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IndiaBollywood star Salman Khan says he is "exploited" by the media, and blames them for his "negative" portrayal.
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ChileA strike at the world's largest privately-owned copper mine, La Escondida in Chile, ends with a 5% pay rise for miners.
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GuyanaGuyana's President Jagdeo wins another term in office after his party easily won the general election.
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JapanMore than 800,000 people across Japan take part in an annual drill to prepare for a major earthquake.
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United StatesAndre Agassi delays his retirement by beating eighth seed Marcos Baghdatis at the US Open.
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FranceFrance's governing centre-right party, the UMP, holds its end-of-summer gathering in Marseille this weekend.
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East TimorEast Timor's leader says international peacekeepers are partly to blame for the escape of dozens of prisoners.
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Sweden, 
LebanonInternational donors meeting in Sweden promise more than $940m in new money to help rebuild war-torn Lebanon.
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NigeriaNigeria's police are planning to buy 80,000 new firearms ahead of next year's elections, a spokesman says.
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Japan, United StatesGreece beat favourites USA 101-95 at the World Basketball Championship semi-finals in Japan.
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FinlandFinland, current holder of the EU presidency, is to propose talks on a renewed peace plan in the Middle East.
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New ZealandNew Zealand police drop charges of dangerous driving against a man with no arms who was caught speeding.
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PakistanPakistani officials say tribal chief Akbar Bugti is buried without family present after his death in a military raid.
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JapanShinzo Abe, the front-runner in the race to be Japan's next leader, formally announces his bid for the job.
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MexicoThousands of people flee the path of a strengthened Hurricane John as it takes aim at north-west Mexico.
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China, 
Hong KongThe wife of a Hong Kong journalist jailed in mainland China for spying says her husband is to appeal.
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Japan, United StatesGrowth in the 25-nation EU was better than the US and Japan in the second quarter of the year, figures show.
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Belgium, FranceThe mayor of a Flemish town in Belgium defends a ban on speaking French in schools.
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LibyaLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urges supporters to kill those trying to reverse the gains of his revolution.
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Syria, LebanonUN chief Kofi Annan says he has won a pledge from Syria to increase security on the Lebanese border.
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Lebanon, 
SpainSpain approves plans to deploy 1,100 troops in Lebanon as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
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Pakistan, 
United KingdomMissing UK schoolgirl Molly Campbell claims she was not forced to leave her home to go to Pakistan.
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France, 
IranThe French PM voices disappointment at Iran's decision to disregard a UN deadline on its nuclear work.
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LebanonDonors promise $500m in aid for the Palestinian territories but the UN warns there must be a new peace process too.
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IraqEnding violence in Baghdad will take at least a year, Iraq's deputy PM warns, despite the recent security crackdown.
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GhanaGhana's government bans a conference for gay men and lesbians, saying it would offend Ghana's culture.
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UgandaUganda announces a $337m (£177m) plan to help almost 2m people displaced in its 20-year northern conflict.
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MexicoMexico's outgoing president prepares to address parliament amid tight security after contested elections.
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United StatesAndy Murray thrashes Alessio Di Mauro in straight sets to reach the third round of the US Open.
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IranA passenger plane catches fire on landing in north-eastern Iran killing 29 people on board.
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United StatesThe US says it has intercepted a dummy long-range missile in a test of its missile defence system.
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