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US and Afghan forces say they have captured a high-ranking al-Qaeda figure in eastern Afghanistan.
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US and Afghan forces say they have captured a high-ranking al-Qaeda figure in eastern Afghanistan.
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Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Brazil's Lula da Silva open a $1.2bn bridge over the Orinoco River.
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Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe lobbies the US Congress to pass a free trade deal with his country.
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Microsoft's Zune music player, a rival to Apple's iPod, goes on sale in the US, receiving mixed reviews.
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Japan approves a ban on the export of luxury goods to North Korea, in line with UN sanctions agreed last month.
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Kevin Pietersen hits a century and James Anderson takes three wickets as England draw with New South Wales.
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The US and UK say Iran and Syria could play a role in stabilising Iraq, but they must stop supporting terror first.
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The US drops Vietnam from its list of countries violating religious freedom, but a trade bill is held up in Congress.
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The two governors recently sacked are "wanted men", Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says.
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Four French climbers have gone missing while trying to climb a mountain in northern Nepal, officials say.
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Australia's PM John Howard signals a major policy change by backing an international carbon trading scheme.
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Pagans in the US demand the right to have their five-pointed symbol placed on military gravestones.
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The mayor of Taiwan's capital Taipei is questioned over alleged misuse of funds - the latest in a series of scandals.
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UN chief Kofi Annan calls high-level talks to try and end a peacekeeping crisis after more violence in Sudan's Darfur.
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A spat over a disputed border breaks out between India and China days before a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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Brian Lara makes 122 but Pakistan stroll to victory in the first Test against West Indies.
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Ex-New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani takes a key step towards running for the 2008 US presidency.
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A lawyers' group asks Germany to sue former US defence chief Donald Rumsfeld over alleged prisoner abuse.
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The head of a Russian oil industry consultancy is shot dead in Moscow in an apparent contract killing.
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A Roman ship, wrecked off the coast of Spain in the 1st Century AD, reveals a wealth of historical treasures.
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Four Sri Lankan soldiers and four Tamil Tiger rebels are killed in renewed violence, the military says.
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The Palestinian government will not agree to international demands to recognise Israel, Hamas says.
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The Thai government is probing the anti-drugs campaign launched by ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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South Africa's parliament votes to legalise weddings for gay couples, the first African nation to do so.
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Panama announces reforms to the public health system, after at least 40 people die from contaminated medicines.
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EU regulators clear a merger between French energy firms Suez and GDF, on condition that they sell Belgian units.
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More officials are arrested in a major Spanish corruption scandal involving property in Marbella.
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A chemist goes on trial in Germany, accused of denying the Holocaust and defaming the memory of the dead.
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Tony Blair tells the US inquiry into future policy options that Mid East peace is crucial to the future of Iraq.
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Five Iraqi police officers are arrested after gunmen storm a government office in Baghdad, abducting dozens of people.
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The Maltese and the Greeks are the heavyweights of Europe, figures from the European Commission reveal.
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Supporters of ex-DR Congo's Jean-Pierre Bemba reject results showing he is set to lose a presidential run-off.
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Camps housing Somali refugees in eastern Kenya are cut off after severe flooding.
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Iran's president says that his country is willing to enter into a dialogue with the US - if it changes its attitude.
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US car firms tell President Bush they need help to boost their competitiveness but are not seeking financial aid.
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Five senior police officers are arrested after gunmen storm a government office in Baghdad, seizing dozens of people.
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Initial DNA tests show late Argentine leader Peron did not father a woman who claims to be his daughter, lawyers say.
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Saudi authorities say they are pressing on with building a hi-tech security fence to seal their border with Iraq.
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Lebanon's President Lahoud says his government's backing of a UN tribunal into the Hariri killing is illegal.
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Richard Horne replaces Sean Long for Great Britain's crunch Tri-Nations clash with Australia on Saturday.
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