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Third seed Novak Djokovic beats 2003 champion Andy Roddick in four sets to reach the US Open semi-finals.
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Novak Djokovic beats Andy Roddick in four sets and will now meet defending champion Roger Federer for a place in the US Open final.
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Papua New Guinea 'WWII airman' found to be mossy branches
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Condoleezza Rice will meet Libya's Gaddafi in the latest step aimed at improving relations between the former enemies.
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John McCain promises "change is coming" as he accepts the Republican party's candidacy for the White House.
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Haiti faces a "catastrophe" after being hit by three deadly storms in recent weeks, its president says.
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Quentin Bryce is sworn in as Australia's governor general, the first woman to serve as Queen Elizabeth's representative there.
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Indian forces and Maoist rebels should stop using children in conflict immediately, a human rights group says.
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Nuclear exporters hold a second day of talks on whether to lift a global ban on the sale of civilian nuclear materials to India.
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Indian tennis star Leander Paes and partner Zimbabwean Cara Black win the mixed doubles title at the US Open.
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A national referendum proposed by the Thai prime minister to end the political deadlock is dismissed as a stalling tactic.
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Fears about a global economic slowdown continue to weigh on stock markets, with Japan's main share index falling nearly 3%.
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The governor, mayor and top police officials of Boke in Guinea are arrested in a drugs raid.
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An MP describes how he was held at gunpoint by guards in Columbia who mistook a jar of coffee whitener he was carrying for cocaine.
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Passengers set fire to train carriages in Argentina over delays, but the government blames left-wing activists for the unrest.
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A US Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid arrives in the Georgian port of Poti, where Russian troops are still deployed.
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Hezbollah in Lebanon acknowledges it was responsible for the shooting down of a Lebanese army helicopter.
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The Bush administration has been extensively spying on Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki, a new book claims.
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The United Nations launches an initiative to have the marshlands of southern Iraq listed as a world heritage site.
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Sanjeev Nanda, the son of a wealthy Indian arms dealer, is sentenced to five years in jail in a notorious hit and run case.
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At least five people are killed in another suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's border region, officials say.
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Malaysia sends three navy ships to the coast of Somalia to protect vessels from piracy.
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Aid worker recounts horror of India's monsoon floods
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A woman may have been locked up in a cabin in southern Sweden for nine years, local newspapers report.
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Pakistan's future if presidential favourite wins
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Iranian women struggle against restrictions
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The Chinese government reportedly sends thousands of soldiers and police to quell unrest in Hunan province.
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Talks are held in the Indian city of Calcutta to try to end a row over the building of the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano.
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Russia's stock market loses more than 30% of its value as foreign investors pull out after the country's intervention in Georgia.
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The US vice-president reassures Ukraine that the US has a "deep and abiding interest" in the country's security.
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A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers.
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There are scenes of confusion as Angolans vote in their first election in 16 years, following the end of the war.
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US sprinter Marion Jones leaves prison after serving a six-month sentence for lying about steroid use and involvement in a drugs fraud case.
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Zambia's ruling party choses current Vice-President, Rupiah Banda, as its candidate to succeed the late president.
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Bush fires in central Mozambique kill at least 32 people and injured hundreds more.
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Iraq is to ask US officials for an explanation after a new book suggests the US has been spying on senior members of the Iraqi government.
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Elena Dementieva takes on Jelena Jankovic in the semi-finals of the US Open.
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The BBC's Peter Biles sees Angola vote
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Canada's prime minister confirms he will call an early election to be held 14 October.
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Dinara Safina takes on Serena Williams in the semi-finals of the US Open.
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Condoleezza Rice meets Col Gaddafi in Libya in the latest step towards improving relations between the former enemies.
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US Republicans wrap up McCain's nomination
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Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic will meet in the US Open final after coming through their semis in straight sets.
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White House says it does not see need for new measures to stimulate economy despite sharp rise in unemployment.
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An alleged Colombian drugs lord, known as Beto the Gypsy, is arrested in Spain
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