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ColombiaColombia's ex-intelligence chief Jorge Noguera is charged with murder and aiding right-wing militias.
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Indian Ocean, 
India, 
MozambiqueCyclone Favio hits central Mozambique with strong winds causing damage and leaving at least 20 injured.
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IranKey nations will meet in London on Monday to discuss new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear defiance.
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NetherlandsFons Rademakers, the Dutch director who won an Oscar in 1987 for his film The Attack, dies, aged 86.
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Iraq, 
United StatesA US soldier gets 100 years in prison for the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl.
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The BahamasFormer Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith is to be buried in the Bahamas, her daughter's guardian says.
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PakistanPakistan successfully tests a new version of a long-range nuclear-capable missile, the military says.
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Afghanistan, 
ItalyAfghan President Hamid Karzai appeals to Italy not to withdraw from Nato forces operating in his country.
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IndonesiaIndonesia's navy continues its search for survivors of Thursday's ferry fire, amid fears of many still missing.
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IsraelPhotos emerge of the Israeli defence minister inspecting troops with binoculars with the lens caps on.
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AustraliaFast bowler Brett Lee is ruled out of the World Cup with an ankle injury and will be replaced by Stuart Clark.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil, sources say.
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East Timor, 
ArubaAn Australian peacekeeper kills an East Timorese civilian during a clash in a refugee camp in Dili.
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IndiaIndian President APJ Kalam is concerned over rising prices, but says the government is working to check them.
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Iraq, Aruba, Australia, United StatesUS Vice-President Dick Cheney voices concern at China's growing military power, on a visit to Australia.
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JapanJapan's Crown Prince Naruhito says his wife is recovering from her stress-related illness but asks for patience.
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Somalia, 
UgandaUganda says it will start deploying its soldiers as part of a peace force in Somalia within the next two weeks.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil.
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GermanyPalestinian leader Abbas meets the German chancellor to press for support for a unity government.
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ItalyParties in Italy's governing coalition reach a deal backing Romano Prodi to continue as PM, his spokesman says.
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Zimbabwe, MozambiqueZimbabwe warns of floods from the aftermath of Cyclone Favio which injured at least 20 in central Mozambique.
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South KoreaSouth Korea says the North attempted to develop a second, secret uranium enrichment programme.
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ItalyItalian leaders are locked in talks on a deal allowing Romano Prodi to stay as PM in a bid to end a political crisis.
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Iraq, United StatesDemocrats in the US are planning a Senate challenge to President George W Bush's handling of the Iraq war.
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AfghanistanThousands turn out in the Afghan capital Kabul to voice support for a controversial proposed war crimes amnesty.
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Equatorial Guinea, 
South AfricaSouth Africa drops charges against eight men accused of plotting a coup against Equatorial Guinea's leader.
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PolandPoland is to hold a regional referendum to try to defuse a row with the EU and environmentalists.
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Israel, GermanyPalestinian leader Abbas meets the German chancellor to press for support for a unity government.
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IndiaAt least 25 people killed in the Indian train bombing may have to be buried without being identified, officials say.
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Nigeria, 
LebanonUnknown gunmen shoot dead a Lebanese worker heading to work in Port Harcourt, Nigeria's oil capital .
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IndiaIndia launches a scheme to help women who are married and then abandoned by men of Indian origin living abroad.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomMore than 1,000 extra British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan by the government, the BBC learns.
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United States, 
MexicoMexico's parliament condemns an alleged border violation by US workers building a controversial border barrier.
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The GambiaThe UN envoy to Gambia is reportedly expelled after criticising the president's claim to be able to cure HIV/Aids.
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Egypt, 
Gaza StripEgyptian security forces say they have found one tonne of explosives near the border with the Gaza Strip.
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LatviaAn overnight fire at a home for the elderly and disabled in Latvia kills at least 25 people, with 66 rescued.
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Costa Rica, United StatesUS senior citizens attack armed muggers who board their tour bus in Costa Rica, killing one and sending the others fleeing.
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FranceUefa throws out Lille's protest against Man Utd's goal and charges the French club with improper behaviour.
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Italy, 
Argentina, IndiaAn Italian man named in an Indian arms bribery case has been detained in Argentina, Indian officials say.
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MexicoDuncan Kennedy visits a controversial theme park in Mexico where tourists pretend to be shot at and chased like illegal migrants.
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RussiaThe languages of Russia's indigenous peoples are gradually dying out as people abandon their traditional lifestyles, Chloe Arnold reports.
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Israel, South AfricaA UN human rights envoy says Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories is like South African apartheid.
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Nepal, IndiaA woman who found herself at the centre of Nepal's royal massacre in 2001 has married in a ceremony in India.
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IranIran vows to defend its nuclear activities to the end, as world powers prepare for talks on more sanctions.
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GuineaGuinea's parliament votes against a request from President Conte to extend martial law.
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GuatemalaUp to 20 houses and at least one lorry are swallowed when a giant sinkhole opens in Guatemala City.
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India, 
Sri LankaThe chief minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu warns people not to have links with Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels.
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CanadaCanada's Supreme Court rejects a law allowing the detention and deportation of foreign-born terror suspects.
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Russia, United KingdomThe UK envoy in Russia says the probe into the poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko should end within weeks.
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United StatesForty-six nations agree to work towards a treaty banning cluster bombs, but the US rejects any ban.
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United KingdomA Virgin train has derailed and slid down an embankment in Cumbria, while en route from London to Glasgow.
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North KoreaThe head of the UN nuclear agency says North Korea has invited him for talks on its nuclear programme.
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United KingdomA Virgin train has derailed and slid down an embankment in Cumbria, while en route from London to Glasgow.
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