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Iraq, 
United StatesPresident Bush's farewell visit to Iraq is marred by an incident in which two shoes are thrown at him during a news conference.
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Greece, 
United KingdomBritish man talks about what he says was police brutality
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PhilippinesA wooden ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the northern Philippines, with 22 people reported drowned.
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India, United KingdomIndia, needing 387 for victory, move to within 10 runs of victory on day five of the first Test against England in Chennai.
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ThailandCan Abhisit Vejjajiva end his country's crisis?
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BangladeshA Bangladeshi businessman says he wants to withdraw corruption allegations that led to the arrest of the former PM Sheikh Hasina.
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Taiwan, 
ChinaDaily direct flights from China to Taiwan begin, with shipping links also opened up across the Taiwan Strait.
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IranIran's bloggers fight for internet free speech
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Pakistan, IndiaIndian PM Manmohan Singh says ties with Pakistan cannot be normalised until it stops militants attacking India.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS President George W Bush speaks of "hopeful gains" in Afghanistan, as he makes his last visit before leaving office.
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ThailandOpposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva wins a vote to be Thailand's new prime minister, potentially ending months of political turmoil.
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JapanJapanese business confidence suffers its biggest drop in 34 years, fuelling fears of a deep recession.
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RussiaAbkhazia longs for 'freedom' under Russian wing
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AfghanistanAfghan former poppy farmers want help
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Israel, 
West BankGordon Brown says he hopes Israel and the Palestinians will "overcome" the issue of settlements in the West Bank.
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Russia, 
CubaA group of Russian warships is to visit Cuba this month for the first time since the Soviet era, the Russian Navy says.
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IraqSeven members of the Yazidi minority religious sect in Iraq have been killed in an attack on their home.
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GermanyGerman police arrest two people suspected of stabbing a city police chief in an apparent neo-Nazi attack.
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AustraliaAustralia announces a series of measures to tackle climate change, but critics say the new targets are far too modest.
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India, United KingdomSachin Tendulkar hits a century to guide India to a record breaking victory over England in the first Test in Chennai.
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ThailandAfter months of turmoil, Thailand has a new leader. Will the appointment end the political unrest?
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SomaliaSomalia's parliament declares the prime minister's sacking illegal and votes to support him.
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CanadaWhy some people fear Canada's oil sands industry
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United KingdomSachin Tendulkar dedicates his century against England to the families of those killed in the Mumbai terror attacks.
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YemenTribesmen in Yemen kidnap three Germans to press for an end to a land dispute with another tribe, officials say.
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United KingdomNewcastle offer England striker Michael Owen a new deal to extend his stay at St James' Park.
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IrelandAn Irish minister has been briefly held hostage at gunpoint during a robbery at a hotel, police say.
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RussiaA group of racist skinheads who carried out 18 brutal murders in Russia's capital Moscow are sent to jail.
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West BankJubilant crowds in the West Bank welcome home busloads of Palestinian prisoners set free by the Israelis.
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Afghanistan, PakistanLorry drivers in Pakistan say they will no longer take supplies to coalition forces in Afghanistan after a string of Taleban attacks.
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EgyptAn Egyptian court sentences 22 people to jail for between three and five years over deadly food riots in April.
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IndiaPoliticians in India face increasing criticism for their extensive security arrangements in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.
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United StatesUS power workers struggle to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes in the north-east after ice storms.
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UgandaUganda's rebels say the peace process is over after a joint attack by three African armies.
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PakistanPakistan pledges crackdown on border insurgents
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Sri LankaThe Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka are accused of dramatically stepping up their forced recruitment of young people.
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SudanClashes in Sudan's Darfur region have killed up to 250 people in the last week, United Nations officials say.
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Egypt, 
North KoreaA giant Egyptian telecommunications company launches North Korea's first hi-tech mobile phone network.
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Zimbabwe, 
BotswanaBotswana rejects claims by Zimbabwe that it is involved in a plot to oust President Robert Mugabe.
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Armenia, 
TurkeyAn online petition launches in Turkey, apologising for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Armenians in 1915.
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Germany, United StatesGerman industrial giant Siemens reaches a $1.3bn (£850m) settlement in Germany and the United States.
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FranceLawyers for France's first lady, Carla Bruni, file a lawsuit against a company for selling a bag featuring a nude picture of her.
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ZimbabweCholera has killed nearly 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, the UN Security Council hears as it debates the crisis there.
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United StatesSome of the world's biggest banks have revealed that they are victims of a US investment fund which lost $50bn (£33bn).
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BelgiumThe Belgian government plans to appeal against a court decision that may stop it breaking up the Fortis bank.
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