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ArubaAn inquiry into the 1941 sinking of an Australian naval vessel is to begin hearing evidence from war veterans.
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ChinaA powerful earthquake in China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces killed 32 and left more than 460 injured, says state media.
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United StatesThe opening day of the US Republican convention is scaled down as nearly two million people flee Hurricane Gustav.
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Sri LankaForty two Tamil Tiger rebels die in fresh fighting with security forces in Sri Lanka, the military says.
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Costa RicaScientists are to hunt for some of the world's rarest frogs in Costa Rica, including the iconic golden toad, last seen 20 years ago.
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United StatesNovak Djokovic struggles past Marin Cilic as Roger Federer and Andy Roddick make smooth progress into the fourth round of the US Open.
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RussiaSpurs sign Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow for £14m.
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ThailandProtesters in Thailand are vowing to take more disruptive direct action as their anti-government campaign continues.
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PhilippinesA powerful explosion rips through a bus in the southern Philippines, killing at least four people.
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IndiaMore than 10,000 Christians are living in refugee camps in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, officials say.
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RussiaOpposition leaders in Russia's Ingushetia region condemn the killing of an anti-Kremlin journalist shot in police custody.
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LibyaLibya's Muammar Gaddafi says oil profits should go directly to citizens amid planned reforms.
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NigeriaThe Nigerian military denies claims that 29 soldiers were killed in clashes with militants.
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Bolivia, Libya, 
IranBolivian President Evo Morales arrives in Tehran for trade talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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RussiaMoscow's five new principles on foreign policy
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Iraq, United StatesThe US military transfers control of Anbar province, once the centre of Iraq's Sunni insurgency, to the Iraqi government.
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JapanJapanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announces he is quitting the post, less than a year after he took office.
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South KoreaSouth Korea's government has devised a series of measures to try to tackle the country's high suicide rate.
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Georgia, 
Belgium, RussiaThe EU's foreign policy chief says it plans to send hundreds of ceasefire monitors to Georgia, as an emergency summit opens.
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South AfricaMore than 100 bush fires across South Africa killed 20 people over the weekend, officials say.
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NigeriaNigerian anti-graft investigators seize money collected to support Barack Obama.
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IndiaIndian troops try to rescue thousands stranded by floods
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Hong KongGypsy roots cause dilemma for Hungarian director
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Hong KongGypsy roots cause dilemma for Hungarian director
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Croatia, Hong KongHungarian energy giant, Mol, makes a bid to expand its stake in Croatia's oil firm Ina, for some 1.2bn euros.
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Sierra LeonePresident Koroma becomes the first head of state in Sierra Leone to declare his assets.
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ArubaStories from a parched Australian landscape
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BulgariaTottenham's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov is at the centre of a deadline-day transfer tug-of-war between Manchester United and Manchester City.
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PakistanPakistan's Senate calls for action to be taken against men alleged to have buried alive five women in Balochistan in July.
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United StatesHurricane Gustav brings torrential rain and severe winds as it heads inland, but is downgraded to a Category One storm.
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Georgia, RussiaEU leaders agree to suspend talks on a new partnership agreement with Moscow until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia
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Peru, 
Brazil, 
BotswanaBrazilian steel company Gerdau is to invest $1.4bn in its Peru business in a bid to boost production and benefit from Brazil's construction boom.
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RussiaEU leaders overcome divisions to condemn Russia
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SpainManchester City beat Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of about £32.5m.
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BulgariaMan Utd sign Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham in a deal worth £30.75m.
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BulgariaMan Utd sign Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham in a deal worth £30.75m.
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