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AfghanistanAid agencies in Afghanistan warn that growing violence may force them out of areas previously seen as safe.
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Afghanistan, 
United StatesAl-Qaeda says one of its commanders in Afghanistan, Abu Abdullah al-Shami, has been killed in a US air strike.
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IndiaAt least 32 people die in a fire in a passenger train in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, railway officials say.
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France, 
United KingdomA deal that would involve the sale of most UK nuclear power stations to a French energy firm now appears uncertain.
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ItalyItaly's world number one foil fencer Andrea Baldini fails a doping test, the Italian Olympic Committee reveals.
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TurkeyA girls' dormitory collapses in southern Turkey, killing at least 16 students and injuring 27, after a gas canister exploded.
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ChinaRapid investment in low carbon technologies catapults China to second place in the global renewables ranking, a report shows.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaGuinea-Bissau's justice says she is scared by death threats over a drugs bust but will not be intimidated.
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TongaGeorge Tupou V is crowned king of Tonga in the South Pacific state's first coronation in more than 40 years.
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United Kingdom, 
CyprusNine British soldiers are acquitted of starting a mass brawl at a bar in the resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
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HungaryFerrari pair Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen dominate first practice ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton fourth.
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ChinaChina unblocks more websites in a bid to end a row over internet access for Olympic journalists, a week before the Games open.
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IndiaVeteran Indian communist leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet dies aged 92 after a long illness.
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Iraq, United StatesThe death of a US soldier in northern Iraq brings the toll for July to 12, the lowest monthly toll since the 2003 invasion.
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United StatesRadovan Karadzic's claim in The Hague that he made an immunity deal with the US is scorned by diplomat Richard Holbrooke.
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IsraelIsraeli police question PM Ehud Olmert for a fourth time over corruption allegations, two days after he unveiled plans to resign.
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NetherlandsFormer England coach Steve McClaren's new Dutch club will play Arsenal in the Champions League.
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AfghanistanAid agencies in Afghanistan say the country's growing violence may force them out of areas previously seen as safe.
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JapanTuna fishermen from Japan's largest co-operative have suspended operations temporarily in a bid to replenish stocks.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi religious police say they will enforce strictly a ban on the sale of pet cats and dogs in Riyadh and walking animals in public.
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Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, India, United StatesUS officials claim elements in Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency helped in the Indian embassy bombing in Kabul.
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ChinaWith one week to go to the Beijing Olympics, Chinese President Hu Jintao urges people not to politicise the Games.
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JapanJapanese PM Yasuo Fukuda promotes a key rival and replaces other ministers in a bid to shore up his government.
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United StatesThe US unemployment rate climbed to 5.7% in July, its highest in more than four years, official data shows.
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VenezuelaVenezuela's President Hugo Chavez announces a plan to nationalise Bank of Venezuela, one of the country's largest.
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NigeriaNigeria's government plans to go court to stop an attempt to delay the handover of Bakassi over a compensation row.
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India, United StatesThe International Atomic Energy Agency ratifies a controversial nuclear deal between India and the US.
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United KingdomThe jury in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide attackers fails to agree a verdict.
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Canada, 
Russia, ChinaLarge parts of the Northern Hemisphere have fallen into shadow under the path of a total eclipse of the Sun.
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IranIran's women rowers hoping for Olympic success
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NigeriaA mob goes on the rampage in Nigeria's capital and burns a rescue vehicle at the scene of a deadly road accident.
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United StatesA US scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001 has apparently killed himself ahead of charges, a newspaper says.
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AfghanistanNato says five soldiers and one civilian have died in two separate blasts in eastern Afghanistan.
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GermanyA 54-year-old German farmer receives a complete double arm transplant in a 15-hour operation at a Munich clinic.
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IndiaAt least 32 people die in a fire in a passenger train in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, railway officials say.
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South Africa, United KingdomPaul Collingwood rescues England with an courageous century on day three of the third Test.
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EthiopiaReligious leaders tackle HIV stigma and fear in Ethiopia
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's central bank makes major changes to its currency in an effort to control hyperinflation.
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EgyptThe day Egypt's new laws on road safety are introduced is marred by a head-on crash that kills at least 11 people.
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CanadaA young man beheaded in a savage knife attack on a Canadian bus is identified as a "bubbly" 22-year-old by friends online.
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RussiaA former top figure in the Russian oil company Yukos is found guilty by a Russian court of masterminding several murders.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoGovernment forces and rebel troops are rearming for conflict in the east of DR Congo, the BBC learns.
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PakistanPakistan's government denies its spy service, the ISI, was involved in last month's bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul.
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United KingdomPaul Collingwood rescues England and resurrects his international career with an unbeaten 101 on day three at Edgbaston.
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CanadaThe man accused of the savage attack on a fellow passenger on a Canadian bus has been charged with second degree murder
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United StatesA US scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001 killed himself as a result of "accusation and innuendo", his lawyer says.
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CanadaA national park in Canada's Arctic has been partly closed after record high temperatures caused flash flooding.
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GeorgiaSeparatists in the breakaway province of South Ossetia accuse Georgia of killing six people in a border attack.
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BrazilBrazil launches an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest but warns against foreign interference in its policy.
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