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Ex-US President Jimmy Carter meets Hamas in Syria, urging it to end rocket fire on Israel, the militants say.
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Pope Benedict tells the UN in New York that member states should unite to solve the world's crises together.
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A Mexican army helicopter crashes during anti-drug operations in the west of the country, killing 11 soldiers.
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Two Russian oligarchs have begun a court battle in London over claims over a huge oil company.
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Typhoon Neoguri hits China's southern province of Hainan, causing mass evacuations and flight cancellations.
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The head of Nepal's ex-Maoist rebels says he wants to meet King Gyanendra in person to persuade him to step down.
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Zimbabwe's electoral commission is set to begin a partial recount of disputed election results.
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Iraqi forces in the southern city of Basra launch a fresh operation against militants and illegally held weapons.
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Vietnam takes a major step into the space age with the launch of its first telecommunications satellite.
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John Pickford returns to the Sorbonne university to compare the riots in 1968 with today's student protests.
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James Copnall meets the recently pardoned Moroccan rebel who was jailed by three successive monarchs.
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Three Palestinian militants are killed and 13 Israeli soldiers wounded in a clash at a Gaza crossing-point.
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A capsule carrying S Korea's first astronaut returns to Earth, but misses its planned landing site by 400km.
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Former US President Jimmy Carter ends a controversial visit to the Syrian capital Damascus.
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Hundreds of protesters gather in cities across China to denounce France's stance on the Olympics.
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Pakistan's missing ambassador to Afghanistan appears in a video saying he is being held by militants.
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The Maoist party of former rebels in Nepal claims victory in the country's elections, held nine days ago.
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A two-hour train journey from London to Paris becomes an overnight trip because of technical faults.
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Thousands of people watch the Thai leg of the worldwide Olympic torch relay, held amid heavy security.
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At least 20 people die in the Somali capital as Ethiopian troops clash with Islamist rebels, eyewitnesses say.
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Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urges African leaders to do more to address the crisis in Zimbabwe.
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The US and South Korean leaders say they hope progress can be made with North Korea on its nuclear programme.
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Welshman Joe Calzaghe beats American legend Bernard Hopkins by split decision in Las Vegas.
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Cleric Moqtada Sadr says he will wage "open war" on Iraq's government if operations against his fighters continue.
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Nine Finnish tourists, including a seven-year-old girl, are killed in a bus crash in southern Spain.
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