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United KingdomThe last known surviving British soldier to fight in the trenches of WWI revisits the site where he fought.
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Libya, 
LebanonLebanese troops move deeper into a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli to try to oust Islamist fighters inside.
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ChinaFloodwater traps 69 workers in a coal mine in central China's Henan province, state media reports.
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France, United KingdomBritain's David Millar urges cycling to get its house in order following the conclusion of another scandal-hit Tour de France.
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Iraq, 
Saudi Arabia, 
United StatesUS ambassador at the UN Zalmay Khalilzad says Saudi Arabia is undermining efforts to stabilise Iraq.
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United KingdomThe British army's military operation in Northern Ireland ends at midnight on Monday after 38 years.
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India, 
ArubaAustralian PM John Howard refuses to apologise to a cleared Indian doctor for holding him on terror charges.
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BrazilThe Pan Am Games close in Rio with organisers hoping they boosted Brazil's chances of staging more events.
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ChinaChinese officials say they will not approve any mining operation in Tibet that could damage the environment.
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ChinaChina's environmental regulator puts 30 companies on its first blacklist of pollution violators.
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RussiaPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he would welcome Russian mediation between Hamas and Fatah.
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JapanJapan's PM Shinzo Abe restates his intention to remain in office after a huge defeat in upper house polls.
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East TimorEast Timor's newly-elected parliament is sworn in as deadlock remains over forming a government.
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IsraelAn Israeli soldier who fell asleep during a operation in Gaza is rescued by his colleagues.
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United StatesNearly a third of Iraqis need emergency aid, a report finds, as a US agency warns of economic mismanagement.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripThree suspected militants are hurt in an Israeli air strike on a vehicle in the central Gaza Strip, witnesses say.
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MexicoMexico City prisons allow conjugal visits from gay partners in response to a human rights commission's request.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA UN human rights expert says she is shocked at the scale and brutality of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo.
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Uganda, 
SudanUganda's rebels demand $2m from donors, or they say they will not return to peace talks in South Sudan.
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Belgium, 
PolandThe European Commission seeks a court order to stop Poland resuming work on a road through a wildlife area.
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Nepal, IndiaWorsening floods affecting eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal lead to millions of people fleeing their homes.
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United Kingdom, United StatesUK PM Gordon Brown says the world owes a debt to the US for its fight against terrorism, as he arrives in America.
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ChinaMore than 650 people have been killed in the recent devastating storms, Chinese media reports.
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FranceAlexander Vinokourov is sacked by the Astana team following his positive test for blood doping during the Tour de France.
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France, 
GermanyEuropean watchdogs target German energy firm E.On and Gaz de France over anti-competition claims.
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Israel, United KingdomThousands of academics around the world condemn plans in the UK to boycott Israeli universities.
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Israel, United KingdomThousands of academics around the world condemn plans in the UK to boycott Israeli universities.
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United KingdomMore than a third of British Asians feel just slightly or not at all British, a BBC survey suggests.
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BurmaAsean members reach agreement on a draft charter, for the first time in the bloc's 40-year history.
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Iraq, United StatesCorruption and mishandling of projects are hampering reconstruction efforts in Iraq, a US report warns.
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PakistanMilitants seize a shrine in a Pakistan tribal area and name it after Islamabad's Red Mosque, reports say.
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SwedenLegendary film-maker Ingmar Bergman, one of the key figures in modern cinema, dies at the age of 89.
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AfghanistanNato is considering the use of smaller bombs in Afghanistan to try to reduce rising civilian casualties.
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Swaziland, 
South AfricaFloods displace 38,000 people around Cape Town, while fires kill 21 in eastern South Africa and Swaziland.
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Belgium, 
EcuadorBelgium halts the repatriation of an 11-year-old Ecuadorean girl and her mother, in a high-profile case.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe US president and new UK prime minister pledge to work together on key global issues, at their first formal talks.
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IndiaIndia end day four of the second Test on 10-0, needing just 63 more to beat England.
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Afghanistan, 
North KoreaTaleban militants in Afghanistan say they have killed a South Korean from a group of 22 held hostage.
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PakistanPakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto says disputes over "core issues" are delaying a power-sharing deal.
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United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announces billions of dollars in military aid to Middle Eastern allies.
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IranInspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog visit Iran's heavy water reactor in Arak for the first time since April.
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ChileA giant 28-wheel vehicle that will help build a major telescope array in Chile passes a series of tests.
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India, 
AustraliaThe Indian doctor held in Australia on terror charges before being freed says he will fight to return there.
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