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Canada, 
ChinaChinese officials are censoring messages sent through the internet service Skype, Canadian researchers say.
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Canada, ChinaChinese officials are censoring messages sent through the internet service Skype, Canadian researchers say.
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives is expected to vote on a revised bank rescue plan as shares fall in US and Asia.
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NepalNepal's former king, Gyanendra, visits a Hindu temple in his first public appearance since the monarchy was abolished.
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MexicoThousands march in Mexico City to mark 40 years since security forces opened fire on a student demonstration.
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United StatesUS vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin trade blows in their only TV debate before November's elections.
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IndiaAustralia's preparations for the series in India take a blow as first-choice spinner Bryce McGain is ruled out.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndian troops say they have shot dead a militant who was trying to cross into Indian-administered Kashmir from Pakistan.
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AustraliaA seven-year-old boy is filmed killing rare reptiles and feeding live ones to a crocodile at a popular zoo in Australia.
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IndiaPolice in the Indian state of Orissa arrest four people in connection with the rape of a Catholic nun.
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SudanSudan's leader says attempts to indict him for war crimes could derail Darfur peace efforts and destabilise the region.
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SwitzerlandSwiss bank UBS says it will cut 2,000 jobs and will reorganise the business to cut costs and focus on its strengths.
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MalaysiaA Malaysian husband and wife are beaten to death by relatives in a ritual apparently intended to cure a smoking addiction and an illness.
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Iran, United StatesThe US gives rare approval for a research body to open an office in Iran, stressing policy had not changed.
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BelgiumA huge haul of fake drugs destined for Africa, including anti-malarial pills, are seized in Belgium, officials say.
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FranceFrance's economy risks shrinking for the second quarter in a row, says finance minister Christine Lagarde.
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United StatesUS Republican presidential candidate John McCain concedes the battleground state of Michigan to rival Obama.
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United StatesWhy US-India deal could have impact on proliferation
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Kenya, United StatesKenya protests to the US and EU after diplomats said the electoral commissioner should go.
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Yemen, United StatesA court in the United States overturns the conviction of a prominent Yemeni cleric and his aide.
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North Korea, United StatesUS envoy Christopher Hill ends a three-day visit to North Korea, describing talks there as "substantive".
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NigeriaNigeria's military has been sent to help segregate a town after violent clashes and impose a curfew, officials say.
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CanadaCanadian opposition leaders accuse PM Stephen Harper of not having an economic plan, during a debate ahead a general election later this month.
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United StatesUS employers cut 159,000 jobs in September, the most in more than five years, Labor Department's figures show.
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IraqThe Iraqi government sacks two top policemen in a Baghdad area where more than 50 died in recent bombings.
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FranceA parachutist and a teenage spectator are killed in a tragic accident at an Under-18s football friendly in France.
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United StatesUS investigators find possible human remains among the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane in California.
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BelgiumBrussels proposes longer maternity leave in EU states, but critics say governments and small businesses will balk at the cost.
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Bolivia, United StatesPresident Evo Morales rejects a US request to fly anti-narcotics missions over Bolivia, state media reports.
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Saudi ArabiaA Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye.
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ChinaAfter the Olympics and the Paralympics, China welcomes the first ever games testing mental strength.
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Sri LankaMany civilians are reported to be fleeing the northern Sri Lankan town of Kilinochchi in the face of more air force attacks.
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IndiaTata Motors abandons plans to build the world's cheapest car in the Indian state of West Bengal following a row over land.
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Taiwan, ChinaTaiwan's health minister is taken to hospital after being allegedly attacked by opposition MPs over the tainted Chinese milk scandal.
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Somalia, 
RussiaRussia's foreign minister calls for joint international action to halt Somali pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa.
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives is voting now on a $700bn (£380bn) financial rescue plan, after rejecting an earlier version.
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NetherlandsThe Netherlands takes control of the Dutch operations of ailing financial giant Fortis in a deal worth 16.8bn euros.
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South Africa, 
ZimbabweSouth African ex-President Thabo Mbeki agrees to continue to mediate in Zimbabwe's crisis.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesA US missile strike on a Pakistani village kills at least nine people including suspected foreign militants, Pakistani sources say.
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South AfricaThree South African businessmen linked with a possible £300m takeover of Newcastle deny being interested in the club.
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Georgia, RussiaA blast in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia kills seven Russian soldiers, a Russian commander says.
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United KingdomThe UK ambassador to Washington describes Barack Obama as "highly intelligent" but at times "aloof", reports say.
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ArgentinaFarmers in Argentina resume nationwide protests calling for economic concessions for small- and medium-scale farms.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea continues to restore its disabled nuclear reactor, US officials say, despite attempts to persuade it not to do so.
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives votes in favour of a $700bn financial rescue plan after rejecting an earlier version.
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Taiwan, United States, ChinaThe US defence agency proposes a multi-billion dollar sale of military equipment to Taiwan in a move likely to anger China.
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HaitiHaitian officials say 793 people were killed in four major storms which devastated the country in August and September.
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SyriaThe head of Syria's nuclear programme says IAEA inspectors will not be allowed access to the country's military facilities.
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