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United StatesUS regulators calls for greater oversight of hedge funds, and more transparency over the way they work.
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France, 
Iran, 
GermanyDiplomats from the five UN Security Council states, and Germany, fail to reach an accord on Iran sanctions.
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ParaguayClashes follow the verdict on the owners of a shopping complex in Paraguay where a fire killed 350 in 2004.
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ThailandThailand lays to rest the final bodies of those killed in one of the regions hardest-hit by the 2004 tsunami.
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Kenya, 
United KingdomThe father of a British woman murdered in Kenya 18 years ago calls for the inquiry into her death to be reopened.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAt least six people, including two Americans, die in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Sri Lanka, 
New ZealandSri Lanka are hopeful of improving a dismal Test record in New Zealand when they meet in Christchurch.
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ChileDoctors reject claims that Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet has exaggerated his illness to avoid prosecution.
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United KingdomDavid Beckham has a personal fortune of £87m - £50m more than British football's next biggest earner.
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Philippines, 
VietnamDozens are still missing in Vietnam after deadly storm Durian, which has devastated the Philippines.
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Denmark, 
YemenThe Yemen Observer editor is fined for reprinting controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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FranceSerbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj could die soon if he continues his hunger strike, says a French doctor.
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IndiaFormer Indian cricketer and MP, Navjot Sidhu, is sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter.
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IndiaThe BBC's Sanjaya Jena in the Indian state of Orissa reports on a tribal community blessing a lesbian 'marriage'.
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NetherlandsThe Dutch government vetoes the new parliament's move to grant amnesty to thousands of failed asylum seekers.
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United KingdomA contact of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is to meet UK investigators, an associate has told the BBC.
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PakistanThe ICC criticises Pakistan's handling of the doping case involving Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammd Asif.
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FijiFiji's military leader declares a state of emergency as the army strengthens its hold following a bloodless coup.
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BrazilFlights have resumed out of three major Brazilian airports after a communications breakdown caused chaos.
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Iraq, United StatesA major report on US policy in Iraq urges talks with Iran and Syria over the country's future, leaks suggest.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka announces tough anti-terror laws amid worsening violence between troops and Tamil rebels.
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VenezuelaVenezuela has said that it will not give citizenship to four Basque separatists living in the country since the 1980s.
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Italy, 
RussiaMario Scaramella, an Italian contact of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, is discharged from hospital.
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ItalyItalian police say they have broken up a gang suspected of kidnapping illegal immigrants and holding them for ransom.
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RwandaAn 81-year-old Rwandan pastor found guilty of genocide is released after serving his sentence.
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AustraliaAustralia lifts a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, despite strong opposition.
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Ukraine, 
PolandThe Polish parliament adopts a resolution labelling the 1930s famine in neighbouring Ukraine as genocide.
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South AfricaFifa announces that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will take place between 11 June and 11 July.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoJoseph Kabila says his inauguration in DR Congo marks a fresh start for the war-ravaged country.
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Iraq, United StatesThere is no "magic formula" to solve the crisis in Iraq, a major report on US policy in the country says.
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LibyaScientists have cast doubt on charges that six foreign medics deliberately infected Libyan children with HIV.
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Russia, United KingdomSmall traces of a radioactive substance are found at the British embassy in Moscow, the UK Foreign Office says.
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IsraelTwo Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah in July had suffered serious injuries, reports say.
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FranceFrance's first international news channel is launched into competition with BBC World and CNN.
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IndiaThousands of low-caste Hindus, or Dalits have gathered in the Indian city of Mumbai for a rally.
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CubaCuba frees Hector Palacios, a dissident charged with conspiracy during a wave of arrests in 2003.
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Germany, United StatesUS plane maker Boeing wins a $5.5bn order from Germany's Lufthansa for its new 747 passenger jet.
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PeruA state of emergency is declared in a city in southern Peru, after protests against the local government.
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United StatesThe US Senate confirms Robert Gates as the next defence secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld.
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