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Afghanistan, 
United StatesThe US Marine Corps launches a special tribunal into the deaths of Afghan civilians, allegedly killed by US fire.
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LiberiaPublic hearings on Liberia's lengthy conflict are to start at its Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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IndonesiaThe condition of hospitalised Indonesian ex-leader Suharto is getting worse, his doctors say.
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KenyaThe chairman of the African Union is due to arrive in Kenya to try to end the country's political crisis.
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ThailandOusted Thai PM Thaksin's wife returns to fight corruption charges, as his allies try to form a government.
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Iran, United StatesThe US secretary of state denounces alleged threats by Iranian boats against the US navy in the Strait of Hormuz.
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United StatesThe feared recession in the US economy has already arrived, according to a report from Merrill Lynch.
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China, 
SingaporeSingapore Airlines' offer to buy a stake in China Eastern Airlines is rejected by a shareholders' vote.
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ColombiaColombia says it will not accept any more international input after the failed handover of hostages held by rebels.
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JapanJapanese lawmakers pass a bill compensating people infected with hepatitis C by tainted blood products.
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IndiaIndia's main stock index hits a new high on confidence about strong corporate earnings and foreign investment.
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Israel, 
LebanonTwo Katyusha rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say.
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FranceFrance's President Sarkozy says his relationship with a former model is "serious", even hinting at a wedding.
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MalawiMalawian civil servants with HIV will be given a pay rise to help them buy more food, a government minister says.
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IraqGunmen seize up to 10 members of a local volunteer security force in north-east Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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Israel, LebanonTwo Katyusha rockets were fired overnight into northern Israel from Lebanon, Israeli police say.
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BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors meet to tackle a political crisis over a draft new constitution.
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PakistanBilawal Bhutto, son of murdered Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto, urges the media to respect his privacy.
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United KingdomA Taleban commander who led attacks on British troops says he was freed from prison for a $15,000 bribe.
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United Kingdom, 
SpainTwo men and a woman arrested in Britain on suspicion of being Eta terrorists are extradited to Spain.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's ruling ANC confirms that its new leader Jacob Zuma will be the party's presidential candidate in 2009.
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Sri LankaA Sri Lankan minister is killed in a powerful roadside bomb blast near the capital, Colombo, doctors say.
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India, 
AustraliaIndia will play on in Australia but could pull out if Harbhajan Singh's ban is not overturned.
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Liberia, 
Sierra LeoneEx-Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial hears how Sierra Leone rebels massacred 101 people.
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LebanonA roadside bomb hits a UN patrol south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, wounding two soldiers, officials say.
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ItalyItaly's PM names a former police chief to tackle a waste disposal crisis in Naples and promises incinerators.
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Malaysia, IndiaReports that Malaysia had banned Indian migrant workers are denied by a cabinet minister.
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MaldivesThe President of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, escapes unhurt after an attempted knife attack.
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Egypt, IsraelBedouin attack police at a border crossing between Egypt and Israel, injuring two officials.
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SudanThe new joint AU-UN peacekeeping force comes under attack for the first time in Sudan's Darfur region.
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NigeriaA row over TV rights for the African Cup of Nations could stop Nigerians from watching the tournament.
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SudanThe UN protests to Sudan after its new peacekeeping force comes under fire for the first time in Darfur.
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Serbia and Montenegro, 
SloveniaSlovenia says it aims to sign an EU accord with Serbia, possibly by the end of January.
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Israel, United StatesIsraeli and Palestinian leaders agree to tackle "core issues" to try to ease peace talks problems ahead of the US president's tour.
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Kenya, 
GhanaPresident Kibaki names 17 new Kenyan ministers, as Ghana's leader arrives to mediate in the election crisis.
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GeorgiaGeorgia's opposition ups its challenge to presidential election results, threatening a mass rally and a hunger strike.
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Iran, United StatesThe US releases video of a US-Iranian stand-off in the Gulf, condemned by President Bush as "provocative".
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United StatesUS voters stream to the polls in the New Hampshire primary, a key early contest in the race for the presidency.
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