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United StatesIn their first meeting since the US election, the president-elect and his vanquished rival vow to work together.
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Kenya, 
Saudi Arabia, United StatesSomali pirates seize a giant Saudi oil tanker off the Kenyan coast and are steering it towards Somalia, the US Navy says.
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Cuba, 
ChinaPresident Hu Jintao of China arrives in Cuba for a visit aimed at strengthening economic ties between Beijing and Havana.
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France, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoFrance presents a draft resolution to the Security Council aimed at strengthening the UN mission in DR Congo.
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Somalia, 
India, 
JapanThe mainly Indian crew of a Japanese ship, released by Somali pirates, enter safe water on their way back home.
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AlbaniaAlbanian children imprisoned by old vendetta code
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Sweden, 
CambodiaA Swedish ex-supporter of the Khmer Rouge returns to Cambodia, vowing to apologise to survivors of the Pol Pot era.
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AustraliaMost of Australia's navy is to be given two months off for Christmas as part of a strategy to recruit more sailors.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanNato-led troops in Afghanistan say Pakistani security forces helped in a recent attack on militants.
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ColombiaColombia's government takes emergency steps to stem unrest and help hundreds of people who lost money in pyramid schemes.
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IndiaPolice in India must be punished for torturing Muslims detained after last year's blasts in Hyderabad, a rights group says.
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ChinaThirty-two of 34 miners are rescued from a flooded coal mine in China's Henan province.
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IraqAdvice given to Tony Blair about the legality of the Iraq war was fatally 'flawed', a former senior law lord claims.
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GermanyGerman researchers find the earliest example of a nuclear family - buried 4,600 years ago - and say they died violently.
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AfghanistanTaleban militants in Afghanistan reject an offer of peace talks from Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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Japan, United StatesTroubled US carmaker Ford Motor is selling a 20% stake in Japan's carmaker Mazda Motor, the Japanese company has said.
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South AfricaSouth Africa poised to drop famous rugby symbol
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe military chief of staff in DR Congo is sacked after the army lost territory to rebel forces in the east.
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FranceAmerica's seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong fears he may be attacked by spectators when he returns to the race in 2009.
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Pakistan, United StatesA Pakistani scientist accused of having links to al-Qaeda is mentally unfit to stand trial, according to US psychiatrists.
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GeorgiaMore than 20,000 Georgians are still unable to return home following August's war in the area, Amnesty International says.
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UruguayUruguay's football authorities suspend all premier division matches after rival fans fight at a top of the table match.
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Saudi Arabia, 
Indian Ocean, Somalia, India, United StatesA giant Saudi oil tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean is nearing the coast of Somalia, the US Navy says.
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ChinaChinese companies are told they need permission to fire more than 40 workers, in a sign of worry over rising unemployment.
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ItalyStudents protest but is education system failing Italy?
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SpainA top Spanish judge, Baltasar Garzon, pulls out of investigations into alleged civil war and Franco-era atrocities.
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Syria, 
United KingdomUK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were positive and constructive.
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Iceland, 
Norway, JapanThe Japanese government issues a licence for importation of a consignment of whalemeat from Iceland and Norway.
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ZimbabwePolice in Zimbabwe stop medical staff marching to protest about the failing health system.
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Israel, 
EgyptA Cairo court orders the suspension of gas exports to Israel, although it is not clear if the ruling will be heeded.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripThe Israeli military launches an incursion into the southern Gaza Strip, clashing with Palestinian gunmen.
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IraqAwakening Council move hailed as a success in Iraq
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Democratic Republic of the CongoRebels in DR Congo say they are withdrawing from two fronts to allow humanitarian aid deliveries.
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Argentina, United KingdomScotland manager George Burley does not think there is any risk attached to the Hampden friendly with Argentina.
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United KingdomA group of kayakers are filmed as they slide 300ft down a dam spillway in Wales but have been condemned by a water company.
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IndiaA wild tiger cub attacked by Indian villagers dies two days after vets gave it a rare blood transfusion.
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PolandEastern and Central European workers have not distorted labour markets in older EU member states, a new EU report says.
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IsraelThe Israeli blockade of Gaza deprives Palestinians "basic human rights", and must end immediately, the UN's human rights chief says.
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KenyaThe EU threatens to withhold aid to Kenya unless it sets up an international tribunal for post-election clashes.
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ColombiaColombia scam victim tells how she was taken in
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United StatesUS Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke defend the $700bn bank bail-out plan.
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Italy, GermanyItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi surprises German Chancellor Angela Merkel by hiding behind a column in Trieste.
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United KingdomThe UK Government is to auction carbon emissions permits over the next five years amid concern over power firms' windfall profits.
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United StatesJury selection begins in the trial of a US woman accused of using MySpace to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself.
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United StatesUS President-elect Barack Obama promises to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of a major UN summit.
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Serbia and Montenegro, 
CroatiaThe UN's highest court rules that it can hear Croatia's complaint of genocide against Serbia from the 1990s war.
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United States, ChinaThe Chinese government allows the US to station officials in three cities to help ensure the safety of Chinese food products for export.
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Iraq, United StatesIraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki defends a deal on the presence of US forces in Iraq, saying it preserves Iraqi sovereignty.
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