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ChinaPolice arrest 13 people involved in the unlicensed nightclub in Shenzhen where a fire on Saturday killed 43 people.
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Afghanistan, 
FranceThe French parliament is due to vote shortly on whether to keep its troops in Afghanistan.
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SloveniaSlovenia's Social Democrats hold a razor-thin lead over the centre-right ruling party, near-complete results show.
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ChinaNearly 53,000 children in China are now known to have been made ill by contaminated milk powder, officials say.
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PakistanPakistani officials promise targeted action against militants, after a suicide bomb killed 53 people in the capital, Islamabad.
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ItalyItaly's aviation authority threatens to withdraw Alitalia's operating licence unless it produces a rescue plan.
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IndiaTwo more churches are attacked in the southern Indian state of Karnataka as tensions continue over conversions to Christianity.
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SwazilandTwo people die trying to plant a bomb near the Swazi king's palace, police say.
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AustraliaRates of HIV infection in Australia have increased by almost 50% in the past eight years, according to a report.
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TurkeyTurkish authorities investigate the deaths of 13 newborn babies over a 24-hour period at a hospital in the western city of Izmir.
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Russia, 
Thailand, 
United StatesAn extradition hearing opens in Bangkok to decide if alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout should be sent to the US for trial
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SpainA car bomb blamed on Basque separatists Eta kills an army officer in northern Spain, the third bombing in 24 hours.
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Venezuela, RussiaA fleet of Russian warships sets sail for joint exercises in Venezuela, unprecedented since the Cold War.
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JapanJapan's ruling LDP selects a bluff conservative, Taro Aso, as party leader, making him almost certain to be the country's next PM.
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IndiaA court in India rejects a lawsuit filed by Hollywood company Warner Bros against the makers of Bollywood film Hari Puttar.
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ChinaChina's main share index soars by almost 8% after government moves to revive investor confidence.
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United StatesThe US presidential candidates start intensive preparations for their first televised debate clash, on foreign policy, amid continued concern over the US economy.
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United StatesThe last two major US investment banks change their status, in a bid to survive the ongoing upheaval in the financial sector.
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ChinaNearly 53,000 children in China are now known to have been made ill by contaminated milk powder, officials say.
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IndiaThe EU renews a World Trade Organization complaint about India's import tariffs on wine and spirits.
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NigeriaA carnival where unmarried men are ridiculed is underway in northern Nigeria.
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South AfricaA South African couple having sex on a railway track have been killed by a goods train, police say.
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Russia, United StatesGeorgia and Sudan focus minds ahead of UN assembly
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), JapanJapanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group says it will buy a stake in troubled Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley.
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IsraelIsrael sentences a Palestinian man to life plus 80 years for his part in the killing of an Israeli cabinet minister.
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Georgia, Russia, 
GermanyA German diplomat begins preparing the deployment of EU observers in Georgia - but Russia may restrict the scope of their mission.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's ruling party nominates its deputy leader as caretaker president, sources say.
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United Kingdom, 
BotswanaThe inquest into how police shot dead a Brazilian electrician on a London Tube train opens, three years after the killing.
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PakistanThe owner of the Islamabad Marriott denies that Pakistan's top leaders were due there before Saturday's bomb attack.
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JapanJapanese bank Nomura confirms it will buy the Asia-Pacific arm of Lehman Brothers.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesPakistani troops fire shots into the air to stop US helicopters crossing the border from Afghanistan, local officials say.
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United StatesLee Westwood blames United States captain Paul Azinger for the "shameful" behaviour of some of the crowd at the Ryder Cup in Valhalla.
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North KoreaNorth Korea asks UN inspectors to remove seals from a key atomic facility, days after saying it will be reopened.
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AfghanistanSuspected Taleban militants kidnap at least 140 civilian labourers in the south-west Afghan province of Farah.
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IranThe United Nation's nuclear agency calls on Iran to clear up allegations over its nuclear programme.
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United Kingdom, BotswanaThe two London officers who shot Jean Charles de Menezes dead were sure he was a suicide bomber, an inquest hears.
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PortugalChelsea will be without Portuguese internationals Ricardo Carvalho and Deco for several matches.
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SomaliaSome 40 people are killed in Mogadishu's main market after Somali insurgents attack peacekeepers.
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MexicoBBC poll suggests rising drugs trade fears in Mexico
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), JapanJapanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ is to buy a stake in troubled Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley.
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IsraelIsrael's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni accepts an invitation to form a new government, following PM Ehud Olmert's resignation.
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PakistanA little known Pakistani militant group, Fidayeen-e-Islam, says it carried out Saturday's attack on the Islamabad Marriott.
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South AfricaSouth African readers' views on losing their leader
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United StatesReport calls for next US leaders to refocus on Asia
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Egypt, ItalyFive Italian tourists are among a group of people who have been kidnapped in Egypt, the Italian foreign ministry says.
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ItalyItalian police arrest a man over the killing of six African immigrants near the city of Naples in a gun attack.
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Pakistan, United StatesThe US says it will step up efforts with Pakistan to fight extremism after a devastating attack on the Islamabad Marriott hotel.
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Afghanistan, FranceThe French prime minister says Paris will reinforce its military presence in Afghanistan, as MPs vote in support of the mission.
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PakistanMarriott Islamabad owner vows hotel will rise again
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United StatesVictorious US Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger says the "pounding" beaten European rival Nick Faldo will receive is undeserved.
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United StatesDoubts over the US $700bn financial bail-out package emerge from both Democrats and Republicans.
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South AfricaCuddly leopard with a green afro will be South Africa's mascot for the 2010 World Cup.
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