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EgyptSectarian ties are shaken in Egypt by the murder of a Muslim whose wife converted against her Christian family's wish.
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PeruThousands demonstrate in Peru calling for a change to the government's economic policies and an end to corruption.
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ThailandProtesters seeking to force the Thai government to quit say they will continue their protests, a day after violent clashes in Bangkok.
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ArubaInvestigators say a computer glitch may have caused a Qantas jet to plunge suddenly in mid-flight, injuring 40.
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Kenya, 
United StatesThe Kenyan authorities deport the US author of a highly critical book about Barack Obama.
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United StatesThe US presidential hopefuls spar over the financial crisis and foreign policy in a debate where voters put the questions.
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IcelandWest Ham admit they will have to sell players before they can buy any new ones in the January transfer window.
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Syria, 
Lebanon, United StatesUS military aid to Lebanon sends Syria a message
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MalaysiaMalaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will step down from office in March, a ruling party official says.
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MalaysiaMalaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will step down from office in March, a ruling party official says.
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ChinaThe International Olympic Committee will retest 5,000 doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new blood-boosting drug.
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ChinaThe International Olympic Committee will retest 5,000 doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new blood-boosting drug.
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United KingdomDetails of a £50bn rescue package for the British banking system are set to be announced by the chancellor.
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JapanA clever trick borrowed from jellyfish earns two Americans and one Japanese scientist a share of the chemistry Nobel Prize.
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JapanEuropean stock markets fall sharply after steep declines in Asia amid fears of a prolonged global economic downturn.
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ItalyWine gushes from taps into homes during an Italian grape festival but it emerges it is no miracle but bad plumbing.
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South AfricaMore than 100 people in South Africa are under medical observation over suspected haemorrhagic fever fears.
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ChinaChina's health ministry has issued official levels of melamine to be allowed in milk and food.
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NepalTwelve German tourists are among 18 killed as a passenger plane crashes in Nepal's Everest region, airport officials say.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaNorth Korea is trying to develop a nuclear warhead that would fit on to a missile, South Korea's top military officer says.
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Afghanistan, 
Saudi ArabiaThe Afghan president's brother met former Taleban leaders at a religious meal hosted by the Saudi king, the BBC learns.
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IndiaIndian stocks fall briefly to a two-year low amid fears the credit crunch could lead to global recession.
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NigeriaPolice raid a private hospital in Nigeria where they suspect babies were being sold.
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ItalyPupils at an Italian school replace all their text books with computers - in what is described as a unique experiment.
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United KingdomEngland vice-captain Rio Ferdinand calls on Fifa to "back up their words with actions" in dealing with racist fans.
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France, 
Israel, 
IranH-bombshell - French FM says Israel might "eat" Iran
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KenyaA Kenyan minister denies BBC reports that tanks seized by pirates were bound for South Sudan.
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IraqA suicide bomber kills at least nine people, including security personnel, outside a court north-east of Baghdad.
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AfghanistanNato's top operations commander calls for more aggressive tactics against the opium trade in Afghanistan.
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South AfricaIt is inevitable that South Africa's ruling ANC party will split, a close ally of ex-President Thabo Mbeki tells the BBC.
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Serbia and MontenegroThe UN General Assembly votes to refer Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice.
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PakistanPakistan's parliament meets for a rare briefing by the military aimed at evolving consensus on tackling Islamic militancy.
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RwandaRwanda's ex-President Juvenal Habyarimana home is to become a genocide museum.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyTurkish MPs extend the army's mandate to carry out raids against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq by one year.
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Georgia, 
RussiaRussian troops leave their self-imposed buffer zones around Georgia's breakaway regions ahead of schedule.
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Lebanon, United StatesTwo American citizens are missing in Lebanon, the US embassy in Beirut says in an appeal for information on their whereabouts.
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MaldivesVoting in the Maldives first multi-party presidential election is extended amid allegations of widespread irregularities.
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UkraineUkraine's president dissolves parliament weeks after the collapse of the ruling coalition and calls a snap election.
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MexicoHurricane Norbert strengthens to a Category-Four storm and is forecast to hit Mexico's Baja California at the weekend.
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India, United StatesUS President George W Bush signs into law a nuclear deal with India to end a three-decade ban on nuclear trade.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe world's major central banks cut interest rates, but the unprecedented step fails to cheer markets.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA US military inquiry finds that an air strike in Afghanistan in August killed many more civilians than first acknowledged.
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United StatesPresidential candidates trade blows as they return to campaign trail after Tuesday's televised debate in Nashville.
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