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BoliviaBolivian socialist leader Evo Morales has won enough votes to be named president, electoral officials say.
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United StatesOpponents of the teaching of "intelligent design" in US schools welcome a court ruling criticising the notion.
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New ZealandRescuers refloat 110 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach on New Zealand's South Island.
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North Korea, 
JapanJapan says it will resume talks with North Korea on Saturday, with the issue of its abducted citizens topping the agenda.
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VietnamTwo members of Vietnam's national football team are arrested for match-fixing during the SE Asian Games.
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BangladeshBangladesh plans to introduce a new anti-terrorism law, following a wave of suicide bombs, a minister says.
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PeruSuspected Shining Path rebels in Peru attack and kill eight police officers in a remote area of the Peruvian Andes.
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AustraliaMartina Hingis adds the Sydney International event to her comeback schedule ahead of the Australian Open.
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RussiaRussian MPs are to resume debates on a controversial bill aimed to tighten state control over non-governmental organisations.
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United StatesDonald Rumsfeld says it is unlikely that Osama Bin Laden can command al-Qaeda operations.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), United StatesCelebrities were among hundreds to gather for the funeral of former US gang leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams.
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United KingdomLatest news from the fifth one-day international in Rawalpindi.
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IndiaTwo policewomen are suspended in northern India as TV captures them slapping couples dating in a park.
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JapanA Japanese man dies after being tackled over accusations he groped a fellow train passenger.
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South AfricaA suspected mugger in South Africa who sought refuge in a zoo cage is mauled to death by a tiger.
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ChinaA second toxic spill in weeks threatens water supplies to millions in southern China, state media say.
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GermanyA court orders the retrial of the boss of Germany's biggest bank in relation to Vodafone's takeover of Mannesmann.
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BelgiumCuts in cod quotas are debated by European fisheries ministers at their annual round of talks in Brussels.
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Ethiopia, 
EritreaEritrea started a border war with Ethiopia when it attacked its neighbour in 1998, an international body rules.
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TanzaniaTanzania's new president Jakaya Kikwete is sworn in after comfortably winning elections last week.
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Gaza StripTwo foreign teachers kidnapped in Gaza earlier on Wednesday, have been freed, a Palestinian MP says.
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Uganda, United KingdomUganda's government says British aid cuts will not succeed in imposing their view of democracy on the country.
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Argentina, 
FranceFrench Open finalist Mariano Puerta of Argentina is banned for eight years after failing a drugs test.
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Iraq, 
AfghanistanUN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran of diplomacy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is to retire at the end of the year.
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United StatesThe US economy kept growing quickly in the third quarter despite hurricanes and record oil prices, a report says.
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LiberiaDefeated presidential candidate and Liberian football star George Weah drops fraud claims for the sake of peace.
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IraqSaddam Hussein sits quietly in court as his trial resumes, two weeks after he boycotted proceedings.
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AfghanistanPresident Karzai's main rival, Yunus Qanuni, is elected as president of the lower house of the Afghan parliament.
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TurkeyA Turkish editor is to appear in court over publishing a novel that prosecutors say insults the nation.
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IsraelConcerns over the health of Ariel Sharon have opened up a fevered debate in Israel on a highly sensitive topic - the prime minister's weight.
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IsraelThe commander of Hamas' military wing in Jenin is killed in a shootout with Israeli troops, officials say.
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IsraelIsrael says Palestinians in Jerusalem cannot vote in forthcoming polls - triggering a threat to call them off.
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FranceTwo Paris-based human rights groups take legal action over alleged CIA prisoner flights landing in France.
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NetherlandsThe Dutch immigration minister says she will look into the legality of banning the Muslim burqa veil.
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Hong KongPro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong reject key reform proposals put forward by the chief executive.
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Austria, 
IranIran and EU states are set to meet again next month after fresh talks about Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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Saudi Arabia, United KingdomShares in BAE Systems rally 6% after the UK government agrees to supply the new Eurofighter to Saudi Arabia.
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United StatesThe US Senate narrowly derails an attempt to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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IraqSaddam Hussein tells his Baghdad trial he has been beaten "on every part of my body", which the US denies.
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BoliviaBolivian socialist leader Evo Morales builds an insuperable lead to be named president, electoral officials say.
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