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BrazilThe right-wing mayor of Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo is re-elected, in a blow to President Lula's ruling Workers' Party.
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United StatesUS rivals eye Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
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ZimbabweMood sours for Zimbabwe's political parties
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LithuaniaLithuania's conservatives come first in the general election, after making gains in the second round of voting.
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UkraineThe International Monetary Fund agrees to offer a $16.5bn loan to Ukraine, hard-hit by fears over the global credit crisis.
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Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, United StatesA suspected US missile strike kills 20 people, including a top Taleban leader, in NW Pakistan, witnesses and officials say.
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Afghanistan, PakistanA meeting to discuss the problems of the violent Afghan border is due to begin in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
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Hong Kong, 
ChinaHong Kong food and health authorities will test more food stuffs from China, including meat, fish and offal.
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JapanG7 states express concern at the "excessive volatility" in the exchange rate of Japan's currency, the yen.
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United StatesUS actress Jennifer Hudson offers $100,000 for the safe return of her nephew, missing after a double murder.
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Sri LankaIndia says it is sending food to Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka caught up in a war between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Afghanistan, 
AustraliaAustralia investigates a report that up to 20 deported Afghan asylum seekers were killed by the Taleban after returning home.
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Iraq, 
SyriaUS military helicopters kill eight people in an attack inside Syria along its border with Iraq, the Syrian authorities say.
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Ireland, 
TongaA hat-trick from Damien Blanch is not quite enough as Ireland go down to a 22-20 defeat by Tonga in Parramatta.
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IndiaIndia's hill state of Mizoram is playing host to swarms of black rats, attracted by the flowering bamboo.
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IndiaIndian troops say they have shot dead at least five militants in a fire fight in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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JapanAsian shares fall again at the start of the week with Tokyo's Nikkei index closing at its lowest level for 26 years.
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IndonesiaA Muslim cleric sparks anger in Indonesia after marrying a 12-year-old girl in an unofficial religious ceremony.
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MexicoThe world's heaviest man Manuel Uribe weds his long-term girlfriend Claudia Solis in front of 400 guests in Mexico.
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PakistanAt least two people have been killed in a car bomb attack in Quetta, the capital of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, police say
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Ireland, TongaDamien Blanch's hat-trick is not quite enough as Ireland suffer a heartbreaking defeat by Tonga in their World Cup opener.
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MexicoAn alleged leader of one of the world's most powerful drug cartels is arrested after a shootout in Mexico, officials say.
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United StatesTributes are paid to a TV newsreader in Arkansas who has died several days after she was brutally beaten in her home.
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EgyptPolice arrest an Egyptian couple for organizing and holding sex parties with other married couples, security officials say.
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IndiaIndian investors assess gloomy future
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Afghanistan, United StatesA US helicopter is shot down in central Afghanistan and two US soldiers are reported killed in a Taleban attack in the north.
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SpainAs many as 30 migrants take advantage of flood damage to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, in north Africa.
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India, United StatesThe American author Tony Hillerman, best known for crime novels featuring Navajo Indian police officers, dies at the age of 83.
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Ukraine, 
HungaryA bank providing investment to Eastern Europe welcomes IMF assistance to Ukraine and Hungary.
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Syria, United StatesSyria reacts with outrage at what it says was a US helicopter raid on its territory that left eight people dead.
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LebanonHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah holds talks with western-backed Lebanese politician Saad Hariri, their first meeting for two years.
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FranceA man travelling on a French high speed train is rescued by firemen after having his arm sucked down the on-board toilet.
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ChinaDalai Lama says he has 'no hope' of a deal with China
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United StatesPolice hunting for US actress Jennifer Hudson's missing nephew say they have found the body of a boy.
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Russia, 
United KingdomThe UK Conservatives' treasury spokesman George Osborne says he regrets his dealings with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
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PortugalMan Utd and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is voted FifPro World Footballer of the Year.
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NigerA West African court finds Niger guilty of failing to protect a woman from slavery in a landmark case.
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NigerNiger trial casts light on continuing W African slavery
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IsraelIsraeli President Shimon Peres says no government can be formed, setting the country on the road to early elections.
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PakistanCan cash hungry Pakistan resist the clutches of the IMF?
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IsraelIsrael's attorney general's office asks police to investigate settlers who called for the deaths of Israeli troops.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoUN forces are engaged in heavy fighting against rebels in eastern DR Congo, as at least 20,000 people flee.
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United StatesUS new homes change hands at their lowest price in four years, as sales levels rise slightly.
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GeorgiaPresident Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia announces he is replacing Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze.
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UgandaUgandan police officials to deploy undercover detectives on buses to try to curb the dangerous driving blamed for thousands of road-accident deaths each year.
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Syria, United StatesA US raid on Syria fits into a wider Mid-East escalation
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Sudan, ChinaFive of nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan nine days ago have been killed, the Sudanese foreign ministry says.
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United StatesThe longest-serving Republican senator, Alaska's Ted Stevens, is found guilty of corruption.
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ChinaChinese coal production has a "true" annual cost of $250bn in terms of damage to health and the environment, a report says.
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MexicoMembers of a Mexican anti-drug unit passed information to a drug cartel in exchange for thousands of dollars, prosecutors say.
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MoroccoA Moroccan schoolboy is jailed after replacing the king's name on a blackboard with that of his favourite football club.
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United StatesUS police say they have identified the body of a child found in a car in Chicago as the missing nephew of actress Jennifer Hudson.
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SyriaBorder attack 'threat' to Syria-Europe relations
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JapanStock markets around the world have been hit again as fears of a protracted economic slowdown continue.
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NepalNepal is to allow foreigners to adopt children from the country, a practice halted last year after reports of child trafficking.
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SomaliaA woman in Somalia is stoned to death after an Islamic Sharia law court finds her guilty of adultery.
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Sri Lanka, United KingdomThe West Indies have been lined up to play England if Sri Lanka scrap their 2009 tour, BBC Sport understands.
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