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ColombiaThe head of Colombian intelligence steps down after admitting that opponents of the president were monitored.
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IranIran's economy hit by financial crisis and low oil prices
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United StatesQuestion mark of racism which could mislead US polls
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Russia, United StatesA spacecraft carrying two Russian crew and a US space tourist arrives back on Earth from the International Space Station.
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New Zealand, 
AustraliaAustralia, South Africa and New Zealand are in talks over the setting up of a southern hemisphere Twenty20 franchise league.
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IndiaIndia is to make its debut at the highest level at an Asia-Europe summit where the economic crisis will dominate the discussions.
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JapanJapanese police arrest a woman who allegedly illegally accessed computer data to kill off her virtual husband in an online game.
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GermanyHow German town is coping with global crisis
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IndonesiaThree men convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings will be executed in early November, Indonesian authorities say.
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TurkeyTurkey's PM breached secular principles, says the country's top court, explaining why it punished the ruling AK Party.
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United StatesA US company will keep its promise to give a free drink to all Americans if Guns N' Roses release a new album in 2008.
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IsraelThe religious Shas party, a key player in Israeli coalition talks, says it will not back Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Israeli media report.
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Djibouti, 
EritreaDjibouti's president says there will be war with Eritrea unless the UN acts growing tension over a border dispute.
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North KoreaA scathing UN report accuses North Korea of grave human-rights violations, including public executions.
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United KingdomThe economy shrank for the first time in 16 years between July and September, confirming the UK is on the brink of recession.
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GreeceThe Greek government is criticised for boycotting a vote on a property scandal after two ministers were forced to quit.
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Cambodia, 
Thailand, 
ChinaThailand and Cambodia pledge to work for a peaceful resolution of their deadly border dispute in talks in Beijing.
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South AfricaFree text messages to mobile phones will soon be helping encourage South Africans to get tested for HIV.
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IndiaLife in much of Indian-administered Kashmir is hit by a separatist strike to mark United Nations day.
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South Korea, JapanIndia's Sensex falls more than 10% in another bad day for shares in Asia, with Japan's Nikkei sinking to a five-year low.
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SpainBudget airline Ryanair is closing its base at Valencia in Spain with the loss of 70 weekly flights, it says.
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IsraelThe religious Shas party says it will not back Tzipi Livni's bid to form a coalition, in a big setback for the would-be Israeli PM.
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PakistanGeoff Lawson is sacked as coach of Pakistan with immediate effect.
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Malaysia, IranMalaysia's foreign minister denies ordering a university to withdraw an invitation to outspoken Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi.
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United StatesParents are using drug sniffer dogs on their own children
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United KingdomUK scientists have developed a "universal" genetic embryo test which can detect almost all inherited conditions.
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United KingdomIcelanders send a message to the UK that they are not terrorists after terror laws are used to freeze their assets.
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Australia, 
Papua New Guinea, United KingdomEngland take on Papua New Guinea in the opening match of Rugby League's 13th World Cup in Australia on Saturday.
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FranceFrench car firm Peugeot Citroen says it will start "massive" production cuts as the downturn bites.
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ThailandWill the exiled former Thai PM escape jail?
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Iraq, United StatesUS gets ready to pass the baton to the Iraqi military
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India, United KingdomEngland players will be free to play in next April's Indian Premier League if India release 20 players for the first English Premier League, BBC Sport can reveal.
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ItalyOne of the world's biggest ever lottery jackpots has been won in Italy.
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IndiaA Roman Catholic nun raped in the Indian state of Orissa, allegedly during a riot by Hindus, publicly denounces local police.
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IndiaThe Vatican suspends a Catholic bishop in India who adopted a young woman as his "spiritual daughter".
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan defence ministry says it is suspending the release of casualty figures during the current fighting in the north of the country.
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TaiwanThe wacky world of Taipei technology
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KenyaKenyan MPs approve a truth and reconciliation commission to probe historical injustices that led to post-poll violence.
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TanzaniaChurch leaders in Tanzania oppose a proposal to establish Islamic courts saying they will create religious tension.
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IcelandThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaches a "tentative" agreement to give aid to Iceland worth about $2.1bn.
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RwandaA Rwandan military court sentences two army captains over the murder of 13 Catholic clerics in the 1994 genocide.
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AustriaWorld oil prices fall more than $4 a barrel, undermining Opec's attempts to steady prices by cutting output.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe UN says fighting in eastern DR Congo has displaced 200,000 people since fighting broke out with rebel forces.
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GeorgiaA court has given a last-minute reprieve to a Georgia man due to be executed for the killing of an off-duty police officer.
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MoroccoThirteen people are killed in northern Morocco after their homes collapse in flash flooding caused by torrential rains.
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Israel, 
GhanaKidnappers seize an Israeli businessman in Ghana and are demanding a ransom, according to officials.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAfghan opium production will fall by almost a third this year, a US report says, but UN figures suggest a much smaller drop.
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