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Iran, 
United StatesThe US government imposes sanctions on nine foreign firms it says have sold weapons material to Iran.
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IsraelPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas appeals for rocket attacks on Israel to end, ahead of next month's polls.
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LebanonAt least four rockets fired from Lebanese territory hit Israeli border towns but without causing casualties.
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Bolivia, 
IndiaThe first Indian to be elected president of Bolivia says he will cut his own salary by half when he takes office.
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JapanJapanese firms Hitachi, Renesas Technology and Toshiba discuss joint plans for semiconductor manufacturing.
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South Africa, 
AustraliaAustralia lead South Africa by 154 runs after reaching 110-2 at the end of day three in the Melbourne Test.
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United StatesHigh doses of vitamin D can reduce the risk of developing some cancers by as much as 50%, US scientists say.
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MalaysiaA Malaysian court clears the way for a mountaineering hero to be buried as a Muslim, against his wife's wishes.
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United StatesFirefighters in America battle an outbreak of wildfires in Oklahoma and Texas that have forced residents to flee.
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IraqSeveral Iraqi prisoners are killed while attempting to break out of a prison in Baghdad, police say.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's peace monitors say immediate talks are needed to prevent a return to civil war.
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Israel, LebanonTwo Palestinian militants are wounded in an Israeli air strike on Lebanon, hours after rockets hit two Israeli towns.
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Pakistan, IndiaPakistan's Abdul Razzaq could miss the start of the Test series against India because of a chest infection.
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IndiaAt least 22 people die when a coach collides with a lorry and catches fire in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoUp to 11,000 people have been displaced by fighting in eastern DR Congo, the UN says.
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Japan, 
ChinaA Japanese diplomat who committed suicide last year was being blackmailed by China, media reports say.
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SudanChad's leader calls for next month's AU summit to be moved from Sudan due to its neighbour's "aggression".
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IndiaIndian detectives are to investigate claims that remains found in Gujarat are those of victims of 2002 riots.
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VietnamTwo more footballers from Vietnam's national squad are arrested for match-fixing during the SE Asian Games.
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Nigeria, 
RussiaTwelve Russian sailors convicted of smuggling crude oil from Nigeria arrive back in Moscow from Africa.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi police say they have killed a militant suspect who fled after shooting incidents that left five officers dead.
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BrazilBrazil's state oil company, Petrobras, discovers a huge new oil field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.
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PakistanPakistan's religious schools refuse to meet the president's 31 December deadline to expel foreign students.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsrael will enforce a no-go zone for Palestinians along the Gaza Strip's border this evening, leaflets warn.
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KazakhstanThe first test spacecraft for Europe's satellite-navigation system is launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Ukraine, RussiaUkraine says it may take its gas dispute with Russia to international arbitration as its energy minister visits Moscow.
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IraqAt least nine people are killed during an apparent escape attempt at an Iraqi prison in Baghdad.
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RussiaPolice failed to follow orders that could have prevented the Beslan school siege that left 331 dead, a report finds.
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UgandaUganda's High Court again refuses to release opposition leader Kizza Besigye, despite his lawyer's appeals.
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BrazilMore than 200 hostages have spent a third night in the hands of prisoners who seized control of a jail in Brazil.
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Yemen, 
GermanyA high-ranking German diplomat and his family are missing, feared kidnapped, in eastern Yemen.
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Iraq, United StatesA top Iraqi official says his country cannot take control of prisons from the US, after an apparent escape bid.
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SpainA man suspected of being a financier for the Naples mafia - or Camorra - is arrested in Spain's Canary Islands.
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ChileChile's former ruler Augusto Pinochet is fingerprinted and photographed by police for the first time.
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United KingdomA British aid worker and her parents are kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in southern Gaza.
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EthiopiaOpposition leaders on trial in Ethiopia complain that they have not been allowed access to their lawyers.
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Israel, Gaza StripIsraeli forces shell a newly declared no-go zone for Palestinians along Gaza's northern border.
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United StatesThe former accountant of US energy giant Enron makes a plea bargain ahead of his trial in January.
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United StatesAlmost 50 people face charges in the US for allegedly stealing Red Cross funds meant for Hurricane Katrina victims.
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BrazilInmates at a jail in Brazil set free more than 200 hostages, after a deal is done to end a four-day crisis.
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TurkeyTurkey's foreign minister indicates that a law being used to prosecute people for insulting the state could be scrapped.
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Iraq, 
FranceAn Iraq militant group releases a video apparently showing a French hostage and threatens to kill him.
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United StatesPilots at troubled US airline Delta vote to approve a 14% pay cut to help the bankrupt carrier survive an expected cash crunch.
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