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VenezuelaPolls close in Venezuela where President Hugo Chavez is seeking another term from a divided electorate.
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IraqThe killing in Iraq is now worse than a civil war, outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says in a BBC interview.
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MadagascarMadagascar President Marc Ravalomanana is set to win re-election, early results from Sunday's poll suggest.
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IndiaOver 80% of youth in the Indian capital, Delhi, want to emigrate for a better future, a BBC global survey says.
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Philippines, 
United StatesA US marine is sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping a woman in the Philippines, while three men are cleared.
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United KingdomMatthew Hoggard takes seven wickets as England end day four of the second Ashes Test 97 runs ahead at 59-1.
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VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez of Venezuela declares a "defeat for the devil" as he wins a fresh term in office.
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BoliviaBolivia completes its gas nationalisation plans, giving the government control over foreigner's operations.
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FijiTroops in Fiji's capital set up road blocks and seize police weapons, fuelling speculation an army coup is imminent.
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Sri Lanka, 
NorwayNorway's peace envoy to Sri Lanka agrees to a government request to put off talks with the Tamil Tigers.
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Belgium, United Kingdom, United StatesThe Kazakh president lobbies in Brussels to take the chair of the OSCE, in the face of US and British opposition.
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael orders troops to avoid "unnecessary friction" in the West Bank, as a truce in Gaza enters a second week.
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Iraq, United StatesNine US troops died in Iraq over the weekend, as President Bush prepares to meet a key Shia leader.
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MexicoMexico's new president announces a pay cut for himself and high-ranking government officials as part of an austerity drive.
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PhilippinesMore than 1,000 people may have died in mudslides caused by a typhoon in the Philippines, officials warn.
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BrazilVast tracts of rainforest in Brazil are to get a new status to protect them from unsustainable logging.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's most-wanted criminal is recaptured after escaping from top security C-Max prison near Pretoria.
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SomaliaSomalia's weak government bans cars travelling from Islamist-held Mogadishu after two car bombings.
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IraqIraq's national security adviser says he is shocked by Kofi Annan's claim that Iraqis are worse off than under Saddam.
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LebanonLebanese authorities increase the army and police presence in Beirut on fourth day of protest against government.
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AustraliaAustralia's opposition Labor Party elects ex-diplomat Kevin Rudd as its new head to lead it into next year's polls.
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Iraq, 
DenmarkThree Danish journalists are acquitted of publishing secrets about Iraq's pre-war weapons programme.
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ChileFormer Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet is in a serious but stable condition after a heart attack.
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United KingdomPrime Minister Tony Blair will say Britain needs a new generation of submarines to carry nuclear missiles.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAfghanistan's police are incapable of carrying out law enforcement, a US government report says.
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Egypt, United StatesEgypt arrests several foreigners including European, US and Arab nationals linked to terror groups, officials say.
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NetherlandsSurvivors of the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 criticise honours given to Dutch peacekeepers in the city.
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United StatesUS ambassador to the UN John Bolton is stepping down amid opposition in the Senate to his staying in the job.
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France, 
RwandaA witness says his words were distorted by a French inquiry which accused Rwandan President Kagame of killing his predecessor.
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United StatesA US lorry driver is found guilty over a mass people smuggling attempt in which 19 illegal immigrants died.
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Turkey, France, 
Germany, 
CyprusThe EU's enlargement commissioner urges Germany and France not to set a new deadline on Turkey over Cyprus.
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PolandPolish prosecutors study claims that Deputy PM Andrzej Lepper demanded sex from a woman employee.
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RussiaFormer Russian PM Yegor Gaidar has left hospital in Moscow after a mystery illness, an aide says.
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ChileChile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet improves somewhat but remains seriously ill after a heart attack.
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Iran, United StatesA senior US diplomat calls for agreement on sanctions against Iran, calling it a "disruptive force".
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RussiaBritain assures EU ministers of a "minimal" health threat following the death of Alexander Litvinenko.
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