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United StatesFormer CBS TV news anchor Dan Rather files a $70m lawsuit against his ex-employers at the US network.
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Iraq, United StatesA move by Democrats to give US troops in Iraq more home leave is blocked by Republicans in the Senate.
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SudanThe UN must impose sanctions on Sudan over continuing attacks on civilians in Darfur, says Human Rights Watch.
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ZimbabwePrime Minister Gordon Brown says he will not go to a summit if Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe is there.
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JapanWorkers extinguish a fire at Japan's Kashiwazaki nuclear plant, closed since it was hit by an earthquake in July.
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Iran, United StatesA request from Iran's president to visit the Ground Zero site in New York is denied by local authorities.
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United KingdomTwo charities are donating £450,000 to help African children in the UK who are accused of witchcraft and abused.
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IndiaA court in India stops a state government from filling vacancies caused by sacking thousands of police.
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United KingdomJose Mourinho leaves his job at English football club Chelsea by "mutual consent", the club confirms.
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New Zealand, United StatesNew Zealand police seek the arrest of an abandoned girl's father, after confirming the mother's death.
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SpainSpain begins running TV adverts in West Africa to try and deter migrants making dangerous boat crossings.
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LebanonWorld and Lebanese leaders condemn the murder of an anti-Syrian MP on the eve of a key vote.
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United StatesA judge in the US state of Tennessee rules its method of executing prisoners by lethal injection is illegal.
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Iran, United StatesIran releases a second Iranian-American academic who had been detained in Tehran since May.
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Israel, SyriaIsraeli opposition leader, Binyamin Netanyahu, makes an apparent admission of an Israeli raid on Syria.
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ChinaAt least five people are dead and three are missing after China's east coast is hit by Typhoon Wipha.
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EthiopiaThe UN calls for an independent investigation into reports of human rights abuses in Ethiopia's Ogaden region.
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AustraliaAustralia bowl out Sri Lanka for just 101 before completing a 10-wicket win to reach the last four of the World Twenty20.
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RussiaNick Thorpe reports on Moscow's resurgent influence in the countries of eastern Europe which were once its satellites.
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Belgium, United KingdomEurostar sets another record for train travel with its inaugural service between Brussels and London.
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PakistanPakistan is to hold its presidential election on 6 October, the election commission announces.
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Iraq, United StatesViolence in Baghdad has fallen by 50% since the start of 2007 as the surge takes effect, the US army says.
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Sierra LeoneMore post-election attacks are reported in Sierra Leone, despite assurances from the new president.
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Iraq, Iran, United StatesUS-led forces in Iraq say they have arrested an Iranian officer operating in the north of the country.
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NepalAt least 20 people died in clashes after the murder of a local politician in southern Nepal, officials say.
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BurmaHundreds of monks march around Burma's most revered Buddhist temple, in a third day of anti-government protests.
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United StatesUS President George W Bush announces Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is resigning.
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United StatesPhil Spector's murder trial judge plans to withdraw an instruction given to the jury because he says it misreads US law.
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SwitzerlandImogen Foulkes reports on how an 18th century Swiss girl was executed as a witch.
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FranceThe French assembly passes a controversial bill tightening entry conditions for the relatives of migrants.
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Syria, LebanonBanks, schools and offices close as Lebanon mourns an anti-Syrian MP who was killed in a bomb attack.
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South AfricaThe South African trade union federation backs former vice-president Jacob Zuma for the ANC leadership contest.
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PakistanAl-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden calls on Pakistanis to oust President Musharraf, in a new audio tape.
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United StatesThe US dollar slips to new record lows against the euro after the Federal Reserve's hefty US interest rate cut.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's parliament passes a compromise bill to amend the constitution, allowing elections in 2008.
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Syria, LebanonThe Beirut government insists it will hold a presidential vote, despite the killing of an anti-Syrian politician.
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NigeriaA brawl breaks out in the Nigerian parliament amid a debate over the Speaker's alleged misuse of public funds.
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IndiaThe mobile telephone company, Vodafone, begins to use its brand name across India.
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IndiaAn Indian news channel is taken off air after a false "sting" which led to riots and a woman being jailed.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President George Bush speaks of his sadness over a shootout in Baghdad involving a US security firm.
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United StatesUS sub-prime mortgage losses exceed "the most pessimistic estimates", the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke says.
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France, United States2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has doping charges against him upheld by American arbitrators.
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South AfricaIndia beat South Africa by 37 runs to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals and knock the hosts out.
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ZimbabwePrime Minister Gordon Brown says he will not go to a summit if Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe is there.
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RussiaAn Arctic expedition proves that a vast underwater mountain range is a part of Russia, officials say.
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IsraelThe US secretary of state says the upcoming Mid-East peace talks must advance the cause of a Palestinian state.
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