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MoroccoAn ex-prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp is jailed by a Moroccan court for 10 years on terrorism charges.
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United Kingdom, 
ChinaA senior Chinese official welcomes the UK government's decision to recognise Beijing's direct rule over Tibet.
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ChinaTibet issue shows China is keen to talk to the West
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GeorgiaGeorgians flee as militia move in on edge of Ossetia
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Senegal'Boules fever' grips Senegal for world championships
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United StatesLawmakers in the US state of Nebraska introduce bills calling for limits on the age of children who can be abandoned under a safe-haven law.
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CroatiaFather Christmas can cross Croatia off his list, after the prime minister banned state firms from having parties and giving presents, due to the credit crunch.
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United StatesUS President-elect Barack Obama met former rival Hillary Clinton to offer her a top job in his administration, reports say.
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Sri LankaSri Lankan soldiers have entered the strategically important Tamil Tiger stronghold of Pooneryn, the defence ministry says.
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New Zealand, United KingdomNew Zealand book their place in the World Cup final after a 32-22 victory over England in Brisbane.
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PakistanPakistan has asked the International Monetary Fund for a loan of at least $7.6bn, its top economic adviser says.
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New Zealand, United KingdomEngland's World Cup campaign is over after another error-strewn performance in their semi-final with New Zealand.
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IsraelPaul Martin recently visited Gaza, where he found opinions divided and some people keen for hostilities to resume.
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United KingdomBritish field geologist Dr John Murray has spent a lifetime mapping the changing contours of Mount Etna
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Ireland, 
South Africa, New Zealand, 
AustraliaIreland play New Zealand in the late game after England lose to Australia and Scotland fall short against South Africa.
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United StatesUS President-elect Barack Obama urges Congress to take immediate steps to tackle the economic crisis.
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South AfricaLarge crowds take part in a memorial service in Johannesburg for South African singer Miriam Makeba, who died last weekend.
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ThailandThousands turn out for the funeral of Thai king's sister
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IranIran is to urge Opec to agree another cut in production to boost the price of oil, a top Iranian oil official says.
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Australia, United KingdomEngland suffer their first defeat of Martin Johnson's managerial reign as Australia prevail 28-14 at Twickenham.
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IraqA car bomb kills 10 people outside a car dealership in the north Iraqi town of Tal Afar while three die in a blast in Baghdad.
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ThailandThousands of people pay their last respects to the sister of the king of Thailand, Princess Galyani Vadhana.
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FrancePolice in France hold a man in the southern city of Marseille after three foreign prostitutes vanish in the space of a month.
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Burkina FasoAt least 66 people are killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a goods lorry in the west African country of Burkina Faso.
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RomaniaGas explosions at a colliery in south-western Romania kill 12 miners and seriously injure eight others, officials say.
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SomaliaSomalia president says Islamist insurgents now control most of the country, and are approaching Mogadishu.
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Gaza StripA member of a Palestinian militant group has been killed and another badly hurt in an explosion in the Gaza Strip, medical workers say.
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