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SudanThe UN confirms Jan Pronk in his role as Kofi Annan's envoy to Sudan despite being expelled from the country.
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BangladeshThe swearing-in of an interim government in Bangladesh is postponed as opposing factions clash.
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BoliviaBolivia signs new energy contracts as a deadline for foreign firms to cede majority control of operations looms.
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United States, 
MexicoThee people, including a US journalis, are killed in separate shootings in the Mexican city of Oaxaca.
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BrazilBrazil's two remaining presidential candidates go head-to-head in a final TV debate before Sunday's poll.
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United StatesUS sniper Lee Boyd Malvo admits carrying out a killing in Tucson prior to the 2002 spate of shootings in Washington DC.
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United StatesPresident Bush reiterates the US does not condone torture, after comments by Vice-President Dick Cheney.
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New ZealandGreat Britain fall just short against New Zealand in a game which turned on a disputed video replay decision.
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FranceMinor skirmishes are reported in Paris suburbs a year after two deaths which sparked riots across the country.
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ChinaAstounded at how much the country has changed since he was based there in the 1980s, Stephen Jessel reports on his latest visit to China.
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North Korea, ChinaThe next UN chief Ban Ki-moon has talks in China debating action over North Korea's nuclear tests.
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Iraq, United StatesIraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the US he is a friend, but not "America's man in Iraq", a key aide says.
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NepalAt least 42 people are killed after a bus carrying more than 100 people plunges into a ravine in west Nepal.
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BangladeshFresh clashes kill four more people in Bangladesh amid a row over who will run the country pending elections.
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United KingdomTwo British children killed in Corfu were poisoned by carbon monoxide, as police consider negligence charges.
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AfghanistanA top Nato commander apologises for the deaths of Afghan civilians in an air raid, but blames Taleban fighters.
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United KingdomKevin Pietersen's unbeaten 90 sees England to a consolation win over West Indies at the Champions Trophy.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoTension is high in DR Congo ahead of a presidential run-off to conclude its first democratic polls since 1960.
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BangladeshBangladesh's two main parties work to end a political crisis, after 10 people are killed in street clashes.
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Iraq, United StatesPresident Bush and Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki hold talks by video, after several days of public disagreement.
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MexicoMexico's government demands that protesters in Oaxaca end their occupation of parts of the southern city.
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Egypt, 
IsraelEgypt deploys at least 3,000 extra troops near the Gaza border after reports of a possible Israel operation.
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