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PeruFormer Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to six years in prison for abuse of power.
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MexicoA Mexican accused of murdering his girlfriend and eating her body parts is found dead in his prison cell.
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AlgeriaThe UN confirms 10 of its staff are among 26 people killed in a double car bombing in Algeria's capital, Algiers.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomThe prime minister is to outline his long-term strategy for Afghanistan, following his visit to the country.
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AustraliaThe prosecutor in a child gang rape trial which shocked Australia is suspended as an inquiry is launched.
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CanadaPig farmer Robert Pickton, feared to be one of Canada's most prolific killers, is jailed for life for six murders.
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United StatesTwo students are critically injured and four others hurt in a shooting as they left a bus in Las Vegas, police say.
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AlgeriaThe UN orders a security review after a bomb in Algiers marks the deadliest attack on its offices since 2003.
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Philippines, United KingdomThe wife of a British clergyman is reportedly charged with his murder in the Philippines.
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Somalia, 
JapanA Japanese chemical tanker and its crew are freed by Somali pirates after being held for six weeks.
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RussiaRussia implements its decision to suspend a key Cold War treaty limiting troops and weapons in Europe.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaA former Bosnian Serb general is jailed for 33 years for attacks on civilians during the siege of Sarajevo.
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CanadaCanadian MPs pass an emergency bill to reopen a nuclear reactor that supplies medical isotopes worldwide.
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IndonesiaThe self-proclaimed military leader of Jemaah Islamiah, Abu Dujana, goes on trial in Indonesia.
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United StatesScientists present one of the most dramatic forecasts for the disappearance of Arctic summer sea-ice.
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IndiaTwo teenage Indian boys are remanded in custody accused of killing a classmate at a school near Delhi.
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PakistanJournalists in Pakistan accuse the state media watchdog of trying to censor coverage ahead of January elections.
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Burma, United StatesWorld leaders must impose tougher sanctions on Burma's military rulers, US President George W Bush says.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia draw the third and final Test with Pakistan in Bangalore to claim a first home series win for 29 years against their fiercest rivals.
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ItalyA third day of protests by Italy's truck drivers over working conditions leads to fuel and food shortages.
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Switzerland, 
FranceA Dubai court jails two men for the kidnap and sexual assault of a French-Swiss teenager.
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SwitzerlandSwiss MPs force far-right leader Christoph Blocher from his cabinet seat, despite his party's success in polls.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThousands of people flee the eastern town of Sake in DR Congo as rebels advance towards UN forces.
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India, Russia, 
Brazil, United KingdomBrazil, India, China and Russia are driving global telecoms growth, a report by UK watchdog Ofcom suggests.
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AustraliaFormer Prime Minister John Howard has lost his seat in Australia's parliament, official results confirm.
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India, AustraliaIndia name uncapped seamer Pankaj Singh in their 16-man squad for the four-Test series in Australia.
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GuatemalaGuatemala's Congress passes a new law that it hopes will tighten adoption rules in the country.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripAn Israeli mayor resigns over what he says is the inability of the government to stop rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
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IraqAt least 39 people are killed and more than 100 hurt in a triple car bombing in the southern Iraqi city of Amara.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomGordon Brown rules out talks with the Taleban, saying the coalition is "isolating and eliminating" its leadership.
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LebanonA prominent Lebanese army general is killed in a car bomb attack on the outskirts of the capital, Beirut.
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NigeriaNigeria's anti-corruption agency arrests former Delta State Governor James Ibori, on allegations of corruption.
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Poland, RussiaRussia agrees to lift a two-year-old ban on Polish meat imports it imposed on health grounds.
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RussiaRussian opposition figure and former chess star Garry Kasparov abandons plans to run for the presidency.
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ChinaThree children are buried alive while searching for valuable white jade in China's Xinjiang province, official media says.
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Russia, United KingdomRussia tells the British Council to suspend the work of its two offices outside Moscow by the start of 2008.
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IsraelIsraelis and Palestinians trade recriminations in their first detailed peace talks in almost seven years.
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Saudi Arabia, 
TanzaniaAbout 1,000 Muslim pilgrims remain stranded in Tanzania, a day before the deadline to reach Saudi Arabia.
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IndiaAuthorities in India's north-eastern Mizoram state boost wages to rural workers hit by a plague of rats.
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AfghanistanAbout 1,000 Afghan women hold unprecedented meetings around the war-torn country to call for peace.
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LebanonLebanon's main political factions condemn a bomb attack which killed a general slated to become army chief.
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