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Obama to regulate 'pollutant' CO2
The US government is to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, having decided they pose a danger to human health and well-being.
US vows climate engagement
World 'needs radical cuts'
Guide to climate change

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Tokyo (17 April) Donors pledge $5bn for Pakistan
International donors pledge more than $5bn to Pakistan to support its economy and fight off Islamic extremism.

Pirate Bay logo Court jails Pirate Bay founders
The founders of Pirate Bay, the world's most famous file-sharing site, are given jail terms in Sweden for copyright offences.


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World's eyes are on Obama at Americas' conference
Maulana Abdul Aziz Militant cleric
Radicalism returns to Pakistan's Red Mosque
Pirates A pirate's world
Mapping the global effects of Somalia's sea-raiders

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AMERICAS
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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EUROPE
Nato exercises 'a dangerous move'
MIDDLE EAST
West Bank man killed at protest
SOUTH ASIA
Deadly quakes strike Afghanistan

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TECHNOLOGY
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South Africans embrace role as Indian league hosts
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