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VietnamVietnam's stock market increases in value by almost half, with the listing of its first bank, Sacombank.
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IndiaIndian police search wreckage and carry out raids in the hunt for those behind train bombings which killed 183.
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United States, 
South Korea, 
ChinaUS envoy Christopher Hill says he is discouraged by N Korea's response to efforts to defuse the missile crisis.
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PhilippinesSix Philippine army officers arrested last week were plotting an attack on parliament, army officials say.
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ItalyMarcello Lippi resigns as Italy coach after leading the nation to World Cup glory.
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Cuba, United StatesCuba warns dissidents not to accept funds from a new US plan to speed political transition in the island.
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IndiaShares on India's Mumbai stock exchange rise as the market reacts to Tuesday's bomb attacks.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA suicide bomber drives into a convoy of US-led troops in Afghanistan, killing himself and a child, officials say.
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IsraelHezbollah militants capture two Israeli soldiers as heavy clashes break out over the Israel-Lebanon border.
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ChileThe son of Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet sues over claims he and his father profited from drug-trafficking.
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Iraq, United StatesThe bodies of 23 people seized in Iraq are found as US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits the country.
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RussiaPresident Putin accuses Western critics of Russia's record on democracy of using "colonialist" rhetoric.
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BelgiumMicrosoft is fined 280m euros by the European Commission for failing to comply with an anti-competition ruling.
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Colombia, 
France, United StatesColombia's envoy to the US quits in protest over the naming of a disgraced ex-president to the Paris post.
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SomaliaThe Islamic Courts take control of the Somali capital's port, as the UN mulls relaxing an arms embargo.
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TurkeyThe EU urges Turkey to amend a controversial penal code article to protect freedom of expression.
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Pakistan, 
United KingdomThe injured Mohammad Asif misses out for Pakistan in Thursday's first Test at Lord's.
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GreeceFifa lifts its ban on Greece and its clubs from playing in international competition.
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UgandaUganda's LRA rebels refuse to send their top leaders to peace talks with the government in Sudan.
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IndiaIndian PM Manmohan Singh vows India will not be cowed, a day after a string of deadly train bombings in Mumbai.
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BotswanaFive die as police stations, shops and buses are attacked in a wave of violence in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
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KuwaitKuwait's parliament re-elects its speaker as it convenes for a first session after the reformists' election victory.
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LebanonLebanon's militant Hezbollah leader says two captured Israeli soldiers will only be returned through talks.
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FranceZinedine Zidane apologises for his headbutt on Marco Materazzi but says he does not regret his actions.
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South Korea, United StatesProtesters clash with riot police in Seoul during the third day of trade talks between the US and South Korea.
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Uganda, 
SudanUganda's LRA rebels refuse to send their top leaders to peace talks with the government due in Sudan.
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United StatesThe US Army announces its multi-billion dollar deal with conglomerate Halliburton will end later this year.
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Israel, LebanonIsrael launches air strikes on Lebanese bridges and roads, as the search for two captured soldiers goes on.
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United StatesA wildfire displaces 1,000 people in southern California, damaging a town used for filming Hollywood westerns.
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IsraelTwo adults and seven children die in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, in a day of violence which leaves 23 dead.
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MexicoSupporters of Andres Manual Lopez Obrador travel to Mexico City, ahead of a march calling for an election recount.
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IranForeign ministers from world powers agree to refer Iran back to the UN Security Counil over the nuclear row.
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