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PakistanA Taliban detainee in Pakistan says Osama Bin Laden was seen in Afghanistan in January or February this year.
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United StatesThe last surviving US veteran of WWI urges Congress to rededicate a Washington memorial to his fellow combatants.
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United KingdomThe UN Panel on Climate Change is to probe claims UK scientists manipulated global warming data to boost the 'man-made' case.
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Papua New GuineaChina's second largest oil and gas company signs a deal for a 20-year gas supply from Papua New Guinea.
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Sri LankaBullets and shrapnel have been found in a group of students just resettled from Sri Lankan displacement camps, doctors say.
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India, 
BangladeshBangladeshi security forces hand over to Indian authorities a leader of a separatist group from India's north-east, officials say.
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Afghanistan, 
Belgium, United StatesHillary Clinton is confident Nato allies will pledge more troops for Afghanistan, as she arrives in Belgium for talks.
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DenmarkA 'meaningful agreement' on tackling climate change has been reached. Are you happy with the global deal?
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France, United KingdomA scheduled meeting between the UK and France, which may have addressed the EU banking regulation dispute, is off.
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GuineaGuinea's military leader has survived an attack by one of his soldiers in the capital Conakry, a government spokesman says.
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Equatorial GuineaPresident Teodor Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is re-elected with 95% of the vote, officials say.
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BangladeshAt least 46 people die in Bangladesh when a ferry capsizes on the Daira river, just days after a similar accident, police say.
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ItalyThe jury in the trial of two students accused of killing Briton Meredith Kercher in Italy retires to consider its verdict.
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United StatesNeighbours of US golfer Tiger Woods say he was lying in the street 'snoring' after a car crash, according to police interviews.
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NepalNepalese ministers hold a cabinet meeting on Mount Everest to raise awareness of the effects of climate change.
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Iran, United StatesIran says it will give just six months' notice before 10 planned nuclear sites begin operating.
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North KoreaSurprise currency reform sparks fear in North Korea
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Samoa, 
Tonga, 
New ZealandScientists in New Zealand say the devastating tsunami that struck the Samoan islands and Tonga was more than 14 metres high.
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Switzerland, United StatesFilm director Roman Polanksi starts his house arrest at his Swiss home pending a decision on extradition to the US.
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BurmaBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against her extended detention may be heard in late December.
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PhilippinesPhilippines investigators backed by soldiers raid the compound of a clan suspected in last week's mass political killings.
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ChileChile prepares to rebury the remains of singer Victor Jara, 36 years after he was killed following the 1973 coup.
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SomaliaThe al-Shabab Islamist group in Somalia denies being behind a suicide bombing which killed 22 people, including three ministers.
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GermanyGermany plans to reform its custody laws after judges in Strasbourg ruled that a German father suffered discrimination.
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ItalyAn Italian court hears an allegation that a Sicilian Mafia boss convicted of 1990s bomb attacks boasted of ties to Silvio Berlusconi.
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Iran, United KingdomFour members of a British yacht crew seized by Iran return to the UK as the boat's owner describes them as "embarrassed".
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PakistanThe BBC obtains details of charges that Pakistan has filed against the alleged mastermind of last year's Mumbai attacks.
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South AfricaA bull-killing ritual will go ahead in South Africa after an animal rights group loses a legal bid to ban the practice.
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Russia, United StatesRussia says it is close to a deal with the US on a successor to a Cold War-era nuclear arms reduction treaty.
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Sri LankaEnglish cricket legend Ian Botham visits a Sri Lankan sports project for children affected by the 2004 tsunami.
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Afghanistan, United StatesNato's top official says 25 countries will send at least 7,000 extra troops to support the US surge in Afghanistan.
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IranThe family of Neda Agha Soltan voice their most strongly-worded accusation yet against the Iranian government.
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Norway, 
Democratic Republic of the CongoNorway says it has been assured that two Norwegian nationals held in DR Congo will not be executed.
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United StatesFive-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather are set to meet on 13 March, according to the Filipino's promoter.
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PakistanAt least 35 people are killed and dozens injured in an attack at a mosque in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.
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MoroccoGuinea's military leader Capt Camara is flown to Morocco for treatment after being shot by an aide, officials say.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes a pledge by Nato allies to send at least 7,000 extra troops to Afghanistan.
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JapanElectric cars are starting to take off in Japan
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South Africa, United KingdomSouth Africa is to play Mexico in the opening game of the World Cup group round, as the draw is announced.
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EgyptTwo passenger ferries collide on the Nile river in northern Egypt, with dozens of people missing, emergency services say.
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RussiaRussian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, who immortalised fictional wartime spy Stirlitz in a 1973 Soviet TV series, dies at 81.
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South AfricaEngland are drawn with the United States, Algeria and Slovenia at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
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Portugal, South Africa, 
BrazilBrazil will face Portugal, North Korea and Ivory Coast in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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NamibiaNamibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba is re-elected after winning more than 75% in last week's poll, official results show.
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United StatesThe US unemployment rate fell back in November to 10%, from 10.2% in October, the US Labor Department says.
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DenmarkPresident Obama will now attend the end of the Copenhagen climate summit after "progress" in talks, the White House says.
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