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SwitzerlandSwiss adventurer Louis Palmer takes his solar-powered car to the UN climate change talks after a round-the-world trip.
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CanadaUnprecedented halt ends bitter week in parliament
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United StatesThe health of the entire US economy is at stake, says the chairman of Senate committee hearing a plea from carmakers.
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United States, 
ChinaThe two countries pledged $20bn (£13.6bn) to help finance global trade, as part of efforts to boost the faltering world economy.
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The Gambia, 
United KingdomTwo British Christian missionaires, husband and wife, are charged with sedition in Gambia.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli forces evict Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the mainly Palestinian West Bank city of Hebron.
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AustraliaAustralia's driest state buys in water amid concerns that it will not have enough to meet its needs next year.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's military says it has entered a town in the north-east of the country used as a naval base by the Tamil Tiger rebels.
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MexicoThirteen bodies are discovered on a dirt road in Mexico's Sinaloa state, home to a violent drug cartel.
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MalaysiaA man in Malaysia is stabbed to death for refusing to stop singing and hand over the microphone at a karaoke bar, police say.
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United StatesBosses from America's big three car companies face a second day of grilling in Congress over their request for a $34bn bailout.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's President Mugabe should resign or be sent to The Hague, says Archbishop Tutu.
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ThailandThailand's main airport officially restarts at full capacity, but thousands of people still face delays as the backlog is cleared.
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PakistanOfficials say a suicide car bomb attack that has killed six in north-western Pakistan may have been sectarian.
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Israel, West BankIsraeli forces are on high alert following the eviction of Jewish settlers from a building in the West Bank city of Hebron.
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India, 
RussiaVisiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signs a landmark deal to build four nuclear power plants in India.
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ChinaRising unemployment and the economic slowdown could cause social turmoil in China, a leading Communist Party scholar warns.
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KenyaAt least 300 girls are hiding in Kenya to escape forced female circumcision.
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CambodiaThe last obstacle to Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trials is expected to be lifted with a decision on charges against a former jailer.
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JapanJapanese car giant Honda is quitting Formula One, blaming the world economic crisis.
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TurkeyCase throws spotlight on Turkish police brutality
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United StatesOutgoing US President George W Bush and wife Laura have bought a home in a wealthy part of Dallas to live in after the White House.
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AfghanistanAfghan authorities say eight inmates have been killed in clashes with prison guards at the Pul-e-Charkhi jail in Kabul.
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FranceThieves - some dressed as women - steal 80m euros ($102m) of jewellery from one of Paris's most exclusive shops.
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ArgentinaThe Chilean navy rescues all 89 passengers from a cruise ship which ran aground off the Antarctic coast on Thursday.
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CyprusFive Iraqis are hurt by a landmine while trying to cross the UN buffer zone on the divided island of Cyprus.
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RussiaThe head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died at the age of 79, Church officials say.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military leader in Iraq announces changes to operating procedures, following a deal with the Iraqi government.
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Iceland, 
Norway, JapanWhale meat imported from Iceland and Norway goes on sale in Japan, sparking fears of trade growth.
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ThailandThe ex-wife of ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand, despite being convicted there of tax evasion.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
RwandaThe DR Congo government says it will meet Tutsi rebels for the first time on Monday and agrees to tackle Rwandan militias.
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United StatesThe latest US jobless rate loss has risen to a 15-year high, figures reveal. Are you worried about your job?
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Georgia, RussiaGeorgia's defence and foreign affairs ministers are dismissed as new PM seeks change after war with Russia.
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Afghanistan, PakistanThe governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to form a joint strategy to tackle cross-border extremism.
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Afghanistan, CanadaThree Canadian soldiers die in a bomb attack in Afghanistan, bringing to 100 the number of Canadians killed there.
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United StatesUS unemployment rose by 533,000 in November, official figures show, the biggest one-month rise since 1974.
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United StatesThe US Supreme Court agrees to rule on whether a man suspected of terrorism can be held in prison indefinitely by the government without being charged.
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United StatesThe United States successfully test the missile defence system designed to intercept long-range ballistic missile attacks.
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GhanaCampaigning ends after massive rallies in Ghana, prior to Sunday's elections.
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