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LebanonLebanon tourism booms as violence and turmoil recede
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United StatesTeenagers who have overweight friends tend to develop a weight problem themselves, mounting evidence suggests.
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United KingdomBritain is to ban private organ transplants from dead donors after concerns foreign patients pay to jump the queue.
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Sudan, United StatesA senior US official has said there is no evidence to support keeping Sudan on a list of countries that sponsor terrorism.
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IndiaIndia's government plans to put a landmark education bill before parliament, after a delay due to procedural issues.
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NigeriaThe leader of an Islamic sect blamed for deadly violence is shot dead trying to flee hours after his arrest, Nigerian police say.
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JapanJapan sees its unemployment reach a six-year high, at 5.4%, with job availability at a new low, in a further sign of the slowdown.
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New ZealandNew Zealanders have the chance to vote on whether parental smacking of children should remain a criminal offence.
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United KingdomBritain is to ban private organ transplants from dead donors after concerns foreign patients pay to jump the queue.
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BurmaA Burmese court delays the verdict in the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi until 11 August.
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CubaActor Benicio del Toro is presented with an award in Havana by the Cuban government in recognition of his body of work.
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IsraelAn Israeli government report says that the Israeli military campaign in Gaza earlier this year was necessary and proportionate.
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Australia, United KingdomBad light stops play with England 116-2 in reply to Australia's 263 on day two of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
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VenezuelaA tough media law, under which journalists could be jailed for publishing "harmful" material, is proposed in Venezuela.
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United Kingdom, United StatesUK hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his High Court bid to avoid extradition to the US. What is your reaction?
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IraqThree people are detained in Iraq in connection with a Baghdad bank robbery in which eight guards were killed.
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ItalyItaly's drug regulators approve use of the abortion pill, RU486, prompting protests from the Vatican.
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IraqAt least 24 people have been killed in a series of car bombings outside mosques in Baghdad, Iraqi police report.
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United StatesUK hacker Gary McKinnon loses his bid to avoid extradition to the US to face trial for hacking into US military networks.
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IndiaA report by an Indian campaign group says India is emerging as the world centre of hunger and malnutrition.
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SpainBombs seen as Eta 50th anniversary warning to Spain
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SpainPolice in Spain are on heightened alert after two bombings in 48 hours blamed on the Basque separatist group Eta.
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Germany, United Kingdom, SpainThe UK, Germany, Italy and Spain sign a £7.7bn deal to buy 112 Typhoon fighter jets, due to enter service in 2013.
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Netherlands, SpainA tour-bus crashes near the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing at least six people and injuring about 40, most of them Dutch.
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NigeriaA Nigerian government minister expresses relief at the death of an Islamic sect leader who was killed hours after being captured.
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United StatesUS space shuttle Endeavour successfully lands at Florida's Kennedy Space Center at the end of a 16-day mission.
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South AfricaA deal is reached to end a week-long strike over pay by some 150,000 municipal workers in South Africa, unions say.
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Brazil, United KingdomTwo British law graduates, charged with attempted insurance fraud, have been denied bail.
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court rules that emergency rule enforced by ex-President Pervez Musharraf is unconstitutional and illegal.
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United KingdomFive wickets for James Anderson sees England take control after the second day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
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ItalyThe escort at the centre of a sex scandal involving Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi says he offered her a seat in the European Parliament.
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AfghanistanMore than 1,000 civilians were killed in conflict in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2009, a 24% rise, the UN says.
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SpainTwo policemen killed by a car bomb on the Spanish island of Majorca are laid to rest as police appeal for help.
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United KingdomGraham Onions says patience was the key to England's improved bowling display on the second day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives approves extra funds for a scheme offering cash for trading in old cars.
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives votes for legislation to stop banks paying bonuses that encourage excessive risks.
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IranVoices from Tehran as police suppress Neda memorial
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NigeriaNigeria's army and police disagree over whether the leader of an Islamist sect was still alive when he was captured.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe mother of British computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who faces extradition to the US, urges President Obama to intervene.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe new US commander in Afghanistan vows to work to reduce civilian deaths after a UN report showed they had risen.
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FranceThere are conflicting reports over whether dozens of people on a cruise liner which docked in the south of France are suffering from swine flu.
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IraqAt least 29 people are killed in a series of bombings outside Shia mosques in Baghdad, Iraqi police report.
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Japan, United StatesJapanese carmaker Honda announces it is recalling 440,000 vehicles in the US due to an airbag defect.
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United StatesBarack Obama says new figures on the US economy indicate progress is being made in tackling the country's problems.
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