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Taiwan, 
ChinaChinese visit reveals distrust felt by many in Taiwan
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AfghanistanAlan Johnston on the stories behind 30 years of turmoil
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United StatesHow a death in the family could impact on the US election
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Taiwan, ChinaThe most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan since 1949 begins talks on improving trade relations between the two sides.
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JapanJapanese scientists manage to create clones from the bodies of mice which have been frozen for 16 years.
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PeruYma Sumac, the soprano known as the Peruvian Songbird for her vast vocal range, has died at the age of 86.
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IndonesiaBomb threats are delivered to Western embassies in Jakarta as three Bali bombers await imminent execution.
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GermanyGermany's wealthiest woman says a former lover tried to extort tens of millions of euros from her.
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Pakistan, United StatesUS strikes inside Pakistan are fuelling dilemma
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ThailandAt least two bomb blasts injure more than 60 people in a restive province of southern Thailand, police say.
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United StatesThe presidential rivals spend the final day of campaigning criss-crossing the US in one last push for votes.
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Taiwan, ChinaChina and Taiwan sign landmark agreements on direct trade and transport, during the highest-level Chinese visit in decades.
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ItalyLeading Muslim and Vatican officials hold historic talks in Rome to try to defuse tension between the two religions.
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IraqFear of dying still stalks streets of Iraq's capital
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IranThe Iranian parliament debates the impeachment of the interior minister over a faked degree he said he received from Oxford.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to travel to DR Congo to push forward efforts at ending the conflict there.
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United StatesA US court rejects a case against Keanu Reeves in which a photographer claimed the actor hit him with his car.
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New Zealand, 
United KingdomScotland and New Zealand shuffle their line-ups for Saturday's Test match at Murrayfield.
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PakistanAt least one soldier is killed and nine others injured in a suspected suicide bombing in north-western Pakistan, police say.
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HungaryA massive international rescue package to shore up Hungary's stricken finances has been announced. Nick Thorpe watched the financial storm clouds gather.
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HungaryHungary probes the deaths of two Roma (Gypsies) in a shooting that a member of the European Parliament calls a racist attack.
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Venezuela, United StatesA US jury convicts a Venezuelan man of being an illegal foreign agent in an $800,000 cash-in-a-suitcase scandal.
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SpainOmar Osama Bin Laden, one of the sons of the al-Qaeda leader, asks for political asylum in Spain, local officials say.
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Sri LankaBreakaway former rebels in Sri Lanka will disarm within months and be intergrated into the security forces, their leader says.
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IranIran's parliament votes to sack Interior Minister Ali Kordan after he admits his degree from Oxford was in fact a forgery.
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ThailandOne person has died and dozens are injured after bomb blasts strike a restive province of southern Thailand, police say.
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Pakistan, 
Saudi ArabiaPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari travels to Saudi Arabia on a two-day visit to seek assistance for his cash-strapped country.
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PhilippinesA ferry overturns in strong winds in the central Philippines, leaving at least 39 people dead, police say.
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IraqPolice in Iraq say that at least eleven people have been killed in two separate explosions in the capital Baghdad.
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TaiwanReflecting on the landmark Taiwan-China deal
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United StatesThe price of a barrel of Brent crude oil falls to its lowest level for 20 months, before edging back up.
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SpainBarcelona in Spain will host the headquarters of the new 43-nation Mediterranean Union, aimed at building regional co-operation.
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ZimbabweRegional leaders are to hold a summit on Sunday in the latest effort to solve Zimbabwe's political deadlock, officials say.
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EgyptEgyptian presenter on air after six-year headscarf battle
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IranMinister's fake degree is trouble for Iranian leader
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RussiaUltra-nationalist demonstrators clash with police in Russia as the country marks National Unity Day.
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KenyaBarack Obama's Kenyan home prepares to party
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SpainThe number of people out of work in Spain reaches a 12-year high of 11.3%, the worst in the European Union.
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India, 
AustraliaOpening batsman Gautam Gambhir misses the final Test with Australia after his appeal against a one-match ban is rejected.
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PakistanRelief efforts in Pakistan's earthquake-hit province of Balochistan are being hampered by a shortage of supplies.
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GermanyA statue of celebrity polar bear Knut is to stand at the grave of the zookeeper who lovingly raised the animal at Berlin Zoo.
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SomaliaA young woman stoned to death in Somalia pleaded for her life, a witness tells the BBC, while two men are flogged in Mogadishu.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo mother tells how she fled fighting for camp
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Nigeria, United KingdomThe man fronting the Nigerian bid to buy UK's Newcastle United dismisses suggestions the offer is not genuine.
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Macedonia, 
CroatiaEU gives Croatia timetable, but chides Macedonia
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Democratic Republic of the CongoPeacekeepers have been caught up in renewed clashes in DR Congo after days of relative calm, the UN says.
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AlgeriaAlgeria's government moves to change the constitution, allowing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a third term.
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ColombiaColombia's top military commander resigns following a probe into the extrajudicial killings of civilians.
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Argentina, United KingdomDiego Maradona is confirmed as the new Argentina coach after a long battle with drug addiction.
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Sweden, 
SyriaA Swedish court frees Syrian singer George Wassouf from jail, but he still faces an investigation for possession of drugs.
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Georgia, RussiaGeorgian President Mikhail Saakashvili dismisses his army chief for "shortcomings" during the recent conflict with Russia.
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GermanyAbout 20 people have died in a fire on a bus on a motorway near the Germany city of Hanover, police say.
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ItalyChelsea's Champions League hopes are left up in the air after they suffer a night to forget in Rome, seeing Deco red-carded during a 3-1 defeat.
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SpainSteven Gerrard rescues Liverpool with a late penalty after Maxi Rodriguez's opener had looked set to a win for Atletico Madrid.
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United StatesFirst results are expected shortly, amid a huge expected turnout, in the ground-breaking US presidential election.
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SpainBoss Rafael Benitez says referee Martin Hansson was right to award Liverpool a late penalty that secured them a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid.
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