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AustraliaAn explosion rips through one of the biggest firework factories in Australia, damaging nearby houses.
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PakistanA suicide bomber kills six people at a police post in Pakistan's north-west Swat valley, officials say.
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South KoreaSouth Korea declares a "state of disaster" along an area of coast hit by the country's worst-ever oil spill.
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Sri Lanka, 
United KingdomLasith Malinga takes two late wickets as England close at 258-5 on day one of the second Test.
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IraqThe police chief of a mainly Shia region of Iraq is killed in a roadside bomb attack south of Baghdad, police say.
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AfghanistanTwo Taleban leaders are seized in the battle for the southern town of Musa Qala, Afghan officials say.
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United KingdomThe wife of the canoeist who was presumed dead is arrested as she arrives back in the UK.
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Gaza StripThe Palestinian movement Hamas burns a large pile of illegal drugs it says were confiscated in the Gaza Strip.
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BoliviaA majority in Bolivia's constituent assembly approves a draft constitution, despite an opposition boycott.
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UkraineFive people die as a charter plane crashes near Ukraine's capital Kiev, the country's emergencies ministry says.
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Iraq, United KingdomUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for the release of five British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq in May.
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PakistanThe party of Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif says it will contest general elections in January.
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IraqGordon Brown announces that the Iraqi province of Basra will be handed over to Iraqi control within two weeks.
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CanadaA pig farmer accused of being Canada's most prolific serial killer is found guilty of second-degree murder.
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Senegal, 
ChinaEuropean and African leaders talk of progress at a major summit, despite rows over trade and Zimbabwe.
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