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Greek heiress Athina Roussel Onassis marries a Brazilian horseman amid tight security to deter reporters.
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Bad weather batters much of Italy, sinking a cargo ship in the north-west and flooding Venice.
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Pakistan climb up to fourth in the ICC rankings, while Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shoaib Akhtar also enjoy rises.
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Israeli helicopters carry out missile strikes on targets in Gaza city, the first such raids for over a month.
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An envoy holds talks to secure the release of a Briton and three others, as Iraqi groups attack the kidnapping.
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A former Afghan militia leader newly elected to parliament and two supporters die in a gunfight, officials say.
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IOC chief Jacques Rogge gives his support to 2008 Olympic hosts Beijing.
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The UK is sending a former NI policing chief to Basra in southern Iraq to carry out a review of policing there.
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Radical Islamists are apparently being offered the chance to attack a US base in Iraq as the prize in a contest to design a new website for an Iraqi militant group.
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Israel's military chief says he doubts diplomatic efforts will prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
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Kazakhs have voted in a presidential election seen as a test of the oil-rich state's democratic standards.
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Tens of thousands join a protest in Hong Kong demanding a fully-democratic political system.
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Mario Ancic beats Slovakia's Michal Mertinak to lead Croatia to their first Davis Cup win.
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Iraqi forces have foiled an attack on the court where Saddam Hussein's trial will resume, officials say.
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Sri Lanka's government blames Tamil rebels after nine soldiers die in a mine blast and other weekend attacks.
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China and Airbus sign a pact which could see the European aircraft maker assembling some planes in China.
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Real Madrid sack coach Wanderley Luxemburgo following an emergency meeting of the club's board.
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Former Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi flees a mosque in Najaf after a clash he says was an assassination attempt.
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Clashes between security forces and "terrorists" in northern Syrian reportedly leave five people injured.
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Iran's President Ahmadinejad nominates a fourth candidate for oil minister, after previous rejections.
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The pro-Kremlin party, United Russia, takes an early lead in Moscow city elections.
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