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IsraelIsrael is accused of trying to recruit Palestinian medical patients as informers - a claim it dismisses as unfounded.
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IndiaA shutdown is being observed in Indian-controlled Kashmir valley to protest against assaults on Muslims in the Jammu region.
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South Africa, 
United KingdomMichael Vaughan resigns as England captain, saying it is both the hardest and the easiest decision he has made.
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West BankIsrael reverses a decision to return 150 Fatah supporters to Gaza, saying the Palestinian men's lives were in danger
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IndiaWorshippers return to a Hindu temple in India, a day after a stampede at the shrine left 146 people dead.
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BurmaThe new UN human rights envoy for Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, is making his first visit to the military-ruled country.
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RussiaRussian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who exposed the horrors of Stalin's prison system, dies at the age of 89.
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VietnamDemand for traditional medicine and the illegal meat trade are devastating Vietnam's wildlife, researchers warn.
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IndiaRupert Murdoch's News Corp plans to invest $100m to develop six regional TV channels and hire more staff in India.
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IndiaIT and journalism on the curriculum at Indian madrassa
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ItalyItalian troops begin patrolling cities as part of a government campaign to combat crime and boost security.
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PhilippinesThe Supreme Court blocks a territorial deal between the Philippine government and Muslim separatists in the south.
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AustriaSlavery may be added to the charges against the Austrian man who kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years.
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LebanonReturn of Baalbek festival gives fresh hope to Lebanon
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IsraelOmar Abdelrazek, a minister for the Hamas group in the former Palestinian government, is freed after two years in Israeli custody.
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Nigeria, 
FrancePolice say they are still waiting for a ransom demand for two French sailors kidnapped in Nigeria's oil-rich region.
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BelarusThe young activists jailed for speaking out in Belarus
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RussiaTributes are paid to the life of Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who exposed the horrors of Stalin's prison system.
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EgyptHuman rights groups in Egypt criticise as undemocratic a jail sentence handed down to civil rights campaigner Saad.
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IndiaA court in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) rejects a couple's plea to abort their 25-week foetus in a key test case.
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United KingdomKevin Pietersen succeeds Michael Vaughan as England captain.
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IranIran says it has tested a new advanced weapon for use against enemy ships with a range of more than 300km (180 miles).
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United KingdomCentrica is weighing up options for a tie-up with nuclear firm British Energy including a possible merger.
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Kenya, 
United StatesA manhunt is under way in Kenya for an al-Qaeda operative wanted for the US embassies attacks after he escaped a police raid.
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United KingdomAndrew Strauss believes England have made a "brave decision" by appointing Kevin Pietersen as their new captain.
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ChinaHeavy smog shrouds Beijing's main Olympic Stadium, just four days before the Games are due to begin.
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GreeceA man who decapitated his girlfriend and walked around with her head on the Greek holiday isle of Santorini is critically ill in hospital.
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SyriaA senior military official close to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is assassinated, according to Arab media reports.
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IsraelStaff at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel find a small girl alone after her parents accidentally take a plane without her.
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ChinaSixteen Chinese policemen die in an attack on a border post in the north-western region of Xinjiang, state media say.
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PakistanAt least 94 militants, 14 soldiers and around 28 civilians are killed over the last week in the Pakistani valley of Swat.
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SudanThe AU accuses the International Criminal Court of "pouring oil on the fire" by seeking the arrest of Sudan's leader for war crimes.
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KyrgyzstanA court in Kyrgyzstan convicts nine medical workers for infecting 24 children with HIV, local media report.
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United StatesA father accused of snatching his young daughter on a supervised visit to the US appears in court.
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ChinaPoll suggests China has much to do to win over the world
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FranceYoung French oysters are dying from a killer virus because developing their sex organs too soon has exhausted them, scientists believe.
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FranceImages of French village devastated by a tornado
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South AfricaSupporters rally for the head of South Africa's ruling ANC, Jacob Zuma, as he tries to get corruption charges dropped.
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Brazil, United KingdomPolice in Brazil examine a leg and two arms they believe belong to a British teenager killed in the country, according to reports.
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ChadA deadly explosion at the central market in Chad's capital was caused by an old rebel rocket, a minister says.
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PakistanHelicopters airlift two climbers stranded on the world's second-highest mountain, K2, in north Pakistan.
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IranIran faces new sanctions if it does not respond positively to incentives to rein in its nuclear activities, the US and UK say.
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GermanyGermany introduces a "bullet-proof" bra to protect thousands of women police officers across the country.
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FranceA tornado wreaks havoc across a swathe of northern France, killing three people and injuring nine.
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South AfricaThe office of South African President Thabo Mbeki denies reports claiming he was paid millions to approve an arms deal.
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United StatesOscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is in a serious condition in hospital after being injured in a car accident, US officials say.
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United States, 
MexicoTropical Storm Edouard could gain near-hurricane strength winds before reaching Texas or Louisiana, US forecasters say.
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AustraliaThe coffee chain admits failure in Australia
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