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United StatesMillions of US voters take part in mid-term elections for Congress, seen as a key test for the Bush administration.
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KyrgyzstanMPs in Kyrgyzstan say they have reached a deal on a new draft constitution that will curb the president's powers.
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PolandMEPs go to Poland to investigate claims that terror suspects were transported and detained there secretly.
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NicaraguaNicaragua's ex-Marxist leader, Daniel Ortega, returns to power winning the presidential race with 38% of the vote.
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United StatesProjected results show the Democrats taking at least three key Senate seats in the US mid-term elections.
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MexicoMexico's lower house of parliament votes to block President Vicente Fox's forthcoming visit to Australia and Vietnam.
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Malaysia, 
MongoliaMalaysian police arrest a top political analyst and three policemen over the murder of a Mongolian model.
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IndiaAuthorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, resume a drive to shut illegal businesses amid fears of violence.
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PakistanPakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar lodges an appeal against his two-year ban for failing a drugs test.
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IndonesiaA Muslim man goes on trial in Jakarta over the beheadings of three Christian schoolgirls in the restive town of Poso.
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FranceThe three rivals hoping to be France's Socialist presidential candidate tackle foreign policy in a final TV debate.
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TanzaniaOne of the Tanzanian president's key political allies resigns after being charged with murdering a bus driver.
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ThailandA lawyer for ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says the family will contest a tax bill on a controversial $1.9bn deal.
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United KingdomThe new European Aviation Safety Agency is an "accident waiting to happen", MPs say.
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Pakistan, United KingdomEngland are unlikely to be able to play a one-off match against Pakistan next summer by way of compensation for the forfeited Oval Test.
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Egypt, 
ChinaChina says it has reached an agreement with Egypt to co-operate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
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TaiwanTaiwan's ruling party stands by embattled President Chen Shui-bian and says it will oppose attempts to oust him.
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SomaliaIslamic militia in Somalia storm and recapture a ship hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast, maritime officials say.
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Nepal, IndiaNepalese politicians and India hail a historic peace deal aimed at ending a 10-year Maoist insurgency.
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South AfricaThe funeral of apartheid-era leader PW Botha takes place with South African President Thabo Mbeki in attendance.
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IraqAt least 30 die in violent attacks across Iraq, after the curfew following the Saddam Hussein verdict is lifted.
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United StatesUniversity of Miami football star Bryan Pata has been shot and killed at his apartment complex on Tuesday night.
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ColombiaTwo Colombian men switched by mistake at birth describe their feelings after a DNA test confirms the error.
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ItalyItalian police arrest 30 people in Naples as part of a crackdown on the Mafia following a surge in violence.
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TurkeyThe European Commission gives Turkey until mid-December to open its ports to Cypriot ships.
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GermanyA convicted German sex offender eludes his guards to scramble onto the roof of a prison as his rape trial begins.
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AfghanistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai's offer to hold talks with insurgent leaders receives a mixed response.
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Israel, 
West BankEighteen Palestinians, including women and children, are killed in a barrage of Israeli tank fire in Gaza.
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United StatesUS Democrats win the House of Representatives in mid-term polls, but the Senate race is neck-and-neck.
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Sri LankaAt least 45 civilians are killed in heavy shelling by the military in eastern Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels say.
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United StatesThe US mid-term polls produce high-profile winners and losers for both Democrats and Republicans.
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PakistanAt least 42 Pakistani soldiers die in the heaviest attack by militants against the army in the Afghan border region.
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United StatesAll eyes are on the state of Virginia which will decide the balance of power in the US Senate.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoAn ally of DR Congo's presidential hopeful Jean-Pierre Bemba says there is evidence of election cheating.
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KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan's parliament adopts a new constitution which will drastically cut presidential power.
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United StatesUS shares close at record highs despite concerns about the impact of a Democratic mid-term election win.
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United StatesSniper Lee Boyd Malvo is given a life sentence, adding to an existing one, for six killings in a 2002.
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SpainWorld number two Maria Sharapova beats Kim Clijsters at the WTA Championships in Madrid.
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