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Iraq, 
TurkeyThe Turkish military defends air strikes and a ground incursion into Iraq to target alleged PKK rebel positions.
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South AfricaJacob Zuma is strongly placed to be South Africa's next president after winning the leadership of the ruling ANC.
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IraqThe latest Pentagon report on Iraq says the situation is continuing to improve but the handover is lagging.
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Japan, 
AustraliaAustralia is to send a patrol ship and aircraft to monitor the actions of Japan's whaling fleet off Antarctica.
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ArgentinaAn ex-army chief and seven other officials are sentenced for abuses during Argentina's military dictatorship.
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IndiaThousands of dead fish wash up in a river in the north-east Indian state of Assam river in recent days.
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JapanDomestic demand will fuel economic growth in Japan in the next financial year, its government says.
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South AfricaSupporters of Jacob Zuma celebrate his election as leader of South Africa's governing ANC.
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ChinaTwo teachers are handed the death penalty by a Chinese court for selling young girls into the sex trade.
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PakistanA crowded train derails in southern Pakistan, killing at least 56 people and injuring more than 120.
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IndiaA senior Maoist leader, Malla Raji Reddy, is arrested in the southern Indian state of Kerala, police say.
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United KingdomA "reasonable settlement" is reached in the annual European Union fisheries talks, says a UK minister.
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United StatesA US military judge agrees to consider whether Osama Bin Laden's ex-driver, held at Guantanamo, is a prisoner of war.
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FijiCharges are downgraded against ten men accused of plotting to murder Fiji's military leader.
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Venezuela, 
ColombiaFrance says it is willing to take in Colombian Farc rebels if they are freed in exchange for hostages.
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Uruguay, United StatesUruguay's Congress approves a bill which could make it the first Latin American country to allow civil unions.
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SomaliaThe UN calls for the creation of safe zones in Somalia for about 1.5m children caught up in the conflict.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomMahela Jayawardene hits a Sri Lanka record 21st century as his side reach 384-6 on day two of the final Test in Galle.
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Netherlands, 
Belgium, 
FranceBelgium's Dutch and French parties form an emergency government, ending six months of deadlock.
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CubaA leading dissident asks Cuba's parliament for an amnesty for political prisoners, and to allow Cubans to travel freely.
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IsraelIsrael examines plans for a new settlement in East Jerusalem, an area considered occupied land.
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PakistanOne of Pakistan's top artists, Gulgee, is found dead at his home in what police say is part of a triple murder.
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France, 
Germany, United KingdomAirbus parent EADS says it is selling off six plants to French, British and German companies.
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RussiaTime Magazine names Russian President Vladimir Putin as its 'Person of the Year'.
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FranceFive French ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees are convicted of links to terrorism by a court in Paris.
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SudanThe hybrid UN-African peace force due to deploy in weeks to Darfur in Sudan is "being set up to fail", a report warns.
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GermanyGermany's Angela Merkel denounces EU plans to fine carmakers that do not meet carbon dioxide emission caps.
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Lebanon, United StatesA US envoy holds further talks with political leaders in Lebanon trying to bring an end to the presidential crisis.
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North KoreaLee Myung-bak claims victory in South Korea's presidential elections, despite being dogged by corruption claims.
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IndiaA secondary school teacher in India is arrested for disciplining unruly pupils with electric shocks.
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South AfricaLeft-wing supporters of South Africa's new ANC leader Jacob Zuma appeal for unity after an acrimonious party poll.
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UgandaA Ugandan parliamentary committee endorses a proposal to buy a second private jet for the president.
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AngolaAngola's interior minister expresses "indignation" after police killed actors mistaking them for armed robbers.
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South AfricaSouth Africa alerts police after patients with incurable and infectious tuberculosis escape from hospital.
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RussiaUN Security Council talks fail to bridge the gap between the West and Russia over the future of Kosovo.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThree British residents held by the US at Guantanamo Bay are detained after arriving back in the UK.
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