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GermanyGermany's interior ministers call the Church of Scientology unconstitutional, clearing the way for a possible ban.
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United StatesPolice release a suicide note from the US teenager who killed eight people at a Nebraska shopping mall.
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United StatesUS Democrats call for the CIA's destruction of tapes showing harsh interrogation methods to be investigated.
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South KoreaOil from a holed tanker reaches South Korea's coastline in the country's worst ever spillage.
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PakistanGunmen in Pakistan kill three supporters of former PM Benazir Bhutto, in the run-up to January polls, police say.
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Iran, United StatesThe US defence secretary says Iran threatens the Middle East, and may have resumed a nuclear arms programme.
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FijiFiji's second-largest island braces for flooding as Cyclone Daman lashes it with hurricane force winds.
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PakistanPakistani troops pursue a pro-Taleban cleric's supporters after a major operation to clear the Swat valley.
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Serbia and MontenegroAllan Little explains how dreams of a greater Serbia will finally end with independence for Kosovo.
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Iraq, United StatesMark Urban in Baghdad finds a mood of gathering optimism on his second trip embedded with US troops in Iraq.
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IndiaYuvraj Singh smashes 169 and Sourav Ganguly 125 not out as India reach 365-5 on day one of the third Test against Pakistan.
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FranceKieren Fallon's lawyer confirms newspaper reports the jockey tested positive for a banned substance while racing in France.
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United KingdomFour of the five British residents being held at Guantanamo Bay are to be released, the BBC learns.
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ChadSix French charity workers accused of trying to fly children out of Chad start a hunger strike, a source says.
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PortugalEU and African leaders hold what is called a "summit of equals", though Zimbabwe is singled out for criticism.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military in Iraq says it has killed 12 suspected al-Qaeda operatives and detained 13 others in raids.
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United KingdomBritain's Ricky Hatton insists he is ready to defy his underdog status and beat Floyd Mayweather in the fight of the decade.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoFighting has intensified in eastern DR Congo as the army pushes further into territory held by dissident Gen Nkunda.
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TaiwanAng Lee's controversial drama Lust, Caution wins a host of prizes at the Golden Horse awards in Taiwan.
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Zimbabwe, GermanyThe German chancellor condemns oppression in Zimbabwe, as Robert Mugabe attends an EU-African summit.
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United StatesA Californian diocese votes to break from the US Episcopal Church in protest at its stance on gays.
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AfghanistanTwelve insurgents are reported dead in fighting at a Taleban-held town, with one British soldier confirmed dead.
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Iran, United StatesIran sends a formal protest letter to the United States, accusing it of spying on Iran's nuclear activities.
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United StatesThe US justice department and CIA open a preliminary inquiry into the CIA's wiping of interrogation tapes.
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LiberiaLiberia's ex-leader Gyude Bryant is freed a day after being arrested, with a court appearance set for Monday.
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Cuba, United KingdomRelatives of a British resident held at Guantanamo Bay say news of his imminent release ends five years of misery.
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United KingdomFloyd Mayweather stops Ricky Hatton in an awesome display in Las Vegas.
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IndiaIndia's national security adviser warns Western and Gulf states to prepare for a new wave of terror attacks.
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