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RussiaRussia is to investigate the attempted poisoning of a contact of murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
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United Kingdom, 
United StatesThe UK should not buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter unless the US shares technical information, MPs say.
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Venezuela, 
ArgentinaVenezuela's President Chavez arrives in Argentina for talks on integrating Venezuela into a regional trade bloc.
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CanadaCanadian MPs reject a bid by the governing Conservative party to overturn a law allowing gay marriage.
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United StatesThe first terror suspects are moved to a new $37m maximum-security wing at Guantanamo Bay.
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Liberia, United StatesThe son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor denies charges that he took part in torture in Liberia.
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AustraliaAustralia batsman Damien Martyn makes a surprise decision to retire from all forms of cricket.
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PakistanPresident Hamid Karzai says Afghans are running out patience over cross-border violence from Pakistan.
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United KingdomA UK parliamentary group concludes population growth threatens the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
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FijiFiji's ousted prime minister says public anger against a military coup could force the new rulers to step down.
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JapanJapan's economy has grown more slowly than predicted, figures show, raising question marks over its recovery.
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KenyaScientists working in Kenya believe that malaria is helping the spread of Aids across Africa - and vice versa.
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Iraq, United StatesThe main authors of a US report on strategy in Iraq urge President Bush to accept all their proposals.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea accuses five people of spying for the North, in what is called the biggest spy case since 2000.
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KenyaThe Kenyan parliament votes to increase the salary of President Mwai Kibaki by two-thirds.
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SomaliaAfrican nations sending peacekeepers to Somalia should convince Islamists it is not an "invasion force", the UN chief says.
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NigeriaNigerian oil militants say they have seized four foreigners and threaten more attacks ahead of an Opec summit.
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Lithuania, 
PolandLithuania and Poland are to sign a deal to link their power grids - an important step in Baltic-EU integration.
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Argentina, 
UruguayA Uruguayan judge approves the extradition of six men to Argentina over 11 abductions in the 1970s.
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South KoreaNorth and South Korea launch a joint bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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VietnamThe UN is to reform its agencies in Vietnam in a pilot project it hopes will combat waste and free up resources.
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United Kingdom, 
BangladeshBangladeshi workers making clothes for major UK stores are being paid a pittance, a report says.
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NigeriaA policeman dies in Oyo State amid high tension after the Supreme Court reinstated the governor.
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IsraelPalestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya reiterates that his Hamas-led government will not recognise Israel.
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PhilippinesA meeting of Asian leaders in the Philippines is postponed because of a coming tropical storm, officials say.
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NepalNepal's King Gyanendra is forced to pay tax for the first time in the history of the monarchy.
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United StatesThe US economy added a better-than-expected 132,000 jobs last month, official figures show.
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LebanonLebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accuses the leader of the Hezbollah militant movement of plotting a coup.
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Russia, United KingdomBritain complains to Russia about harassment of the UK ambassador by a pro-Putin youth group.
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FijiFiji's membership of the Commonwealth is suspended days after the military seized power in a coup.
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Ethiopia, SomaliaAn Islamist leader calls on all Somalis to fight Ethiopia, saying its troops have attacked Islamist positions.
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Turkey, 
CyprusThe EU presidency says Turkey's offer to open a port to Cypriot traffic is not enough to break the deadlock.
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SudanSudan's president accuses the international community of supporting rebel groups in Darfur.
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UgandaUgandan newspapers containing sexually erotic photographs or cartoons are banned from general sale.
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Botswana, 
Brazil, United StatesBrazil charges two US pilots with endangering air safety over the country's worst aviation disaster.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military says it has killed 20 al-Qaeda militants in a raid in Iraq, while local officials say civilians died.
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FranceFrench utility Suez gives its chairman permission to talk to Gaz de France about their long mooted merger.
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Iraq, United StatesPresident Bush says he will work with congressional leaders to find a way forward for the US in Iraq.
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United StatesA man is arrested in Illinois after police say he attempted to obtain grenades to explode at a shopping centre.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq's Kurdish leader criticises a report by the US Iraq Survey Group, branding it "unrealistic and inappropriate".
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IsraelIsrael's biggest-ever manhunt captures a serial rapist who escaped police custody two weeks ago.
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France, 
French GuianaEurope's heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket puts two satellites in orbit after taking off from French Guiana.
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