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CanadaThe leader of Canada's main opposition Liberal Party, Stephane Dion, announces his early resignation.
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GreeceThe Greek cabinet meets, ahead of the funeral of the 15-year-old boy whose shooting by police sparked violent riots.
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United StatesA US military F-18 fighter jet crashes into a residential neighbourhood of San Diego, killing three, officials say.
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United StatesThe White House gives a cool initial reaction to a plan by Democrats in Congress for a $15bn bail-out of US car firms.
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JapanJapan sinks deeper into recession in the three months to September than expected, new figures indicate.
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Canada, 
FranceThe Liberals in Canada's mainly French-speaking province of Quebec are re-elected to a majority government.
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India, 
BangladeshA life-size replica of India's famous Taj Mahal monument is due to open for visitors in rural Bangladesh.
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United StatesThe treatment given to US addicts
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CambodiaJudges are asked to intervene at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia amid a row over who should be investigated.
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GreeceWhy student anger has erupted in cities across Greece
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IndiaThe Indian media praise voters for refusing to allow the Mumbai attacks to dominate important state elections.
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Lebanon, 
GermanyGermany's court sentences a Lebanese man to life in jail over a failed plot to bomb German trains in 2006.
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RussiaAfghanistan beat Russia 5-4 to win the annual football World Cup for homeless people
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IndiaCarmakers Nissan and Renault scale down plans for new plants in India after a sharp fall in car sales in the region.
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MexicoNearly 5,400 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico this year, more than double last year's toll, officials say.
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IsraelIsrael's right-of-centre Likud party elects a list of candidates dominated by hardliners for next February's election.
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United StatesThe OECD says the US recession might get worse, while deep structural problems remain unresolved.
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South AfricaFires in the South African city of Cape Town kill three people and destroy hundreds of homes amid a sweltering heatwave.
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IndiaFive members of an endangered tribe die in India's Andamans islands after mistaking a chemical that washed ashore for alcohol.
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Egypt, IsraelEgypt's top Muslim cleric is under pressure to resign for shaking the hand of the Israeli President, Shimon Peres.
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Russia, 
ChinaCompanies from Russia and China are most likely to pay bribes when doing business abroad, a survey claims.
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Pakistan, India, United StatesPakistan confirms the arrest of leading militants following the Mumbai attacks but says it will not hand them over to India.
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RussiaThe funeral of the late head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Alexiy II, is taking place in Moscow.
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SpainReal Madrid appoint former Tottenham manager Juande Ramos as their new coach after sacking Bernd Schuster.
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SyriaHow artists and writers cope in the police state of Syria
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United KingdomFormer England cricketer Chris Lewis is on remand charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into the UK.
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FranceThe EU's top court fines France 10m euros for delaying implementing EU rules on genetically modified crops.
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RussiaRussia pays final respects to Patriarch Alexiy II
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Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK and US are plotting a Zimbabwe invasion in the wake of the cholera outbreak, President Mugabe's spokesman says.
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Somalia, United KingdomThe British naval commander in charge of the EU anti-piracy mission says the force will station armed guards on vulnerable cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden.
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United StatesUS mortgage giant Fannie Mae did not cause the crisis in the housing market, its ex-boss tells a Congressional committee.
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CanadaCanada's central bank brings interest rates to their lowest level in 50 years, at 1.5%, in an effort to stem recession.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsrael temporarily reopens some border crossings with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential aid supplies.
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Ukraine, SomaliaSomali pirates say they have thwarted an apparent revolt by the crew of a hijacked Ukrainian ship, according to reports.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesNato and the US explore options for supplies into Afghanistan after recent attacks on logistical depots in Pakistan.
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India, 
Sri LankaThe Indian government protests after the Sri Lankan army commander describes some Indian politicians as "jokers".
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IndiaIndian police release names and photographs of the suspected militants killed during last month's Mumbai attacks.
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IrelandSeveral cattle herds are found to be contaminated with the same dioxins that sparked a scare over pork products.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition says an adviser to the party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has been abducted.
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United StatesChina and US must do better, says rights campaigner
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Somalia, Sri LankaA UN official in a rebel-held area of north Sri Lanka says that conditions for displaced people there are "as basic as in Somalia".
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UkraineUkraine's pro-Western coalition which collapsed in September has been reformed, says the speaker of parliament.
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GermanyThere is a giant black hole at the centre of our galaxy, a study by German astronomers has confirmed.
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GhanaThe candidate of Ghana's ruling party is narrowly ahead in the ongoing count from Sunday's presidential election.
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GreecePolice and protesters clash in Athens as the funeral takes place of the boy whose death sparked rioting across Greece.
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MonacoMonaco shelves a plan to extend its territory into the sea, because of the global economic crisis, ruler Prince Albert II says.
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