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United StatesUS President-elect Barack Obama vows to rebuild his country's "moral stature" in his first TV interview since the election.
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United KingdomEngland are on the brink of defeat as they struggle in response to India's 292-9 in the second one-dayer in Indore.
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ChinaTibetan exiles, including the Dalai Lama, are meeting to discuss the future of their campaign against Chinese rule in Tibet.
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IndonesiaAt least two people are killed and hundreds of homes toppled by an earthquake which struck near Indonesia's Sulawesi province.
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ChinaA senior Chinese defence official tells the Financial Times that an aircraft carrier is the dream of any navy of a great power.
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AustraliaHeavy storms rip through parts of Queensland, Australia, killing a man and leaving homes without power.
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United KingdomLife on one of Britain's poorest housing estates
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JapanJapan's economy falls into its first recession since 2001 after shrinking by 0.1% in the July to September quarter.
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New ZealandNew Zealand's prime minister-elect John Key announces cabinet line-up, to applause from the business sector.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanPakistan has reopened a key route for fuel tankers and trucks supplying international forces in Afghanistan, after militants hijacked twelve trucks and two humvee armoured vehicles last week.
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MexicoMexican authorities blame drug-related crime as 11 people, including a teenage girl, die in 24 hours in the city of Tijuana.
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BangladeshA leading commander of a banned militant group in Bangladesh is arrested, security forces say.
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India, United KingdomYuvraj Singh makes 118 and then takes 4-28 as India beat England by 54 runs and take a 2-0 lead in the seven-game one-day series.
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United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi is determined to scale the cultural heights
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United StatesAides to US President-elect Barack Obama say it is unlikely he will use e-mail in the White House because of concerns over transparency laws.
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IndiaIn Indian-administered Kashmir, an unusual rush of voters marks the first phase of elections for a new state government.
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United KingdomThe UK Foreign Secretary is to hold talks with the Palestinian leader, one of several key meetings with regional players.
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FranceSpain hails a "severe blow" to Basque separatist group Eta after its suspected military chief is arrested in France.
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EgyptMedia are banned from the Cairo trial of politician Hisham Talaat Mustafa, charged with murdering pop diva Suzanne Tamim.
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Netherlands, IndiaIn India's Bihar state, a Dutch couple is charged an astronomical 2,500 rupees ($51) for a samosa, the spicy potato-stuffed snack.
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JapanJapan's factory whaling ship reportedly leaves port without fanfare on a seasonal hunt, following protests last year.
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ChinaChina's main TV station switches off coverage of the country's top football league following a series of team and players scandals.
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SwazilandA leading Swazi democracy campaigner is charged with allegedly making statements in support of terrorism.
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United StatesChristine Finn discovers just how much Hawaii has changed since it became the 50th US state half a century ago.
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United KingdomA British doctor accused of trying to set off car bombs in London and Glasgow admits he is a terrorist.
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SudanPolice in Sudan arrest more than 60 journalists during a protest against media censorship, witnesses say.
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United StatesUS bank Citigroup announces plans for up to 75,000 job cuts, up from a previously announced total of 23,000.
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BurundiA six-year-old albino girl in Burundi is found dead with her limbs cut off, in the latest killing linked to ritual medicine.
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Libya, United StatesPresident Bush says a "painful chapter" in US-Libyan ties is almost over after Libya makes a payment to terror attack victims.
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RussiaThree men go on trial in Russia over the murder of prominent reporter and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya.
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IsraelThe head of one of Israel's most notorious crime families is blown up in his car in Tel Aviv, raising fears of a bloody mob conflict.
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IndiaTraffic dangers to India's precious wildlife
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FranceA French appeal court overrules the decision to annul a Muslim marriage because the bride had lied about being a virgin.
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SyriaHead of the UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei says a report he will present on Syrian nuclear activity is "inconclusive".
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United KingdomScotland assistant Terry Butcher says he will never forgive Diego Maradona for the infamous "Hand of God" goal that knocked England out of the World Cup in 1986.
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Iraq, United StatesViews on the recently struck deal on US troops
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Georgia, RussiaRussia rejects Georgia's claims that a Russian drone has crashed and killed two Georgian policemen.
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IsraelIsrael has briefly reopened the border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow in a convoy of humanitarian aid.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoRebels go on the offensive in eastern DR Congo, despite declaring a ceasefire, the UN says.
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BangladeshFormer Prime Minister Khaleda Zia calls on Bangladesh's caretaker government to lift emergency rule ahead of scheduled elections.
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Germany, United KingdomEngland boss Fabio Capello has no problem with the withdrawal of Steven Gerrard and others from Wednesday's friendly with Germany in Berlin, says the FA.
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United StatesUS bank Citigroup announces plans for about 52,000 new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year.
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FranceA French politician defeated in a mayoral election eight months ago kills a woman and then himself.
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Czech RepublicRiot police in a northern Czech town wage a bloody battle with far-right protesters trying to reach a Roma suburb.
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United States, ChinaA US scientist pleads guilty to selling rocket technology to China in breach of US arms control laws.
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