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United KingdomCancer survival in the UK is below the European average, despite recent improvements, a report says.
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BrazilBrazil's President Lula says $3bn will be invested in a new plan to reduce the high levels of crime in the country.
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AfghanistanThe United Nations warns that more and more Afghan civilians will be forced to flee their homes, if the conflict in Afghanistan continues.
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PakistanFive of a group of 15 soldiers being held by pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's South Waziristan region are expected to be set free.
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Canada, 
United States, 
MexicoMeetings between the US and Mexico and Canada are underway, as they aim to discuss trade and security.
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IndiaFamous Indian writer of Urdu fiction, Qurratulain Hyder, dies in a hospital near the Indian capital, Delhi.
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France, 
ChinaTwo Chinese companies and one French firm are told to compensate Nike over fake shoes, a state report says.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli forces kill a Palestinian militant in the West Bank town of Nablus in an overnight operation.
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SomaliaThe UN Security Council votes to extend the African Union's peacekeeping mission in war-torn Somalia.
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Nigeria, 
GreeceGreek police clash with African immigrants protesting over the death of a Nigerian man in Thessaloniki.
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United StatesUS divers find the body of the 13th and final victim 20 days after a highway bridge collapsed in Minneapolis.
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GermanyOfficials in eastern Germany try to identify the suspects and motives behind a mob assault on eight Indians.
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LibyaThe son of Libyan leader Col Gaddafi unveils reform plans and calls for debate on a new constitution.
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United StatesUS website Monster.com suffers an online attack with the data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen.
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India, 
ArubaAn Australian judge overturns a government decision to revoke the visa of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef.
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India, 
JapanJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Delhi on his first ever visit to India.
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India, United KingdomAndrew Flintoff returns to action for England against India insisting he can still enjoy a long career as an all-rounder.
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PolandThe future of Poland's iconic Gdansk shipyard is in doubt as a deadline approaches for the site to reduce capacity.
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ZimbabweThe UN's refugee chief calls for more international humanitarian assistance for refugees fleeing Zimbabwe.
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IndiaIndia's cricket board sacks Kapil Dev as national academy chairman for his involvement in the new rebel league.
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Jamaica, 
Cayman Islands, MexicoHurricane Dean ploughs into the coast of Mexico near the border with Belize but loses some strength over land.
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New Zealand, ChinaNew Zealand investigates claims that Chinese-made clothes contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde.
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NigeriaPolice battle with Muslim youths angry at bail being given to 18 men accused of dressing as women.
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Israel, United StatesThe keepers of a vast archive of Nazi Holocaust files transfer millions of documents to Israel and the US.
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ChinaA four-day partial car ban reduced air pollution in Beijing by up to 20%, Chinese officials say.
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BelgiumBelgium's PM-in-waiting struggles to form a government as self-rule plans deepen a cultural split.
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EgyptArchaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered what might be the oldest human footprint ever found.
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ChinaChina raises interest rates for the fourth time this year as it aims to control inflation that has hit a decade-long high.
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Gaza StripThe EU will resume paying for fuel shipments to the only power plant in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
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BangladeshStudents in Bangladesh fight with police in the first serious unrest during a six-month state of emergency.
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JamaicaJamaican authorities postpone the 27 August general election in the wake of Hurricane Dean's damage.
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United KingdomA police officer is killed in clashes in a refugee camp in Darfur, Sudan's UK ambassador tells the BBC.
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IraqThe trial of 15 aides of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for allegedly suppressing a 1991 Shia uprising opens.
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MaldivesMaldives Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed resigns accusing conservatives of stalling on reform.
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IsraelTwo Palestinian children are killed and three wounded by Israeli forces in northern Gaza, Palestinian officials say.
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India, United KingdomEngland beat India by 104 runs at the Rose Bowl in the first match of the one-day international series.
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KenyaA report by says Kenya's police force is the country's most corrupt department six years running.
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United StatesThe families of six miners missing since a tunnel collapsed two weeks ago are told their relatives are probably dead.
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Iran, United StatesAn Iranian-American academic jailed during a visit to Tehran tells Iranian TV of her joy at being freed on bail.
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Russia, United KingdomTwo new RAF Typhoon jets shadowed a Russian bomber heading for Britain, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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IranIran and the UN's nuclear agency say they have made progress in talks on Tehran's nuclear programme.
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United StatesThe number of US home repossessions soared in July, up 93% on a year earlier, figures suggest.
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United StatesThe US state of Michigan is set to move up its presidential primary elections, a step that could shake up the calendar.
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