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World News
From BBC News
- China earthquake toll tops 40,000
- The death toll from last week's earthquake in China's Sichuan province has risen to 39,500, officials say.
- Obama seeks to extend poll lead
- Barack Obama hopes to move towards clinching the US Democratic nomination as the latest primary polls are held.
- Fire at Berlin orchestra's home
- The home of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra is evacuated as fire breaks out in the roof of the building.
- Edward Kennedy has tumour
- US Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumour, doctors in Massachusetts say.
- UN to fly aid to Burmese victims
- Burma allows UN helicopters to deliver aid to remote cyclone-hit areas, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon prepares to visit.
- Tough penalty urged in Aziz trial
- The prosecutor at the trial of Tariq Aziz calls for a punishment which would 'ease the hearts of widows'.
- EU shake-up on farming subsidies
- The EU announces plans to reform its hugely expensive rural payments system, the Common Agricultural Policy.
- Bush apology for Koran shooting
- US President George W Bush apologises over the shooting of a Koran by a US soldier, the White House confirms.
- Illegal alcohol kills 87 Indians
- Poisonous illegal alcohol has killed at least 87 people in two southern Indian states since the weekend, police say.
- Football: Concern at Moscow pitch
- Chelsea and Manchester United prepare to meet in the first all-English Champions League final.
- Cricket: Warne mulls comeback
- Shane Warne says he could be tempted out of retirement if called upon for next year's Ashes tour.
- S Africa 'will protect migrants'
- South African ministers say they will protect foreigners threatened by attacks that have left at least 23 dead.
- Fighting in disputed Sudan town
- Fighting resumes Sudan's oil-rich flashpoint town of Abyei between the army and southern ex-rebels.
- Farc captive calls for surrender
- A top commander in Colombia's Farc urges other rebels to follow her example and surrender.
- 'Nazi guard' loses last US appeal
- A man accused of being a guard at a Nazi death camp in World War II loses his final appeal to stay in the US.
- Taiwan ex-leader faces graft case
- Taiwanese prosecutors launch a corruption investigation into ex-President Chen Shui-bian, just after he leaves office.
- Dalai Lama starts tour in London
- The Dalai Lama arrives for a visit to the UK in which he is scheduled to meet PM Gordon Brown.
- Iceland minister warns on whaling
- As Iceland's whale hunt begins, its foreign minister warns of damage to the country's long term interests.
- Rise in EU counterfeit seizures
- Counterfeiting is a "growing problem" for Europe, a report finds, as cases of fraudulent goods seized last year soars.
- Lebanese talks given one more day
- Arab mediators extend a deadline for agreement on two Qatari proposals to end the Lebanese crisis.
- Kuwaiti emir re-appoints premier
- The ruler of Kuwait names his nephew, Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah, as prime minister.
- India and Pakistan resume talks
- India and Pakistan hold their first peace talks since a new civilian government took power in Islamabad.
- Arcelor Mittal set to raise $3bn
- Steelmaker Arcelor Mittal reveals plans to raise $3bn by selling bonds, which will be used to reduce its debt.
- The Balkans' bakers keep on rolling
- The turbulent history of the Balkans is retold through the experiences of its master Kosovan bakers.
- US Latinos are 'finding a voice'
- Emilio San Pedro reflects on the contribution 43 million Latino people make to the US.
- China's children lost in the earthquake
- Daniel Griffiths travels to China's Sichuan province where collapsed school buildings have claimed the lives of many children.
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