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Libya, 
United StatesA top US Middle East envoy arrives in Libya to prepare for a possible landmark visit by the US secretary of state.
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Ghana, 
United KingdomTwo British girls accused of attempting to smuggle cocaine to the UK from Ghana are due to appear in court.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripAn Israeli aircraft kills a Hamas military commander in the Gaza Strip, two days after six were killed.
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ArgentinaThousands march in the southern Argentine city of Rio Gallegos, as opposition to the president grows.
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BrazilBrazil says it will investigate claims that loggers are exploiting its policy of settling the poor in the Amazon.
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India, 
JapanJapanese PM Shinzo Abe stresses the need for a broader strategic relationship with India, in a visit to Delhi.
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Taiwan, Japan, United StatesOfficials from the US, Japan and Taiwan investigate why a plane burst into flames, amid reports of a fuel leak.
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KiribatiVoters in the tiny South Pacific nation of Kiribati are casting their ballots in a general election.
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Azerbaijan, United StatesIran's president visits Azerbaijan in the latest in a series of contacts with neighbouring US allies.
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PakistanThree Pakistani soldiers die in an overnight attack by suspected pro-Taleban militants in north-west Pakistan, police say.
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BurmaDemonstrators hold protests over sharp fuel price rises, despite the arrest of at least 13 democracy activists.
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VenezuelaVenezuelan MPs give initial approval to constitutional reforms, including an end to presidential term limits.
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Gaza StripThe EU resumes payment for fuel shipments to the only power plant in the Gaza Strip on a provisional basis.
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PakistanPakistan's security agencies release three illegally detained men in time to meet a Supreme Court deadline.
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BurmaSupporters of Burma's military junta break up protests in Rangoon, held despite the arrest of 13 activists.
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Iraq, United StatesA US helicopter crashes in northern Iraq in an apparent accident, killing 14 US troops on board, the US army says.
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Russia, 
Czech RepublicRussia is backing former Czech central bank head Josef Tosovsky to lead the International Monetary Fund.
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LebanonLebanese army agrees to let the families of militants leave the refugee camp where they have been fighting.
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South AfricaA South African newspaper is to challenge a move by a controversial minister to stop it reporting on her health.
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IndiaFormer Indian cabinet minister Shibu Soren, jailed for life for murdering his aide, is acquitted on appeal.
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FranceThe brother of French Justice Minister Rachida Dati is sentenced to a year in jail for drug offences.
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Belize, 
MexicoHurricane Dean heads for the Mexican coast after lashing the Yucatan Peninsula, toppling trees and homes.
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RwandaThe UN looks into claims that a general set to head its force in Darfur participated in the Rwandan genocide.
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United States, 
ChinaChina says it has discovered quality problems with soya beans imported from the United States.
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Iraq, United StatesIraqi PM Nouri Maliki rejects mounting US criticism of his government, as 14 US troops die in a helicopter crash.
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CanadaThree men are arrested over the murder of a biker shot dead on a motorway in Warwickshire.
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IsraelIsraeli ministers are to be required hand in mobile phones before cabinet meetings to stop leaks.
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United StatesThe US defence department says it will shut down a controversial anti-terror database next month.
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NigerTuareg-led rebels in Niger say they have killed 17 government soldiers in the north of the country.
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South Africa, 
Zimbabwe, IndiaIndian-born South Africa debutant Gulam Bodi hits a fifty as they beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in the opening one-dayer.
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Russia, 
IranIran signs a deal with Russia to buy five new Tupolev passenger planes, the largest deal for Russia in some years.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoThe UN investigates reports of 10,000 Congolese fleeing into Uganda from insecurity fuelled by a renegade general.
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BurundiPolice raid the home of Burundi's opposition spokesman after grenade attacks on opposition leaders.
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Taiwan, JapanA Taiwanese China Airlines passenger plane makes an emergency landing in Japan, officials say.
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United StatesFlooding from storms in the Midwestern US leaves 22 people dead and causes widespread damage.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's annual inflation rate jumps to 7,638% in July according to the first official figures for three months.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's annual inflation rate jumps to 7,638% in July according to the first official figures for three months.
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South AfricaScientists in South Africa say there is no evidence that healthier eating is a substitute for drugs when treating Aids.
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EthiopiaNine fossilised teeth found in Ethiopia are from a previously unknown species of great ape, Nature journal reports.
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AfghanistanThe Taleban in Afghanistan assault a Nato base, injuring 11 foreign soldiers and killing two Afghans, officials say.
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BangladeshBangladesh imposes curfews in major cities and shuts the mobile phone network after days of student riots.
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Denmark, 
SomaliaThe crew of a Danish cargo ship held by Somali pirates have been released, says Denmark's foreign ministry.
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Germany, United KingdomPrime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel promise "urgent action" to tackle disease.
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Iraq, 
Vietnam, United StatesPresident Bush says a US pullout from Iraq could spark the kind of upheaval that followed the Vietnam War.
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United KingdomEngland are the only Home Nation to lose as N Ireland win their Euro qualifier and Scotland and Wales come out on top in friendlies.
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Germany, United KingdomEngland suffer a first loss at the new Wembley as Germany take advantage of a mistake by keeper Paul Robinson.
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SpainArjen Robben is poised to complete a move to Real Madrid after the Spanish club agreed a fee with Chelsea.
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United StatesEuropean and US stock markets rise, spurred by hopes of an interest rate cut in the US.
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KenyaKenya's president refuses to sign into a law a bill which has been condemned as an attempt to muzzle the media.
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United States, ChinaTwo more US toy firms recall Chinese-made toys, saying they include paint with dangerous levels of lead.
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