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United StatesA state funeral is announced for former US President Gerald Ford, with services starting in California on Friday.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaThe UN Security Council fails to agree on a statement urging the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia.
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ArgentinaArgentina's top court orders banks to repay, in local currency, dollar savings frozen in the 2001-02 crisis.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanUN officials criticise Pakistani plans to build a fence and mine sections of its border with Afghanistan.
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Philippines, United StatesThe Philippines tests a dead body to see if it is Abu Sayyaf leader Khaddafy Janjalani, a key rebel linked to al-Qaeda.
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TaiwanAsia's internet and phone networks get back to normal after Tuesday's quake off Taiwan severely hit services.
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United KingdomAustralia cruise to an emphatic victory inside three days at the MCG and maintain her aspirations for a 5-0 Ashes whitewash.
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Israel, United States, 
West BankThe US criticises Israel's decision to approve the construction of a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoSeveral dissident soldiers in DR Congo are killed in a clash with government forces in the east.
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IraqAt least 17 people are killed in a number of explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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IndiaVodafone faces a new rival in its effort to win control of Hutchison Essar, reports say.
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Ethiopia, SomaliaIslamist forces leave the Somali capital, as Ethiopian-backed government troops advance on Mogadishu.
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TurkmenistanTurkmenistan's acting president emerges as likely successor to late autocratic ruler Saparmurat Niyazov.
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PeruPeruvian opposition leader Ollanta Humala is charged with rebellion in connection with a deadly siege at a police station.
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ArubaMaxi yacht Wild Oats claims the Sydney to Hobart race for the second year in a row.
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Afghanistan, PakistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai criticises Pakistan's plans to fence and plant landmines along their border.
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BotswanaGang attacks on buses and police across the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro leave at least 18 dead, reports say.
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NigeriaA court in Nigeria's Anambra state reverses a controversial ruling impeaching the state governor, Peter Obi.
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United KingdomMike Gatting says England's performances are getting worse and accuses the players of lacking "discipline".
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Saudi ArabiaMillions of Muslims begin the annual pilgrimage of the Hajj in western Saudi Arabia.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President Bush says he is making "good progress" on a revised Iraq strategy, after talks with top aides.
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MexicoAt least 21 people are killed in a collision between a bus and train north of Mexico City, officials say.
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United StatesUS food authorities say food from cloned animals is safe to eat, paving the way for its eventual sale in shops.
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Ethiopia, SomaliaSomali government troops march into parts of Mogadishu, hours after Islamist forces flee the city.
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IranIranian Justice Minister Jamal Karimirad dies in a car crash in central Iran, state TV reports.
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Belarus, 
RussiaBelarus says a gas price spat with Russia, which threatens to disrupt European supplies, should be over by 1 January.
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United StatesUS retailer JC Penney says it has fired its chief operating officer Catherine West, six months after she took the job.
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Czech RepublicAn Aeroflot plane makes an emergency landing in Prague after a passenger demands a change of route.
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IsraelAn Israeli rights group says three times more Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army this year than last.
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