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United StatesThe USS New York, a warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, goes into service.
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United StatesBarack Obama makes a last-minute bid to get approval of his health reforms from the US House of Representatives
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United StatesMany more people could have died in Thursday's deadly attack at a Texas army base, a US military investigator says.
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GermanyHow a live news conference led to the fall of the Wall
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United StatesA landmark bill that could extend healthcare coverage to tens of millions passes in the US lower House after a tense vote.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomA British soldier is killed in an explosion in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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YemenSaudi Arabia says three soldiers have died and four are missing after fighting with rebels on its border with Yemen.
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ChinaPhil Mickelson beats Ernie Els by a shot to win the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
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AndorraA bridge under construction collapses in Andorra, killing at least five workers, officials say.
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PakistanAt least 12 people, including an anti-Taliban mayor, die in a suicide attack near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar.
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United StatesUS billionaire Warren Buffett's investment company reports that profits have almost tripled in the third quarter.
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ChinaChinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.
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India, 
AustraliaDoug Bollinger takes 5-35 as Australia beat India by six wickets to take a winning 4-2 lead in their one-day series.
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Japan, United StatesThousands of people attend a rally to demand the removal of a US military base on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
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GermanyGavin Hewitt on the night in Berlin when history was made
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IndiaWarm welcome as Dalai Lama visits Indian border state
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El SalvadorEl Salvador declares an emergency in five regions after at least 40 people die in floods in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
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Saudi Arabia, YemenSaudi Arabia says it has regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in a cross-border incursion.
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New ZealandNew Zealand fly-half Dan Carter is cited for a high tackle on Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts in the All Blacks' 19-12 win in Cardiff.
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United StatesA top US senator says he is planning to investigate whether last week's deadly army base shooting was a terror attack.
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IraqThe Iraqi parliament approves a crucial election law ahead of national polls due to be held in January 2010.
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United StatesThe US and European space agencies sign the "letter of intent" tying together their Mars exploration programmes.
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Sudan, United StatesSudan's President Bashir, indicted for war crimes in Darfur, pulls out of a summit in Istanbul, following pressure from the EU and US.
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NigerThe giraffe population of Niger, on the edge of extinction 10 years ago, is on the rise and moving to new habitats.
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