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Pakistan, 
United StatesA Pakistani-American is convicted by a US jury of supporting terrorism by attending an al-Qaeda camp.
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JapanJapanese car giant Honda sees its earnings speed ahead by 133%, on the back of strong overseas sales.
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PhilippinesEx-Philippine President Joseph Estrada denies money laundering and laments his five years in custody.
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AfghanistanFour Afghan soldiers hunting militants are killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Kunar province, officials say.
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Solomon IslandsThe new prime minister of the Solomon Islands, whose election triggered riots last week, resigns.
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ChileAn inquiry is to look at why 48 bodies, victims of Pinochet's military regime were incorrectly identified.
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South AfricaThe first white South African farmer likely to have his land expropriated agrees to sell it to the government.
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Kenya, 
SomaliaKenya deports Somali police recruits too unfit to complete training, with some having bullets lodged in their legs.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President Bush threatens to a bill to fund the war in Iraq because he says it has grown too expensive.
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South AfricaA South African court begins hearing final arguments in the rape trial of former Deputy President Jacob Zuma.
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SudanThe UN Security Council imposes sanctions on four Sudanese suspects accused of war crimes in Darfur.
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NepalMaoist rebels lift a blockade of Nepal's cities, but give parties two days to begin the process of writing a new constitution.
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ThailandThailand's top judges say they will meet to try to resolve the political crisis, after a rare royal address.
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Russia, 
ChinaChina, Russia and four Central Asian countries announce joint anti-terrorism exercises in Russia next year.
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Australia, 
BangladeshAndrew Symonds hits 103 not out Australia beat Bangladesh by 67 runs to clinch victory in their one-day series.
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RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin says the route of a new oil pipeline will be altered to avoid Lake Baikal.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's military renews air strikes on Tamil Tiger bases, a day after a suicide attack on its army headquarters.
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South AfricaSix suspected strike-breakers have died after being thrown from a moving train, South African police say.
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MexicoThe long-time frontrunner in Mexico's presidential election campaign skips a TV debate, leaving his rivals to spar without him.
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Nigeria, ChinaChina secures four oil drilling licences from Nigeria as President Hu Jintao continues his week-long tour of Africa.
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EgyptTwo suicide bombers attack international peacekeepers in Egypt's Sinai region, but cause no injuries.
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BelarusOpposition supporters in Belarus meet for the first large rally since police broke up protests after March elections.
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NepalNepalese soldiers shoot dead six people and wound 25 after a crowd demonstrated at an army camp.
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PakistanPakistan police seek the parents of a 14-year-old girl who survived being shot in an attempted "honour killing".
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaSix prominent wartime Bosnian Croats, including former leader Jadranko Prlic, go on trial at The Hague.
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Czech RepublicCzech authorities say 12 cases of bird flu found in dead wild swans have been confirmed as the deadly H5N1 strain.
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IranIran's religious right opposes moves to let women attend football matches played by male teams.
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Iran, United StatesUS interests will be harmed if Iran is attacked, warns Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Israel, 
ItalyIsrael condemns the burning of Israeli flags during a march in Milan to mark Italy's liberation from fascism.
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Sri LankaAbout 40,000 people flee Sri Lankan military strikes against Tamil Tiger targets, amid fears the ceasefire is at risk.
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Afghanistan, 
CanadaThe Canadian government denies opposition charges that it is trying to play down its death toll in Afghanistan.
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SudanThe UN warns malnutrition among children in Sudan's Darfur region is rising fast as thousands flee fighting.
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IsraelIsrael will not try Palestinian militant Ahmed Saadat over the 2001 assassination of an Israeli minister.
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IsraelPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas calls for peace talks with Israel under the auspices of an international conference.
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Lebanon, United StatesThe US orders a freeze on the assets of anyone linked to the murder of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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UkraineCeremonies in Ukraine mark the world's worst nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl power plant in 1986.
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Iraq, United StatesCondoleezza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld meet Iraq's new PM and praise his focus on forming a unity government.
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BahrainA sound bomb explodes and a second one is defused in the capital of Bahrain, injuring no one, say officials.
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Cuba, United StatesA Cuban dissident says she was attacked by a mob as she headed for a meeting with US officials.
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