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ZimbabweZimbabwe's president approves a new law allowing communications to be intercepted.
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BotswanaA Brazilian judge faces legal action for homophobia after saying football was not a homosexual sport.
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United StatesUS Congress allocates funds to rebuild Minneapolis's collapsed bridge, as President Bush plans to visit the site.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanTen militants and four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a shootout near the Afghan border, reports say.
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VenezuelaJames Ingham meets the people and mules taking books to the mountain villages of Venezuela.
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SlovakiaEx-Eastern Bloc states are seeing a fall in birth rates, with the exception of Slovakia, Nick Thorpe reports.
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FranceJohn Laurenson says Nicolas Sarkozy's habit of going out jogging is alienating him from the French public.
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China, 
Hong KongDoctors in Hong Kong say research shows that epilepsy can be induced by the Chinese tile game mahjong.
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PortugalPolice investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance in Portugal renew their search of Robert Murat's home.
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CambodiaNew World Bank president Robert Zoellick is in Cambodia, on his first official tour since taking over in July.
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South AfricaMany petrol stations run dry across South Africa, after a strike by fuel workers triggers panic buying.
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PakistanAt least 23 people die in attacks, including a suicide bombing, in Pakistan's restive north-west region.
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PakistanPakistani opposition leader Javed Hashmi, jailed on charges of sedition, is released from prison.
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United KingdomEverything is being done to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease after it is found on a UK farm, Gordon Brown says.
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IraqIraqi leaders honour the national football team a day after its return from victory in the Asian Cup.
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Syria, 
LebanonLebanon prepares for two by-elections, one a key test for the anti-Syrian bloc in a Christian area.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripAn Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip kills at least one person, Palestinian sources say.
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TurkeyTurkey swears in a new parliament with attention on pro-Kurdish MPs and an upcoming presidential vote.
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United KingdomMore farms are tested for foot-and-mouth as an inquiry into an outbreak in Surrey gets under way.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush visits the site of a collapsed motorway bridge over the Mississippi river.
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SudanDozens of Darfur rebel leaders hold talks to find common ground for negotiations with Sudan's government.
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BurundiThe head of Burundi's central bank, Isaac Bizimana, is arrested over embezzlement allegations.
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