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United KingdomBritain is to formally present its case to the UN to extend its territorial rights around Ascension Island.
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South AfricaSouth Africa shelves legislation designed to speed up land reform by allowing the government to seize white-owned farms.
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Argentina, 
United StatesRoger Federer begins his quest for his fifth consecutive US Open title by beating Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez in just 82 minutes.
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United StatesHillary Clinton calls on the Democrats to back her former rival Barack Obama for president, at the party's convention.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan's President Hamid Karzai announces an inquiry into how two rapists were freed on a presidential pardon.
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RussiaSpartak Moscow tell BBC Sport that striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is poised to join Tottenham.
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IndiaSuspected militants take six people, including children, hostage in Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police say.
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Ukraine, Russia, United KingdomBritish Foreign Secretary David Miliban is visiting Ukraine in an effort to build a "coalition against Russian aggression".
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CubaOne of the Cuba's leading punk rock musicians, Gorki Aguila, is arrested by the authorities and faces charges of "dangerousness".
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PakistanSussex hero and former Paksitan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed retires from cricket because of knee problems.
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CambodiaProperty developers are filling in a lake in the Cambodian capital, but residents say they will lose their homes and livelihoods.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe says he will form a government without the opposition, state media reports.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaA 35-year-old North Korean woman is arrested in South Korea on suspicion of spying for her homeland.
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ColombiaWhy a Colombian rebel group decided to disarm
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LebanonClimate change threat to Lebanon's cedar trees
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GermanyEnergy group E.ON confirms it is cutting 1,800 sales jobs as it closes two-thirds of its German service centres.
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IranHuman rights organisations condemn the execution of a second juvenile offender in Iran within a week.
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South AfricaA South African Rottweiler rescues a two-year-old boy being savaged by a pit bull terrier despite efforts to free him.
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IndiaThe Pope says he is "profoundly saddened" by deadly violence between Hindus and Christians in India's eastern Orissa state.
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Israel, Lebanon, 
EgyptEgypt is trying to defuse growing tension between Israel and Lebanon, its foreign minister says.
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MexicoPolice in Mexico find three decapitated bodies on a rubbish dump in Tijuana, apparently victims of gang-related violence.
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SpainBoom turns to bust for Spain's property market
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Afghanistan, GermanyA German soldier dies in an explosion targeting a military convoy in northern Afghanistan.
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UkraineWhy fears of a new Cold War now focus on Ukraine
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Afghanistan, 
JapanA Japanese aid worker abducted in Afghanistan earlier this week is found dead, Afghan officials say.
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Afghanistan, JapanA Japanese aid worker abducted in Afghanistan earlier this week is found dead, Afghan officials say.
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AfghanistanAfghan air strike drives wedge between allies
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MalawiPresident Mutharika announces plans for a massive irrigation project to boost Malawi's food production.
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ThailandWhy protesters have returned to Bangkok's streets
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Libya, 
SudanThe hijackers of a Sudanese plane free all 95 passengers on boards but hold the crew, officials say.
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Afghanistan, PakistanPakistan's military says it has killed 47 pro-Taleban militants in the rugged west of the country, near Afghanistan.
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PakistanEight of the judges sacked in November by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf are reinstated.
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BurundiAgathon Rwasa, the leader of Burundi's last active rebel group - the FNL - says there is a plot to assasinate him.
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India, 
Sri LankaSri Lanka lose a second consecutive home one-day series for the first time in their history as India beat them by 46 runs.
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SpainChelsea are close to signing Real Madrid forward Robinho, according to Blues chief executive Peter Kenyon.
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Libya, LebanonLebanon indicts Libya's leader over the disappearance of a revered Shia cleric during a visit to the country 30 years ago.
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Libya, SudanTwo hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrender after flying it to Libya and releasing the passengers, officials say.
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EthiopiaThousands of cheering Ethiopians line the streets of Addis Ababa to welcome home Olympic gold-medallists.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
NorwayA Bosnian-born man pleads not guilty in Norway's first war crimes trial since the end of World War II.
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HaitiHurricane Gustav is downgraded to a tropical storm after reportedly killing at least 16 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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MaltaAs many as 71 African migrants drown after their boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea, their companions tell Maltese police.
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Ukraine, Russia, United KingdomThe UK foreign secretary calls for "hard-headed engagement" with Russia in response to its actions in Georgia.
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ThailandThai police surround the prime minister's office, to try to evict protesters who took over the building on Tuesday.
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Georgia, RussiaSeven of the world's top industrialised nations deplore Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions.
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