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IndonesiaThe UN secretary general says he is encouraged by the "orderly conduct" in historic elections in Aceh, Indonesia.
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United StatesUS anti-war congressman Dennis Kucinich announces a bid to run for the White House in 2008.
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IsraelIsrael's PM appears to come close to admitting it has nuclear arms, but officials deny a change of policy.
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MexicoMexico sends thousands of troops to deal with a wave of drug-related crime in the western state of Michoacan.
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United StatesUN Secretary General Kofi Annan urges the US to work with other nations rather than acting unilaterally.
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United StatesAmerican Elizabeth Bolden, officially recognised as the world's oldest person, dies at the age of 116.
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BangladeshA US rights group expresses concern at the move to deploy the army before elections in Bangladesh.
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North Korea, 
JapanJapan says North Korea must let international inspectors monitor its nuclear sites, ahead of six-nation talks.
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AustraliaHomes are destroyed and towns under threat as bush fires rage in four states in Australia.
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UkraineThe BBC has video evidence to suggest new-born babies in Ukraine may have been killed to feed the stem cell trade.
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United StatesA US judge rejects a move by two university students to halt the DVD release of the spoof movie Borat.
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LiberiaLiberia renegotiates the terms of a massive iron ore deal with the world's largest steel company, Mittal.
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BahrainThe Sunni Muslim-ruled Gulf state of Bahrain appoints its first Shia Muslim deputy prime minister.
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SudanThe UN Human Rights Council should send investigators to Sudan's Darfur region, UN chief Kofi Annan urges.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaSomalia's powerful Islamist group give Ethiopian troops a week to leave the country or face a "major attack".
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe US stock market operator launches a hostile $5.3bn takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange.
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Gaza StripSupporters of rival Palestinian groups exchange gunfire in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least four people, reports say.
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TurkeyTurkey's PM accuses the EU of treating Turkey unfairly by deciding to slow down membership talks.
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Sri LankaThe UN says it is "deeply concerned" that civilian areas are being shelled by both sides in Sri Lanka's conflict.
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IranAn EU court reverses a four-year-old decision to freeze the funds of an Iranian opposition group.
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IndiaA HIV-postitive boy of four is thrown out of nursery in southern India after complaints from parents.
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Iran, United KingdomPrime Minister Tony Blair says Iran's "deeply extreme" regime poses a "major strategic threat" to the Middle East.
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United StatesThe gap between how much the US exports and imports has narrowed to its lowest level in more than a year.
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United StatesAirbus says its A380 super-jumbo has been cleared to take passengers by European and US authorities.
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AfghanistanSix people are killed in a Taleban suicide attack aimed at the governor of the Afghan province of Helmand.
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IranA conference in Iran questioning whether the Holocaust took place draws international condemnation.
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United StatesWBO super middleweight challenger Peter Manfredo Jr says Joe Calzaghe is still a virtual unknown in the USA.
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Afghanistan, United StatesRelatives of four men killed by Afghan and US-led troops in east Afghanistan say they were all innocent.
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NepalHundreds of Maoists being housed in temporary camps under peace moves in Nepal have fallen ill, the rebels say.
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EthiopiaEthiopia's Marxist former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam is found guilty in absentia of genocide after a 12-year trial.
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AustraliaFormer England bowler John Lever says Steve Harmison's talents are not being fully utilised in Australia.
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IsraelIsrael's PM reiterates his country's position of nuclear weapons ambiguity amid a row over an apparent slip-up.
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IraqA suicide bomb attack on a Baghdad square is now known to have killed at least 70 and injured more than 230 people.
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Israel, IranIran's president tells a forum in Tehran questioning the Holocaust that Israel's days are numbered.
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LebanonThe UN inquiry into the murder of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri is at a critical stage, say investigators.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US president postpones his announcement of a new American strategy for Iraq until early next year.
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ChileThe family and supporters of Chile's ex-military ruler pay their last tributes to his presidency at his funeral.
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MexicoThousands of Mexican soldiers arrive in the western state of Michoacan to deal with drug-related violence.
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ArubaAustralian airline Qantas rejects a controversial $8.6bn takeover deal led by Australian bank Macquarie.
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