking of a South Korean warship last month near their disputed sea border. |
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The jailed leader of Peru's Shining Path rebel group threatens a hunger strike if he is refused permission to wed. | | Chelsea are at Tottenham after seeing their Premier League lead cut to one point by Man Utd's dramatic win over Man City, as Burnley and Hull slip closer to the trap door. |
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Paul Scholes scores a last-gasp winner at Manchester City to put Manchester United firmly back in Premier League title race. | | Sebastian Vettel powers to pole position as Red Bull secure a one-two ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in qualifying for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. |
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Unity hopes fade as Turkish Cypriots go to polls | | Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud in a civil suit filed by US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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Disruption caused by European airspace closure will cost airlines at least $200m per day, the industry's governing body warns | | Bank of America says trading at its investment business for helped it to a $3.2bn quarterly income, returning it to profit |
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Over one million iPhone users downloaded the Opera browser app in the first 24 hours of its release, the company claims. | | Professional players of sci-fi themed game StarCraft have been accused of rigging matches in South Korea. |
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe is to make his Broadway musical debut in a revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. | | A recently rediscovered Rolling Stones song dating back to 1972 will be released as a single for Record Store Day. |
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Scientists uncover the mechanism behind the menacing "hood display" used by cobras. | | A proposal to reconcile whaling nations and their opponents will almost certainly be sent this year to governments for a decision. |
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An Italian couple who were abducted by al-Qaeda militants are released in Mali after four months in captivity. | | Kenya's flower industry is badly hit by the cancellation of flights across Europe because of Iceland's volcanic ash cloud. |
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The US voices concern over smugglers trying to get drugs into the US through routes in the Caribbean. | | The former president of US security firm Blackwater and four other ex-workers are indicted on federal weapons charges. |
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Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva announces he is putting the army chief in charge of restoring order, as protests continue. | | Three men are jailed in China after posting material online for a woman trying to investigate her daughter's death. |
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A German court fines renegade British bishop Richard Williamson 10,000 euros for denying the Holocaust. | | The Greek Prime Minister says Greece is making "preparatory moves" to take advantage of a multi-billion euro rescue package. |
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls again on Israel to do more to pursue peace with the Palestinians. | | Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami is banned from leaving the country, his aides say. |
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The death of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto could have been prevented, a damning UN report into her assassination concludes. | | A bomb explodes outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Bangalore, injuring at least six people, police say. |
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The threat posed by volcanic ash will restrict UK flights until at least 0700 BST on Sunday, air traffic controllers say. | | The uncle of an 18-month old girl who was attacked and killed by a dog in West Sussex is held on suspicion of manslaughter. |
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David Cameron warns of the danger of a hung parliament as the fall-out from the TV debate continues. | | Detectives investigating the death of a woman at a Tyneside care home are looking into the circumstances of 15 others. |
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