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United StatesSerena Williams is fined $10,000 by US Open organisers for her tirade towards a line judge during her semi-final defeat by Kim Clijsters.
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United StatesBelgian Kim Clijsters wins the US Open, becoming the first mother to win a Grand Slam tennis title since 1980.
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United StatesA taped message purportedly by Osama Bin Laden is released, days after the US marked eight years since 9/11.
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China, 
Hong KongPro-China figures in Hong Kong express concern about alleged Chinese police attacks on Hong Kong journalists.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least three suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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IndiaAuthorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh suspend 13 officials after 30 people die from drinking toxic illegal alcohol.
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Venezuela, 
RussiaRussia agrees to lend Venezuela over $2bn to buy weapons including tanks and anti-aircraft systems, President Chavez says.
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VietnamA detained Vietnamese blogger says she was freed after promising to quit writing her sometimes anti-government blog.
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United States, ChinaChina launches an "anti-dumping and anti-subsidy" probe into imports of some US car products and chicken meat.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as "blade runner", is to appear in court charged with assault.
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United StatesThe US launches a new bid to set terms for resuming Mid-East peace talks, amid calls for a freeze on settlement building.
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GermanyNo clear winner emerges as German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces her main rival in a live TV debate ahead of elections.
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Bolivia, 
SpainBolivian President Evo Morales tells a crowd of mainly Latin Americans in Spain he will push for all immigrants to be legalised.
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ChinaNo evidence is found that any of the alleged victims of recent needle attacks in China's Xinjiang province were poisoned.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama has warned bankers against complacency, saying that some in the industry are ignoring the lessons of the financial crisis. Do you agree?
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IsraelIsrael is mourning the death in a plane crash of the pilot son of the country's first and only astronaut.
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Iraq, United StatesAn Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush is to be released a day later than expected.
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China, United StatesChina has requested talks with the US over its recent trade dispute involving imports of Chinese tyres.
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JapanPolice in Japan have begun a week-long campaign to combat the sexual harassment of women on public transport.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbia may cut one-fifth of its 70,000 public sector employees to satisfy the terms of an International Monetary Fund loan.
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United StatesShock US Open champion Kim Clijsters says she learned lessons during her two-and-a-half year retirement that helped her deal with her emotions.
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IranSix defendants are put on trial in Tehran for taking part in protests following June's disputed election.
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Pakistan, India, United StatesFormer president Pervez Musharraf says US military aid to Pakistan during his tenure was used for defences against India.
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GabonWorkers in Gabon largely ignore opposition calls to hold a strike over last month's disputed presidential election.
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GuatemalaThe children caught up in Guatemala's food crisis
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IranIran is to hold talks next month with the six world powers dealing with the crisis over its nuclear programme.
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IndonesiaIndonesia's Aceh province passes a law making adultery punishable by stoning to death, a local official says.
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PakistanAt least 14 women and children die in a stampede to get free flour in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
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South AfricaA South African woman calls a new corruption hotline - and is surprised to find herself speaking to President Jacob Zuma.
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MalaysiaFearing her husband may stray, a 107-year-old Malaysian woman is considering marriage - for the 23rd time - says a report.
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Lebanon, United StatesThe lawyer for a US citizen of Lebanese origin on trial in the UAE says his client was tortured into a confession.
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Greece, 
SomaliaSomali pirates have released a Greek-owned ship and its 21 Filipino crew members, officials and pirates say.
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United StatesA man accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl and holding her captive for 18 years will be held on $30m bail, a US court rules.
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United StatesA man accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl and holding her captive for 18 years will be held on $30m bail, a US court rules.
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United KingdomThree men who plotted to blow up transatlantic flights with liquid bombs receive minimum jail terms of between 32 and 40 years.
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Afghanistan, United StatesSome of the 600 prisoners held by the US in Afghanistan will be given the right to challenge their detentions, the Pentagon says.
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UkraineSir Elton John cannot adopt a 14-month-old boy because he is not married and is too old, a Ukrainian minister says.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia attempts to clamp down on those charging to reserve a prime prayer space at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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United StatesUS President Obama warns bankers against complacency, saying they ignore the lessons of the financial crisis at their peril.
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United StatesIsrael's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out a total freeze on settlement building, as requested by the US.
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United StatesArgentina's Juan Martin del Potro beats defending champion Roger Federer to win the US Open.
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Venezuela, Russia, United StatesThe US says it is concerned by an arms build-up in Venezuela, a day after the country announced an arms deal with Russia.
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United StatesA body discovered in a wall at Yale University has been confirmed as that of missing student Annie Le, US officials say.
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United StatesThe fact that children raised in homes without a dad have sex earlier is down to their genes, say US researchers.
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PakistanA tale of anguish from one Pakistani village
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SomaliaThe World Food Programme is closing 12 feeding centres for mothers and children in Somalia due to lack of funds.
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