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United StatesElena Kagan is sworn in as President Barack Obama's second appointment to the Supreme Court after Sonia Sotomayor.
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ColombiaJuan Manuel Santos takes over as president of Colombia after being sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Bogota.
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CubaWhat's behind the Comandante's speech to Cuba's parliament?
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IsraelThe BBC follows two taxi drivers, an Israeli and a Palestinian, and investigates whether the daily experiences of life differ in the divided city of Jerusalem.
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Lebanon, 
ChinaLebanese craft workers are facing competition from cheaper importers including China, with many struggling to survive.
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PakistanMore heavy rain in Pakistan is frustrating efforts to help millions affected by devastating flooding in much of the country.
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IraqIraq has a history of keeping wild animals as status symbols and now there is a ready market for rare animals and no controls on trading them.
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Hungary, 
United KingdomGoalkeeper Paul Robinson retires from England duty just hours after being named in the squad for Wednesday's friendly with Hungary.
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AfghanistanAfghan police arrest a convoy driver in the hunt for the killers of Briton Dr Karen Woo and her nine colleagues.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland criticises the US over reaction to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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Pakistan, United KingdomPakistan end day three of the second Test on 291-9 in their second innings, leading England by 112 runs at Edgbaston.
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Georgia, 
RussiaRussian President Dmitry Medvedev visits the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, on the anniverary of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war.
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North Korea, 
JapanA South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan has been detained by the North, the South's coastguard says.
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United Kingdom, 
BangladeshOne of Scotland Yard's most wanted men is arrested in Bangladesh in connection with a double murder in London in 2003, police say.
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IraqThe death toll from a market fire in the southern Iraqi city of Basra rises as officials confirm it was caused by a bomb.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomThe family and fiance of British doctor Karen Woo, who was killed with nine colleagues in Afghanistan, say she was "loving and caring" and a "true hero".
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FinlandA Russian finalist in the World Sauna Championships in Finland dies and his rival is rushed to hospital after facing temperatures of 110C.
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ChinaLandslides and floods engulf a town in north-west China, killing at least 127 people and leaving nearly 1,300 missing, state media say.
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United Kingdom, 
AustraliaEngland appoint former Australia coach John Buchanan as a consultant to help them work out a plan to win this winter's Ashes series in Australia.
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Israel, United Kingdom, United StatesThe British historian Tony Judt, known for challenging Israel to accept Arabs as equal citizens, has died in the US
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PolandThe death toll in flooding in central Europe has risen to 10 as official confirmation came of two more fatalities in south western Poland on Sunday.
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United KingdomDowning Street rejects the suggestion by a health minister that a UK-wide scheme offering free milk for under-fives could be cut.
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AfghanistanA senior Afghan politician says the medical workers killed last week were dedicated to helping the needy and describes their deaths as shocking.
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Pakistan, United KingdomZulqarnain Haider and Saeed Ajmal score remarkable fifties as Pakistan fight back brilliantly against England on day three of the second Test, raising hope of an unlikely victory.
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PakistanTwo Pakistani villages are inundated by landslides, as heavy rain continues to hamper efforts to help millions affected by flooding.
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TurkeyA bridegroom in Turkey accidentally kills his father and two aunts while firing an AK-47 in celebration at his own wedding, media say.
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Iran, 
NorwayIranian lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, who has been defending a woman facing death by stoning in Iran, arrives in Norway to seek asylum.
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United KingdomWes Brown follows Paul Robinson in announcing his retirement from international duty with England.
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Pakistan, United KingdomA couple from Birmingham are murdered on a trip to Pakistan to settle a dispute about an arranged marriage.
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United StatesPop star Robbie Williams marries US actress and model Ayda Field at his Beverly Hills mansion, it is confirmed.
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PakistanThe BBC's Aleem Maqbool reports from a river across from the village of Khazana in north-west Pakistan, which was badly damaged in the initial rains, but almost totally washed away in the latest monsoon downpours.
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ChinaChina sends thousands of rescue workers to a remote county where deadly landslides have left more than 1,400 people dead or missing.
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ChileRescuers in Chile start drilling holes to provide 33 trapped miners with oxygen after a cave-in blocks a rescue attempt.
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