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IsraelIsrael launches fresh strikes on Gaza after its prime minister vows the military offensive will continue.
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East TimorEast Timor's new Prime Minister, Jose Ramos-Horta, is sworn into office, amid hopes he can restore calm.
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SudanAid group Oxfam temporarily closes two offices in Sudan's troubled Darfur region after the abduction of an employee.
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Aruba, 
AustraliaAn eight-year-old girl is feared dead in northern Australia after being attacked by a saltwater crocodile.
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IraqAt least seven die as two car bombs strike a Shia district in the east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say.
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Italy, 
FranceJubilant Italians take to the streets to celebrate their football team's World Cup final win over France.
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ChinaLeaking chlorine fumes from a chemical plant in China's city of Yinchuan leave more than 160 people in hospital.
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IndiaIndia says that a test of its longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Sunday failed.
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Pakistan, 
United KingdomA one-month stay of execution expires for a British man on death row in Pakistan.
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UgandaThis week's peace talks with Uganda's LRA rebels now have until September to succeed, says President Museveni.
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SomaliaSomalia's government will not take part in Saturday's peace talks with Islamists, after fighting in Mogadishu, the PM says.
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MexicoDefeated Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador files a legal challenge to the poll.
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Italy, France, 
GermanyOur correspondents report reaction from Rome and Paris to Italy's win against France in the final of the Germany 2006 World Cup
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TaiwanTaiwanese President Chen faces a new blow as his son-in-law is charged with insider trading.
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ChinaChina's booming economy boosts its trade surplus to a new monthly record in June, official figures show.
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AngolaThe independence movement in Angola's oil-rich Cabinda province says it is to lay down its arms.
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SpainIberia cancels more than 200 flights after pilots at the Spanish airline began a seven-day strike.
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IndonesiaFormer Acehnese rebels say a bill designed to give them greater autonomy falls short of a pledge by Jakarta.
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India, 
BangladeshIndian industrial group Tata suspends a $3bn investment in Bangladesh after government delays.
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PakistanA passenger plane crashes near the Pakistani city of Multan killing all 45 people on board, officials say.
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United Kingdom, 
United StatesA 27-year-old man from London is stabbed to death in Washington DC while walking home.
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RussiaRussia investigates an air crash which killed 124 people, amid signs that brake failure may have caused it.
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KuwaitKuwait's emir approves a new cabinet dominated by his relatives, despite the opposition's victory in elections.
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SudanSome 80 people die in intense clashes between Sudanese rebel groups in Darfur, says the African Union.
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IraqOusted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his lawyers say they will boycott his trial as closing arguments begin.
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IraqGunmen in Baghdad ambush a bus, killing six passengers, as new bombings in the capital kill at least 10.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS-led and Afghan forces kill more than 40 insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the coalition says.
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IndiaThe launch of India's heaviest communication satellite fails after the rocked carrying it explodes.
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Italy, FranceZinedine Zidane's agent says the France star headbutted Marco Materazzi because the Italian said something "very serious".
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MoroccoFrench Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says Europe must not turn into a fortress against African migrants.
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SomaliaHeavy clashes break out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with Islamic militia using rockets and artillery.
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PolandPolish President Lech Kaczynski appoints his twin brother, Jaroslaw, as prime minister.
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South AfricaThe Caine Prize for African writing - one of Africa's leading awards - is won by South Africa's Mary Watson.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomNearly 900 extra military personnel are to be sent to Afghanistan, says Defence Secretary Des Browne.
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PakistanPakistan beat an International XI by six wickets in a rain-hit 10-over charity match at The Oval.
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ItalyItaly's World Cup-winning squad return with the coveted trophy to a rapturous reception in Rome.
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RussiaThe most wanted Chechen rebel warlord, Shamil Basayev, dies in what Russia says was a "special operation".
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Russia, United StatesThe US is reportedly ready to make concessions to Russia over storing nuclear fuel to win backing for foreign policy.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsrael rejects criticism that its military offensive in the Gaza Strip is a disproportionate use of force.
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United StatesHenry Paulson, former chief executive of investment bank Goldman Sachs, is sworn in as the US treasury secretary.
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NigeriaNigeria starts a fraud probe after more than $4m is paid for a $22,000 bill to a UN agency.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesPakistan's foreign minister gives the US what he calls concrete proposals for improved Afghan border security.
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MaldivesMale circumcision could significantly reduce the burden of HIV in Africa, a study suggests.
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United States, 
North Korea, ChinaA UN Security Council vote on sanctions over North Korea's missile tests is postponed to give diplomacy more time.
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