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Iraq, 
United StatesThe top US commander in Iraq says progress in bringing security has been "uneven" and disappointing.
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United StatesCountrywide, the biggest US mortgage lender, will cut up to 20% of its staff, as business slumps.
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Argentina, 
FranceFrance coach Bernard Laporte insists Les Bleus can bounce back from their shock World Cup loss to Argentina.
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PortugalBoth parents of missing Madeleine McCann have been declared formal suspects in her disappearance.
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India, 
United KingdomIndia opt to bat against England, who welcome back Andrew Flintoff, for the final one-day match.
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ArubaAsia-Pacific leaders meeting in Sydney unveil an agreement on climate change, but no commitments.
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IndiaA lorry crammed with Hindu pilgrims in western India plunges down a gorge, claiming at least 85 lives.
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BoliviaIn Sucre, Lola Almudevar experiences tensions and clashes between police and protesters over where the country's capital should be.
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ZimbabweSue Lloyds-Roberts reports from Harare on how the millions who have fled Zimbabwe are helping to sustain it.
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Italy, 
New ZealandTournament favourites New Zealand tear Italy to shreds in the first match of their World Cup campaign.
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AustriaPope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass for 30,000 people at the 850-year-old shrine of Mariazell in Austria.
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Italy, New ZealandFavourites New Zealand lay down a World Cup marker by destroying Italy in their opening game in Marseille.
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JapanAustralia dominate Japan in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup in Lyon.
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United StatesEngland begin the defence of their World Cup title with a desperately disappointing display against the USA.
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PortugalMadeleine McCann's parents will stay in Portugal to clear their name after being named as suspects, friends say.
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PakistanPakistan's airports are on highest alert amid a security crackdown before the return of former PM Nawaz Sharif.
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India, United KingdomKevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood hit fifties as England beat India by seven wickets.
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ItalyCelebrities, politicians and fans give singer Luciano Pavarotti one last standing ovation at his funeral in Italy.
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IraqA Sunni Arab-led bloc ends its three-month boycott of Iraq's parliament - the last of several groups to return.
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Sierra LeoneVoters in Sierra Leone go to the polls in the decisive second round of a close presidential election.
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AlgeriaAt least 28 people are killed in a car bomb attack on a naval barracks in eastern Algeria, officials say.
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United StatesNovak Djokovic beats David Ferrer to reach his first Grand Slam final at the US Open.
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ArgentinaArgentina's former President Carlos Menem is charged with involvement in illegal arms sales during the 1990s.
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AfghanistanMore than half the suicide bombers used by the Taleban in Afghanistan are not Afghan nationals, a UN report says.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomTwo British soldiers are killed in a firefight with the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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AfghanistanA group of South Koreans held hostage in Afghanistan attend the funeral of their leader killed by the Taleban.
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LibyaMuammer Gaddafi has pledged to help gather Darfur rebel factions for possible peace talks in Libya, the UN chief says.
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United StatesDefending champion Roger Federer beats Nikolay Davydenko to set up a US Open final against Novak Djokovic.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoThe DR Congo and Ugandan leaders agree to pull back troops to ease tensions over an oil-rich lake.
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United States, 
EritreaA visiting US diplomat issues Eritrea with its strongest warning yet over its alleged support for terrorism.
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AlgeriaAl-Qaeda's North Africa wing says it carried out two attacks which killed at least 50 in the past two days.
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