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Antigua and Barbuda, 
United KingdomEngland are embarrassed in the finale of the Stanford Super Series as the Superstars win by 10 wickets to scoop the $20m prize.
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Italy, United Kingdom, 
TunisiaThree Tunisian men wanted in Italy for alleged terrorist offences have been extradited from Britain, police say.
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United StatesIs reform still possible for the US healthcare system?
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MexicoOne of Mexico's most senior police officers resigns as the country's bloody anti-drugs campaign continues.
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North KoreaNorth Korea releases pictures it says show leader Kim Jong-il, who foreign officials believe is ill, watching a football match.
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United Kingdom, 
AustraliaEngland take on hosts and tournament favourites Australia in their World Cup group match in Melbourne.
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United StatesWith two days of campaigning left before the US chooses a new president, the two candidates undertake a final push for votes.
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India, AustraliaAnil Kumble ends his international career as India claim a draw in Delhi to take their 1-0 lead into the final Test against Australia.
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AustraliaEngland slump to their worst World Cup defeat as Australia continue the defence of their crown with a nine-try demolition job in Melbourne.
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ItalyThe rescue deal for Alitalia must not breach European Union competition rules, the airliner's bankruptcy official warns.
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United KingdomUK PM Gordon Brown hopes wealthy oil states will give extra financial support to help countries at risk in the current crisis.
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ZambiaZambia's acting head of state, Rupiah Banda, is sworn in as president after winning Thursday's controversial election.
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IndiaIndia captain Anil Kumble retires from international cricket with immediate effect.
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Bermuda, 
BotswanaBriton Lewis Hamilton goes head to head with Brazilian Felipe Massa for the F1 world drivers' title.
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United StatesWorkers at the US aircraft maker Boeing vote to end their strike and to return to work this weekend.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanEight Pakistani soldiers are killed as a suicide bomber drives his vehicle into a checkpoint near the Afghan border, officials say.
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VietnamFloods in northern and central Vietnam kill at least 49 people, including 18 in the capital, Hanoi, state media say.
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Azerbaijan, 
ArmeniaArmenia and Azerbaijan sign an agreement aimed at resolving their dispute over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Israel, 
West BankThe Israeli government says it will cut off all public funding and support for illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank.
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Saudi Arabia, United KingdomGordon Brown meets suspected members of al-Qaeda during a visit to a "de-radicalisation centre" in Saudi Arabia.
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Bermuda, BotswanaLewis Hamilton becomes Formula One's youngest champion after a nail-biting Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe British and French ministers urge a swift end to the crisis in DR Congo, as the UN prepares an aid convoy to rebel-held areas.
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IraqSaddam Hussein's opulent yacht to be sold by the Iraqi government
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United StatesUS election day will see controversial referendums
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TurkeyPolice clash with demonstrators in Turkey protesting at the visit of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the restive southeast region.
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Bermuda, United Kingdom, BotswanaBritain's Lewis Hamilton is 'thrilled' to claim the 2008 world title after a 'heart-stopping' end to the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Sweden, 
Syria, 
LebanonThe Syrian-Lebanese singer, George Wassouf, is arrested in Sweden on suspicion of drug offences, police say.
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