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Iraq, 
United KingdomBritish forces transfer control of Basra province to the Iraqi authorities, four-and-a-half years after the invasion.
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Iraq, United KingdomAl-Qaeda's deputy leader says the UK handover of security in Basra shows Iraqi insurgents are gaining strength.
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CanadaA Canadian nuclear reactor supplying medical isotopes worldwide restarts, after safety concerns shut it down.
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IndiaPolice search for nearly 300 people, including 100 Maoist rebels, who escaped from a prison in central India.
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ChinaA controversial rail link has led to record numbers of tourists visiting Tibet, Chinese state media reports.
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IndiaAt least six people die in a bomb explosion in India 's north-eastern state of Manipur, police say
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AfghanistanFive people are killed by a bomb mounted on a motorcycle in western Afghanistan, reports say.
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North KoreaS Korea's parliament votes for an independent inquiry into fraud claims involving the presidential frontrunner.
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IndonesiaThe alleged leader of militant group Jemaah Islamiah goes on trial in Indonesia, accused of plotting attacks.
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PakistanNine soldiers are killed in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, the military says.
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India, 
United StatesIndian diplomatic officials meet US university after the killing of two Indian students.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi King Abdullah pardons a rape victim sentenced to jail and 200 lashes for being alone with a man, reports say.
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ItalyAir France-KLM reveals that its offer for the Italian airline Alitalia is to be structured as a share swap.
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YemenA diplomat in Yemen says he believes 180 African migrants have drowned in recent days trying to get to Yemen.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's government is to amend tough security and media laws, in response to opposition demands.
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Somalia, 
FranceNegotiations are underway to free a French journalist, Gwen Le Gouil, abducted in northern Somalia on Sunday.
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IndiaThe brother of a senior leader of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is found guilty of killing him.
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Cambodia, 
VietnamMonks protesting at the Vietnam embassy in Phnom Penh are involved in violent clashes with police.
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LebanonThe presidential election in Lebanon is postponed for a ninth time, despite more efforts to resolve the crisis.
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KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan's ruling Ak Zhol party wins the election in a poll criticised as unfair by international monitors.
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United StatesA deadly winter storm wreaks chaos across eastern Canada and north-eastern areas of the United States.
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Iraq, 
Turkey, United StatesThe US denies it gave permission for Turkish aircraft to carry out strikes against the PKK in northern Iraq.
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Bolivia, 
Chile, United StatesThe leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile agree to build a road from coast to coast across South America.
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BelgiumBelgium's caretaker prime minister has accepted a request from King Albert to form an interim government.
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United StatesThe US current account deficit falls in the third quarter to the lowest level in two years as US exports surge.
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Afghanistan, 
GermanyA German man missing in north-west Afghanistan has been kidnapped, Afghan police say.
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Iraq, TurkeyThe EU urges Ankara to exercise restraint and respect Iraq's territorial integrity after jets bomb Kurdish areas.
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RussiaVladimir Putin says he will serve as Russian PM under Dmitry Medvedev, the ruling party's presidential candidate.
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PakistanPolice in Pakistan say two police guards have been charged with helping Briton Rashid Rauf escape custody.
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MalaysiaMalaysian authorities drop attempted murder charges against 31 ethnic Indians arrested at a rally.
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TanzaniaTanzania's Albino Society says the government is not protecting albinos, after four killings in three months.
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Indonesia, United StatesAn Indian-born couple are found guilty of forced labour for keeping two Indonesian women as slaves.
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Iraq, United StatesA truck laden with explosives blows up near an Iraqi dam that US engineers had said was at risk of collapse.
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ChinaChina's economy, the world's second largest, is not as big as was thought, a report by the World Bank claims.
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Russia, 
IranRussia delivers its first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr plant, officials from both countries say.
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NigeriaA Nigerian state official confirms that at least seven people have been executed, despite earlier denials.
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FranceA foreign aid package for the Palestinians will total at least $7bn, France's foreign minister says at talks in Paris.
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Russia, Iran, United StatesThe US says Iran has no need to enrich its own uranium now that Russia has begun delivering nuclear fuel.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's ruling party picks bitter rivals Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma to contest the leadership.
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BrazilAC Milan and Brazil star Kaka beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to the title of Fifa world player of the year.
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Italy, 
RomaniaA Romanian woman is jailed for killing an Italian woman with an umbrella in a case that pressured bilateral ties.
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