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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court is to hear a petition by former PM Nawaz Sharif seeking the right to return for elections.
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United StatesChina says it will send delegations to the US to discuss safety concerns, after a spate of product recalls.
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PakistanSupreme Court in Pakistan orders arrest of an MP for alleged involvement in the marriages of five minor girls.
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Mauritania, 
MexicoAuthorities in Mauritania say they have arrested a Spaniard and Mexican in the country's biggest ever drug bust.
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IndiaThe government in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh probes an alleged extra judicial killing of a man shown on TV.
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NigeriaThe father of a three-year-old girl kidnapped in Nigeria dies of a heart attack a month after his daughter's ordeal.
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Kenya, 
SudanSudan is to allow a sick Darfur rebel chief on its wanted list to travel to Kenya for treatment, the UN says.
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VenezuelaPresident Chavez proposes changes to Venezuela's constitution, including an end to presidential term limits.
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Israel, United StatesThe US signs an arms agreement that will provide Israel with $30bn of military aid over the next 10 years.
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IndonesiaProsecutors ask to reopen a case against the sole suspect in the death of Indonesian rights activist Munir Thalib.
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PeruA powerful earthquake hits the coast of Peru, killing more than 330 people and injuring hundreds more.
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NigeriaNigerian authorities crack down on foreign-made toothpastes following the discovery of a harmful agent.
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North KoreaAt least 220 people have been killed and 82 are still missing after severe floods in North Korea, the Red Cross says.
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NigeriaHeavy fighting between armed gangs and the military is reported in Nigeria's oil city of Port Harcourt.
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United StatesThe EU will review credit rating agencies amid concern over their response to the US sub-prime crisis.
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Zimbabwe, 
ZambiaZambian leader calls on Zimbabweans to maintain peace at the opening of a southern African summit.
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Fiji, 
Papua New GuineaThe descendants of cannibals in Papua New Guinea apologise for the murders of four Fijian missionaries in 1878.
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India, United StatesIndian politicians protest after the US reportedly says Delhi does not have a right to test nuclear weapons.
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United StatesUS agencies get wider access to spy satellites to boost national security and disaster response, officials say.
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SingaporeThe first commercial flight of Airbus' A380 super-jumbo will take place on 25 October, says Singapore Airlines.
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ColombiaThe family of hostage Ingrid Betancourt urge international action to end her long ordeal in Colombia.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS and Afghan forces inflict heavy casualties on militants in an offensive near the Pakistani border, officials say.
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IraqIraq's interior ministry says at least 400 people died in Tuesday's deadly bombing - but the figure is disputed.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoUganda and DR Congo have agreed to re-survey a disputed border running through oil-rich Lake Albert.
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IraqShia and Kurdish ministers announce a new alliance in an effort to break Iraq's political paralysis.
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United KingdomIndia beat Scotland by seven wickets in the first one-day international between the teams in Glasgow.
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BotswanaPilots in Botswana react angrily to new regulations that mean they could face the sack if they have HIV.
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Iran, United StatesIran's Revolutionary Guards denounce as "worthless" reported US plans to list the force as a terrorist unit.
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Italy, 
GermanyItalian police search a village linked to the six men shot dead in Germany in a possible crime gang vendetta.
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United StatesAt least 99 US soldiers killed themselves last year, the US army's highest suicide rate in 26 years, a report says.
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Gaza StripHamas forces briefly hold the Fatah-allied Palestinian attorney general in the Gaza Strip, officials say.
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GreeceGreek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is set to call a snap parliamentary election next month.
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United KingdomDavid Ferrer beats defending champion Andy Roddick at the Cincinnati Masters, as Britain's Jamie Murray goes out of the doubles.
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PeruRescuers struggle to cope after a strong earthquake in Peru leaves at least 437 dead and many more injured.
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Afghanistan, 
Kyrgyzstan, 
Russia, 
ChinaLeaders of China, Russia and Central Asia states agree on greater co-operation on energy and security.
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United StatesUS citizen Jose Padilla and two co-defendants are found guilty of supporting extremists and plotting to kill people.
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ZimbabweTwo people are crushed to death in Zimbabwe after a crowd of shoppers rushes to buy sugar.
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Pakistan, United StatesThe US says it is talking to all main parties in Pakistan to encourage moderates ahead of elections due this year.
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