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United KingdomThe festive season has come even earlier to London's Oxford Street, with the opening of a Christmas shop at department store Selfridges.
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United StatesVirginia can challenge in court the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law, a federal judge rules.
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United StatesVirginia can challenge in court the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law, a federal judge rules.
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United StatesUS actor Charlie Sheen is given 30 days in a rehabilitation centre after pleading guilty to assault in a domestic abuse case.
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United StatesUS actor Charlie Sheen is given 30 days in a rehabilitation centre after pleading guilty to assault in a domestic abuse case.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President Barack Obama confirms the end of all combat operations in Iraq from the end of the month, in a speech to disabled veterans.
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Iraq, United StatesUS President Barack Obama confirms the end of all combat operations in Iraq from the end of the month, in a speech to disabled veterans.
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United StatesHome video taken at Seaside Park Beach in New Jersey in the US shows a shark causing a furore by coming ashore briefly before turning away and returning to open seas.
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United StatesHome video taken at Seaside Park Beach in New Jersey in the US shows a shark causing a furore by coming ashore briefly before turning away and returning to open seas.
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United States, 
MexicoThe dispersant used after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is no more toxic than oil alone, the US Environmental Protection Agency says.
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United States, MexicoThe dispersant used after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is no more toxic than oil alone, the US Environmental Protection Agency says.
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Brazil, 
BotswanaAn environmental group accuses a Brazilian company of killing almost 300,000 sharks to meet Asian demand for shark fin soup.
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Brazil, BotswanaAn environmental group accuses a Brazilian company of killing almost 300,000 sharks to meet Asian demand for shark fin soup.
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PakistanA member of the Sindh provincial assembly is shot dead at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Karachi, sparking outbreaks of violence.
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PakistanA member of the Sindh provincial assembly is shot dead at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Karachi, sparking outbreaks of violence.
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JapanJapanese officials discover that Tokyo's oldest woman has been missing for decades - just days after they found that the supposed oldest man had been dead for years.
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JapanJapanese officials discover that Tokyo's oldest woman has been missing for decades - just days after they found that the supposed oldest man had been dead for years.
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United States, MexicoUS government scientists have said around 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked from an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico before it was capped last month, making it the largest accidental oil spill in history.
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United States, MexicoUS government scientists have said around 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked from an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico before it was capped last month, making it the largest accidental oil spill in history.
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Pakistan, United KingdomThe president of Pakistan is to arrive in the UK on Tuesday amidst a diplomatic row between the two countries.
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Pakistan, United KingdomThe president of Pakistan is to arrive in the UK on Tuesday amidst a diplomatic row between the two countries.
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PakistanAnger is growing in north-west Pakistan as people hit by the worst floods in a generation claim the government is failing to provide enough emergency assistance.
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PakistanAnger is growing in north-west Pakistan as people hit by the worst floods in a generation claim the government is failing to provide enough emergency assistance.
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PhilippinesGovernment officials in the Philippines hold emergency talks with the national airline to stop an exodus of pilots in search of better pay.
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PhilippinesGovernment officials in the Philippines hold emergency talks with the national airline to stop an exodus of pilots in search of better pay.
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KenyaEighteen thousand police officers are being deployed to a potential trouble spot ahead of a vote on Kenya's constitution.
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KenyaEighteen thousand police officers are being deployed to a potential trouble spot ahead of a vote on Kenya's constitution.
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RussiaA turboprop plane crashes as it comes in to land in northern Siberia, killing 12 people, the Russian authorities say.
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RussiaA turboprop plane crashes as it comes in to land in northern Siberia, killing 12 people, the Russian authorities say.
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PakistanPakistani rescue teams try to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by devasting floods which are now estimated to have affected three million people.
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PakistanPakistani rescue teams try to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by devastating floods which are now estimated to have affected three million people.
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PakistanAt least 35 people are dead in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi in violence which erupted after an MP was shot dead at a funeral in a mosque.
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PakistanAt least 35 people are dead in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi in violence which erupted after an MP was shot dead at a funeral in a mosque.
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United StatesAmerican screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz, whose credits included several James Bond films, dies from cancer at the age of 68.
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United StatesAmerican screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz, whose credits included several James Bond films, dies from cancer at the age of 68.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaNorth Korea promises "strong physical retaliation" over Seoul's anti-submarine drills near the disputed Yellow Sea border.
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South Korea, North KoreaNorth Korea promises "strong physical retaliation" over Seoul's anti-submarine drills near the disputed Yellow Sea border.
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United KingdomThe prime minister and his deputy write a joint letter to cabinet colleagues to remind them that reducing the deficit is the "most urgent issue facing Britain".
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United KingdomPakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is to arrive in London later amid domestic fury over comments made by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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United KingdomPakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is to arrive in London later amid domestic fury over comments made by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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United StatesThe US government says the Gulf oil spill is the biggest accidental leak ever, as BP prepares an operation to permanently seal its well.
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United StatesThe US government says the Gulf oil spill is the biggest leak ever, as BP prepares an operation to permanently seal its well.
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Hong KongMichael Schumacher says he is "sorry" if Rubens Barrichello felt he was put in danger by his blocking move at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Hong KongMichael Schumacher says he is "sorry" if Rubens Barrichello felt he was put in danger by his blocking move at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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BulgariaBone fragments of St John the Baptist appear to have been found on Sveti Ivan Island near Bulgaria's southern Black Sea.
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United KingdomThe prime minister and his deputy write a joint letter to cabinet colleagues to remind them that reducing the deficit is the "most urgent issue facing Britain".
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ParaguayParaguayan footballer Salvador Cabanas who survived a gunshot to the head tells investigators he remembers little of the shooting.
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PakistanRenewed rain has been hampering relief efforts after floods in Pakistan which have killed at least 1,500 people and left tens of thousands cut off.
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Togo, 
AngolaAngola sentences four human rights activists for reported links with a separatist group which carried out an attack on the Togolese football team in January.
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IndiaViolence has continued in Indian-administered Kashmir, with thousands of people defying a curfew to attend funerals for the dead.
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Saudi ArabiaThe authorities in Saudi Arabia tell telecoms firms to block the messenger function on Blackberry handsets from Friday.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe demands apologies from three Western diplomats for walking out of a burial ceremony for President Mugabe's sister.
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Israel, 
LebanonHezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah accuses Israel of being behind the 2005 assassination of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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PhilippinesSex education plan sparks row in the Philippines
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EcuadorEcuador promises not to drill for oil in a pristine Amazon reserve in return for $3.6bn (£2.26bn) from donor countries.
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