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FranceFrench-speaking nations say the needs of the poorest countries must be considered in any solution to the financial crisis.
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ChinaLinda Yueh says China can help solve financial crisis
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Iraq, 
United StatesIraqi political leaders meet in late night session to discuss plans for a deal to keep US troops in the country until 2011.
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ChinaThe medical journal, the Lancet, launches a major series of scientific papers on China's plans for healthcare reform.
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India, 
AustraliaAustralia finish day four of the second Test on 141-5, chasing 516 to beat India in Mohali.
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FranceThe chairman of Caisse d'Epargne steps down, taking responsibility for a 600m euro loss, and two other top officials go with him.
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BelgiumMulti-ethnic Belgium struggles to stay in one piece
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IndiaPolitical parties and separatist groups in Indian-administered Kashmir present a mixed reaction to the decision to hold polls.
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ChinaChina's economic growth rate falls for a third quarter, amid fears that a major Asian economy could face a severe downturn.
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Russia, 
CubaCuba's first Russian Orthodox church is inaugurated in Havana amid improving ties between Cuba and Russia.
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MacauThe credit crisis and slowing economies lead to a 10% drop in Macau's gaming revenues, according to a Macau gaming body.
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MacauThe credit crisis and slowing economies lead to a 10% drop in Macau's gaming revenues, according to a Macau gaming body.
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Egypt, BelgiumSister Emmanuelle, a Belgian-born nun who dedicated her later life to helping poor children in the slums of Cairo, dies aged 99.
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KenyaChief mediator Kofi Annan backs a call for Kenya to set up a tribunal for those involved in election violence.
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Equatorial GuineaTwo Cameroon policemen are arrested and accused of handing a colonel from Equatorial Guinea to that country's intelligence service.
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North Korea, United StatesS Korean and US officials are to search the border with N Korea for remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.
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AustraliaMichael Clarke and Brad Haddin share a defiant 83, but Australia are 375 from victory at 141-5 at stumps on day four.
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Sri LankaAt least 33 soldiers were killed fighting Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka over the weekend, the government says.
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IndiaIndia's central bank unexpectedly cuts short-term lending rates in response to continued pressure from the global financial crisis.
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GermanyKarl Marx is back in fashion, says one German publisher, who attributes his new popularity to the world economic crisis.
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South Korea, North KoreaA South Korean man goes on a knife rampage in Seoul, leaving at least six people dead and seven others wounded.
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SomaliaAn engineer working for the UN in Somalia is the latest aid worker to be assassinated, sources say.
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IsraelAttacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian olive harvesters are a "dangerous escalation", the Palestinian leader says.
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IsraelA website run by supporters of Israel's leading political party, Kadima, superimposes a swastika over an image of Pope Benedict.
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FranceAn investigation is under way in France after hackers steal money from President Nicolas Sarkozy's personal bank account.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's spicy dish feels the heat
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AfghanistanA suicide bomber attacks a Nato patrol in northern Afghanistan, killing two soldiers and five children, Nato says.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition MDC pulls out of regional talks after its leader was denied a passport.
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SpainSpanish prosecutors ask the high court to halt a probe into civil war atrocities, saying they are covered by an amnesty.
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TurkeyThe trial of more than 80 people accused of an ultra-nationalist coup plot adjourns in Istanbul after a chaotic opening.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US insists Iraq will regain its sovereignty under a security pact which would see American troops staying another three years.
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BotswanaBotswana's ex-President Mogae wins a $5m prize for encouraging good governance in Africa.
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GermanyThe first German sextuplets for 20 years are born in Berlin and are said to be in a stable condition.
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Netherlands, 
Georgia, RussiaA Dutch inquiry blames a Russian cluster bomb for the death of a cameraman during the recent conflict in Georgia.
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CanadaThe leader of Canada's main opposition Liberal Party, Stephane Dion, says he will resign after last week's election defeat.
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AfghanistanA female aid worker with British and South African citizenship is shot dead in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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ZimbabweRegional talks on power sharing in Zimbabwe are postponed for a week, officials say.
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FranceThe French government will inject 10.5bn euros into the country's six largest banks, the finance minister announces.
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United StatesFive men accused of planning an attack on a New Jersey military base were intent on 'holy war', hears their trial.
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United KingdomA British chef who murdered his lover before cooking pieces of his flesh and eating it is told he will serve 30 years in jail.
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CroatiaSlaven Bilic plays down speculation linking him to Tottenham, insisting he is focused on his job as coach of the Croatia national team.
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United StatesThe US state of Nebraska agrees to change a controversial law that allows the abandonment of children up to 18.
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United StatesSitting on the most dangerous urban fault in the US
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United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Middle East is a better place for the policies of President Bush.
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AfghanistanA top Nato commander says Western efforts in Afghanistan are "disjointed" and that political will is wavering.
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Russia, United StatesRussian diplomats turn down a funding request from US presidential candidate John McCain after a "computer error".
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United StatesUS Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke says more government spending to combat economic weakness "seems appropriate".
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Cuba, 
MexicoMexico tightens its immigration rules and agrees to deport Cubans using the country as an entry point to the US.
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MexicoA riot breaks out at a prison in the Mexican border town of Reynosa, leaving at least 21 inmates dead, officials say.
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GuineaMusicians give vocal backing to Guinean grievances
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