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IranLeading reformists humbled in fresh Tehran show trials
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ChinaInside the boot camps for Chinese web obsessives
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomA UK father talks about his only child, killed in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan, United KingdomThe UK ambassador in Kabul defends the use of the military to protect elections in Afghanistan, despite low voter turnout.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court judges agree to declare their assets after intense debate about judicial accountability.
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IranThere is no proof opposition leaders blamed for post-election unrest acted for foreign powers, Iran's supreme leader says.
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BangladeshHuman rights groups urge Bangladesh's government to ensure border guards accused of mutiny receive a fair trial.
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BangladeshUnanswered questions of bloody Bangladesh mutiny
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Libya, 
United StatesOfficials in the US state of New Jersey object to a possible stay by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi next month.
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IndiaBollywood actor Salman Khan is interested in buying a team in the India Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, IPL officials say.
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IrelandIrish Airline Aer Lingus reports a three-fold increase in losses after it was forced to cut fares during the downturn.
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Libya, United StatesOfficials in the US state of New Jersey object to a possible stay by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi next month.
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East TimorVictims of the 1999 violence in East Timor have yet to receive justice a decade after voting for independence, Amnesty says.
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MaliThe president of Mali refuses to sign a new family law, criticised by Muslims because women do not have to obey their husbands.
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South Africa, 
ZimbabweJacob Zuma is to make his first visit as South African president to Zimbabwe, with activists hoping he will push for reform.
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United KingdomThe UK's financial watchdog says the banking sector is beyond a 'socially reasonable size'. Do you agree?
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MaliMali's men reject law ending wifely obedience
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Iraq, IranThe body of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, a powerful Iraqi Shia Muslim leader, begins its journey from Tehran to Najaf in Iraq for burial.
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AustraliaA UN official criticises Australia's measures to fight child abuse and alcoholism in Aboriginal communities as discriminatory.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS and Afghan forces attack a clinic in eastern Afghanistan where a Taliban leader is being treated, Nato says.
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Pakistan, United StatesUS financial aid to Pakistan is "unacceptable" if linked to monitoring of its nuclear arsenal, Pakistan's finance minister says.
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South AfricaA protest by hundreds of South African soldiers, dispersed with rubber bullets, will be investigated, officials announce.
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ArubaAustralian palaeontologists discover a new species of dinosaur on a sheep farm in the northern state of Queensland.
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CanadaOlympics bosses promise to help plug a shortfall in sponsor cash for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
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Iraq, United KingdomTwo British oil traders have been charged with breaching United Nations sanctions on Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
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RussiaSergei Mikhalkov, the Russian who wrote the words of the Soviet and Russian national anthems, dies aged 96.
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Taiwan, ChinaTaiwan approves a visit by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, something "resolutely opposed" by China.
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IsraelIsrael given original blueprint for Auschwitz
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Israel, 
GermanyIran could face new sanctions if it is not willing to negotiate on its nuclear programme, the German chancellor says.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least four suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan, Pakistani officials say.
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United StatesCan natural gas be the solution to US energy needs?
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United StatesOne of the youngest detainees to be held at Guantanamo Bay will sue the US government for compensation, his lawyers say.
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ChinaChina criticises a Taiwanese invitation to the Dalai Lama, calling him a separatist who wants to sabotage relations.
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Afghanistan, PakistanAt least 15 people are reported dead and many more injured by a suspected suicide bomb attack close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
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United KingdomAston Villa and Hearts crash out of Europe, Fulham and Everton are into the Uefa Europa League group stage and Man City beat Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup second round.
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IndiaPolice in the Indian city of Mumbai say they have arrested a man for forgery and polygamy after he married at least six women over the past two years.
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SudanThe war in Darfur, which has killed up to 300,000 people, is over, says the UN's military commander there.
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RussiaFulham secure their spot in the group stages of the Europa League despite losing to Amkar Perm in Russia.
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CanadaSocial networking site Facebook has agreed to change its privacy policy as a result of negotiations with Canada's government.
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ColombiaTwelve indigenous people were massacred by hooded men in a Colombian area notorious for its cocaine trade, officials say.
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IndiaIndia announces measures to help its exporters, as it warns that the rate of growth of the country's exports would continue to slow.
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IndiaA retired atomic scientist closely associated with India's 1998 nuclear tests says they were not as successful as claimed.
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RussiaEight men have been charged with hijacking and piracy after the disappearance of the Arctic Sea, Russian prosecutors say.
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JapanWhat went wrong for Japan's once mighty ruling party?
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United KingdomThe five British clubs in the Champions League are handed favourable draws for the group stage of the competition.
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IndiaIndia scrambled a fighter jet to intercept an Air France plane that failed to identify itself correctly, the Indian air force says.
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SwedenApple approves an iPhone application from Swedish firm Spotify, allowing users to stream music to their mobile handsets.
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United StatesThe number of problem US banks rose to the highest level in 15 years between April and June, the industry's regulator reveals.
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IrelandEngland beat Ireland by three runs in a rain-affected one-day international in Belfast.
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AustriaAston Villa are denied a place in the Uefa Europa League after Rapid Vienna knock them out of the competition on the away-goals rule.
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Netherlands, Germany, 
SpainGerman giants Bayern Munich agree to buy Dutch international Arjen Robben from Real Madrid.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US envoy to Afghanistan has had "explosive" talks with President Karzai over claims of election fraud, the BBC learns.
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Afghanistan, PakistanAt least 15 people are killed by a suspected suicide bomb attack close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
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NigeriaNigeria's fraud police say they have recovered $170m (£105m) from wealthy debtors who owe money to five banks.
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ChileThe discovery of swine flu in turkeys in Chile raises concerns about the spread of the virus, a UN agency warns.
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AustriaAston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is left to rue his side's poor finishing as they are denied a place in the Europa League by Rapid Vienna.
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ArgentinaArgentine ski resort set for heated regional talks
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ItalyHow one Italian city is learning to love cricket
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