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SudanA former militia member tells the BBC Sudanese ministers gave direct orders for his unit's activities in Darfur.
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VenezuelaVenezuela leader Hugo Chavez says he will continue to fight in the fierce battle for a UN Security Council seat.
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United StatesActor Wesley Snipes faces eight charges of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service in the US.
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PakistanPrince Charles is urged to cancel a trip to Pakistan which is due to coincide with the execution of a Leeds man.
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RussiaDozens of NGOs operating in Russia are required to suspend operations after a deadline to register passes.
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JapanJapan should debate having nuclear arms but the government is still opposed to them, Taro Aso says.
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Malaysia, 
ThailandNew Thai PM Surayud Chulanont pledges peaceful means to end the insurgency in the country's Muslim south.
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Iraq, 
Jordan, United StatesA military court in Jordan finds eight militants guilty of a plot to kill US troops in Iraq and foreigners in Jordan.
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IndiaWipro is the latest Indian software company to report bumper profits as more firms outsource operations to India.
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EcuadorConservative candidate Alvaro Noboa regains the lead in the presidential race, the latest partial count shows.
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NigeriaA Nigerian state governor speaks from hiding for the first time saying his impeachment was a coup.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military says a marine and nine soldiers have been killed in Iraq, including four in a roadside bombing.
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Sri LankaTamil rebels carry out a suicide attack on a naval base in the Sri Lankan tourist city of Galle, the military says.
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Afghanistan, 
ItalyMen who seized an Italian reporter in Afghanistan offer to swap him for a convert who fled to Italy, aid workers say.
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ItalyRome magistrates launch an investigation to find out the cause of a deadly metro crash in the Italian capital.
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United States, Venezuela, 
SpainPlans to sell 12 Spanish military aircraft to Venezuela - opposed by the US - are dropped as too expensive.
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United StatesThe Dow Jones index of major US shares passes the 12,000 level for the first time ever in early trading in New York.
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United StatesMore than one in eight adults in the US show signs of internet addiction, according to a study.
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AfghanistanUp to 21 civilians have died in two Nato operations against suspected Taleban militants, officials and witnesses say.
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North Korea, United StatesThe United States says it will back its Asian allies militarily against any threat from North Korea.
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United KingdomThe trial opens of a man accused of shooting dead a British tourist in the Roman amphitheatre in Amman
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Uganda, SudanUganda's President Museveni says he will go to Sudan to consult with mediators over stalled peace talks.
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ItalyItalian police arrest dozens of suspected members of Italy's Ndrangheta mafia, wanted for scores of murders.
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TurkmenistanThe Turkmen president opens a book-shaped building for the free media, in a country where journalism is tightly controlled.
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NepalKing Gyanendra of Nepal fails to meet a deadline about his role against pro-democracy demonstrations.
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AustraliaJerome Taylor takes a hat-trick as West Indies beat Australia by 10 runs in the Champions Trophy.
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MadagascarMadagascar's exiled opposition leader has his election candidature for December's polls rejected by the courts.
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Iceland, United KingdomIceland's ambassador to Britain is summoned to explain his country's return to commercial whaling.
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IranUN diplomats work on a draft resolution proposing sanctions against Iran for its refusal to halt its nuclear activities.
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IsraelIsrael's High Court urges the army to allow a Palestinian student access to Israel to pursue her university studies.
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EgyptA nephew of former President Anwar Sadat appears in court accused of insulting the Egyptian armed forces.
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United StatesThe US adopts a new policy to protect its interests in space and deny "adversaries" access for hostile purposes.
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ChileChilean police clash with high school students protesting in the capital, Santiago, over education reform.
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