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An Ethiopian man is jailed for genital mutilation of his daughter, in the first such case in the United States.
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There is a global lack of political will to prepare for natural disasters, says a UK parliamentary committee.
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More than 70 Muslim staff at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport lose their security clearance due to "terrorist links".
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William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81.
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Venezuela and Guatemala withdraw rival bids for a UN Security Council seat and back Panama instead.
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Spain's region of Catalonia prepares for political horse-trading after inconclusive regional elections.
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At least 17 people are killed in an attack by Colombia's Farc rebels on a remote police station, police officials say.
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Fiji's military commander warns that the refusal of the prime minister to resign might lead to violence.
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A Malaysian newspaper editor is to resign amid claims that he plagiarised the work of a US journalist.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra goes to China, amid rumours he is trying to negotiate a return home.
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British youths are among the worst behaved in Europe, a think-tank's study suggests.
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One British and one US oil worker are kidnapped from a ship off the coast of Nigeria.
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Iran fires dozens of missiles - including ones capable of striking Israel - during military exercises, state TV reports.
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Iran's ex-president criticises US Middle East policy, calling the idea of exporting democracy "a great joke".
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New Zealand lose their Tri-Nations points for fielding ineligible player Nathan Fien.
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British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett urges India to help in efforts to tackle climate change.
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The Russian and Egyptian presidents are expected to discuss nuclear co-operation and arms deals in Moscow.
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Russian energy giant Gazprom has said it will more than double the cost of gas to Georgia from 2007.
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Peace talks between Somalia's interim government and Islamists have been placed on indefinite hold, mediators say.
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Another 10 people are reported to have died from flooding in south-east Turkey, taking the total to at least 32.
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Rich Russians are finding ever more innovative ways to spend their money, the BBC's Chloe Arnold reports.
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Thousands of protesters march in Kyrgyzstan after President Bakiyev rejects calls for immediate reforms.
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Seventeen years ago the Berlin Wall came down. But an iconic German mountain, while not as symbolic the wall, holds almost as much significance.
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The EU scraps plans to hold urgent talks with Turkish and Cypriot officials in Finland as a key report looms.
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US labour productivity slowed to a halt over the summer, while labour costs hit a 24-year high, official data shows.
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A synagogue in Tel Aviv is vandalised by suspected gay rights activists ahead of a controversial march.
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Chris Gayle hits 133 as West Indies beat South Africa by six wickets to reach the Champions Trophy final.
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The Sri Lankan air force bombs Tamil Tiger targets - five people - probably civilians - die, peace monitors say.
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France says it will release secret documents on the Rwandan genocide, after claims of French complicity.
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A man is held in Turkey after opening fire in a protest against Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit, reports say.
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A German magazine publishes a photograph showing a Nazi-like symbol allegedly on a German army vehicle.
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A hard-line Pakistani Muslim leader pledges to rebuild the religious school bombed on Monday.
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Everything you need to know about the latest developments in this year's US mid-term elections.
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A work by Jackson Pollock sells for a record price of about $140m (£73m), according to a US newspaper.
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The US issues a warning to its citizens in East Africa over the threat of terror attacks by Somali extremists.
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Syria and Hezbollah deny US claims they are plotting to topple the Lebanese government with Iran's help.
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A 36-year-old man is to be charged with murder over a California blaze which killed five firefighters, officials say.
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A senior Hezbollah official says Iran is providing the group with money to help fund its work in reconstructing Lebanon.
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Seven Palestinians are killed on the second day of a major raid into northern Gaza, hospital officials say.
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US firm Bechtel, involved for three years in Iraq's reconstruction, pulls out amid worsening security.
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