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JapanThe Japanese government imposes its biggest tax rise ever on cigarettes, amid reports that smokers have been stocking up instead of giving up.
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Iran, 
United StatesPresident Barack Obama meets a US hiker freed after more than a year in prison in Iran, as well as the relatives of two US hikers still held.
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United StatesEurope and the United States are locked in battle after a long rain delay at Celtic Manor.
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GermanyFeeling less than united in east Germany
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United KingdomThe government rejects a warning by doctors' leaders that its planned health reforms could undermine the long-term future of the NHS in England.
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ChileHow creature comforts are reaching trapped Chilean miners
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ChinaOfficial data from China shows that expansion of the manufacturing sector picked up speed in September.
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GermanyGerman police keep protesters away from diggers uprooting trees in a Stuttgart park after clashes in which dozens of people were injured.
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EcuadorEcuador's President Rafael Correa says there will be "no pardon or forgiveness" for those involved in a police rebellion against him.
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Japan, ChinaJapan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan expresses concern over China's maritime activities and military build-up, amid a lingering diplomatic row.
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LibyaEuropean multinational bank Unicredit chooses a new head after Alessandro Profumo quit over share sales to Libya.
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NigeriaA group of 15 children kidnapped in south-eastern Nigeria is freed in a police operation, say officials.
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UkraineUkraine's constitutional court boosts the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych by reversing a reform from 2004.
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AngolaA mass polio immunisation campaign is starting in Angola in a bid to vaccinate all children under five.
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United StatesUS and EU envoys continue shuttle between Israelis and Palestinians in an attempt to save the recently-launched peace talks form collapse.
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IsraelNobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire is to be deported from Israel after her appeal to overturn her entry refusal was rejected.
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Afghanistan, 
GeorgiaThe deaths of four Georgian soldiers in an Afghan mine blast is announced as Nato's leader visits the ex-Soviet republic.
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AntarcticaGoogle says its Street View is now on all seven of the world's continents, as the panoramic mapping service reaches Antarctica.
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IndiaCalm prevails in India a day after a court ordered splitting a disputed holy site in the northern town of Ayodhya between Hindus and Muslims.
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India, 
AustraliaShane Watson scores his second Test century but Australia are grateful for three dropped catches as they end day one of the first Test against India on 224-5.
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ChinaChina has launched a rocket carrying a probe which will orbit the moon.
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Botswana, China, 
Brazil, 
SpainChinese oil firm Sinopec pays $7.1bn for a 40% stake in the Brazilian energy projects of Spain's Repsol.
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Armenia, 
TurkeyTurkish Muslim nationalists pray inside the ruins of a historic Christian cathedral in a move likely to provoke Armenians.
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South KoreaNorth and South Korea agree to hold another round of reunions of families split by the countries' war in the 1950s, officials say.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanSuspected militants mount a rare attack on a Nato supply convoy in southern Pakistan, destroying nearly 30 tankers carrying fuel for troops in Afghanistan.
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EcuadorEcuador's President has been trapped in a hospital for 12 hours after being hit with tear gas fired by police who were protesting about planned cuts to their benefits.
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Nigeria, United KingdomAt least eight people are killed as two blasts in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, mar celebrations to mark 50 years since independence from the UK.
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ChinaChina's Chang'e-2 spacecraft is succesfully launched on a mission to test key technologies and map the Moon.
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Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
RwandaA UN report on killings in DR Congo in the 1990s says Rwandan forces took part in attacks on Hutu civilians which could constitute "crimes of genocide".
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GermanyA Cold War-era computer game which allows players to pretend they are East German border guards shooting fugitives causes controversy in Germany.
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United StatesProsecutors are considering hate crime charges in the case of a US student who killed himself after two students allegedly broadcast footage of him having sex with a man.
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Kenya, 
SomaliaKenya's government ends a deal with the EU to host trials of suspected Somali pirates, saying the international community has not fulfilled its obligations.
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United KingdomPakistan ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf apologises for "negative" actions he took while in power, as he launches his new political party in London.
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FranceTriple Tour de France champion Alberto Contrador has called for dope tests to be rethought in cycling, following his positive test for a banned substance.
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IsraelThe Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire is to appeal to Israel's supreme court after a ban on her entering the country was upheld.
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United StatesMay's 700 point sudden share crash in the US was caused by a single trader's computer programme, according to the SEC.
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United StatesUnited States bounce back on a rain-hit first day of the Ryder Cup which finishes with no fourballs completed.
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IndiaA prominent journalist is admitted to hospital in Indian-administered Kashmir after being severely beaten by police.
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IraqIraq's main Shia coalition chooses to nominate the incumbent Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, for a second term of office.
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IraqThe International Monetary Fund praises Iraq for making "good progress" in reconstructing its economy, as it gives the go-ahead for a $741m loan.
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Guatemala, United StatesThe United States government has apologised for infecting hundreds of people in Guatemala with gonorrhoea and syphilis as part of medical tests more than 60 years ago.
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United StatesUS officials reportedly believe al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama Bin Laden, were involved in a recent terror plot against European cities.
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ChileChile's mines minister says an attempt try to rescue 33 trapped miners will begin in the second half of October - earlier than previously predicted.
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United StatesTwo US balloonists who disappeared over the Adriatic Sea during an endurance race are unlikely to have survived, race organisers say.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama confirms the resignation of his hard-hitting chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who is poised to run to be mayor of Chicago.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, RwandaA UN report on killings in DR Congo in the 1990s says Rwandan forces took part in attacks on Hutu civilians which could constitute "crimes of genocide".
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United KingdomOlder people in some retirement developments are being financially exploited, according to the campaign group Age UK.
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United KingdomThere is a 60% global shortfall in funding for malaria control this year, according to a report by UK and African experts.
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Colombia, 
Peru, EcuadorPeru and Colombia reopen their borders with Ecuador, a day after President Rafael Correa accused the opposition of a coup attempt.
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PakistanThe Pakistani military says a video which allegedly shows a firing squad of soldiers shooting civilians is faked.
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United StatesThe US and other countries arrest more than 100 people suspected to be members of a cyber crime ring that stole $70m.
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