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Canada, 
United Kingdom, 
United StatesBritain will settle its WWII debts to the US and Canada before the end of 2006, says the Treasury.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 
Argentina, United KingdomBritish officials predicted in 1976 that Argentina would invade the Falkland Islands, official documents show.
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Argentina, 
SpainSpanish police arrest a man accused of being a death squad leader in Argentina in the 1970s.
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United KingdomA government anti-smoking ad will start in the New Year in a bid to cut the number of UK smokers before the July ban.
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TaiwanAmendments to Taiwan's education law come into force, banning corporal punishment in schools.
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Taiwan, 
ChinaChina's defence white paper says the military needs upgrading, highlighting Taiwan as a key security threat.
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ChinaThe number of internet users in China rose to 132 million in the past year, up by 30%, state media reports.
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IndiaPolice in Indian-administered Kashmir say one civilian has been killed by a landmine in Srinagar.
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NepalDoctors in Nepal end a strike called in protest at recent attacks on them by protesters accusing them of negligence.
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SomaliaSomalia's government is to take steps to assert control over Mogadishu, a day after its forces entered the city.
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Egypt, 
IsraelForces loyal to PA President Mahmoud Abbas receive an arms shipment from Egypt with Israeli approval.
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Greece, 
MacedoniaGreece reacts angrily to Macedonia's decision to rename its main airport after Alexander the Great.
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ArgentinaA man who testified he was tortured by Argentina's military junta becomes the second such witness to go missing.
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ItalyItalian ministers set a deadline for potential buyers to express interest in a 30% stake in struggling Alitalia.
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PakistanControversial paceman Mohammad Asif has been included in a 17-man Pakistan Test squad.
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AfghanistanTaleban's fugitive leader dismisses plans for cross border tribal councils to bring peace to Afghanistan.
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NetherlandsAmsterdam brothel owners take the city council to court over its decision to close many sex businesses.
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IraqLawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein say they have been asked to pick up his personal effects.
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Saudi ArabiaMillions of Muslims take part in the spiritual climax of the Hajj pilgrimage at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia.
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Australia, 
JapanJapan's leading share index records its fourth successive year of growth, while India's index is up 46% this year.
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Russia, 
Czech RepublicCzech authorities charge a Russian man with endangering an aircraft after an apparent attempted hijack.
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IndiaPolice near the Indian capital search for more bodies after finding bags containing children's skeletons.
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NigeriaNigeria's census results show that Africa's most populous nation has grown by 63% in the last 15 years.
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VenezuelaPolice investigate the distribution of thousands of pornographic videos filmed in Venezuelan schools.
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United StatesFormer boxing champion Mike Tyson is charged with possessing cocaine and driving under the influence.
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Ethiopia, SomaliaSomali Prime Minister Ali Mohamad Ghedi enters Mogadishu, a day after Islamist fighters fled the city.
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United Kingdom, 
RwandaFour men accused of taking part in the Rwanda genocide are remanded in custody by UK magistrates.
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IraqUS officials deny reports Saddam Hussein has been transferred to Iraqi custody ahead of his execution.
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United StatesTwo crew of an American nuclear submarine die after falling overboard in Plymouth Sound.
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United StatesThe US tells its embassies around the world to prepare for the execution of Saddam Hussein within days.
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Belgium, 
LebanonA cluster bomb explosion injures two Belgian peacekeepers on a mine-clearing operation in Lebanon, a UN official says.
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Belarus, RussiaBelarus and Russia trade accusations of blackmail as a New Year deadline for a gas shutdown looms.
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United KingdomThe Sinn Fein leadership votes for a special party conference in January on backing policing in Northern Ireland.
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CanadaA vast ice shelf broke away in the Canadian Arctic last year, in what could be another sign of global warming.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush is evacuated from his ranch after a tornado warning in central Texas.
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