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United StatesMore than 100 US mayors attend a summit in Seattle to share policies aimed at tackling climate change.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA panel issues a scathing report on the way the US army handles contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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IndiaA day-long strike is called in the Indian state of Bihar to protest against an attack on journalists by a politician.
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IndiaIndia is to recruit retired soldiers to protect the country's increasingly endangered tiger population.
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BurmaBurma's military regime releases 46 people detained during last month's pro-democracy protests.
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KyrgyzstanThe authorities in Kyrgyzstan are urged to investigate thoroughly the killing of an outspoken Uzbek journalist.
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RwandaAmnesty International calls on all governments not to transfer genocide suspects to Rwanda for trial.
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MexicoMexican authorities find 23.5 tons of cocaine at the port of Manzanillo, one of their largest drug seizures.
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Nigeria, 
United KingdomNigerian ex-governor James Ibori's wife is reportedly arrested in the UK concerning a money-laundering enquiry.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US ambassador to Iraq defends the decision to force diplomats to serve in the country.
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MexicoA massive rescue operation is under way in the Mexican state of Tabasco, largely under water after heavy rains.
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United StatesSouth Carolina Democrats thwart US TV comedian Stephen Colbert's bid to enter their presidential primary.
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Azerbaijan, United StatesThe US criticises Azerbaijan over the jailing of an independent newspaper editor.
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JapanJapanese people face a far greater risk from earthquakes than was previously thought, a report claims.
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PakistanTaleban fighters in Pakistan's northern district of Swat show 48 captured paramilitary troops to journalists.
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UgandaUgandan rebels say they have come home to find a way to get International Criminal Court warrants dropped.
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Turkey, United StatesThe US says it shares with Turkey an enemy in the Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq.
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PakistanAt least five militants are reported to have been killed in a missile attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region.
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Russia, 
GermanyRussia allows cargo planes from German airline Lufthansa to resume using its airspace, after a short ban.
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United StatesTwo photo albums documenting art looted b the Nazis are donated to the US National Archives.
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South AfricaAn employee at TV star Oprah Winfrey's girls' academy in South Africa is arrested on abuse charges, police say.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's military kills one of the Tamil Tiger rebels' most senior leaders, SP Thamilselvan, in an air raid.
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Italy, United KingdomA British female student, who was studying in Italy, is found dead with her throat cut, in the town of Perugia.
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Ukraine, RussiaRussia condemns the armed takeover of a Ukrainian oil refinery in which it has a stake.
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BurmaBurma tells the UN's top diplomat in the country, Charles Petrie, that it will not renew his mandate.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaEthiopian troops suffer casualties as they battle insurgents in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
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ChadSixteen Europeans held in east Chad in connection with child kidnapping are flown to the capital, N'Djamena.
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IranWorld powers agree to push for new sanctions against Iran if the UN finds it is continuing its nuclear programme.
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Iraq, United StatesA US network reveals the key Iraq war source codenamed Curveball and says he lied to support his asylum claim.
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MexicoRescue workers battle to help those trapped by flooding in Mexico's Tabasco state, with more rains forecast.
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United StatesThe largest US nuclear plant is put into "lockdown" after a suspicious device is found in a worker's lorry.
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VenezuelaVenezuela's parliament gives final approval to constitutional changes that strengthen President Chavez's powers.
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Haiti, Sri LankaThe UN sends home 108 of 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Haiti, accusing them of sexual abuse.
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Israel, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is ordered to testify in the spying trial of two pro-Israel lobbyists.
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United StatesUS markets ended higher but European shares dropped, amid fears that the credit crisis may get worse yet.
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