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RussiaPresident Putin says Russia will not allow foreign banks to open their own branches, citing security concerns.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripAt least four people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on militant targets in the Gaza Strip.
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Canada, 
United States, 
EritreaThe UN decides to pull US, Canadian and European peacekeepers from Eritrea after the country's ultimatum.
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United KingdomLatest news from the third one-day international in Karachi.
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PhilippinesPhilippines police arrest a retired general after he proclaimed himself leader of a revolutionary government.
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United StatesThe House of Representatives backs a motion passed by the US Senate, banning torture of foreign terror suspects.
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Kazakhstan, 
ChinaKazakhstan and China open a 1,000km-long oil pipeline to supply Kazakh oil to China's western region of Xinjiang.
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South AfricaThe latest leaderboard from Fancourt.
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AustraliaTough laws to prevent civil unrest are passed in New South Wales, Australia, following recent violence.
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FranceFrench drug company Sanofi Pasteur says it has made progress in developing a prototype vaccine against a human version of bird flu.
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Canada, United StatesCanada's PM warns he will "not be dictated to" after a US diplomat called on lawmakers to watch what they said.
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Iraq, FranceFrench police make three new arrests after suspects held in earlier raids are linked to the Iraq insurgency leader.
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South AfricaRioters throw stones at South African police who respond with rubber bullets in a row over provincial borders.
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CambodiaGuy De Launey reports on the rebirth of rock and roll in Cambodia.
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Brazil, United StatesTom Gibb reflects on a meeting with US-born nun and activist Dorothy Stang as two men are jailed for her murder in Brazil.
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Hong KongThe US says it will give West African states duty-free access to its cotton market, in a bid to inject momentum into world trade talks.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US president admits the Iraq invasion was based on faulty intelligence, but says it was still the right decision.
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PakistanPakistan's Frontier Corps head and his deputy are hurt after shots are fired at their helicopter in Balochistan.
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Pakistan, United KingdomEngland equal their heaviest defeat ever, with a 165-run loss to Pakistan in the third one-day international.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia announces the formation of municipal councils, 10 months after its first local elections.
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LatviaMPs in Latvia pass a constitutional amendment to confirm that only marriages between men and women are legal.
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IraqThe people of Iraq vote to choose their government for the next four years, amid reports of sporadic violence.
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Peru, 
ChileThe historic rivalry between Peru and Chile spills into cyberspace as hackers from both nations hit official sites.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA US soldier and a suspected Taleban fighter die in fighting in the northeast of Kandahar province, US military says.
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TurkeyThe trial of an acclaimed Turkish author casts a shadow over EU accession talks, an EU official says.
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UgandaLarge crowds turn out to cheer Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni as he submits his election papers.
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Cuba, United StatesThe US government blocks a Cuban team from entering the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March.
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Israel, 
IranHamas' political leader says the militant group will increase attacks on Israel if it attacks Iran.
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United StatesThe Illinois Supreme Court reverses a $10.1bn damages ruling against tobacco giant Philip Morris.
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TanzaniaTanzania's governing party takes an initial lead as the first parliamentary poll results are announced.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's cloning pioneer has admitted faking key parts of his stem cell research, a colleague says.
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ItalyA people smuggling network across Europe is smashed after an operation led by French and Italian police.
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GhanaGhanaian opposition MPs storm out of a debate on whether to take out a $30m loan to build a presidential palace.
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SpainSpanish MPs give final approval to a partial ban on smoking at work, including larger bars and restaurants.
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Iraq, United StatesIraqis vote in large numbers for their first full-term government since the US-led invasion in 2003.
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BoliviaThe United Nations is sending a senior diplomat to Bolivia, as a show of support for Sunday's election.
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BelgiumEU leaders open a key summit in Brussels aimed at thrashing out a deal on the bloc's next budget.
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Israel, Gaza Strip, 
West BankIsrael decides to postpone the start of Palestinian bus links between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's High Court rules that it was illegal for the government to seize the passports of its critics.
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United StatesUS prosecutors indict media tycoon Conrad Black on four further charges, including racketeering.
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