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United StatesAn earthquake measuring 5.4 rocks the US city of Los Angeles, causing buildings to sway but no injuries are reported.
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BotswanaBotswana drinkers upset at 70% beer price hike
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AfghanistanAnother soldier is killed on Tuesday in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, Nato officials say.
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Monaco, 
RussiaRussia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own pole vault world record as she clears 5.04m at the Super Grand Prix meeting in Monaco.
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Monaco, RussiaRussia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own pole vault world record as she clears 5.04m at the Super Grand Prix meeting in Monaco.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia is struggling to overcome the Karadzic legacy
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaGuinea-Bissau's attorney general says he has received death threats as he investigates a cocaine haul.
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LebanonUnknown assailants fire on a military post in eastern Lebanon, killing a soldier and wounding another, officials say.
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Iraq, United StatesIraqi forces backed by American troops launch a major operation against insurgents in the Iraqi province of Diyala.
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ArubaAn exploding oxygen cylinder was the probable cause of a hole in an Australian passenger plane, a safety official confirms.
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Afghanistan, 
AustraliaAustralia's defence minister criticises some Nato member states for their "underwhelming" efforts in Afghanistan.
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IndiaIndia's diamond and textile hub of Surat in the western state of Gujarat shuts after police defuse 19 small bombs.
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Ecuador, United StatesEcuador informs the US military that it must stop using an Ecuadorean base when its lease expires in 2009.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's ruling ANC backs its leader Jacob Zuma's bid to get corruption charges dropped.
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ChinaA teacher is sent to a labour camp for publishing images of schools that collapsed in the Sichuan quake, a group says.
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Serbia and MontenegroWhere anxious Serbs run into the new Kosovo
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and MontenegroFormer Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is flown from Serbia to The Hague to face war-crimes charges.
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JapanJapan's industrial output falls more than expected as the IMF predicts the economy will slow.
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CanadaA large chunk of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say.
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United StatesA Briton accused of hacking into top secret US military computers loses a Law Lords appeal against being extradited for trial.
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ArubaA former pest-control officer found himself eating insects to survive after he lost his bearings in the Australian Outback.
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ItalyThousands of troops will be deployed in Italian cities next week to help police fight crime, in a controversial pilot scheme.
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North KoreaNorth Koreans are experiencing their worst food shortages since the famine of the late 1990s, a UN agency says.
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LebanonLebanese singing star Suzanne Tamim is found dead at her home in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, media reports say.
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TongaCelebrations marking the coronation of the King of Tonga begin with a traditional kava-drinking ceremony
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PakistanIndia again accuses Pakistan of violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the two armies in Kashmir.
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United StatesUS President George Bush signs a rescue bill designed to help Americans at risk of having their homes repossessed.
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GermanyGermany's top court overturns smoking bans in small bars and clubs, telling German states to review their anti-smoking laws.
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Iraq, United StatesIraqi forces backed by US troops press ahead with a major offensive in Diyala province north of Baghdad.
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ChinaJournalists covering the Beijing Olympics will not have completely uncensored internet access, Chinese officials admit.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's central bank is to revalue its currency on 1 August to fight the effects of hyperinflation.
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Iraq, United StatesA senior US auditor says a rise in oil prices means Iraq no longer needs US funds for reconstruction projects.
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TurkeyTurkish police seize nine people over the bombings in Istanbul that killed 17 people and injured 150, reports say.
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TurkeyTurkey's Constitutional Court decides not to ban the ruling AK Party, but imposes financial sanctions against it.
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NepalNepal's Maoist leader Prachanda has a week to form the new republic's first government, the president says.
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IsraelManchester City complete the signing of Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.
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PakistanThe Pakistani military says it has killed at least 25 pro-Taleban militants in the troubled north-western district of Swat.
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South Africa, 
United KingdomEngland are dismissed for a paltry 231 as South Africa take a vice-like grip on the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoWorld music star Papa Wendo, hailed as the "father" of Congolese rumba music, dies aged 82.
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United KingdomBritish number one Andy Murray takes on Sam Querrey in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters.
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NigeriaRival Nigerian oil gangs clash near Port Harcourt, leaving one soldier and two militants dead, the army says.
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South Africa, United KingdomSouth Africa take total control of the third Test after dismissing England for 231 on day one at Edgbaston.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe DR Congo and Congo are losing $12m annually in tax avoidance by logging companies, Greenpeace says.
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ZimbabweAfter meeting Robert Mugabe, Thabo Mbeki says talks to solve Zimbabwe's political crisis will resume on Sunday.
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IsraelIsrael's political survivor finally bows to pressure
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United StatesPresident Bush triples the US budget for fighting Aids and other diseases in Africa and the Caribbean.
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Serbia and MontenegroKosovo has issued its first passport, five months after declaring independence from Serbia.
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Niger, ChinaUnions and civil rights groups in Niger call for an inquiry into a recent multi-billion dollar oil deal between China and Niger.
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IsraelIsraeli PM Ehud Olmert says he will quit within months, pointing to the pressure on his family from a corruption inquiry.
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