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IsraelThe UN says there has been no material change for people in Gaza since Israel eased its blockade of the Palestinian territory.
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ChinaActivists claim China's human rights situation is getting worse, as Prime Minister David Cameron speaks about democracy and the link with economic progress on his visit to the country.
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AfghanistanGrowing anger over 'rigged' Afghan parliamentary vote
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FranceFrance's prize-winning reclusive author Michel Houellebecq
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government again blocks BBC News from travelling to the northern city of Jaffna to attend public hearings of a commission looking into the civil war.
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Cuba, 
United StatesCuba has condemned the release of a new video game in which United States special forces try to kill a young Fidel Castro.
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MexicoA disabled cruise ship that caught fire off the coast of Mexico is approaching the US city of San Diego and is expected to arrive within 24 hours.
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Saudi ArabiaAs more than two million people begin making their way to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj or the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the huge task of preparing for the event is in its final stages.
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FranceThe French car maker Renault has defeated a legal challenge to its plan to call its latest model the "Zoe".
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ArubaAustralian airline Qantas says it will keep its Airbus A380 planes grounded for more checks after an engine on one exploded in flight last week.
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IndiaThe world's two leading movie industries, America's Hollywood and India's Bollywood, sign a deal to bolster production, distribution and commercial ties.
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Australia, United StatesA US man whose wife died on a scuba honeymoon in Australia is freed from prison - but awaits a guarantee that he will not face the death penalty if found guilty in a US re-trial.
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United StatesMarines' 'Gumpathon' across US raises money for injured buddies
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BurmaA Burmese court rejects Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against detention, as speculation mounts over her possible release within days.
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Russia, 
United KingdomRussian supercar maker Marussia Motors acquires a "significant stake" in British Formula 1 team Virgin Racing.
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Pakistan, United KingdomPakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider is seeking asylum in the United Kingdom and has confirmed he is retiring from international cricket.
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United KingdomPaul Collingwood nails down his Ashes starting spot with an important innings of 94 after England struggle initially against South Australia.
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CanadaThe northernmost mosque in North America opens in Inuvik, in Canada's Northwest Territories, where there is a growing Muslim population.
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ChinaChina's inflation hits a two-year high, largely thanks to food prices rises, despite government efforts to dampen price rises.
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FranceA judge says French carmaker Renault can name a new model Zoe - throwing out a case brought by parents of two girls who said they could face a lifetime of teasing.
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MoldovaTB on rise as Moldova's health system crumbles
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ArgentinaA spectacled caiman attacked wildlife presenter Steve Backshall during filming for the BBC in Argentina.
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United StatesRoy Lichtenstein's Ohhh... Alright... is sold at auction at Christie's New York for $42.6m (£26.4m), a record for the US pop artist.
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JapanA life-like robot called Geminoid F has taken to the stage in Japan, but will it take over from the real thing?
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United StatesGoogle's plans to link TV viewing to the web suffer a blow as Fox joins other US TV networks in block the search giant from running its shows.
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ArubaThe Australian High Court rules in favour of asylum-seekers who claimed laws barring appeal against refugee status rejections were unfair.
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FranceFive suspects arrested in Paris this week were French Islamists planning a terror attack, the French government says.
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United States, MexicoMexico's ambassador to the US says international media are giving the wrong impression of his country by focussing too much on drug violence.
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United KingdomMillions of people across the country have observed a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day.
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Somalia, United StatesFive Somali men accused of attacking a US warship deny charges of piracy in what is billed as the first such trial in the US in more than 100 years.
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Russia, United StatesA Moscow newspaper names the Russian intelligence agent it claims helped the US break up a Russian spy ring last summer.
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IndiaThe government of the Indian state of West Bengal goes ahead with the screening of a banned documentary about Sikkim, despite 11th hour objections.
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SpainSpain's economic growth grinds to a halt with official figures showing the economy did not expand between July and September.
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GermanyGerman playwright Bertolt Brecht may have died due to an undiagnosed childhood illness, new research claims.
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Western Sahara, 
MoroccoA prominent Sahrawi human rights campaigner has told the BBC she believes the clearing of a protest camp in Western Sahara by Moroccan forces could be classed as a crime against humanity.
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United KingdomFormer Australia captain Ian Chappell believes England's decision to put faith in Alastair Cook for the Ashes is "a hell of a gamble".
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MaldivesMaldives grapples with challenge of protecting majestic mantas
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PakistanPakistan announces mid-year measures to raise more than $700m (£435m) to support people affected by the monsoon floods over the summer.
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South KoreaMishal Husain takes a look at the entertainment options available to the journalists waiting at the G20 summit in Seoul.
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United Arab EmiratesRed Bull's Mark Webber insists Fernando Alonso is best-placed to win the 2010 drivers' world championship in Sunday's final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.
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United KingdomDavid Cameron condemns the violence during protests over tuition fees after the Met Police announced an investigation into how it was handled.
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FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to make his first trip aboard his new official plane which has been criticised for costing too much.
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RussiaRussian police arrest four men for the murder of 12 people at a farm, a crime which shocked the country in its ferocity.
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ChileChile's leader caught in row mixing business, politics and football
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France, United KingdomAndy Roddick completes the eight-man line-up for the ATP World Tour Finals in London as results go his way at the Paris Masters on Thursday.
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ItalyDino De Laurentiis, the Italian-born producer of movies including Flash Gordon and Dune, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 91, his family has said.
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United KingdomA plan to end a bitter, long-running dispute between British Airways and its cabin crew has collapsed.
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United Arab EmiratesPractice is about to begin at the Yas Marina circuit ahead of Sunday's title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Israel, United StatesThe US secretary of state vows to find "a way forward" in the stalled Mid-East peace process, ahead of talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
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IsraelThe family of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is preparing to bring him home from hospital 'within days', Israeli sources say.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoInternational aid agencies plan to immunise three million in central Africa against polio after an outbreak kills more than 100 people.
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Iceland, United StatesIceland becomes the latest Nordic country to investigate whether its citizens are being spied on by the US embassy.
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United KingdomPolicing Minister Nick Herbert says commanders struck the wrong balance when preparing for student protests which were marred by violence.
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Libya, United KingdomSeven UK aid workers, who were planning to take aid to Gaza, are among a group believed to being held captive on a ship in the Libyan sea.
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United StatesMost US troops think allowing gays to serve openly in the military would have a minimal effect on US war efforts, a leak of a Pentagon report suggest.
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Pakistan, United KingdomPakistan cricketer Zulqarnain Haider says he fled to London and went public with his match-fixing concerns to help stamp corruption out of the sport.
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South KoreaThe world's leading economies begin a summit in South Korea, with currency policies set to dominate the agenda.
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United StatesA jury is deliberating in the terrorism trial of former Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani, accused in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Africa.
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PakistanA militant attack on an anti-terrorist police headquarters in Pakistan's largest city leaves 20 dead and at least 100 injured.
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Croatia, United KingdomBritish number one Andy Murray takes on Croatia's Marin Cilic for a place in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters.
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CanadaCanadian mob boss Nicolo Rizzuto is shot dead in his Montreal home, following months of attacks against his family and associates.
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United KingdomThe Hammer Films franchise has been resurrected after three decades and filming is currently underway on its first English production.
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IsraelThe UN says there has been "no material change" for people in Gaza since Israel announced it was "easing" its economic blockade of the Palestinian territory.
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HaitiCholera is spreading quickly in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, as the death toll rises to 724 across the country.
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RussiaIn Moscow hundreds of journalists have been demonstrating against the rising number of attacks on reporters.
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MexicoA disabled cruise ship that caught fire off the coast of Mexico arrives in San Diego and begins evacuating some 4,500 passengers and crew.
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South KoreaA blaze at a nursing home for the elderly in South Korea kills 10 people and injures 17 others, officials say.
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FranceAndy Murray moves into the Paris Masters quarter-finals with a hard-fought victory over Marin Cilic.
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IrelandThe EU says it would offer support to the Irish Republic if needed - as concerns over the country's finances intensify.
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