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United StatesAn ex-TV news presenter who hacked into a rival's e-mail and leaked gossip is sentenced to six months house arrest.
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YemenOsama Bin Laden's ex-driver is leaving Guantanamo Bay to serve the remainder of his sentence in Yemen, the Pentagon says.
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United KingdomUK military head will settle for security, not democracy
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South AfricaListen as South African prisoners explain tattoos
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United StatesPresident-elect Barack Obama promises the rapid implementation of measures to stimulate the ailing US economy.
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BrazilFlooding in southern Brazil kills at least 45 people and forces thousands from their homes after weeks of heavy rain.
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PakistanThe IMF approves a loan for Pakistan, amounting to $7.6bn (£5.1bn), to shore up the economy.
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CambodiaWomen and girls in Cambodia are facing an increasing risk of rape and sexual assault says a government report.
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BotswanaEfforts to combat illegal logging in the Amazon will be intensified, Brazilian officials say, after a mob attacks government offices.
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ThailandA second day of anti-government protests in the Thai capital, Bangkok, appears less disruptive than organisers hoped.
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ChinaThe World Bank says China's economy will grow slower than expected in 2009 - as it feels the effects of the global crisis.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsrael is closing border crossings with the Gaza Strip that it had temporarily opened to allow in food and fuel.
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PakistanPakistan says its top spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, will no longer be involved in the country's politics.
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United KingdomTwo Britons found guilty of having sex on a Dubai beach are to be sent back to the UK without spending any time in jail.
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United StatesStock markets in Asia see strong gains following the Citigroup bail-out and big rises in US and European shares.
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IndiaMalnutrition unnoticed in India's Madhya Pradesh
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United StatesA US Muslim charity and five of its ex-leaders are convicted in the largest terrorism financing trial since the 9/11 attacks.
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Somalia, YemenSomali pirates hijack a Yemeni cargo ship, reported to be the 39th successful hijacking by pirates this year.
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United StatesEconomic crisis hits the smallest US state hard
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United KingdomAnyone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland convicted of trying to force someone into marriage now faces jail.
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RussiaThree people die in a car blast in Russia's city of St Petersburg that may have been caused by a hand grenade, officials say.
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IranTehran taxi service puts women in the driver's seat
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AfghanistanThe authorities in southern Afghanistan arrest 10 men accused of spraying acid in the faces of a group of schoolgirls.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoAll sides in the DR Congo conflict have committed mass killings, rape and torture, the UN secretary general says.
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United KingdomAustralia coach Robbie Deans changes his entire back row and makes one change behind the scrum for Saturday's clash with Wales in Cardiff.
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United KingdomThe OECD predicts many Western nations slipping into recession in 2009 - with the UK going deepest of all.
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North KoreaNorth Korea releases undated photos of Kim Jong-il visiting two factories, amid continuing speculation about the leader's health.
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South AfricaSome of South Africa's best known singers produce a CD asking people to report criminals, in order to tackle violent crime.
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United KingdomEngland manager Martin Johnson drops Danny Cipriani for Toby Flood and also omits Tom Rees and Tom Palmer for Saturday's Test against New Zealand.
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ChinaChina dismisses the new Guns N' Roses album, Chinese Democracy, as a "venomous attack" on the nation.
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KuwaitThe government of Kuwait tenders its resignation, in an effort to stop MPs questioning the prime minister, reports say.
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RussiaThe murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was ordered by a Russian politician, a defence lawyer says.
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United StatesThe makers of a prosthetic penis to help men cheat drugs tests plead guilty to two charges of conspiracy in the US.
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PolandThe remains of Poland's wartime prime minister are exhumed as investigators try to establish whether he was murdered.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Kosovo have both agreed to co-operate with a new EU mission in Kosovo - though Kosovo still has objections, the UN chief says.
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AustraliaWales coach Warren Gatland makes two changes to face Australia, Mark Jones for Leigh Halfpenny and Ian Gough in the second-row.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoA rights group accuses the DR Congo government of using violence to eliminate hundreds of opponents since the 2006 polls.
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RussiaThe trial of three men charged with involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is re-opened to the public
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BulgariaThe European Commission cuts 220m euros (£188m) of EU funding to Bulgaria over its failure to tackle corruption and crime.
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United StatesThe US economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.5% from July to September, according to revised official data.
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ArubaMasked robbers blow up three cash machines in Sydney, the latest of seven such attacks in the Australian city this week.
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SomaliaA risk assessment was carried out into the assignment during which a BBC producer was killed, an inquest hears.
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RussiaRussian warships arrive for joint exercises in Venezuela as President Dmitry Medvedev tours Latin America to boost ties.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's main opposition accuses the intelligence service of hiring traditional healers to cleanse an office.
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ThailandAnti-government demonstrators fire shots at government supporters during protests in Bangkok, TV images show.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's rival parties are to hold talks aimed at ending the political deadlock, amid a growing humanitarian crisis.
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IraqBBC given exclusive access to a Baghdad prison
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Saudi Arabia, 
Ukraine, SomaliaSomali pirates holding a giant Saudi oil tanker move it closer to other hijacked vessels, including a Ukrainian ship carrying tanks.
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TurkeyTurkey's court agrees to hear the case against 60 police and prison officials accused of torture and ill treatment of four people.
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Israel, Gaza StripThe only power plant in the Gaza Strip is shut by energy authorities who say Israel will not allow the urgent delivery of spare parts.
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IraqThe BBC uncovers evidence of serious overcrowding and poor living conditions in one of Iraq's prisons.
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IndiaIndian scientists try to cool down a sudden surge of temperature inside the country's first unmanned lunar craft.
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United StatesThe US Fed says it will inject another $800bn into the economy as it battles to stimulate lending and boost the economy.
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United StatesUS President-elect Barack Obama names more advisers and sets out measures to tackle the ailing economy.
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United Kingdom, 
New ZealandNew Zealand recall centre Conrad Smith in the only change to the team for their 'grand slam' tour decider against England on Saturday.
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ZimbabweThe UN secretary general says Zimbabwe must quickly agree a power-sharing deal to avoid humanitarian disaster.
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FranceThe French Socialist Party declares Martine Aubry its new leader - by a greater margin of votes than first thought.
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United StatesA US federal appeals court rules that a lawsuit against the Vatican over claims it covered up decades of child sex abuse can go ahead.
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UgandaUgandan rebel leader Joseph Kony is on his way to sign a peace deal, the UN mediator tells the BBC.
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JamaicaJamaican MPs vote to keep the death penalty, as the Caribbean nation struggles with one of the world's highest murder rates.
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Somalia, India, ThailandThe owner of a Thai trawler says the Indian navy sank it off Somalia last week after mistaking it for a pirate "mother ship".
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BrazilRescue efforts are stepped up in southern Brazil, where floods have left 84 people dead and forced 53,000 from their homes.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan army says it has captured more territory from the Tamil Tigers as it tries to take the rebels' stronghold.
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