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The International Monetary Fund approves funds for Georgia, aimed at boosting confidence following the war with Russia.
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The US and the EU will not immediately end sanctions against Zimbabwe, despite its historic power-sharing deal.
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An emergency summit of South American leaders gives its full backing to Bolivian President Evo Morales.
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The robbery trial of ex-US football star OJ Simpson opens in Las Vegas - 13 years after his acquittal for murder.
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on a private visit to Britain, is due to meet British PM Gordon Brown.
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Major global stock markets extend losses in the aftermath of the demise of top US investment bank Lehman Brothers
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A millionaire politician and former lawyer, Malcolm Turnbull, is elected leader of Australia's conservative opposition.
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China's Health Ministry says the number of babies affected by contaminated milk powder may be rising.
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Chancellor Alistair Darling says that action was being taking to tighten up the UK's financial system to prevent further bank crises.
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The Netherlands prevents the unfreezing of EU-Serbia trade ties, urging full co-operation over war crimes suspects.
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Militants reportedly take a UK oil worker hostage in Nigeria and blow up a pipeline.
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Kidnappings prompt fears among Afghan traders
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The European Competition Commission joins its US counterparts in ensuring the deal is within antitrust laws.
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DR Congo is to investigate the deaths of 13 people in a stampede at a football game following claims of witchcraft.
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General David Petraeus, the outgoing US military commander in Iraq, hands over control to Lt Gen Raymond Odierno.
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A Nigerian man with 86 wives is arrested by an Islamic court for not divorcing them.
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Thailand's ruling political party unites around Somchai Wongsawat as nominee for prime minister, after days of talks.
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French troops free two sailors seized by Somali pirates, as President Sarkozy warns others.
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Australia's tour of India will go ahead after a security review, despite recent bombings.
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Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip say at least 11 people died in a gun battle with members of a powerful local clan.
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The new US military commander in Iraq, Lt Gen Ray Odierno, says recent security gains there are "fragile and reversible".
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The new face of Canada's forestry workforce
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GB's David Weir grabs his second gold on the track as ParalympicsGB make it a century of medals in Beijing.
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At least three people are killed and 50 hurt as explosions hit crowds celebrating Mexico's independence day.
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Malaysia's PM Abdullah Badawi rejects claims by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim that he is poised to take power.
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The wing flaps on a plane that crashed in Madrid last month were not open properly during take-off, a draft report says.
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The UN and other aid groups pull out of Tamil Tiger-held areas of northern Sri Lanka as the military closes in on the rebels' HQ.
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UN figures show a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed by Taleban militants and foreign forces in Afghanistan.
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Representatives of Lebanon's political factions meet in Beirut to begin dialogue on the country's future.
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Georgia releases what it says is phone tap evidence that proves its assault on South Ossetia was provoked by Russia.
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Bolivian troops arrest an opposition governor accused of backing deadly violence in Pando region, state television says.
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Rescue workers end a search for survivors in a Cairo slum where a landslide killed at least 90 people, but hundreds may remain buried.
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Officials in an Israeli city plan to use a database of doggie DNA to identify owners who allow pets to foul the streets.
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Pakistan's army says incursions by US troops across the border from Afghanistan will not be tolerated.
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Hurricanes Ike and Gustav have between them inflicted the worst storm damage in Cuba's history, the government says.
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Hurricanes Ike and Gustav have between them inflicted the worst storm damage in Cuba's history, the government says.
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Ukraine's ruling pro-Western coalition collapses, plunging the country into a new political crisis.
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Stock markets are volatile throughout Tuesday after key US investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection.
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The US central bank opts to leave interest rates unchanged at 2%, rejecting calls for a cut, despite recent market volatility.
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