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Iraq, 
Turkey, 
United StatesTurkey's parliament approves military operations against Kurdish separatists in Iraq, defying pressure from the US.
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BurmaBurmese authorities release three prominent dissidents involved in last month's democracy protests.
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United KingdomAn ex-Soviet spy who defected to Britain is to be honoured by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
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TogoTogo's governing RPT party wins a majority of seats in parliamentary elections, the electoral commission says.
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Indonesia, United StatesAt least four people are killed in tribal clashes around a US-owned mine in Indonesia's Papua region.
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United StatesThe Arctic is being hit by melting ice, hotter air and dying wildlife, a US report on the impact of global warming says.
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United States, 
ChinaThe Dalai Lama is awarded a Congressional Gold Medal - the top US civilian honour, a move that infuriates China.
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India, United StatesIndian PM Manmohan Singh says efforts are continuing to persuade communist allies on the nuclear deal with the US.
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PakistanPakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto heads to Karachi where hundreds of thousands have turned out to greet her.
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United StatesThe Science Museum cancels a talk by American DNA pioneer Dr James Watson who claims black people are less intelligent than white people.
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BurmaPoverty in Burma is getting worse and many who need aid are not getting it, a senior UN official warns.
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China, United StatesChina says it has summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to protest against the honouring of the Dalai Lama.
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India, 
ArubaFour Indian cricket fans are charged for allegedly racially abusing Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds.
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BotswanaTwelve people, including a young boy, are killed as Brazilian police mount an anti-drugs raid on a Rio slum.
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BoliviaBolivia's exiled ex-President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada faces genocide charges over unrest in 2003 that left 60 dead.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaSomalia's embattled Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi is in Ethiopia's capital for talks as he fights to retain his post.
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GermanyGermany sees more traffic chaos after a strike by train drivers on the country's local rail network.
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TaiwanTaiwanese pay their respects to the infamous crime boss Chen Chi-li, who died earlier this month.
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ArubaAustralian police scour schools for missing children after a dead boy is found in a suitcase in a Sydney pond.
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IndiaIndian stock markets suffer fresh volatility amid concerns about plans to curb foreign investment in shares.
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Costa Rica, United StatesConservation groups and the US will trim $26m (£12.8) from Costa Rican debt in return for forest protection investment.
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FranceEmma Jane Kirby travels to Epinal in eastern France to meet people who are suffering from the effects of too much radiation caused by their cancer treatment.
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RussiaRussia's President Putin says the US is fighting a "pointless" battle in Iraq and should set a withdrawal date.
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UgandaTens of thousands of people affected by flooding in north-eastern Uganda remain cut off from aid.
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South Africa, PakistanSouth Africa win the first one-day international against Pakistan by 45 runs.
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FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have divorced "by mutual consent", it is announced.
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IranIran hangs 12 people, including a woman, as the government steps up a crackdown on vice.
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FranceDidier Drogba is unhappy at Chelsea and wants to leave the club, according to an interview he has given to France Football magazine.
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United KingdomDeborah Kerr, star of The King And I and From Here To Eternity, dies at the age of 86.
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PakistanMassive crowds throng the streets to see Pakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto make an emotional homecoming.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA DR Congo militia leader is flown to The Hague where he is to face charges of war crimes.
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BurmaMilitary leaders in Burma set up a committee to draft a constitution, after 14 years of talks, state media says.
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United KingdomBritain is likely to get opt-outs in the EU treaty but must not make further demands, the Commission president says.
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North KoreaNorth Korea could face famine after floods destroy crops, worsening food shortages, a study says.
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United StatesUS comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," dies at the age of 89.
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Iraq, TurkeyIraq urges Kurdish rebels to leave the north of the country to avoid cross-border raids by Turkey.
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FranceA one-day strike by French transport workers causes chaos, amid threats that action could continue.
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FranceThe bodies of five babies are found in northern France, as a woman is questioned on suspicion of infanticide.
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United StatesThe US dollar is dragged down further to a new low against the euro after US economic data.
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PortugalEU leaders meeting in Lisbon say they are very close to a deal on a treaty to reform the 27-member bloc.
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