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United StatesUncertain times for US Religious Right as Obama moves in
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Russia, United StatesRussian President Dmitry Medvedev hopes US President-elect Barack Obama will help rebuild strained mutual relations.
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United StatesGlobal leaders at the G20 financial summit in Washington pledge to work together to restore global growth.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoUN special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo is due to meet rebel leader Laurent Nkunda to try to halt fighting in eastern DR Congo.
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Somalia, 
North KoreaSouth Korean officials say pirates have hijacked a Japanese cargo ship off Somalia carrying 23 crew, including five South Koreans.
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ChinaThe lives of China's people have vastly improved in the last 30 years but the gap between rich and poor is growing, the UN says.
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New Zealand, 
Fiji, 
AustraliaAustralia defeat Fiji and will play New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup final.
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ChinaAt least three people are killed and 17 more trapped when a half-built subway tunnel in a Chinese city collapses.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripAn Israeli air strike kills four Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip, further straining a five-month ceasefire.
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Fiji, AustraliaBilly Slater and Johnathan Thurston score hat-tricks as Australia reached the World Cup final with a 52-0 demolition of Fiji in Sydney.
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TaiwanThe jailed former president of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, is taken to hospital days after beginning a hunger strike.
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North KoreaNorth Korea says reclusive leader Kim Jong-il has made another public appearance, amid speculation that he has been ill.
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ItalyDoctors in Sicily have claimed state money for thousands of deceased patients still on their medical lists, Italian media says.
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AfghanistanHamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, offers safe passage to Taleban leader Mullah Omar if he agrees to peace talks.
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IndiaFour workers die and 20 are missing after a new bridge in Indian-run Kashmir crashes into the gorge below.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq security deal raises hopes of US withdrawal
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PakistanYounus Khan hits a century as Pakistan wrap up the one-day series against West Indies 3-0 despite a battling 122 from Chris Gayle.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoRebel leader Laurent Nkunda tells a UN envoy he will support a peace process with DR Congo's government.
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Iraq, United StatesThe Iraqi cabinet approves a security pact with the US, which foresees a US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaInternational observers say voting in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary election was calm and orderly, with a high turnout.
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