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NepalThe Nepalese general named acting army chief by Maoist ex-PM Prachanda denies allegations that he was planning a coup.
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ItalyG8 leaders agree to try to limit global warming to just 2C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, but critics say the deal is shaky.
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AustraliaA dispute has erupted in Australia overwhether tourists should be banned from climbing Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock.
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AfghanistanAt least 12 people are killed in an explosion in Logar province in central Afghanistan, police officials say.
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PhilippinesThe Philippine government says a new attempt at peace talks with communist rebels will start as early as next month.
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IndiaA judicial probe into the alleged rape and murder of two women in Indian-administered Kashmir points to police inolvement.
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ChinaCar sales in China rose 48% in June from a year earlier, boosted by government incentives, figures show.
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GhanaGhanaian view on being chosen for Obama visit
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PeruPeruvian police say they have arrested 156 people during a second day of nationwide protests against free trade.
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PakistanPakistan imposes a levy to offset revenue lost because of an earlier Supreme Court decision to cut a carbon tax and reduce oil prices.
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United KingdomBritish ex-deputy PM John Prescott demands inquiries into claims that he and others were phone-tapped by a newspaper.
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United StatesA US court convicts a drug dealer of murdering a teenager - a case that inspired the film Alpha Dog starring Justin Timberlake.
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Egypt, 
GermanyProtests are expected in the Egyptian capital over the death of "headscarf martyr" Marwa Sherbini in Germany last week.
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West BankWest Bank water crisis plagues Palestinian village
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritish troops in Afghanistan are not getting the "political backing" they deserve. Do you agree?
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AfghanistanAt least 25 people are killed in an explosion in Logar province in central Afghanistan, police officials say.
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LebanonSadness and anger but peace holds on streets of Beirut
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Sri LankaThe International Committee of the Red Cross says Sri Lanka has told it to scale back operations as "the war is now over".
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United StatesPlans for Michael Jackson's burial remain unclear, as it emerges that 31m people watched his memorial service in the US.
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South AfricaDiscussions are taking place in South Africa to put an end to the strike which has halted work on World Cup stadiums.
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South KoreaA bank, a national newspaper and the national spy agency are among the targets of a new cyber attack in South Korea.
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MexicoAn anti-crime activist and his brother-in-law are killed in northern Mexico - with suspicion falling on criminal gangs.
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United KingdomMayor of London Boris Johnson warns that European plans to regulate hedge funds could 'strangle' the City of London.
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KenyaMediator Kofi Annan hands names of suspects involved in Kenya's post-election violence to the International Criminal Court.
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ChinaChina's leaders vow "severe punishment" for rioters in the Xinjiang region in their first public comment on the violence.
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United StatesA man has died after falling into a vat of hot chocolate at a factory in in New Jersey, local authorities say.
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LibyaIs Libya is ready for an era of mass tourism?
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PakistanPakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani calls on people displaced by fighting against the Taliban in the north-west to go home.
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Australia, ChinaChina says it has evidence that proves a detained employee of mining giant Rio Tinto stole state secrets.
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ItalyUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon criticises the G8 countries for not going far enough to combat climate change.
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IndiaAt least 96 people are now known to have died in India's Gujarat state after drinking toxic illegal alcohol, police say.
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France, 
IranA French woman held by Iranian authorities on suspicion of spying is visited in prison by the French ambassador to Iran.
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RwandaThe UN court dealing with those accused of genocide and war crimes in Rwanda is extended until December 2010.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government tells international relief agencies to cut back their activities following the defeat of Tamil rebels in May.
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EgyptEgypt arrests 25 suspected militants with al-Qaeda links on suspicion of plotting attacks on ships in the Suez Canal.
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Nigeria, United KingdomNigeria says it is happy with a UK offer to help refurbish its prisons so that Nigerians imprisoned in the UK can be sent home.
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Saudi ArabiaA rights group accuses Saudi Arabia of not living up to a commitment to end the tradition of male guardianship of women.
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United KingdomBritish police will examine claims that thousands of politicians' and celebrities' mobile phones were hacked into by a newspaper.
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North KoreaN Korean refugees adjust to life in capitalist South
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Australia, United KingdomRicky Ponting and Simon Katich score tons as Australia reach 249-1 in reply to England's 435 on day two of the first Test in Cardiff.
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United Kingdom, United StatesBefore heading back to the UK Washington correspondent James Coomarasamy had a yard sale and discovered it revealed an interesting glimpse into the human condition.
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IranIranian police fire tear gas at several hundred demonstrators who defied warnings any new protests would be "smashed".
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Iraq, United StatesAmerican troops and contractors caused substantial damage to the archaelogical site at Babylon in Iraq after the 2003 invasion, a new UN report says.
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Australia, United KingdomSimon Katich and Ricky Ponting both hit unbeaten centuries as Australia frustrate England on day two of the first Test in Cardiff.
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Australia, United KingdomGraeme Swann says England are "in a bit of a quandary" by the lack of swing at Cardiff as Australia smash 249-1 in reply to the hosts' 435 on day two of the first Test.
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United StatesCIA Director Leon Panetta has admitted that his agency regularly misled congressmen, a group of US lawmakers allege.
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NepalCampaigners say they are disturbed by reports a decorated ex-Gurkha soldier could lose his Nepalese home.
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IraqAt least 50 people are killed in bomb attacks in Iraq, the deadliest day since US troops withdrew from Iraqi towns.
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Georgia, 
RussiaA report in a Russian military journal claims that half the planes Russia lost in its war with Georgia were shot down by friendly fire.
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Iraq, 
NetherlandsThe Netherlands returns dozens of ancient artefacts to Iraq, after police discover they were stolen after the 2003 invasion.
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United StatesPolice charge four people in connection with a scheme to dig up graves at a Chicago cemetery in order to resell plots.
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IranIran learns from its past to smother dissent
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