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ZimbabweA resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Mugabe and some of his key allies is vetoed at the United Nations.
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CubaThe global food and energy crisis will delay the effects of economic reforms in Cuba, President Raul Castro warns.
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Colombia, 
VenezuelaThe leaders of Venezuela and Colombia say they want to put aside their differences and improve co-operation.
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South Africa, 
United KingdomEngland will target South Africa's early order on day three of the first Test at Lord's.
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United StatesDr Michael DeBakey, the heart surgeon who gained fame for his procedures developing bypass surgery, dies aged 99.
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United StatesOne of the largest mortgage lenders in the US, the California-based IndyMac Bank, collapses amid a growing credit crisis.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSeoul complains that North Korea is failing to co-operate with a probe into the shooting of a South Korean tourist.
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South Africa, United KingdomSouth Africa all out for 247 - 346 runs behind England - and are forced to follow-on on day three of the first Test.
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New ZealandSouth Africa end the All Blacks' five-year unbeaten run at home with a 30-28 win in Dunedin in the Tri-Nations.
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Israel, 
IranJonathan Marcus talks to ordinary Israelis about Iran and discovers that, historically, the two countries were actually allies.
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Norway, 
SvalbardThe Norwegian town where dying is forbidden
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United States, Zimbabwe, 
Russia, United Kingdom, 
ChinaThe US and UK condemn China and Russia for vetoing a UN resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders.
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BrazilWhy sales of bulletproof cars are rocketing in Brazil
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United StatesFormer White House press secretary Tony Snow, has died of cancer, US television station Fox News announces.
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Israel, Iran, United StatesIran will target Israel and 32 US bases in the Gulf if the country is attacked, says an aide to Iran's supreme leader.
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North Korea, ChinaNegotiators from six-nation talks in China have agreed steps to verify North Korea's nuclear disarmament.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe welcomes the failure of a UN Security Council resolution to impose new sanctions on its leaders.
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MexicoPolice in Mexico are investigating online classified ads purporting to offer contract killings.
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BrazilA major row breaks out among Brazil's judges over a probe that sees a businessman arrested and freed twice in two days.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanNato says militants launched an attack on the border with Pakistan which wounded Afghan and Pakistani troops.
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France, United KingdomMark Cavendish becomes only the second British rider to win two stages of the Tour de France in the same year, with a searing sprint finish in Toulouse.
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GermanyA leading German politician is the latest to reject a tentative plan by Barack Obama to speak at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate.
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South Africa, United KingdomSouth Africa close at 13-0 in their follow-on, 333 behind England after three days of the first Test at Lord's.
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France, United KingdomPolice charge a 23-year-old man with the murders of two French students in south-east London.
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FranceA French court denies citizenship to a Muslim woman, saying her practice of "radical" Islam is incompatible with French values.
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PakistanAt least eight soldiers are killed by militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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South AfricaSome of the biggest names in football join forces to raise money for Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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South Africa, United KingdomMonty Panesar says there is still hard work ahead for England after they make South Africa follow-on in the first Test at Lord's.
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SudanThe African Union says any war-crimes charges brought against Sudanese leaders would endanger peace efforts in Darfur.
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Syria, FranceSyria and Lebanon have agreed to open embassies in each other's capitals, French President Sarkozy says after talks in Paris.
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