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CanadaCanada's national police chief publicly apologises to a man who was deported on false terrorism charges.
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Georgia, 
RussiaRussia calls on the UN Security Council to censure Georgia as the spying row escalates.
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IndiaA terminally ill woman's religious fast unto death in northern India causes controversy.
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Israel, 
United StatesThe US secretary of state is to visit the Middle East to try to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace moves.
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Japan, 
ChinaJapan's new PM Shinzo Abe uses his first speech to say he wants to repair relations with China and South Korea.
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South Korea, ChinaChina's top nuclear envoy arrives in Seoul for talks on how to revive six-party negotiations on N Korea.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military rejects claims that its soldiers abandoned civilian truck drivers during an insurgent attack in Iraq.
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PakistanTV analyst Simon Hughes says Darrell Hair was "guessing" when he penalised Pakistan for ball-tampering.
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BotswanaBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulls out of a TV debate with other presidential candidates.
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ChinaFernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher set almost identical times in practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court provides temporary relief to illegal businesses in residential areas of the capital, Delhi.
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KazakhstanThe first female space tourist lands in northern Kazakhstan after a 10-day visit to the International Space Station.
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Kenya, 
EthiopiaSomalia's PM warns Islamists that Ethiopia and Kenya will help his government in case of attack.
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United StatesThe US Senate endorses President Bush's plans to interrogate and prosecute foreign terror suspects.
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SudanTop UN officials say the world body should stop trying to persuade Sudan to accept UN peacekeepers in Darfur.
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PhilippinesA massive clean-up is under way in the Philippines after Typhoon Xangsane claims at least 30 lives.
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IsraelTwo people are killed in an Israeli missile strike in northern Gaza, Palestinian security officials say.
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IndiaA general strike is held in Indian-controlled Kashmir in protest at the planned execution of a Kashmiri man.
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TurkeyTurkey's prime minister rejects a truce call from the jailed leader of Kurdish separatists, Abdullah Ocalan.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's high levels of crime are continuing to deter foreign investors, a business group warns.
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IsraelAt least one person is killed and several injured in a blast in an Israeli town south of Tel Aviv, rescue workers say.
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United StatesA Catholic priest is held in Florida and another is on the run after stealing millions from parishioners, police say.
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ThailandThailand's new military rulers sideline allies of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra in an annual army reshuffle.
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FranceFrench Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy urges tough, EU-wide rules on dealing with illegal immigration.
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IrelandIrish PM Bertie Ahern faces more pressure after saying he took £8,000 for a speaking event 12 years ago.
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IndiaIndia insist Darrell Hair was not taken off the list of umpires in the Champions Trophy for his own safety.
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Trinidad and Tobago, 
VenezuelaAn earthquake of 6.0 magnitude shakes parts of Venezuela and the nearby island of Trinidad.
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IranA 1988 letter revealing Iranian commanders were eyeing acquiring a nuclear bomb is uncovered in Tehran.
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PakistanPakistan is accused of detaining hundreds of alleged terror suspects without legal process.
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IraqThe brother-in-law of the new chief judge in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein is shot dead in the Iraqi capital.
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Georgia, RussiaFour Russian officers held in Georgia are charged with spying, as Moscow begins evacuating staff from Tbilisi.
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AfghanistanNato's leader backs the move to expand into all of Afghanistan despite not having all the troops needed.
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Solomon Islands, 
Aruba, 
Papua New GuineaThe Solomon Islands' attorney-general is arrested in Papua New Guinea amid Australian child-sex charges.
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United StatesDisgraced US lobbyist Jack Abramoff had more contacts with the White House than it has admitted, an inquiry finds.
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AustriaThe Austrian teenager kidnapped and held captive for eight years leaves hospital and moves to a flat.
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GermanyVolkswagen strikes a deal with unions to extend the working week at six German plants without any increase in pay.
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SeychellesNasa's robotic rover Opportunity sends back more images as it edges towards Victoria Crater.
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LebanonA tooth at the murder site of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri could help to identify the presumed killer, a UN inquiry says.
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Iraq, United StatesWashington Post writer Bob Woodward says, in a new book, that the true extent of the Iraq war is being hidden.
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FranceA French teacher who wrote an article critical of Islam has gone into hiding after receiving death threats.
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United StatesA head teacher is shot at a high school in the US state of Wisconsin and a suspect is in custody.
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