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HondurasHow has Honduras fared since Hurricane Mitch?
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VietnamCaring for the 'handsome' soldier in Vietnam
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United StatesDemocrat Barack Obama's campaign airs a 30-minute TV advert in prime-time, as John McCain campaigns in Florida.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe UN Security Council condemns military action by Congolese rebels, as thousands flee fighting in eastern DR Congo.
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ThailandA small explosive device is thrown at an anti-government protest camp in Thai capital, Bangkok, wounding 10 volunteer guards.
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United StatesBarack Obama seeks to boost support with a half-hour TV ad and a rally with Bill Clinton, as John McCain campaigns in Florida.
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PakistanVillagers who survived the earthquake that hit south-western Pakistan spend a night in freezing cold waiting for relief.
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India, 
AustraliaAustralia's openers face a tricky period after India declare on 613-7 after tea on day two of the third Test in Delhi.
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ChinaAt least 12 people die in eastern China when the lift they were travelling in plunged to the ground.
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ArubaFour Australian teens are charged with an attack on a rare, aged and near-blind flamingo.
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IndiaAn Indian labourer is beaten to death on a train, in the latest attack on migrant workers in Mumbai, police say.
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ChinaThree more brands of Chinese eggs are found to contain melamine, as officials admit delays reporting the problem.
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United StatesAsian stock markets rise sharply following the interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in the US.
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ColombiaColombia sacks three generals and 24 other soldiers after an investigation implicates the army in the killing of civilians.
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North KoreaA South Korean law which states that only the blind can be licensed masseurs is upheld in the country's Constitutional Court.
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Thailand, 
United KingdomThai protesters demand that the UK extradite former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, hours after two small bomb attacks.
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JapanJapanese Prime Minister Taro Aso unveils the country's second economic stimulus package in as many months.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripPalestinian militants have fired a rocket at Israel from the Gaza Strip, in violation of a four-month-old truce.
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PakistanIslamist militants in a north-western tribal district in Pakistan vow to lay down their arms and renounce violence, officials say.
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Brazil, 
BotswanaA law to protect women from domestic violence in Brazil is used to protect a man from an abusive ex-wife.
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AfghanistanA suicide bomber blows himself up at a ministry in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing himself and four others, police say.
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ChinaIn an interview with the BBC, the Dalai Lama suggests his exiled government could harden its "middle way" policy towards China.
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United StatesTen of the biggest YouTube videos of the US election
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NigerThe French arm of charity MSF says it is to withdraw from Niger after a row about malnourished children numbers.
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India, AustraliaGautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman both hit double centuries as India take control of the third Test against Australia in Delhi.
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FranceGenevieve Bicknell discovers how, in south-west France, ancient practices are used for a very modern purpose.
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SomaliaPolice arrest a local Muslim cleric in connection with five co-ordinated car-bomb attacks in northern Somalia.
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GermanyThe German site which paved the way to space
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United KingdomOlympics boss Jacques Rogge says London 2012's main stadium does not need an athletics legacy.
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HungaryHungary braced for more pain despite huge crisis loans
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JordanMigrant domestic workers in Jordan face physical abuse, long hours and poor conditions, human rights campaigners say.
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FranceFrench winemakers feud over league table U-turn
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SpainAt least 15 people are reported injured as a car bomb explodes in a university car park in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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RomaniaHumphrey Hawksley discovers how the shortage of construction workers in Romania is damaging the country's infrastructure.
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IndonesiaIndonesia's parliament passes a far-reaching anti-pornography law that critics say will stifle religious and artistic freedom.
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CroatiaCroatian police arrest 10 people in connection with last week's mafia-style murder of a high-profile journalist.
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ItalyThousands of teachers, students and parents hold big protests in Italian cities against the government's school reforms.
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PakistanRescuers are still scrambling to reach survivors facing another night in the open a day after a quake in south-western Pakistan.
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France, United KingdomBritish number one Andy Murray makes it 14 wins in a row as he reaches the Paris Masters quarter-finals with an impressive victory over Fernando Verdasco.
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ZambiaZambia's opposition leader accuses the governing party of rigging as the country votes to elect a new president.
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United StatesRecession looms for the US after official figures show its economy shrank by 0.3% between July and September.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe UN says it is deeply concerned for tens of thousands of people fleeing a rebel advance in DR Congo.
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ItalyHow did an Italian thief get his mitts on the diamonds?
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United StatesCondoleezza Rice announces plans to visit the Middle East in a bid to advance peace talks before US President Bush leaves office.
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Syria, United StatesThousands of people hold a peaceful protest in Damascus against an alleged US raid that Syria says killed eight.
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IndiaAt least 64 people are killed in a series of bomb explosions in India's north-eastern state of Assam, police say.
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Israel, 
GhanaAn Israeli businessman kidnapped in Ghana escapes unharmed after almost a week in captivity.
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Liberia, United StatesA US jury convicts the son of Liberian ex-leader Charles Taylor for torture and conspiracy.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoEfforts begin to end a conflict in eastern DR Congo that has forced many thousands of people to flee their homes.
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