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IndiaWhy Burma's leader does not expect criticism during India visit
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United KingdomVisa controls for applicants from Pakistan who want to settle in the UK failed to protect the UK's border, a watchdog says.
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MexicoClimate change may drive millions of Mexicans into the US as rising temperatures reduce crop yields, a study suggests.
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MexicoBP is set to announce a record loss, having put aside an estimated £16bn-£19bn ($25bn-$30bn) to cover costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US military says it could take weeks to determine the damage from a huge leak of classified military records.
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MexicoHow the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico fits in with a larger pattern
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BangladeshBangladeshi Grameen micro-credit bank founder Muhammad Yunus is to star in an episode of hit US TV series The Simpsons.
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IranTehran has hit back at new sanctions being imposed by the EU and Canada, saying they will only complicate Iran's international relations.
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PeruFreezing temperatures in the highlands of Peru have killed at least 400 people, with children living in poor rural communities especially at risk.
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IndiaThe iPhone manufacturer Foxconn temporarily shuts a factory in India after some 250 workers fall sick.
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FranceDid African divisions hamper efforts to save French hostage?
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United KingdomOlympic stars, officials and volunteers take part in a day of events to mark two years to the start of the Games in London.
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Estonia, United StatesAmerican sprinter Justin Gatlin is set return from a four-year drugs ban with two races in Estonia next month.
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GreeceAmnesty International urges Greece to stop treating asylum seekers as criminals, especially unaccompanied children.
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United StatesThe US government publishes a letter sent to First Minister Alex Salmond before the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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SwitzerlandSwiss bank UBS announces profits above market expectations, helped by strong equities and foreign exchange revenues.
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EcuadorEcuador's indigenous justice on trial after public floggings
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EcuadorEcuador's government is set to renegotiate oil contracts with private firms as a new law increases state control over the sector.
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United KingdomBP filling stations across London are shut down by environmental activists protesting about the company's energy policies.
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United KingdomBritish director Mike Leigh calls the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's decision to axe the UK Film Council "totally out of order".
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama is to appear on daytime talk show The View on Thursday, broadcaster ABC announces.
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Saudi ArabiaA Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at King Khaled International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Saudi state television reports.
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RussiaRussia condemns EU sanctions against Iran as "unacceptable", saying they undermine joint efforts to rein in Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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TurkeyDavid Cameron argues for Turkey's membership of the European Union, saying he is "angry" at the slow pace of negotiations.
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CanadaA priest in Canada has apologised after giving Holy Communion bread to a dog, as an act of welcome to its owner.
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Afghanistan, United StatesNato says the body of one of two US servicemen missing in Afghanistan since last week has been found.
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EgyptThe trial opens of two Egyptian policemen charged with brutality over the death last month of a 28-year-old man, but is quickly adjourned.
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India, 
Sri LankaKumar Sangakkara makes 219 and Mahela Jayawardene 174 as Sri Lanka pile on the misery for India on day two of the second Test in Colombo.
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Uganda, 
SomaliaAfrican Union leaders meeting in Uganda agree to reinforce their peacekeeping force in Somalia to counter al-Shabab militants.
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Gaza Strip, United KingdomUK Prime Minister David Cameron condemns the blockade on the Gaza Strip during a visit to Turkey, describing the territory as a "prison camp".
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IndiaThe Reserve Bank of India has increased interest rates for the second time in a month to try to hold back inflation.
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KyrgyzstanInternational donors pledge $1.1bn to Kyrgyzstan for reconstruction following June's deadly ethnic clashes in the south.
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RomaniaRomania's defence ministry confirms six Israelis and a Romanian were killed when an Israeli military helicopter crashed into a mountain.
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NetherlandsLaura Dekker, 14, wins a court battle allowing her to try to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
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United StatesFresh details, including reports on Osama Bin Laden, emerge from US military records sent to Wikileaks, as the Pentagon tries to find the culprit.
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ChinaOfficials in China say floodwaters which have left some 1,250 people dead or missing are expected to peak within the next day.
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BurmaBurmese junta leader General Than Shwe is welcomed in India's capital, as officials sign deals on smuggling and trade.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA British soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan may have been the victim of so-called friendly fire, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago marks the 20th anniversary of a bloody attempt by Islamist radicals to seize power from the government.
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BangladeshBangladesh is nearly doubling the minimum wage for its millions of garment workers, a wage board official says, after months of violent protests over pay.
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CambodiaPolice clash with garment factory workers as they attempt to break up a strike in Cambodia, says a trade union.
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United StatesJames Bond actor Daniel Craig will star in the US film version of best-selling novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, it is confirmed.
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CambodiaA union representing garment factory workers in Cambodia says police used electric batons to break up a strike.
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IsraelAround 300 Bedouins living in Israel's Negev desert are made homeless after police raid their village and raze their homes.
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United Kingdom, United StatesOlympic champion Sir Chris Hoy says the London 2012 Games have taken a step closer to reality after becoming the first person to ride in the velodrome.
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Sudan, 
GermanyTwo German aid workers kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region are freed unharmed after five weeks in captivity, officials say.
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IndiaEdinburgh-based firm Cairn Energy sees profits leap in its Indian operations as output grows from its field in Rajasthan.
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RussiaRussia's economic growth accelerated in the three months to June, mainly due to rising consumer demand, an offical says.
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Afghanistan, United StatesHow did the leak of US papers on the Afghan war happen?
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Puerto RicoRafael Cancel, who runs Puerto Rico's first environmental law practice, talks about what motivates him to fight for social justice.
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Iraq, United StatesA US federal watchdog harshly criticises the US military for failing to account properly for almost $9bn (£5.8bn) of reconstruction funds for Iraq.
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United KingdomTwo boys found guilty of attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in London lose their appeal against their convictions.
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United KingdomBritain's Mo Farah wins 10,000m gold and Chris Thompson takes silver while Dwain Chambers and Phillips Idowu progress at the European Championships in Barcelona.
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IraqThe UN's former chief weapons inspector Hans Blix tells the official war inquiry it is his "firm view" that the Iraq invasion was illegal.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, United KingdomThe extradition of former acting Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, who is accused of war crimes in Serbia, is blocked at a London court.
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Vietnam, FranceVietnam rejects a request by a French war hero to have his ashes scattered at the site of a defining battle.
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Afghanistan, IranThe authorities in Afghanistan close down the Emroaz TV channel amid accusations that Iranian officials had complained about some of its coverage.
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MexicoBP will emerge from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis a smaller and wiser company, according to the man who is due to take over the reins.
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United StatesThe Utah Supreme Court orders a retrial in the case of Warren Jeffs, the leader of a polygamous US sect, convicted of rape.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS President Barack Obama reacts to the leaking of classified Afghan war documents by saying they contained no new information.
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United StatesOutgoing BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward will not testify at a US Senate hearing on the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.
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RussiaSeven people are arrested after a brawl involving a group of Chechen children in a Russian holiday camp.
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India, United KingdomBritish prime minister David Cameron has called for a new special relationship with India. It was once once part of the British empire, but is now one of the world's fastest growing economies.
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United KingdomBritain's Mo Farah wins 10,000m gold at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, with compatriot Chris Thompson taking silver.
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ArgentinaDiego Maradona's reign as Argentina coach has ended, the Argentine Football Association confirms.
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United KingdomThe stars of the A-Team movie have hit the red carpet at the London premiere. The BBC's Lizo Mzimba caught up with Liam Neeson, Sharlto Copley, Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel.
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IndiaDavid Cameron arrives in India for a visit he hopes will inject new life into Anglo-Indian relations and help build trade links.
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ChinaDozens more people are reported dead or missing as the worst torrential rain in decades continues to wreak havoc in China.
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FranceAlmost an entire detective squad in the French city of Grenoble is put on leave after officers were sent death threats.
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AfghanistanBarack Obama has voiced his concern at the disclosure of 'sensitive information' on the war in Afghanistan which was posted online by Wikileaks, but said that it did not revealed any new information.
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PhilippinesPolice in the Philippines use Facebook to find and arrest a suspect in the murder of nine people, including three foreigners.
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Canada, United StatesA pipeline carrying oil from the US to Canada spills over 800,000 gallons (3m litres) of oil into a creek which pours into a Michigan river.
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United StatesUS Senate hearings on the release of the Lockerbie bomber are postponed because key witnesses have declined to take part.
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