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United StatesA guardian is appointed to look after the financial interests of Californian octuplets after their mother signs a reality TV deal.
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NigeriaNigeria steps up security across northern areas, following attacks by Islamist militants in which at least 100 people have died.
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Cuba, United StatesThe US turns off a ticker which broadcast news from its mission in Havana, angering the Cuban authorities.
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Israel, 
Jordan, United StatesSeven men in the US state of North Carolina are charged with plotting to carry out terror attacks in Israel and Jordan.
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United StatesSeven men in the US state of North Carolina are charged with plotting to carry out terror attacks abroad.
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JapanJapan executes three convicted murderers under a new system that brings citizens into the judging system.
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MongoliaUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has spent his second full day in Mongolia talking tough on climate change.
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Pakistan, 
IndiaIndia's launch of a nuclear-powered submarine is a threat to regional peace and security, Pakistan's foreign ministry says.
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Iraq, United StatesUS troops back on patrol in Iraqi cities, on Iraqi terms
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PakistanA pro-Taliban cleric held in Pakistan is to be interrogated by both police and intelligence agencies, officials say.
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BurmaThe court in the trial of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver its verdict on Friday, her lawyer says.
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United KingdomUK oil giant BP says profits in the second quarter of 2009 fell 53% from a year ago after oil prices remained low.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabian officials report the country's first death from swine flu, the third such death in the Middle East.
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Belgium, 
MoroccoA Moroccan-born Belgian man accused of leading an Islamist militant group and six murders is imprisoned for life in Morocco.
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IndiaThe Reserve Bank of India keeps interest rates at record lows in a continuing effort to return the economy to growth.
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United KingdomHuman rights campaigners launch a legal action against the UK government over its role in the CIA's extraordinary renditions.
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United StatesUS choreographer Merce Cunningham, widely recognised for revolutionising modern dance, dies in New York.
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SomaliaThe EU announces plans to train the Somali security forces to fight the pirates which operate off the country's coast.
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United StatesThe EU plans to renew an agreement allowing the US to scrutinise Europeans' banking activities under anti-terror laws.
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NicaraguaAmnesty urges Nicaragua to repeal its total ban
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South AfricaJacob Zuma's daughter Gugulethu is set to make her debut in one of South Africa's most popular soap operas.
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Israel, United StatesA top US envoy and Israel's prime minister speak of progress after talks, but make no mention of a row over settlements.
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FranceLance Armstrong says his Astana team-mate Alberto Contador has "lots to learn" as the pair engage in a bitter war of words.
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ChinaA Taiwanese firm which makes products for Apple in China is to pay the family of an employee who killed himself.
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AfghanistanA campaign manager for Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah is seriously injured after gunmen attack his vehicle.
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RussiaEight suspected rebels have been killed by Russian security forces in a shoot-out in the southern region of Dagestan, officials say.
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NigeriaWho are the militants behind Nigeria's attacks?
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IraqSuspected insurgents rob a central Baghdad bank of about $7m in cash, killing eight guards, police say.
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Japan, ChinaExiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer has arrived in Tokyo for a visit which has prompted an angry reaction from China.
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Iraq, 
Kuwait, United KingdomAll British forces in Iraq have been moved to Kuwait because the Iraqi authorities are yet to ratify an agreement allowing them to remain, the MoD says.
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United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to go on a tour of seven African countries, starting on 5 August.
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IranIranian officials block two opposition leaders from holding a rally for people killed during post-election violence last month.
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South Africa, 
ItalyEngland fight off rival bids from South Africa and Italy to win the right to stage the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Iraq, United StatesThe US defence secretary says on a visit to Iraq that security there has improved "amazingly" in three years.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka bans school students from using mobile phones at school following the suicide of a teenager, officials say.
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South AfricaSouth African police fire rubber bullets to disperse about 200 protesters at an informal settlement outside Johannesburg.
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Italy, United StatesGermany's Paul Biedermann beats Michael Phelps in the men's 200m freestyle final to win gold - obliterating the American's world record.
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United StatesAhmed Rashid on growing US-Pakistan divisions
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Sweden, ItalyA Swedish couple looking for the isle of Capri end up in Carpi, an industrial town in northern Italy, after making an error with their car's GPS.
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Ukraine, RussiaRussian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill tells worshippers in Ukraine their breakaway Church must reunite with Moscow.
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UkraineSkull fragments believed to be those of the murdered investigative journalist, Georgiy Gongadze, are found in Ukraine.
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IndiaA hit new talk show in India sparks anger and debate
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United StatesSonia Sotomayor moves towards becoming the first Hispanic US Supreme Court justice after a key Senate committee vote.
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TanzaniaA bank for women launches in Tanzania, a first for the country, in what officials say will be an empowering move.
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NigeriaNigerian troops shell the home of a radical Islamist leader in Maiduguri after unrest which claimed at least 140 lives.
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RussiaDoctors fight for the life of a notorious Russian mafia boss after he is shot while leaving a Moscow restaurant.
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IranAbout 140 Iranian prisoners detained during protests against last month's disputed election have been released, officials say.
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HaitiFifteen people die and nearly 70 are missing after a boat carrying Haitian migrants capsizes in the Caribbean.
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United Kingdom, 
LaosA pregnant Briton jailed for smuggling heroin in Laos may be returned to the UK to serve her life sentence under an agreement signed by the two countries.
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ItalyItalian officials order the closure of a new hospital built using sub-standard materials in an earthquake zone in Sicily.
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United StatesAmerican Michael Phelps should stay out of competition until swimming's governing body sorts out the issue over swimsuits, says his coach Bob Bowman.
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CambodiaThe sound of Cambodia's 1960s music is revived
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Iraq, IranIraqi forces raid a camp of an exiled Iranian opposition group, the People's Mujahideen of Iran, with reports of casualties.
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MoldovaViolence still haunts Moldova as it holds fresh election
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