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United StatesThe US House of Representatives passes a massive housing rescue bill after President Bush says he will not veto it.
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MexicoHurricane Dolly has reached the Mexico-Texas coast, bringing with it heavy rain and winds up to 100mph (161km/h).
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PakistanThe Pakistani government says it aims to create greater national consensus to fight Islamic militancy.
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IndiaA curfew is imposed in Indian-administered Kashmir after what police say was the suicide of a land-row protester.
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North Korea, 
SingaporeUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets her North Korean counterpart, the first such talks in four years.
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PhilippinesA crudely-made bomb explodes on a bus in the southern Philippines, killing three people and injuring at least 10.
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VietnamVietnam reports an inflation rate of 27.04% in July, the highest so far this year, but experts say worse is to come.
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Russia, 
United Kingdom, 
JapanMoscow tops the league of the most expensive cities to live in for expatriates, followed by Tokyo and London.
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IndonesiaThe pilot of an Indonesian Garuda airliner that crashed last year, killing 21 people, goes on trial charged with negligence.
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GuatemalaDNA tests in Guatemala prove for the first time a child put up for adoption in the state system had been stolen.
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New ZealandA judge in New Zealand makes Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii a ward of court so she can change her name.
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United KingdomSix of the UK's biggest net providers sign up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.
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FranceFrance's parliament passes a law which effectively ends the country's compulsory 35-hour working week.
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Senegal, 
ChadSenegal says it is ready to put Chad ex-leader Hissene Habre on trial over alleged rights abuses.
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JapanResidents in northern Japan are clearing up after a strong - but luckily deep - earthquake struck early on Thursday.
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United StatesWill Smith was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood last year, according to US business magazine Forbes.
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Burma, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Burmese military's plan to restore democracy gradually is a sham.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyTurkish warplanes attack 13 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says.
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AfghanistanNato-led forces and Afghan troops are trying to retake an area which insurgents seized earlier this week, Isaf says.
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FranceCarlos Sastre looks to retain the Tour de France's yellow jersey in stage 18 from Bourg-d'Oisans to Saint Etienne.
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Syria, United StatesThe US State Department turns down a request by a Syrian delegation to meet a top US official despite initially saying it would happen.
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Germany, United StatesUS presidential hopeful Barack Obama lands in Berlin, where thousands are expected to gather for a key speech.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaOfficials investigating Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic vow to track down those who aided his false identity.
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India, 
Sri LankaSri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan is the first player to successfully appeal against a decision during his side's Test match against India.
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Italy, PakistanPakistan's army rescues two Italian mountaineers stranded for 10 days on Nanga Parbat - one of the deadliest Himalayan peaks.
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PakistanNato's chief says an international effort is needed to stop Taleban and al-Qaeda militants gathering in Pakistan's border areas.
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IndiaAt least five people are killed in a blast caused by suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
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South Africa, 
ZimbabweZimbabwe's ruling and opposition parties begin power-sharing talks in South Africa, officials say.
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Switzerland, 
LibyaLibya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest over the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's son.
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PakistanSeptember's ICC Champions Trophy will remain in Pakistan, but a special task force will aim to ensure security.
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GreeceThe Greek government stands accused of neglecting 140 war refugees who have been evicted from their reception centre on Patmos.
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United KingdomA UK parliamentary committee calls for dialogue with Hamas, as the UN says poverty has reached a new high in Gaza.
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Russia, United StatesThe Arctic is estimated to hold some 90bn barrels of oil, according to data from the US Geological Survey.
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Pakistan, United StatesThe US confirms plans to allocate $230m of military funding to upgrade Pakistan's fleet of F-16 fighter jets.
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Iraq, 
ChinaThe International Olympic Committee bans Iraq from competing at this summer's Olympic Games.
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FranceA nuclear watchdog in France expresses its concern after a series of recent incidents at nuclear power plants.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbia says it will reinstate ambassadors withdrawn from EU states that supported Kosovo's independence.
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NigeriaAt least 12 people are killed in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, as a petrol tanker bursts into flames.
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United StatesThe director of a top US cancer research institute warns thousands of staff of possible risks from mobile phone use.
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South AfricaSouth African judge Navanethem Pillay is nominated as the new UN human rights chief.
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ChinaMigrants asked to go before Olympics comes to town
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FranceDozens of French military units are closing as part of a major shake-up in defence strategy, the PM announces.
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South AfricaThe head of South Africa's governing ANC party, Jacob Zuma, says he is shocked by white poverty in the country.
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RussiaBP says the chief executive of its Russian venture TNK-BP has temporarily left Russia because of "sustained harassment".
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IraqAt least eight people are killed and more than 20 others hurt by a female suicide bomber in the Iraqi city of Baquba.
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GuatemalaThe mother of a Guatemalan baby girl stolen for adoption tells the BBC of the joy and pain of being reunited with her daughter.
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ArgentinaAn Argentine ex-army officer is sentenced to life in prison for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four left-wing activists.
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Niger, FranceNiger orders medical charity MSF to stop work because of suspected rebel links.
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United StatesHas Obama's trip been a hit with US voters?
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Tanzania BBC reporter tells of threats for taking on albino killers
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IranArmenians and Iranians find common comfort
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