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Italy, 
United KingdomA snail species from the Mediterranean is found in the UK at historic Cliveden House.
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United KingdomThe athletics continues as sailors Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson win Britain's 17th gold of the Games and David Davies picks up a silver in the 10km swim.
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Poland, 
Russia, 
United StatesPolish missile deal heightens Russia and US tensions
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Czech RepublicHow one Czech journalist reported '68 Soviet invasion
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United KingdomWorld champion Olga Kaniskina sets a new 20km walk Olympic record in atrocious conditions, with Britain's Johanna Jackson breaking the British best.
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Thailand, United KingdomConvicted paedophile and former pop star Gary Glitter is refused entry to Hong Kong after being deported from Thailand.
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VenezuelaCement giant Cemex is to seek arbitration at the World Bank after Venezuela's government seizes its local subsidiary.
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ArubaThe Australian military has offered to help rescue a starving whale calf, separated from its mother and trying to suckle from boats off Sydney.
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IndonesiaA former chief of Indonesia's intelligence agency goes on trial for the murder of human rights activist Munir Thalib.
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PeruAmazonian tribes in Peru halt a week-long protest against land sale laws after Congress members move to repeal them.
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Japan, United StatesJapan's trade surplus shrank by more than expected in July, as a result of weaker US demand and an increase in oil imports.
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Austria, 
IndiaA group of nations that regulates civilian nuclear trade discusses whether India can trade in sensitive nuclear materials.
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Iraq, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on an unannounced visit.
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PhilippinesThe Philippine government pulls out of a controversial autonomy deal with Muslim separatist rebels, following days of fighting.
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United StatesDoes the choice of US vice president really matter?
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NigeriaNigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua announces the surprise sacking of the country's top three military chiefs.
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PakistanThe Pakistan People's Party is pushing hard for Asif Ali Zardari to be the country's next president.
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FijiPacific leaders have threatened to suspend Fiji from a regional forum if it does not press ahead with planned elections.
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United StatesWashington suspends a scheme to reunite African refugees with relatives in the US after uncovering widespread fraud.
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LibyaThe son of Libya's leader, Sayf al-Islam Gaddafi, says he is retiring from political life though he is seen as a likely successor.
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SpainInvestigators are scouring the site of the Madrid plane crash, as three days of mourning for the 153 victims are declared.
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GuatemalaMayans challenge Goldcorp over open mine in Guatemala
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Pakistan, IndiaA bus service connecting Indian and Pakistan-administered Kashmir resumes a week after it was stopped due to violence in the region.
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JamaicaJamaica's domination of the sprint events at the Olympics is completed as Veronica Campbell-Brown wins gold in the women's 200m.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says power-sharing talks may collapse if parliament convenes.
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Afghanistan, 
FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy presides over a ceremony to honour 10 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
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GeorgiaLeaders in the Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions urge Russia to recognise their independence from Georgia.
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GreeceGreek police arrest the country's most wanted fugitive, who staged a dramatic escape from a high security jail in Athens.
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SwazilandSwazi women march in protest about an overseas shopping trip taken by nine of the king's wives.
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United StatesLaShawn Merritt claims a surprise gold in the 400m final to lead a clean sweep of the medals for the United States.
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NigeriaA Nigerian man with 86 wives is told to choose only four and repent, or face the death penalty.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq says a deal on the future of US forces is "very close" after talks with the US secretary of state in Baghdad.
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SpainSpain mourns 153 people killed in a plane crash at Madrid airport, as investigators look into the causes of the tragedy.
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South AfricaThe South African man who fed one of his ex-workers to the lions is released on parole.
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BelgiumBrussels will host the European Parliament while Strasbourg is repaired, reigniting a row about where it should be based.
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SomaliaAt least 50 people are killed in clashes in the Somali capital and the port of Kismayo.
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ChinaChinese ticket touts rue the drop-out of star athlete Liu Xiang, as tickets for hurdles events plummet in value.
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ChinaFears that rubber-tapping is wrecking China's rainforest
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AfghanistanThree Canadian and three Polish Nato soldiers are killed in the latest fighting in Afghanistan, officials say.
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PakistanPakistan suffers its deadliest attack on a military installation, as suicide bombers kill at least 63 outside a munitions factory.
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United StatesThe US election proves a winner for bookmakers
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Georgia, RussiaRussia tells Nato it is halting military co-operation over the continuing crisis in Georgia, the alliance says.
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SpainSuspicions are rife about what caused the Madrid crash
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Poland, United StatesOil prices breach $122 a barrel on the back of geopolitical worries after the US signs a missile shield deal with Poland.
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United KingdomA contractor working for the Home Office loses a computer memory stick containing details of tens of thousands of criminals.
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Syria, RussiaMoscow is ready to sell new weapons of "a defensive character" to Syria, Russia's foreign minister says.
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RussiaWhy few ex-Soviet states are backing Moscow on Ossetia
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MauritaniaMauritania's former PM Yahia Ould Ahmed El-Waqef is re-arrested by coup leaders, his supporters say.
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