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Libya, 
United StatesThe US hands over $500m in Libyan compensation to families of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing.
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United KingdomGordon Brown is to use a speech to urge world leaders to "seize the moment" and work together on financial reform.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoAid agencies warn of the risks of disease in DR Congo refugee camps, as fresh fighting breaks out across the country.
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India, 
AustraliaAustralia lose seven wickets for less than 200 on day five of the final Test against India in Nagpur, needing 382 to win and level the series.
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United StatesThe New York Times says the US has carried out about a dozen secret attacks on al-Qaeda abroad since 2004.
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IndiaA conference of thousands of Muslim clerics and scholars in India endorses a religious ruling against terrorism.
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ChinaChina blames Tibetan delegates for the failure of the latest round of talks on the future of the Himalayan region.
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South Africa, 
ItalySouth African singing legend Miriam Makeba dies aged 76, after being taken ill following a concert in southern Italy.
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New ZealandNew Zealand's prime minister-elect John Key is meeting leaders of smaller political parties to help set up a government.
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LesothoMeet the Lesotho villagers struggling with HIV
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ItalySinging legend Miriam Makeba has died aged 76 in southern Italy. Did her music change your life?
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India, AustraliaIndia beat Australia by 172 runs to seal a 2-0 Test series victory and win back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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Ireland, 
FijiIreland look to make history as they take on Fiji in the semi-final play-off on the Gold Coast.
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GermanyA shipment of nuclear waste is due to arrive at a dump in northern Germany despite violent protests from environmentalists.
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RwandaAn aide to Rwanda's president is arrested in Germany over the death of a previous leader that triggered the 1994 genocide.
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United StatesHSBC's losses relating to the US housing market crisis reach $4.3bn (£2.7bn) in the third quarter.
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Germany, RwandaA Rwandan minister condemns the arrest of a top Rwandan official in Germany over a killing that triggered the 1994 genocide.
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Guatemala, 
NicaraguaGuatemalan police find 16 bodies inside a burnt-out bus on a rural road, and reports suggest the victims were from Nicaragua.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition says it will not accept a compromise plan proposed by Southern African leaders to share a key ministry.
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MaldivesThe Maldives' new president says he wants to buy a new homeland for his people in case rising sea-levels make them homeless.
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North Korea, 
JapanJapan's government is investigating reports that a woman missing for 30 years may be alive in North Korea.
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AfghanistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai fires his transport minister "for carrying out suspicious activities", his office says.
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IraqAt least 28 people are killed in three bombings that occurred just moments apart in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Cambodia, 
ThailandThai and Cambodian officials are beginning the highest-level talks over their border since tensions erupted last month.
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United StatesSpammers get one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send and still make big profits, US researchers find.
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BangladeshA court in Bangladesh orders three former ministers to be remanded on corruption charges.
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ChinaStock markets across Asia jump after China announces a $586bn economic and infrastructure stimulus plan.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoSouthern African leaders say they are ready to support DR Congo's army in its fight against rebel forces.
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IraqBombings show Baghdad is still highly volatile
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Kenya, Italy, 
SomaliaSuspected Somali gunmen kidnap two Italian nuns in Kenya and take them to Somalia, officials and witnesses say.
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AfghanistanThe Afghan plea as development stalls amid fighting
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RussiaAn inquiry is under way into a gas poisoning accident on Russia's nuclear submarine that has left 20 people dead.
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United StatesUS mortgage finance firm Fannie Mae reports a third-quarter loss of $29bn in the wake of the slowing housing sector.
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RussiaRussia's submarine disaster exposes weaknesses in fleet
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South AfricaFormer South African President Nelson Mandela pays tribute to singing legend Miriam Makeba, who has died aged 76.
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India, United KingdomThe British Government announces the lifting of a ban on exporting sensitive nuclear technology to India.
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PolandThe remains of Poland's wartime prime minister are to be exhumed as investigators try to establish whether he was murdered.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbian security forces hunting war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic raid a factory, but make no arrests.
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Argentina, 
SpainWorld number one Rafael Nadal is out of Spain's Davis Cup final against Argentina because of a knee problem.
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North KoreaNorth Korea irked by subversive balloons
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Greenland, United StatesMissing US nuclear bomb mystery haunts Greenland
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Georgia, RussiaEU foreign ministers decide to resume partnership talks with Russia, suspended over the conflict in Georgia.
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ItalyRome's Ciampino airport is temporarily closed after birds caused a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanMilitants in north-west Pakistan hijack 12 trucks carrying supplies for Western forces in Afghanistan, a government official says.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoCongolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda tells the BBC he will topple the government if it refuses to talk to him.
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GermanySea sponges can beam light deep inside their bodies, and do so using the natural equivalent of fibre optic cables, scientists find.
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GhanaGhana has inaugurates a presidential palace costing tens of million of dollars in the capital, Accra.
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HaitiRescuers make a last attempt to hunt for survivors at a school in Haiti that collapsed, claiming at least 93 lives.
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IndiaAustralia captain Ricky Ponting admits his team fell short of expectations as India condemn the tourists to their first series defeat since 2005.
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United StatesShares in US car group General Motors close at a 60-year low after the struggling firm is hit by a broker downgrade.
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India, BangladeshSatellite monitoring data can be used to predict cholera outbreaks in India and Bangladesh, researchers find.
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