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SpainSpanish lawmakers back tough new anti-smoking legislation, banning lighting up in any enclosed space from 2 January.
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ChinaTheory behind China's spate of fatal school attacks
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United KingdomConcerns are raised about the growth of the 'big four' supermarkets after BBC research finds at least 577 new stores were approved in the UK in two years.
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El Salvador, 
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MexicoMexico disputes El Salvador's allegation that dozens of Central American migrants who had stowed away on a cargo train were kidnapped by gunmen.
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CanadaA scientific panel has found Canada has "no system" for monitoring how Alberta's oil sands projects may be polluting local waterways.
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United StatesThe UN votes to restore a reference to sexual orientation in a resolution against the unjustified killing of minority groups, after heavy US pressure.
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Guatemala, MexicoGuatemala is now waging a war against drugs gangs spilling into the country from neighbouring Mexico.
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United KingdomFor many people in the UK Christmas drinner is not just about turkey and stuffing. BBC News samples some dishes from other parts of the world.
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IndiaAn Indian court directs police to investigate claims by two prisoners that they were pressured to kill Commonwealth Games officials held in the same jail.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea has said it will hold live-fire military exercises on an unprecedented scale, amid threats of retaliation from the North.
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JapanJapanese export growth expands for the first time in nine months in November but the government forecasts slower economic growth
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New ZealandNew Zealand's military releases hundreds of documents detailing claims of sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
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JapanJapanese adverts go hi-tech
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IndiaIndia's government abolishes customs duty on the import of onions in the latest attempt to control spiralling prices of the staple vegetable.
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IndonesiaIndonesia's Aceh province has made a "remarkable" recovery after the devastating 2004 tsunami but many serious challenges remain, the UN says.
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United StatesA nine-year-old boy from California becomes the youngest ever chess master in the US.
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IraqThe release of members of Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi army has renewed fears of violence in Iraq.
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United KingdomVeteran goalkeeper David James says he likes England coach Fabio Capello's stand-offish management style.
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United KingdomThe UK economy grew by 0.7% between July and September, less than previously estimated, revised figures show.
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Saudi ArabiaKing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who is 86, leaves hospital in New York following two operations on his back.
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ArubaDubai World's ports operating arm, DP World, sells a 75% stake in its Australian ports to Citi Infrastructure for $1.5bn.
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FranceFrench utility and transport group Veolia wins a 1bn-euro contract to operate Bavarian trains for the next 12 years.
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FranceThe mayor of the French village of Bugarach says he fears an influx of New Age believers who are convinced they will escape the end of the world in 2012.
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MexicoMexican drugs cartels look to expand their territory
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FranceFrance has urged its nationals in Ivory Coast to leave, as a crisis over disputed elections continues.
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PakistanThe authorities in Pakistan arrest two senior police officers accused of negligence in the 2007 killing of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
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SpainA portrait by Spanish painter Diego Velazquez is back on show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art after being wrongly identified as a copy.
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RussiaRenault retain Russian driver Vitaly Petrov for the next two seasons.
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Russia, United StatesAnna Chapman, a Russian spy deported from the US earlier this year, is chosen for a top role in the governing party's youth wing.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama signs a law ending the '"don't ask, don't tell" ban on openly gay people serving in the military.
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Indian Ocean, India, 
Mauritius, United KingdomMauritius launches a legal action against the UK to contest the creation of a marine park around its Indian Ocean territory, the Chagos Islands.
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United Kingdom, 
BangladeshBritish officials confirm Wikileaks reports that the UK is training a police force in Bangladesh accused of hundreds of extrajudicial killings.
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BelgiumBrussels rebuffs a call from several ex-Soviet bloc countries for the EU to legislate against the condoning or denial of totalitarian crimes.
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Togo, 
AngolaFour human rights activists in Angola jailed in connection with the deadly attack on the Togolese football team in January are freed.
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United StatesUS economic growth is revised up to an annualised pace of 2.6% for the third quarter, from an earlier estimate of 2.5%.
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IndiaA new scheme is underway in India to try and educate locals about living near tiger reserves.
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IndiaThousands of opposition supporters protest in Delhi over the ruling Congress party government's handling of an inquiry into alleged corruption in the 2G spectrum phone auction.
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Iraq, 
Afghanistan, United StatesThe US Congress approves a bill authorising the Pentagon to spend $160bn (£104bn) in Iraq and Afghanistan during this budget year.
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RussiaRussian secret agent Anna Chapman has made a move into politics, becoming one of the leaders of a youth movement linked to Russia's party of power.
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BotswanaPolice in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro say they have dismantled a gang, largely made up of police officers, behind an extortion ring there.
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FranceThe French government urges its nationals in Ivory Coast to leave, as a crisis over disputed elections continues.
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United States, ChinaThe US says China is illegally subsidising the production of wind power equipment and has asked the WTO for talks.
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United StatesThe US Congress passes a bill to fund healthcare for workers involved in the rescue and clean-up efforts after the 9/11 attack in New York City.
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ItalyStudents demonstrate across Italy ahead of a Senate vote on education reforms which they say will mean severe funding cuts.
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United StatesHomes have been flooded and people have had to be rescued after severe flooding hit California and several other US states.
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ArgentinaFormer Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla is sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.
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