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ColombiaThousands of people march in Colombia and other countries demanding freedom for hostages held by Colombia's Farc rebels.
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Afghanistan, 
United StatesUS military defends its air strikes in Afghanistan
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FranceA French appeals court rules satirical "voodoo dolls" of President Nicolas Sarkozy may be sold but must carry a label saying they offend his dignity.
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IndiaFive bodies are found inside a Jewish centre in Mumbai, Israeli diplomats report, as security forces attempt to free hostages.
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South Africa, 
United KingdomThe UK is to give South Africa's new Health Minister Barbara Hogan £15m to help combat Aids in the country.
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IndiaKevin Pietersen says no England player will be forced to return to India where officials insist the Tests will go ahead, with the second match moved to Chennai.
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IndiaThe siege at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel is over, police say, three days after gunmen launched deadly attacks across the city.
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SwitzerlandRadical Swiss state supply policy goes to the vote
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UgandaPeace negotiators wait for the Ugandan rebel, Joseph Kony, to sign a peace deal ending 20 years of war.
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BrazilThe destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, officials say.
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SomaliaHow a BBC reporter's 12-year-old daughter set up a scoop interview with the Somali pirates.
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JapanDuncan Bartlett discovers how, when it comes to lavatories, Japan is a step ahead of the rest of the world.
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BurmaAndrew Harding reflects on his friendship with Burmese comedian Zarganar who, despite repeated arrests and imprisonment, continues to make jokes about the country's military rule.
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ArgentinaFormer Argentine President Carlos Menem is formally charged with involvement in illegal arms sales in the 1990s.
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IraqTwo foreign UN contractors are killed and 15 injured in a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone.
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Australia, United KingdomEngland take on the All Blacks at Twickenham while Wales play Australia at the Millennium Stadium.
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UgandaPeace mediators return to base after the Ugandan rebel, Joseph Kony, fails to show up to sign a peace deal to end war.
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ThailandProtesters force Thai police to abandon a checkpoint as police seek to end a blockade paralysing Bangkok's airports.
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ChadFrench prosecutors charge four suspects with the murder last year of the Chadian president's son.
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EgyptPetroleum producers leave oil production quotas unchanged after a brief meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
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ArubaWales survive a late Australian fightback to seal a thrilling 21-18 win at the Millennium Stadium.
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New Zealand, United KingdomEngland pay for their indiscipline as New Zealand comfortably secure a 'grand slam' of the home nations on their autumn tour.
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India, United KingdomEngland's cricketers arrive home to decide whether to return to India following the attacks in Mumbai.
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ThailandA grenade injures 46 people inside the opposition-occupied government house in the Thai capital Bangkok.
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NigeriaHundreds of people are reported to have been killed during religious clashes in the central Nigerian town of Jos.
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IndiaIndian troops comb rooms in Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, hours after killing the last gunmen holding out after Wednesday's attacks.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoRebel leader General Laurent Nkunda threatens war unless the government of DR Congo holds talks after months of conflict.
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DenmarkThe Danish architect of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon, dies at the age of 90, after suffering a heart attack.
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Pakistan, IndiaPakistan expresses concern about tension with India after reports that gunmen who killed 200 in Mumbai had Pakistani links.
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France, New ZealandFrench divers find the cockpit voice recorder from the Air New Zealand plane that crashed in the Mediterranean, killing seven.
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