The head of Iraq’s election commission rules out a manual recount of votes in the country’s parliamentary election.
Source:Iraq vote recount 'unnecessary'
See how far people go in the naming of their babies
Source:Odd names quiz
A close up view of the Israeli PM’s tense US visit
Source:Inside the bubble
A US government report finds that Mexican drug gangs have expanded in the US with heroin production doubling in 2008.
Source:Mexican drug gangs 'spread in US'
Lawyers for Toyota and those suing the firm over alleged accelerator pedal problems want 200 claims to be heard together.
Source:Toyota asks to combine 200 cases
Eurozone states agree on a safety net involving IMF help for debt-laden Greece - a move that may bolster the euro.
Source:Deal reached over Greece's debts
The Red Knights consortium says it will not make a bid for Manchester United before the end of the season.
Source:Red Knights delays Man Utd offer
A message said to be from Osama Bin Laden threatens to kill Americans if US executes the alleged 9/11 mastermind.
Source:'Bin Laden in 9/11 trial threat'
A court in Rwanda sentences an opposition politician to 17 years in prison for his part in the 1994 genocide.
Source:Rwanda jails opposition activist
China overtook the US during 2009 as the leading investor in clean energy, researchers conclude.
Source:China steams ahead on clean energy
Afridi has been picked to lead Pakistan in the World Twenty20 Championship in West Indies later next month: PCB
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Shahid Afridi to lead Pakistan at World Twenty20
Some 100 amendments to over 70 articles of the Constitution have reportedly been suggested.
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Draft of 18th amendment bill ready: Awan
“One Turkish soldier has been killed and three injured in the helicopter crash,” said a provincial government spokesman.
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Nato chopper crash in Afghanistan kills one
The spat erupted when the Israeli government announced new settler construction.
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Netanyahu returns home with US-Israeli spat unresolved
Ms Clinton announced the support for Pakistan’s power projects and assistance for the Benazir income support prog.
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US to provide $125m for energy, power plans