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United KingdomThe pound dips to an all-time low against the euro, as the UK's economic outlook darkens, before later rising.
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KenyaUp to 500,000 people in Kenya will need aid in the weeks ahead if the political crisis intensifies, the UN says.
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IndonesiaFormer Indonesian leader Suharto is in a worsening condition, according to members of his medical team.
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Venezuela, 
ColombiaVenezuela's president says the Farc guerrillas should not be treated as terrorists, but Colombia disagrees.
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PakistanPakistani President Pervez Musharraf rules out a UN inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
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IndonesiaFormer Indonesian leader Suharto strengthens a little, a day after multiple organ failure, doctors say.
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New ZealandChris Martin takes 5-65 as New Zealand close day one of the second Test with Bangladesh only nine runs behind at 134-3.
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Iran, 
United StatesIranian boats were involved in two previously undisclosed incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official says.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's military says it has killed 59 rebels in the latest fighting - a claim dismissed by the Tamil Tigers.
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NigeriaDozens of people are feared dead after a fuel tanker explodes on a busy road in southern Nigeria's oil region.
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ItalyThe rubbish littering the streets of Naples is symptomatic of a deeper problem at the heart of Italian politics, says David Willey.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's police chief Jackie Selebi is suspended as he prepares to face corruption charges.
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India, 
AustraliaIndia withdraw their threat to quit the tour of Australia if an appeal against Harbhajan Singh's ban fails.
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United StatesArmed men raid a private American school in northern Gaza, setting fire to buses and stealing computers.
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South AfricaSouth Africa thrash West Indies by an innings and 100 runs in the deciding Test in Durban.
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TaiwanTaiwan's nationalists win a landslide victory in parliamentary polls, in a vote closely watched by China.
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ItalyItalian police arrest six Sardinian protesters after clashes over the delivery of 500 tonnes of rubbish there.
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MozambiqueEmergency workers in Mozambique launch an operation to rescue thousands trapped by the Zambezi flood waters.
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Israel, United States, 
West BankPresident Bush says hope is returning to Iraq after last year's US troop surge, as he visits troops in Kuwait.
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France, 
Mauritania, 
Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaGuinea-Bissau police say they hold five al-Qaeda members over the killing of French tourists in Mauritania.
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Iran, United StatesIran's supreme leader says the US should not use the nuclear stand-off to bring Iran to its knees.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
MacedoniaA Macedonian army helicopter taking soldiers home from Bosnia crashes, killing all 11 people on board.
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IraqIraqi MPs approve a bill to allow officials from ex-leader Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to public life.
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Saudi Arabia, IndonesiaAn Indonesia housemaid is beheaded in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her employer.
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FranceTop French coiffeur Alexandre de Paris, who styled the hair of Elizabeth Taylor and many other stars, dies at 85.
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