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Iraq, 
United StatesOn his landmark visit to Iraq, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses the US of provoking terrorism.
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Macedonia, 
GreeceNato's secretary general is to visit Athens to try to convince Greece not to block FYR Macedonia's membership.
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United StatesSkin secretions from a South American "shrinking" frog could be used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers say.
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ArmeniaArmenia's main opposition leader vows to continue election protests despite eight deaths in clashes.
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Afghanistan, 
NetherlandsNato's head says he fears a Dutch film criticising Islam will have repercussions for troops in Afghanistan.
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BermudaFernando Alonso tells the BBC that his former McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton could win the title in 2008.
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RussiaDmitry Medvedev vows to continue Vladimir Putin's work after a landslide win in Russia's presidential poll.
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Burma, 
Sri Lanka, 
BangladeshSri Lanka's navy finds 20 migrants from Burma and Bangladesh dead on a trawler drifting in the Bay Of Bengal.
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ThailandThais have been electing a new Senate as it returns to democracy, but only 56% of voters turned out.
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JapanActivists from the Sea Shepherd group throw an acid made from rotten butter at Japanese whalers.
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Nepal, 
BhutanThe UN says a fire which wrecked a camp in Nepal housing refugees from Bhutan is 'a disaster'.
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IndiaThe International Cricket Council moves swiftly to dismiss suggestions India's Harbhajan Singh racially abused Australian fans.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK's biggest bank, HSBC, unveils a $17.2bn (£8.7bn) loss after the decline in the US housing market.
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IsraelIsraeli troops leave northern Gaza after fighting that left more than 100 dead and drew worldwide protest.
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East TimorEast Timor leader Jose Ramos-Horta holds talks with his colleagues, three weeks after he was shot.
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FranceFour police officers are wounded after masked youths fire lead shot at them in a southern suburb of Paris.
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IraqTwo car bombs in different parts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad kill at least 19 people, Iraqi police say.
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United StatesUS intelligence officers could soon be visiting virtual worlds as they seek out terror groups using online spaces.
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UgandaThe first conference addressing the global shortage of health workers opens in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbia says it now controls a railway section in northern Kosovo amid tensions over independence.
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Liechtenstein, 
GermanyGermany calls for an EU debate on tax havens as Liechtenstein becomes embroiled in a tax evasion scandal.
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KenyaAt least 12 people are killed in land clashes in western Kenya, say police, as post-election talks resume.
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UkraineGazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, reduces Ukraine gas supply as a feud over a debt payment festers.
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Iraq, 
Iran, United StatesIran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says foreign forces in Iraq are a humiliation for the region.
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Pakistan, IndiaThe Pakistani government release an Indian man who had been in prison on death row for 35 years.
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Venezuela, 
Colombia, 
EcuadorEcuador and Venezuela send troops to their borders with Colombia after a Farc rebel leader is killed in Ecuador.
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AustriaA court in Austria excludes a Muslim woman from her trial on terror charges because she refuses to remove her veil.
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ItalyThe body of Italian saint Padre Pio is exhumed before being displayed to mark the 40th anniversary of his death.
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Somalia, United StatesAn Islamist-held town in Somalia is hit by missiles in a US operation against "a known terrorist".
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IsraelIsrael's PM warns the withdrawal of troops from Gaza is not final, while Palestinians rally in defiance.
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United StatesGlobal stocks fall sharply on concerns about the health of the US economy and a possible recession.
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Israel, FranceMuslim countries announce boycotts of a Paris book fair because the guest of honour is Israel.
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United StatesFormer media tycoon Conrad Black begins his six-and-a-half-year jail sentence at a Florida prison.
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NepalA United Nations helicopter crashes in bad weather in Nepal, killing all 10 people on board, reports say.
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Colombia, Ecuador, United StatesThe US urges Colombia and Ecuador to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis over a Colombian cross-border raid.
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United StatesUS lawmakers will examine the decision to award a huge US Air Force contract to European firm EADS.
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