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United StatesThe US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5% to help kick start housing and credit markets.
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IsraelThe early passage of Israeli legislation seeking to ban lawmakers from visiting "enemies" sparks a row.
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United StatesA US church which cheered a soldier's death as retribution for homosexuality is told to pay $11m in damages.
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TurkeyThe European Commission calls on Turkey to move faster on reforms if it is to gain membership of the EU.
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SpainVictims of the Madrid train bombs are angry at what they see as the court's lenient treatment of some accused.
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Sri Lanka, 
AustraliaAustralia name Phil Jaques, Shaun Tait and Brad Hogg in a 13-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane.
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Sierra LeoneSierra Leone's government must do more for women raped during the country's civil war, says Amnesty.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaPakistan paceman Mohammad Asif is ruled out of their one-day series in India with a chronic elbow injury.
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RussiaRussia rejects Western criticism for reducing the number of foreign observers at December's polls.
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United StatesWork to disable N Korea's nuclear complex will begin by early next week, US officials overseeing the process say.
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ChinaMore than 700 toy factories are banned from exporting as China tries to reassure overseas markets.
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PakistanA suicide bomber rams a motorcycle into a bus carrying air force staff in Pakistan, killing eight officials.
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court says it is unlikely to rule on the legality of the president's re-election before mid-November.
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ChadAid agencies reject the "war orphan" label given to 103 children at the centre of a Chad abduction scandal.
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AfghanistanAfghan police in the Kandahar province search houses for Taleban fighters after three days of clashes.
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Iraq, Turkey, United StatesTurkey, Iraq and the US take steps to combat the threat of Kurdish fighters based in northern Iraq.
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United KingdomThe "widespread perception" migrants jump housing queues is to be the subject of an equality commission inquiry.
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Saudi ArabiaThe BBC's Frank Gardner considers the challenges Saudi's King Abdullah faces bringing changes to the royal kingdom.
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IraqThe number of violent civilian and military deaths in Iraq is continuing to drop, statistics for October suggest.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe approves a law that allows him to choose a successor if he retires.
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Afghanistan, 
Japan, United StatesJapan ends its naval support for the US-led mission in Afghanistan, after it is scuppered by a political row.
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FranceThe BBC's Emma Jane Kirby investigates the Parisians' love affair with their four-legged friends.
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SwedenSweden's top civil servant quits following reports of an apparently drunken evening in a bar with a TV reporter.
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ArubaAn Australian rapist is jailed after an attempt to blame his actions on a toxic spider bite fails to convince a judge.
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NigeriaNigeria's parliament elects a new speaker to replace Patricia Etteh who resigned this week over a corruption scandal.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian PM Nikola Spiric quits over an international envoy's introduction of EU-backed reforms.
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South AfricaPolice near South Africa's capital fire rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse a crowd angry over services.
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SwitzerlandMartina Hingis reveals she tested positive for cocaine at this year's Wimbledon but claims she is "100% innocent".
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Sri LankaSri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on each other in the north.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi authorities execute three prisoners for murder, bringing the number of beheadings to eight in two days.
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UgandaA Uganda rebel representative releases a dove on the group's first visit to the capital as a symbol of peace.
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Saudi Arabia, 
IranSaudi Arabia's foreign minister reportedly says Gulf states could offer to provide enriched uranium to Iran.
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ItalyItaly gives local officials power to expel EU citizens in response to a crime wave blamed on foreign nationals.
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United StatesOil prices retreat after breaching the $96-a-barrel mark and analysts expect volatility ahead.
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VenezuelaVenezuelan troops disperse students protesting in Caracas against proposed constitutional changes.
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GermanyPop star Avril Lavigne and band Muse each win two honours at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Germany.
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United Kingdom, 
BotswanaLondon's police force broke health and safety laws over the shooting dead of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes.
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Haiti, 
Dominican Republic, 
DominicaMore than 100 people are killed by Tropical Storm Noel - making it this year's deadliest Atlantic storm.
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MexicoAs many as 700,000 people are affected by heavy rains and severe flooding in the state of Tabasco in Mexico, authorities say.
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