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Iraq, 
United StatesIraq is key issue for US presidential candidates
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IsraelStrong emotions as Israel-Hezbollah swap prisoners
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS sees porous Afghan borders as terror priority
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VenezuelaAmnesty International says the good example of Venezuela actions against domestic abuse could be in danger.
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Iran, United StatesThe US refuses to deny a newspaper report that it plans to establish a US diplomatic presence in Iran shortly.
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ChinaChina's economy grew 10.1% over the past three months to June, a fall from 10.6% over the previous quarter.
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MalaysiaMalaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is granted bail after arrest over allegations of sodomy.
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ArubaPope Benedict XVI attacks popular culture and consumerism in an address to tens of thousands of young Catholics.
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TurkeyAn adviser to Turkey's Constitutional Court recommends it should not shut down the governing AK Party, officials say.
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ArgentinaSenators in Argentina decide by one vote to reject controversial export tax rises that have provoked farmers' protests.
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North Korea, 
JapanAds for Japanese condoms are removed from Korean subway trains amid a bilateral territorial dispute.
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PakistanHundreds of angry Pakistani investors hold violent protests against plunging share prices.
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RwandaMPs in Rwanda vote to change the constitution to give immunity to former presidents.
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Israel, United StatesLawyers for the Israeli PM question a US businessman at the centre of a corruption investigation against him.
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United StatesGravel not grass the future for a Las Vegas golf course
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United StatesFailed US mortgage lender IndyMac Bank is reportedly being investigated by US officials over suspected fraud.
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Germany, 
SpainEurope's top court says Spain broke EU law for trying to obstruct a German takeover of Spanish energy firm Endesa.
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Ghana, 
United KingdomTwo UK girls are free from a Ghana prison after a one-year sentence for smuggling cocaine.
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Italy, 
FranceItalian Ricardo Ricco is the third cyclist at the 2008 Tour de France to test positive for the banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO).
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North KoreaA North Korean working for a Southern company in the joint venture zone of Kaesong dies in an accident at work.
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Cambodia, 
ThailandCambodia and Thailand move more troops into an ancient border temple, as a territorial dispute enters its third day.
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United StatesAmericans live shorter lives than citizens of almost every other developed nation, says a report from US charities.
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India, United StatesThe leader of India's governing Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi, defends a controversial nuclear deal with the US.
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ZimbabweCheap food hampers are to be distributed in Zimbabwe to help people deal with high inflation.
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Israel, 
LebanonIsrael holds military funerals for two soldiers returned from Lebanon by Hezbollah militants as part of a prisoner exchange.
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SpainSpain's Supreme Court overturns the conviction of four people found guilty of involvement in the Madrid train bombings in 2004.
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Nigeria, 
Niger, United KingdomActivists in the Niger Delta reject a UK plan to provide military training to deal with "blood oil".
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NigeriaThe brother of Nigerian and Everton footballer Joseph Yobo is freed after being kidnapped by gunmen.
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Nepal, 
SingaporeThe former Crown Princess of Nepal, Himani Shah, leaves for Singapore with her three children, immigration officials say.
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United KingdomA British woman who claims she was forced to resign from her job because of her disabled son wins a discrimination case.
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Greece, 
BotswanaBrazilian midfielder Gilberto ends his six-year stay at Arsenal by signing for Greek side Panathinaikos.
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Afghanistan, United StatesNato says US forces killed two Taleban commanders in western Afghanistan, amid reports of heavy civilian casualties.
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SomaliaSomali insurgents and government troops exchange heavy artillery fire in the capital.
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CroatiaA top European court says Croatia did not discriminate against Roma pupils by separating them at school.
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Afghanistan, PakistanSecurity forces in north-west Pakistan say they are closing in on militants holding hostages near the border with Afghanistan.
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MexicoAn English comedian tricks a Mexican football club into thinking he is the national team's new coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
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ZimbabweEuropean Union member states will agree next week to impose tougher sanctions against Zimbabwe, diplomats say.
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Ireland, United Kingdom, 
PortugalThe UK has officially ratified the controversial EU treaty - despite doubts over its future after the Irish "no" vote.
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Iran, United StatesIran welcomes as positive America's decision to take part in international talks on its nuclear programme.
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IsraelMixed emotions as Israel buries its dead soldiers
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United StatesDemocratic US presidential hopeful Barack Obama reveals that his campaign raised $52m (£26m) in June.
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United KingdomNorthern Ireland's Graeme McDowell shares the lead with Rocco Mediate and Robert Allenby at the Open on one under par.
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United StatesA US judge rules that the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay, involving Osama Bin Laden's former driver, can go ahead.
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PhilippinesThe Philippines government agrees a draft deal to expand an autonomous area granted to minority Muslims.
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LebanonIsrael posts a video clip on the YouTube website giving its account of the release of Lebanese militant Samir Qantar.
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United StatesThe US Senate votes to lift a long-standing ban on allowing HIV-positive visitors to enter the US.
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ItalyRonaldinho says he is fully fit and ready to return to his best after completing his move to AC Milan.
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Switzerland, 
LibyaA son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is released on bail in Switzerland after being charged with assaulting two servants.
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BelgiumBelgium's King Albert II has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme, the royal palace says.
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