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Israel, 
United StatesPresident Obama will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday, in an effort to relaunch Middle East peace talks.
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ColombiaColombia's President Uribe softens the terms for the release of 24 police and soldiers being held by Marxist rebels.
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BangladeshAustralian experts train Bangladesh's first ever lifeguards
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Afghanistan, United StatesThree Afghan-born men are arrested in Denver and New York in connection with a plot to launch an attack in the US.
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Afghanistan, 
ItalyThe bodies of six Italian soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan arrive in Rome, ahead of a state funeral.
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United StatesAnother two US banks are closed by the federal regulator, taking the total number of American banking failures this year to 94.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's athletics chief faces calls for his sacking after admitting he lied about gender tests on runner Caster Semenya.
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IraqThe bust of a Sumerian king is among stolen antiques recovered in an undercover sting operation by Iraq police.
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Taiwan, 
ChinaTaiwan's second city is to screen a film about exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, despite opposition from China.
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MalaysiaSinger Beyonce plans to perform in Malaysia, two years after cancelling a show over the country's stringent dress code.
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Haiti, 
The BahamasHaitian immigration a growing issue in the Bahamas
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SomaliaSchools should not use "un-Islamic" textbooks distributed by the UN in Somalia, an Islamist spokesman says.
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AustraliaEngland, chasing 177 to win, look set to win the final game of the series and avoid a 7-0 whitewash.
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Russia, United StatesPresident Obama says Russian opposition had no bearing on his decision to scrap the US plan for a missile shield in Europe.
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United KingdomChelsea thump London rivals Tottenham to move back to the top of the Premier League and continue their 100% winning start to the season.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripTwo Palestinian militants are killed in northern Gaza after Israelis say they attacked a group planting a bomb near the border.
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Iraq, 
Iran, United KingdomThe Archbishop of Canterbury urges hunger strikers demonstrating against the treatment of Iranian refugees in an Iraqi camp to end their protest.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
RwandaA Rwandan ex-mayor accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide is sent to a UN tribunal from DR Congo.
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GermanyPolice in Germany say two people have died and one is in a coma, following a poisoning at a group therapy session in Berlin.
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Serbia and Montenegro, 
ArubaSerbian police report the second attack on a foreigner in four days, as police arrest suspected members of far-right groups.
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IndiaIndia plans to bring back the cheetah to its grasslands
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AngolaWhat has dos Santos done for Angola in 30 years?
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United KingdomThe future global burden of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia has been underestimated, say UK experts.
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