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PakistanEx-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says she will never surrender to militants and will contest elections in January.
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Iraq, 
United StatesTwo US marines are to face a court martial in connection with the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005.
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ChinaG7 finance ministers say China should allow its currency, the yuan, to rise more quickly to ease inflation pressures.
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United StatesThe US Air Force disciplines 70 airmen after a B-52 flew across the US loaded with nuclear missiles.
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MexicoThe bodies of 24 people believed to be illegal migrants are washed ashore in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
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United StatesFBI agents take items including a computer from the warehouse of magician David Copperfield, US reports say.
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Canada, 
ThailandA Canadian paedophile suspect is remanded in custody in Thailand for further questioning.
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PakistanAt least seven people have died in a bomb blast in south-western Pakistan's Balochistan province, police say.
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CanadaCanadian police investigate the "graphic homicide" of up to six people found dead in a Vancouver flat.
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IranAli Larijani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, quits amid reports of growing differences with the president.
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PhilippinesHigh-grade explosives were used in a bomb in the Philippines capital that killed nine people, police say.
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Serbia and Montenegro, 
Russia, United StatesHumphrey Hawksley reflects on how the divided people of Serbia and Kosovo are looking to the US or Russia for support.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has dismisses a claim that over 1,000 of his men had defected.
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ChinaChina's booming economic growth is raising some troubling questions about the country's morals and identity, says the BBC's Jill McGivering.
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Iraq, 
Turkey, 
SyriaIraqi President Jalal Talabani criticises Syria for backing possible Turkish strikes against Kurdish rebels.
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FranceRail service resumes across much of France as a strike over pension reform winds down.
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South Africa, PakistanMohammad Yousuf's century sets Pakistan on course for a 25-run victory over South Africa to level the series.
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PakistanPolice issue a photo of the man they say tried to kill Pakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto, with huge loss of life.
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RussiaThe leader of the former Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, sets up a new political movement in Russia.
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PolandA leading Polish newspaper laments voter apathy ahead of a parliamentary election on Sunday.
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South Africa, France, 
United KingdomTension mounts for England and South Africa fans as the build-up continues to the Rugby World Cup final.
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United KingdomSouth Africa win the Rugby World Cup with a hard-fought win over a brave England.
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BurmaBurma's military rulers lift curfews in Rangoon and Mandalay, imposed amid protests led by monks.
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Bermuda, 
BotswanaBritain's Lewis Hamilton starts second in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa takes pole.
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India, 
AustraliaGautam Gambhir sets India on the way to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20 international.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThousands of people flee fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo amid fears of a humanitarian crisis.
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France, United KingdomSouth Africa end England's reign as world champions in Paris as they claim their second World Cup victory.
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South AfricaSouth Africa coach Jake White hails the World Cup win as a massive boost for the Rainbow Nation.
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ItalyTens of thousands of people from across Italy march in Rome to demand work and pension reforms.
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United States, 
SpainA US treasure-hunting boat is allowed to leave Algeciras port in Spain following a dispute with authorities.
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