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Argentine authorities detain two farmers over the fires that have covered Buenos Aires in smoke.
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Benedict XVI speaks out for the first time about growing up under the "monster" of Nazism at a US youth rally.
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At least 15 people die and 35 are injured after a fire hits a crowded nightclub in Ecuador's capital, Quito.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he will hold Zimbabwe talks with African leaders at a summit in Ghana.
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A summit on Australia's future leads to renewed calls for a republic and end to the British monarch as head of state.
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About 2,000 people rally in the Indonesian capital to demand a ban on a Muslim sect, the Ahmadiyya.
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More than 140 mourners in Thailand are taken ill after eating a dish that reportedly contained puffer fish meat.
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Nepal says it is prepared to use force, including gunfire, against protesters as the torch ascends Everest.
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Three male students and their driver are kidnapped by gunmen who set up a fake checkpoint near Baquba.
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Danica Patrick becomes the first female winner in IndyCar history after claiming the Indy Japan 300 race in Japan on Sunday.
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China urges its citizens to be calm and rational as anti-Western protests continue across the country.
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Zimbabwe's opposition urges African leaders and the UN to stop the "war" there following disputed polls.
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A Roman Catholic priest is killed by a roadside bomb in an area held by the Tamil Tiger rebels, reports say.
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Fresh clashes between Ethiopian forces and Islamists in the Somali capital kill at least 13 people.
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Fighting breaks out in southern Greece between strawberry farmers and striking migrant workers.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Baghdad to promote reconciliation between sectarian groups.
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The people of Paraguay vote in elections that could end 61 years of domination by the Colorado party.
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The Pope prays for peace and the victims of the 9/11 attacks as he visits Ground Zero at the end of his US trip.
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