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Ousted President Manuel Zelaya leaves Washington for Honduras to reclaim his post, but the government says his plane cannot land.

A group of Iranian clerics calls the presidential vote's result invalid, underlining the splits in the ruling elite.

Roger Federer becomes the greatest player in Grand Slam history as he beats Andy Roddick to claim a 15th major title.

A signal is detected from the data recorders of the Yemenia plane that crashed in the Indian Ocean this week, officials say.

Heavy rains in south-central China and northern Vietnam kill at least 31 people, state media say.

Twelve civilians die in the Somali capital as soldiers retaliate to mortars fired at the presidential palace by insurgents.

Zimbabwe's government agrees to withdraw soldiers from diamond mines amid criticism over human rights abuses, media reports.

A monorail crash at the Walt Disney World in Florida kills the theme park's employee, officials say.

More than 1.6m fans who registered to attend Michael Jackson's memorial service are set to find out if they are to receive one of 17,500 tickets.

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut eats 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes at the annual contest in New York, shattering his old record of 66.

Mohammad Yousuf scores a century on his return to the Pakistan side to give the tourists the initiative in the first Test in Sri Lanka.

Mark Cavendish wins the second stage of the 2009 Tour de France with a blistering long-range sprint finish.

Will Obama be able to improve US-Russian relations?

Has Obama administration taken eye off Iraq?

The men's final at Wimbledon

UK troops pay high price in south Afghanistan

Some diplomats question wisdom of Ban's Burma trip

Floods and landslides cause havoc in China

The head of an Irish charity whose aid workers were kidnapped in Darfur appeals for their safe return.

The African Union's decision not to help arrest Sudan's president will not affect the international court's work, its prosecutor says.

Mexicans go to the polls in mid-term congressional elections expected to determine the fate of the economic reforms.

Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin hints on playing a wider role in the US, after quitting as Alaska governor.

The Philippine army blames Islamist militants after a bomb blast outside a cathedral in the south kills at least five people.

UK PM Brown threatens new sanctions against Burma after it refused to let the UN chief meet the jailed opposition leader.

Bulgarians vote in a general election overshadowed by the economic crisis and its fight against corruption.

Five European governments are due to sign an agreement on 13 July for a major new pipeline from Central Asia.

US Vice-President Joe Biden marks 4 July in Baghdad, urging Iraqi leaders to foster political reconciliation.

Iran has executed 20 people for drug trafficking at a prison west of the capital Tehran, official media reports.

Two British service personnel have been killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.

As the US marks its Independence Day, the BBC's Kevin Connolly gives his list of reasons why America should be celebrated.

Will Ross finds echoes of Kenya's tribal violence at the polling for student leaders at Nairobi University.

The OAS has suspended Honduras for ousting President Zelaya, who says he will return. What next?

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