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United StatesUS banking regulators need a "dramatic overhaul", according to Harvey Pitt who used to run one of them.
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United StatesUS Federal Reserve approves a $12bn takeover of troubled bank Wachovia and it subsidiaries by Wells Fargo.
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United StatesHamburgers and the United States' image abroad
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ChinaTraffic restrictions are re-introduced in Beijing, to try to bring back the clear skies seen during the Olympics.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaPakistan's president warns of a row with India over the sharing of water from the Chenab river in the disputed Kashmir region.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyTurkey's military says its planes bombed Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, in the seventh cross-border raid in recent days.
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Jamaica, United StatesPolice in Jamaica say a lottery scam targeting US citizens is helping to arm gangs with powerful weapons.
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ChadPictures of refugees hit by Darfur militias and Chad rebels
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SudanA Sudanese militia leader wanted by the International Criminal Court over war crimes in Darfur is in custody, a minister confirms.
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IcelandIceland's stock exchange says trading will remain suspended on Monday because of continuing "unusual market conditions".
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India, 
AustraliaBad light stops play for the second time with India on 165-4 on the fifth day of the first Test against Australia in Bangalore.
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Georgia, 
RussiaEuropean Union foreign ministers discuss whether to end the freeze on partnership talks with Russia, halted over Georgia.
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India, United StatesScientists in the US who examined hairs claimed to belong to a yeti in India say that in fact they belong to a species of Himalayan goat.
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Cambodia, 
ThailandCambodia cautions Thailand against crossing a disputed border, saying such action could lead to 'large-scale conflict'.
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IndiaShares recover on the Bombay Stock Exchange as the finance minister promises measures to help investors.
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ThailandZookeepers in Bangkok move two anteaters out of the city, fearing stress caused by noisy recent clashes could make the sensitive animals ill.
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India, AustraliaSachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman ensure India manage to draw the first Test of four against Australia in Bangalore.
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United StatesAmerican Paul Krugman has won this year's Nobel economics prize for his work on trade patterns, it has been announced.
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Iraq, 
United KingdomThe Iraqi prime minister has said British troops are no longer needed to maintain security in Iraq.
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South AfricaSouth African civic organisations demand an inquiry into the UN refugee agency's handling of May's xenophobic attacks.
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FranceSeven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will race in the Giro d'Italia for the first time next year.
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United StatesRace to the White House: test your knowledge
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CanadaCanada's political leaders travel the country in a final bid to win over voters before Tuesday's general election.
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RussiaRussian billionaire Roman Abramovich is elected to parliament in the Siberian state of Chukotka.
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IndiaPrime Minister Manmohan Singh tells a high-level meeting in Delhi that rising religious violence in India must be stopped.
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MalawiMalawian civil servants with HIV, who used to receive an extra $35 a month, are now to get a food handout instead.
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Germany, 
SpainMajor European economies announce financial rescue schemes to shore up their banking systems.
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IsraelIsrael President Shimon Peres calls for restraint among leaders four days of Jewish-Arabs rioting in the town of Acre.
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IndiaFrustrated Australia captain Ricky Ponting says India have a negative approach after the first Test ends in a draw.
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AfghanistanAfghan Kuchis want government promises honoured
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Iraq, 
Iran, United StatesIran is trying to bribe Iraqi legislators into rejecting a security deal with the US, says the American commander in Iraq.
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ThailandThailand's Queen Sirikit attends the funeral of an anti-government protester killed in clashes with police, the palace says.
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Netherlands, 
RwandaA Rwandan Hutu pleads not guilty before a Dutch court to charges of rape and murder during the 1994 genocide.
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FranceAfter French President Sarkozy blocks the extradition of a former militant, it emerges his wife Carla Bruni visited her in hospital.
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ArubaShark antibodies could be a weapon in the fight against cancer, say Australian scientists.
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BelarusThe European Union is to lift its travel ban on President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, to encourage democratic reform.
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Austria, FranceThis year's Tour de France 'King of the Mountains' Bernhard Kohl, who finished third overall, is the latest rider to fail a doping test.
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ZimbabweS Africa's ex-leader seeks to save Zimbabwe deal
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North KoreaUN monitors confirm North Korea has let them back to the Yongbyon nuclear site, including the reprocessing plant.
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IsraelIsrael's Kadima and Labour parties have reached a deal that brings Tzipi Livni closer to becoming PM, her spokesman says.
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NetherlandsThree men go on trial in the Netherlands accused of deliberately infecting at least 14 other men with HIV.
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South Africa, ZimbabweEx-South African President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Harare to try and salvage the power-sharing deal he brokered last month.
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Czech RepublicCzech author Milan Kundera denies he was an informer
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United StatesWall Street shares rocket 11% as investors welcome fresh efforts by governments to deal with the financial crisis.
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United KingdomThe UK government is forced to abandon plans to extend the period terror suspects can be held without charge.
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ArubaHope for consensus between environmentalists and whalers in Barcelona is derailed by a last-minute Australian intervention.
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BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales joins the start of a march to push congress to call a referendum on a new constitution.
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Serbia and MontenegroProtesters clash with police in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica at a rally against recognition of Kosovo's independence.
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