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ArgentinaThe Argentine government renationalises Aerolineas Argentinas, nearly 20 years after it was privatised.
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AfghanistanA suicide bomber blows himself up in the Afghan capital, Kabul, wounding three people, Afghan officials say.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Serbia and MontenegroBosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, is captured in Serbia after more than a decade on the run.
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SpainMembers of one of the most active Eta cells, suspected of carrying out recent bombings, are arrested in northern Spain.
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ChinaChinese rescue workers struggle to reach 30 miners, a day after they were trapped underground by floodwater.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoAt least 26 prisoners have starved to death in a DR Congo prison this year, the UN says.
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NepalNepal's former Maoist rebels have abandoned efforts to form the country's next government, party officials say.
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FranceFrank Schleck keeps the yellow jersey after tackling the Col de la Bonnette in the highest stage of this year's Tour de France.
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ArubaWhite humpback sighted off Australian coast
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Sierra LeoneSierra Leone's president promises to get tough with drug traffickers targeting West Africa.
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IsraelThe Israeli PM's lawyers continue their push to discredit a key witness in the corruption probe against him.
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AfghanistanThe man believed to be al-Qaeda's commander of operations in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, gives a rare TV interview.
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CanadaCanada's middle class takes up cannabis growing
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IranA human rights group calls on Iran to release or charge two renowned HIV/Aids doctors arrested last month.
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KenyaAt least 70 students are charged with arson after unrest in secondary schools across Kenya.
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BangladeshBangladesh's Election Commission says it has completed the registration of voters ahead of December's general elections.
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RussiaBP says the remaining 60 of its staff seconded to joint venture TNK-BP are being recalled from Russia.
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India, 
United StatesThe Indian parliament will hold a vote of confidence in the government that could decide the fate of a US nuclear deal.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe asks if the deal can end post-poll violence
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IsraelAt least 10 people are injured in Jerusalem, as the driver of a construction vehicle rams cars before he is shot dead.
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Cambodia, 
ThailandCambodia asks the UN Security Council for emergency talks to resolve a stand-off with Thailand around an ancient temple.
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FranceTour de France leader Frank Schleck keeps the yellow jersey after a gruelling mountain stage in the Alps.
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PhilippinesPhilippine prosecutors prepare to file charges against a farmer for killing and eating one of the world's rarest eagles.
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India, 
Sri LankaSri Lanka's spin bowling sensation Ajantha Mendis will make his Test debut against India in Colombo on Wednesday.
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IraqThe Iraqi parliament approves a bill paving the way for provincial elections which the government wants to see held in October.
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NigeriaThousands flock to restaurant in northern Nigeria where meat bearing the word "Allah" is found.
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India, United StatesIndia's government wins an unruly parliamentary vote of confidence over a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the US.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and MontenegroCaptured Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic practised alternative medicine under false ID while living in Belgrade, Serb officials say.
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GreeceCampaigners on the Greek island of Lesbos lose an attempt to ban the use of the word "lesbian" to describe gay women.
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IndiaConfidence vote reveals seamy side of Indian politics
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SwedenAsafa Powell beats Usain Bolt in the battle of the world's fastest men in the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm.
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SwedenAsafa Powell beats Usain Bolt in the battle of the world's fastest men in the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm.
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ItalyItaly's MPs gives their final backing to a controversial immunity bill put forward by Silvio Berlusconi's government.
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Iraq, United StatesUS Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama says security in Iraq is better but political solutions are needed.
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ChinaDefending triple jump champion Christian Olsson, Phillips Idowu's main rival, withdraws from next month's Beijing Olympics because of injury.
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United StatesActress Estelle Getty, best known as Sicilian grandmother Sophia Petrillo in US sitcom The Golden Girls, dies aged 84.
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RussiaThe first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft has been unveiled.
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South AfricaSouth African riot police remove hundreds of immigrants from a temporary shelter.
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Venezuela, Russia, United StatesVenezuela's President Hugo Chavez calls for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect Venezuela from the US.
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