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NepalNepal is finally about to choose a new prime minister - four months after the young republic held elections.
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Russia, 
United StatesMissile deal with US will strain Russia-Poland ties
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China, 
United Kingdom, United StatesBritain win gold in men's team sprint cycling and make sure of two sailing medals, and Kelly Sotherton ends day one of the heptathlon in third.
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Vietnam, 
North KoreaA North Korean shooting medalist and a Vietnamese gymnast are kicked out of the Olympics after failing dope tests.
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IndiaIndian PM Manmohan Singh says that terrorism and extremism had emerged as the main challenge to India's unity.
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IraqStruggling to live with Iraq's everyday violence
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MexicoGunmen kill eight patients in a Mexican drug rehabilitation centre, part of a drug gang feud in the city of Ciudad Juarez.
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JapanPM Fukuda keeps to a promise not to visit a controversial shrine on the anniversary of Japan's defeat in WWII.
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ChinaChina's capital investment has risen more than expected in the first half of 2008, official figures show.
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United Kingdom, ChinaA protester from the UK is arrested by police in China after unfurling a pro-Tibet banner in front of a building in Beijing.
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IndiaPeople in Indian-administered Kashmir hoist black flags in the summer capital Srinagar to mark India's independence day.
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VenezuelaKidnappers in Venezuela could face up to 30 years in jail under a new law which has been passed by the government.
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Georgia, RussiaRussia has won the conflict but is losing the media game
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ChinaSeeking answers in China's violence-hit Xinjiang region
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United KingdomThe pound falls against the dollar for the 11th consecutive day amid worries over the strength of the UK economy.
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ParaguayObstacles facing Paraguay's new left-wing leader
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GhanaGhanaian parliament approves Vodafone's takeover of state-owned Ghana Telecom.
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AfghanistanMore than 50 schools close in a southern Afghan province after threats by militants, a politician says.
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Nigeria, 
GermanyA militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta hands over two German hostages it says it rescued from another gang.
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ZimbabweThe UN chief calls on Zimbabwe to lift restrictions on aid deliveries, to stop "a catastrophic humanitarian crisis".
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PhilippinesThe Philippine Supreme Court opens a hearing on a controversial autonomy deal with southern Muslim separatists.
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Poland, United StatesThe US and Poland sign a deal on plans for the controversial US missile defence shield, which Russia strongly opposes.
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PakistanA spokesman for Pakistan's President Musharraf denies reports that the former general has already agreed to step down.
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United KingdomUK engineers put the latest prototypes for the European Space Agency's Mars rover through their paces.
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Iraq, United KingdomThe outgoing commander of British forces in Iraq says conditions are right for a change in the UK mission there.
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Georgia, Russia, United StatesThe US secretary of state arrives in Tbilisi in a show of US support, as efforts to resolve Georgia's conflict with Russia continue.
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LiechtensteinLiechtenstein, which has been at the centre of a row over tax evasion, says it will co-operate more fully on tax matters.
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Ethiopia, 
SomaliaSomali insurgents attack the president's convoy ahead of talks in Ethiopia to resolve a rift in government.
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United KingdomJamaica's Usain Bolt goes into Saturday's 100m semi-finals as the fastest qualifier, while Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay also advance.
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Canada, 
ThailandCanadian Christopher Neil is sentenced to more than three years in jail for abusing a 13-year-old boy in Thailand.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli officials are reported to have raised concerns about an increase in violence by Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
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Russia, 
FranceA mystery Russian billionaire has smashed the record for the world's most expensive home.
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KenyaCan Zimbabwe learn from Kenya on power-sharing?
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Thailand, United KingdomA corruption case against ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra will proceed even though he has fled to the UK, a Thai court rules.
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Russia, Poland, United StatesA deal allowing the US to site missiles in Poland is aimed against Moscow, says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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NorwayA penguin who was made Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian King's Guard is honoured again by the army regiment.
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ParaguayFormer bishop Fernando Lugo is sworn in as Paraguay's president, ending more than 60 years of Colorado Party rule.
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ChadA Chadian court sentences to death exiled ex-President Habre for planning an overthrow.
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NepalNepal's Maoist leader Prachanda is elected as prime minister, months after the country abolishes its monarchy.
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South AfricaSouth Africa extends until Monday a deadline for closing six camps for those displaced in anti-immigrant riots.
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KenyaKenya's exiled former anti-graft chief John Githongo says he no longer fears for his life and is preparing to go home.
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Georgia, Russia, United StatesUS President George W Bush says Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia, accusing Moscow of bullying tactics.
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United KingdomMichael Phelps targets a seventh gold while Britain's cyclists seek further success in the velodrome.
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BotswanaBotswana's president will boycott a regional summit because Robert Mugabe is invited.
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ChinaOld tensions linger at China-Japan football clash
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EthiopiaEthiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba wins the women's 10,000m in a new Olympic record.
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United Kingdom, ChinaA Chinese couple murdered in Britain may have been involved in a range of betting and internet scams.
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Georgia, Russia, United StatesThe US says Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia "at once", after Georgia's president signs a ceasefire deal.
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Antigua and BarbudaPolice say "prime suspects" are among eight people arrested in connection with the deaths of a couple murdered in Antigua.
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Canada, United KingdomA Canadian team is to search for two British ships lost in an 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage.
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ItalyThe number of illegal immigrants entering Italy doubles in the first seven months of the year, the government says.
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ChinaBeijing's 100m showdown has a nation spellbound
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UgandaHow film producers helped a Ugandan boy get a new face
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United StatesTwo US men say they have found the body of a Bigfoot, the legendary ape-like creature that has been subject of decades of hoaxes.
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