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Afghanistan, 
GermanyAn emergency relief operation is urged to prevent Afghanistan falling victim to a devastating famine.
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GermanyHistoric Berlin airport shuts after 85 years of service
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India, 
AustraliaAustralia finish on 338-4 after fine knocks from Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting at the close of day three of third Test against India in Delhi.
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United StatesUS investigators find what appear to be two human bones near the crash site of Steve Fossett's plane in California.
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Malaysia, 
MongoliaMalaysian political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda is cleared of involvement in the murder of a Mongolian woman.
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JapanThe Bank of Japan cuts its main interest rate from 0.5% to 0.3% - its first reduction for seven years.
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JapanThe Bank of Japan cuts its main interest rate from 0.5% to 0.3% - its first reduction for seven years, but shares still fall.
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Canada, 
ChinaA photographic prize said to be the world's richest is won by a Canadian for images of ecological disaster in northern China.
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PakistanOfficials say 300 people could have died in Wednesday's earthquake in south-west Pakistan's Balochistan province.
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United StatesJohn McCain makes a plea for emergency donations as he tries to pull off a surprise victory in next Tuesday's election.
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TaiwanPolice in Taiwan arrest a former deputy prime minister on suspicion of corruption involving diplomatic funds.
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United StatesNissan reports a 41% fall in half-year profits after it is hit by the high value of the yen and the "severe decline" in the US car market.
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TurkeyTurkey rules out handing over the revered medieval church in Tarsus, where Catholics want to hold Christian services.
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TurkeyTurkey rules out handing over the revered medieval church in Tarsus, where Catholics want to hold Christian services.
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United KingdomBritish bank Barclays announces plans to raise up to £7.3bn to strengthen its balance sheet mainly from Mid-East investors.
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India, AustraliaRicky Ponting (87) and Matthew Hayden (83) help Australia reach 338-4 by the close on day three of the third Test against India.
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ChinaThe industrial chemical melamine is probably being routinely added to Chinese animal feed, state media reports.
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IndiaThe death toll in a series of bomb explosions in India's north-eastern state of Assam has risen to more than 70, officials say.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoFierce fighting between government and rebels in DR Congo is causing a humanitarian catastrophe, the Red Cross says.
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KenyaThe Kenyan president's party is meeting over a report on poll clashes implicating politicians a day after his coalition partners rejected it.
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ZimbabweConditions in Zimbabwe are growing more desperate as the political crisis continues, says Amnesty International.
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GreeceGreek hurdler Fani Halkia could face a two-year jail sentence after being charged for using steroids.
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Israel, 
SyriaOutgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants to resume indirect peace negotiations with Syria, his spokesman says.
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PakistanPolice in southern Pakistan arrest two people for attempting to wed a seven-year-old boy to an even younger girl, officials say.
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United StatesConsumer spending in the US fell in September by the biggest amount in four years, the Commerce Department says.
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Austria, 
MaliTwo Austrian hostages held for eight months by Islamic militants in the Sahara desert are released in Mali.
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IsraelInterviews by two televisions channels with the man who assassinated PM Yitzhak Rabin spark outrage in Israel.
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Afghanistan, United StatesGen David Petraeus takes over US military operations in the Middle East and much of Asia, including Afghanistan.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least 15 people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan, security officials say.
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United Kingdom, 
SpainA British man dubbed the "accidental mayor" of a Spanish town, denies reports that he has taken up the position.
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JapanThe head of Japan's air force is to be sacked after saying the country was not an aggressor in World War II, officials say.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's ex-leader Thabo Mbeki says he will not campaign for the ANC as the ruling party has claimed.
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United StatesUS presidential poll front-runner Barack Obama reportedly approaches a controversial congressman to be his chief of staff.
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Bermuda, 
BotswanaFelipe Massa eclipses title rival Lewis Hamilton in practice for Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Pakistan, United StatesMore than 20 people are killed in two suspected US missile attacks in northwest Pakistan, security officials say.
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United KingdomJames Anderson is left out of England's match with the Stanford Superstars to accommodate second spinner Graeme Swann.
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CroatiaCroatia is on track to join the EU, despite recent high-profile killings, a key EU report, seen by the BBC, will say.
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IraqInsurgents have blown up a water pipeline in Baghdad, disrupting supplies to hundreds of thousands of people, security officials say.
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Sudan, ChinaSudanese authorities find one of two missing Chinese oil workers from a group of nine kidnapped last week.
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CameroonArmed gunmen in speedboats kidnap and threaten to kill 10 crew members from an oil vessel off Cameroon.
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Kenya, United StatesObama, The Musical, a partial portrait of US presidential hopeful Barack Obama, is set to open in Kenya.
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Libya, United StatesLibya pays $1.5bn into a US compensation fund for victims of terror attacks blamed on Tripoli in the 1980s.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoCamps sheltering 50,000 displaced people in eastern DR Congo have reportedly been looted and burned, says the UN.
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CroatiaPolice in Croatia charge five suspects in connection with the murder of prominent journalist Ivo Pukanic.
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