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BrazilBrazil publishes an official list of atrocities allegedly committed during two decades of military rule.
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IraqIraq welcomes Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr's freeze on the activities of his Mehdi Army militia for six months.
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IndiaIndian police issue a sketch of a man wanted in connection with one of the twin blasts in Hyderabad.
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IndiaA number of policemen are feared dead after Maoist rebels attack a convoy in central India, police say.
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Aruba, 
AustraliaEight racehorses test positive for equine influenza, forcing the suspension of Sydney's spring carnival racing.
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United StatesGlobal stock markets rebound on hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.
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Japan, 
ChinaJapanese and Chinese defence chiefs agree steps to ease tensions at their first talks in Tokyo for nine years.
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United StatesVirginia Tech officials might have saved lives if they had acted sooner after the first shootings, a report says.
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ChileChile police arrest some 450 people as clashes erupt during anti-government protests in Santiago.
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ChinaChinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigns for personal reasons, the government announces.
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Serbia and MontenegroPoliticians from Kosovo and Belgrade begin a new round of talks on the province's future.
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PeruPeruvian officials say they need 40,000 more tents to house victims of the quake that struck two weeks ago.
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RussiaLawyers for Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriyev seek to overturn a warrant for his arrest on tax evasion charges.
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IraqAn outbreak of cholera in northern Iraq kills eight people and infects 80 others, the Kurdish authorities say.
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JapanJapan pledges to address the shortage of doctors after a woman in labour was turned away by eight hospitals.
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Iraq, 
Syria, 
JordanSudan is willing to take in Palestinian refugees stranded on Iraq's borders with Syria and Jordan, diplomats say.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq has met only three of 18 targets being used to measure its progress, a US watchdog is said to have concluded.
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Afghanistan, 
South KoreaSouth Korea says it expects the remaining seven hostages held in Afghanistan to be freed on Thursday.
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India, 
United KingdomJames Anderson, Stuart Broad and Andrew Flintoff each take a wicket as England put India under early pressure.
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IranTehran has agreed to a plan to clear up questions on its nuclear programme, the UN's nuclear watchdog says.
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United StatesThe US economy grows 4% in the second quarter of the year, much stronger than was originally estimated.
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LiberiaLiberia's government finds more than 7,000 workers on its payroll who do not exist, but vows to improve checks.
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Israel, 
LebanonAn Israeli Arab man critically wounded in a rocket attack during last year's Lebanon war dies from his wounds.
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NigeriaNigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua scraps state owned oil company, in a bid to restructure the oil sector.
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FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to go further in easing France's maximum 35-hour working week.
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Kenya, United StatesKenya's Anglican Church consecrates two American bishops, after a row over homosexuality.
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Italy, 
GermanyDozens of suspected Mafia members are held in Italy as police investigate the killings of six Italians in Germany.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanThe UN repeats an appeal for Pakistan to suspend Friday's closure of a huge Afghan refugee camp.
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SpainA shark is spotted off the coast of south-eastern Spain, the second such sighting in as many weeks.
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PolandPolish police arrest the former interior minister, who had accused the government of illegal phone-tapping.
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United KingdomArsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Celtic and Rangers discover who they will play in the group stage of the Champions League.
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IraqVials of potentially dangerous chemicals removed from Iraq have been found in a UN building in New York, the UN says.
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Afghanistan, 
North KoreaThe final seven South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan are released, ending a six-week ordeal.
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Syria, LebanonAn MP from the anti-Syrian coalition in Lebanon announces he will run for the presidency in an upcoming election.
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United StatesAn US ex-astronaut charged with attempted kidnap can remove a tracking device from her ankle, a court says.
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Iraq, United StatesA hearing begins to decide if a US marine accused of killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha should be tried for murder.
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India, United KingdomEngland beat India by three wickets at Old Trafford to take a 3-1 lead in the seven-match one-day series.
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Colombia, United StatesThe US freezes the assets of four alleged drug traffickers, threatening a peace deal in Colombia.
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GermanyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel tops a list of the most powerful women in the world for the second year.
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United StatesMichigan comes a step closer to moving its primary election forward, as states jostle to be first in the calendar.
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