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Georgia, 
United StatesAn eighth person has died following an attack at a mobile home in the US state of Georgia, police say.
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RussiaHow the downturn has hit Russia's oligarchs
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IndiaIndia's space agency calls off its inaugural moon mission, a day after losing all contact with the orbiting satellite.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanSuspected militants attack more than 20 vehicles carrying Nato supplies from Pakistan's Karachi port to Afghanistan, police says.
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Burma, 
ChinaBurmese refugees in southern China who had fled fighting begin to return to Burma, Chinese media report.
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KenyaDrought kills off thousands of Kenyan animals
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Papua New GuineaAn outbreak of cholera in Papua New Guinea is reported to have killed more than 40 people in a remote district.
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IndiaIndia's economy showed annual growth of 6.1% in the second three months of the year, despite the global economic downturn.
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BelgiumGiancarlo Fisichella could make a temporary switch from Force India to Ferrari following his victory in the Belgian Grand Prix.
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United StatesTwo firefighters die as blazes spread in the hills above Los Angeles, forcing thousands of people from their homes.
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Taiwan, ChinaThe Dalai Lama visits Taiwan's typhoon-damaged areas in a trip Beijing says it "resolutely opposes".
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BelgiumJenson Button says he is optimistic about his title chances despite losing more of his championship advantage at the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Iraq, 
Turkey, 
SyriaTurkey's foreign minister arrives in Baghdad in a bid to resolve a row between Iraq and Syria over a recent spate of bombings in Iraq.
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ItalyItalians battle binge-drinking among the young
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RussiaNearly 60% of African people living in Russia's capital Moscow have been the victim of racist attacks, a study says.
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JapanJapan's opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama is forming a new government after winning a landmark general election.
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Burma, United StatesBurma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi plans to alter her house to stop intruders like US man John Yettaw, her party says.
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Serbia and Montenegro, 
EcuadorWolves sign Ecuador midfielder Segundo Castillo on a season-long loan from Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.
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RussiaRussian forces have killed an al-Qaeda militant in the increasingly volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan, officials say.
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PakistanThe bodies of 30 suspected militants are found in Pakistan's Swat valley, amid claims of unlawful killings by troops.
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IranIranian MPs resume a heated debate on the nominees for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's new cabinet.
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United Kingdom, 
BangladeshA Bangladesh airlines flight to London is delayed by nearly 10 hours - because all five of the plane's toilets were blocked.
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United KingdomWorld Champions Jess Ennis and Phillips Idowu all starred at the British Grand Prix in Gateshead.
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IndiaWhat did India's abandoned Moon mission achieve?
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IraqThe Iraqi authorities say they are negotiating the return of 19 MiG fighters sent to Yugoslavia in the 1980s for repairs.
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GabonThree different candidates say they won Gabon's elections to choose a successor to long-time leader Omar Bongo.
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United StatesDefending champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams sweep into the second round of the US Open, with Andy Roddick in action in the night session.
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South AfricaThe South African government investigates the suicide of a man who was refused the identity papers he needed to start a job.
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ZambiaTwo Zambian journalists are charged with contempt over an article backing their editor, on trial for distributing pornography.
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Iraq, Turkey, SyriaSyria and Iraq trade accusations as Turkey leads diplomatic efforts to cool a row over responsibility for deadly attacks in Iraq.
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GermanyThe apparent illegal leaking of exit polls for German regional elections on Twitter raises concerns weeks before the general election.
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Russia, GermanyRussia builds strategic ties with pre-poll Germany
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United KingdomPhillips Idowu and Lisa Dobriskey are the pick of Britain's World Championship medallists at a rain-hit British Grand Prix in Gateshead.
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IsraelAn Arab man who used the same health club as Israel's armed forces chief is accused assisting in a plot to assassinate him.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA report by the top US general in Afghanistan says military success is achievable, but admits the current strategy is not working.
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PortugalWest Ham sign Fiorentina's Portuguese defender Manuel da Costa in a swap deal that involves winger Savio Nsereko moving to the Serie A club.
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Sri LankaA court in Sri Lanka sentences a prominent Tamil journalist to 20 years in prison for "causing communal disharmony".
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AfghanistanAfghanistan's election commission releases further results from the presidential poll, still showing the president in the lead.
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United StatesKidnapped US woman Jaycee Lee Dugard bonded with her alleged captor and helped to run his printing firm, reports say.
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South AfricaAbout 700 South African troops are sent letters of dismissal following violence during a strike over higher pay.
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BrazilBrazil's president unveils plans to overhaul its oil industry to take advantage of vast supplies found offshore.
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NigeriaNigerian anti-corruption police bring criminal charges against executives from five banks rescued in a $2.6bn bail-out.
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SpainZlatan Ibrahimovic scores on his Spanish league debut as Barcelona kick off their league title defence with a 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon.
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JapanNew leaders in Japan face an economy in crisis
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PolandPolish corporal recalls watching World War II begin
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United StatesAmerican actor and producer Sam Wanamaker was watched by MI5 for several years for his alleged communist sympathies, files show.
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PakistanPoverty swells ranks of Pakistan's sex trade
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