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BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors from eastern regions agree on steps to resolve the country's crisis.
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ZimbabweLegacy of violence hangs over Zimbabwe deal
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Afghanistan, 
United StatesAfter Iraq, US general takes on Afghan challenge
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United StatesThe US Congress approves legislation which will lift a 27-year-old moratorium on drilling for oil in US coastal waters.
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IndiaIndian police issue sketches of three men who they believe are involved in the blasts that killed at least 20 people in Delhi.
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India, United StatesThe US FDA says it has banned the import of more than 30 generic drugs made by Indian drug firm Ranbaxy.
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United KingdomThe UK's second-largest airport, Gatwick, is put up for sale by its owner BAA following a report by the Competition Commission
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Afghanistan, United StatesFour US-led soldiers and an Afghan national are killed in a bomb blast in east Afghanistan, the coalition forces say.
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IndiaAt least 20 people are injured in a grenade attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
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AngolaAngola's ruling party wins a landslide in parliamentary polls, taking seats from the ex-rebels, official results confirm.
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LebanonA gunfight between rival Christian political groups in northern Lebanon leaves two people dead, security officials say.
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RussiaTrading on Russia's main stock exchanges has been suspended following steep falls in share prices.
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United StatesAre small towns about community or individualism?
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Croatia, United KingdomFifa will investigate alleged racial abuse directed at Emile Heskey by Croatia fans during England's win in Zagreb last week.
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Pakistan, United StatesAmerica's top military commander, Adm Michael Mullen, meets Pakistani officials "to defuse tension" on the Afghan border.
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Ukraine, RussiaAn aide to Ukraine's PM rules out forming a coalition with a pro-Moscow opposition party amid a political crisis.
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ChinaThe number of babies in China made sick by contaminated milk powder has risen to more than 6,200, the government says.
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IraqA double bombing in a business district in eastern Baghdad kills at least eight people, Iraqi police say.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US must do more to limit civilian casualties in Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says in Kabul.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe UN is to present a plan for rival DR Congo forces to pull back after heavy clashes.
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NigeriaA TV station is shut down in Nigeria and journalists are arrested after saying the president would resign.
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United StatesThe US Federal Reserve sets out an $85bn rescue package for AIG, the country's biggest insurance firm, in a bid to prevent financial meltdown.
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NigeriaMilitants attack another flow station in Nigeria's oil region, after declaring war at the weekend.
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Sri LankaWhy Tamil rebel HQ is under serious threat from troops
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RwandaRwanda will be the first country where women will outnumber men in parliament, initial poll results show.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan military says it is pushing ahead with an offensive against Tamil rebels as it advances on their northern headquarters.
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BrazilNorway pledges $1bn to a new fund to help Brazil preserve its Amazon rainforest and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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ThailandSomchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, wins a vote to become Thailand's new PM.
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United Kingdom, ChinaLondon takes over as the Paralympic host city as Beijing bids farewell to the Games in a final closing ceremony.
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BangladeshBangladesh threaten to ban any player joining the Indian Cricket league from international cricket for 10 years.
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Nigeria, RussiaThe EU offers to help Nigeria develop a trans-Saharan gas pipeline, to reduce reliance on Russian supplies.
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Georgia, RussiaSeeds of Georgia conflict were sown long ago
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YemenYemen faces a fresh wave of violent jihad
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaUN war crimes prosecutors are due to file a revised indictment against Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic by Monday.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least five people die when a US drone attacks a village in north-west Pakistan, local officials say.
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ChinaChina pledges to test all dairy products for a banned substance after tainted baby formula makes more than 6,200 infants ill.
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South AfricaA move to pursue charges against ANC leader Jacob Zuma sparks outrage in South Africa.
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KenyaAn inquiry set up to probe Kenya's contested 2007 elections recommends radical reforms of the electoral system.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least five people die in a suspected US drone attack in north-west Pakistan, local officials say.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaHow the ethnic partition of Bosnia remains a reality
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ZimbabweThe realities of deal-making in Zimbabwe
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United StatesUS presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain lay out their plans to deal with the economic crisis.
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Yemen, United StatesAt least 16 people are killed in a car bomb attack on the US embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, officials say.
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Iraq, United StatesThree US soldiers have been charged with premeditated murder over the deaths of four Iraqis, American army prosecutors say.
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Georgia, RussiaRussia signs treaties with the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, pledging military support.
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UgandaUganda's integrity minister says miniskirts should be banned because they distract drivers and cause accidents.
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BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales calls on opposition leaders to immediately implement a deal to end political unrest.
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Italy, United StatesPolice in four countries arrest about 200 people over an alleged trans-Atlantic drug-trafficking operation.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq's prime minister says a deal on the future of US forces in Iraq is facing "serious and dangerous" obstacles.
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