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EthiopiaCelebrations are held in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in a new Millennium under the ancient Coptic calendar.
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EthiopiaCelebrations are held in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in a new Millennium under the ancient Coptic calendar.
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Syria, 
United StatesSyria complains to the UN about Israeli aircraft allegedly flying over its territory and dropping munitions.
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South Africa, 
United KingdomSouth Africa's star flanker Schalk Burger is banned for four matches, ruling him out of Friday's World Cup match against England.
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New ZealandDaniel Vettori replaces Stephen Fleming as captain of the New Zealand Test team.
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MexicoA left-wing guerrilla group says it carried out a series of blasts on pipelines in Mexico earlier this week.
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United States, 
ChinaChinese and US officials sign an agreement to prevent China-made toys coated in lead paint.
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PhilippinesPhilippine ex-leader Joseph Estrada is convicted and jailed for life for embezzling around $80m while in office.
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IndiaThe Indian state of Karnataka is to ban children under 16 from using mobile phones in classrooms.
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Venezuela, 
ColombiaColombia rejects a proposal by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to travel to Colombia to meet a rebel leader.
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ChileChile marks the anniversary of the 1973 military coup, as protests erupt in the capital, Santiago.
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AfghanistanSouth Koreans held hostage by the Taleban in Afghanistan say they were told at gunpoint to convert to Islam.
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EgyptAn Egyptian newspaper editor is charged with spreading false information about President Hosni Mubarak.
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BangladeshThe army-backed authorities in Bangladesh begin talks with political parties on electoral law reforms.
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ArubaAustralian prime minister John Howard indicates he will retire within three years if he wins the elections this year.
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RussiaThe Russian military tests a giant fuel-air bomb which it says is the biggest non-nuclear device in the world.
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VenezuelaVenezuela's parliament approves for a second time President Chavez's proposed constitutional changes.
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IraqSix Iraqi policemen are killed by gunmen in an attack on a checkpoint near the city of Mosul, police say.
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PortugalThe parents of Madeleine McCann are considering independent tests on the hire car they used in Portugal.
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United KingdomA new case of foot-and-mouth disease is confirmed 10 miles from the site of the August outbreak in Surrey.
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Austria, 
GermanyThree people are arrested in Austria over a website threat to attack Germany and Austria, officials say.
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IranIran will not stop uranium enrichment despite opposition from the EU, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator says.
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PakistanSuspected pro-Taleban militants try to blow up an ancient carving of Buddha in north-west Pakistan.
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PakistanPro-Taleban rebels abduct 12 soldiers in a new raid in north-west Pakistan, where scores more troops are being held.
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Pakistan, United KingdomShahid Afridi and Umar Gul take four wickets each as Pakistan beat Scotland by 51 runs in the World Twenty20.
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SomaliaIslamists and opposition leaders join forces as they vow to remove Somalia's transitional government.
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GermanyEuropean regulators are to investigate whether German postal firm Deutsche Post received illegal state aid.
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RussiaPresident Putin nominates Viktor Zubkov, a relative unknown, to take over as the new Russian PM.
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IraqHundreds protest against the building of a wall between a Shia district of Baghdad and a neighbouring Sunni area.
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IndiaA court in India says a teacher falsely accused by a TV channel of prostitution must be reinstated.
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JapanShinzo Abe resigns as Japanese prime minister after a bruising election in July and poor poll ratings.
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IndonesiaA powerful 8.4-magnitude earthquake hits off the west coast of Indonesia, sparking fears of a tsunami.
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Saudi Arabia, United StatesSaudi Arabia says a US-backed Middle East peace conference will be pointless unless it tackles key issues.
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ChinaMattel apologises for safety lapses which resulted in the recall of 21 million Chinese-made toys in recent months.
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AustraliaZimbabwe score 12 off the final over to beat favourites Australia by five wickets in the World Twenty20.
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United StatesThe trial is set to begin of a polygamist sect leader on charges he coerced a 14-year-old girl into marriage.
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United StatesThe US dollar falls to a record against the euro as investors bet that interest rates will be cut next week.
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France, United KingdomJames McFadden fires Scotland to the top of Euro 2008 qualifying Group B after a nerve-shredding win over France in Paris.
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BermudaDefending champion Tiger Woods pulls out of the Grand Slam of Golf and will be replaced by Jim Furyk.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoMore than 160 people have died in an area of a deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Iran, United StatesThe US is to host international talks on Iran's nuclear plans, as Tehran refuses to halt uranium enrichment.
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ParaguayParaguay's president declares a state of emergency after fires destroy 100,000 hectares of forest and land.
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Iraq, Iran, United StatesSenior US officials single out Iran for criticism, a day after giving a progress report on security in Iraq.
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