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RussiaKidnap and torture in Russian republic of Ingushetia
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ChinaLord Patten on China's 'threat to democracy'
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IcelandProtesters in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, clash with police during a demonstration over the handling of the country's financial crisis.
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United StatesA US couple sue McDonald's for $3m (£2m) after nude photos of the woman, which were on her husband's mobile phone, ended up on the internet.
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New Zealand, 
AustraliaAustralia wrap up a comfortable 149-run victory over New Zealand in Brisbane.
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ColombiaAt least 10 people have died after a volcano erupted in a remote region of southern Colombia, the government confirms.
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PeruLeaders from Asia-Pacific nations meeting in Peru pledge not to raise trade barriers in the face of the worldwide financial crisis.
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JapanJapanese police arrest a man for weapons possession after he confesses to murdering a former health vice-minister.
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HondurasThe deputy speaker of the Honduran Congress, Mario Fernando Hernandez, is shot dead by unidentified attackers.
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India, 
United KingdomEngland are chasing 198 in 22 overs to beat India as the fourth one-dayer in Bangalore is subject to two long rain delays.
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ChinaThe Dalai Lama asks Tibetan exiles to improve contacts with ordinary Chinese, but warns that their leaders remain a threat.
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ThailandThousands of protesters gather in the Thai capital for what they call a "final battle" to oust the government.
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NigeriaNigerian artists dominate the MTV Africa Music Awards (the Mamas) in Abuja, scooping six of the 10 awards made.
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GuatemalaA fight between rival gangs in a Guatemalan prison leaves seven inmates dead, five of them beheaded, say officials.
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Pakistan, United Kingdom, United StatesA MP questions whether the government was warned about a US missile strike that reportedly killed a British terror suspect.
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QatarIslamic museum puts Doha on the cultural map
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IndiaViolence erupts during the second stage of heavily policed state elections in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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United StatesCitigroup is in emergency talks with the US Treasury to gain extra funding amid uncertainty over its future, reports say.
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Argentina, 
SpainSpain win the Davis Cup for the third time as Fernando Verdasco beats Argentina's Jose Acasuso to give them a 3-1 victory.
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India, United KingdomOwais Shah's 72 cannot prevent England from a 19-run defeat by India, who take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the one-day series.
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IsraelEight Israeli teenagers who carried out neo-Nazi attacks and ran a far-right cell are convicted and sentenced in Tel Aviv.
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South AfricaSouth Africa will invest $15.96 billion in transport for the 2010 football World Cup, Transport Minister Jeff Radebe says.
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VenezuelaThere are long queues as Venezuelans vote for 22 state governors and 300 mayors, in a key test for President Chavez.
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United KingdomMichael Jackson cancels a planned trip to the UK after his music contract dispute with an Arab sheikh is settled in principle.
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GeorgiaShots are reportedly fired as a car carries Georgia's president near South Ossetia, officials say, but Russia denies involvement.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaGuinea-Bissau's president survives a gun attack by mutinous soldiers in what correspondents say was a failed coup attempt.
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