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BotswanaBrazilian police are investigating more than 1,200 women suspected of having had illegal abortions at the same clinic.
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ArgentinaArgentina's Senate approves a bill to nationalise private pension schemes, a measure that has provoked controversy.
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ChinaChina's trade ties with Latin America are on the rise
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ItalyTrying to undermine the appeal of Italy's Camorra
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PakistanNine people are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan's north-western Bajaur tribal region, officials and witnesses say.
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SingaporeSingapore downgrades its economic growth figure, confirming it was Asia's first country in recession in this crisis.
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SomaliaSomali man says world ignores their real problems
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United StatesUS President-elect Barack Obama is "on track" to nominate Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, US media reports say.
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ChinaWorkers tear down the home of Chinese activist Ni Yulan, now in detention after fighting for six years to save it.
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Libya, United StatesThe families of US victims of the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am bombing claim victory in their quest for justice.
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PortugalSweden becomes the 24th of the EU's 27 member states to ratify the controversial Lisbon Treaty.
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RussiaA bill to extend Russia's presidential term from four to six years wins the overwhelming backing of MPs.
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RwandaRwanda's booming manufacturing and farming sectors could push growth in the country to 10% this year, its central bank says.
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Germany, 
United Kingdom, 
ArubaAn Australian "Holocaust denier" is freed from jail after Germany abandons efforts to have him extradited from the UK.
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Libya, 
LebanonOne person is killed and three are wounded in a shoot-out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security forces say.
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PakistanAt least six people have been killed in a blast at the funeral of a Shia cleric in north-western Pakistan, police say.
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France, United KingdomTwo men deny murdering two French students who were found dead in a blazing bedsit in London.
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Iraq, United StatesSupporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq.
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ChinaChinese authorities name more than 19,000 people killed in a big quake in May, but deny reports they were all students.
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IndiaThe phrase provoking strong emotions in India
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United KingdomMadonna and Guy Ritchie are granted a divorce at London's High Court with the singer citing unreasonable behaviour.
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United States, India, ChinaUS dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says.
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PolandPolish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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IndiaA de facto curfew is in place in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, ahead of elections for a new state government.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe 3,000 extra UN troops being sent to DR Congo must be elite soldiers from Europe, the UN's ex-peacekeeping chief says.
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JapanLeading Japanese auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota cut production and staff as they try to respond to falling sales.
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Peru, United StatesA classified US report says the CIA withheld information after the shooting down of a missionary plane in Peru in 2001.
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FranceThe suspected head of Basque separatist group Eta is put under formal investigation after his arrest in France, sources say.
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BurmaPopular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments.
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West BankIsrael increases security in the West Bank city of Hebron ahead of a Jewish pilgrimage there by an expected 20,000 people.
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RussiaThe trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya is postponed amid deepening controversy.
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United StatesUS attorney general Michael Mukasey remains in hospital the day after he collapses while giving a speech, officials say.
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France, Germany, United StatesAn EU commissioner tells France and Germany not to start a "subsidy race" with the US to save their car industries.
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South AfricaA judge sentences an 19-year-old white South African to four life terms for shooting dead four black people.
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SomaliaAt least 15 people are killed as insurgents attack the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.
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MexicoThe former head of Mexico's anti-organised crime agency is held as part of a probe into alleged links to drug cartels.
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Somalia, IndiaIndia plans to bolster its naval presence in the Gulf of Aden to tackle piracy off Somalia's coast, reports say.
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Philippines, JapanThe husband of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is taken ill on a plane, forcing a diversion to Japan.
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BrazilBehind the scenes of Brazil's biofuel revolution
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United StatesUS attorney general Michael Mukasey leaves hospital to go back to work after collapsing while giving a speech.
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Kenya, SomaliaSomali pirates have been paid more than $150m (£101m) in ransoms in the past 12 months, Kenya's foreign minister says.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaOne party wins a clear parliamentary majority in Guinea-Bissau, which observers hope will save it from drug barons.
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ZimbabweThe death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.
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RussiaThe Russian firm building Europe's tallest tower suspends work, citing the global credit crisis
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United StatesEx-media tycoon Conrad Black is appealing to US President George W Bush for clemency over his prison sentence for fraud.
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Argentina, 
SpainDavid Nalbandian and Feliciano Lopez win a match apiece to leave Argentina and Spain tied at 1-1 after day one of the Davis Cup final.
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United StatesHillary Clinton will agree to serve as secretary of state under US President-elect Barack Obama, the New York Times reports.
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United StatesShares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fell on Friday amid uncertainty about the firm's future.
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Saudi Arabia, SomaliaSomali Islamist rebels search for pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker, saying seizing a Muslim-owned ship is a crime.
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United StatesUS shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.
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