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With one week to go to the US election, both presidential candidates try to woo voters in the key battleground states.
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An Italian judge jails a man from Ivory Coast for 30 years for murdering UK student Meredith Kercher in Italy.
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The Chilean health minister resigns after a hospital fails to tell dozens of patients that they have HIV.
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Government troops and UN forces are locked in fierce battles with Tutsi rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The IMF, World Bank and European Union agree a $25bn package to help Hungary cope with the global financial crisis.
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The former mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick is jailed for four months for lying in connection with a sex scandal.
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The Red Cross warns that Iraq's infrastructure remains dire, putting the health of millions at risk.
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Japan's Nikkei closes 7.74% higher in the wake of a surge on Wall Street and ahead of an expected US rate cut.
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom admits defeat to Mohamed Nasheed after 30 years as president of the Maldives.
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China offers to arrange fresh talks with envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Chinese media say.
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Tens of thousands of people are displaced after floods inundate villages in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam.
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A Czech man sentenced to three years imprisonment by an Indian court for collecting rare insects flees the country after jumping bail.
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A boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists reaches Gaza despite an Israeli blockade, the second such voyage in three months.
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The Icelandic-owned Sterling Airways says it will file for bankruptcy, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.
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The US military transfers control of Wasit to Iraqi forces, in the latest in a series of provincial handovers.
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A teenager in Florida is jailed for using his grandmother to issue threats with a gun in his 'gangsta rap' video.
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Argentina legend Diego Maradona will take over as coach of the national side next week, says the secretary of the Argentine FA.
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Gautam Gambhir scores his second successive hundred as India's batsmen take charge on day one of the third Test in Delhi.
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Gautam Gambhir continues his superb form as India reach 296-3 on the first day of the third Test against Australia in Delhi.
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Israeli forces shoot dead a Palestinian farmer who they said opened fire with a shotgun in the north of the West Bank.
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Syria reduces the sentences of 12 pro-democracy activists jailed for "damaging the state", a human rights group has said.
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A South African man is found guilty of stealing a winning lottery ticket from a farm worker.
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Rebels in eastern DR Congo say they have taken a town near the Ugandan border, as fierce fighting continues.
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At least 160 people are killed in a earthquake measuring 6.4 near the city of Quetta, in south-west Pakistan, officials say.
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UK airline BMI is being taken over by Lufthansa, giving the German carrier the second-largest amount of flights from Heathrow.
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Croatia's new justice minister announces measures to tackle organised crime, after a spate of mafia-style killings.
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China admits its greenhouse gas emissions are equal to America's and that there is little prospect of an early improvement.
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At least 29 people die as five car-bombs go off in previously stable northern Somalia.
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A Canadian software developer is found guilty in a trial linked to a foiled fertiliser bomb plot in Britain.
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A French court rejects President Nicolas Sarkozy's attempt to stop sales of a satirical "voodoo doll" in his image.
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Venezuela gears up for launch of its first satellite
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Kimi Raikkonen says he will help Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa beat Lewis Hamilton to the world title in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Displaced people are pouring into Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as rebels battling the army approach.
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Research on sediments on Indian Ocean shores reveals centuries-old evidence of large tsunami in the region.
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A school reform law sparks big protests by students and teachers across Italy, including a clash in Rome.
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European shares rise sharply, buoyed by expectations central banks will further cut interest rates, starting in the US.
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Zambia's presidential election candidates draw thousands of supporters to eve-of-poll rallies amid tight security.
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Thousands flee in terror as soldiers retreat to Goma
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Afghan women's representatives call on President Karzai not to undermine their position by talking to the Taleban.
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The US president says he is confident a deal on the future of US troops in Iraq will be approved despite Iraqi objections.
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A rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo whose forces are advancing on the eastern city of Goma declares a ceasefire.
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India's Viswanathan Anand has retained his FIDE World Chess Championship title with a draw against Russia's Vladimir Kramnik.
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Tottenham score twice in the dying moments to give new boss Harry Redknapp a stunning 4-4 draw at north London rivals Arsenal.
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Village raid stokes anti-American anger across Syria
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The US Federal Reserve reduces its key US interest rate from 1.5% to 1%, its lowest level since 2004.
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Princes William and Harry attend the royal world premiere of the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace in London.
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