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United StatesDefending champion Roger Federer needs five sets to beat Igor Andreev and reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.
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KenyaAfrican ministers are to meet UN experts and arms control groups in Kenya to discuss a key conventional arms trade treaty.
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CanadaWolves in western Canada prefer to fish for salmon when it is in season rather than hunt deer or other wild game, researchers find.
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IraqIraq battleground hopes business will now boom
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United StatesPresident George W Bush praises presidential nominee John McCain's leadership at the US Republicans' national convention.
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IndiaEfforts to rescue flood victims enter a 'final and crucial' stage in the Indian state of Bihar, the official in charge tells BBC.
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ArgentinaArgentina pledges to repay the $6.7bn of defaulted debt still owed to foreign investors after the 2001-2002 economic crisis.
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United StatesA man surrenders to police in the US state of Washington, after six people including a sheriff's deputy are shot dead.
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Azerbaijan, 
Ukraine, United StatesUS Vice-President Dick Cheney begins a tour of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine, to show support to US allies in the region.
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PhilippinesThe Philippine government scraps a panel holding peace talks with southern Muslim separatists, in the wake of deadly fighting.
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ChinaDrinks giant Coca Cola is to pay $2.5bn to buy Chinese juice company Huiyan, to tap into demand for healthier drinks.
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EgyptEgyptian women tell of almost daily sexual assault
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North Korea, ChinaChina names North Korea as an official tour destination, allowing groups of Chinese tourists to visit the reclusive neighbouring state.
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CanadaCanada's Arctic ice shelves have lost a colossal area this year, scientists report, with one 50 sq km shelf breaking off completely.
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AngolaAngola's main opposition accuses a state bank of funding the ruling party's election campaign.
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United StatesTwo brothers admit selling corpses to a US company that made millions of dollars trafficking stolen body parts.
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United StatesTwo brothers admit selling corpses to a US company that made millions of dollars trafficking stolen body parts.
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JapanJapan's ancient sport is shaken after two wrestlers test positive for marijuana and another is arrested.
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IndiaWork on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is indefinitely suspended amid violent protests.
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South AfricaAt least 40 people have died in bush fires across South Africa since the weekend, officials say.
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Haiti, 
The BahamasEmergency warnings are issued in the Bahamas as Tropical Storm Hanna approaches, having already left at least 21 people dead in Haiti.
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Iraq, United StatesUS troops kill six members of the Iraqi security forces during a patrol on the river Tigris north of Baghdad in a friendly fire incident.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq is to reconstruct Abu Ghraib, including a museum about crimes committed there before US forces took over in 2003.
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AustraliaAboriginal leaders in Australia call for a book teaching girls how to play the didgeridoo, viewed as a male instrument, to be pulped.
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AustraliaAboriginal leaders in Australia call for a book teaching girls how to play the didgeridoo, viewed as a male instrument, to be pulped.
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Iraq, United StatesUS troops kill six members of the Iraqi security forces during a patrol on the river Tigris north of Baghdad in a friendly fire incident.
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CyprusRival leaders of the divided island of Cyprus are meeting to launch negotiations aimed at resolving the 34-year dispute.
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United KingdomEngland's hopes of a 5-0 series victory over South Africa are ended as the final one-day match in Cardiff is abandoned.
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SpainThe bodies of 13 African migrants are found with 46 survivors in a boat trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands.
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PakistanShots are fired at the motorcade of Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani, though it is not clear if he was in the convoy at the time.
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ThailandProtesters and the Thai government remain deadlocked, but a planned public sector strike causes little disruption.
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ZambiaThe late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is buried at a sombre ceremony in the capital, Lusaka.
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CyprusCrumbling historic town is a symbol of divided Cyprus
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Somalia, 
FranceTwo French citizens are seized by pirates off Somalia, along with their boat, officials say.
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Georgia, 
RussiaThe IMF is set to give Georgia a $750m loan to help tackle the economic damage from its conflict with Russia.
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Azerbaijan, Ukraine, United StatesUS Vice-President Dick Cheney presses for more energy export routes from ex-Soviet allies, as he tours the region.
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South AfricaA South African minister says $140bn is needed to meet national power needs.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesOfficials and witnesses in Pakistan say at least 15 people have died in an attack involving US-led forces from Afghanistan.
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Belgium, 
LebanonA UN peacekeeper in Lebanon dies while clearing unexploded arms left from the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
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PakistanAn attempt to kill Pakistan's PM could be a warning shot
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Pakistan, United StatesUS envoy to UN defends himself against claims of unauthorised contact with Pakistan's presidential frontrunner.
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Armenia, 
TurkeyTurkey's president accepts an invitation to attend a football match in Armenia, a country Turkey has no official ties with.
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Canada, AfghanistanThree Canadian soldiers die and five are hurt in an attack on their vehicle in south Afghanistan, says the Canadian military.
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South Africa, United KingdomEngland's hopes of a 5-0 series victory over South Africa are ended as the final one-day match in Cardiff is abandoned.
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EthiopiaPeople at a video parlour in the Ethiopian capital are caught up in a large explosion.
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North Korea, United StatesOfficials in the US express doubt over reports claiming that North Korea is reassembling its nuclear facilities.
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Italy, United StatesFourth seed Serena Williams beats her sister Venus in straight sets and will now face Russia's Dinara Safina in the US Open semi-finals.
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Argentina, United Kingdom, United StatesBritish number one Andy Murray beats Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.
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Syria, FranceSyria's president meets visiting French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and urges a peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear issues.
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United StatesJohn McCain's team condemns the media over running mate Sarah Palin as she plans her Republican convention address.
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UkraineYears of rivalry behind supposed Ukraine allies
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United StatesTwo ex-Credit Suisse bankers are charged with fraud for allegedly deceiving clients over debt tied to sub-prime mortgages.
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Georgia, Russia, United StatesWashington announces $1bn (£564m) to help Georgia's reconstruction after the conflict with Russia.
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ColombiaA Colombian court orders the detention of President Uribe over wage policy, but the ruling is unlikely to be upheld.
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MexicoMexico's finance minister says that violence and crime is affecting the economy, cutting growth by 1%.
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GermanyGermany pilots technology to clean up coal power
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HaitiEmergency warnings are issued in the Bahamas as Tropical Storm Hanna approaches, having already killed at least 25 people in Haiti.
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