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United KingdomTravellers face chaotic journeys as heavy snow falls across the UK, although some outgoing Heathrow flights are expected to resume from 0600 GMT.
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United KingdomEngland face a monumental task to avoid defeat in the third Ashes Test in Perth after slumping to 81-5 in their pursuit of 391 to win.
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FranceSuper-deluxe hotels defy French austerity
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VenezuelaThe squatters in one of Venezuela's tallest office buildings
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Russia, 
United StatesPresident Barack Obama urges senators to ratify a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, saying the "safety and security of America" is at stake.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoPolice fire shots to disperse disgruntled fans in DR Congo, after TP Mazembe lose 3-0 to Inter Milan in the Club World Cup final.
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CubaThe president of Cuba, Raul Castro, has warned that the island's revolution is at stake if his proposed economic reforms are not adopted.
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United Kingdom, 
AustraliaAustralia take just 50 minutes on the fourth morning to wrap up a 267-run victory over England in the Perth Ashes Test, to tie the series at 1-1.
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BangladeshAt least 37 people - mostly women and children - die after a boat capsizes on a river in north-eastern Bangladesh.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripAn Israeli air strike kills five people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israeli sources say.
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BelarusPeople in Belarus are casting their ballots in the country's presidential election, with the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko widely expected to win.
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United Kingdom, AustraliaAustralia wrap up a 267-run win in the third Ashes Test as England's last five wickets tumble in 50 minutes on the fourth day.
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United StatesThe United States Senate has voted to scrap the ban on gay men and women openly serving in the military.
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United KingdomEngland captain Andrew Strauss has not ruled out making changes to the team for the vital fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.
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Venezuela, United StatesVenezuela reiterates its opposition to the man likely to become the next US ambassador and vows to send him home.
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FranceA number of new luxury hotels are opening in Paris, with some charging up to 20,000 euros per night.
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AfghanistanSuicide attacks have targeted Afghan military bases in two cities, leaving 13 members of the security forces dead, along with at least five assailants.
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IranIran cuts energy and food subsidies, risking a repeat of angry protests which followed fuel rationing in 2007.
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Israel, United StatesThe body of a American tourist has been found bound and stabbed near Jerusalem hours after another woman was found alive nearby, according to Israeli police.
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AfghanistanSuicide attacks on army bases in the Afghan capital Kabul and a northern city leave at least 13 security personnel dead, with one gun battle raging for hours.
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Pakistan, 
ChinaChinese Prime Minster Wen Jiabao praises Pakistan's efforts against international terrorism, in a speech to a joint session of parliament.
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ItalyTommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian politician and one of the architects of the single European currency, dies aged 70.
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Russia, 
South Korea, ChinaSouth Korea has insisted it will go ahead with a controversial live-fire military exercise, despite serious concern expressed by Russia and China.
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PhilippinesA fire at a budget hotel in the northern Philippines has killed 15 people and injured 12, officials say.
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South Africa, 
IndiaIndian batsman Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first player in history to hit 50 Test match centuries after scoring a ton in the the first Test against South Africa in Centurion.
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IranFormer Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki calls his sacking last week during a tour of Africa "un-Islamic" and "offensive".
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BangladeshHundreds of small investors throw bricks and march in the streets of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, after the stock exchange saw its steepest ever fall in a day.
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South Africa, IndiaSouth Africa are on the brink of victory over India in the first Test at Centurion, despite being held up by Sachin Tendulkar's magnificent 50th Test hundred.
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SudanSharia law will be reinforced in northern Sudan if the country splits after next month's referendum, President Omar al-Bashir says.
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South Korea, RussiaSouth Korea says it will go ahead with a military drill on a disputed island, despite Russian and Chinese objections and a North Korean vow to respond.
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MexicoAt least 10 people are killed and 12 injured after an explosion on an oil pipeline in central Mexico, local officials say.
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ItalyInter Milan president Massimo Moratti criticises comments made by coach Rafa Benitez in the wake of the Italian side's Club World Cup victory.
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AustriaMore than 100 people are charged with child sex abuse offences in Austria after police seize material from computers across the country.
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ChinaFarmers in China will get data via mobiles and meet investors online
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United KingdomHeathrow Airport is all but shut as snow disrupts flights across the UK, creating a backlog of hundreds of thousands of passengers just days before Christmas.
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Guatemala, MexicoGuatemala gives the army special powers to combat a Mexican drug gang which officials say controls the northern province of Alta Verapaz.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea will begin a military exercise on an island close to the border with North Korea in the coming hours, Yonhap news agency reports.
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