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ItalyItaly to launch pioneering carbon-neutral farm
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Isle of ManKirk Douglas urges young Americans to go to the polls
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Venezuela, 
United StatesThe partner of a Venezuelan man accused of being an illegal agent in the US says they made millions of dollars by corruption.
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Mauritania, United StatesThe US imposes a travel ban on several members of the military government in Mauritania.
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ChinaChina extends rules introduced for the Beijing Olympics that gave foreign reporters greater freedom, the state news agency reports.
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Bermuda, ChinaFormula One title rivals Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Robert Kubica compete for grid slots in Shanghai.
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PakistanPakistan's military says it has killed at least 60 militants in air strikes on Taleban training camps in the north-western Swat Valley.
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Bermuda, ChinaMcLaren's Lewis Hamilton gives his world title hopes a big lift by taking pole for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.
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ChinaChinese premier Wen Jiabao says the government is partly to blame for the tainted milk scandal that killed four children.
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Iraq, United StatesThousands of supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr march in Baghdad against plans to extend the US mandate in Iraq.
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Colombia, United StatesA Colombian drugs trafficker admits being a leader of a powerful cartel that smuggled $10bn of cocaine into the US.
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India, 
AustraliaAustralia lose their third wicket chasing India's 469 on day two of the second Test match in Mohali.
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AfghanistanDamian Grammaticas visits Afghanistan's Saighan Valley, where drought will mean severe deprivation this winter.
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AfghanistanDamian Grammaticas visits Afghanistan's Saighan Valley, where drought will mean severe deprivation this winter.
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United Kingdom, 
SpainBritish number one Andy Murray takes on Roger Federer for a place in the Madrid Masters final.
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Indian Ocean, IndiaSimon Worrall explains why a discovery on the floor of the Indian Ocean will revolutionise our understanding of two ancient civilisations.
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IndiaGeorge Arney considers the recent wave of violence that has erupted in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Pakistan, ChinaChina will help Pakistan build two more nuclear power stations to tackle its energy shortages, the Pakistani foreign minister says.
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ZimbabweThe two sides in Zimbabwe's political crisis turn to regional powers for help after failing to settle their differences.
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AustriaTens of thousands of people attend the funeral of far-right politician Joerg Haider in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt.
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Egypt, 
LebanonEgyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa pleads not guilty of ordering the murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim.
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United StatesUS talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has bought $100,000 of TV airtime to back gay marriage.
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RussiaA Russian army convoy is attacked in the North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, but reports conflict over the death toll.
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GermanyGermany's Social Democrats endorse Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier as their candidate for chancellor in next year's poll.
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Spain, United StatesAndy Murray beats Roger Federer to reach the final of the Madrid Masters, where he will play surprise finalist Gilles Simon.
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Belgium, United KingdomBelgian police say they have broken up a ring of human traffickers trying to smuggle hundreds of Indians into the UK.
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Italy, United KingdomItalian prosecutors call for a life sentence for one of three people accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher.
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JamaicaQuestions are being asked in Jamaica about a police probe into the theft of hundreds of tons of sand from a beach.
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UkraineDeputy PM Sergei Ivanov tells the BBC Russia will relocate its Black Sea Fleet if Ukraine refuses to renew its Sevastopol lease.
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