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Venezuela, 
United StatesThe US calls for reform in Venezuela after supporters of Hugo Chavez sweep parliamentary elections.
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NigeriaNigeria's vice-president acts to distance himself from a supposed coup plot after a report in a local newspaper.
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GermanyUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set to meet German leaders amid a row over CIA prisoner flights.
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ChinaThe owner of a Chinese mine where flooding has trapped 42 miners is missing, the state news agency reports.
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LibyaExxonMobil, the world's largest energy firm, signs its first exploration deal in Libya for nearly 25 years.
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Iraq, United StatesA US four-star general is appointed to lead efforts to stop homemade bomb attacks on troops in Iraq.
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AustraliaBackpacker Peter Falconio's parents weep in court in Australia as a prosecutor says their son's body will be found.
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SingaporeA US-based rights group says foreign maids face what amounts to forced labour and other abuse in Singapore.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA strong earthquake hits eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sending shocks across East Africa.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea threatens to end talks on its nuclear programme unless the US removes financial sanctions.
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IranAll schools and nurseries in the Iranian capital are closed as air pollution reaches dangerous levels.
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NepalThe Nepalese army chief dismisses the Maoist rebels' ceasefire as nothing but a ploy.
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India, 
Sri LankaIndia are bowled out for just 167 by Sri Lanka before the rain-ruined first Test ends in a draw.
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ThailandThai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to withdraw lawsuits against one of his fiercest critics, lawyers say.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US army drops charges against a soldier accused of murder while commanding a platoon in Iraq.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe two top Bosnian Serb war crimes suspects are unlikely to be caught soon, the EU force commander says.
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IsraelIsraeli forces make arrests at the house of a Palestinian suicide bomber who killed five people in Netanya on Monday.
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United KingdomEngland are among the top eight seeds for the 2006 World Cup.
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United KingdomEngland are among the top eight seeds for the 2006 World Cup.
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Germany, United StatesGermany's Angela Merkel and Condoleezza Rice discuss reports that CIA planes flew suspects via Europe.
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EcuadorEcuador gives up attempts to hold a referendum on reforming the constitution to make the country more stable.
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NigeriaSoldiers in the Nigerian city of Lagos descend on tower blocks in a well-off suburb to evict the residents.
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United KingdomFew European leaders support a UK proposal to break the deadlock over the EU's 2007-13 budget.
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IndiaCobra Beer, brewed to go with spicy curries, plans to start production in India to tap into an increase in local drinking.
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South AfricaPolitical support for ex-South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma wanes as he is charged with rape.
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United StatesThe US Supreme Court hears a gay rights-related dispute over military recruitment on college campuses.
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Iraq, United StatesAl-Jazeera broadcasts a video purporting to show a US security consultant said to have been kidnapped in Iraq.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's government says Tamil rebels are seeking conflict after a second deadly attack on troops in two days.
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SpainFive small bombs go off on roads around the Spanish capital, Madrid, after a warning from Eta separatists.
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IndiaIndian cabinet minister Natwar Singh resigns following reports that he benefited from the Iraq oil-for-food programme.
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ChinaA 10-year-old Chinese girl has been diagnosed with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, officials say.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's President Mugabe rejects a UN offer of tents for those whose houses were demolished this year.
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UgandaUgandan opposition leader Dr Besigye is granted permission to sign his presidential nomination papers from prison.
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RussiaA group of Russians are arrested on suspicion of forging passes to get in to the Kremlin and other documents.
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Austria, 
SyriaA UN inquiry into the killing of Rafik Hariri has adjourned the questioning of five Syrian officials in Vienna, diplomats say.
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IndiaIndia has joined the group of nations involved in building the next generation nuclear fusion reactor.
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NigerMany people in Niger - again facing severe food shortages - question the decision to host the Francophone games.
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IraqA woman testifying behind a screen at the trial of Saddam Hussein tells of torture by Iraqi security forces.
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Romania, United StatesThe US secretary of state signs a deal to give the US access to Romanian military bases, during a Europe tour.
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Iraq, United StatesPresident George W Bush says the US will use intelligence to free hostages in Iraq, but will not pay ransoms.
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AfghanistanAfghan and Western officials say there will be a much tougher approach to drugs traffickers in the New Year.
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IranA military transport plane crashes on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran, killing 128 people.
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United StatesA US jury clears Palestinian academic Sami al-Arian of funding a banned militant group but other charges remain.
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Iraq, United KingdomA longer tape of UK hostage Norman Kember calling for troops to be withdrawn from Iraq is seen on the internet.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA militia leader accused of ordering the killing of nine UN peacekeepers in DR Congo earlier this year is arrested.
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IraqAt least 36 Iraqi police are killed and 70 injured as suicide bombers hit Baghdad's main police academy.
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