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China activist Chen heads for US Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose stay at the US embassy caused a diplomatic crisis, leaves China on a plane heading for the US. |
Eurozone set to dominate G8 talks Europe's debt crisis is to top the agenda at the G8 summit in the US, amid fears that trouble in the eurozone could have global consequences. |
Aborted lift-off for spaceship The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station. |
Powerful car bomb hits Syria city At least seven people are killed and dozens injured after a powerful car bomb explodes in eastern Syria, officials say. |
US baby boomers in Hep C warning US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives. |
Bomb explosion hits Italy school A bomb explodes in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi killing a girl and injuring six others, reports say. |
Sri Lanka marks war anniversary Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as the government is reportedly set to free Sarath Fonseka from prison - the man who led the army during the war |
Prisoners surrender in Honduras Inmates who took control of a jail in Honduras on Wednesday agree to surrender after clashes that killed one prisoner and injured another 11. |
Argentine gas exports cancelled Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries nationalised one of its subsidiaries. |
Inside world's â??priciest houseâ?? The first pictures are released showing inside the "world's most expensive house", owned by the Ambani family in Mumbai. |
Iran 'to sue Google' over Gulf Google is facing legal action for not labelling the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring Arab Gulf states on its map service. |
Maryland allows same-sex divorce The highest court in Maryland allows gay couples to divorce, even though same-sex marriage is not yet allowed in that US state. |
Quebec in emergency protest law The government of Quebec passes an emergency bill in an effort to quell the most sustained student protests in Canadian history. |
Cuban offshore oil attempt fails Spain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful. |
Third Mexican general detained The Mexican army detains General Ricardo Escorcia Vargas, after putting two other officers under house arrest for alleged links with a drug cartel. |
Malawi 'to overturn ban on gays' President Joyce Banda says she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994. |
Obama unveils US Africa food plan US President Barack Obama announces a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security in Africa ahead of a G-8 summit near Washington. |
India charges prompt Italy row Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen, prompting Italy to recall its ambassador. |
China jails smuggler Lai for life Lai Changxing, extradited from Canada to China to face smuggling and bribery charges, is jailed for life in China, state media says. |
Baritone Fischer-Dieskau dies The respected German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, famed for his performances of Schubert's song cycle Winter Journey, dies at the age of 86. |