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United StatesA polygamist sect leader goes on trial in the US state of Utah accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl into marriage.
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JapanJapan's space agency launches its first lunar orbiter for a year-long mission to explore the Moon.
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UkraineAn EU summit with Ukraine's rival leaders is held amid continuing concern about the country's reforms.
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PeruAt least four people contract HIV after blood transfusions in Peru, prompting a national emergency.
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IndiaAt least 11 people die after a passenger train runs over them in northern Indian, police say
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Iraq, United StatesUS President George Bush addresses the nation on his Iraq plans, including details of a partial troop withdrawal.
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IndiaBatsman Rahul Dravid has resigned as captain of India.
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TokelauThe tiny nation of Tokelau, a remote atoll in the South Pacific, is prospering thanks to its .tk domain name.
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IndonesiaAftershocks continue to rock the island of Sumatra, where a series of earthquakes have killed 13 people.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripA small Israeli ground force enters the Gaza Strip at dawn, but the army offers no details about the operation.
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KenyaKenyan opposition leader Uhuru Kenyatta will not contest December's poll but will back President Kibaki.
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French Polynesia, 
FranceFrench Polynesia elects veteran pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru as president.
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United KingdomNorthern Rock shares plunge after it seeks emergency help from the Bank of England.
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PakistanFormer prime minister Benazir Bhutto is expected to announce the date of her return to Pakistan.
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United KingdomThe pound touches its lowest level against the euro in 14 months amid fears over the strength of the UK economy.
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ChinaChina's top court orders judges to be more sparing with the death penalty, a key source of international worry.
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IndiaThe Indian government withdraws a report questioning the existence of Hindu god Ram.
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SomaliaSeven people, including three police officers, are killed in the Somali capital, after a new opposition group is formed.
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Israel, 
West BankScuffles break out as Israeli troops bar West Bank Palestinians from Jerusalem on the first Friday of Ramadan.
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United StatesThe US chief scientist John Marburger says climate change is almost certainly down to human activities.
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FranceFrance is to celebrate its rich architectural traditions with the opening of a major new museum in the heart of Paris.
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Ukraine, 
PolandPolish guards find the bodies of three Chechen sisters who died on a mountain on the border with Ukraine.
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RussiaRussian leader Vladimir Putin says new PM Viktor Zubkov is one of five who could replace him as president.
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SudanSudan's leader says he is ready to call a ceasefire in Darfur ahead of talks next month, as he meets the Pope.
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United KingdomAustralia crush England by eight wickets in the World Twenty20 as both teams go through to the Super Eights.
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United StatesThe US dollar steadies, after hitting new lows, as investors absorb the implications of weak US retail sales.
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Iraq, 
Iran, United StatesAyatollah Ali Khamenei, in a scathing attack on US President George Bush, says he should face trial over Iraq.
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GermanyGermany reverses a decision to ban Tom Cruise from filming part of a World War II film at a memorial site.
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United KingdomCattle culled from a second farm in Egham, Surrey, tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, it is confirmed.
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IndiaInflation in the fast-growing Indian economy drops to a two-year low at the beginning of September, official figures show.
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United StatesA list of the world's 10 most polluted towns and cities is published by a US-based environmental group.
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United StatesUS retail sales and industrial output slow as the economy is hit by the housing slump and credit squeeze.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq's government has fulfilled only nine out of 18 benchmarks on governance and security, the US says.
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PakistanPakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan from self-imposed exile on 18 October, she tells the BBC.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia win a World Twenty20 bowl-out against Pakistan after their match ends in a thrilling tie.
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IraqSunni tribesmen vow revenge for the death of a leader who opposed al-Qaeda in Iraq, as the group says it killed him.
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France, United KingdomSouth Africa deal England's chances of defending the World Cup a major blow as they destroy the reigning champions in Paris.
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Iraq, 
Egypt, 
Saudi Arabia, United States, ChinaReligious freedom has deteriorated in Iraq, Egypt, and China, and improved in Saudi Arabia, a US report says.
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AlgeriaA bomb blast at a police compound in Algeria kills three people and injures five others, officials say.
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NigeriaTroops and helicopters gunships are deployed in Port Harcout, Nigeria, in a move against powerful gangs.
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United StatesLas Vegas police question ex-American footballer OJ Simpson over an alleged robbery at a hotel room.
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