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KenyaKenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga insists a banned rally will go ahead, as security forces surround the site.
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United StatesUS talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman make a comeback despite the writers' strike.
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ChinaChina is to expand the use of lethal injections to replace executions by shooting, a senior official says.
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United StatesUS presidential hopefuls appeal for support a day before the nominating contest starts in Iowa.
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Sri Lanka, 
NorwayNorwegian peace mediators voice concern at Sri Lanka's decision to end a ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels.
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India, 
AustraliaIndia's VVS Laxman hits his third century in Sydney Tests as the tourists reach 216-3 replying to Australia's 463.
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United StatesThe US offers rights for oil and gas in an area of north-western Alaska renowned for its wildlife.
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IndiaAt least five people die and 15 others are injured in a stampede at a Hindu temple in southern India.
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United StatesCalifornia files a lawsuit against the US government, in a dispute over greenhouse gas regulations.
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ChinaThree firefighters are killed in north-west China, battling a huge blaze in a market complex.
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North Korea, ChinaChina describes North Korea's failure to meet a deadline on declaring its nuclear programme as "normal".
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AustraliaPayments to Australia's drought-hit farmers could be linked to climate change schemes, under new plans.
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KenyaKenya's opposition calls off a rally in Nairobi against the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki as police use tear gas.
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IndiaGroups in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya condemn a decision to allow the mining of uranium.
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RussiaAt least four sailors die in a storm off southern Russia as severe weather hits the Black Sea region.
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Russia, 
United KingdomTwo British Council offices will defy a Russian order for them to close, the UK embassy in Moscow says.
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BangladeshThe chief of the Bangladesh army says the country is facing a catastrophe over rice supplies.
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PakistanThousands of Benazir Bhutto supporters face riot charges after unrest in Pakistan, her party says.
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South AfricaAshwell Prince and Mark Boucher combine in a vital stand as South Africa reply to West Indies' 243 with 218-5.
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South AfricaA South African man is killed and eaten by lions at the game lodge where he worked, police say.
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KenyaKenya's attorney general calls for an independent inquiry into the result of the disputed presidential poll.
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ZimbabweChina is sending 5,000 tons of food aid to Zimbabwe, official media reports, amid dire food shortages.
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ThailandElectoral officials in Thailand are investigating 83 seats contested in national polls amid claims of vote-rigging.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbian PM Vojislav Kostunica says the European Union will have to decide between Belgrade or Kosovo.
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PakistanPakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he is not "fully satisfied" with the inquiry into Benazir Bhutto's killing.
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KenyaKenyan President Mwai Kibaki says that he is ready to talk to opposition rivals, but only after the unrest ends.
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IsraelAt least nine Palestinians are killed in Gaza by Israeli forces amid some of the fiercest fighting in weeks.
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TurkeyA car bomb kills five and injures dozens in the Kurdish-dominated Turkish city of Diyarbakir, officials say.
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United StatesIran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says relations with the US could be restored in the future.
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HondurasForeign Minister Milton Jimenez quits after being caught drink-driving and held by police.
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