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AfghanistanThe US president meets his national security team to discuss Afghanistan as speculation mounts over troop levels.
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Brazil, 
BotswanaA severe storm is blamed for widespread power cuts in Brazil which lasted more than five hours, the government says.
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MalaysiaWhy Indonesians are angry at close neighbour Malaysia
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PakistanWhy free food centres in Pakistan are booming
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FranceAndy Murray needs a final-set tie-break to beat James Blake in the early hours at the Paris Masters.
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ChileA plan to erect what would be the world's biggest statue of Pope John Paul II has been vetoed by authorities in Chile.
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United StatesA woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee reveals her badly damaged face on the US TV show Oprah nine months later.
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Cambodia, 
ThailandFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, in a speech in Cambodia, assails Thailand's current rulers' "false patriotism".
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Aruba, 
AustraliaA surprisingly strong increase in Australia's October jobs figures leads to talk of a December interest rate rise.
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MexicoAlmost a quarter of all traffic police in the Mexican city of Monterrey are fired for failing corruption and competence tests.
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ChinaObama returns to Asia to reassure allies and China
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Pakistan, 
IranGunmen kill a Pakistani working at the Iranian consulate in the city of Peshawar, officials say.
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SomaliaA judge known for jailing pirates and Islamists is shot dead in Somalia's Puntland region.
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ArubaWorld number one Tiger Woods moves into three-way share of the lead at the Australian Masters in Melbourne with a six-under-par opening round of 66.
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NepalThousands take to the streets of Nepal's capital to protest against the governing coalition.
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NigeriaTraditional African rulers should apologise for the role they played in the slave trade, a Nigerian rights group says.
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ChinaChina is running unlawful detention centres in which its citizens can be kept for months, Human Rights Watch says.
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IsraelA Jewish settler is charged in Israel with murdering two Palestinians and attacks on left-wing and messianic Jewish targets.
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Afghanistan, ArubaAn Australian bomb-sniffing dog turns up safe and well more than a year after disappearing in a battle in Afghanistan.
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JapanJapanese Emperor Akihito says the country should learn lessons from the wartime reign of his father, Hirohito.
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AfghanistanThe players and rifts inside Obama's Afghan team
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Russia, 
Germany, 
United KingdomGerman investigators drop their case against a suspect in the murder of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London.
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United KingdomGordon Brown has promised to "tighten" the UK's immigration rules. Is this the right policy?
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Philippines, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledges continued US support for the Philippines' fight against Islamist militants.
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United KingdomThe British National Party (BNP) joins forces with European far-right groups in a new Alliance of National Movements.
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Japan, ChinaA prominent Chinese dissident says he has been stuck at Tokyo airport for nine days because China will not let him in.
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Israel, 
SyriaIsrael's prime minister is willing to restart peace negotiations with Syria, as long as they are held "without preconditions".
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South AfricaShoot-to-kill policy leaves South Africa police exposed
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LebanonAfter years of political paralysis, Lebanon's politicians are still pulling the country in different directions, says Natalia Antelava.
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IndiaThe Indian government has ordered hundreds of paramilitary troops into eastern parts of the country where Maoist rebels have increasingly been taking control.
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GhanaAt least 15 miners - 13 of them women - are killed when an illegal gold mine collapses in western Ghana.
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HaitiThe BBC returns to Haitian town a year after hurricanes
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SpainEleven alleged Islamist extremists go on trial in Spain, accused of plotting suicide attacks in Barcelona.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq orders an investigation into whether the US security firm Blackwater paid bribes to officials after the deaths of 17 people.
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Iraq, United StatesIraq orders an investigation into whether the US security firm Blackwater paid bribes to officials after the deaths of 17 people.
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Cambodia, ThailandCambodia and Thailand each expel a top embassy diplomat, in a row over former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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TaiwanNew suspicions are raised about the 2004 apparent shooting of former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.
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NigeriaNigerian oil militant leaders say camps for disarmed fighters to be retrained are not ready, missing a government deadline.
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Switzerland, 
LibyaTwo Swiss businessmen held in Libya for more than a year must face trial on tax and visa issues, officials say.
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United StatesThe US parents of a six-year-old boy who was believed to be adrift in a balloon are to admit charges, their lawyer says.
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GermanyA lion goes on a night-time odyssey in Germany as thieves steal a circus van, apparently unaware of its cargo.
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Indian Ocean, Somalia, India, SpainSpain's defence minister calls for the EU naval task force in the Indian Ocean to blockade three ports in Somalia.
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael's Supreme Court says a Palestinian student whom the army deported to Gaza should be able to challenge the process.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US ambassador in Kabul warns against sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in a dramatic intervention.
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Hungary, AustraliaAustralia's government approves the extradition to Hungary of 88-year-old alleged Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai.
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France, RussiaRussia's Nikolay Davydenko books his place in the World Tour Finals despite losing to Robin Soderling at the Paris Masters.
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France, 
Czech RepublicWorld number four Andy Murray takes on tricky Czech Radek Stepanek in the third round of the Paris Masters.
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AfghanistanPlace where Afghan kings once took the nation's pulse
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AfghanistanObama's troops alternatives under the microscope
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South AfricaA South African minister says police should "shoot the bastards" - criminals - days after a toddler was shot by officers.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's armed forces chief, Gen Sarath Fonseka, resigns amid reports he may run for president.
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Afghanistan, United StatesHillary Clinton says Afghan President Karzai must combat corruption, as rifts emerge over plans for a US troop boost.
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RussiaPresident Dmitry Medvedev says Russia's old economic model no longer works, as he gives his state of the nation speech.
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Japan, United StatesJapan is US President Barack Obama's first destination on an eight-day tour of Asia aimed at boosting economic growth.
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United StatesA US army major suspected of killing his colleagues at a military base in Texas last week will face 13 initial murder charges.
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GreenlandSatellites, models and ground stations give scientists a better view than ever before of how the Greenland icecap is melting.
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Ireland, FranceAssistant manager Liam Brady says the Republic of Ireland can go into their World Cup play-off against France confident of victory.
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United KingdomBritish Airways and Iberia have reached a preliminary agreement for a merger. Is it a good deal?
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Iran, United StatesUS prosecutors begin legal action to seize property owned by a Muslim charity suspected to have links with Iran.
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United KingdomBritish Airways and Iberia reach a preliminary agreement to merge, a deal which would create the world's third biggest airline.
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Greece, 
ItalyThe Greek Orthodox Church urges Christians across Europe to unite against a ban on crucifixes in classrooms in Italy.
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United StatesThe US president orders a review of how intelligence agencies handled data on an army major suspected of killing 13 people.
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United StatesSwine flu has killed nearly 4,000 people in the US, including 540 children, officials said after devising a new counting method.
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