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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomThe work of British army medics in Afghanistan
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United StatesInternet gambling billionaire Anurag Dikshit pleads guilty to a federal offence in the US and agrees to forfeit $300m (£192m).
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North KoreaNorth Korea releases more undated photos of leader Kim Jong-il as speculation continues about his health.
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Israel, 
RussiaRussia is sending a plane to Israel carrying doctors and relatives of victims of a bus crash which killed 24 people.
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Zimbabwe, United KingdomBoth Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai should step aside to break Zimbabwe's deadlock, a UK think tank suggests.
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United StatesThe top US financial watchdog is to investigate why it failed to act on warnings about Bernard Madoff, dating back to 1999.
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HaitiHundreds of demonstrators march in Haiti's main cities demanding the return of exiled ex-president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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Switzerland, 
AustraliaAborigines from Australia's Northern Territory win a court battle to stop mining giant Xstrata expanding a zinc mine.
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PeruResearchers in Peru say they have discovered the ruins of an entire city - possibly the "missing link" between ancient cultures.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels claim to have inflicted heavy casualties on each other in fierce fighting in the north.
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SpainPortsmouth accept a substantial bid from Real Madrid for midfielder Lassana Diarra.
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Somalia, 
YemenThe UN Security Council passes a resolution allowing countries to pursue Somali pirates on land as well as at sea.
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Iraq, United KingdomAt least 18 people are killed and dozens hurt a twin bomb attack in the Iraqi capital - as the UK prime minister visits Baghdad.
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AustraliaAustralia finish the opening day of the first Test against South Africa on 341-9 after a dreadful start in Perth.
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ChinaAuthorities have culled more than 370,000 birds in eastern China, as the virus resurfaces in Asia and the Middle East.
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SudanStrong evidence has been uncovered of child and adult slavery in Sudan's Darfur region, a study says.
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North KoreaFamous South Korean actress Ok So-ri is given a suspended prison sentence of eight months for adultery.
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SomaliaFour more vessels are attacked by Somali pirates as the UN approves new measures to target the attackers.
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GreeceProtesters display huge banners at the Acropolis in Athens urging further "resistance" after days of rioting by youths.
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ThailandThe Thai king endorses parliament's choice of new PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, amid an ongoing political crisis.
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BangladeshBangladesh's army-backed interim government lifts a two-year state of emergency ahead of 29 December polls.
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South Africa, ZimbabweSouth Africa's leader says he hopes Zimbabwe will get a unity government this week, as he launches a cholera appeal.
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ArubaAn Australian man, who faked being a Qantas engineer, has been sentenced to at least two years in jail.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe: Where no-one dares shake hands
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United StatesTime magazine gives its annual Person of the Year honour to the US President-elect, Barack Obama.
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United KingdomEuro MPs have voted in favour of ending the UK's opt-out from laws limiting the working week to 48 hours.
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United StatesTime magazine gives its Person of the Year award to the US President-elect, Barack Obama.
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IsraelIsraeli officials investigate how a tour bus ploughed off a desert road and plummeted down a ravine, killing 24 people.
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Iraq, United StatesThere are scenes of uproar in the Iraqi parliament as MPs discuss a journalist who threw shoes at the visiting US president.
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KenyaKenya's president and prime minister sign a deal to pave the way for a poll-violence court.
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PakistanPresident remains relaxed despite increasing tension
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), United StatesUS investment bank Morgan Stanley announces a much larger than expected fourth quarterly loss of $2.19bn.
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United StatesThe dollar falls after the US Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate to the lowest among the developed economies.
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FranceFrance is deploying extra police in major cities, after explosives were planted in a top Paris store.
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PakistanPakistan's president says there is still no firm evidence to show that gunmen who attacked Mumbai came from Pakistan.
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Russia, 
LebanonMoscow says it is sending 10 MiG-29 fighters jets to Lebanon as a gift and sign of military assistance.
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NepalNepal film festival goes from strength to strength
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IndiaThe lower house of the Indian parliament approves two new anti-terror bills following last month's Mumbai attacks.
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Armenia, 
TurkeyTurkey's PM Erdogan denounces an online petition by Turkish writers apologising for the mass deaths of Armenians in 1915.
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ItalyA suspected Sicilian Mafia leader has hanged himself in prison hours after being arrested, Italian police say.
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SomaliaSomali MPs vote to start impeachment proceedings against President Abdullahi Yusuf, saying he is an obstacle to peace.
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NigeriaNigeria's president names a former head of Opec as the country's first minister for petroleum.
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United StatesUS Attorney General Michael Mukasey removes himself from $50bn (£33bn) Madoff fraud case, justice department says.
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ZimbabweSouthern African countries launch an urgent campaign to help Zimbabwe fight cholera.
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NetherlandsAston Villa finish third in their group after a 3-1 defeat at Hamburg, as Portsmouth end their campaign with a win over Heerenveen.
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Saudi Arabia, 
AlgeriaOil cartel Opec agrees to make its biggest output cut, slashing 2.2 million barrels per day, but prices still fall below $40 a barrel.
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IndiaTata, the Indian company due to produce the world's cheapest car, will sponsor Ferrari from next season.
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BahrainSeveral people allegedly planning bomb attacks during Bahrain's national celebrations have been arrested, officials say.
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Iraq, United KingdomBritish troops are to be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of July, Gordon Brown says on a visit to Baghdad.
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SomaliaNot enough countries have offered to send peacekeepers to Somalia, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says.
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United StatesThree-month profits grow at the US sportswear company Nike, despite weak sales in its home market.
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United StatesSir Allen Stanford is to consider the future of the Super Series but pledges to continue working with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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