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Lebanon's political leaders have agreed to form a committee to discuss the country's electoral law, as part of ongoing crisis talks in Qatar.
17/05/2008
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The Los Angeles Lakers reached the NBA's Western Conference finals for the first time in four years after beating the Utah Jazz 108-105.
17/05/2008
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Lebanon's rival parties have agreed to an Arab League delegation suggestion to hold talks in the Qatari capital, Doha, aimed at defusing the country's political crisis.
15/05/2008
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Lebanon's cabinet has endorsed a decision to revoke two measures that cracked down on Hezbollah and sparked fierce gun battles in Beirut last week.
15/05/2008
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Deadly clashes between pro- and anti-government fighters in Lebanon have given way to harsh verbal exchanges between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
14/05/2008
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Fouad Siniora, the Lebanese prime minister, has called on the army to impose security throughout the country in his first public response to the opposition's takeover of west Beirut.
10/05/2008
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A massive earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Japan's main Honshu Island, measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
08/05/2008
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In one of his last acts before stepping down as president on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin has signed into law limits on foreign investment in key sectors of the Russian economy.
06/05/2008
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Britain's governing Labour Party has lost control of the London mayoral office, two days after the party suffered its worst showing in local elections for 40 years.
04/05/2008
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Britain's governing Labour Party has suffered its worst local election results in 40 years with widespread losses, including the political prize of running London.
03/05/2008
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Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has admitted that his party had suffered a "bad" blow in key local elections, as forecasts predicted the worst results for Labour since the 1960s.
02/05/2008
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A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between gay women and the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos.
02/05/2008
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Moto GP championship co-leader Jorge Lorenzo suffered a chipped bone in his left ankle after a spectacular fall during practice for Sunday's Grand Prix of China.
02/05/2008
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