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Colombia, 
United StatesPresident Uribe is to tour South America to try to ease concerns about a plan to increase the US military presence in Colombia.
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ChinaA third man dies of pneumonic plague in north-west China, where Ziketan, a town of 10,000 people, has been sealed off.
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KenyaOne of the world's largest refugee camps fails to meet even the most basic standards, the UN admits.
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KenyaOne of the world's largest refugee camps fails to meet even the most basic standards, the UN admits.
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United StatesRow over Barack Obama's birth certificate
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NepalNepal town fears financial impact of Gurkha exodus
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ArubaAustralian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group.
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United StatesWinning images depict life of a 17-year-old girl in US
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Burma, United StatesJohn Yettaw, the US man on trial with Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma, has been taken to hospital after suffering seizures, sources say.
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United KingdomA parliamentary committee calls for an independent inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in the torture of terrorism suspects.
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United StatesThe White House's acting cyber-security tsar resigns from her post, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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VenezuelaRadical supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attack the offices of opposition TV channel Globovision.
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SwitzerlandUBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, reports a loss of 1.4bn Swiss francs and significant outflows of cash for the April to June quarter.
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CanadaCanadian police begin investigating a video showing a young boy driving a car along a dirt road.
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North KoreaSouth Korean police commandos have stormed a car factory occupied by hundreds of workers laid off in a restructuring plan.
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NigerOnly small numbers of people are voting in Niger's referendum on whether to allow the president a third term in office.
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SudanA general in the South Sudan's army tells the BBC the north is arming militias accused of recent ethnic violence.
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ChinaChina's prostitutes are better-trusted than politicians and scientists, according to an online survey by Insight China magazine.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomUK helicopters to be sent to Afghanistan may lack adequate protection for combat, the Daily Telegraph says.
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Iran, United StatesIranian police are questioning three Americans being held for illegally entering the country, state media report.
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United KingdomEngland hand a shock call-up to Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia on Friday.
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ThailandThe pilot of a Thai plane is killed and several passengers wounded as it skids off the runway on a tourist island.
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India, 
BangladeshTwo Bangladeshis are shot dead by Indian border guards, Bangladeshi officials say.
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France, 
SpainTour de France stage 16 winner Mikel Astarloza vehemently denies doping following a positive test for blood-booster EPO.
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Georgia, 
RussiaRussian troops go on a high state of alert as tension mounts on the Georgia-South Ossetia boundary ahead of the war anniversary.
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Afghanistan, United StatesSuspected Taliban militants fire rockets into the Afghan capital, Kabul, as security fears mount ahead of elections.
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IndiaIndian police are guilty of human rights violations, including beatings, torture and illegal killings, a new report alleges.
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GermanyGermany slips into first major conflict since WWII
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IsraelPalestinian militant group Hamas funds its first film, the story of a young militant who led several attacks on Israel.
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SudanPolice fire tear gas at supporters of a Sudanese woman charged with wearing "indecent clothing", after her trial was postponed.
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Canada, United KingdomMuch of British Columbia in Canada remains on alert where forest fires have forced some 5,000 people to leave.
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NigeriaPresident Umaru Yar'Adua orders an investigation into last week's Islamist uprising in Nigeria, which left hundreds dead.
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ChinaChinese police will charge 83 people in connection with last month's deadly ethnic riots in Xinjiang, state media say.
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North Korea, United StatesFormer US President Bill Clinton meets North Korea's Kim Jong-il during a surprise visit to Pyongyang, state media report.
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Israel, 
Jordan, United StatesA detention hearing begins in North Carolina for seven US men charged with plotting terror attacks in Israel and Jordan.
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SpainLiverpool reach an agreement to sell midfielder Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, subject to a medical.
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IndiaThe Indian villagers who accuse the police of murder
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IraqA juvenile court in Iraq sentences a 16-year-old girl to seven and a half years in jail for a failed suicide bomb attack.
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Algeria, ChinaA violent clash erupts between Chinese migrant workers and locals in the Algerian capital's Chinese quarter.
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ItalyThe daughter of scandal-tainted Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi says politicians should have moral values.
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ItalyThe Italian national lottery jackpot is now nearly 116m euros after no-one chose the winning six numbers in Tuesday's draw.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea's leader Kim Jong-il issues a pardon to two detained US journalists, after a visit by Bill Clinton.
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VenezuelaA radical supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is arrested after an attack on an opposition TV channel.
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