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United KingdomChancellor Alistair Darling says the UK is facing the worst economic crisis in 60 years and warns of a "profound" downturn.
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AustraliaCensus data reveals that some 100,000 young men have left Australia, leading to a serious "man-drought" in many areas.
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IsraelIsrael stunned by search for missing four-year-old
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United StatesDemocratic rivals say John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin is "admirable" but concerns remain of inexperience.
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CubaOutspoken Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila is cleared of 'social dangerousness' but fined for playing music too loud
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United StatesSecond and third seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reach the third round of the US Open in straight sets.
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NepalThe Red Cross calls on Nepal's new government to clarify the fate of more than 1,000 people missing from the civil conflict.
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Sri LankaA large explosion has struck Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, with the military saying that dozens have been injured.
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IndiaAt least 20 people in Bihar, India, die when their boat capsizes, amid floods that have stranded hundreds of thousands.
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Philippines, 
BahrainA leading suspect in the Philippines' worst militant attack - the 2004 Manila Bay ferry bombing - is arrested in Bahrain.
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GeorgiaSplit over Georgia, the BBC's UN correspondent Laura Trevelyan asks what is the point of the UN Security Council?
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RussiaHumphrey Hawksley visits one of Moscow's old nuclear bunkers, as Russia and the West accuse each other of risking a new Cold War.
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PeruLegacy of magazine editor who defied Peru's dictators
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IndiaTwelve police officers are killed on patrol by a landmine explosion in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, police say.
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IndiaTwelve police officers are killed on patrol by a landmine explosion in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, police say.
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Egypt, 
Gaza StripEgypt temporarily re-opens its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing hundreds of Palestinians to move in and out.
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LebanonNew Lebanese army chief, Jean Kahwaji, is promoted to general in a ceremony attended by President Michel Suleiman.
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SpainAll 154 bodies from last week's plane crash in Madrid have now been identified, the Spanish government says.
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TaiwanThousands of opposition supporters in Taiwan protest in Taipei as President Ma Ying-jeou marks his first 100 days in office.
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ThailandThailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej says he will not resign, despite mounting anti-government protests.
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Italy, 
LibyaItalian PM Silvio Berlusconi signs a deal to pay Libya $5bn as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era disputes.
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Georgia, RussiaRussia takes a series of diplomatic steps in an apparent effort to ease tensions with the West over the conflict in Georgia.
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Germany, United KingdomA fascist sympathiser who tried to broker peace with Germany during WWII was aided by the Foreign Office, MI5 files reveal.
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