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FranceFrench socialist Segolene Royal brushes over criticism during her first overseas trip as presidential candidate.
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United StatesNasa says it will start building a permanent base on the Moon after astronauts return there in 2020.
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Canada, 
RussiaCanada is to deport a suspected Russian spy after the man admitted he was not Canadian and had been there illegally.
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Iraq, United StatesA senior Iraqi Shia leader tells the US president attempts to solve Iraq's problems must not sidestep Baghdad.
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United KingdomAustralia are cruising to a victory on the final day of the second Ashes Test after England capitulate.
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FijiThe prime minister of Fiji says he is under house arrest but refuses to resign as the military attempts a coup.
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IndiaIndia's main stock index, the Sensex, hits another record high and breaks the 14,000 points barrier.
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North Korea, United StatesUS billionaire Carl Icahn has sold most of his stake in Korean tobacco and ginseng firm KT&G, reports say.
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United Kingdom, 
AustraliaAustralia win the second Ashes Test by six wickets and go 2-0 up in the series after bowling England out for 129.
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IndiaPollution-laden clouds may be partly to blame for India's dwindling rice harvests, according to research.
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IndiaIndia's main stock index, the Sensex, hits another record high and breaks the 14,000 points barrier.
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SudanA former Darfur rebel leader, who joined Sudan's government, says he could leave because of continued violence.
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Hong KongThe Hong Kong government drops plans to introduce a new sales tax in the face of public opposition.
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Iraq, AustraliaAustralia's wheat exporter AWB is to temporarily lose its monopoly over wheat exports after a report into bribes.
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MauritaniaResults from a second round of voting in Mauritania's parliamentary elections show no party has a majority.
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Yemen, United StatesA gunman is wounded in an exchange of fire with security forces outside the US embassy in Sanaa.
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RussiaRussia says it is deploying a mobile version of its most important long-range nuclear missile.
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LiberiaThree ex-ministers in Liberia's transitional government are charged with stealing millions of dollars of public funds.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaA UN scheme to get Bosnians to trade in their illegal weapons for lottery tickets finishes.
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UgandaEx-Mozambique President Chissano is named as the UN envoy to try and save Uganda's peace process.
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FijiFiji's military chief says he has taken over government and dismissed elected Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
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KenyaPolice in Kenya fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ex-opposition leader Uhuru Kenyatta.
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VenezuelaHugo Chavez is due to be declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential poll in a ceremony.
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GermanyArtist Tomma Abts becomes the first woman painter to win the Turner Prize in its 22-year history.
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PakistanPakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have their doping bans overturned.
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ChinaChina is to compensate 19 people who caught HIV from a hospital blood transfusion, in a landmark case.
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FinlandFinland becomes the latest country to ratify the European constitution, as its EU presidency draws to a close.
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IndiaFormer Indian cabinet minister Shibu Soren receives a life sentence for murdering his private secretary.
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IsraelIsrael's education minister says schoolbooks should show the pre-1967 borders, sparking fierce right-wing criticism.
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ChileChile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet is over the worst stage after his heart attack on Sunday, his doctor says.
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ZambiaZambian opposition leader Michael Sata is arrested in connection with an election asset declaration.
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FijiThe coup in Fiji brings international condemnation and the threat of suspension from the Commonwealth.
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PeruA bus plunges into a ravine in a remote area of south-eastern Peru, killing at least 50 people.
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VietnamTropical Storm Durian kills at least 47 people in Vietnam, after causing havoc in the Philippines.
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Russia, United KingdomOfficers investigating the death of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko pursue inquiries in London and Moscow.
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Pakistan, IndiaPresident Musharraf suggests Pakistan would give up its claim to Kashmir if India accepts his peace plan.
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Iraq, 
SpainThe brothers of a Spanish cameraman killed in Baghdad back a lawsuit against Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar.
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LebanonHundreds of mourners attend the Beirut funeral of a Lebanese anti-government protester killed on Sunday.
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SenegalSpain and Senegal sign a series of measures to curb illegal migration to Canary Islands.
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IraqIraqi leaders are to meet this month to agree to end sectarian killings, says Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoThousands of Congolese reportedly flee to Uganda as a renegade general and DR Congo's army clash.
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United StatesUS Defence Secretary nominee Robert Gates tells his confirmation hearing the US is not winning the war in Iraq.
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