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Nigeria, 
ArgentinaMiddleweight boxer James DeGale wins gold for Britain and there are bronze medals for Tim Brabants and Sarah Stevenson.
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JamaicaUsain Bolt's triple Olympic gold sets the crowds dancing
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GermanyEast German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel, who oversaw some of the Cold War's biggest spy swaps in Berlin, dies at 82.
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Russia, 
Georgia, 
France, 
United StatesThe US and France accuse Russia of failing to comply with the terms of its ceasefire with Georgia by creating buffer zones.
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PeruPeru's Congress votes to repeal two controversial land laws aimed at opening up Amazonian tribal areas to development.
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United StatesUS Democratic hopeful Barack Obama is poised to reveal his vice-presidential running mate, with Joe Biden set to be chosen.
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ArgentinaA dog touches Argentine hearts by saving an abandoned baby, putting him alongside her own puppies.
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Nigeria, ArgentinaArgentina retain their men's Olympic football title as Angel di Maria's goal secures a 1-0 win over Nigeria.
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North KoreaNorth Korea has reportedly invented a noodle that delays hunger, amid UN warnings of possible famine.
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BermudaMcLaren's Lewis Hamilton goes for pole on the new street circuit in Valencia.
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PakistanThe Pakistan army says it has killed at least 35 militants in clashes in the north-western Swat Valley.
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PakistanFollowing the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf, Chris Morris considers the former leader's future.
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GeorgiaEdward Stourton looks at how the conflict in South Ossetia is playing out in the streets of the capital, Tbilisi.
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ArubaNick Bryant visits the birthplace of Australian cricket great Sir Donald Bradman.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAfghanistan's President Hamid Karzai condemns a US raid which officials say killed at least 70 civilians.
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EthiopiaEthiopia's Kenenisa Bekele adds the 5,000m Olympic title to his 10,000m gold.
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Cuba, 
ChinaJames DeGale wins Great Britain's 19th gold at the Beijing Olympics with victory over Cuba's Emilio Correa in a bad-tempered middleweight final.
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BermudaFerrari's Felipe Massa claims pole position for Sunday's European Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton second.
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BurmaUN envoy Ibrahim Gambari leaves Burma without meeting junta head Than Shwe or detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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ZambiaThe body of the late Zambian President, Levy Mwanawasa, is flown home where it is met by a military honour guard.
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GeorgiaWhat Russia wants to achieve in Georgia
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United StatesTropical Storm Fay hits Florida again, becoming the first storm to make landfall four times in the US state.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripTwo boats carrying members of a pro-Palestinian group trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip reach the territory.
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PakistanAsif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower, agrees to run for the Pakistani presidency next month, his party says.
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Canada, 
MalaysiaCanadian pop singer Avril Lavigne will be allowed to perform in Malaysia despite concerns her show is "too sexy".
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United StatesUS Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama chooses veteran lawmaker and foreign policy expert Joe Biden to be his running mate in November's election.
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ItalyChelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko is poised to re-join Italian side AC Milan.
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Canada, 
Somalia, ArubaAn Australian journalist and his Canadian colleague are missing, feared kidnapped, in Somalia, along with their interpreter.
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Georgia, RussiaRussia insists its plans to keep forces in a key Georgian port do not break the terms of the ceasefire.
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SpainOne of the 19 survivors of Wednesday's plane crash in Madrid dies, bringing the death toll to 154.
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Russia, Georgia, FranceFrance's president urges Moscow to remove its troops from a Georgian port as Russian troops settle in.
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ChinaThe 29th Olympic Games is brought to an end in the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing and London becomes the offical host.
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BrazilBrazil offers cash payments and immunity for illegal weapons, in an effort to get 300,000 guns off the streets.
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IndiaA factory which aims to build the world's cheapest car in India faces an open-ended protest over a land dispute.
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