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IraqIraq's parliament unanimously approves a new electoral law, paving the way for elections early next year.
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BoliviaPresident Evo Morales claims victory in Bolivia's election, with exit polls suggesting a resounding win over conservative rivals.
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GreeceClashes continue overnight in Athens as it marks the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy.
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AustraliaEmergency water supplies are delivered to Australia's Queensland state, with reservoirs feared to be running dry.
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GreeceViolence in Greece on the anniversary of a boy's killing
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South Korea, 
North Korea, 
United StatesUS envoy Stephen Bosworth stops in Seoul on his way to North Korea to try to resume nuclear disarmament talks.
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GuineaGuinea's military leader is in a "favourable" condition after surgery for injuries sustained in an assassination bid, doctors say.
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AustraliaChris Gayle's 11th Test century gives West Indies a 296-run lead over Australia with one day remaining in the second Test.
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IranHow protesters inverted Iran's political slogans
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Taiwan, 
ChinaLocal elections in Taiwan suggest unease at President Ma Ying-jeou's policies, including closer ties with China.
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RomaniaRomania's centre-right President Traian Basescu heads for re-election after Sunday's run-off, near-complete results suggest.
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Iraq, 
JordanYoung refugees from Iraq explore a new life in Jordan
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PakistanLiving in fear in Pakistan's most bombed city
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GreeceAthens is braced for more protests as Greece marks the first anniversary of the fatal police shooting of a teenager.
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PhilippinesPhilippine forces say they are pursuing at least 3,000 armed clansmen in a province now under martial law.
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ChinaChinese annual car sales and production both exceeded 12 million units in the first 11 months of the year, state media say.
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TurkeyCan Obama still count on Turkey as the ally he needs?
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsraeli troops have shot dead a man caught trying to climb into the Gaza Strip.
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United KingdomSilverstone agrees a 17-year deal to host the British Grand Prix from 2010, ensuring the race remains on the Formula 1 calendar.
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IraqA bomb blast has killed at least seven students, and injured 30, at a school in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, reports say.
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RussiaLucky escape of witness to deadly Russian blaze
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India, RussiaRussia will build nuclear reactors in India and increase atomic fuel exports to it, under a deal signed in Moscow.
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RussiaRussia is holding a day of mourning for the 113 people killed when fire ripped through a nightclub in the city of Perm.
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TurkeyAt least seven soldiers are shot dead in an attack by gunmen on a military unit in northern Turkey, officials say.
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AfghanistanAn Afghan court sentences the mayor of Kabul to four years in prison on corruption charges and issues a warrant for his arrest.
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SudanSouthern Sudanese protesters burn down an office of President al-Bashir's party after three southern politicians are detained.
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RomaniaRomania's opposition Social Democrat party says Sunday's presidential election was rigged and plans to contest the result.
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IndiaThe Indian industrial conglomerate Tata launches a new low-cost water purifier, aimed at the rural poor.
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India, United StatesUS prosecutors charge a Chicago man with involvement in the deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last year.
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Serbia and Montenegro, 
NetherlandsThe EU agrees to upgrade links with Serbia after the Netherlands lifts its opposition to closer ties, officials say.
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FranceOne of the French capital's most famous restaurants prepares to auction some 18,000 bottles from its cellar.
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Japan, ChinaJapanese police say a Chinese woman managed to enter the country illegally by having plastic surgery to alter her fingerprints.
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PakistanTen people are killed in a suicide bomb attack in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say.
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United StatesAn internal US Secret Service document reveals there have been 91 breaches of security since 1980.
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DenmarkDenmark's PM describes the UN climate summit in Copenhagen as an "opportunity the world cannot afford to miss".
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court begins hearing challenges to a law granting politicians amnesty from corruption charges.
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BrazilThieves in Brazil steal $6m from a cash delivery firm in Sao Paulo, taking advantage of the nation's passion for football, police say.
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United StatesAlthough the US economy is improving, it is too early to say that the recovery will last, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke says.
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United StatesThe US declares greenhouse gases harmful to human health, paving the way to regulating emissions for the first time.
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ChileA Chilean judge charges six people in connection with the 1982 death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva.
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IranDozens of people are reportedly arrested across Iran after confrontations between security forces and demonstrators.
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United StatesPresident Obama says money not spent under the US bank bail-out package could be used to cut the US deficit and boost jobs.
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