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IraqIraqi Christians torn between staying and going
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Sudan, 
United StatesThe US tells Sudan it will remove it from its list of sponsors of terrorism if January's referendum on southern independence is conducted properly.
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PakistanMissiles fired by suspected drones kill at least 13 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, local officials say.
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GreeceGreece's prime minister drops his threat to call a snap general election, after his Socialist party avoided a heavy defeat in key regional polls.
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ArubaAustralian airline Qantas says it is keeping its Airbus A380s grounded for further checks after finding "anomalies" with three engines.
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India, United StatesUS President Barack Obama holds talks with Indian PM Manmohan Singh on the third day of his visit to India.
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United StatesHolders Italy win their third Fed Cup in five years with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over the United States.
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BurmaWestern powers dismiss Burma's first general election for two decades as neither free nor fair, as ethnic clashes break out near the Thai border.
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United KingdomThe UK space sector produced a remarkable performance through the recent recession, growing by an average of 10% a year from 2007, an industry survey finds.
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CubaCuban opposition activists accuse the communist government of failing to keep its promise to release more jailed dissidents.
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Georgia, 
RussiaGeorgian President Mikhail Saakashvili praises the work of his country's security services after they expose an alleged Russian spy ring, reports the BBC's Tom Esslemont in Tbilisi.
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AngolaEvery year the gates of Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison, open to the public for an increasingly popular rodeo show.
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United Kingdom, 
SpainLady Gaga wins three prizes at MTV's Europe Music Awards in Madrid, while UK artists including Alexandra Burke fail to make an impression.
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ArubaThe Australian airline, Qantas, has said it has found "slight anomalies" on three Airbus A380 engines and is keeping its fleet of six passenger jets grounded for further checks.
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India, 
New ZealandHarbhajan Singh hits a maiden first-class century as he and VVS Laxman defiantly thwart New Zealand's hopes of a rare Test win in India.
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GuineaGuinea's electoral commission says it will publish the results from Sunday's election run-off as soon as they come in, to assuage fears of rigging which could spark violence.
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PakistanTeachers in the north-western Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa strike over a kidnapped university vice-chancellor.
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TurkeyTurkey's president says interest in joining the EU may wane
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NigeriaGunmen in Nigeria attack an offshore oil rig and seize five workers after a relative lull in recent months.
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India, United StatesWashington and Delhi's relationship will be one of the century's defining partnerships, President Barack Obama and Indian PM Manmohan Singh say.
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GermanyA train carrying nuclear waste across Germany, which has been held up by a series of protests by anti-nuclear activists, reaches its destination.
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United Kingdom, 
ChinaChinese artist Ai Weiwei - now released from house arrest - says the British PM must raise human rights issues when he visits Beijing on Tuesday.
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YemenWestern fears complicate Yemen's security problems
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IrelandEU watching as Irish war on debt takes its toll
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HaitiCholera may have reached the Haitian capital, with a doctor in Port-au-Prince telling the BBC that she has seen people with symptoms of the disease.
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United Kingdom, SpainReal Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo accepts substantial undisclosed libel damages from the Daily Telegraph at London's High Court.
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NigerA West African regional court orders Niger's military junta to release the president they deposed, Mamadou Tandja, from house arrest.
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ItalyItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is told to step down, by a former ally who led a revolt against him.
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RussiaProfits at the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom leap 66% in the first half of the year, despite lower gas prices in Europe.
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AustraliaVets are trying to save a baby koala who was repeatedly shot in eastern Australia.
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Yemen, United StatesA US-born Yemeni Islamist cleric calls for the killing of Americans in a new video message posted on radical web sites.
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United Arab EmiratesFerrari's Fernando Alonso believes he will wrap up the drivers' title in Abu Dhabi no matter what his Red Bull rivals do.
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TaiwanTwelve judges, prosecutors, lawyers and others in Taiwan are charged with corruption, as part of a campaign to clean up the judicial system.
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GeorgiaGeorgia reveals how it intercepted a group of smugglers trying to sell weapons-grade uranium on the black market.
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HaitiA doctor in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, says she has seen cases of suspected cholera.
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China, United StatesUS Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has dropped calls to cap trade surpluses as the US comes under fire for its quantitative easing policy.
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IrelandEU economy commissioner Olli Rehn is reviewing the Irish Republic's draconian draft budget as markets increasingly fear a default.
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FranceThe controversial writer Michel Houellebecq wins France's top literary award, the Goncourt Prize, for his book The Map and the Territory.
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IndiaPresident Obama has finished his state visit to India by addressing the parliament on his vision for closer ties with the country
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IraqTwo bombings in Iraq's holy Shia cities of Karbala and Najaf have killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, officials say.
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United StatesAmerican student is to face trial for slander after claiming police beat her during questioning over the killing of Briton Meredith Kercher.
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United StatesUS carmaker Chrysler raises its full-year profit forecast to $700m, as third-quarter results show market share recovering.
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RomaniaA woman who admitted helping more than 170 Romanians illegally claim nearly £3m in benefits is jailed for more than two years.
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IndiaAt least 19 people die in attacks by separatist rebels on markets and buses in India's north-eastern state of Assam.
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IraqA top-level meeting of Iraq's political factions opens in Irbil to try to finalise a deal on a new government, eight months after an inconclusive general election.
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LibyaThe Libyan authorities are reported to have arrested 19 journalists and a senior media executive.
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RussiaRussian journalist Anatoliy Adamchuk is brutally beaten, according to media reports, in the second such attack in days.
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South Africa, PakistanVeteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis plays a big role as South Africa win the final one-day international against Pakistan to claim the series 3-2.
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Canada, 
AfghanistanCanada is poised to extend its military commitment in Afghanistan for three years past a withdrawal deadline of July 2011, officials say.
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Somalia, Yemen, United StatesThe US extends an air cargo ban to cover Somalia as well as Yemen and bans ink cartridges from passenger flights, in the wake of last month's bomb plot.
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IraqBomb attacks on Shia targets in Karbala, Najaf and Basra in Iraq leave at least 19 people dead and many injured.
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Burma, 
ThailandThousands flee across the Burmese border to escape clashes between troops and ethnic Karen rebels, a day after the first election in 20 years.
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United Kingdom, ChinaA UK government and trade mission to China is the "largest and most high powered" visit to the country from a UK delegation, says Chancellor George Osborne
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FranceFrance's former president is to face a second corruption trial that could take place at the same time as the first case against him.
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ChileThe Chilean miner who famously jogged underground while awaiting rescue has completed the New York City Marathon
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France, SpainWorld cycling body UCI asks the Spanish federation to begin disciplinary proceedings against Tour de France winner Alberto Contador.
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IraqA top-level conference of Iraqi leaders has met in Erbil in northern Iraq.
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NetherlandsAround 30,000 Dutch households are being given marijuana-scented scratch cards in a bid to fight cannabis plantations
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IndiaUS President Barack Obama backs India's bid to be granted permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.
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IsraelIsrael reveals plans to build nearly 1,300 housing units for Jewish settlers in occupied East Jerusalem.
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ChinaWhile western economies are still struggling China's leaders face a very different problem, namely coping with the effects of growth.
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South Africa, PakistanPakistan cricket faces a new crisis after wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider turns up in London after leaving the team camp in Dubai without permission.
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Russia, United StatesAn ex-CIA agent serving a jail sentence for espionage has pleaded guilty to collecting money from Russian contacts while in a US prison.
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SwitzerlandThe Roman Catholic Capuchin order in Switzerland seeks to recruit new members by placing job adverts in newspapers.
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YemenYemen Muslim cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki who has encouraged attacks on Americans is being tried in his absence for a long list of crimes.
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United Kingdom, ChinaPrime Minister David Cameron is due to arrive in China later as part of a UK government and trade mission to the country.
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