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Iraq, 
United KingdomDiplomats in Iraq are trying to discover the fate of British hostage Norman Kember and three colleagues.
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Japan, 
United StatesJapan's agriculture ministry says it will resume imports of US and Canadian beef after a two-year ban.
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AustraliaSydney Roosters coach Ricky Stuart is appointed coach of Australia's rugby league team for 2006.
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United KingdomThe jury in the trial of a man accused of killing British backpacker Peter Falconio should disregard a key video, says judge.
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ArubaAustralian PM John Howard calls for ethnic and religious tolerance in the wake of race riots in Sydney.
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United KingdomLatest news from the second one-day international in Lahore.
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GreeceAthens is rocked by a bomb explosion at a post office in the city's main Syntagma Square, police say.
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LiberiaLiberian police clash with supporters of unsuccessful presidential candidate George Weah.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK has no records of US requests for permission to use its airports to move CIA suspects, says Jack Straw.
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Ethiopia, 
EritreaA top UN envoy warns of the possibility of renewed conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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BurmaSouth East Asian body Asean makes an unusually direct call on Burma to free political prisoners.
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India, 
Sri LankaIrfan Pathan hits 93 as India reach 237-5 in their second innings on day three of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
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United KingdomClaims that the man accused of killing British backpacker Peter Falconio is a drug-runner do not make him a killer, a judge says.
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IndiaIndia's main political parties suspend nine members of parliament for allegedly taking bribes, say party officials.
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IraqIraqis are generally optimistic about their lives but remain most concerned about security, a BBC poll finds.
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PakistanFunerals are held in Pakistan for more than 40 wedding guests killed in a blaze on a bus started by fireworks.
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FranceFrench police investigating suspected plans for attacks in France arrest at least 20 people during raids in Paris.
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Cuba, United StatesMaine Governor John Baldacci signs a multi-million dollar trade deal with Cuba's state-run food agency.
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Hong KongEU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson warns he will not offer new reforms on agricultural subsidies during trade talks in Hong Kong.
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EgyptEgypt's President Hosni Mubarak names five women and five members of the Coptic Christian minority to parliament.
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CroatiaCroatian war crimes suspect General Ante Gotovina pleads not guilty to war crimes charges at the Hague tribunal.
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BulgariaThousands of teachers across Bulgaria launch an indefinite strike to demand higher wages.
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ArubaFresh violence breaks out in Sydney, despite PM John Howard's condemning the weekend's race riots.
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SudanHuman Rights Watch calls for top Sudanese officials to be investigated for crimes against humanity in Darfur.
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CroatiaA Serbian court jails 14 former militiamen for the killing of nearly 200 POWs in Croatia in 1991.
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Pakistan, United KingdomEngland captain Marcus Trescothick plays down Geoff Boycott's accusation that sleep deprivation cost them defeat in Pakistan.
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United StatesA US judge declares a mistrial in the first federal lawsuit against drugs giant Merck and its Vioxx painkiller.
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United KingdomEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso writes to Tony Blair asking for deeper cuts to the UK rebate.
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UgandaUganda's opposition leader can submit his election nomination papers from prison, the election commission says.
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RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin visits the Chechen capital Grozny to open the province's new parliament.
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ChileMichelle Bachelet polls under 50% in her bid to become Chile's first woman president, setting up a run-off.
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IraqHospital patients, prisoners and soldiers vote in Iraq's parliamentary elections ahead of the rest of the country.
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LebanonA car bomb kills a Lebanese MP critical of Syria as the UN gets a new report on the murder of ex-PM Rafik Hariri.
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Iraq, 
Netherlands, United StatesA court says a Dutch citizen can be extradited to the US to face charges of participating in Iraq's insurgency.
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EgyptThe trial of Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour is adjourned for a verdict until 24 December.
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United StatesUS President Bush says he is encouraged by the decision of more Sunni Arabs to take part in elections on Thursday.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Two US courts reject last-minute appeals to stop the execution of ex-gang leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan approves a plan to investigate allegations of human rights abuses and war crimes.
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ColombiaAt least 2,000 fighters and a leader of Colombia's main right-wing paramilitary group give up their weapons.
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Syria, LebanonA second UN report on the murder of Lebanese ex-PM Rafik Hariri confirms Syrian officials are key suspects.
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Syria, LebanonSyria faces growing pressure over its role in Lebanon, after the murder of an anti-Syrian MP and the latest UN report.
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United StatesOsama bin Laden's mountain hideaway mean he is no longer in effective control of al-Qaeda, a US official suggests.
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