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United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due in London for the start of a European tour, less than two months before she leaves her job.
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PolandUN climate change talks open in Poland, seeking details on plans for emission cuts and forest protection.
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North KoreaGlimpse of life in North Korea slips out of view
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NepalNepal football match tackles anti-Aids prejudice
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Iraq, 
IranDead Iraqi and Iranian soldiers from the 1980-88 war are exchanged, in the first such move since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaPakistan wary of India's accusations over attacks
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South Korea, North KoreaNorth Korea begins enforcing stricter border controls with South Korea, due to what it calls "relentless confrontation".
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New Zealand, 
AustraliaBrett Lee takes five wickets on day four in Adelaide as Australia beat New Zealand by an innings and 62 runs to win the Test series 2-0.
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Cambodia, 
Laos, 
ChinaSenior Chinese officials are visiting Laos and Cambodia as they cultivate ties with China's poorer southern neighbours.
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LesothoA day in the life of Lesotho's HIV poster-boy
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LibyaA Libyan cargo ship carrying humanitarian supplies for the Gaza Strip turns back before reaching the territory.
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NigeriaHospitals in a Nigerian town hit by sectarian violence at the weekend are struggling to cope, say aid officials.
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ChinaChina's manufacturing output fell sharply in November, the latest sign the global slowdown is impacting its economy.
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PakistanAt least nine people have died in a suicide car bomb attack in Pakistan's restive Swat valley, military officials say.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's government will not comply with a regional court ruling against land seizures, a minister says.
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ThailandDozens of empty planes fly out of Bangkok's international airport, after authorities reach a deal with protesters.
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IndonesiaPapua province in Indonesia mulls the introduction of a law allowing microchips to be implanted in people living with HIV.
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Israel, IndiaIsraeli and Jewish victims of the attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai are to be flown to Israel for burial, officials say.
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UgandaUgandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has not signed a long-awaited peace deal because of threats to his life, a politician says.
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IndiaThe chief minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra offers to resign over the Mumbai attacks, in which at least 172 people died.
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GermanyGermany's Angela Merkel rules out further tax cuts, saying she will not compete with other countries for the biggest giveaway.
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IraqAt least 32 people have died in bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul, officials say.
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IraqAt least 32 people have died in bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul, officials say.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's army says it has recaptured a key northern town near the Tamil Tigers' stronghold of Kilinochchi.
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ZimbabweMuch of the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, is without water amid an escalating cholera outbreak, local reports say.
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RussiaBP's Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, confirms that its under-fire chief executive Robert Dudley has resigned with immediate effect.
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United KingdomBritish politicians are actively considering joining the eurozone, says European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.
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AfghanistanA suicide attack kills 10 people, including two policemen, in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.
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India, United KingdomEngland are offered a revised schedule for their tour of India but will await a security report before making any decision.
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IranThe Iranian government is to set up a network of marriage bureaux to help young Iranians find a husband or wife.
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Argentina, New Zealand, United KingdomEngland are drawn in the same group as Argentina and Scotland for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand but avoid all three Tri-Nations sides.
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ItalyThe historic centre of Venice is submerged, as Italy's lagoon city is hit by the biggest flood in more than 20 years.
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RomaniaWith most of the vote counted, two Romanian opposition parties are running a tight race for first place in elections.
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PakistanThe main parties in the Pakistani city of Karachi appeal for calm after clashes at the weekend left at least 22 dead.
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PakistanIndia summons Pakistan's high commissioner to protest over groups it claims carried out deadly attacks in Mumbai.
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GermanyA German woman is jailed for more than four years for killing two of her babies and keeping them in a freezer.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's new heath minister pledges to increase the availability of treatment for HIV and Aids.
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BrazilBrazil's environment minister has plans to reduce deforestation in the Amazon region by up to 70%, as UN climate talks begin.
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EthiopiaEthiopian pop star Teddy Afro is convicted of the manslaughter of a homeless man in a hit-and-run incident in Addis Ababa in 2006.
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United StatesThe US recession began in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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RussiaAn excavation in Russia has unearthed female figurines, tools, and a cone-shaped carving of unknown purpose.
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Sri LankaThousands of people in flooded areas of northern Sri Lanka are without shelter and need help, a human rights group says.
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France, United StatesLance Armstrong will attempt to win the Tour de France for an eighth time as the American cyclist confirms he will ride in the 2009 race.
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GuatemalaAt least 17 people are killed after a row over a horse race between drunken drug traffickers in Guatemala turns violent.
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United StatesUS President-elect Barack Obama names former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, as she vows to give her all.
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KenyaKenya's information minister is among seven MPs accused of taking illegal payments.
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