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CanadaClosing arguments are heard in the trial of a Vancouver pig farmer accused of being Canada's worst serial killer.
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VenezuelaColombia tells Venezuela's Hugo Chavez to reach a prisoner deal with left-wing rebels by the end of the year.
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IraqIraq detains at least 32 foreigners, possibly including US private security guards, over a shooting incident.
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JapanJapan begins fingerprinting all arriving foreigners, an anti-terror measure that some criticise as discrimination.
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IndiaA court in the India finds the owners of a cinema hall and officials guilty for a fire which killed 59 people.
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CambodiaA UN-backed genocide tribunal set up to try surviving Khmer Rouge leaders holds its first public hearing.
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BangladeshBangladesh calls for more aid, amid reports that 30% of affected coastal villages are yet to receive supplies.
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BurmaLeaders from Asean countries sign a historic charter, but critics say it will not rein in Burma's military regime.
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PakistanPakistan is to hold general elections on 8 January 2008, the chief election commissioner confirms.
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Sri Lanka, 
AustraliaAustralia clinch a 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka despite a superb 192 from Kumar Sangakkara in Hobart.
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IndiaInsurgents in the eastern Indian state of Bihar blown up a section of railway track, disrupting regional services.
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United StatesThe dollar falls to a fresh all-time low against the euro, hit by further fears over the state of the US economy.
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United StatesIncidents of hate crime in the US rose by more than 7% last year, annual figures from the FBI show.
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GhanaThe company that owns one of Ghana's biggest gold mines is accused of polluting rivers and intimidating locals
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IndiaPolice in the Indian state of West Bengal rescue from angry villagers a Muslim man who married and made his 15-year-old daughter pregnant.
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PakistanGen Musharraf's government says it has freed some 3,400 people jailed under Pakistan's emergency.
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United StatesEurope's main share indexes rise as investors snap up bargains following Monday's share price falls.
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SomaliaOne million people are now living rough in Somalia, following recent fighting, the UN refugee agency says.
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PakistanMore than 100 journalists protesting against media restrictions are arrested in Pakistan, eyewitnesses say.
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KenyaKenyan police use tear gas during clashes over the outcome of party primaries across the country.
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VietnamSix activists - including four foreigners - are arrested in Vietnam as it continues to crack down on dissent.
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Papua New GuineaPolice in Papua New Guinea kill a man after he hijacks a plane carrying payroll cash he was meant to guard.
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ChinaTibet's spiritual leader considers naming his own successor, in an effort to block Chinese interference.
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FranceFrench teachers and civil servants hold a 24-hour walkout, as the transport strike enters its second week.
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Afghanistan, ChinaA Chinese mining company has won a tender to develop one of the world's largest copper mines in Afghanistan.
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Venezuela, 
ColombiaColombian rebels promise to prove that their hostages are alive, says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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UkraineAt least 90 people are now known to have died in the worst mining accident in Ukraine's history.
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PakistanThousands of people flee fighting between government troops and pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's northern Swat district.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military says it will press charges against an Iraqi photographer it accuses of working with insurgents.
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Ghana, 
United KingdomManfo Kwaku Asiedu, from Ghana, is jailed for 33 years over the 2005 bombings in London.
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FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy vows to see through controversial reforms despite crippling industrial action.
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Israel, 
EgyptThe Israeli and Egyptian leaders hold rare talks to prepare for a regional conference due next week.
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Liberia, IsraelIsrael signs an agreement with Liberia to help search for diamonds in the West African nation.
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United KingdomThe confidential details of 25m child-benefit recipients have been lost, the UK government admits.
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United StatesThe US Federal Reserve cuts its 2008 economic growth forecast amid credit and housing woes.
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United StatesThe US Supreme Court is to discuss an American's right to bear arms for the first time in nearly 70 years.
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AfghanistanThe UN human rights chief says she is dismayed at casualties caused by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan.
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United StatesA US polygamist sect leader is sentenced to five years to life in jail for forcing a 14-year-old girl into marriage.
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RussiaThe OSCE grouping reverses a decision not to send observers to next month's elections in Russia.
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