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EthiopiaEthiopia's farmers learn harsh lessons 25 years on
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Afghanistan, 
United StatesUS marines in California train for action abroad
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Guatemala, 
Colombia, United StatesGuatemalan and US authorities seize a makeshift submarine loaded with Colombian cocaine with a US street value of $200m.
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PakistanA suspected suicide bomber kills six people outside Pakistan's main air force maintenance facility, police say.
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AustraliaThe WWF says an oil spill off north-west Australia is causing massive, widespread damage to marine life.
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South KoreaOfficials refuse to comment publicly on a reported secret meeting between North and South Korea last week.
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BangladeshThe Islamist organisation, Hizb-ut Tahrir is banned in Bangladesh, the home ministry announces.
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Pakistan, United StatesUS Senate passes a bill to ensure military aid to Pakistan is only used to fight the "war on terror".
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CameroonPictures of Cameroon's new fashion wave
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ThailandThailand's King Bhumibol makes his first public appearance since being admitted to hospital more than a month ago.
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ArgentinaArgentina plans a new debt swap, hoping to end a saga that started when it defaulted on its debt eight years ago.
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Switzerland, United StatesThe US formally asks Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski on sex charges, Swiss officials say.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS plays its Afghanistan cards close to its chest
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ThailandAsian leaders at a regional summit in Thailand officially launch a new human rights watchdog that critics say is toothless.
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North KoreaA UN envoy criticises the rights situation in North Korea as "abysmal", saying a third of the population was going hungry.
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United Kingdom, 
EstoniaThe wreck of a British naval submarine lost for more than 90 years is found in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Estonia.
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United KingdomBNP leader Nick Griffin uses appearance on BBC politics programme to criticise Islam and defend the Ku Klux Klan.
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Portugal, 
Czech RepublicPresident Vaclav Klaus is satisfied an EU proposal meets demands he made for an opt-out on the bloc's Lisbon Treaty, officials say.
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HondurasEnvoys for Honduras' ousted president say crisis talks have broken down, but the interim government disputes this.
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KenyaA white Kenyan aristocrat convicted of manslaughter is freed from jail five months into an eight-month sentence.
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NigeriaNigeria says it has shut down 800 fraudster e-mailers and arrested those behind 18 high-profile "cyber crime syndicates".
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PakistanAt least 22 people die in fresh violence in northern Pakistan, as the army continues to battle militants near the Afghan border.
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NetherlandsFilesharing website The Pirate Bay is ordered to remove all links to the copyright material of a Netherlands-based group.
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BermudaNew world champion Jenson Button emerges as a potential team-mate for his predecessor Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next year.
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IranIran is due to give its response to a UN agency draft deal aimed at easing global concerns over its nuclear plans.
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United StatesUS pilots blame a "heated discussion" after they flew 150 miles (240km) beyond their destination, sparking hijack fears.
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PakistanThe Red Cross says aid workers are being kept out of South Waziristan amid evidence of growing civilian casualties.
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AfghanistanNato's says defence chiefs support the Afghan strategy outlined by their commander.
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KenyaCrowds welcome the release from prison of a notorious gang leader in Kenya after murder charges against him are dropped.
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New Zealand, AustraliaAustralia take on world champions New Zealand in the Four Nations tournament at Twickenham Stoop.
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South Africa, 
BotswanaBrazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira is to return to his previous job as coach of South Africa.
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IraqThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees criticises European countries for sending asylum seekers back to central Iraq.
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NigeriaFifa to use wrist scans to determine the age of players at this year's Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
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Uganda, 
SomaliaUganda's president says Somali Islamists will "pay" if they carry out a threat to attack the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
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France, IranIran says it will respond to a proposed deal on its controversial nuclear programme next week, missing a UN deadline.
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NorwayA 19-year-old Norwegian man scoops $20,580 - in real money - by winning the World Monopoly Championships in Las Vegas.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US special envoy to Afghanistan says it is reasonable to hope for fewer irregularities in the presidential run-off poll.
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Brazil, BotswanaAt least five inmates are killed and dozens injured in a fire that broke out at a Brazilian jail, reportedly after a riot there.
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FranceThe trial of ex-French PM Dominique de Villepin, accused of conspiring to damage Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential bid, ends.
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