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Russia, 
United StatesEnvoys from the US, the EU and Russia begins a new effort on Friday to find a solution to Kosovo's political status.
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Canada, RussiaCanada's PM reasserts his country's claims to the Arctic, days after Russia staked claims to the North Pole.
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United StatesUS share indexes tumble on fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may lead to a global credit crunch.
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ChinaChina has seen a steep increase in requests for patents, the UN's intellectual property agency says.
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United StatesUS Democratic presidential hopefuls take part in a landmark campaign debate on gay and lesbian issues.
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Solomon IslandsAn opposition lawmaker withdraws a no-confidence vote against Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare.
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JapanTests which could take months are needed before Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant can reopen, says UN.
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United StatesDivers trawling the Mississippi river for victims of the US bridge collapse find two bodies, taking the death toll to seven.
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Canada, 
Syria, United StatesCanadian officials suspected that the US sent a Syrian-born Canadian to Syria to be tortured, declassified papers show.
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SomaliaSomalia's capital, Mogadishu, is rocked by the sound of a gun battle between insurgents and government forces.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoUganda's defence minister says it might send its troops back into DR Congo following two recent border attacks.
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PakistanPakistani troops search for 16 paramilitary soldiers believed abducted by Islamic militants in Waziristan.
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Pacific OceanA small passenger plane crashes into the Pacific Ocean near Tahiti, apparently killing all 20 people on board.
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GuineaThe first ever commercially viable uranium reserves are found in the West African nation of Guinea.
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NigeriaEighteen gay men face being stoned to death under Sharia law after being arrested in northern Nigeria.
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NepalOfficials probe an attack by suspected ex-Maoist rebels, which would be the first since a key peace deal.
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East TimorScores of houses are burnt in East Timor in violence triggered by the appointment of a new prime minister.
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PhilippinesExtra troops are to be sent to the southern Philippines after clashes with militants left more than 50 dead.
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United Kingdom, 
Hong KongA Hong Kong court gives the go-ahead for the controversial demolition of a British colonial-era pier.
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IraqA car bomb kills at least seven people and injures many others at a busy market in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
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IndiaEnglish hopes fading as India pass 500
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South AfricaSouth Africa's former deputy health minister says she was sacked for doing her job after criticising hospital conditions.
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FranceJewish prayers are said at the funeral of the former Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger.
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AfghanistanDelegates at a key Afghan peace forum differ on how to rid the country of Taleban and al-Qaeda insurgents.
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court issues a key election ruling a day after the president held back from emergency rule.
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United StatesKenny Richey, who has spent 20 years on death row in the US, has his murder conviction overturned for a second time.
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NigerNiger rebels carry out a series of attacks around Agadez, knocking out a strategic power station and fuel depot.
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IraqThe United Nations Security Council approves a resolution calling for a greater UN mandate in Iraq.
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TurkeyThe Turkish parliament announces a timetable for another attempt to elect a president.
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India, United KingdomEngland close day two of the final Test 640 runs behind at 24-1 after Anil Kumble hits a maiden century in India's 664.
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ItalyA fire destroys part of Rome's world-famous Cinecitta film studios, where many classic Italian films were made.
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IsraelA man is shot and killed in Jerusalem's Old City after a gun battle with security guards, Israeli police say.
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Afghanistan, 
North KoreaSouth Korean officials and the Taleban start direct talks on the fate of 21 hostages, Afghan officials say.
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AngolaA banned separatist group in Angola complains of harassment ahead of a visit by the president to Cabinda.
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Sierra LeoneTorrential rain across Sierra Leone hampers the delivery of some voting materials ahead of Saturday's polls.
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United Kingdom, United StatesWorld share prices continue to slide in a second day of big losses, amid fears of a global credit crunch.
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United StatesThree people die in an accident at an Indiana mine, police say, the second mining incident in the US this week.
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CanadaCanada says it will build new military bases in the Arctic in a bid to assert its sovereignty over the region.
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